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We do not clean ponds or lakes but an aquarium needs to be cleaned periodically. Why ?

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Pond is a complete ecosystem having decomposer organisms which are the cleansing agents themselves. Aquarium is a sort of incomplete ecosystem in the sense that it does not have decomposer organisms for cleansing purposes.
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