Aquarium Set Up

Today my aquarium set up went perfectly for my first time. The teacher went over how we were going to set it up and then we were on our own. The first thing you need in order to start setting it up would be an aquarium. My partner and I chose our own tank that was a 10 gallon one. After we acquired a fish tank, gravel was already in ours so we needed to clean it. We rinsed the gravel using sieves, cleaned all the decorations, and then even cleaned the filter inside and out. The filter was nasty to clean because it was so dusty. Once we were done with all that, we cleaned the actual tank using no soap and a brush the teacher gave us. We cleaned the aquarium twice because the water was dirty after the first time. Everything was now clean so we added our decorations to the aquarium and created hiding spots with them. The next step we took was adding water to the aquarium, but it was hard because the bucket to carry the water was heavy. We ended up having to ask a guy to help us. Since the water was added, we followed the instructions to add dechlorinator and bacteria supplement to the tank. Then we put the filter on and put water in it to run correctly. The filter started working and our tank water was not cloudy, so we didn’t have to start over! We finally finished by putting the lid on and cleaning up the mess we made. It was overall and interesting process that we successfully completed!