| They perform best to keep your aquarium clean | | | | commonly used. New hobbyists use this as they |
| and free from waste. They help in maintaining high | | | | are easy to install and maintain. They provide both |
| water quality and keeping it crystal clear. After all, | | | | mechanical and chemical filtration. Since technology |
| water is the lifeblood of fishes and clean water | | | | keeps evolving, some newer ones available in the |
| ensures healthy fishes. In order to understand the | | | | market do biological filtration as well. They are |
| features of the different types of filters available | | | | hung at the back of the tank and the water is |
| and which one is the best for your fish tank it is | | | | pumped through its lift tubes and into the filter. |
| important that you get the basic know how about | | | | The filter does its job and then the water is again |
| each one of them. The four main types of | | | | returned to the tank. In this filter as well, the flow |
| aquarium filters are the under gravel filter, the | | | | of water breeds bacteria that keeps ammonia at |
| power filter, the canister filter and the sponge | | | | bay. The canister filter is invisible to the eye as it |
| filter. The under-gravel filter provides biological | | | | is kept under the fish tank. This filter is silent and |
| filtration. | | | | does a good job of keeping the water clean. It is |
| Its structure includes a series of plates put under | | | | available in different sizes. It works almost in the |
| the gravel. These plates completely cover the | | | | same way as the power filter. Lastly, there are |
| bottom of the aquarium. By using an air-pump or | | | | sponge filters that are available in a host of styles |
| a power head, water is drawn through them. As | | | | and sizes. In this filter, the bacteria bed is inside |
| the water flows, the filter keeps a layer of | | | | and it needs to be cleaned whenever the |
| bacteria that eliminates any ammonia in the fish | | | | aquarium is cleaned. |
| tank. The power filter is the one that is most | | | | |