Blake's Aquatics

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@curtisarmstrong9124 2 сағат бұрын

Hi Blake 🇬🇧 Curt from uk can you tell me why it's almost impossible to get ozzy blackworms. Love your films keep them coming

@Crystalspets 12 сағат бұрын

I heard of people doing this sounds cool

@rohitdange4226 12 сағат бұрын

Hey buddy, Can i put one bristle nose with single Arowana??

@sengbettabreeder 16 сағат бұрын

Nice video ❤

@LindenEdwards 16 сағат бұрын

Rooibos tea is my go to tea for tanks. Caffeine free and can get loose chunky cut which makes a nice shrimp playground mound haha.

@Nigelaquaticsfish Күн бұрын

Same way you received em pack them bags and wait

@robinglover4278 Күн бұрын

Would that work with shrimp?

@Specogecko Күн бұрын

As long as waster is flowing through it I wouldn’t worry. All the nasty debris if anything provides sources of food for the babies.

@deathcaster3006 Күн бұрын

I use jackfruit leaves , in my city there's thousands of jackfruit trees all over and I get them for free . What I like is it releases the tannins slowly, very slowly unlike tea or Indian almond leaves . Besides it contains various vitamin and aspertic acid . So my Betta tank and also in my main tank I use these leaves. I can see my angels, severums and electric blue acaras have much vibrant colors , not to mention the bettas and guppies. And when the jackfruit leaves get really soft after a few weeks, the severums eat them , sometimes the angels too , I don't have to remove them .

@gidgitvonlarue9972 2 күн бұрын

I do that process - but also cut the top of the bags open and slowly over time pour their tank water into the bag. NEVER had an issue - so far....

@gidgitvonlarue9972 2 күн бұрын

I only buy my fish directly from a good fish store - don't trust ordering them. But that's me.

@thesolaraquarium 2 күн бұрын

interesting video. One possible variant of this is to create some black water the usual way, a black water tank, and add a tiny amount to a normal fish tank and see the reaction. A small glass full. That way you keep your normal aquarium (not black water low pH), but introduce some black water occassionally and see whether the fish like it. Like your tea experiment.

@daviddebrequet2563 2 күн бұрын

Blake - Me again ... Do you use digital PH meters ? They range from $15 to hundreds and I was wondering if the cheap ones are any good ???

@BlakesAquatics 2 күн бұрын

@@daviddebrequet2563 i actually had a mate test them using his work gear (he works for a major water corp and has some really high tech callibration equipment) he told me that they are basically a waste of time, far better off just using a test strip

@daviddebrequet2563 2 күн бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics Thanks !

@daviddebrequet2563 2 күн бұрын

Blake. Off topic question: I used to place my glass Jaeger heaters sideways so the rising heated water didn't turn the thermostat off too soon ( in theory ). When I swapped over to using Aquael heaters I asked the distributor if this should apply to their heaters too. But the advice I got was to use them vertically. I'm now thinking this is unecessary and bunk. What is your experience with these heaters ?

@BlakesAquatics 2 күн бұрын

@@daviddebrequet2563 i have always put mine at 45 degrees because i feel.like the hot water ris8ng over the heater itself would compromise the accuracy of the thermostat. I dont really think it matters all that kuch ive ever seen people have them upside down. The key is to just have flow over it to spread the heat around

@macroefish 2 күн бұрын

been doing this since the nineties. cept i actually hot water brew my tea. i find it settles new fish too

@Test-br8jz 3 күн бұрын

Interesting. When did the effects start to diminish? And do you think they could be maintained consistently?

@s.ksuriya4106 3 күн бұрын

Does the room heater also increase the tank water temperature??

@TheHalfworkShaman 3 күн бұрын

Glad I got two male and female need to put them in a breeder

@markcassidy1428 3 күн бұрын

Rooibos is an alternative tea drink from Africa and is naturally caffeine free. Should be easy to get around Australia, I live in a country town in Victoria, and my local foodworks has it on the shelf

@BlakesAquatics 3 күн бұрын

@@markcassidy1428 yeah see the pinned comment 👍👍

@billdomingo8386 3 күн бұрын

Hi, have you tried Ligularia (Tractor Seat - bright green round leaf) and mint in an aquarium?

@stevemacdonald2303 3 күн бұрын

I got one

@AquaOne1 3 күн бұрын

Now, the fish are bri ish?

@suelamagdelaine8598 3 күн бұрын

Can the lamp be changed?

@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR 3 күн бұрын

That's really interesting Blake. I would love to see you do some more experiments on this and it's effects on water parameters and maybe on other softer water fish ie Rams. Could be on to a real winner here👍

@coalgull 4 күн бұрын

Don't add black or green tea to your shrimp tank! Caffeine is toxic for several crustaceans, likely also for shrimps.

@dr.andrisavots7422 4 күн бұрын

What about marijuana?

@MarijkeWillemsen990 4 күн бұрын

I always try to change some 30-40% of the water a week before the new fish arrive.

@jacostoffbergh9544 4 күн бұрын

Thank you, how regular can a bag of tea be introduced to a aquarium

@aidandalton7404 4 күн бұрын

I put cold raw tea on my peace lily and it went from very unhealthy to absolute lush in a matter of weeks. Plants love tea, and so do tetras. Filter through peat and they'll spawn every week. Feed beef heart. 👍

@kurt20ification 4 күн бұрын

Hey mate where did you get the framed fish pictures from?

@BlakesAquatics 4 күн бұрын

They were an old promo that i got by being a patreon subscriber to an artist. Sadly cant get them anymore

@kurt20ification 4 күн бұрын

@BlakesAquatics they are awesome 👌

@claytonluxton3068 4 күн бұрын

I put rooibos ( red tea) in my tanks and it worked really well.

@jacostoffbergh9544 4 күн бұрын

How regular did you add Rooibos bag in your water. I love brown water. I stayed in a town called George in South Africa. There is rivers than run through the mountains and the water is a Rooibos color. I love it

@claytonluxton3068 4 күн бұрын

@jacostoffbergh9544 I left 3 in a hang in back filter for a few days twice and it went I really nice red colour

@jacostoffbergh9544 4 күн бұрын

@claytonluxton3068 thank you, and are you doing this constantly? Or do you skip for a certain amount of time

@claytonluxton3068 4 күн бұрын

@@jacostoffbergh9544 I put new ones in every second 20% water change

@Boogs_Aquatics 4 күн бұрын

I ordered a large 39$ spiderwood from temu. I wish i could post a pick. Its pretty and bigger than i expected. Monster in my standard 29 gallon tank. Easily an 80$ piece in a fish store.

@bernie6817 4 күн бұрын

Passionfruit leaves ?

@missselizabeth5696 4 күн бұрын

I did graduate from Bunnings smart plugs, I had too many of the arlec grid connect ones randomly break for no reason. If I got a good one they were fine for years, a bad one would break in a few weeks and there’s no notification when they go offline. I now use Tapo from amazon, they’ve been reliable and have more functions, similar price range anyway.

@mrWonderphilly 4 күн бұрын

Delicate killers. Not for me.

@yashtapase3821 4 күн бұрын

Underrated fish ❤❤❤

@superaquatics 4 күн бұрын

Excellent system 👏👏👏👍

@superaquatics 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. I have goldfish so was a bit skeptical about using black tea bags due to the ph lowering effect so I have been successfully using rooibos tea bags for my goldfish, which doesn't have as much of a ph lowering effect as the black tea.

@peter70eg 4 күн бұрын

This one is great for people with smaller tanks like me ...thank you

@aurograce2983 5 күн бұрын

I just put in leaves I find outside, like oak leaves and maple leaves. I rinse them off with hot water and put them in.

@matejpopinka4873 5 күн бұрын

I need chilli rasbora low ph 4,5

@Edward..de..lanndo 5 күн бұрын

Blake , you're literally half the guy you used to be!!! I've not been on in months but hey you're looking healthy and fit....good on ya whatever you're doing.. Annyywhooo.... Interesting video... I like the fact that you're making the water to suit your fish and not keeping it hyper clean for esthetic reasons.. As usual, love to you and yours from Inverness 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@BlakesAquatics 5 күн бұрын

@@Edward..de..lanndo thanks mate yeah back on track, let myself go a bit too far for a while there 👍

@Edward..de..lanndo 5 күн бұрын

@BlakesAquatics nice one m8, just going to catch-up on some of your videos, as I said I've not been around fir a while, my big woofy died, got to me a bit... Anyway got a rescue pup, well a year old. Cross American bull staffy...(lola) So like you I'm back on track but for different reasons...keep making the videos tho, won't ya? Well time for dog walks..catch up later.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐶

@BlakesAquatics 5 күн бұрын

@Edward..de..lanndo sad to hear about your pup mate but glad you are back at it. Yes sir im not going anywhere. I took some time off but nack enjoying everything again now 👍

@Edward..de..lanndo 5 күн бұрын

@BlakesAquatics 👌🐶

@johnburnett5624 5 күн бұрын

Mate, love your vids. I respect teas and caffeine, I believe that tea and your garden variety camellias come from the same family and while most species of Camellia contain caffeine and catechins, the caffeine level in the camellia 'japonica' is undetectable; worth a try in your ongoing experiment............

@GeraldBuswell 5 күн бұрын

I use a lot of rooibos in tanks, you only need to leave them in the tank for half an hour, the tannins are released quite quickly, there is minimal to be gained form extended immersion and the danger of the bag breaking down and filling the tank with tea leaves. I wouldn’t use ordinary tea because of the caffeine. I do also use a powdered humic, fulvic, and amino acid product used in hydroponics as well. If you want a very dark black water then loquat leaves are very powerful.

@jrgptr935 4 күн бұрын

[Transl. from German by DeepL] Dear Gerald, unfortunately I have to tell you that the so-called "rooibos tea" does not contain any tannins at all, because it is: not tea. Tea is made from Camellia sinensis/C. assamica, and these give off the tannins. Rooibos "tea" made from redbush does not do this, you can just as easily add peppermint to the tank. I myself add about a quarter of a litre of freshly brewed Assam tea (naturally sieved and without sugar) to 10 litres of fresh water when changing the water in the tank, so you don't have any trouble with broken bags; i.e. 2.5%, the water darkens in the following days. If you leave the tea to stand for an hour or two beforehand, you will have the darker water immediately if you want it. Greetings from the Saarland!

@geckopete 5 күн бұрын

I Wouldn't recommend black tea as it does contain caffeine... Rooibos tea on the other hand is great and one I've used for years in place of IAL. Rooibos does not contain caffeine and ahs better antioxidant and anti fungal properties that IAL and Rooibos also will NOT change your Ph like IAL will.. Rooibos doesn't darken your water as much as IAL and I personally found Rooibos was a better option to promote breeding in Betta's than IAL.. Just my experience. Rooibos is easy to get at any supermarket and I use it at 1 bag [per 20 litres with awesome results. I usually make up a strong cup of rooibos tea using boiling water and let that cool and then pour it in the water..

@johnmaude5065 5 күн бұрын

My fish prefer Nescafé blend 43 😒 but a great video as always

@edstar81 5 күн бұрын

that's a great idea. thanks for sharing :)

@Brentwood_aquatics 5 күн бұрын

I’ve used decaffeinated coffee ☕️. That’s what old timers used in 80’s.

@nypariah 5 күн бұрын

Psst' , everyone, they make decaffeinated black tea... 😀

@edwinmejia2832 5 күн бұрын

Burmese rummy nose look so awesome. Thanks for the killer video sir

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