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Pets & Animals > Aquarium Fish Why fish tanks need cleaning

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Water changes are an important part of maintaining your aquarium. While today's advanced filters go a long way toward creating a suitable water quality, they are not enough. An aquarium is a closed system. This means that nothing goes in or out without our assistance. While filters can "clean" the water in a number of ways(mechanical, biological, and chemical)certain toxins can still build up in this system without regular water changes. The most notable is ammonia. Now, if you have a well established filter, your ammonia levels will probably be within a safe range for your fish. What most...

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