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Step-by-step Aquarium Set Up Video Playlist

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  • Aquarium Preparation
  • Filter Set-Up
  • Air pump + Air Stone
  • Chiller Set-Up
  • Pre-Cycling Your Aquarium

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.

Aquarium Preparation #

001 – Title: Finding a Suitable Location for your PATIC Aquarium Description: Tips and factors to consider when finding a suitable location for your PATIC aquarium. Keeping in mind safety, power source, water source and sunlight will help you plan a successful program from the very beginning!
002 – Title: PATIC Equipment Overview Description: Brief overview of the equipment you will receive from That Fish Place – That Pet Place.
003 – Title: Supplementary PATIC Equipment Needed Description: Introduction to the additional equipment you will need to have on hand to set-up and maintain your program including insulation. This video also introduces you to the TradeWinds chiller component of the set-up. NOTICE: TU does not recommend adding anything from an outside source that has not been sanitized to your tank. This could introduce pathogens that could be harmful to your trout and the waterbody you release them into.

Filter Set-Up #

Air pump + Air Stone #

Chiller Set-Up #

Pre-Cycling Your Aquarium #

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Updated on September 23, 2022
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