A balanced aquarium in an aquarium that contains a full ecosystem. In a balanced aquarium fish will produce waste.
This waste will be decomposed by snails, bottom feeders and bacteria, generally into ammonia. The ammonia is converted by two different strains of bacteria into nitrite then nitrate.
Nitrate is then consumed by the plants in the tank. If all of the waste can be converted into nitrate, and all of the nitrate can be consumed by the plant matter in the tank, the tank is in balance. The balanced aquarium could be taken one step further to have the fish in the tank consume only the plant matter that grows in the tank.
This will generally require a large size tank for the number of fish present, because it takes a large number of plants to flourish and also be consumed.
A Balanced Aquarium is one wherein the Oxygen/Nitrogen cycle is self sustaining.
consumers eat other things so fish or decomposes such as snails
Inverts can be very beneficial to your aquarium if suitable with your existing livestock. Inverts are the cleaners of the tank and can help create a more balanced, clean and safe environment.
To build a balanced aquarium in a jar, start with a clean jar that is clear in coloring. Choose aquatic gravel and plants and make sure to root the plants in the gravel. Then, add shrimp or snails and close the lid. Make sure the jar is kept in an area that receives filtered sunlight.
A balanced aquarium in an aquarium that contains a full ecosystem. In a balanced aquarium fish will produce waste. This waste will be decomposed by snails, bottom feeders and bacteria, generally into ammonia. The ammonia is converted by two different strains of bacteria into nitrite then nitrate. Nitrate is then consumed by the plants in the tank. If all of the waste can be converted into nitrate, and all of the nitrate can be consumed by the plant matter in the tank, the tank is in balance. The balanced aquarium could be taken one step further to have the fish in the tank consume only the plant matter that grows in the tank. This will generally require a large size tank for the number of fish present, because it takes a large number of plants to flourish and also be consumed.
The simple answer is yes. A balanced aquarium should contain water plants and these need light in order to live and grow. If your aquarium is a tropical one then the lights should be on for around 12 hours daily.
You trasfer the shark and the glowfish to an established aquarium, and wait for the danios to help cycle the new tank until it's balanced, then you can put the others back in. If you're lucky, they may be able to withstand the cycling of the tank, but it will most likely shorten their lifespan.
They do not "show" balance of nature. What could be happening is, your planted aquarium could be a "balanced aquarium" or be in the process of becomming one. In a 'balanced aquarium' the living creatures (fish etc) produce waste products. These products decay and become poisonous (Ammonia). Without a natural balance of other organisms (Bacteria) the living creatures in the tank would all be poisoned by the ammonia. What happens in a balanced aquarium is. The Waste Products produce Decay which produces (deadly) Ammonia. Aerobic bacteria convert Ammonia into (deadly) NitrIte and then into (harmless) NitrAte. The plants can then use up the NitrAte and in the process of photosynthesis, produce Oxygen, some of which is used up by the fish etc. In todays aquaria most of this 'Ammonia to Nitrate' conversion is carried out in a filter that has been 'cycled'. Cycled simply means that the filters' media have suffucient aerobic bacteria to perform this Ammonia to Nitrate 'conversion'.
The worlds largest aquarium is The Georgia Aquarium.
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