Seachem Flourish Excel Review (Algae Control?)

Seachem Flourish Excel review and black beard algae talk. This product is liquid carbon CO2 and sort of replaces the idea of CO2 in your aquarium. If you overdose Seachem excel though, you will see a huge spike in algae growth. If used properly, it can really help cut back on algae growth.
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[@larryjenson8368]

I tripled dosed this for a week in my 360 l tank. Now my plants are thriving due to the fact that they aren't suffocated by BBA. I haven't lost a single plant (even cryptos or moss balls) or a single fish. My tank looks so much better. Wish I'd known about this stuff before...

[@AG-tm4gr]

Did the algae come back after you stopped dosing ?

[@razor19829]

fluctuation of co2 also cause algue,so try to dose it everyday in low tech tank,small dosage but constant,by dosing once week ,you gonna have more algue

[@azafirus]

You have to use it regularly and after 2 or months you start to notice the reduction of algae, sometimes I think that the exel is to prevent the formation of algae, to the already existing ones, depending on the type of algae it will be more or less effective, it is more a preventive treatment

[@hooperdavid1980]

What is regularly like once a week I have problem with black beard

[@robertflink8017]

I used double dose and my plants love it doesn't harm fish

[@susanbriggs862]

Somehow I missed this video first time around but glad I found it. For algae control only: Have you ever tried removing plants and treating with Excell (double dose) in a bucket? Of course it would only work for plants like annubias and Buce that aren't rooted to anything. I've read where people have done it for BBA. I'm considering trying it in a new tank that is minimally planted (about 12 swords, crypts and annubias) but has BBA. The BBA came in on the swords. I normally do H2O2 dips on new plants but this time I didn't (big mistake). I'm waiting on reply from SeaChem as to a safe dose. It would be nice side effect to get some growth from my red swords. Only fertilizer I'm using are root tabs. Good video Chris.

[@nhso789]

I'm trying to find a solution for bba, and watching your video did not teach me anything or add anything to my knowledge. You read the label on the bottle and gave your opinion about the naming of the product. I'm sorry but this is not a very useful video. You are indeed blabing too much and not really saying anything useful, and for someone who watches you for the first time, it was very annoying and time wasting, and I dont think I will be back to this channel again for advice about aquariums, because it doesnt seem like you provide much anyways!

[@Aaronjaycardwell]

I used it, took care of bba in my tank, twice. No deaths.

[@tomwright6638]

At least he’s not an idiot 😂

[@addictedtofishchick6279]

I like it, I used it every other day to get rid of hair algae and once it was gone I back off to once a week and even less now but I still like to put in the tank.

[@autumn1231]

Hi Chris, your tanks are top tier. I have a sponge filter badly covered in black beard algae. If I put it in a bucket of tank water dosed with excel what do you think the effect would be on beni-bacteria? Thanks

[@fsfishroom2027]

thanks Chris , good luck with the shop!!!

[@MrOgger151]

Started using this now all my snails are dying. Because they are starving to death! After my Siamese algae cleaned off everything nothing grew back. If I had known about Excel prior I would not have gotten the fish. I have so many snails I am going to have to put them back in the canal where I got them.

[@visioncorp5228]

Lol, I have 10 red phantom tetras, 10 neon tetras, three Siamese algae eaters, common pleco, four full sized angel fish, and 9 white tetras and I dosed it at the initial dose amount. Two weeks later and not one death. Use a syringe or medicine syringe for accurate dosing, I wouldn’t recommend the cap if you want consistency. Works fantastic for my plants in my 360 gallon high tech tank. Also, if you don’t have algae in your tank, you should be feeding your algae eaters some wafers or time release foods. 😂

[@MrOgger151]

@@visioncorp5228 The Siamese Algae eater cleaned up is what I meant. He was only in a 20 gal and in a few weeks he ate every last spec of Algae. So there was no Algae for the snails. I had put like 100 snails in there! I just wanted the Algae gone.The Siamese algae eater is the champion. I was amazed but he grew so fast and became aggressive then he jumped out the tank. I found him on the floor in the morning. Now I have CO2 on both my tanks and some real lights and heavily planted tank. I have over 60 fish in my 40gal. Smaller fish nothing over 2 inches. 2 golden plecos and a zebra loach are a little bigger than 2 inches. I don't need snails now just two oto's the plants and CO2 keep the Algae a a minimum. I haven't used excel for years. CO2 and heavily planted from now on. I never wanted that many fish but the bastards wouldn't stop breeding LOL. My bright idea let me put a male and female in there! Don't do it 30 fry every 30 days .

[@rbear4574]

I have black beard algae in my 55 and I don't have and it in my other tanks. It the same water for all my tanks I think it might be the light from the window. I'm willing to try this at a smaller dose. Thanks for the information.

[@dopeaquatics1437]

I've tried this twice both times it caused bba and I half dosed each time.

[@sko1beer]

2 capful is all I use in my 200 litre tank. Don’t need more and with the light off for a few days will deal with the black beard. I have never used as much as this guy

[@visioncorp5228]

Follow the direction on the bottle.

[@carlom1245]

I don’t think it does anything, but I’ve been having issues with some plan like Amazon swords not growing height but new leaves. Any idea how to fix?

[@farmfishandfreedom2933]

Man I’m fighting hair algae on my vallisneria like crazy. I can’t figure it out man. I have very hard water and 5ppm nitrate. Any recommendations? I’ve never had to deal with this level of hair algae.

[@jennifergonzalez9091]

I just went through a major issue with hair algae. Got it from a wood piece that I purchased at a local fish store. So I have been removing my ornaments from the tank, scrubbing them with just a brush and then letting them sit in the sun for about two or three days. It helped but still had a few little hairs around. I put some in a pond that we have with catfish and it seemed to get rid of them. I put some of the other ornaments back into the tank and it just started again. So I did a major cleaning. Down to picking through the substrate. I didn't have live plants so the ornament plants got a scrub and sun thing. I waited about a week in the sun and that definitely helped. I have then planted many different plants into the aquarium and added a large ornament back into the tank that had the hair algae previously. Started using this product the same day. I still had some substrate with the hair algae on them because it is a battle. I would find some under the upper substrate too. I think from just siphoning and moving them around. I am on day 4 and haven't seen any hair algae so far. Usually by now I would see some starting to float around and start growing on the glass. I hope this experience helps you!! So far I haven't added anything but the Excel flourish. My tank is 150 gallon, by the way.

[@tyson3897]

Chris awsome video as always

[@adamkettlety582]

I’m 2 weeks in dosing my planted 125l aquarium and I’m hoping it’s reducing bba but not utterly convinced as yet. I’ll use it for a few months and see how I get on.

[@waynepower7071]

Did the stuff work

[@adamkettlety582]

@@waynepower7071 it’s reduced it to a manageable level but not completely eliminated it.

[@FridayFishFacts]

I’ve thought about using this in the past for battling bba. But it can be harmful to grass style plants like jungle Val, which is what the bba is on 😡

[@Boss-zo4lw]

Do you have to remove the carbon from your filter? I also have zero Phosphate levels, will Excel correct that?

[@lobodread]

Dose by night kills algae, during the day acts as a co2.

[@jonathanbarrow8205]

Carlos Lobo no shit?

[@mustachadon]

I've never heard that

[@urbansk8r231]

It is liquid carbon. At night, when the lights are off plants stop photosynthesising. Instead they they take in oxygen and expel co2. So by adding seachem excel at night wouldnt that be to much co2 in the water column. I don't want to risk killing my fish. Just my cautious nature

[@amandac9294]

@@urbansk8r231 you can dose at night and it shouldn't hurt your fish. It's not really a replacement for Co2, it is a carbon supplement that CAN make up for carbon deficiencies, and can act as an algaecide to get control of your tank while you dial back light/nutrients.

[@urbansk8r231]

@@amandac9294 Hi thanks for the reply. Yes i lm well aware of the properties of excel through my research. I know its a pesticide and its also used to add carbon for low light plants.. The point i was making though was at night plants expel co2 . Co2 has carbon in it. So if you dose excel (which is a carbon source) at night like you said then that would be excess carbon. When it comes to my aquatic pets, their welfare comes first. So thats why at night i run an airstone to expel excess carbon , just to be on the safe side. I have a med-high light planted tank so i run pressurized co2. When i first started I've tried all the different types of carbon from excel, api co2 boster (another carbon source), diy co2, and now pressurized co2. Atm im spot dosing with excel on bba. Its working but its a slow process. Shrimps love it though. Well have a lovely weekend

[@christineaquino5555]

I added that thing this morning and 2 of my goldfish in a 40 gallon tank and they banged on walls and hyperv3ntilated in the bottom though I already halved the prescribed dosage.... BIG MISTAKE

[@cranbers]

How much did you put in ? It did say 1 capful for 10 gallons right so you put in 4 captful's and it made your fish have issues like that? And it stopped later?

[@visioncorp5228]

Lol, I have 10 red phantom tetras, 10 neon tetras, three Siamese algae eaters, common pleco, four full sized angel fish, and 9 glow fish and I dosed it at the initial dose amount. Two weeks later and not one death. Use a syringe or medicine syringe for accurate dosing, I wouldn’t recommend the cap if you want consistency. Don’t get spooked by the comment above ^

[@whjess]

I used excel and it nearly killed my fish not sure why ???

[@visioncorp5228]

Lol, I have 10 red phantom tetras, 10 neon tetras, three Siamese algae eaters, common pleco, four full sized angel fish, and 9 white tetras and I dosed it at the initial dose amount. Two weeks later and not one death. Use a syringe or medicine syringe for accurate dosing, I wouldn’t recommend the cap if you want consistency. Works fantastic for my plants in my 360 gallon high tech tank. Don’t listen to the comment above 😂^

[@cranbers]

Does flurish excel kill your plants at all? I can't seem to get my hogwart to stay alive for anything and I read somewhere this may be the cause. I stopped dosing it and now I have an algea bloom, its a heavily planted 30 gallon and its about 45 days old.

[@AQUAGUYUK]

Black beard is nothinglike normal algae its normally transferred in and nearly opposite to what causes normal algae

[@chrismcintyre1836]

So I have a green water algae bloom. Has anyone used this product for this purpose and did you have success? I am seeing mixed reviews and results on algae and fish.

[@jdww4998]

Get a uv sterilizer will clear the bloom right up

[@visioncorp5228]

Lol, I have 10 red phantom tetras, 10 neon tetras, three Siamese algae eaters, common pleco, four full sized angel fish, and 9 white tetras and I dosed it at the initial dose amount. Two weeks later and not one death. Use a syringe or medicine syringe for accurate dosing, I wouldn’t recommend the cap if you want consistency. Works fantastic for my plants in my 360 gallon high tech tank.

[@mromfggggggg]

Id say no I bought it recently ND been using it daily ND nothing maybe it kills the algae but it doesn't disappear , also I hand scrubed the decor ND it's black agian :(

[@kevywilliams3304]

Light can make the algue too

[@jpesall]

Every time I tried that crap, a fish died for no apparent reason

[@anthonyjserianni2268]

It's because the active ingredient is glutaraldehyde which is a disinfectant/sterilizer. So what it really does is act as an algaecide and promote growth of your plants by removing algae on them blocking them from getting light and other nutrients. It's completely false advertising and I'm pissed because I lost my little baby because of this crap. It's also the same ingredient in Stress Guard by Seachem, so when your fish isn't doing so well from this, give them another dose with Stress Guard and make sure to send them to an early grave.

[@visioncorp5228]

Lol, I have 10 red phantom tetras, 10 neon tetras, three Siamese algae eaters, common pleco, four full sized angel fish, and 9 white tetras and I dosed it at the initial dose amount. Two weeks later and not one death. Use a syringe or medicine syringe for accurate dosing, I wouldn’t recommend the cap if you want consistency. Works fantastic for my plants in my 360 gallon high tech tank. Y’all wack ^

[@ciarahollowellch]

Would this also help for black spot algae?

[@visioncorp5228]

Remove the music.

[@luvmywetpets]

wow that was confusing to use or not to use ??????????????