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[@vitorguimaraes9781]

The most useful video i've seen on the internet. Thank you!

[@MrKarim992]

As a person challenged by spatial and physical concepts this was a sorely needed video for me

[@alicecorriganguspie887]

Thank you so much for all your videos. You all are the most informative, funny and charming aquarists. Your videos cannot be replaced! Please never stop putting these out!!

[@redacted3610]

facts!!

[@casperboejensen3303]

Always helpful, and always lovely to hear Tommy talking about backsides ☺️👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL, useful, right?

[@ijk8822347]

Brilliant content 🌱👍 perfect for a beginner coz all aspects covered .. I am now heading to correct all the mistakes I’ve made in mine 😅.. thank you for all you amazing videos.. love your channel 😊

[@ismamad]

Great tips. Thanks for the great explanation on the water circulation.

[@microcox]

Boy you guys are on a roll! Super useful and weel made. I'll point all my beginners friends to this.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for that support, Thomas, you are great. :)

[@williammcdowell6257]

Excellent really practical, especially the advice on spray bars. Well done, many thanks, keep up the good work.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Will do, thanks for the support, as usual.

[@malcolmmcguire2876]

Thanks so much Tommy. I learned a lot. You are a brilliant teacher.

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome!

[@mofish3601]

Thank you for the great video, I feel I understand water flow better! Also, that coffee cup is epic!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, love that cup!

[@krzysztofswiderski6728]

great, to the point and full of professionalism as always

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers, thanks brother.

[@messandbrown]

Thank you so much!!! I’ve been struggling with co2 distribution and now I know why 😊

[@mfadzlijamaluddin]

Thanks for the guide. Really helpful for newbies like me.

[@HK-oj9us]

Nice, clear and professional tips...on advantages of lily pipes for CO2 users, especially..

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found the video useful!

[@HeRo-qd6tk]

Not new to me but very well presented for either a new comer or a refresher for people like me. Always good and appreciated.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers, thanks for the support anyways. :) You are a pro.

[@botje420]

@HeRo Exactly what i wanted to say. A very good refresher to know that i am still doing what i should be doing.

[@madhatterjones4781]

Really awesome video Tommy love it How high off the substrate should the inflow and co2 diffuser be ? Also my lily pipes are right next to eachother in a 60p. Where should I position my surface skimmer.

[@KJfreshh69]

Just getting into aquascaping. And I’ve realized…. I know nothing…. These tanks are immaculate. I got a Fluval 15gal. And there’s a science to all this. Haven’t quite gotten ahold of it yet but I’m trying to learn. Just wish there was more aquascapers in tennnessee. I’m in Nashville and can’t find any friends here or stores with aquariums like these 😮… I’d be In heaven

[@chinpoeykhoo6261]

Awesome info shared especially useful for new beginner like me into aquascaping, mistakenly thought lily pipe is only for aesthetic purpose thanks for clarifying! Kudo to Tommy for content like this.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found this useful. Cheers.

[@aquafactor4343]

Hi Tommy!is not new for me, but very useful like always in your videos.I think repeat ,the important things is a very good idea.thanks a lot.greetings 👍🏻

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers, thanks for the support!

[@freddie8354]

Super informative thanks guys. Keep up the great work 👍 👏

[@GreenAquaShop]

Will do, Freddie, thanks!

[@stevet9487]

thanks it’s made me think about some of the things I have been doing again. Very helpful.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found this useful, Steve. Cheers.

[@ehsanhaidary9766]

Finally I found a video that helps with my dilemma of how to position 1 vs 2 filters :) can I ask for your thoughts please. I have a 4ft long tank, heavily planted, but quite flat, just with big driftwood with anubias and java fern attached. I have 2x fluval 307 filters but Iam so sick of cleaning the glass lily pipes and transparent hoses from the massive algae build up, servicing 2 filters every month, etc. Is there a benefit to having two canisters in my 120cm planted tank? Or I can stick with one?

[@rjremodaro7946]

Thanks tommy this is what i been waiting to discuss

[@ellamyus]

Thank you for good explanations for a total beginner!

[@GreenAquaShop]

😀👍

[@AcuariosGaming]

Very very very important info! Thanks!

[@LnL1702]

"Jolt" love it ! Got to get that caffeine hit to start the day !

[@mikeinca3762]

Learned a lot Tommy! Thanks for the video!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome!

[@753kamal]

A ton of very simple questions that I’ve always had. Now Answered. 🙌

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cool, mission accomplished then.

[@753kamal]

@@GreenAquaShop absolutely! 😄

[@AllesKiten]

Highly interesting. Thank you very much for this!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome. Cheers.

[@tracys.6033]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@avinashshibdutt8448]

Great explanation like usual Tommy👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers.

[@tracys.6033]

I took spraybar out because i didnt think i was getting circulation correct. Yes, i installed on back of tank. (20 gal long) But now you have explained where it should go i will cut it to fit and try again. Thanks!

[@front5]

Very informative video, thank you.

[@JuanSalazar-xk3lq]

Thanks, very useful information.

[@setesuper4611]

Great vídeo! Thanks!

[@joshlock925]

Very useful video. Could you recommend the best way to place the lily pipes on an oase styling where it has cut outs for cables and piping in the back left and right corners? Currently I have them both together in the left with the lilly pipe facing width ways of the tank. (Directly forward) am I running it in a inefficient way by doing this? I am limited with placement due to the lids of the tank

[@Rainn_Survivor]

Thank you 🙏 very useful information .

[@asmmhasan734]

Thanks a lot for your valuable information ❤❤

[@malahx]

Thank you, it is incredible useful recommandations :)

[@fezanshaq5291]

Awesome video Tommy 👍. I've just recently upgraded my filter to a oase biomaster thermo 600 due to watching your channel. I've got my inlet and outlet spray bar on one side like you suggested. Where should I place my Co2 drop checker if I'm using a inline atomiser (diffuser)? Thanks guys, keep up the good work

[@GreenAquaShop]

Same side with the filter in- and outlets. Where there are no rising bubbles that can be trapped in it.

[@tomrosiak7181]

Love your work !!! So I have the Oase 350 with the spray bar on the back of the tank and my diffuser is below that near my substrate. My question is should I have my spray bar on one side of the tank and the diffuser on the opposite side ?? Thanks for your help

[@hribeiro8551]

Very informative. ❤️

[@jacquesperrot5407]

Bonjour merci pour ces explications 👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome, Jacques!

[@Wanjiku82]

Keeps my 20 gal tank between 76° F& 77° F 24/7. I like it!

[@javier_lakondia]

Very usefull ! Thanks so much Tommy

[@GreenAquaShop]

You're welcome!

[@lagoonaquascape9430]

Cool tutorial! I often thinking where should I position my lily pipes…😅 thank For sharing!

[@GreenAquaShop]

😉👍

[@Aquagold.goldysingh1313]

thanks for amazing tips always , legend

[@richardcunliffe]

Thanks for the great content as usual! Can you explain why having the diffuser underneath the inflow isn't just as good? I imagine it would push the bubbles all over just as well, but I haven't seen it done. My tank (regrettably) is a fluval edge with very limited options for placement!

[@perrywhitledge4005]

Probably because there would be a lot of agitation going through the filter and a good part of the CO2 would be lost instead of being in the tank before it goes through the filter and is used by the plants while the concentration of it is still high. Just a guess, maybe he’ll answer it.

[@jayallum2423]

Great video guys. Just found your channel a few weeks ago and have watch most of the videos now. Been keeping fish for 20 years but only just got into aquascaping. Hope you can answer a question for me. I have one of my tanks in the corner of a room so no room on the left side, loads down the back and the right side. Tank is 4ft with 2 eheim pro 3 600 filters. Just ordered 2 sets of lilly pipes for it. Where would you put the inlet and outlet pipes with no access on the left side of the tank? I was thinking on the back corners pointing towards the front? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

[@patricklaundra3286]

Thanks. this confirms what just seems to be logical to me. I have a hang on back filter on a 20 gallon tank. and it just seemed to make better sense to put the filter on the side. so the water circulates the whole tank lengthwise. plus that way it simulates the natural flow like a stream. my fish love it. I was looking for ideas of where to place my in-tank diffuser for the pressurized co2 system I'll be installing soon .. thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@kkiiization]

Are you going to put the co2 diffuser opposite to the HOB filter? I’m in the same situation as you and don’t know what to do to evenly distribute CO2

[@patricklaundra3286]

@@kkiiization I'm not absolutely certain. I don't have my CO2 system yet. But by watching debris in my aquarium. I can see the way the water circulates. And it does seem logical to put the CO2 diffuser, low on the opposite side. It seems that way the bubbles will circulate across the bottom of the tank as they rise.

[@8yuya8]

Very helpful, thank you !

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome, glad you found this useful.

[@jakiryt]

Thank you very much love from India i always finding this type video about placement but you did it thanks man

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome, glad you liked this.

[@beastly_brisket_man6249]

Very helpful! Thank you

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers!

[@dronecouple]

You guys are awesome thankz

[@abhirajsinghrainal6257]

Hey Tommy, can you tell me which is the best position for my surface skimmer.

[@miaobinhuang2315]

I have a 3ft tank with surface fans running 24/7 to cool down temperature and a good co2 system. With fans running does that mean my co2 will be dispersed tremendously.

[@cosminlupu87]

Thank you Tommy for this explanations...verry good...I have a question,if it's possible...Balazs made a custom tank for somebody with pagoda stone wall in the whole back...I want to know where were the lillypipe placed?...thank you.

[@GreenAquaShop]

In those cases, we put them on the front. Alternatively, you can go with a drilled aquarium and not use these pipes at all.

[@serzh_gavrosh.]

Благодарю. Наглядно и полезно для многих.

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome.

[@gopibble]

Thank you, Tommy

[@usmc187]

Thanks Tommy!

[@joeanthony7933]

Great tutorial.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks, glad you found it useful. Cheers.

[@emberframe6994]

I've been away from my tanks for awhile and it's amazing how hard it is to sleep without the noise of flowing water.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Water has a calming effect, right.

[@northerners2828]

Super cool,, i like it bro!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Great! Cheers!

[@putakvariumista]

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[@gopibble]

Thank you!

[@wojtekwojtek9583]

Hello, thanks for the content. I have 180 cm long tank. You suggest two filtres for this size of tanks. Is it enough to mount one CO2 system ?

[@richardbunt2278]

That tank looks so cool like

[@GreenAquaShop]

;) Cheers

[@jetzknight6697]

Great Kudos

[@josefeliciano9892]

Very helpful 😊

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers!

[@jacobweller4928]

Great video! If I’m running CO2 on a long tank with two filters and I have the outflows on opposite sides with one in back and one in front would I be able to inject the CO2 in just one outflow with an inline diffuser or would it be better to inject in both outflows? Thanks for making such awesome content!

[@GreenAquaShop]

One side should be enough. Cheers.

[@pseudomugilidae5897]

it might be a little outside of y'all's purveiw but do you have thoughts about river tank manifold style flow patterns and filtration?

[@RogerG92]

Okay I never knew that ! Thank you for this

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome!

[@dav.p]

Hello GreenAqua, thanks for this tutorial. We can see, at the start of your video the new Aquavitro Sentia Dose (modular doser pump). Will you soon offer them for sale in your product catalog?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Don't we already have that? If not, it will be soon available.

[@michelmichiels230]

Hi Tommy & the crew ! Thanks again for a usefull tutorial about the backs.... and what is the doser used below the 60P ? Thanks ;)

[@GreenAquaShop]

It's a new doser, you'll find it on our website! Cheers.

[@SeanMcChannel]

Beautiful scapes. I guess with such amazing scapes your fish likely have no reason to leave their amazing tanks, but how do you stop fish jumping out the tanks without top covers? Or are the fish species used in rimless open top tanks less prone to jump out the water? Which fish species are less likely to jump? Thx.

[@kingkazz904]

fish species is important. nano fish aren't really known to jump out. Shrimp occasional will jump out due too water parameters being off

[@andresreyes4450]

Good video, what do you think about putting the co2 diffuser below the inlet of th canister?, in that way the co2 remains for more time in the water

[@GreenAquaShop]

No, the filter bacteria will suffer if a lot of CO2 would get into the external filter and the pH there would drop. So don't do it.

[@pierro33480]

Hello Tommy, I have a problem with my co2 diffuser, the bubbles rise too quickly towards the surface, they spread badly in my aquarium, yet I have slowed down the bubble flow.

[@samlekomsamlekom]

Good explanation

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found it useful.

[@WhiteCloud746]

great work

[@GreenAquaShop]

🙏

[@hazos]

If I have a CO2 external reactor, should I put the spray bar pointing slightly upwards? Would surface agitation release the well dissolved CO2 or having the output water hitting the surface would not be much of a deal for such dissolved CO2?

[@balderas5439]

Saludos!! Que buen video!!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Saludos! Thanks!

[@amyappenzeller3769]

How do I place the lily pipes in a UNS 40c with a central hardscape? I am using a UNS stand with Fluval 207 canister filter. The stand is low in the back opening which i think would kink the tubing unless I use some sort of spiral to put around the house much like a garden hose anti-kink attachment.

[@straitneo]

Perhaps you could go a bit into detail about diffuser placement; in regards to the correlation there seem to be with BBA and its tendencies to thrive on hardscape in areas with high flow and co2 mist. I believe ADA raises their diffusers or sometime keeps them at the same side as the outflow for this reason.

[@microcox]

Interesting. Where did you see that? BBA is probably the last resisting algae once you master the basics.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, ADA raises them a bit, but we did not see a correlation between the appearance of BBA and diffuser placement.

[@treycook9814]

Which inflow are you using on this tank? The built-in skimmer is really cool. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@GreenAquaShop]

There are many brands who make them, aqua rebell, ista, etc.

[@adoni_s15]

Does it matter where the water level is to put the inlet because I’m trying to install a canister filter but I’m not sure if it will pump or not

[@dajosoba.3263]

THANKS

[@ranikesa2329]

Thanks!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome.

[@pwaquatics3290]

What about placement or style of heater. I have a tank that will require a heater inside. What temp are you’re tanks? Thanks for all the great videos

[@GreenAquaShop]

I would avoid using heaters in the tank. I would get a filter that has a heater, or can be retrofitted with a heater like the Biomasters, or I would get an inline heater.

[@user-uy8gp7yk6j]

can you tell me where to put de co2 diffuser and drop checker in a fluval flex 123 thank you

[@ameenuksg]

Is aeration necessary for a planted tank thru an air stone or diffuser ?

[@spyburn007]

Brilliant, thank you. I am planning on putting my defuser close to the outlet of the intank filter so the CO2 bibles get devolved in the filter or bubbles pushed around from the jet. Is this a good or bad idea? Also, I have air stones in the tank… will this surface agitation destroy the effect of co2 injection? Tia x

[@Pesticide7G]

I think you should use air stone after the CO2 is done working

[@aaronc9116]

Thanks Tommy. What about 2 inlet and 1 outlet setup like the eheim pro 3 recommended by you guys for a 120p tank? I assume I should set it up so that 1 inset and outlet on one of the short side and the other inset diagonally opposite the outlet on the other side?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Actually, we mostly have the two inlets next to each other. But yeah, you could also put it on the other side.

[@N5Addiction]

What about a inline diffuser where do you place the dropchecker then? I have my inlet and outlet on the right side and the dropchecker on the left side

[@martincregg]

I need to do a CFD simulation to test out what you’re saying. If you position the the inlet and the outlet on different sides of the tank that has to create circulation. Sure, the water flows from from one side to the other but the water that moves has to be replaced and this creates circulation.

[@GreenAquaShop]

It does, this is not only theory though, both placements have been tested by many in many tanks...

[@andreh.5141]

Very nice Video as always. What about positioning a Spin Pipe in a 60P?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Same idea.

[@TheStanchoman]

Damn guys, you are reading thoughts!!! Yeasterday I was wondering where to put my CO2 diffuser!!! Thanks!!!

[@GreenAquaShop]

There you go. Cheers.

[@Everytimeifail]

Hi, with the setup that you have already in that video what's the best position for the skimmer (eheim)? Thank you.

[@GreenAquaShop]

It does not really matter. Put it where it is less obstructive.

[@tomyangel-jq3xd]

Nice video.. just a doubt.. do we have to position the air diffuser like co2 diffuser like the bubbles shouldnt go up straight and have to spread out all over the tank? Is it possible for air bubbles go straight upward and can fully dissolve in water? I am using aquario neo co2 and air diffuser.. Pls reply..

[@danilomercuri5103]

Hi Tommy, if with a double filters as your last example, according to your experience which is the best place for the Ada beetle diffuser on a tank 100*50*50? Thanks

[@GreenAquaShop]

Opposite the outflow.

[@753kamal]

Hi again 😊 Is the surface skimmer a necessity? Is the oil film bad/good? I’m talking about a co2 injected tank specifically. Thank you!

[@TheVoyagers.]

Yes it’s very important for the co2