Several ornamental algae that can be raised as aquatic plants

Generally speaking, aquatic plant players stay away from algae, but there are several special algae plants that can be raised in grass tanks like ordinary aquatic plants, which not only have the effect of beautification, but also absorb a large amount of excess nutrients and prevent the growth of other algae. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

These algae include the green algal globule of Chaetaceae, the full sky star of Characeae, and the dark red moss of Rhododendron.

Green algae ball

Alias: Chlorella vulgaris

Difficulty: easy

Lighting requirements: medium

Plant species: algae

Species and genera: Cercosporaceae

Growth rate: slow

Suitable water quality: PH 6.0-8.5, GH 2-18

Suitable water temperature: 5-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2:NO?

Any of various green, filamentous algae that form loose spherical or irregular clumps at the bottom of the water. The filaments are slender and flexible and dense as villi. It can adapt to a wide range of changes in water quality, luminosity and temperature, and can be cultivated without adding fertilizer or carbon dioxide; fix it on the surface of sunken wood or rock at the bottom of the aquarium box, rotate it regularly, or gently rub the surface of the algae with your hands when changing water, to shape its spherical appearance. It's not very contagious and doesn't need to be trimmed. This product is a rare algae that can be used to decorate aquariums. It is found only in Japan and Northern Europe. Some merchants take it apart to make a rectangular green carpet for breeding high-end ornamental shrimp, or tie it to sunken wood to make a landscape.

Full of stars:

Difficulty: simple

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: algae

Species and genera: Characeae

Growth rate: fast

Suitable water quality: PH 5.0-8.0, GH 2-18

Suitable water temperature: 18-28 degrees

Do you need to add CO2:NO?

The star is a rare grass species, and nothing is more interesting than its shape like a flower bouquet used to decorate the sky. The branches are slender and translucent, there are many nodes above, and there are "Y" branches at each node. Without leaves, the branches are soft and fragile and break easily. It is not difficult to cultivate, so it is suitable for shrimp and larvae to hide, especially crystal shrimp. Can adapt to a variety of water quality, and withstand the high temperature of nearly 30 degrees. Because this grass has no roots, it can easily be washed away if the current is strong. It has strong water purification ability and can quickly absorb nutrients such as nitrate and phosphate in water.

Red mousse

Alias: dark Red Moss

Difficulty: medium

Lighting requirements: low

Plant species: Moss

Species and genera: Partridge genus of red leaf algae family

Growth rate: slower

Suitable water quality: PH 5.5-6.8, GH 2-10

Suitable water temperature: 20-26 degrees

Do you need to add CO2:NO?

Red Moss is not a kind of Moss, it is a kind of freshwater seaweed that usually grows in coastal mangroves. It can fasten itself firmly to the roots or rocks of mangroves with rhizomatous hyphae and is as climbing as Moss. The plant is film-like translucent, the color is dark red or reddish brown, or dark purple, it does not require high lighting, can grow in low light, and has strong viability, so it will be difficult to remove it completely if it is kept in a grass tank for a long time, unless the tank is turned over. Because it grows at the estuary of rivers and rivers, it can tolerate higher concentration of salt and can be bred without additional carbon dioxide.

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