Ongoing Maintenance Tips
Daily Nutrition
• Feed your fish quality Tetra
®
foods two or three times daily,
only as much as your fish can consume within several minutes.
• Be careful not to overfeed, as excess food can contribute to
an unhealthy aquarium environment.
Weekly Check In
• Use Tetra
®
EasyStrips™ test strips to maintain healthy water, by
testing for six critical water attributes: nitrate, nitrite, hardness, chlorine,
pH and alkalinity.
My Aquarium App to simplify testing!
• Use the Tetra
®
Monthly Clean Up
• Replace the filter cartridge with a MEDIUM Tetra
10 gallon kit, and a LARGE Tetra
• Use a gravel vacuum to remove excess waste and 30% of the water,
always replacing with dechlorinated water, treated with
®
®
Tetra
AquaSafe
• Wipe down the glass with a paper towel or cleaning tool reserved
just for the aquarium.
• Never use soaps, detergents or other cleaning agents.
• Most importantly, always follow the Tetra
Condition, Clean, and Balance, to help ensure healthy water and healthy fish.
15
®
Whisper
®
Bio-Bag
®
for the
®
Whisper Bio-Bag
®
for the 20 gallon kit.
for Goldfish water conditioner.
®
Essential Care Program:
Ongoing Maintenance Tips
Condition
AquaSafe
for Goldfish Water Conditioner
®
®
Tetra
Makes tap water safe for goldfish by neutralizing chlorine, making tap water goldfish friendly.
Use when setting up a new aquarium, during partial monthly water changes, and evaporation replacement.
Clean
Cleaning Bacteria for Goldfish
Tetra
®
Helps keep your aquarium clean and healthy with nitrifying bacteria to remove nitrite and harmful ammonia,
and cleaning bacteria reduce sludge and organics. Use monthly. Add after tank water changes, filter cartridge
replacement, and when adding new fish.
Balance
EasyBalance
for Goldfish Water Treatment
Tetra
®
®
Goldfish thrive with healthy water and consistent pH. Monthly use of Tetra
for goldfish by regulating pH and alkalinity. Use monthly after a water change. To reduce water change frequency, use weekly,
following the dosing directions on pack.
NOTE: Tetra
EasyBalance
for Goldfish works best when the aquarium is well aerated –
®
®
use of an air stone and air pump is recommended.
for Goldfish maintains proper balance
®
EasyBalance
®
16