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Step-by-step Aquarium Set Up Video Playlist

Step-by-step aquarium and equipment set-up playlist feat. videos by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission + PA Trout Unlimited as well as That Fish Place. This video series will show you all of the equipment – chiller, filter, tank, air stone, and more – and how to prepare them and install them before eggs arrive.

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This video introduces you to how to find the proper location for your aquarium, the size of the aquarium needed, importances of placing foam under the aquarium prior to filling, importance of gravel.
This video shares the type of foam to use for aquarium insulation, placement of the foam, cutting, and ideas for decorating.
This video shares where to place the chiller, how to set it up and power it on. REMINDER – Once you set-up your chiller and make sure it is working, then turn it off until about a week prior to receiving your trout eggs. This will ensure your good bacteria colonies will grow during the cycling process and save energy as well.
This video introduces you to the media within the TIC filter system, how to place them into the canister filter, the importance of pre-filling the canister prior to placing the lid. Pre-filling will save you time and hassles.
This video shares how to and where the filter intake/inflow should be, where the filter outflow should be, how to prime the inflow and outflow hoses, how to prime the filter and turn it on.
This video shows how to prepare your airstone, set-up the tubing, proper placement, and powering on.
This video shares how to assemble your powerhead, proper placement, importances of the pre-filter foam, and powering on.
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Updated on November 18, 2024

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