FAQ

General aquarium cleaning is $125 an hour. As aquariums increase in size, they take longer to clean. For aquariums less than 100 gallons cleanings usually take 1-2 hours. For aquariums above 100 gallons, cleanings can take 2+ hours. If you’re experiencing problems with your aquarium, or it has been neglected for some time, those estimated times can increase.

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Regular Aquarium Maintenance monthly pricing is calculated after a short visit to inspect the aquarium and determine what the system needs and what your goals are for the aquarium.

We service any size, type, and build of aquarium. We service everything from stand-alone 10 gallon freshwater tanks, to 1,000+ gallon, built in, saltwater reef tanks.

We do not service ponds, or semi-aquatic environments, such as paludariums, terrariums, or turtle tanks.

We service the entire Kansas City Metro and surrounding area. For regular maintenance, we usually stay within 40 miles of Merriam, KS. For installs, we will travel farther outside the metro. Check out the Service Areas tab at the top of the page. If you don’t see your town listed, and you’re in or near the metro, don’t hesitate to contact us, we’ll take care of you.

We recommend saltwater aquariums receive maintenance every week or two weeks depending on the bio-load (the number of fish).

Non-planted freshwater tanks should undergo maintenance every two weeks to a month depending on bio-load.

Planted freshwater aquariums should receive maintenance every week or two weeks depending on rate of plant growth and bio-load.

Here is a great article that will answer this question in more detail, but the general rule is about $10 - $50 per gallon for non-planted and $50 - $100 per gallon for planted.

Here is a great article that will answer this question in more detail, but generally, its about $50 - $200 per gallon.

Regular Aquarium Maintenance with Boodleshire Aquatics means you have a scheduled time and day each week, every two weeks, or monthly for your full-service aquarium maintenance. There is a set monthly maintenance rate, due at the end of each month. 

One-time Service includes all the features of regular aquarium maintenance, except free emergency service, and the 10% labor discount.  One-time service is scheduled on a “as needed” basis and is charged per hour.

We can move any size aquarium up to 8 ft long and 36” wide.

We install free standing or built in aquariums, standard, or custom.

We use HW Pro Reefer Salt for our reef aquariums. It is a lab grade salt with rigorous testing and pharmaceutical grade additives.