How to Save Melting Aquarium Plants and Get Rid of Algae
- Aug 13, 2023
- Anshika Mishra
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In this article, we'll walk you through the ways to potentially restore an aquarium that has gone south with excessive algae and melting plants so that you can save money and not buy additional plants.
Saving Your Aquarium
First up, you want to have a glass lid to seal up almost every air gap. The goal here is to keep the moisture packed inside the tank.
Next up, drain down the water level to about 1 inch. The idea is with the lid trapping in all the humidity and having the water level lowered so much; your plants will be able to penetrate the surface of the water to obtain atmospheric CO2 in this setup.
This will help provide an ideal environment for these plants to grow immersed. By doing this, you'll be allowing the plants to bounce back much more easily than if you still have them underwater.
When you lower the water level, most plants will stay completely flat with the water. But with time, they'll start growing vertically.
Melting Plants
If you lower the water level to 1-inch and your plants grow up and out of the water, and you want to raise the water level once they're recovered- you can do that. You shouldn't experience too much melt so long as you have a lif covering most of the air gaps.
The trapped humidity will be high, letting the plants retain their submerged form. You might still get a little bit melting, but the benefits will outweigh the detriments.
Also, if you only have a few inches of water, don't keep your fish in there.
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