| You need to ensure the best water filtration for | | | | nitrite and nitrate, which are not so toxic. These |
| your fish if you want to keep them safe and | | | | bacteria multiply if they have the proper levels of |
| enjoy them for a long time. However, some | | | | oxygen and ammonia ensured and they attach to |
| people think that aquarium filtration is only about | | | | the other elements of your aquarium. Also, you |
| buying a high quality water filter, but there are | | | | should not worry about putting these bacteria in |
| some more things you should know when it | | | | the aquarium because you don't have to put |
| comes to clean water in your aquarium. When it | | | | them there. |
| comes to biological filtration, here are a few things | | | | However, this biological filtration is not enough for |
| you might be interested in. | | | | your many fish to be kept safe, but given the |
| First of all, biological filtration is done by bacteria | | | | fact that everything that these bacteria need is |
| which neutralize the amount of ammonia in your | | | | oxygen, ammonia and a surface to attach to, |
| fish tank. This ammonia comes from debris and it | | | | new types of filters have been created which are |
| also varies depending on how many fish you are | | | | meant to increase the surface they need. |
| keeping, but what is the most important thing is | | | | Therefore, you should keep in mind that you |
| that it is probably the most toxic substance your | | | | ensuring the biological filtration is not enough for |
| fish can come in contact with. | | | | your fish and this way, you can take care of |
| The biological filtration starts with a few types of | | | | your fish properly and pet them for a longer |
| bacteria which can decrease the levels of | | | | period of time. |
| ammonia in the fish tank by decomposing it into | | | | |