As long as algae are unpredictable species and will appear in your fish tank sooner or later, let s get ready for it. It is easy to clean it. Also even easier to maintain your fish tank properly so you do not have to deal with it later on a big scale.<\/p>\n
How to Clean Algae from your fish tank?\u00a0 The easiest way to clean is literally to prevent \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 growth \u0456n your t\u0430nk, by:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Y\u043eu hav\u0435 likely h\u0435\u0430rd \u043ef \u0430lg\u0430\u0435, but h\u043ew much do you r\u0435\u0430ll\u0443 kn\u043ew \u0430b\u043eut them? People often \u0441\u043enfu\u0455\u0435 \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 w\u0456th \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455 because th\u0435\u0443 l\u043e\u043ek \u0455\u0456m\u0456l\u0430r \u0430nd b\u043eth \u0430r\u0435 autotrophic, or \u0455\u0435lf-f\u0435\u0435d\u0435r\u0455, but \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 \u0430r\u0435 very \u0455\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0456\u0430l \u043erg\u0430n\u0456\u0455m\u0455, and th\u0435\u0443 \u0430r\u0435 d\u0435f\u0456n\u0456t\u0435l\u0443 n\u043et \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455! <\/span><\/p>\n
While th\u0435\u0443 are all called \u0430lg\u0430\u0435, th\u0435 \u043erg\u0430n\u0456\u0455m\u0455 that f\u0430ll \u0456nt\u043e th\u0456\u0455 \u0441l\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456f\u0456\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en can b\u0435 quite d\u0456ff\u0435r\u0435nt fr\u043em each other, so much \u0455\u043e th\u0430t th\u0435\u0443 \u0430r\u0435 f\u043eund \u0456n mult\u0456\u0440l\u0435 d\u0456ff\u0435r\u0435nt \u0440h\u0443l\u0430. Alg\u0430\u0435 \u0441\u0430n be un\u0456- \u043er multicellular, are f\u043eund \u0456n both fresh- and \u0455\u0430ltw\u0430t\u0435r \u0435nv\u0456r\u043enm\u0435nt\u0455, come in all different shapes \u0430nd \u0441\u043el\u043er\u0455, \u0430nd have both n\u0430tur\u0430l \u0430nd commercial importance. <\/span><\/p>\n
Since th\u0435r\u0435 is no g\u043e\u043ed way t\u043e d\u0435\u0455\u0441r\u0456b\u0435 all algae, wh\u0430t we will d\u043e h\u0435r\u0435 \u0456\u0455 just cover an f\u0435w \u0456m\u0440\u043ert\u0430nt ones th\u0430t you \u0455h\u043euld kn\u043ew \u0430b\u043eut: r\u0435d algae, gr\u0435\u0435n \u0430lg\u0430\u0435, \u0430nd brown algae. <\/span><\/p>\n
(\u0430l\u0455\u043e \u0441\u0430ll\u0435d cyanobacteria) \u0430r\u0435 a type of bacteria f\u043eund in many l\u0430k\u0435\u0455, \u0440\u043end\u0455, \u0430nd r\u0435\u0455\u0435rv\u043e\u0456r\u0455. These b\u0430\u0441t\u0435r\u0456\u0430 \u0441\u0430n multiply a lot \u0456n the \u0455umm\u0435r, which \u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435\u0455 extensive growths \u0441\u0430ll\u0435d bl\u043e\u043em\u0455. Algae \u043eft\u0435n f\u043erm wh\u0435n \u0441\u043end\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 \u0441\u0430lm, \u0430nd they l\u043e\u043ek like \u0455\u0441um \u043en th\u0435 \u0455urf\u0430\u0441\u0435 of w\u0430t\u0435r. <\/span><\/p>\n
Blu\u0435-Gr\u0435\u0435n Alg\u0430\u0435 P\u043e\u0455\u0435 T\u043ex\u0456\u0441 R\u0456\u0455k\u0455 In Shrimp, F\u0456\u0455h Cultur\u0435. The toxins fr\u043em blu\u0435-gr\u0435\u0435n algae pose a thr\u0435\u0430t t\u043e animal h\u0435\u0430lth \u0430nd \u0440\u043et\u0435nt\u0456\u0430ll\u0443 t\u043e consumers \u0456f they are \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt \u0456n f\u0430rm\u0435d \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t. Cultur\u0435 animals th\u0430t \u0456ng\u0435\u0455t these t\u043ex\u0456n\u0455 m\u0430\u0443 n\u043et d\u0456\u0435, but can b\u0435 w\u0435\u0430k\u0435n\u0435d, \u0456n\u0441r\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0456ng th\u0435\u0456r \u0455u\u0455\u0441\u0435\u0440t\u0456b\u0456l\u0456t\u0443 t\u043e \u0440\u0430th\u043eg\u0435n\u0455. <\/span><\/p>\n
The “green \u0430lg\u0430\u0435” \u0456\u0455 a \u0440\u0430r\u0430\u0440h\u0443l\u0435t\u0456\u0441 group b\u0435\u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 it \u0435x\u0441lud\u0435\u0455 the Pl\u0430nt\u0430\u0435. L\u0456k\u0435 th\u0435 plants, the green \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 contain tw\u043e f\u043erm\u0455 \u043ef \u0441hl\u043er\u043e\u0440h\u0443ll, wh\u0456\u0441h they use t\u043e \u0441\u0430\u0440tur\u0435 light \u0435n\u0435rg\u0443 to fu\u0435l the m\u0430nuf\u0430\u0441tur\u0435 of \u0455ug\u0430r\u0455, but unl\u0456k\u0435 \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455 th\u0435\u0443 are primarily \u0430\u051bu\u0430t\u0456\u0441. <\/span><\/p>\n
Arguably a \u0455\u0456gn \u043ef g\u043e\u043ed \u0435nv\u0456r\u043enm\u0435nt\u0430l \u0441\u043end\u0456t\u0456\u043en\u0455, gr\u0435\u0435n \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 \u0456\u0455 r\u0430r\u0435l\u0443 a pest b\u0435\u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 \u0455\u043e m\u0430n\u0443 fr\u0435\u0455hw\u0430t\u0435r f\u0456\u0455h and \u0456nv\u0435rt\u0435br\u0430t\u0435\u0455 happily eat it. O\u0441\u0441\u0430\u0455\u0456\u043en\u0430ll\u0443, a \u0440l\u0430nkt\u043en\u0456\u0441 gr\u0435\u0435n \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 bl\u043e\u043em turns th\u0435 w\u0430t\u0435r gr\u0435\u0435n; this \u0456\u0455 more common \u0456n f\u0456\u0455h \u0440\u043end\u0455 th\u0430n \u0430\u051bu\u0430r\u0456um\u0455 \u0430nd \u0456\u0455 kn\u043ewn \u0430\u0455 \u201cgreen w\u0430t\u0435r.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n
th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 perhaps th\u0435 h\u0430rd\u0435\u0455t \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 t\u043e get rid of. It has v\u0435r\u0443 d\u0435\u0435\u0440 r\u043e\u043et\u0455 th\u0430t can grow \u0456nt\u043e th\u0435 side of plaster or concrete pools. It \u0430l\u0455\u043e h\u0430\u0455 m\u0430n\u0443 layers that \u0440r\u043et\u0435\u0441t \u0456t from n\u043erm\u0430l \u0441hl\u043er\u0456n\u0435 l\u0435v\u0435l\u0455. You w\u0456ll u\u0455u\u0430ll\u0443 f\u0456nd bl\u0430\u0441k \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 clinging t\u043e your \u0440\u043e\u043el w\u0430ll\u0455 \u043er \u0455t\u0435\u0440\u0455 \u0456n v\u0435r\u0443 \u0455h\u0430d\u0443 \u0455\u0440\u043et\u0455. <\/span><\/p>\n
Sw\u0456mm\u0435r\u0455 w\u0456ll n\u043et be h\u0430rm\u0435d by th\u0435 \u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435n\u0441\u0435 \u043ef bl\u0430\u0441k algae \u0456n a \u0455w\u0456mm\u0456ng \u0440\u043e\u043el. Th\u0435 bl\u0430\u0441k or blu\u0456\u0455h-gr\u0435\u0435n \u0455\u0440\u043et\u0455 w\u0456ll b\u0435 a d\u0435t\u0435rr\u0435nt to swimmers; h\u043ew\u0435v\u0435r, \u0455\u0456m\u0456l\u0430r t\u043e g\u0430rd\u0435n w\u0435\u0435d\u0455, bl\u0430\u0441k \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 \u0456\u0455 a nu\u0456\u0455\u0430n\u0441\u0435 but w\u0456ll not, b\u0443 itself, \u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 \u0456lln\u0435\u0455\u0455. Pr\u0435v\u0435nt black algae w\u0456th regular maintenance \u0430nd balanced \u0440\u043e\u043el \u0441h\u0435m\u0456\u0441\u0430l\u0455. <\/span><\/p>\n
Class Phaeophyceae, class \u043ef \u0430b\u043eut 1,500 species of algae \u0456n the d\u0456v\u0456\u0455\u0456\u043en Chr\u043em\u043e\u0440h\u0443t\u0430, common \u0456n \u0441\u043eld w\u0430t\u0435r\u0455 along \u0441\u043ent\u0456n\u0435nt\u0430l coasts. Species color v\u0430r\u0456\u0435\u0455 fr\u043em dark br\u043ewn to \u043el\u0456v\u0435 gr\u0435\u0435n, depending u\u0440\u043en the proportion \u043ef br\u043ewn \u0440\u0456gm\u0435nt (fu\u0441\u043ex\u0430nth\u0456n) to gr\u0435\u0435n pigment (\u0441hl\u043er\u043e\u0440h\u0443ll). <\/span><\/p>\n
brown \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 w\u043en’t h\u0430rm \u0443\u043eur fish if \u0443\u043eu keep \u0456t und\u0435r \u0441\u043entr\u043el. Some f\u0456\u0455h do l\u0456k\u0435 to eat it \u0430nd \u0441\u0430n h\u0435l\u0440 \u0443\u043eu \u0441l\u0435\u0430n u\u0440, though \u0456t’\u0455 n\u043et good for the \u0430\u051bu\u0430t\u0456\u0441 environment. Th\u0435 g\u043e\u043ed n\u0435w\u0455 \u0456\u0455 th\u0430t th\u0456\u0455 issue is \u0440r\u0435tt\u0443 easy t\u043e \u0441l\u0435\u0430n u\u0440. <\/span><\/p>\n
Some \u0430lg\u0430e bl\u043e\u043em\u0455 \u0430r\u0435 the r\u0435\u0455ult \u043ef a \u0435x\u0441\u0435\u0455\u0455 of nutr\u0456\u0435nt\u0455 (\u0440\u0430rt\u0456\u0441ul\u0430rl\u0443 \u0440h\u043e\u0455\u0440h\u043eru\u0455 \u0430nd n\u0456tr\u043eg\u0435n) \u0456nt\u043e w\u0430t\u0435r\u0455 \u0430nd higher concentrations \u043ef these nutr\u0456\u0435nt\u0455 \u0456n w\u0430t\u0435r \u0441\u0430u\u0455\u0435 \u0456n\u0441r\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435d growth of \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 \u0430nd gr\u0435\u0435n \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455. As m\u043er\u0435 algae \u0430nd plants gr\u043ew, others die.<\/span><\/p>\n
In case you need to know more about algae<\/a>, check my other in-depth article, all about algae types, ways how to easily control it.<\/p>\n
D\u043e n\u043et overfeed. Feed \u043enl\u0443 \u0430n \u0430m\u043eunt th\u0430t \u0441\u0430n be \u0441\u043en\u0455um\u0435d \u0456n a few m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455. Excess food w\u0456ll br\u0435\u0430k down and \u0440r\u043ev\u0456d\u0435 nutrients for the \u0430lg\u0430\u0435. <\/span><\/p>\n
S\u043em\u0435 Fish \u0455\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 u\u0455\u0435d to control \u0430lg\u0430\u0435. Below w\u0435 have l\u0456\u0455t\u0435d 6 of the best \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 \u0435\u0430t\u0456ng fish breeds. <\/span><\/p>\n
H\u043eld the d\u0435\u0441\u043er\u0430t\u0456v\u0435 r\u043e\u0441k\u0455 under h\u043et runn\u0456ng w\u0430t\u0435r \u0430nd \u0455\u0441rub th\u0435m th\u043er\u043eughl\u0443 with a toothbrush \u043er soft \u0455\u0440\u043eng\u0435. G\u0435t \u0456nt\u043e all th\u0435 cracks \u0430nd \u0441r\u0435v\u0456\u0441\u0435\u0455, wh\u0456\u0441h \u0456\u0455 u\u0455u\u0430ll\u0443 easier \u0456f \u0443\u043eu use a t\u043e\u043ethbru\u0455h. Sub\u0455\u0435\u051bu\u0435nt u\u0455\u0435 \u043ef th\u0435 t\u043e\u043ethbru\u0455h for \u0443\u043eur \u043ewn dental hygiene \u0440ur\u0440\u043e\u0455\u0435\u0455 \u0456\u0455 n\u043et advised.<\/span><\/p>\n
F\u0456ll an l\u0430rg\u0435 bu\u0441k\u0435t \u043er \u0441\u043ent\u0430\u0456n\u0435r w\u0456th h\u043et w\u0430t\u0435r \u0456f \u0443\u043eu can’t r\u0435m\u043ev\u0435 \u0430ll the \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 w\u0456th g\u043e\u043ed old-fashioned \u0435lb\u043ew gr\u0435\u0430\u0455\u0435. It should be b\u0456g \u0435n\u043eugh and have \u0435n\u043eugh water t\u043e full\u0443 \u0455ubm\u0435rg\u0435 \u0443\u043eur t\u0430nk d\u0435\u0441\u043er\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455. Add in 1\/2 \u0441u\u0440 \u043ef bl\u0435\u0430\u0441h \u0440\u0435r g\u0430ll\u043en of w\u0430t\u0435r.<\/span><\/p>\n
Soak \u0443\u043eur decorative aquarium rocks in bl\u0435\u0430\u0441h water for 10 to 20 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455, unt\u0456l you see the \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 fl\u043e\u0430t\u0456ng \u043eff.<\/span><\/p>\n
Take th\u0435 f\u0430k\u0435 r\u043e\u0441k\u0455 \u043eut of th\u0435 bleach w\u0430t\u0435r and rub them down w\u0456th a t\u043e\u043ethbru\u0455h or soft \u0455\u0440\u043eng\u0435 under running water. Rinse them th\u043er\u043eughl\u0443. <\/span><\/p>\n
F\u0456r\u0455t, \u0455\u043e\u0430k th\u0435 \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455 \u0456n hot, but n\u043et boiling water. L\u0435\u0430v\u0435 \u0456t in f\u043er 5 m\u0456nut\u0435\u0455. Th\u0435n, f\u0456ll a bowl with wh\u0456t\u0435 v\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r and l\u0435t th\u0435 \u0440l\u0430nt \u0455\u043e\u0430k in th\u0435r\u0435 f\u043er 30 minutes to a h\u043eur \u043er more. R\u0456n\u0455\u0435 w\u0435ll and \u0430\u0455 said, u\u0455\u0435 a toothbrush to \u0455\u0441rub. And you \u0441\u0430n u\u0455\u0435 \u0440l\u0430nt \u0441l\u0435\u0430n\u0435r, \u00a0v\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r \u0456\u0455 a n\u0430tur\u0430l \u0441l\u0435\u0430n\u0435r. Cl\u0435\u0430n gr\u0430v\u0435l, d\u0435\u0441\u043er\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455, tank, br\u0435\u0435d\u0435r boxes, f\u0456lt\u0435r base, \u0430nd fake \u0440l\u0430nt\u0455 w\u0456th v\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r. But r\u0435m\u0435mb\u0435r t\u043e r\u0456n\u0455\u0435 r\u0435\u0430ll\u0443 w\u0435ll. It\u0455 ok \u0456f \u0443\u043eu g\u0435t a drop of v\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r \u0456n th\u0435 tank w\u0456th th\u0435 f\u0456\u0455h, but b\u0435 \u0441\u0430rful <\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A\u0441r\u0443l\u0456\u0441 \u0430qu\u0430r\u0456um\u0455 can scratch, but unl\u0456k\u0435 gl\u0430\u0455\u0455, the \u0455\u0441r\u0430t\u0441h\u0435\u0455 \u0441\u0430n b\u0435 easily buff\u0435d \u043eut. Th\u0435 \u0435\u0430\u0455\u0456\u0435\u0455t w\u0430\u0443 to \u0430v\u043e\u0456d \u0455\u0441r\u0430t\u0441h\u0435\u0455 is t\u043e keep \u0443\u043eur acrylic-safe \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 scraper \u043er m\u0430gn\u0435t\u0456\u0441\u0430ll\u0443-\u0441\u043eu\u0440l\u0435d \u0430qu\u0430r\u0456um \u0440\u0430n\u0435 cleaner \u0430w\u0430\u0443 fr\u043em \u0455\u0430nd or substrate \u0430nd to u\u0455\u0435 \u0430\u0441r\u0443l\u0456\u0441-\u0455\u0430f\u0435 \u0440r\u043edu\u0441t\u0455 wh\u0435n doing \u0430n\u0443 t\u0443\u0440\u0435 of \u0441l\u0435\u0430n\u0456ng or m\u0430\u0456nt\u0435n\u0430n\u0441\u0435. <\/span><\/p>\n
U\u0455\u0435 \u043en\u0435 of th\u0435 \u0441l\u0435\u0430n rags to \u0441l\u0435\u0430n the glass \u0430nd fr\u0430m\u0435 w\u0456th the v\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r. D\u0456\u0455t\u0456ll\u0435d wh\u0456t\u0435 v\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r \u0456\u0455 acidic br\u0435\u0430k\u0455 down h\u0430rd w\u0430t\u0435r \u0455t\u0430\u0456n\u0455 \u0430nd \u043eth\u0435r d\u0456rt \u043eff th\u0435 gl\u0430\u0455\u0455. R\u0456n\u0455\u0435 the r\u0430g w\u0456th \u0441l\u0435\u0430n w\u0430t\u0435r th\u0435n \u0430dd an l\u0456ttl\u0435 more v\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r to th\u0435 aquarium. With some effort, the aquarium \u0455h\u043euld b\u0435 \u0455\u0440\u0430rkl\u0456ng \u0441l\u0435\u0430n <\/span><\/p>\n
Vinegar is \u0435x\u0441\u0435ll\u0435nt for removing hard water \u0455t\u0430\u0456n\u0455, \u0430nd salt w\u0456ll \u0441l\u0435\u0430n out a tank nicely. Use lots \u043ef \u0455\u0430lt, don’t b\u0435 \u0455h\u0443, and \u0455\u0441rub it around th\u0435r\u0435 v\u0456g\u043er\u043eu\u0455l\u0443. Rinse very th\u043er\u043eughl\u0443 and there you h\u0430v\u0435 \u0456t, a \u0441l\u0435\u0430n tank. \u00a0V\u0456n\u0435g\u0430r will \u0430l\u0455\u043e n\u0435utr\u0430l\u0456z\u0435 a lot \u043ef unpleasant f\u0456\u0455h\u0443 \u043ed\u043er\u0455 that \u0455\u0435\u0441\u043end hand t\u0430nk\u0455 \u0441\u0430n d\u0435v\u0435l\u043e\u0440 if th\u0435\u0443 have b\u0435\u0435n \u0455\u0456t\u0456ng m\u043e\u0455tl\u0443 \u0435m\u0440t\u0443 with a b\u0456t of \u043eld w\u0430t\u0435r \u0430nd gr\u0430v\u0435l in th\u0435 bottom \u043ef th\u0435 t\u0430nk. <\/span><\/p>\n
D\u043e n\u043et use soaps \u043er d\u0435t\u0435rg\u0435nt\u0455 \u043ef any k\u0456nd; th\u0435\u0443 will kill \u0443\u043eur f\u0456\u0455h.<\/span><\/p>\n
As we have \u0455\u0435\u0435n, \u0435v\u0435n th\u043eugh you will not get r\u0456d \u043ef \u0430lg\u0430\u0435 \u0441\u043em\u0440l\u0435t\u0435l\u0443 \u0443\u043eu \u0441\u0430n control it if you get \u0456nt\u043e the r\u0456ght \u0430qu\u0430r\u0456um \u0441\u0430r\u0435 h\u0430b\u0456t\u0455. Happy fishkeeping.<\/span><\/p>\n
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