Services

Aquarium Maintenance

Proper aquarium service requires a two-fold approach:

1. The most important focus is on the Environment.
2. The second and most obvious to the client is Cleanliness.

Environment
We put the environment first because we believe that a tank full of healthy fish and corals is the most beautiful of tanks and should be the primary goal of a service company. We classify the environment as a composite of the water and the structure, or decorations, within which the fish and corals live. We maintain the environment by carefully monitoring the water parameters and making adjustments or changes as needed.

Stability is the key to our success. We achieve that success by carefully testing and documenting your tanks specific parameters and following up, week after week to ensure consistency and thus stability.

A key component of aquarium environment management is carefully balancing the stocking density and mix of fish, corals, and invertebrates. For example too many fish equals too much food which creates too much waste and finally a potentially unhealthy aquarium. Our expert staff can ensure you have a well planned aquarium that meets these criteria while providing an excellent mix of fish and corals for your enjoyment.

Cleanliness
Cleaning is the easy part. Cleaning is a matter of just that, cleaning. The key is a trained staff that cleans without making a mess or damaging the equipment. We take extra care to ensure that all components of the aquarium are properly and carefully cleaned.

We are experts at cleaning acrylic and ensuring it remains scratch free and polished.

With our use of the "natural system" we let nature take care of a lot of the cleaning. We use an interesting group of invertebrates to assist us in keeping the sand and rocks clean. These clean up critters are quite interesting and can be as fun to watch as any fish.

We focus on minimizing the intrusive cleaning activity often performed by inexperienced and poorly equipped service companies. Such intrusive activity can be overly stressful to the tank inhabitants. We maintain a full complement of modern tools and equipment to properly manage your aquarium(s).

Our duties:

1. Visually inspect health of animals and proper operation of system.
2. Clean the interior surfaces of the glass or acrylic.
3. Perform a thorough test routine with our lab grade test kits.
4. Perform water changes as necessary - typically 10 to 20% per month. Each system will have specific needs.
5. Clean and adjust all mechanical equipment.
6. Dose appropriate trace elements.
7. Deliver fish, corals, food, chemicals and supplies.
8. Provide training to yourself or your staff on proper feeding techniques and on fish behavior.
9. Record any needs for next visit and provide service details to client via our service slip.
10. Leave you with a clean and healthy aquarium.

Your duties:

1. Feed the fish.
2. Enjoy the aquarium(s).

Custom Aquarium Concepts Advantage
We operate a full-line retail store - The Marine Scene - with regular business hours. We are available seven days a week. Our staff is all professional and knowledgeable. You have the benefit of having not only our service personnel but our retail staff to assist you as needed. All of the animals we place in your aquarium(s) are held and observed by us for good health before they go to your home or office. Other service companies are buying their fish from a local store and bringing them straight to your tanks without adequate quarantine. All of our fish are quarantined for a week and then held an additional week or until we feel they are ready. We insure they are eating regularly and are sociable before you get them. All of the products we use in your tank(s) are used in our store and by our thousands of retail customers. We take pride in being the best full service company around and look forward to assisting you in your dream aquarium for the home or office.