A guide to aquarium lighting and plants

Aquarium plants are as important to aquariums as water is to fish. Aquarium plants add more life to aquarium and make it look nice when completing the aquarium community structure.

The most important thing to keep in mind with plants is to form a attractive background, leaving ample space for peaceful fish can swim and be seen. The type of tall grass cover is best planted at intervals in rows, while feathers look best when they are clustered in small groups, making them appear like branching bushes.

When planting rooted plants, keep the tip of the cluster of roots between the thumb and second finger and rest in the sand. Now, with the index finger, push the top of the roots (where they join the stem) about 2 cm in the sand. Without moving a finger scrape with the thumb and finger some sand over any uncovered portion of the root.

By putting in the plants without cluster roots, the method described above is repeated, but this time the lower ends of the stems are placed together and treated exactly as if they were roots.

It is important that the surface of the water should be to the bottom edge of the upper plate of the tank, so that looking from the front surface of the water can not be seen and the viewer has the impression that there is no water in the aquarium. If the level drops below the upper iron tank looks like a container water.

Aquarium Lighting is also important for aquarium plants

This depends largely on whether you intend to grow successfully plants or not. The lack of light causes goldfish to disappear and clanch-red to pink, green and white. The two main methods of lighting aquarium are by the incandescent and fluorescent.

The total amount of light you need is a matter of trial and error. Too much light to turn green water, little will prevent the growth of plants.

Lighting can be a combination of natural or artificial or both. The best position is near a window facing north. This should provide the ideal amount of indirect light a be supplemented with artificial light.

The lighting should be housed in wood constructed stylishly with the furniture and placing it above the tank. if there is no natural day light, the lights should be left in approximately eight hours per day.

If the water turns green, you cut the light.

The best light to shine an aquarium coming from behind.

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