Ngokungafani okungajwayelekile, ama- aquariums ahlelwe ngenye indlela ye-substrate ehlanganisa phansi ithangi. I-substrate itholakala ezihlukahlukene zombala nezinto zokwakha, enikeza abanikazi be-aquarium izinketho eziningi zokhetho lapho behlela i-aquarium.
Ngoba i- substrate ayilula ukushintsha njengamanye ama-decors ku-aquarium, kuwukuhlakanipha ukuchitha isikhathi esithile ukhetha uhlobo nombala we-substrate ngaphambi kokusetha itangi.
Inhloso ye-Substrate
I-substrate isebenza ngezinhloso eziningana; ezinye ziyisihluthulelo semvelo enempilo, kanti ezinye ziyizinto ezihlelekile.
- I-substrate isebenza indima emjikelezweni we-nitrogen ngokusebenza njenge-medium lapho amabhaktheriya azuzayo akhula khona futhi akhule. Nakuba i-substrate ayiyona yodwa impi yale mabhaktheriya abalulekile, yilapho inani elikhulu lihlala khona. Ngaphezu kokusekela ama-colonies ama-bacteria, i-substrate nayo iyimidiya yezitshalo ezibukhoma ukuze zithole izimpande futhi zidwebe izakhi. Izitshalo ezikhethekile ezitholakalayo ezihlinzeka izakhi ezisemqoka zezitshalo eziphilayo.
- I-substrate idala indawo engokwemvelo yokudoba, futhi kubaluleke kakhulu izinhlanzi ezifana nokugubha. Izinhlobo ezihlala phansi zijabulela ukukhula kwe-rooting ku-substrate ukuze kube nezidumbu zokudla eziwile lapho. I-substrate nayo ingenza izinhlanzi zizizwe ziphephile, ngoba azibonakali ezinye izinhlanzi kuleli tangi njengoba ingilazi ingakwazi. Umbala ohlotshisiwe we-substrate ufaka kumzwelo wokuphepha. Ezinye izinhlobo zezinhlanzi zihlakaza amaqanda azo phansi kwetangi. Uma i-tank phansi ingabonakali, amaqanda abonakala ngokucacile futhi kungenzeka ukuthi adliwe yinhlanzi endala. I-substrate enezimoto izosiza ukwenza amaqanda angabonakali kangako. Uma i-substrate inkulu ngokwanele, amanye amaqanda ayowela phakathi kwezikhala ezivulekile futhi avikelwe.
- I-substrate ifaka isandla ekuthandeni jikelele kokuhlelwa kwe-aquarium. Uma kuhlangene nezitshalo, amatshe, izinkukhu ezikhukhulayo, nezinye izinhlobonhlobo, kudala indawo ebonakalayo ejabulisayo iso futhi inomphumela wokutholisa jikelele. I-aquarium eyenziwe kahle iyaziwa ukuthi inenzuzo enhle yezempilo nalabo abayibukayo. Ukukhetha i-hue ye-substrate eyancoma izinhlanzi zakho zingabonisa ngokucacile imibala yabo.
I-Substrate Material
I-substrate itholakala ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto zokwakha. Kodwa-ke, iningi labanikazi be-aquarium bakhetha imidwebo ejwayelekile etholakala kalula ezitolo zezilwane. Ihluzo lifika ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, imibala, ngisho nokuma. Noma yimuphi umdwebo ophawulwe ukusetshenziswa kwe-aquarium uphathwa. Eceleni kwegravel, isanti ingenye yezinye izinqumo ezivame ukucatshangelwa. Inhlanzi ejabulela ukugwedla iyakuthanda kakhulu i-sand substrate. Enye i-substrate esetshenziswa ngokuvamile i-coral echotshoziwe, enegalelo lokukhulisa i-pH nokukhulisa amandla okubhoboza amanzi. Lokhu kuyasiza kakhulu lapho ugcina izinhlobo ezithile zama-cichlids ezikhetha amanzi anama-alkali anzima.
Ngezinye izikhathi idwala elikhulu lomfula lisetshenziselwa ngokwayo noma ngegridi ngaphansi kwalo. Idwala liyakhanga futhi lenze indawo yokumvelo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ama-marble akude nemvelo. Kodwa-ke, zivame ukusetshenziselwa lapho kuzaliswa amaqanda ngezinhlobo zezinhlanzi. Amaqanda azowa phakathi kwamabhulebhu futhi angaphumeli inhlanzi endala, abajabulela ukudla amaqanda amnandi asetshenziswe ngokushesha. Ama-marble asetshenziselwa ezitsheni zezinhlanzi, okwenza kube lula ukugcinwa. Uma izitshalo eziphilayo zigcinwa ethandeni, kuvamile ukusebenzisa i-laterite noma i-vermiculite njenge-substrate.
Lezi zinto zingagcina futhi zikhulule izakhi ezibalulekile zezitshalo eziphilayo. Zivame ukusetshenziswa njengengqimba engezansi ye-substrate futhi igcwele ungqimba lwegridi.
I-Substrate Quantity
I-substrate ivame ukugcwaliswa ukujula cishe kweyodwa nengxenye kuya kwamasentimitha amabili. Ukujula okungeziwe kungagunyazwa uma ugcina izitshalo eziphilayo ezikhiqiza izimpande ezinamandla, futhi zidinga ukujula. Uma usebenzisa isihlabathi, ukujula kuncane kakhulu, kububanzi be-inch kuya ku-intshi nengxenye. Ngaphezu kwalokho kungabangela izingxenye ze-anaerobic ezinenkinga. Lokhu kuyiqiniso nangaphansi kwe-gravel substrate egcwala kakhulu.
Umbala we-Substrate
Umbala yisihloko esivame ukuphakamisa izingxoxo ezishisayo. Abanye bazizwa ngokuqinile ukuthi umbala we-substrate kufanele ulingise izindawo zemvelo, kuyilapho abanye bakhetha umbala we-substrate ngokusekelwe ekuthandweni kwabo - i-pink ekhanyayo, i-neon blue, i-fire injini ebomvu noma iminye imibala.
Ngokusobala, lawo akuwona imibala yemvelo edoba isipiliyoni semvelo, kepha ngeke ilimaze ngqo izakhamuzi ze-aquarium. Uma wenza umsebenzi omuhle wokunakekela inhlanzi, umbala we-substrate uyinkinga encane. Izinhlanzi eziningi ziyakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezimo, kanti uma zigcinwe esitini eligcinwe kahle ngezimo ezifanele zamanzi nokudla okuhle, zizokwenza kahle kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umbala we-substrate.