Blue Green algae is actually bacteria covering the surface of plants and objects in the aquarium forming a blue green coat that looks like algae.
Once Cyanobacteria appear in the aquarium, if not resolved they might cover everything up and cause disaster. They saffocate the plants thus rotting them down causing low oxygen levels which might [...]
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Written By: aquariumecology on January 11, 2010 No Comment
Blue Green algae is actually bacteria covering the surface of plants and objects in the aquarium forming a blue green coat that looks like algae.
Once Cyanobacteria appear in the aquarium, if not resolved they might cover everything up and cause disaster. They saffocate the plants thus rotting them down causing low oxygen levels which might [...] -
Written By: aquariumecology on August 11, 2009 No Comment
This is by far the most successful method, used by all famous aquascapers in the hobby to create stunning planted aquariums. The injection of pressurized CO2 has evolved to the point of being controlled and monitored electronically. The complete system is composed by a high pressure bottle, a regulator, a control valve, the Ph controller [...]
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Written By: aquariumecology on August 11, 2009 No Comment
The injection of CO2 is an essential part of a successful planted aquarium. It is an integral part of the equation of photosynthesis and can also aid in the chemistry of the aquarium by changing its Ph. CO2 can be added using different methods but only one is considered to be the most efficient and [...]
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Written By: aquariumecology on August 11, 2009 No Comment
The light requirements of a tank are simple once the decision is made, of what plants will be grown. There are low light plants, medium light plants and high light plants. The amount of light in a tank is normally measured by watts litter but it is said that the best way is to measure [...]
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Written By: aquariumecology on August 11, 2009 No Comment
There are three ways to keep your tank warm
First is the normal heater that is placed into the tank and starts heating the water as soon as it drops down a specific temperature.
The second way is to attach a heater onto the inlet or outlet [...]
Written By: aquariumecology on January 11, 2010
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Written By: aquariumecology on August 18, 2009
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Aquatic Scapers Europe have finally anounced the winners of the contest. The contest had 117 entries where 32 were for the Nano competition and 85 for the normal competition. Aquascapers from around the world entered the contest and specifically from the following countries: Australia (1), Bulgaria (5), China (13), Denmark (2), Brazil (10), France (7), [...]
Written By: aquariumecology on August 18, 2009
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Breeding Angelfish is a wonderful experience that every aquarium hobbyist should experience at least once. Angelfish are very colourful characters in a tropical freshwater aquarium and are considered as a must in a community aquarium. These fish usually pair up quite quickly ad soon as they are placed into the tank provided there is a [...]
Written By: aquariumecology on August 18, 2009
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There are three fertilization techniques. The most novice technique is to buy a bottle of micronutrients and a bottle of macronutrients from your local pet shop and follow the dosing instructions on the bottle. This is not the best of ways since the concentration of each nutrient in the bottles is not known so quantity [...]
Written By: aquariumecology on August 18, 2009
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Plants require micronutrients and macronutrients. When both are readily available to plants and assuming light requirements and CO2 requirements are met, then plants grow healthy and beautiful. However if any of the nutrients is not in balance then plants show symptoms of the nutrient deficiency and algae might appear rapidly within days. Below is a [...]
