The aquarium is green. What to do?

The water in the aquarium is green due to the rapid growth of algae. Under the word algae should be understood notvarious plants of higher order, which you plant in the ground or leave to grow on the surface of the water. Algae are lower plants, which we can not see with the naked eye. It is they who are to blame for the fact that your aquarium is green.

How prevent the growth of algae and get rid of green water? After all, it is impossible to completelytreatment of all the inhabitants of the aquarium and inventory. And sometimes such measures are completely unnecessary. After all, the aquarium turns green because of a number of other reasons. To begin with, talk about lighting. Choose the right spectrum of lighting the aquarium. To do this, you can not put the aquarium where it will receive direct rays of sunlight. The minimum distance from the rays should be 1.5 m. Most often, artificial lamps are used to illuminate the aquarium. Such light in the aquarium does not prevent the plants from developing properly, and the fish themselves feel great. Watch for the intensity of light. When the light is too bright, the fish become sluggish, and the algae begin to develop too quickly.

The aquarium also green for another reason, directly related to lighting, - incorrect light mode. In winter, the aquarium lighting should last no more than 8-10 hours a day. In summer this time can be increased to 12 hours a day.

Sometimes even with properly selected lighting, the water is still green. The active reproduction of algae can be affected by water pollution with food. Fish do not always eat all the food, it startsaccumulate at the bottom and pollute the water. In dirty water, the chemical-biological processes are violated, which leads to the fact that the aquarium is green. Therefore, try not to give the fish too much food. Ideally, fish should eat all the food in 10-15 minutes.

In the ground can be contained various food residues and fish waste. Of course, good water filtration will help you to cope with this problem to some extent. But in any case, a good and timely cleaning of the soil is required.

In a green aquarium you can run fish, snails or shrimp, who enjoy eating algae, remaining on the walls and stones of the aquarium. Some fish, especially if they are hungry, are ready to tear down unsightly algae from the stones and walls of the aquarium for days on end. Therefore, we advise you to start pecilia, mollies or catfish. But a pair of fish can not completely cope with this problem. Therefore, we will also have to apply other measures to eliminate algae in the aquarium.

Even if you fully adhere to the correct care for fish, but you still have an aquarium green, then it's time to think about more effective methods of controlling algae. You can use certain chemical means, which are aimed at combating the reproduction of algae in the aquarium. Such drugs are sold in pet stores.

You can do with improvised means to prevent the flowering of water. After all, the aquarium is green because of the excessive amount of algae, which should be disposed of. Therefore, we suggest you use this tool: dilute streptomycin powder in a small amount of boiled water. For a liter of water in the aquarium, take 3 mg of powder. Through the filter, enter diluted streptomycin into the aquarium. For fish and plants, this powder is absolutely harmless, but it will destroy the algae in a few days.

To get rid of the problem of flowering water is simple enough. But to prevent its pollution and flowering in the future, adhere to the rules of maintenance and care of the aquarium.