To normalize the emotional atmosphere in the house or work room, as well as to attract financial well-being and stability, interior designers are recommended to install artificial reservoirs - aquariums. In order for this item to bring exclusive benefit emotions, it is necessary to deal with all its choice and installation, but also to the design.
In modern specialized stores for this event, you can buy a wide range of products of various purposes, including algae. It is from water plants that the aesthetic appearance of the reservoir depends, and from the care technology - the amount of time that the host will be given to maintain order in it.
To minimize this indicator, professional aquaries recommend paying attention to an unpretentious aquatic water plant - Wallisnere.
Description
Valisneria is a perennial aquarium plant, which refers to the family of waterfront. In natural conditions, this species grows in the tropics, subtropics and regions with a temperate climate. Water plant feels comfortable in all types of water bodies. Due to its decorative, wide range of colors and diverse forms of Valisnaria has become a popular and popular plant among aquarists.
The appearance of the culture resembles long ribbons, which, turning to the surface of the water, begin to shame it.
The dimensional row of leaves is in the range from 50 cm to 2 meters, and their color can be both green and green with a reddish tint. The length of the fine and flexible root system can reach 10 cm. Leaves and mustache take their origin at the root neck.
Because of its belonging to bombstorm plants, Valisnaria has inexpressive and unattractive flowers, which consist of small whites with white leaves and a yellow middle collected in high inflorescences.
Due to the fact that the length of the plants exceeds the depth of the reservoir, their pollination occurs, after which all female inflorescences fall under water, where the ripening and disclosure of the multi-free box occurs.
Advantages and disadvantages
Like any plant, Wallinia has a number of advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages:
- high aesthetic indicators;
- rapid receipt of young processes;
- unpretentious;
- purification of water from harmful and toxic substances;
- enrichment of water oxygen;
- The presence of several subspecies.
Disadvantages:
- the need for regular thinning;
- the inability to grown in water with the content of heavy metals;
- Need to use additional lighting.
Views
In the natural habitat, biologists have more than 10 species of this algae, which differ in the following indicators:
- Length and width of the sheet plate;
- color spectrum;
- type of depths;
- Sheet form.
The main feature of Wallisnery is a change in the appearance after the habitat change.
For landscaping of domestic water bodies and artificial ponds, various types of valvesnaria can be used.
- Spiral - Beautiful plant, whose female blooms take the shape of a spiral. The maximum height of the sheet plates with smallcopilic edges is 90 cm, and the width can reach up to 15 mm. The pollination process occurs on the surface of the water due to direct contact of female and male inflorescences.
- Giant - High plant with saturated green leaves that grow whole beams. The maximum height of the sheet plates is 2 meters, and the width can reach 40 mm. This species is used only for very large home tanks or decorative ponds. To prevent clogging aquarium, experts recommend this algae to plant only in the corners of the tank or parallel to the back wall.
- Tiger - Beautiful view, on the surface of the leaves of which black dots and stripes are clearly visible, resembling a print of the tiger skins. It is thanks to such a feature of subspecies and got its name. The height of the pale green leaves does not exceed 100 cm.
- American - a mellite subspecies, in one outlet of which a large number of leaves are formed, on the form resembling soft tapes. On all sheet plates you can see the saw edges. On green leaves, red spotted shapeless splashes are noticeable. In comfortable growing conditions, the height of the sheet can reach 1 meter, and its width is 25 mm. This subspecies is widely used to decorate the rear wall of transparent aquariums.
- Asian - The subspecies, the birthplace of which is Asia (Japan). The maximum height of the bush is 50 cm, and its diameter can reach up to 10 cm. To increase the aesthetic indicators, florists are recommended to simultaneously plant 2-3 bushes.
- Vallisneria Nana. - Dwarf subspecies, has very thin leaves of a saturated green shade. The maximum height of the plant in artificial water bodies is in the range from 30 to 50 cm, but in nature it can be seen algae up to 70 cm high. With a compact location and a small height of algae do not interfere with the penetration of light into the aquarium and do not become an obstacle in the free movement of fish.
Growing
Despite the high level of decorative, this grade of algae is an unpretentious plant that needs a minimal number of attention and strength. Wallinia is an ideal plant for novice aquarists who, by purchasing a small bush of this algae, will be able without much trouble get a large number of young processes for landscaping their home reservoir.
Due to the high growth intensity of algae, its content consists of regular feeding, weeding and thinning of green plantings.
The most suitable soil for young shoots is a major sand or medium gravel, the diameter of which should not exceed 0.5 cm. The thickness of the soil layer should not be less than 40 mm. Unpretentious algae does not need neither peat, nor in clay - the nutrient medium for it serve ascending suspension, fallen leaves and residues of the vital activity of the water inhabitants. The main thing in the process of landing leave the root neck on the surface of the soil.
In order to get beautiful and healthy green plantings, florists are recommended to regularly conduct feeding.
In specialized stores, you can purchase special fertilizers in the form of tablets or thick pastes that need to be laid near the root system. A weekly change of 30 percent of water has a positive effect on algae. Additional enrichment of plants with carbon dioxide can not be carried out.
Basic water parameters:
- Temperature range - from +20 to +25 degrees Celsius;
- acidity level - no more than 7 units;
- The hardness indicator should not be more than 8.
To prevent pulling plantings and fake appearance, it is necessary to ensure intensive coverage of the reservoir within 12 hours.
In the aquarium, a filtration system must be installed, which will help remove the following impurities, provoking a number of irreparable problems:
- calcium salts - the formation of solid and brittle tips, which are quickly deformed;
- rust - rotting and death of a whole plant;
- Antibiotics - reduced resilience to various diseases.
In order to reduce the thickness of the plantations, it is necessary to constantly carry out their thinning. Experts are not recommended to carry out partial trimming of sheet plates. This procedure may not affect the plant and provoke the death of the entire bush. It is better to delete the entire outlet along with the roots.
The following adverse factors can slow down the growth and reproduction of this algae:
- Low temperature water or frequent temperature fluctuations;
- Low light level;
- the presence of incompatible plants in one section;
- lack of nutrient trace elements;
- the presence of nitrates and phosphates;
- the presence of medicines in the water for the treatment of fish and other types of algae;
- The use of unfiltered water.
Conducting and cleaning the aquarium, it is necessary to observe maximum caution in order not to damage the hands about the very sharp edges of the leaves.
Reproduction
For young algae You can use two methods of reproduction:
- seminal;
- vegetative.
The seed method provides for joint landing of male and female copies, which during the flowering period must be trained on the surface of the water. After some time, seed boxes are formed on women's algae, which gradually fall under the water and are revealed there, throwing seed material into the ground. This method is not popular and used very rarely.
For home reproduction, it is necessary to pay attention to the vegetative acquisition of new plants, which involves planting into the soil of young shoots formed on the mustache.
Florists recommend initially to pull small children, without separating them from the mother's bush, and only after the appearance of several new sheet plates, it is safe to cut them off from the mustache and plant them in the planned place. Thanks to this method, it is possible not only to get a large number of young algae, but also in a short period of time to lace large water spaces. Within 12 months, about 100 shoots can be planted from one bush.
Aquarium with alive fish and algae is the same pet as a cat, a dog or a parrot. In order for all the inhabitants of the artificial reservoir to feel comfortable and pleased with their owners, it is necessary to make a considerable amount of strength, time and financial resources. Before you go to the store, you need to carefully examine all the rules for the care of the dwellings of the home reservoir.
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