EHEIM aquarium supplies UK

Posted by aquaciniblog on December 14th, 2017

Your primary objective when maintaining an aquarium is to make sure that your aquatic animals stay healthy. This requires the surrounding water to be in the right aquatic condition. To make sure this happens one of the main things to choose correctly is a water pump. Choosing a suitable water pump involves many factors that need to be considered. A water pump has different types of filtration, flow rates, plumbing heights and head heights and some other additional supporting devices that need to be chosen.

Water pumps are used to power the filtering system and to provide a movement to the water. Additionally, they can be used to power other auxiliary devices like protein skimmers, draining or filling the tank or mixing up saltwater in holding tanks during water changing process. Depending on what is necessary for your fish, the functions of the water pump need to be decided.

Filtration system

There are two main types of pumps submersible and inline.

EHEIM aquarium supplies UK provides a good quality submersible water pump. These pumps run entirely under water. The filter draws water from the filter and pushes it back into the aquarium, thus cleaning the water in the process.

An advantage of using this type is that it is easy to install and also tends to be quieter. The disadvantage is that they emit heat and this can raise up the temperature of the water.

Inline pumps, on the other hand, are directly connected to the inlet and outlets of a hose that regulates the aquarium water, adding less heat to the water. These pumps can only be installed in a pressure or free flow setup scenario. Inline pumps are placed outside the tank, so they are often the option most suitable for smaller tanks. The disadvantage of using inline pumps is that care should be taken to secure it well outside of the tank and out of reach from small animals and pets. EHEIM aquarium supplies UK also provides inline pumps of good quality.

Size

Make sure that the pump you choose will fit inside the tank without overcrowding it unless you use an external solution. It is important to make sure that the pump fits well into the tank and the aesthetics of your tank fitted with the pump as well as all the other aquarium pumps supplies UK provides are to your liking.

Attachments

The water plumbing and every other connection that require water and electricity to run properly should be well connected. Some modern aquarium pumps supplies UK provide only the water pumping facility and nothing else. Sometimes this may be enough in a simplistic setup, but sometimes more features are needed.

For places where the temperature is not ideal to grow the aquatic animals, a temperature regulator may be needed. If the tank requires a really efficient cleaning system, sometimes UV sterilization and chemical skimmers are other additional facilities that may be made available.