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20 May 2018

Choosing Aquarium For Aquascape

Posted By : Guest

Filed Under : Aquatics | Aquael | Tropical Aquariums | Fish | Aquascaping

Ranging from R1600 for the Aquael Shrimpet Smart 10 aquarium set to R13 0000 for the Aquael Glossy 120 with cabinet, there is an aquascaping solution to fit all budgets. Smaller aquariums cost less to aquascape and have smaller running costs. Larger aquariums have greater environmental stability, bigger livestock options and capacity.

Bigger tanks will usually take longer to maintain. Water changes, large surfaces of glass to clean and lots of plants to trim can be time consuming. Smaller tanks can be water changed, cleaned and trimmed in less than 30 minutes but the largest aquariums will often take several hours.

Consider where you want to be viewing the aquarium from and where is practical. For example lifting an Aquael Leddy 60 up a flight of stairs is significantly easier than an Aquael Leddy 75. Also consider ambient light and traffic. Excess daylight can lead to algae issues and sudden movement near an open top tank can risk jumping fish.

You may have the space, time and budget for a large aquascape but your aesthetic sensibility may dictate whether you’d like to opt for numerous smaller aquascapes versus one large. More aquariums provide more opportunity to practice aquascaping.