KILL PLANTED TANK ALGAE WITHOUT CHEMICALS!!

[@michaelgoodson3675]

I respect you for being a legend and still posting a video saying "hey, we all get algea!"

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Michael!

[@daicaghund3587]

Completely agree. When you are new to things you see a lot of beginner guides and how to's but you usually only get to read about issues like this and how people address it. Being able to visually see the problem solved, however simple it may seem when explained in writing, is especially helpful as a beginner and danagboi below helps prove how helpful stuff like this is when things go bad. Troubleshooting is what derails a lot of people. Easy to get overwhelmed and not know what to do. The commentary is great too and helps keep it all in perspective! Thanks George and thanks Michael for the original comment!

[@danagboi]

Thank you, George! Was ready to ditch my aquascape and start over due to very bad stag horn algae, green spot algae and green thread algae. This was on an ADA 60P tank (60x30x36cm) which was quite heavily planted and had CO2 injection. A small population of algae eaters (siamese algae eaters, otocinclus and mystery snails) wasn't making a difference. After watching this video I trimmed all the badness, reduced the lighting time, added regular liquid fertiliser (2.5ml of Evolution Aqua 'The Aquascaper' daily) and upped my water changes and the tank is now looking just awesome and algae free after a month-and-a-half. Has never looked better. Truly appreciate your excellent tutorials - this is my first tank and if it wasn't for you I may well have given up on the whole enterprise. Now I get home from work a relax for half an hour or so in front of a beautiful aquascape. Keep up the excellent work and thanks again!

[@leoamaya1818]

Nice 💯🙌🏻

[@tylerjaax4917]

I appreciate your realistic and no BS understanding of aquarium maintenance. No magic potions, but just good husbandry. Good video.

[@thesajeong]

Tyler Jaax it's a Scarlet Badis (Dario Dario). That's just about full size for them.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Tyler Jaax Thank you, Tyler.

[@cannondale97]

It's nice to see George's tank having algae issues. A lot of times we see all his beautifully scaped tanks and forget that he is human after all. :-)

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+White Knight Yes, I am! :)

[@joshrazo2355]

Watching George do tank maintenance for half an hour is a therapeutic experience.

[@RachelOLeary]

I love the footprint of that tank so much!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Rachel O'leary Me too. I designed it 👍

[@uniquascaper7052]

What are the dimensions? It's gorgeous. My fav bba killer is an SAE. They don't even touch shrimp. I keep 4 in a 40 breeder I use for excess plants. If any nasties pop up in any of my other tanks it get's an SAE for a week or two while I get the tank chemistry adjusted.

[@limbatak6689]

@Lyudmil Genov Siamese Algae Eater...

[@Zingo89]

Thanks a lot for showing this! Tbh I really enjoy watching proper maintenance videos. I feel too many ppl are ashamed to show this kinda stuff but in reality its rather "normal" to get some type of algae problem and sharing any kinda tips and tricks is always helpful.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Zingo89 Glad you like it!

[@yeung180]

This such a useful! Thank you for the video. I started a high tech tank recently and im always falling behind on my tank because all i ever used to have was maintaining a low tech tank. Now i see how much more work i need to keep my tank clean. Good day.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+ok Glad you like the video!

[@daronofennell3474]

Man I love this video! Shows how maintenance is the most important key for a great looking tank

[@TilmanBaumann]

Those surface skimmers are one of those things with large pros and cons. They tend to be a huge trap for shrimps. Especially young ones. And they are always designed in a way in which they stick into the tank quite a lot. You need a pretty large tank to reduce the eye-sore effect. But, they work and pull crud from the surface. Especially small plant fragments.

[@dfzurichch]

George nice video. Glad to see you also have a alga problem. Been fighting brown alga (diatoms) for many years water changes didn’t help. Had to cut back way on the plants added snails and mosses. Feeling much better.. now I just lite cleaning of the filter and water change 50-15% a week. Added my salts. I happy. All the best.

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

If a master can have algae issues, so do I, hahaha. A very educative video, thanks Sir George Farmer! Cheers from Brazil.

[@trueblu8]

Tank looks amazing! Love green neon tetras! Have you thought about putting some Cardinal shrimp in there? Would look really nice. I've heard that horned nerite snails and maybe doing a blackout could help to get rid of Blackbeard algae.

[@renevaras9762]

Very helpful video. Had a BBA covering wood plants and rocks. Brushed off and picked some plus more often and larger water changes. Now BBA is gone and my cherry shrimp are breeding like never before

[@lightsandvibes4371]

Hey George! I’m new to aquascaping and I just love how you do your videos. From your visuals up to the way do your explanations. I’m so gonna scrub my rocks now! Lol! Thank you George!

[@stormtrooper2010]

Hi George, at time marker 5:50-6:00 I see you have a Scarlet Badis in the tank, happily swimming long the front and the hair grass, 'hunting" do you feed it (them) anything special, I have tried to keep one but never got it to feed and it wasted away. Thanks, keep on scaping!!! ... OK, 12:30 time maker, Badis eating shrimplets off the large self sustaining colony, it would seem.

[@diegoroldanpina7571]

Great video, it got everything I wanted to know and more. I'm starting to see some BBA in a planted tank with cherry shrimp. I wasn't sure about what to use to get rid of it but everything you said made it clear for me. Thanks for explaining what to do before, during and afterwards.

[@breesevere]

What a gorgeous tank! Thanks for the video with nice clear clips of the algae.

[@ianparking]

Good video George I would like you to write a book on this very subject matter With details on each of the common algae problems how they originate and long-term care on common plants in longer term established tanks I have your book ,it's nice but I would have liked a more in depth trouble shooting guide for when thing start to go wrong Early and correct intervention is key Thanks George Ian Hawcock

[@TilmanBaumann]

This black bearded algae is pretty much a constant companion for me. It tends to linger in very high flow areas. But it's also quite magical to see how it crashes once you got your parameters dialled in. But I have to admit I often leave it as long as the problem stays small. I usually become active whenever the plants suffer from being covered too much.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Tilman Baumann Interesting to hear your feedback! Thanks

[@cbcluckyii4042]

Lol. I know you're sharing your wisdom and helping your viewers learn this awesome hobby. Listening to you pros explain and justify how the BBA appeared is almost like how an athlete is required to explain to WADA how PEDs were found in their system.

[@JRP4H4L]

Beautiful tank....nice tips too. Thanks for sharing.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+JRPy Fish-n-Game Thank you!!

[@fishroombum3771]

Thanks for sharing your methods. Amazing some times how simple maintenance can resolve so many issues.

[@tubistjoseph]

Could you elaborate on what you mean by "good CO2 management"?

[@malsearle]

A great way to remove BBA off plants is to remove the affected plant and mist liquid co2 onto it .. leave for 5 mins and rinse under tap water , works really well on hardscape too

[@teamhex]

7:00 - What fish is that at the bottom left? Does it get larger? I have a 40 breeder I'm doing my first aquascape on and I need stocking options. I have some nice red cherries already and I'm going to do a school of cardinal tetras, but I need more options.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+teamhex It is a Scarlet badis. A tricky feeder that will predate on baby shrimp. Beautiful fish though !

[@teamhex]

Awesome. Thanks mate!

[@lmstuber6044]

Hi George Boil a kettle and spot dose black beard algea with a syring under water with hot water it turns the black beard algea pink straight away, works on some other algea as well, do not do it on delicate plants you can do it on an java ferns and anubus and hard scape, don't like to spot dose with chemicals, never had any trouble with hot water killing fish or shrimp..

[@emilia1382]

Love your videos George. I'm learning so much. Thank Q!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Emilia Cann-Sagoe Great to heat, thank you!

[@omarbinhendi9442]

Nice article George... physical algae removal is always one solution however, what other chemical/non-physical solutions are tested e.g; lighting period; water chemistry/parameters, some kind of fertz!

[@tubistjoseph]

Hi George, thank you so much for all your incredible videos! I have a question about the cherry shrimp. I live in the US (Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C.) and cannot keep cherries alive in my planted system. My planted system is as follows PH. 6.3 (ish), GH 4, KH 0-1, TDS 120-140. It seems that the low TDS keeps them from molting properly. I have some in a different non-planted tank where the TDS is around 300 and they do much better. I know the GH and KH are also proportionally related to the TDS. I watch a lot of your videos and videos put out by GreenAqua and am trying my best to keep my water parameters as "perfect" for plants as I can, but that doesn't seem to allow me to keep cherries very well at all. What are your parameters on this tank and how are you managing to have such success with them? Am I overlooking something? Also, is that a badisbadis? stunning! Happy New Year!

[@fgb3126]

Gee he never answered your question!

[@robertoamezcua7624]

YOU HAVE algae, . But love the explanation on how to handle it and to focus on root cause and prevention not just treatment.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

👍

[@GoodSamaritan1972]

George...please make a video series on how to manage co2....especially flow related issues

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+good samaritan Great Idea!

[@larrydsAquatics]

been lucky haven't had an algae problem, just minor green spots on glass...

[@deepjyotidas690]

You are really a great aqua scraper. I always admire your ideas. I have a 120 gallon cichlid tank. For filtration purpose i have top mounted filter. After i do water change the water looks clear. But after a few days the water appears to be yellowish, may be due to the waste of the fishes. How can i prevent this colour and get clear water like all your tanks. Please help

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Deepjyoti Das More water changes and carbon or Seachem Purigen in your filter. Thanks!

[@dominic.h.3363]

I had my first BBA appear literally days after I installed excessively bright lighting over a tank I set up 10 months before. Since my maintenance schedule already involved daily fertilization and weekly 50% water changes, this leads me to assume that excessive lighting is a huge factor contributing to BBA growth.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

I think you’re right. 👍

[@J1a9m8e3ss]

Love this video showing the pros have issues too and it isn't all perfect from setup 👌🏻👍🏻 I'm dealing with a different type of algae it's only on my leaves of certain plants looks like green spot algae removed loads of leaves today trying to get on top of it 👍🏻👌🏻 But on another note got the wife's ok for the Aquascaper 1200 instead of the 900 👍🏻 would you say best to run two oase 600 thermo or one will be ok ? Also I can't find a where I can buy a twinstar 1200s led lighting ? I'm in the UK cheers Thanks for all the videos George 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Great news on the 1200! Two filters is best but one should be ok. Twinstar 1200S will hopefully be available soon in UK. 👍

[@J1a9m8e3ss]

George Farmer oh brilliant don't suppose you know how much they will be sold for ? And ok that's fine I can't start off with the one and add another later date 👌🏻👍🏻

[@dennisbinkhorst2039]

Maybe a bit off-topic, but what is that reddish fish (cichlid?) in the front from around 5:15 up?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Dennis Binkhorst Scarlet badis :)

[@anthonypope8429]

hi george i have some alge on my anubias and on my rocks on the anubias would you cut of all the leaves and put in a rams horn snail to get the alge of or just brush it off cheers happy fish keeping

[@RuachEden]

Florida Flag fish (Jordinella floridae) are a good natural control of BBA. They are tolerant of wide range of water conditions. Males are super aggressive so females are a better option if it's a community tank

[@gin21zkato]

With this way you gonna get that blackbrush algae again soon. They like phorate media like your rock. It means your filtration needs more biologic phorates media. Next step is about your low co2 or fluctuating levels. It should be stable all the time. You can try to overdose easy carbo but you need any co2 meter anyway. Also any algaes likes overdose po4 or no3 ratio. Phosphorates and nitrites ratio should be selected individual to plants you got in . Safe ratio is 1:10 if you use high lighting levels tho

[@milkmilkmilkmike]

Have you ever tried adding otto cats. They have always worked for me. Great video, keep up the good work.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+milkmilkmilkmike Yes, but they like to be kept in shoals and I prefer to keep them in big tanks. They also don’t eat BBA. Thank you, glad you like the video!

[@TerraReef]

"Water change", just tap water? Realizing results will vary house to house what do you recommend for planted tanks? Distilled, Reverse Osmosis, Tap w/ dechlorinator?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

I just use tap water, soft or hard. 99% plants aren’t bothered if you give them good growing conditions.

[@F1RCChristobal90]

what is that for a red fish at 5:38 infront of the rock on the bottom left of the screen?

[@simonshaw5119]

I tend to get a lot of algae especially BBA on java fern and usually get string algae on my Anubis’s leafes. Another thing is my S.Repens seems to get diatoms on old leaves too. Strange, everything else is fine like the ludwigia so. Super red, hygrophila pinitifida, hygrophila and hygrophila sunset. Pogostemon helferi too sometimes. I found the key is literally daily maintenance... I have noticed that as dragon stone is made from clay and is natural it seems to leech all the nutrients from it which promotes brown string algae near to the light.

[@brap242818]

just saw this video a year later. I like the no chemical type clean up. It looks like a lot of work but sometimes going old school is best.

[@shrimperlincs3395]

Any experience with UV sterilisation with combating Algae. It appears to work for combating green water but there's almost no information on combating other algae types.

[@00corin00]

Beautiful tank George!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+00corin00 Thanks!

[@ScorchMat]

How do you make sure you don't suck up fish when siphoning?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Scorch I’m just careful. :)

[@HCAqua]

I’m going to give my rocks a good scrub now. Thanks for the info.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+H.C. Aqua Great!

[@leoamaya1818]

I boiled my rocks & put them to the side. I added new ones & trimmed the black out. Lowered my lighting & im getting liquid co2 later today. Wish me luck 💯

[@varanidguy]

Hey George! Very great video. I have a question...have you ever dealt with black spot algae in an aquarium?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

No, not yet!

[@varanidguy]

@@GeorgeFarmerStudios You are lucky! I haven't been able to really figure out the magic formula for killing it.

[@anashuddin4850]

I have got a lot of green spot algae on my glass and monte carlo carpet. Hints on how to get rid of it.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Anash Uddin Could be lack of PO4

[@enricoveloira4921]

Thank you george for the tips. May i ask for the fish list in this tank? Also, may i ask what are the ideal materials that can be added to a box filter and how frequent should i clean the filter and its content. Thank you much! Peace! :)

[@hugoandreas1715]

I love all the fish and shrimp. what are they?

[@2KXMKR]

Would it be ok to refill a tank straight from the shower if I were to pour in the correct dosage of conditioner in to the tank before refilling? I have a 240L tank only feet away from a shower room, so the shower can reach right in to the tank. I could monitor the temperature of the water going in quite easily, too. My usual 'four/five buckets per quarter of tank' method is becoming a nuisance every week. I'm getting black hair (brought in from some Java Moss, i think) taking over my swords so would like to do some big water changes over the next month or so but doing it by the bucket and waiting for each bucket of water to reach tank temp is going to take all day!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+MickMaan good idea ! Go for it :)

[@The_Robert.Fletcher]

George what is your opinion of hydrogen peroxide H2O2 sprayed onto algae. I see a few people using it on the other side of the pond. Non toxic and in contact with organic material i.e. algae breaks down to water and oxygen. The arguments make sense and everything seems safe. Mike from Mass Aquariums covered this in a recent video.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Robert Fletcher Yes, I’ve tried it successfully but it can cause problems if accidentally overdosed. I prefer more natural methods 👍

[@aquascapes_or]

feeling the same way about my 60p at home. black beard is great!

[@simonshaw5119]

Hi George. Great to see another English guy with a big name in the scape hobby. I have a question Re: ferts. Have you ever heard of/used TNC complete or TNC Iron? I just started using them but have found the magnesium & manganese is too low of a level. Would you recommend still using the TNC bit adding my own magnesium & manganese as extras (dry ferts)

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

TNC Complete should provide enough but if you’re experience definite deficits then dose as necessary

[@MokreLapskaTV]

George. I"m sure You know that but if someone benefit from that i let myself a comment. Tap water in the UK...Oh dear :) Sometimes hobbyst do everything fine but the tank still has tendency to BBA. This is because disrupted proportion between Calcium and Magnesium towards Ca excess - basically very hard water often containing nitrogen and phosphates in lagre amount. Once You add some iron to that mixture You have really nice recipe to get BBA. Solution? Know what your tap water contain and take it under concideration making fertilisation plan.

[@karamabzz]

i live in london the water is very hard once i change my water to RO water never looked back again. No algae plants are growing very well better than before. I mix 17 litre of ro to 7 litre of tap water which gives me tds of 140 and kh of 4 which change the way my tank was before.

[@MokreLapskaTV]

So You know what are we talking about :)

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+mokre łapska Interesting, Thanks.

[@dlealchicago]

Any vids or tips on best algae/ clean up crew for aquascaped tanks?

[@pamelathomas7709]

I enjoyed this video. I wish you would continue to do tutorial style videos.

[@ronx2809]

George, why don't you use a Twinstar system?

[@aaronthome6833]

Morning George. Just a quick question, for the purpose of the video did you turn your co2 diffuser off? If not how do you achieve a good co2 diffusion rate without a most of bubbles in the tank?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Aaron Thome Hi Aaron, yes I turn off the CO2 for filming

[@aaronthome6833]

Ahh that's cheating! :P on a serious note though, what type of diffuser do you run on this tank, I'd assume an In line diffuser since I couldn't see one in the tank, would it be safe to assume you sell it on the website? Many thanks

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Aaron Thome yes, in-line 👍

[@Aqua-uq7ix]

Hope you see this George even tho the video is old. Really nice video, where do I get this little metal brush? I'm struggling a bit with green algae on my stones.

[@Aqua-uq7ix]

I found some that looks a bit like yours on Amazon, so if you are searching the internet for my sake, dont worry about it but i do appreciate you read my comment

[@Aiken47]

Local car / hardware stores, there used to clean battery terminals too

[@rachaelflores3810]

Will this work for staghorn algae? Seems the problem got worse when I started dosing and put root tabs. Increased light and doing passive CO2 about to upgrade to full injection. Will be mowing down infected plants but not sure if that and the CO2 will kill it though

[@stanislavcoros]

Wha t do you mesm u did not make your water chamges, so what happens if you dont do your water chamges ? What exactly causes algy if undont chamge water ? Too much nutriens or too low ? Or what

[@mik310s]

Even with the algae that still looks beautiful. Is tap water fine to use with fresh water shrips?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Yes, cherry shrimp

[@mik310s]

@@GeorgeFarmerStudios Thanks for the reply George. From my past experiance keeping salt water invertbrates they reqire RO water as metals will kill them especially copper, is this not the case with fresh water inverts?

[@sdmfbastard]

@@mik310s copper is still bad for them either way fresh or salt

[@greenthumbaquariums1185]

Thanks for sharing this. I've been there too! Someone once told me that release BBA into the water column gives it a chance to propagate. Are you expecting the bits you've loosened off of the hardscape to be filtered out? Removed by the water change? Die? Or just not be able to compete with the plants?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Green Thumb Aquariums The main thing is water changes to dilute it. Then focus on healthy plant growth to out compete the algae.

[@Sudz3]

Where do you get that Inlet/skimmer? Will it worth with a Eheim Classic 2217? Would love to get rid of the scum on my 75 gallon easily.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Sudz It’s a prototype from China. Not sure where to buy as a regular consumer. Sorry.

[@Luke-J]

George, how do you combat the evaporation and the dreaded water line in an rim-less tank? Do you run an auto top-up? The water is pretty hard in my area and any amount of evaporation leads to a water line very quickly. My small rimless tanks can loose up to 10% volume in a week without manual top-up.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Luke Jones Hi Luke, no auto top up. Just replace lost evaporation during 50% water change and clean off deposits with Dennerle Cleanator

[@Luke-J]

Thanks, I'll check that product out. Not too expensive either.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Luke Jones 👍

[@bookmouse770]

I am confused, you mean that you need to fertilize your planted tank extra to get rid of the black algea? I thought that would add to the bio load. I cut a few hours down on the lighting, cut back on food small bit. I clean the glass. But it comes back. the green algae I can live with but the black looks awful. Thanks for the video :-)

[@angellamberto471]

I love your tank what size and where do you recommend purchasing one at.

[@malsearle]

Dosnt the algae thrive of ferts too ? It is a plant cell after all isnt it ?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Mals Aquaholics Plants thrive better in higher nutrient conditions than algae, if the tank is dense with healthy plants. Algae, however, will also thrive in low nutrient conditions, and plants do not. This gives poor plant growth, and algae gets the upper hand.

[@shirleymcintyre4263]

I went away on holiday for a week and turned off the timer for my lights so the lights stayed on 24/7 for 9 days. The algae is slowly disappearing from my tank now that things are back to normal. It is brown algae . If I trim off the leaves with the algae, I wouldn't have anything left, are there any other non chemical options

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Just focus on growing the plants as best you can with religious maintenance

[@martinredfern9130]

Hi George, just watched this for the first time as I’m now getting bba on the plants at the front of the new 1200 set up. Getting it on the Buces,Anubias including the roots, trident fern and its creeping into the Fissidens.im going to take the reflectors off of my t5 lights reduce the flow slightly on one of my outlets and drop the lighting down an hour. How much TNC complete would you personally add per day to a tank this size as it says around 30ml per week ,but I’m dosing 5ml per day every day ,7days a week . Is this enough to help combat bba. CO2 is via a JBL inline and the tanks got a hell of a lot of bubble to get the drop checker to go green , doing about 4bps. Any help gratefully received. All the best as ever, Martin

[@camisetalba]

Hi, I'm from Chile, I would like your help. I have a 45 liter aquarium planted. Nutritive substrate seachem add humus, external filter. 5 otocinclus, 9 neons and 10 neocaridine prawns. I have nitrate well but phosphate is very high. In what natural way can I lower phosphate?

[@martinwelters370]

Nice video, thanks for sharing .... I am waiting for video(s) with Joey, just wondering how you made this event look.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Martin Welters Thanks Martin. I didn’t film at Joey’s event. That was his job!

[@AquaticHaus]

Hey George hope you're able to help me out with some advises.. It was my first time using hydrogen peroxide to get rid of bba 2 weeks ago, and a day after i apply spot treatment with h2o2 i did a 60% water change. As i drain the water down, i up rooted my mini butterfly stem plant at the back and replanted it after getting rid the btm part of the stem and as i was refilling up the tank about 30% left till full, i 've already notice a slight cloudy with the water. The next day , the tank starts getting cloudy and even more cloudy. It has been 2 weeks now and the water has yet to turn back clear again. I've tried applying ADA Clear Dash once , and ADA Phyton Git, ADA Green Bacter Daily but it doesn't seems to be working ... is there any advises i could get from you ? I am afraid if i did another large water change i would dmg the colony of the bacteria once again. * tank had been running for 10months and it's my first time experience cloudy water.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Aquatic Haus Sounds like a bacterial bloom. I would do daily 30% water changes and add a good bacterial product with each water change. It will clear in time. Also JBL Clearol is good for clearing water. :)

[@AquaticHaus]

indeed it was a bacterial bloom, and yesterday it became green water after the 2 weeks of blooming. I'll look into JBL Clearol but does a blackout work for such situation ? Thanks

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+aAquatic Haus a blackout might help. Good luck!

[@Snooz48]

George How important is having a light that is dimmable. I’ve heard you talk highly of Twinstar, but from the research I’ve done, I believe they are not dimmable. How would you address problems with algae with a Twinstar...just reduce hours? Thanks so much for your videos, I have learned so much.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Hi Norman, you can by third party in-line dinners for the Twinstar. Limiting the photoperiod is another technique. Thanks 👍

[@michaelskuse4019]

Increase height of the lights over the tank

[@daicaghund3587]

Video 232 doesnt appear to be related to Practical Videos Playlist

[@karidesdukkan1769]

what about shrimps? they are going inside the filter and live there. i want to use surface skimmer but afraid of shrimps. use sponge canisters

[@AayDee]

If this guy saw my tank he’d have a heart attack. Your tank is good man, chill.

[@jeevandewee]

`Respect you are showing the things that go wrong as well!

[@eugeniovazquez7444]

From those huge water changes did you stress out or kill any shrimps?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

No, they love big water changes!

[@trueblu8]

What is the cause of it though? And will it keep coming back?

[@konstantinkonstantiov4590]

Hi Very educational and detailed video. All the best . Regards Konsa

[@Joel-Black]

The skimmer doesnt suck in baby shrimps?

[@kerrypitt9789]

What is the tiny fish that is totally cool with the hand of God picking plants out of his home? Great video!

[@christophm.]

i think it's a dario dario or also known as scarlet badis

[@kerrypitt9789]

Thanks Christopher!

[@Humakt83]

How long was the neglect period and what were you neglecting exactly?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Humakt83 skipping weekly water changes and fertiliser dosing. Sporadic neglect!

[@justbaquatics2512]

George i seem to he suffering it too.im using your ferts would you recommend cutting back plants I'll fb you could you just give me advise

[@fishywhiskey2089]

Have you considered using hydrogen-peroxide instead of a carbo product to kill the algae?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Mette Pedersen Yes, but wanted to show techniques avoiding chemicals :)

[@car1m310]

It was unusually relaxing seeing you clean the tank. LOL. Yeah, I think we've all been through BBA. But, I swear that the cause of it is having dwarf harigrass. Just kidding. I know it's not true. But, it might be. Here's my theory.... My theory is that dwarf hairgrass takes over so much footprint of the tank and it does absolutely zero assistance in soaking up the nutrients. So, while you get this nice green lawn, the water column is becoming ripe for BBA to strike because of how (I think) dwarf hairgrass doesn't really take in nutrients from the water column. Plus, the carpeting effect of dwarf hairgrass traps the nutrients in the water column? And/or, the nutrients in the water cannot get into the substrate because of the DHG carpet? I dunno, just a theory. But, a good way of combating this is fast growing stem plants, which might not be compatible with the scape you are going for. But, it is one of those preventative methods of preventing algae like BBA.... Thanks for sharing!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+carlmelo Thanks! Interesting theory!

[@vivekdey124]

hey goerge .... i m vivek from india, saw the process how u removed bba from ur tank even i have a planted tank n i m also suffering from almost all kind of algea in my tank, trying my best to do a good maintainence and m using flourish excel too but i m not able to get rid of it from last 1 month or so. can u please suggest few tips n what shud i do more so that i can get rid of algea from my tank also my tank is having algea on carpet plants too

[@makisuites8170]

beautiful tank, can you share again the size of the tank, please.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

60x50x36cm

[@markneedham2287]

Where can i get that floating inlet from please George ?

[@tauncfester3022]

George this is a bit off topic, but. You're keeping Cherry shrimp with Green Neons and Red Badis. Are you finding the fish are keeping your shrimp population suppressed or are the shrimp doing OK and breeding despite the little carnivores sharing the tank?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+TaUnc Fester Shrimp population remains stable :)

[@tauncfester3022]

OK. I just wanted to check, on a forum, the OP of a thread is claiming his Green Neons are reducing his Cherry Shrimp population, it might be some dynamic of his tank, I'm thinking adequate cover and hiding spots of the newborns. Your tank has a substrate covered in spreading plants, I think that helps. Thanks!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+TaUnc Fester They could be. Baby shrimp are live food for most fish!

[@ionutfrunza3317]

Hello . Do you change 80% of the water every week?

[@franceswatts4001]

Your shrimps are totally unphased with your scrabbling around in the tank 😂. Excellent video and perfect timing - I have just spotted BBA in my tanks.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Frances Watts I think they’re used to me having hands in there! Lol. Thanks!

[@augustvukosovich4683]

I'm new to the hobby and I set up my first heavily planted tank about 5 weeks ago. You're saying that neglect causes this algae so I'm confused. I water change every 5 days 20% I fertilize once a week with Seachem Flourish by 1/2 of what the directions say. I have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 20 Nitrates. Guppy fry and shrimp tank at 76 degrees with 7.4 pH. I started having diatom algae two weeks ago which I figured would happen. But now I have some green spot and this green soft algae on leaves and wood. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I'm ready to pull it all down and start over. I hope someone reads this and has some advice for a new hobbyist. Thanks! Also, water is moderately hard.

[@taisfischer5833]

Algae can be a b***. It's often difficult to find the reason of it's appearance. I would try adjusting flow in the tank and also lightning. The light should only be on for about 8 hours for a newly setup tank.

[@Don19762]

Great video as ever!! I have a 180L aquarium and I love to do daily water changes of 10% (still I get algae!!). What is your view on daily water changes? Is it too much?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

+Don Suomi Daily water changes is fine. But I prefer larger weekly or 2x weekly.

[@pobster88j94]

What is that little red fish? Also I’ve got this stupid algae but I haven’t neglected my tank. I got a fluval led, co2 just started few weeks ago, and good flow. I don’t get it.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

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