What is your filter for?

As the aquarium is a closed system any dirt and waste remain in the aquarium, and without our intervention it will quickly become a poisonous sewer.

This is where your filter proves itself one of the most essential piece of equipment in your fish tank.

It acts like a mini sewerage treatment works, cleaning up the aquarium water through several methods:

So, take good care of your filter as it is the life support of your aquarium.

Our top tips for good filter care:

• The biological system in the filter can take up to 8 weeks to establish in a new aquarium. Adding a filter starter product can help improve this process. Learning to understand the Nitrogen cycle will help you mature your filter.
• Check the filter is working every day and clear any dirt or blockages.
• Keep your aquarium topped up to the maximum water level if there is evaporation.
• Every month follow the recommended cleaning and maintaining routines – See Weekly and monthly care
• Add a filter booster product when starting your aquarium and also when adding new fish.
• Never clean the biological media in tap water. If it needs a clean, swill the media cartridge in a bucket of aquarium water (when doing a water change).
• Regularly test your aquarium water as most problems are due to invisible toxins that build up and can not only damage the fish, but also cause filtration problems.