Plants in the aquarium perform not only the role of a decorative, exotic element, but also carry a number of useful and necessary functions. They contribute to the biological balance of water, its enrichment with oxygen, the exchange of substances, the purification from harmful substances that appear in the process of vital activity of fish, and also from the remainder of the decomposed food.
Live algae for the aquarium are both useful and harmful. Useful species of algae in aquariums or harmless are green, brown and quartz.
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Dangerous species of algae for the aquarium are blue-green or red-they adapt quickly, and because of them instantly the water begins to bloom.
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Depending on what algae got into the aquarium, they should either fight or simply control their number.
We plant plants correctly
Many people confuse algae with aquarium plants. Therefore, the question of how to plant seaweed in an aquarium, the answer is one - plant should be planted, algae enter the aquarium in the form of a dispute, with live fish food or with new plants.
How to plant aquarium plant roots correctly?
- each plant before planting should be cleaned from rot, caviar of snails, then washed with water and disinfected with a solution of manganese. Long roots need to be cut accordingly to the soil layer, this will prompt them to grow rapidly;
- do not plant plants very closely, they need a place for development, it is best to plant them in a checkerboard pattern;
- Do not squeeze the roots, they must be completely covered with soil, and the growth bud should be on the surface;
- some plant species should be planted not in the ground, but in a pot, it is convenient for cleaning the bottom soil;
- compatibility with plants should be reviewed.
A very useful and common plant for the aquarium is anubias , its leaves serve as fish first as a substrate for spawning eggs, and then for shelter from fish.
The plant of the elodea will become an excellent filter, it will collect some of the turbidity and will draw harmful compounds for its growth, thus purifying the water.
Wallisneria and riccia will release additional oxygen into the water and reduce the possibility of getting into the aquarium of algae.
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The number of fish and plants should be biologically balanced, but we must remember that plants should not occupy more than 1/3 of the aquarium.