Freshwater aquarium
The freshwater aquarium is the most common type of aquarium . This refers to all aquariums with a salt content of 1,000 g / cm³ on a hydrometer calibrated at 4 ° C. This differs from the brackish water and salt water aquarium . Freshwater aquariums can still be categorized into a number of other subclasses: for example in backwater aquariums , biotope aquariums, for example. B. Amazon basin , species aquarium or community aquarium , black water aquarium , natural aquarium or Dutch plant aquarium .
In most cases, new aquarists will start with a freshwater aquarium, as a large selection of complete sets are already available in specialist shops at low prices. They contain suitable lighting, an aquarium filter and usually a rod heater . The technology is included in these sets and is simply structured. The operation of such a freshwater aquarium is very easy after detailed information from appropriate beginner literature. A larger tank with a gross volume of around 120 l or more has better biological stability than a smaller one and is therefore easier to care for.
literature
- Kaspar Horst and Horst E. Kipper : The optimal aquarium - guidelines for setting up and maintaining the freshwater aquarium , Ad aquadocumenta Verlag, Bielefeld 1992, ISBN 3-925916-15-6