The aquarium life cycle
Your biOrb
The cycle starts as soon as you add
Biological Booster
to your aquarium.
The beneficial bacteria in
Biological Booster
will start to
colonise the
Ceramic Media
(Supplied). These beneficial
bacteria form a vital part of the
biological filtration by breaking
down poisonous waste created
by the fish.
Stage
the waste produced by your
fish and uneaten food will start to rot
producing Ammonia. This is extremely toxic to fish but will be gradually broken
down by beneficial bacteria in the Ceramic Media, so it’s important that only
one fish is added to the aquarium at a time and never add any more than the
recommended number of food pellets. Following this rise in Ammonia the
Nitrite level will also start increasing
until the Nitrospira bacteria have time
to reproduce in sufficient quantities to remove the Nitrite. The final stage of the
cycle
will see a Nitrate spike; this is the least harmful to the fish and will
reduce to very low levels over time. Use of the
Service Kit
will keep Nitrate to a
safe level.
After 24 hours you can add the first fish
to your aquarium. The chart will help
you. Fish transferred from an existing
aquarium must be introduced in the
same way as new fish. For every
1”/2.5cm fish added it will take at least
28 days for the aquarium to cycle and
the filtration to catch up. Add at a rate
of one small fish every 28 days until maximum stock level is reached.
Too many
fish too soon will create high ammonia levels poisoning the fish.
(see
Aquarium Life Cycle above). It is recommended that you start with a hardy
species, consult you local aquarium store for suggestions. Non-hardy fish such
as Neon-Tetra or Blackmoors are not recommended for the first month.
Take care not to overfeed your fish and remove any leftovers after 2 mins.
Different fish have different nutritional requirements so use an appropriate food.
Small goldfish
2-3 pellets per day
Large goldfish
3-4 pellets per day
Small tropical fish
4 micro pellets each per day
2
3
1
Adding and feeding fish
NITROSPIRA
BACTERIA CONVERTS
NITRITE
NITROSOMONAS
BACTERIA CONVERTS
AMMONIA
NITRATE
REMOVED WITH
WATER CHANGE
2
3
1
NITRITE
NITRATE
AMMONIA
FISH WASTE
UNEATEN FOOD
& PLANT MATTER
GOLDFISH 1”/2.5CM
MONTH 1 MAX
HALO 30 (30L/8 GAL)
1
3
HALO 60 (60L/16 GAL)
2
6
MINNOWS/SML TROP.
MONTH 1 MAX
HALO 30 (30L/8 GAL)
3
12
HALO 60 (60L/16 GAL)
6
24
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
2
3
1. Hinged lid with magnetic catch.
2. Evaporation lid.
(Light Ring version only).
3. Feeding hole.
4. LED top light
(Standard version only).
5. LED light ring with moonlight
(Light Ring version only).
6. Bubble tube.
7. Filter cartridge.
8. Filter housing.
9. Air stone.
10. Ceramic media.
11. Water treatment.
12. Pump.
13. Light cable.
14. Transformer.
RECOMMENDED FISH SIZE
0
1
2
3
4
cm