The content of aquarium fish is not as simple as it seems at first glance. For complete fish care, it will be necessary to create conditions as close as possible to natural. For example, to saturate water with air and its constant mixing, it is necessary to install a compressor. Moreover, you can do it yourself and save a significant amount of funds in this way.
You can create all the conditions necessary for water inhabitants without installing additional equipment. However, it is quite difficult to choose the right inhabitants and plants to create an environmental environment for unprofessional aquarists and will take a considerable amount of time. Installing the compressor will solve these problems and can be performed without the help of professionals.
To build a compressor for the aquarium with your own hands, you will need the following tools and devices:
- a small electric motor;
- eccentric;
- Pomp.
The sequence of actions
The compressor for the aquarium is made in several different ways. Consider the simplest and most common.
To create a compressor, the following actions must be performed:
- Take a small electric engine and connect it to the power. It is recommended to use an engine with a voltage of not more than 12 volts, so that in the case of a long shutdown, electricity, it remains to be able to write it off from the battery for the car.
- Further, an eccentric is fixed on the surface of the electric motor, thanks to which a small pump is set in motion.
The considered option will be most appropriate in the situation if it is necessary to make a compressor for the Aquarium silent. If the presence of noise is not the main criterion for you, then you can apply another way to create a compressor:
- As additional equipment, you need to find an electromagnet. For example, you can use a small magnetic starter, functioning with a frequency of 50 Hz from a voltage of 220 volts.
- Then it is necessary to attach a small pump to the electromagnet, the membrane of which will begin to move from side to side with a similar frequency of 50 Hz. It is thanks to this movement that the pump pumps air and thus aeration of water is carried out. Excessive noise interference is created due to the operation of the electromagnet and for this reason this method is less common.
An independent compressor will not only be cheaper than ready -made analogues, but can also be much more effective than other devices, and will also be easier to repair.
Tips and recommendations
In most cases, the aquarium is installed in those rooms where people are constantly located. First of all, it is worth considering that the compressor should function constantly and therefore do not neglect the quality of its manufacture. If you built a compressor using an electromagnet creating excessive noise, then such a device can be removed in a closed cabinet. For this purpose, a long duct is useful. In addition, the air compressor for the aquarium can be installed in a box from the old photo film, which will contribute to a decrease in the force of the shock wave. And the wood box will hide the structure from the gaze and will affect the isolation of sound.
It is also necessary to know that a home -made compressor for the aquarium must necessarily carry out moderate control of the air supply flow. It is recommended to pre -calculate the power of the integrated engine from the formula of 0.5 l/h per liter of water. As mentioned earlier, it is advisable to put a compressor with low -voltage power in the aquarium (not more than 12 volts).
It is important for owners of a round aquarium to remember that in this type of structure, excessively powerful equipment can adversely affect the life of fish. Their health will be dangerous due to rapid water circulation. It is this that is an important criterion by which a low -power device is best suited for a round aquarium.
It is important that in the presence of a large number of plants inside the aquarium and in the supply of oxygen, the use of the compressor is not necessarily during the lighting period. Usually, in such cases, it is included exclusively at night, when plants stop releasing oxygen and, along with the fish, begins its consumption. In order for the water to be filled into the compressor due to the reverse traction, it must be installed on the tube running towards the spray gun.
Compressor placement in the aquarium
After manufacturing the compressor, it is necessary to correctly fix it inside the aquarium. This procedure is performed quite easily and can also be performed independently. Before direct installation, you should choose the place where the device will be in advance. The compressor can be placed either above the surface of the water or in a small closed space next to the aquarium.
It is recommended to fix sprayers and hoses at the bottom with a heavy object (shell or large stone). In the event that the sprayer can swim up, then the water will be poorly saturated with air. The hoses connected to the compressor should be selected from silicone or elastic rubber. If the part of the hose is hardened in the water, then it must be replaced with a new one. It is very important that to ensure the normal life of the inhabitants of the aquarium, exclusively special hoses designed for aquarium should be used.
Sprayers can only be needed to reduce the number of bubbles. This element can be built from special stones personally. The number of stones is completely dependent on the depth of installation of the sprayer. Check if the oxygen fish is enough in water, you can observe their behavior. Most species of aquarium fish prefer to move near the bottom or in the middle of the water space. If all the inhabitants of the aquarium periodically pop up to the surface in order to swallow oxygen, then it is necessary to revise the design of the compressor.
