Plants in an aquarium are of great importance as enrich water with oxygen for its inhabitants and absorb the carbon dioxide emitted by small fishes. However it is necessary to remember that the surplus of water plants can become a cause of death of inhabitants of an aquarium. That plants well grew and did not harm fishes, it is necessary to follow certain rules on care for them.
It is required to you
- - solution of margantsovokisly potassium;
- - hydrogen peroxide solution;
- - solution of a methylene blue;
- - warm water;
- - capacity for washing of plants.
Instruction
1. It is necessary to equip an aquarium with the water filter. It needs to be washed out and disinfected regularly (once in 2-3 weeks). Besides, a necessary condition is existence of illumination.
2. When processing an aquarium it is necessary to wash out not only soil and other decorative elements, but also plants and also it is desirable to subject them to disinfection previously.
3. Solution of margantsovokisly potassium will be suitable for disinfection. For this purpose dissolve 10 milligrams of dry crystal substance in 1 liter of warm water. The turned-out solution has to be light pink color. Sustain in it a plant within 30 minutes, then wash out in flowing water.
4. It is also possible to use 3% solution of peroxide of hydrogen. It is possible to buy it in pharmacy. In this case pour in 10 milligrams of solution in capacity with 1 liter of water. It is enough to ship a plant for 5 minutes, then also to rinse in flowing water.
5. One more method of disinfection: to use solution of a methylene blue. It is required to take 0.5 grams of dry medicine and to dissolve in 1 liter of hot water. Solution has to have pale blue color. Cool it to room temperature. Then place in plant solution, sustain within 10 minutes. After that wash out in warm water.
6. In specialized shops it is possible to buy ready means for disinfection of plants and aquarian accessories and to follow the instruction written on packing. Then it is also necessary to wash out properly plants in warm water.
7. After this plant it is necessary to examine, remove carefully died-off and damaged leaves and other parts. Too big bushes should be divided, to cut very long backs. It stimulates their growth and gives a decorative look to an aquarium.