Mechanical filtration is one of the three types employed to make sure that aquarium water is of optimum quality. However, its benefits are oftentimes overlooked, simply because it plays a minor role in the total filtration process.
In the first of this three-part series, the importance of water chemistry was discussed, together with how water quality could be maintained so that fishes remained healthy. The many types of commercially-available filter equipment were enumerated as well. Other elements of filtration are then to be explored.
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