Aeration - an essential factor to aquarium fish

As we all know rivers and lakes are the natural habits for fish and other marine life. Rivers and lakes have large surface areas which make maximum provision of oxygen for fish survival. Aquariums are not like rivers or lakes in that they have smaller surface areas and a limited movement of habitat.

This makes the provision of alternative means of oxygen for fish to breathe important. This artificial process of providing oxygen is called aeration. It's a simple process of re-oxygenating the water in your aquarium tank. 

The Aerating System:

This is the series of material that increases the supply of air (thereby increasing oxygen concentration) they are:

• the air pump
• t-pieces
• rubber tubing
• clamp or regulator
• diffusers or airstone

Air pumps come in different shapes and sizes but the most popular ones are tecax air pump from Taiwan together with 'dyna free, and the dragon' another popular one is super 555 from India though cheaper, but not as rugged. Occasionally available are the more expensive whisper and rens air pumps from the UK and range respectively. Always place air pumps above the water level hooked to a non-vibrating material.

You can accomplish aeration in your aquarium tank by using the above listed aeration materials. For small tanks all you need is to attach a simple aquarium air pump to an airstone by means of a rubber air tube. The system will be blowing air into the water which causes motion in the aquarium tank and thus provides the necessary oxygen your fish need to breathe.