The content of aquarium fish is quite troublesome. And one of the most common problems encountered by fish lovers is a brown coating on the walls of the aquarium, soil and plants. It not only spoils the aesthetic appearance of the aquarium, but also indicates the presence of some problems in it.
And it is nothing else than diatoms. They look like a brown coating in an aquarium, and can cover its walls, stones, plants and decorative ornaments. The reason for their appearance can serve as:
- insufficient amount of light;
- wrong combination of the spectra of red and blue light;
- aeration of water without filter with irregular removal of residues of fodder and excrement. From this, a suspension settles on the glasses, which contributes to the development of algae.
In addition, diatoms are very often formed in new aquariums and disappear on their own after 2-3 weeks.
But to answer the question, why in your aquarium there was a raid it is necessary to try independently, having analyzed a concrete situation.
How to clean the aquarium from a raid?
The simplest way to combat diatoms is to purchase live "aquarium cleaners". These include young antsistrusov, ototsiklyusov, girinoheylyusa, as well as horned or tiger snails.
Also, if a brown coating appears in the aquarium, it can be liquefied with the help of chemicals. With the choice of these tools, sellers help in any pet shop.
And, of course, do not forget about the simplest (but rather laborious) way to struggle for the purity of an aquarium - it's cleaning. The glass can be cleaned with a scraper, and the decorative elements - pull out and rinse in the water left after the replacement.
But in any case it is necessary to determine the source of the formation of the raid and, if possible, to eliminate it.