What Is High-Lite T5 Technology?
November 4, 2009 by JustJuwel
When it comes to getting their hands on the best compact aquariums available, most people gravitate naturally to JUWEL Aquariums at the drop of a hat. These aquariums are quite popular due to their inherent ease of use and the sheer convenience of setting up a tank or two. Aside from the fact that there is also a good selection of designs to choose from, the newer JUWEL Aquarium lines are now also being equipped with the High-Lite T5 Technology, specifically those of Lido 120, the entire Rio Line, the Trigon Line and the Vision Line.
What exactly is High-Lite T5 Technology and how does it compare with the previous T8 light unit?
As the name suggests, this newest addition to the company’s arsenal is a piece of lighting system that allows JUWEL Aquarium owners to provide maximum illumination to their tanks. Specially made to fit specific tank dimensions, this new lighting system is used to customize the aquatic backdrop that the fish keeper prefers, without going through all the trouble of having to affix unnecessary décor or installing harsh lights. The light spectrum of the High-Lite T5 Technology ranges from: Day, Nature, Colour, Blue and Marine – all of which can be streamlined for both freshwater and salt water tanks.
Although the standard T8 light unit works well enough for some aquarium enthusiasts, others would prefer to install lighting systems that would best mimic their aquatic pets’ natural environs. For example: the High-Lite Blue affords an almost realistic display that showcases the deeper parts of ocean water. It can also mimic darker waters that are kinder to nocturnal water dwellers. High-Lite Colour is best suited for very colorful marine pets and their equally colorful corals because it highlights (but does not overwhelm) the lighter hues of greens and yellows under water.
On the other hand, High-Lite Nature leans towards the darker shades of green, which accentuates the colors of the plant life and the shades of blue in marine fish, and the different shades of reds from the crustacean floor dwellers. High-Lite Marine helps emphasize the paler colors of the aquarium, particularly the yellows, pinks and whites; and that may help make the more vibrantly colored fishes really pop out. High-Lite Day mimics natural sunlight filtering down to the ocean floor, during the greater part of the day.
As such, JUWEL Aquariums Lido 120, the Rio Line, the Trigon Line and the Vision Line are all fitted with the High-Lite Day and High-Lite Nature lighting systems. But both of which can easily be replaced with the other spectrum of colors in case the fish keeper opts for a different lighting system.
Check out the range of Juwel Lighting to buy online.
An Overview Of Juwel Aquariums
October 26, 2009 by JustJuwel
Fish keeping still ranks as one of the most popular hobbies in the world. And as such, it is attracting more and more enthusiasts from all ages and all walks of life. However, the best fish keeping practices always begins with getting the right tools for the job. This is to ensure that the aquatic pets you acquire will get a wonderful living environment that protects and safeguards their health and well being. And what better way to start this endeavor than to get one or more JUWEL® Aquariums for your home or office space.
JUWEL® Aquariums are extremely easy to set up, and runs on state of the art equipment that should make fish keeping (for both the novice and the advanced aquarium enthusiasts) a breeze. There is also a wide selection of aquarium models to choose from, and that means that there is a whole gamut of designs that can be outfitted to suit the décor of a room or the skills of the fish keeper. As such, the most in demand JUWEL® Aquarium models are:
The Rekord® Line – which includes old favorites like Rekord® 60, Rekord® 70, Rekord® 80, Rekord® 96, Rekord® 110, and Rekord® 120. These models are all completely equipped with interior biological filter (with pump and filter media,) heater, and T8 light unit.
The Rio® Line (125, 180, 240, 300 and 400 models,) which was first introduced in the summer of 2007, is equipped with interior biological filter with pump and filter media, heater, and the new High-Lite® unit which allows for a better lighting display.
The Lido® Line, which is made up of Lido® 100 and Lido® 120 models, was also first introduced in 2007. Although the 120 model is slightly bigger in dimension than its predecessor, these are still the best compact aquariums money could buy. This line is equipped with the new High-Lite® unit, heater and interior biological filter with attached pump and filter media.
The Vision® Line (180, 260 and 450 models) and the Trigon® Line (190 and 350 models) have curved front glass walls that offer quite a different perspective to your aquarium display. This gives a much more detailed view of the comings and goings of your aquatic pets. These aquarium model lines are likewise equipped with the new High-Lite® unit (for better lighting display,) heater and interior biological filter.
Earlier models like The Delta® Line and the Panorama® Line are still selling quite well among the budget wise fish keeping enthusiasts. These aquariums are equipped with interior biological filter, heater, and the T8 light unit.
Top Aquarium Fish Tank Tips
September 25, 2009 by JustJuwel
Setting up a fish tank is not as simple as getting a container, putting in water and then stocking it with fish. But the process does not need to get overly complicated as well. If you really want a thriving aquatic environment with healthy water dwelling creatures under you care, it might do you well to follow these tips on how to achieve that.
1. Research first on the most preferable types of fish tank equipments and paraphernalia. Try to find out everything about everything when it comes to filters, safe décors to use, and even kinds of fish that can be grouped safely together in a tank. Asking other aquarium hobbyists for recommendations is also a good way to go about this task.
2. Installing gravel filters is highly recommended. These can trap the wastes underneath while keeping tank looking clean. However, it might also be a great idea if you install a filter outside the tank too. This will not only keep the water clear, but can prolong the life of your fish and aquatic plants as well.
3. Try to choose the quietest air pumps for your air bubble and filtrations systems. Sound does carry over water, you know. So choosing air pumps with quieter motors can make life peaceful for both you and your aquatic pets. Try to clean the motor every time you clean the fish tank (about once a month or once every 3 weeks,) but clean with water only. The last thing you need is soap or detergent suds running through your bubble and filtrations systems.
4. Try to avoid using colored gravel. Although these are not classified as toxic to aquatic pets, there are still artificial chemicals embedded within that can make your fish sick.
5. Acquiring aquarium décor or other fish tank equipments that produces extra bubbles is a good move. This will provide more oxygen for your aquatic pets.
6. When setting up a fish tank, allow the water to cycle for a few days before actually putting whatever water dwelling creature you plan to take care of. This will give the water to balance out its pH level and distribute evenly the chemicals and salts you may have added in the water. This is especially true if you are setting up a marine (salt water) aquarium.
7. Get fish, aquarium plants and other water dwelling creatures only at reputable pet stores. And try to quarantine them separately for about 2 weeks before introducing them to the tank. Quarantining your new pets will help keep possible diseases and contagion at bay.
Common Household Aquarium Fish Food
July 4, 2009 by JustJuwel
Fish are very popular household pets, especially for those who aren’t into taking care of dogs or cats, but just because they aren’t as active as these animals doesn’t mean that fish do not require a lot of attention and extensive care. In order to keep your fish in good shape and to give them a healthy and well-cared environment, you need to know the kind of diet that it needs and the proper aquarium for it. If you’ve just brought home fish and are looking for information on these basic fish needs, this article is going to help you through the most basic need, which is providing the proper and healthy diet it needs to live a long and happy life.
For instance, goldfish (being that they are the most common fish to bring home as pets) do not necessarily limit their survival to fish food that you buy from the pet store. Though this is most recommended for most fish owners, you can also feed it common household fish food that you can find in your very own kitchen. Fresh vegetables are usually the best choice for common household fish food since it’s organic, healthy, and doesn’t bloat your fish at all. Usually goldfish experts would suggest a diet that is composed of 48% or more on high protein and 5% or less on fat, so you can use this as a guide when choosing the food to be included in the fish’s diet. Some good examples are lettuce, peas, turnip greens, spinach, seaweed, and aquatic plants like duckweed and azolla. It would be best to feed your fish daily with this kind of diet, but make sure that you do not over-feed it or they could easily die.
Another reason why you need to be careful with your fish’s diet is so that they get a good supply of carotenoids, which are the pigments that fish cannot produce themselves and derive from their daily diet.
The usual colors of these pigments are red, yellow, and orange so if you want to maximize the colors of your fish, you can feed them with brine shrimp, marigold flowers, sweet red peppers, and other food that enhances the fish’s pigment cells. But of course, these aren’t the only common household fish food that you can opt for. You can search online through the World Wide Web for complete lists of common household fish food online.
Common Aquarium Fish for your Fish Tank
June 28, 2009 by JustJuwel
Keeping an aquarium is a lot of hard work, especially if you’re a professional aquarist who wants to house all kinds of marine animals and plants in your own home. But with the right information and the right materials, one can already create a beautiful and healthy aquarium for all kinds of fishes and plant life possible. If you’re planning on setting up an aquarium, particularly for freshwater fish, other marine creatures, and aquatic plants then this article is going to give you the top most recommendable and common aquarium fish that you can keep in your new aquarium.
- Catfish – catfish are very common in pet stores and are clearly distinguished for their prominent barbells, which look very much like cat whiskers. Its many species range in different sizes and behavior, and are normally one of the easiest to care for in an aquarium. Depending on your preferences, you can either go for the heavy kind of catfish like the Mekong giant, long catfish like the wels catfish, and even the small kinds like the candiru.
- Reedfish – also known as ropefish in the States, the reedfish is one of the most common aquarium fish, falling under the bichir family. They normally have a peaceful personality, so they are great companions for other fishes within an aquarium. These fishes are nocturnal, but they would come out once in a while during the day whenever there are bloodworms and nightcrawlers being fed to the larger fishes.
- Cichlid – examples that belong to this family are the tilapias, angelfish, oscars, and discus. Cichlids are normally easy to take care of as aquarium fish and are known to be the most dispersed and diverse freshwater fishes in South Africa and Australia.
- Cyprinids – the ever-popular goldfish belongs here in this category.
Of course, knowing the kinds of fish you would want in your aquarium isn’t enough to ensure the well-being of your fish. By choosing a good aquarium for their habitat, you’ll not only be able to decorate the aquarium with all kinds of plant life and decorative objects but will also ensure the security and health of your aquarium fish. Juwel aquariums and fish tanks are some of the best choices for first time aquarists and their website can be accessed online anytime, anywhere. They come in different sizes, colors, and shapes, especially if certain aquarium fish need more specific habitats than others.
Useful Tips for Feeding Indoor Fish
June 8, 2009 by JustJuwel
After the painstaking effort of setting up a perfect aquarium for your new beloved set of fish, you are quite well aware that keeping them happy and alive is a continuous journey.
Here are some feeding tips for your indoor fish to guarantee that your efforts in keeping them healthy will not be wasted.
It is quite interesting to note that fish foods have relatively short shelf lives. The package does not always state an expiration date. Do not get too excited and stock up on food for your fish in an effort to keep them well provided for. Food flakes for fish should be bought in lumps that can last for a week at the most because the food loses its nutritional value when stored for longer periods of time. Your fish will easily get susceptible to diseases when deprived of essential vitamins and nutrition.
Feeding frequency highly depends on the kind of fish you keep. Generally, a single set of feeding is good to last for the entire day. Over feeding your fish can be fatal. Do not be confused seeing your fish gobble up every flake you drop at anytime of the day. By nature, fish eat whenever food is available but they can go for days when food is scarce. They tend to eat up if food is present even if they are not starving. Overfeeding will just allow flake residues to clog the filter and to chemically break down to become toxic to your fish.
There are fish types that have smaller stomachs and eat on a more frequent basis. These are herbivores fish that graze on plants the entire day. They require numerous small feedings and are an exception to the single feeding per day rule.
Different fish types live on different diets. It is very crucial to do some research on the kind of fish you look after and the type of food they prefer. Some fish are herbivore or plant eating species while others are carnivore or meat eating types. Giving a variety of fresh, dry and frozen foods provide a healthy variety and a balanced diet for your fish.
Learning how to feed your fish properly is just one major step in keeping them in vibrant swim. Aside from securing them in the right environment with a balanced temperature, keeping in mind these feeding tips for you indoor fish will guarantee you will enjoy their company for a satisfactory long time.
Tropical Fish – A Guide to Attaining the Right Temperature
June 2, 2009 by JustJuwel
As cold blooded animal species, tropical fish take the temperature of the water they swim in. They are not capable of producing their own body warmth and highly depend on the water temperature. Generally, aquarium fish live most comfortably in waters above room temperature. And to ensure that your fish will live its entire life span, having an environment with a temperature most beneficial for their existence is vital. Here are several methods in getting the right temperature for tropical fish.
If you are at the initial stages of setting up your aquarium, it would be wise to have it installed with a substrate heater. This apparatus helps keep a uniform warmth in the liquid environment without the unsightly hardware visible in the tank. The heating cables are installed right under the substrate and are proven to also promote plant growth. This benefit makes the substrate heaters most popular among plant lovers and in Europe.
The least expensive method that you can use for attaining the right tank temperature is the hang on heater. This heater control is kept on the top of the water line, a visibility that creates an aesthetic drawback. However, with the affordable price, you can always be certain of having the capacity to provide proper temperature to your fish tank. It is also a best back up option whenever the installed heater malfunctions.
A heater that can be installed into the water filter has also been manufactured. As water passes through the filter, it gets heated by the heating block. This latest development makes the fish tank more aesthetically appealing with the absence of visible equipment inside the tank. However with the outstanding features come an expensive price tag and limited availability.
Submerged heaters are more affordable than filter heaters. These gadgets are submerged into the water and are known to provide easy temperature setting. A positive feature of this heater type is that it can easily be concealed with plants or decorative fixtures inside the tank.
Needless to say, the location of the aquarium plays a vital part in getting the right temperature for tropical fish. Avoid placing the juwel aquarium tank along open windows that can expose them to the sunlight and extreme heat. Do not put the tank near home appliances that produce heat or coldness that can affect the tank’s water temperature.
Having healthy vibrant fish is a visual delight especially when you can enjoy them for a long time. Keep them alive by keeping them warm and cozy.
Fish Tank Care – Keeping Your Aquatic Pets Healthy
May 27, 2009 by JustJuwel
For people who are fond of fish and other aquatic pets, it is very important to know exactly how to take care of their habitat, specifically aquariums. Juwel fish tanks are some of the most popular aquariums in the market today as they are not only functional but also decorative. Caring for Juwel fish tanks or any other kind of aquariums should always be on top of the list of every pet fish owner as it is essential in keeping aquatic animals healthy and enable them to live longer.
Generally, fish tanks should be cleaned at least once a week or oftener, depending on their size and the number of fish inhabiting inside. Juwel fish tanks are designed with internal heating and built in filters which make it easier to clean and maintain. As a pet owner, though, you should still always check the color of the water as well as the general condition of the fishes inside the aquarium. The PH level of the water inside the fish tank should be constant so as not to cause any distress on the fish as well as on whatever live plants are inside it.
When cleaning tanks and aquariums, you should first take out the fish in individual plastic container filled with clean water but make sure that they will not be out of the aquarium for too long because they get very stressed when they are displaced from their habitat. You should use all the appropriate cleaning materials for the job, very harsh detergent that can leave residue which is detrimental to the health of the fish inhabiting the aquarium.
Contrary to popular knowledge, gravel should not be changed often because they will eventually become a habitat for good bacteria that aids in removing fish waste and other harmful elements that get inside the aquarium. You should refrain from cleaning it with water of any kind of liquid.
When you are replacing the water inside the fish tank, you should take out only 20-25% of the total volume so as not to create any imbalance for the fish that will cause them to get distressed. You should never put too much food inside the fish tank because there is the possibility that the fish will overfeed and they will get very sick which can lead to early death.
You should also make it a point to put plants inside the fish tank in order for the fish to have enough oxygen supply. However, you should be careful with what kind of plants you put inside so as not to harm the fishes’ health or disturb the balance inside their habitat.
Keeping Fish Well Looked After
May 20, 2009 by JustJuwel
If you are contemplating on getting a fish for house pet, you should remember a few things that can help you in taking care of them and keeping them healthy. Fish are very sensitive but resilient creatures as they can thrive in almost any kind of environment but at the same time they easily get upset when their habitat is not as healthy as it is supposed to be. When you decide to be a per fish owner, it will be wise to brush up on ways to keeping fish well looked after.
One of the best ways to care for your fish is to put them in the best aquarium there is and what better living space to give them than Juwel fish tanks. Among the many lines of aquarium in the market today, Juwel fish tanks go above and beyond the requirements of a sound habitat for aquatic creatures. It will provide the kind of safe environment that you pets deserve and will allow you to become an excellent fish owner.
Another way to make sure that your fish is well taken care of is to feed them in a timely manner and with the right amount of food only. Never intentionally over feed your pet fish because it will likely to get ill and have very serious digestion problems. Just give them the right amount of feeds and make sure there are no leftovers in the tank for them to nibble on.
Make certain that the tank is clean at all times, however, do not clean it too often that you cause too much stress among the fish. Gravel should stay in the tank for as long as possible because they provide habitat for good bacteria that is responsible for cleaning up fish waste. If it is absolutely necessary to change the gravel inside the tank, make sure that it will last a very long time so you do not have to change it again anytime soon.
When you clean the tank, you should not take out all the water and replace it with a new volume. You should replace the water a quarter full at a time so as not to cause any imbalance for the inhabitants of the tank including the live plants. Remember that taking fish out of their tank causes them to get very stressed and anxious so you have to refrain from doing so at all times possible.
Feeding Tips – Caring For your Fish the Right Way
May 12, 2009 by JustJuwel
Aquatic creatures are very tranquil in nature and they maintain the sense of serenity all around the space where they are placed. As with other kinds of pets, they need all the care they can get from their owners and you should be able to give it to them in order to keep them safe and healthy. Fish are very sensitive to their surroundings so you have to keep their habitat clean, which in this case is the aquarium where they swim and swish around.
It is also very important that you feed them just right, that is, giving them enough food to keep them nourished but not too much that they become obese which causes digestive problems, making them really ill. It is a common blunder among pet fish owners to overfeed them mainly because they do not know just how much is needed by the same in order to survive.
When you are feeding your fish, always make sure that you look at how quickly they eat what you drop in the tank. Fish that are really hungry will lunge immediately at the feeds while those that are full will just swim around them. When you start to notice that the fishes are swimming around again without minding the feeds, you should stop dropping them. If there are any leftovers, you should remove them so as not to pollute the tank and prevent the fish to overeat.
You should have a definite feeding schedule for your fish depending on their kind and size. Small fish will require more frequent feedings at small servings while larger fish should be fed less frequently but with larger servings.
Before buying any kind of pet fish, you should ask the pet store personnel regarding the feeding requirement for each fish and how they should be take care of specifically to their needs. Some fish have very specific dietary needs, much like people.
It is very important to pick out the right aquarium for your fish companion. One of the best ones in the market today are the Juwel fish tanks which are designed with top of the line fish care system which makes it easier for owners to feed their pets and keep them safe and happy.
Do not forget that overfeeding your fish friends will not help them live longer or make them healthier. They only require a certain amount of food which you should give them at appropriate times. They will live longer and healthier if you care for them properly and nurture them as you would any other kind of pet.
