MULM! Good or Bad?

What is Mulm? Is Mulm bad? Will Mulm kill my fish? What is Detritus? The answer to all those questions is......maybe! Michael's Fish Room KZbin runs a breeding for profit fish room and the tanks are not show tanks.
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[@NYGOLD]

Mulm sclom I don't care if you raise your guppies in a sewer, I'm just happy you use the word "FRY" and not "FRIES".

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Bwhahahaha

[@GlitchAQ]

That has to be one of my peeves lol

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Happy, Healthy and Blessed Sunday and plenty of them to come 😊🙏

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks

[@johnjwedrall4290]

@@MichaelsFishRoom you're welcome 😊

[@treetababy]

This explains a lot, and takes the guilt out if keeping it in a well established planted tank. I'll rest easier with regular water changes and not worry about the mulm. Thank you for this video!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

My pleasure!

[@chriscarothers4869]

I'd say bad. Trashing your friends store compititlon is bad.

[@TheBudgetAquarist]

People who don't understand mulm really don't understand nature. An aquarium is basically just like a lake, it is fed new water via streams just like we feed new water in via water changes, and sediment sinks to the bottom of the lake where it is slowly broken down and it is either carried away by the currents, it is eaten by fish or plants or bacteria, or it simply settles and becomes part of the sediment. As long as there is fresh water coming in to remove the excess bad nitrogen then quite frankly it doesn't matter what's on the bottom of the tank as long as it is not poisonous on its own. I wonder what people think they are walking on when they go to the lake and walk around in shallow water?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Bare bottom lakes! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

My shrimp munch tons of mulp.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol...are you drunk Mark?

[@FancyTailAquatics]

I have not vacuumed in 3 years of any of my breeder tanks and my high-end guppies sell for a lot of money. I think water changes are #1 and that takes care of itself.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Boom!

[@thirdplanettreasures352]

I have found that the less I mess with the bottom of my tanks the more my plants grow. o.O So I have a area in my tanks where I have a stones pilled up with my plants in my cholla sticks that I leave alone. I don't disturb them during water changes and my plants do much better!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Exactly Rock Lady!

[@madfishdiva]

Everything I’ve purchased or received from you is in perfect condition still happy and healthy over a year later. Im a princess Leia fan. RIH Carrie Fisher.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

RIP Princes....

[@marthanewsome6375]

You are right. I have a tank, which started out as a display tank and now has turned into my clown kilifish breeding tank. There is always a small amount of mulm in and around the rock work and people wonder why I have so many babies all the time. It is a combo of many plants and places for fry to hide and feed and grow. It is still a very beautiful display tank, even with mulm. I have also got potho's growing out of it, I also allow algae to grow in it, but I hardly have to ever do a water change, as I never get any readings for nitrates and my ammonia and nitrites are always 0. My TDS never goes over 125. It gets a 50 percent water change every month even with these perfect readings and top ups 3 times a week. I have cuba carpet in there, without CO2 and just vacuum the mulm from it to keep it growing, but leave it in other areas. In the end it's all about balance for the fish you are keeping. This is a tiny 2 foot tank with over 150 clown kili's, so planning to get a 4 footer and doing the same, but going to experiment and see if I can keep and breed clown kili's with threadfin rainbows in the same tank. I have a feeling these two very different species would do well together, given enough space and plants.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Sounds great!

[@KittyLovesGlover]

love the "be a troll/a*hole and I will delete your comment" attitude. Don't feed into their drama, they'll just keep it up. :) The outtakes were great, subbed!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks! Hope you stay!

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

I feel better after hearing you say, "That aint gonna happen. It's just not." I say that to myself everyday in my fishroom. lolol. R2D2.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

LOL....just being real.

[@maxbossaert375]

Omg, I have been worried and feeling guilty not vacuuming the substrate littered with mulms, not doing what the popular fishkeeper youtubers said to do. My one and a half year old 40 gallon community tank hasn't been vacuum since January, I think. Plus, it's been couple months that I haven't had the need to do water changes, only adding water to the tank from the evaporation. Forget about ammonia and nitrite - the nitrate has stabilized at around 30ppm and hasn't gone up since. Fishes are happy and thriving. That's why I have been questioning the norm of doing the water changes + vacuuming, it just doesn't apply to every fish tank.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Watch my new video on water changes too!

[@maxbossaert375]

@@MichaelsFishRoom I did, kind sir, right after this one in fact - and to my amazement, our situation is almost identical! :D :D

[@RexDogDelivers]

Thank you for the video. I am doing a deep cleaning on a tank right now and I could not clear all the mulm. I have filled and emptied this dam 55 5 times (after this drain) and I got it reasonable now. Our Oscars decided to join the ranks of breeders (were just in the Living room as pets) so we could not to a bunch of water changes and of course over fed the last month. Most of the babie$ have been moved (still a few that refuse to get netted) so now we can get the tank back to a decent look. After watching this video I will for sure complete this last draining and filling (yet more prime and yes I used 2 caps every time I refilled knowing I was draining again just so the fry would have better odds of making it) and leave the remaining Mulm in there.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Good luck with the babies!

[@RexDogDelivers]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Yea lost them all. I do not want to comment further and make waves but I will say it will not and I mean EVER!! unless called for a special fish will be in our tanks again. I am dealing with the losses right now so I am just going to go before I say everything on my mind.

[@lightwavz]

Oh, man, those crazy iridescent snails in your pleco tank! I am in love! 🐌 Mulm is the best plant food in the universe. BTW, Han Solo 4 EVA!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol...Han is the man!

[@ScottMclaughlinJ]

Love the shirt- Good video!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks!

[@trystonstank5550]

(going back through your old videos) Snack: italian cold cut sandwich. beverage, raspberry lemon kombucha. favorite SW character: Darth Vader. Just showed the first 6 movies to my GF, and she felt so bad for Darth Vader once she saw his backstory and how broken of a man he was, but was so glad to see his redemption in the end. EDIT: I'm not a breeder, but I do have mollies in my tank and they do their thing hahaha. I have a moderate/heavily planted tank, and I don't do gravel vacs much. I leave the mulm there for the plants and the potential fry. I also plan on breeding some black neon tetras later this semester. they're super cool fish and I am so excited to have them breed

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nice! Did you shout them to her in order of release?

[@trystonstank5550]

@@MichaelsFishRoom mostly. I showed her 4 and 5, then 1 , 2, and 3, then 6. she says 6 is her favorite

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Tryston's Tank not a bad choice, ESB is mine. Yours?

[@trystonstank5550]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Empire is also my favorite 😎

[@cindy4252]

I love that you don't take any guff from anyone. Great topic.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol..yeah I’m a real “tough” guy...lol

[@cindy4252]

You just tell what works for you. People can like it or kiss off. Cough cough.... I'm fine!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol....will you marry me?

[@cindy4252]

Sorry, but 1 husband is more than enough for this girl! LOL!!!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol...fair enough!

[@michelletom5066]

Thanks Michael, Once again, youve reassured me, and taught me what I wanted to know for my breeding tanks Oh yeah, Haan Solo, Chewie, and all the Wookies are my favorite Star Wars characters

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Great to hear!

[@chongkongsang5060]

May the force be with you.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

It is!

[@GlitchAQ]

Lmao love your videos! I love the bloopers

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Glad you like them!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

A topic most fear to approach, but we need to

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Mulm is the key!

[@JediSuPhu]

Your baby plecos look so happy hahaha. That's how I'd feel if I was swimming in ice cream.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

What flavor?

[@JediSuPhu]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Mint chip!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nah...coffee is for me!

[@alexsaquatics7620]

I have lots of mulm in my fry tanks . I'm not afraid of it . Infact I quite like it being in there I makes the tank look more natural Lakes and ponds have it and the fish are ok so i like it . Thanks for for the video. 👍

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

My fry love it thanks for watching!!

[@alexsaquatics7620]

@@MichaelsFishRoom 👍✌

[@smalah100]

Thanks for this video! It was a great Sunday Funday for me. It was auction day ... So LOOOTSSS of plants, a few shrimps and fishies, and lots of fun with sister and kids!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nice! What auction?

[@smalah100]

@@MichaelsFishRoom ARAQ (Regional association of aquarist of Quebec) in Quebec City, Canada

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nice!

[@smalah100]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Yep. Even got myself 2 Jordanella Floridae!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nice!

[@LeslieF0330]

Thank you for sharing this video! I couldn’t agree more about mule being beneficial. Also, I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to vacuum up the mule in your baby precocious tank without sucking up the fry as well. Yikes! Your fish all look fabulous! Also, the black tuxedo guppies I bought from you last year.... have bread so much they are overtaking my tanks... yes, I said tankS. LOL they are beautiful though. ☺️

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Yeah!

[@amym.4823]

R2-D2 rules! Most of the mulm in my fish tank is probably ramshorn snail poo. The tank I keep my blackworms in has mulm because if I vacuum the tank I'll vac out all my worms too. So I run a sponge filter in there and do water changes as if it were a fish tank.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

He is a badass for sure!

[@benm.wilmot1852]

I agree with Michael

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks!

[@mccdad8]

If mulm is so bad how come your fish are active and vibrant? BTW I have some mulm and my fish love it so much I con't find homes for all my baby bristlenose.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Exactly!

[@fioregiallo]

This was really helpful for me! Also my favorite starwars character is PAUL ATREIDES MWAHAHAHA 😈

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

LOL, thanks for watching!

[@cajungirl7811]

Healthy mulm is inert. It doesn't release anything into your water. How do you know if you have healthy mulm? What does your water test say? Super simple. People complicate it, but it is really that simple. (It is also why under gravel filters work. That's not popular but I'm ok with that.)

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Yup

[@laurajackson2882]

I am eating pretzels and I have never seen any Star Wars movies. Great informative and educational video. thank you.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

No beverage?

[@laurajackson2882]

oh i'm drinking sunny d

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Really? Never had one

[@68046Matt]

Ive noticed that no matter how fast you suck up the mulm it always comes back in a day or two. Also, their poop will be decomposing and fouling the water but with mulm its much healthier decomposing poop. I say go micheal mulm away. Im gonna try it. Tired of being OCD over some crap on the bottom of tanks im just gonna try leaving it sit there.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Dude. You have seen my plecos and guppies breed in the MULM. MULM FOR LIFE!

[@mstevens6723]

I have to remove the fry into a showbox with a airstone and do daily water changes. Could i use mulm from another tank for fry? Feeding is definitely the challenge

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

You can, but why do you have to clean everyday?

[@agilb1234]

Thanks for explaining why you keep dirty tanks 👍

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

You’re Welcome

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Clear water does not mean clean water. Chemistry matters

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I think that will be a new shirt!

[@atheerhamid7018]

I was looking for answers why my fries who were born and raised in the main tank with mulm, were bigger and look more healthier than the fries who I was able to catch and put in clean breeding tank (without mulm). Thanks for clarifying

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Glad I could help

[@anthonyragan2696]

I can see why a breeding for profit operation would want mulm. That has to be a great generator of food for the fry.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Bingo!

[@thirdplanettreasures352]

Sorry missed this!! I was on a date :D

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Where did you go?

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Third Planet Treasures ooh la la, hope it was fun

[@benm.wilmot1852]

I'll get my order in a few weeks. Thaht's good !

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Cool, thanks!

[@beth56y]

MICHAEL- Great info. Please do a follow up video on how to clean the mulm from bare bottom tanks that are on the floor level.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Oh very tricky!

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Air lift pump drains through a filter sock into a bucket. The water can be returned.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

That will work for sure!

[@LiSa.N.J]

Great Video Mike...My fav Star Wars character..Yoda..master of telekinesis and Eastern philosophy....yeah..I am a geek when it come to Ancient philosophy..like Confucius..studied that before I studied Chinese Martial arts of Wing Chun.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Not telekinesis...THE FORCE! Lol

[@LiSa.N.J]

@@MichaelsFishRoom ok...The Force. :) lol

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

😉

[@chrisswan6343]

OMYGOD, MULM! There are 'experts' in every hobby so why would fish keeping be any different? Unless an opinion or advice is asked for, I never really find the need to give it. The solid fact is my guppies from Michael's Fish Room are some of the hardiest and prolific fish I've bought in a long time. What you're doing works! If someone has a problem with it challenge them to do it better. As Meow Man sez... "Suk Ma Bag."

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol...well said.

[@58MrMike]

I like the new curtains! My Guppy tanks are full of mulm. See you at NEC. Darth Vader rules!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

For sure! Looking forward to it!

[@mustacheok]

Thanks for this video. I'm reading and lloking info about this and your video is much helpfull. kisses

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks! 😜

[@Lumpydog]

Storm trooper number three is my favorite Star Wars character. He is strutting it in his white body armor. Some fry species need mulm to survive. Nothing wrong with mulm other than it doesn't look great. Thanks for the video. Cheers

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol. Thanks for watching.

[@theirishman8455]

Michael's Fish Room #3?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

He likes #3!

[@theirishman8455]

Lumpydog But.......IS IT A TRAP???

[@MikeV607]

Some hobbyists get 'excited' about detritus and mulm - some get bigger filters and/or powerheads to move the material to the filter. They think filters clean water - NOT. Once organic waste decomposes (mulm) it no longer pollutes the water....and detritus in the filter just continues to decompose. So as you point out Michael, mulm is fine with ample water changes.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

It’s like we are twins (nice name😉)

[@MikeV607]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Yeah, but I'm older, wiser, and purdier! LOL (BTW, you might have that "I'm okay" cough looked at!)

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I don’t know about purdier.......lol

[@alexanderpagan3212]

Hi Mike thank you for taking out your time to help some of us get a better understanding of our aquarium's. I just wanted to ask were was this event in Connecticut going to be

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Cromwell, CT...if you can go, you should!

[@alexanderpagan3212]

@@MichaelsFishRoom great can you give me the name of the place

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Google NEC 2019. Boom, all the info you need.

[@alexanderpagan3212]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Thanks Mike really appreciate it. Hope to see you there.

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

Great video. I had to go out of town this weekend for a DI competition. My daughter is in Destination Imagination. I had a ton of mulm in my juvinal tank. I didn't feed them for 2 days. They cleaned up the mulm and tank beautifully. :) I've only lost 1 fish in about a month, 2 if you count the cory that got stuck in the lift tube of an unused sponge filter. :( lol great video.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks...what is “Destination Imagination”?

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

@@MichaelsFishRoom it's a stem program for kids in science. Oh and hang solo. Lol

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nice! what grade?

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

@@MichaelsFishRoom She's a 4th grader. :)

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Cool!

[@yeaitswop]

I’ll see you at the NEC!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Looking forward to it!

[@davidbarton5974]

Hi Michael. I stop by occasionally for your latest rants! Forgive my ignorance if you have said it before, but do you have any tanks that are not "for profit" and if so, what fish do you keep for your own pleasure? Thanks, David (from UK).

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Yes! I have one 55 planted community tank with Angels, Black Phantom Tetras, corys and plecos.

[@davidbarton5974]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Similar to mine, 55g community/planted, including a pair of very small Angels (I know, not for long!), a handful of Tetras and 18 Dwarf Neon Rainbows

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Sounds nice!

[@NessysSanctuary]

I believe the same thing am not going to change I believe in the eco system thank you for keeping it real. I have subbed

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks and welcome! What kind of fish do you keep?

[@NessysSanctuary]

@@MichaelsFishRoomCichlids , Betta's and puffers

[@BritneyStinson]

My dwarf crays are cray cray for mulm

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I see what you did there and like it!

[@naegwut]

Buffet!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

All you can eat too!

[@richardwhite9965]

Your a funny dude 👍🏾

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks!

[@Ryin88]

If you like Mulm, add a ghost shrimp or two in there. Ive caught them eating pleco poop, and its crazy how much mulm there will be !

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

LOL...I have plenty of Mulm!

[@lilybeaumont683]

So are you going to see the star wars land in Orlando..or are you not that kind of fan..it looks like its coming on OK..its not really my thing but I am hoping we will get a pre opening look..

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I am planning on going in the next year! I’m a huge Star Wars geek!

[@lilybeaumont683]

@@MichaelsFishRoom let me know....we could do a meet up..😀😀😀

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Will do!

[@catfishcave379]

Pleco babies look so cute swimming through the mulm. Question: how many hours a week are you working in the fishroom (include feeding). Filet mignon in a cranberry/mulm sauce while watching the comedy stylings of C-P30.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Medium? Medium rare? Need details! At least 20 HRs doing business stuff, 10 of those in the fish room.

[@ReneesZooTube]

Excellent video. Unhealthy fish in poor water quality don't breed. So you must be doing something right. 😊 I'm a simple fish keeper, don't do a ton of maintenance with my tanks. I deal with chronic illness and don't have the energy to do a ton of water changes and such. Working on increasing water changes frequency just a bit. I've got mulm and Java moss. My guppies and yellow Cherry shrimp are breeding and thriving. Just gotta know your species and keep what you are willing to do the upkeep on. I keep simple fish because I want simple upkeep. 😊 Looking forward to placing my first order with you next month in preparation for outdoor summer tubbing and starting some new lines indoors. 😊

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Summer running is fun and requires virtually no maintenance.

[@ReneesZooTube]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Yup! This will be my second year doing it. Last year was fun. This year I'm starting much earlier. I can't wait! I want temps to warm up enough NOW! 😊

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

You and me both!

[@MELODYMUNRO]

Favorite character is Vader. I have mulm in my endler tank and often observe the fry picking at it. I dont like it in my mbuna tank, I vac it up, but in that tank I purposely grow a lot of algae on the rocks and rear panel for them to graze on. Michael are you looking forward to The Mandalorian tv series?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

OF COURSE I AM! (Silly question) LOL

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

MELODY MUNRO oooh Vader

[@thunderwand5000]

No "nissan sucks" written in your mulm...

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

That’s his thing.

[@bandicootgaming]

How do you deal with silk / hair alage on the Java moss?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I don't.

[@tic857]

Thanks for the video. I came here because my ramshorn snail tank was developing mulm and detritus worms even though I only feed my snail twice a week, but its eggs hatched and was wondering if it was necessary to gravel vac.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

So did you sub?

[@rifraf6135]

PLUSSSS.... you don't see Nature pulling out a Python Gravel Vac and succing up the mulm. And nature is the best at its own game! People, mulm is bad of your maintenance is bad! Fish do NOT breed in bad conditions! Take that into consideration. +1

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Very true sir, very true.

[@OutdoorWalker]

Realest thing you’ve ever said “starwars is the best ‼️”

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I mean, it is! (I names one of my son's Luke.

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

well it's a good thing I don't have a show tank but I will hopefully 1 day & that 1 I'll keep supper clean just for videoing BUT as far as the Mulm I was wondering if that was good or bad for guppies & you have cleared that issue up 4-me.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Glad I could help!

[@soloaquatics]

I have lots of mulm!! I kinda hate it and I try to keep it out my tanks but I’m kinda lazy so I still have mulm!! Lol but my guppies are doing great producing plenty of fry!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Why do you hate it? They love it!

[@RoundhouseAquatics]

so mulm is food, poop, and dead plant parts ?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Among other organic matter.

[@RoundhouseAquatics]

@@MichaelsFishRoom ok back in the day we called it the dust crap ... lol never heard of "Mulm" till this year since im getting back into the ring

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

It’s great for fry!

[@rob93aquatics]

EPIC 💪💪

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

LOL

[@GlitchAQ]

Question: once the tank is properly cycled with molm the levels should even out? I often clean this up in my fry tank and wondering if I should just leave it there. My tank perimeters are Gh: 15, kh: 40, ph: 6.5, nitrite: 0.5, nitrate 20 10 gallon

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Mulm shouldn't effect the cycle.

[@will_of_europa]

Hah you made this video for me cause I was talking about my ditritis on facebook :D Got some peanuts and water Also I like the curtain effect Vader will always be my fav

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol...thanks. Vader is pretty bad ass. Plain peanuts?

[@will_of_europa]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Dry roasted with salt yum

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nice...ima honey roasted fan myself.

[@VStag]

Awesome Video Thanks for Sharing FishFam NJAE19

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks for watching!

[@reneesnugent3358]

Hi. I didn't know my albino plecos had fry and did vacuum and removed alot of mulm including vacuumed babies not knowing. I have another bare bottom tank with mulm at the bottom. Should I pipette out mulm from other tank and put into the tank with the fry ?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

No, just feed them.

[@reneesnugent3358]

Is Hikari small wafers, zucchini, cucumbers best to feed? I only see a couple and they still have the orange sack but I've also seen a few with out the sack ? I'm unsure if the male has more in the cave or not. Also online says to do lots of water changes. I've got a hob filter and sponge filter on a 20 gallon tank. With pepple gravel. Should I just try to remove only water since the baby's are very difficult to see ? Thanks for all your help. Your soo nice to help me out!! Hope you have a great day 😀

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

@@reneesnugent3358 Hikari is not very good, but the veggies are.

[@bace2842]

Yeah thats right keep it 100% micheal not that you need a reminder lol

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol...thanks!

[@vampgaia]

Star Wars!! I am still gutted over the death of Carrie Fisher. And angry over the death of Han Solo. Anyway, no snack because I just had lunch. I've got mulm in most of my tanks. I do have a personal mulm limit. LOL. If it gets too bad, I will clean some of it out just because I don't like the way it looks.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Thanks for the order! And Harrison Ford was done with Star Wars, so boom dead.

[@graymanmedia]

I find more Mulm in my 10 Gallon thanks to Hornwort stems. I was worried about it but the tank is clean and clear. Will have to put some more Neon & Black Neon Tetras in the tank to get them breeding.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Water parameters good?

[@graymanmedia]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Already got 3 Neons but that's of 5 that was in there. Have 9 Zebra Danios in there too. Did put the female Pleco in the tank with the male. Nothing happened yet. Though it's just about the Squidwert Mouth while the male waits.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol

[@graymanmedia]

@@MichaelsFishRoom So would it be cheating if I put the Female Pleco in the Squidwert House and block it?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

yes!

[@MrBlakecarlson]

I am having a few DOT'S homestyle pretzels which are freaky awesome and a throwback mountain dew Princess Leia as the slave of jabba was pretty goood

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

“Pretty good” lol. Is a “throwback” with real sugar?

[@MrBlakecarlson]

Yes old school pop

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Nice!

[@lyrieth8833]

Han it will always be Han! But let's be real Yoda is the shit! I have learned over the years is to stop messing with my tank all the time if my water is in spec and my fish seem happy, shiney, and active we are all good, plus I have only planted tanks which help so much!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol...Yoda is the SHIT!

[@ivanfrances8913]

Would loaches be okay with a layer of mulm?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Yup...mulm is awesome!

[@edwardtomaszewski78]

What happened???? Great Video

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

There was a glitch in the old one.

[@nolasdollsandaquatics9386]

Wait...what happened did you reload??? Anywho...Chewbacca of course.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Yup...the first one had issues. Chewy is my favorite!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

The first one had an issue. Chewy is my favorite!

[@JHAquatics]

"How many fishes you buy" Mulm for Life!!!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol

[@midnightchef8323]

@JH Aquatics you should know better than anyone else with the microscope that piles of mulm breed deadly bacteria, fungus, worms etc poisonous to fish. Doctors even did a research paper on this that too much mulm is bad and breeds bad things. His answer that he's lazy is not okay. Healthy mulm grows green algae. His mulm doesn't grow anything visible just brown poison. His baby fish eat from this poison. It's not okay, it's wrong. Don't think so? Order some of his fish and watch your tank get sick with worms, bacteria and fungus.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Please provide the research paper you are talking about.

[@midnightchef8323]

@@MichaelsFishRoom I already linked it to you once. You ignored it. Here's another : Hiscock, p. 85-88. Hiscock, Peter (2003). Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants. Hauppauge, NY.: Barron's Educational Series talks about it as well. Also see Chewy Ltd post. Your wrong Mike excessive is bad for your fish, very bad.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Never saw it. Keep commending though....so many fry in the tanks, I think the mulm must be bad.

[@fishiontanktics9356]

Alright

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I hope it is better

[@theamjadjamousable]

No discus with mulm ? 😒

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

What does that mean?

[@theamjadjamousable]

@@MichaelsFishRoom Discus fish kept with mulm , is that possible ?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Discus are a tad sensitive...but maybe.

[@patriciakloeppel9863]

im a beliver in mulm

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

We are like twins!

[@jaxa5719]

Tender and delicious 😂

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

For sure!

[@jamesmitchell6231]

I think mulm in sand aquarium can be horrible I’ve had a tank I moved die because of it

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

It was the crap under the sand, not the mulm.

[@chewy2420]

Lazy isn’t an excuse to not take proper care of your animals. Just saying.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

LOL....I am taking proper care....do you see all the FRY!

[@chewy2420]

Just sayin bro. Shouldn’t say oh cause I’m lazy.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

👌🏼

[@txic7330]

Ima have to go with darth maul

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

The best short lived character!

[@tedhawk211]

Star Wars and mulm?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Match mad in heaven.

[@thespiritualsystem8129]

Just know u the head of aquaruims

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

LOL...if you say so. I think I am just a dumb guy with a camera!

[@dudev]

There's mulm in rivers and lakes, so case closed, all you trolling newbies. Oh, and don't forget, Mulm's Day is on May 12.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Lol

[@mtsanonymous]

"....How long have you had this mulm?" - "... oh about 2 or 3 seasons, up for sale if you want some ..." - "This isn't the mulm we're looking for, you can go about your Fishness... Mulm along, Mulm along...."

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Bwhahahahaha....”laugh it up mulm ball”

[@arnoldmmbb]

My favorite character its jar jar binks.. says no one in the fu*** history haha

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

You almost got banned!

[@arnoldmmbb]

hahaha I know, my fav character its Han Solo and the movie The Empire strikes back of course

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

ESB is mine too!

[@spacemarine79]

Star Trek is way better than Star Wars and my main argument is cause Star Trek Inspired the tech we have today, but anyways great video, a lot of helpful tips. May Fav Trek Character is Q for TNG, Scotty for TOS, Odo for DS9, Neelix Voyager, Trip from Enterprise

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@cornbob6218]

Star Wars man come on

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

This^^^^

[@68046Matt]

I just put gravel back in all my tanks. I'm not siphoning 23 tanks every other day. Maybe you should put gravel in there too. Floating around the mulm makes the tanks cloudy

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

But I don't care if it's cloudy if it is beneficial for the fish.

[@misterbgs1]

Mmmm, mulm.....ob1, duh! Stand by

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Really OB-One? The young one or the old one?

[@misterbgs1]

OB1 was able to to best Anikin and Darthbvader ,survived the purge, resisted the dark side and eventually trained and joined the higher state.

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

This is all true!

[@greenfingers9471]

WTAF is mulm ?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

What is “WTAF”?

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

What the actual fuck?

[@greenfingers9471]

@@MichaelsFishRoom "What the actual F***" :)

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

It’s detritus.

[@desertbloombettas1961]

I am a firm believer in mulm - I find baby fish, snails, daphnia.. and just.. well.. everything in general does so much better with mulm in the tank - clean water, of course is great, but mulm is awesome.

[@josemontalvo4532]

Desert Bloom Bettas -I disagree with you. Ascetics is 9/10 of the law. It looks ugly and makes you look like a lousy aquarist. Detritus May not be the best thing for the quality of life for the livestock. I wish you the best. We will just have to agree to disagree!

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

Possession is 9/10ths of the law, not “ascetics” (you mean AESTHETICS I think) 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@benm.wilmot1852]

Average is three years !

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

For guppies?

[@duncanabopolodit7592]

U look skinny

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

I’m not....lol