FOREGROUND PLANT HACKS - HOW TO BEAT ALGAE and More!

[@AQUAPROS]

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[@Tom-pe3ur]

Hey AQUAPROS please make a feeding video

[@TheSrklop79]

AQUAPROS great way to get rid of algae

[@keatondavion6706]

instablaster.

[@lorib1696]

I'm trying something similar. I'm growing Fissidens fontanus on pieces of coconut hull. I bought a coconut at the grocery store, picked off the excess hair, and broke it up. Even though the coconut is hard as a rock it's porous enough to wick up the moisture and nutrients from the substrate and give the moss something to latch onto. I didn't have worm castings on hand (although they are a great fertilizer) so I'm using peat with fertilizer added. I just put it all in a plastic shoe box from the $1 store and topped it with Press-n-Seal. Since it's winter it's too cold to put the box in a window so I'm using a small LED light. This is the first time I've tried this and I'm only a couple weeks in. I hope mine turn out as well as yours.

[@robertfletcher3421]

That's great. I have some melting dwarf hair grass covered with algae. I am going to give this a go. I understand most of our aquatic plans are grown hydroponically anyway.

[@MELODYMUNRO]

I'm growing Bacopa emersed and slightly submerged so that I can use it in a riparium in the near future....have it in a large glass jar with 3 inches of soil from my vegetable patch down bottom and a few inches of water from my goldfish tank....they are doing really well.

[@ale_papa]

Smart stuff! Loved all the ideas shared. Thank you!

[@tic857]

I just started a bin last week with my vermicompost and java fern, new growth already!

[@AQUAPROS]

Its a fun journey!

[@AndrewsJars]

Cool video. I removed a crypt from my tank and it's been growing in a bottle terrarium for almost a month now.

[@mellewedin8221]

Dude I love your info you have to offer. Thank you so much for the help, I just started fish keeping again, I haven't kept fish in years. Now I have a 30,20, and two 10 gallon tanks. Plus I have 5 bettas, two of which are simorum green spot. I love my platy's and guppies. They are breeding like wild fire.

[@RaulsAquaticsandReptiles]

Great video. I made the mistake of getting some Monte Carlo grass and trying to add water to the tank after like 2/3 weeks of it being immersed. I grew impatient and after adding water they started turning brown

[@Maestro1880]

use this already for years. Worked very well. At this moment I have a lot off s repens and sagittaria subulata.

[@MichaelEugenio]

From my experience this works well .the only issue is mold will grow with lack of air to the plant . I would make sure to uncover the plant a couple times a week.

[@allisonho1646]

The way you opened the cling wrap box :OOO Hahaha Great tips though!

[@AQUAPROS]

+Allison hahah i know right, that was even take 2 lol, I fail 😂😂😂

[@debbiehubbard36350]

what kind of spray bottle is that? I love it!

[@GarrickGillettePhotography]

Really enjoyed this. Thanks

[@infiniteawareness2698]

Great video! Super helpful. But you are not using just earthworm castings. You are using Earthworm castings "blend". The Black Gold brand uses other things besides earthworm castings in that particular product.

[@cjday573]

another bonus is that most plants grow faster emersed than submerged, so you can take a small sample, or a tissue culture, grow it out quickly, so then you have more to plant, or if the plant doesn't like the aquarium you put it in or dies, you still have some emersed to fall back on. works great for testing new plants without having to buy multiple times.

[@sharirHariparsad]

Exactly, plus you can store rare plants that you are not expert enough to care for now and use it later when you can afford to have a better setup or gain the experience

[@pacificnorthwestacct8791]

Very cool. Im going to try an emerged tub outside. Thanks!

[@kg2nc]

This is a cool idea I must try this. I meant to tell you on one of your other video that it felt weird watching you without your white coat. Thanks for sharing.

[@JRP4H4L]

Helpful vid and thanks for the tips as this will be something I will consider when I switch up one of my tanks.

[@bheeshma5181]

How often do you use the fertilizer for them?

[@wheatfieldproductions1564]

Hi bud, I wonder if I can put a layer of garden top soil under the sand I will put as a substrate in my aquarium, thanks for all your knowledge

[@reejwhite8177]

Thx I have a 180 gallon planted tank and thought 2 of the 72 inch fixtures would work well

[@AQUAPROS]

+Reej White 180 might be too deep if you want to grow tough plants at the bottom, but if not, then it might be a cheap option for ya

[@Pray4Mojo1]

I do this exact same thing when I replace plants in my tank. Just in case I want to use them again.,

[@fishkeeper711]

Thanks for this as my plants are in need of such a trick thanks a lot u saved me

[@haseo8244]

Interesting. I'm going to have to look up hair grass. By the way you can grow golden moneywort in aquarium and they're hardy to zone 4.

[@greenthumbaquariums1185]

Are you not worried about how the plants will transition from emersed to submerged i.e. melt? Or are these plants you're using well-suited for this change?

[@AQUAPROS]

+Green Thumb Aquariums by growing them out in the tub the glosso should develope a good root system, it will help it transition when put in a full aquarium. Thats the idea at least lol

[@naledilorna]

I like that thinking! Would it require the full NFT set-up? Or could you do a scaled down simplified version preferably that didn't take up much space? Do you know where I could find more info on this, or the best terms to look up (beyond NFT hydro)? I'd like to see the technique in action and the 'air bubbling' concept.

[@andrewmorphas9835]

they wont melt. aquatic plants are capable of anaerobic and aerobic breathing.

[@urbansk8r231]

Andrew Morphas, I think what Geen Thumb means, is that when plants make the transition from emersed to submerged growth - the emersed leaves melt back and the new growth will be submerged growth and via versa

[@MasterAquatics]

awesome video!

[@ricoli81]

Always learn something tips and tricks great video.

[@cichlids5aquatics140]

This method also works with moneywort AKA bacopa

[@non-binary-onyx3581]

Could I use a tall jar for taller plants for this way of growing plants? Thank you ^^

[@jyajaquaroom8039]

At the moment I'm doing dry start aquatic grass seed. Its already sprouting but not full carpet yet I will w8 until it fully carpet for stronger root and then submerge it. I hope it dont melt on me.

[@CyberYMSPlaysBecomeTheCyberbot]

Hey man jus to tell you this the seeds will melt and die cause they are not fully aquatic so it will die out eventually

[@Mr.Plant1994]

Java moss is the only Plant that died during an emerged setup. My hairgrass loved it.

[@MasterAquatics]

nice video bro

[@IAmNoeyes]

I make my own Worm castings.

[@lkevinle]

Hey Mike! Amazing video!

[@AQUAPROS]

+Kevin Le Thanks Kevin! You rock!

[@josevargas2345]

Thanks and also can you use this to farm foreground plants because that will be really useful for future tanks because I have dwarf hair grass growing in a 5 gallon fish tank and if I wanted to propagate it it might disturb them or stress them out

[@r6zoar441]

So can this be used and then put in a non Co2 medium light nice substrate and tropica ferts more like a high tech of low tech tank 3 water changes a week would this melt back or no

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

if i grow plants immersed, then plant it in my one & only aquarium will the plants melt? i think this idea works best for people with more than 1 tank

[@ishan_05]

nice videos, you have a new subscriber today!

[@joramkamsteeg8808]

You know what is also growing? Your beard :p

[@AQUAPROS]

+Joram Kamsteeg 😂😂😂

[@addisonstupp2352]

I've been binge watching your channel and I really like how your plants carpet your tanks. The plants are super dense and short. How do you get that effect?

[@robbyjones9489]

Addison Rogers Use strong lighting, and if the plant gets too tall, propagate it and fill in empty spaces. Trim the plants short, and they will focus their energy on growing more horizontally.

[@alexaquaticanimals6960]

Can I use cocofiber instead of soil

[@remingtonewing6072]

Could I put a new layer of gravel or soil over my already established gravel bed tank? Would it mess up my parameters if I did so

[@sharonbendtsen2973]

Wow of Course. thanks feeling a bit like..... duh why hadn’t I thought of that This is going to help me a lot

[@bkjwunknown445]

Are you sure putting it near window the sun burned all my glosso so now I just use a normal light

[@Nutakins]

Great stuff, thanks! Btw, where'd you get that sprayer?

[@r.u.okpaintball-fish]

So... its a dry start without ada soil?

[@kiwi_beans6477]

can you use loam soil that has wood chips on it?

[@pzeudokof9888]

thx a lot bro. I'm gonna try this with my UG. ^-^

[@kenlemuelgudelosao5919]

Can i do this with dwarf sag

[@silasmayes7954]

Awesome I'm just about to set up a nano planted tank this is great!

[@mattdejonge7341]

How about an update on the dwarf cichlid tank??

[@alejandroespinosa7085]

great tip, thanks

[@aidanarmas2667]

Great tip

[@lahiruwarnakula88]

Hey thanks for these info. Anyway I bought strip led lights from ebay. Do you think that these lights work on growing plants

[@lahiruwarnakula88]

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[@amanda67]

Do u stray with water everyday ?

[@amitanshumohapatra7411]

Awesome bro!!! But can I do the same with Ludwigia repens just asking Coz I'm a rookie

[@robbyjones9489]

amitanshu mahapatra probably, Ludwigia is pretty hardy.

[@dmitriysirota7840]

Not exactly.. stem plants will transition back to their emersed states, and then the leaves will melt when you submerge them again. Ludwigia grows quickly inside an aquarium anyway, if you give it proper light and CO2, so the best bet is to do research on proper trimming, and you'll wind up with more ludwigia than you can handle.

[@MT-jf1tn]

Great video! This question is everyone, does anybody use the API CO2 boost I use and all my pants die, I dosage what it say on the instructions. I which KZbin allow to put pictures with the comments section to show how my plans look

[@reejwhite8177]

Sweet do you know anything I could try for the fore ground?

[@AQUAPROS]

+Reej White when in doubt, use dwarf sag!

[@kevinnunya3085]

what do you do to control fungi from growing in such a damp enviroment

[@TEJASN324]

aeration ...make holes in the container or leave gaps when u cover the sheet

[@JiggerzWithAttitude]

I would imagine springtails would do great in that environment and they love eating algae and fungi. I use them in various terrariums as a cleanup crew and they thrive in humid warm environments.

[@jonahhenness7020]

Would you say that plants grow considerably slower with this setup? I was thinking about starting my dhg while waiting for my 50g to come in. It'll be a couple weeks and I was wondering if it would be worth it. great video by the way!

[@AQUAPROS]

+Jonah Henness I think a couole weeks of growth would be worth it.

[@jonahhenness7020]

AQUAPROS Sweet! Thanks for the speedy reply!

[@rebeccaanderson8257]

Is regular non-organic potting soul ok to use? I'm assuming it is but just want to double check!

[@tvannieuwenhuijzen4107]

Yes

[@ranjanashrestha.6118]

Can I put my dwarf sag in the direct sunlight?

[@johnnysteigenberger5703]

Yes

[@davidlee9262]

hi! i just have one question... can this be applied to anubias nana petite? and if so, should i plant the rhizome in the soil? (im pretty sure i spelled the rhizome wrong). thanks! i love your videos :D

[@johnnysteigenberger5703]

Leave the rhizome out. Just the root tips can go in the soil

[@ChallengetheWild]

tanks

[@AQUAPROS]

Keep up the good work bud! :)

[@mrsaraf3459]

07:13 The plastic on the top doesn't need holes?

[@blu3_fish869]

Can i put anubius nana petit in this?

[@zipzap4927]

Aquapros pls make a video about Guppy And overfeeding (treat fat fish)

[@hammadkhan-jz1ej]

there are not only one king fish keeper they are two. MIKE AND JOEY

[@ArchDeanXD]

how many times should i do water change before i add plant or fish

[@rp101aquatics6]

Try to limit it to 2 once a week test your water ammonia should be 0 nitrates should be 0 nitrite should be really low and then add fish

[@reejwhite8177]

How is the light on your 72 gallon bow front doing mike

[@AQUAPROS]

+Reej White it works ok, leds are pretty weak but for low light plants it seems to be just fine

[@josevargas2345]

Can you do this with java moss

[@jandref9139]

My container starts stinking, and I believe it’s ammonia leaching. The plants turned yellow overnight and died off.

[@crazyaquatics71]

after a long time... didn't get any updte wid the tanks..planing any new prjct? shw us smthing

[@AQUAPROS]

+Crazy Aquariums Coming sooon!!!!!!!

[@Samuel-dl2so]

Just a question, which is more easier to keep and grow? Dwarf hairgrass or dwarf baby tears?

[@dmitriysirota7840]

hairgrass for sure. Baby tears are basically a micro stem plant and they take longer to root and spread, as opposed to hairgrass that sends out runners. if you're growing emersed though, you can safely go with the baby tears, and you'll wind up with a solid amount quickly

[@driepinopet5597]

Cool video

[@AQUAPROS]

+drie pinopet 😃

[@73Mooner]

Do you use Earthworms casting in tanks instead of organic potting soil now?

[@AQUAPROS]

+Phil Collins Jr. Yuppppp!

[@73Mooner]

Awesome to know moving forward. I saw in your one video, that your organic potting soil had perlite in it. Did you ever have any issues with perlite? I read not to use soil with perlite, due to it wanting to float to the top of the tank. but this is after I already used it. Other then it floating to the top, will perlite harm the tank in any other way? Since these are already set up with a cap, planted and all, is it really worth taking it apart and restarting?

[@yusuf5033]

I have a question; when you cover that basket with a plastic band, how are they going to get co2 in order to grow ?

[@AQUAPROS]

+yusuf saraç microbes in the soil will produce co2. You can also breathe the setup every week if you want, not required.

[@martinl.4696]

the plants will also produce co2 via cellular respiration

[@AQUAPROS]

+Martin L. Someone payed attention in science class! 😎😎😎

[@jacobquaintance2443]

how do you keep fungus from growi g in there to

[@fedefloresprof]

hi, in my channel i use this plant in a lowtech aquarium!!

[@rp101aquatics6]

Hmm great tip awesome way to make money

[@reckedhail176]

Since you cover the tub with the cling wrap- aren't you worried about them not getting enough CO2 ? Also how often do you water it again? Great video by the way loving the channel

[@nichlascharran8674]

Recked Hail no water will come out from it it's covered it will rise to the lid and flow right back down into the soil

[@josevargas2345]

Basically it will make a water cycle inside the bin and continuously water itself

[@dragonscences7082]

Can jungle Val be grown emersed

[@tvannieuwenhuijzen4107]

No

[@daveydangr]

whats the houseplant at 9:33 thx.

[@Jameson77777]

daveydangr it looks like a rubber tree houseplant

[@reejwhite8177]

Yah I just want to grow jungle Val,java fern, Cyrpt wendeti, crypt apontegeton and wisteria and Mabel some java moss. Will that work

[@AQUAPROS]

+Reej White thoes sound like perfect plants!

[@jonasgeerlings2451]

Is he just using normal soil ?

[@rp101aquatics6]

Yeah it nutrient rich

[@simonpidgeon949]

💯👍👍

[@randomgamer7848]

basically DSM

[@tyronecortez6591]

he looks like joey froy diy king

[@alscritters156]

I am going to create a new account to show my animals but don't know what to name my channel! Can people give me ideas? I was thinking about Nature's Critters but it seemed kind of complicated to say

[@kyliexshania7367]

That glosso is only goning to grow upwards

[@effinjeffin1811]

Growing plants in the lab...

[@tomicaa11]

why algae dont grow?

[@AQUAPROS]

+Tomislav Vlahek not enough water!

[@ziyadmohamed6873]

dde pls do more vids

[@AQUAPROS]

+Ziyad Mohamed im tryinggg!!!

[@Flavius-Tech]

But what is the point if you don't put in aquarium? Isn't suppose to be in the aquarium hairgrass? If you grow it outside, then when you plant it inside it won't make algae? I don't see any benefit why would you remove from tank, grow it outside, then what? Put back in aquarium and the algae won't be there anymore? Or algae will get scared away because the plant is bigger? Sorry but i can't help myself, but this video is totally non-sense.

[@lkevinle]

Can you send me some plants?

[@matasjarutis6743]

First

[@AQUAPROS]

+Matas Jarutis SQUADDDD

[@matasjarutis6743]

Great video by the way man ,didn't have enough time to write that keep it up

[@CibiCZ]

Big fucking secret.Basically all aquarium plants are not trully aquaric and will do better emersed