Water bloom in an aquarium often begins suddenly. At first, the water becomes slightly cloudy, then it becomes green and opaque. To combat this phenomenon, you need to know its nature.
It is necessary
- - lighting
- - aquarium filters and sprayers
- - compressor
- - plastic jar
- - piercing needles
Instructions
Step 1
The cause of water bloom is the massive multiplication of unicellular flagellar microorganisms. Botanists classify them as algae, zoologists - partly to the simplest animals. But it will be important for you that all these microorganisms are capable of photosynthesis, that is, light is needed for their development.
Step 2
It is the excess of light that is always indicated as the main cause of water bloom. When setting up your aquarium, you must make sure that no direct sunlight falls on it. An exception can be made only for spawning aquariums and only for the immediate spawning period, if necessary.
Step 3
The spectral composition of light is also important. Higher plants prefer the "warm" light of incandescent lamps, while algae reproduce rapidly even in the "cold" light of fluorescent lamps. Use a combination of different light sources and try to match the lighting in such a way that it is sufficient for the growth of aquarium plants, but nothing more. It is imperative to illuminate the aquarium from above.
Step 4
For the photosynthesis of flagellates, the content of carbon dioxide in the water is of great importance, which is emitted in excess by aquarium animals. Higher plants are competitors of flagellates in the absorption of carbon dioxide, but they also emit it in the dark. Ammonia dissolved in water is also food for flagellates.
Step 5
Be sure to use aeration and filtration of the water in the aquarium, and around the clock. Thus, you will create conditions for normal gas exchange, and this, in turn, will reduce the likelihood of water blooming. Filtration will allow you to get rid of suspended organic residues, which are a breeding ground for lower organisms, such as euglena, an active participant in the flowering process.
Step 6
If the water in the aquarium has already bloomed, then you will have to fight this phenomenon. A complete water change will not give results. Single-celled flagellated chlamydomonas are able to form drought-resistant spores, and euglena - cysts. After a while, the aquarium will bloom again. Better to use biological methods of blooming.
Step 7
The microorganisms that cause water bloom are the food of many animals. Young clawed frog tadpoles will clear flagellates from the aquarium in a few hours. If you run large Magna daphnia into the aquarium, they will filter the water in a couple of days, and the fish themselves will subsequently eat them.
Step 8
You can also use filter-feeding clams. Double-winged balls will reliably clean and protect your aquarium from water bloom if you put them in a plastic jar with small holes burned through by a needle. The walls of the jar will protect them from fish.
