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[@FatherFish]

Algae isa the most important marker of a healthy tank.

[@retro6652]

Me: "Oh cool, algae prevention tips." Aquapros: "Reduce the amount of wood you use." Me: "NEVER! YOU'RE DEAD TO ME."

[@HappyOne2017]

Yep he lost me there too... I want my fish healthy so I think we actually need to add more wood!!! 😊😊😊

[@UnderPresser]

When i first put wood in my tank, it turned the water brown. So i took it out, dried it for four days in the sun, then gave it three heavy coats of clear acrylic spray paint, washed it thoroughly two days later with soap and water, and then tested it in a pail of water, which it did not turn brown. Put the wood in the tank and no more problems, no decaying wood messing up the water params.

[@dallasbrat81]

​@@UnderPresseroh boy your wood was leeching tannins which are not bad just not attractive . There are filters that will help reduce tannins in water .

[@hkk3656]

I have absolutely no algae. I use house plants growing outside of the aquarium with the roots dangling in. They use up all the nutrients that algae need. This tank gets direct sunlight on the side, and NO algae is growing. Ammonia is zero. The plant I use is Hawaiin Umbrella. There are many others and good videos showing how. Fish and plants are happy! (BTW I've been feeding Tetra Min).

[@slavihinkov1836]

Being in the hobby with planted tanks for the past 7-8 years and following your channel and others as well I can confirm everything you said is correct. People need to stop forcing plants that just don't work, because of your water, co2 demand and so on, to mess everything else that is established. I too did a lot of water changes, because I kept a lot of premium/rare plants and fishes and as the time goes by I learned this style is just a "job" and not hobby. Now I stick with most common fishes and plants in my area and everything is fine and I'm not a slave anymore

[@AQUAPROS]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@michaellarson3697]

I'm starting to learn this lesson, Slavi, after being in the hobby for 3-4 years. Thanks for your insightful comment.

[@Zingo89]

Great tips! I'v had a tank up and running for ~6 years now with great success and I think my biggest reason to close to 0 algae is that I act as if I got algae even when I dont, what i mean by this is that I clean the glass, i brush the rocks, i gently wave over the plants etc when I do maintenence even when theres nothing there, Im my mind im removing algae spores that are too small to see with the eye, but maybe theres nothing there :P anyways it has worked great for me!

[@clayp7682]

I don't know why people in the hobby are so terrified of bladder snails/MTS. They literally will keep your tank spotless and it looks so cool, giving your tank that ecosystem feel.

[@____________838]

I know when I first started with aquariums, I saw bladder snails “eating” my plants. I didn’t realize at the time that my plants were in fact already dying, and the snails were eating the decaying parts…

[@hermionefinnigan7469]

Hmm … bladder snails do eat live healthy plants too - especially their teeny tiny babies. True.

[@EuroGupper]

​@@hermionefinnigan7469I have never seen that 😮

[@arkgaming5344]

I had agale in my 3 gallon, i added 1 snail and he cleaned my tank so good i see no algae for months lol plus my army of shrimp

[@garrisonsmith2684]

So cool you are making food now! Just put in for the free sample thanks so much I know my fish will love it will probably place a LEGIT order soon!

[@cut419ram]

Man, the first one hit the nail on the head for the issue I have I think. This one smaller tank I have has a large piece of wood that the algae prolifrates on. I have other tanks with wood but not anything near the amount of wood to water ratio like this one I have with a big green hair algae issue. Thanks for the tip! I must say thought that the amano shrimp I got for the tank love it! There's baby shrimp in there too now.

[@TheAworley1978]

So informative thank you!!!

[@sherryp8967]

Excellent tutorial!

[@katicasey4610]

Scuds also love algae. They’re little crustaceans and they’ll also munch on any fungus, dead leaves, leftover fish food, plant clippings, even dead fish. They’re great if you don’t have shrimp and don’t mind your other fish helping themselves to a snack every now and then

[@aturney0337]

I like the "2 F's" with live plants to lower nitrates to stop algae. Floaters and Ferns. Didn't know you're the legit fish food, discovered that brand yesterday from a Facebook ad.

[@barebottomaquariums1419]

Your most informative and might I say best video in a while. We see the resurgence. Looks good on you. Now about BBA?

[@AQUAPROS]

Hey thanks for the kind words! BBA is def a different battle. Most of the time requires chemical intervention aka h2o2 or the big B 😳

[@susyclau7433]

You did promise more videos, man! You're delivering, great topic 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@AQUAPROS]

Thanks Susy! 😁😉

[@susyclau7433]

@@AQUAPROS the charcoal tip blew my mind 😂

[@thomasbridges6775]

Good job!

[@keithsextonakathebluerose]

I added lots of plastic plants for shaded places and as a baby fish or shrimp nursery, Mystery snails and a wall of live plants and limiting the light to an average of 10 to 12 ours of variable lights. After 5 months together, my 60 gallon tank still looks clear with 30 cherry shrimp and 20 neon tetras and 16 white clouds and four snails.

[@rgorji]

Very nice video. Thanks. I ordered a sample of your food.

[@AQUAPROS]

Thanks Reza, shippin out tomorrow! 😎

[@NiX_aKi]

Awesome topic! Lovin this 60 FPS..nice camera 💕

[@AQUAPROS]

🥰🥰🥰

[@dannybonsai7102]

I have a dark powdery algae that grows almost exclusively on the leaves of my plants, ive been trying to get the plants to outcompete the algae but they haven't achieved this yet on account of their leaves being directly attacked. Im fertilising the plants with root tabs, can I tip the scales in favour of the plants if I up the frequency of water changes?

[@pfdavidz]

Thanks for the video!

[@AQUAPROS]

Any time david 😀😎

[@cathyhendrix7552]

Thanks for this topic. I've been fighting regular algae and black beard algae. UGH 😩. I got some amano shrimp and they made quick work of the regular algae but wouldn't touch the BBA. I had put 2 pieces of wood in my tank and after a couple of months, that's when it started. I didn't realize that wood would contribute to algae. 🤦 But I did get rid of the wood, but only because of the BBA that was on it. It got all over my plants and it's still on the smaller rocks but not on the gravel substrate.🤔. I had gotten rid of my floating watersprite when I put the wood in. I didn't want a huge chunk of watersprite blocking my wood. Boy was that a wrong choice, uh? LOL. Anyways, thank you very much for the video. It answered several of my questions.

[@AQUAPROS]

Glad to hear it helped, BBA is the hardest to get rid of cause its one of the most resilient algaes... Most of the time you gotta scrap the infected stuff or try H2O2 or harsher chems 😵🤦‍♂️

[@cathyhendrix7552]

@@AQUAPROS I would rather not use chemicals in my tank if I can avoid it. Someone suggested that I cover it up with sand. IDK if that would work or not. But I'm going to just scrap it all and start over again. I really don't want to do that, but..........

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

Easy Life- Easy Carbo is my trick combined with plants. Always worked for me for 10 years.

[@MissChelle]

I’d add temperature to the list. My cold water tank has way less algae, even tho it is under a skylight. My warm water tanks are always a struggle to keep balanced. 🇦🇺❤️

[@AQUAPROS]

True! Good tip :)

[@rajoos.2861]

Agreed. Local pond conected to river has algae bloom during hot season and clearer water with lesser algae during colder season.

[@FunWithHOScaleStuff]

Very informative. Thanks. I have very healthy fish in my tank, great growth and color. However I wanted to have a planted tank but can't achieve that. I tried repeatedly with numerous plants and all but a single plant died. I always considered anacharis a weed plant but all of that promptly died. I had hair algae and the bottom matted over with regular algae and Cyanobacteria that turned a menacing black. I reduced the light and food and that eliminated the hair and Cyanobacteria but not the algae. It thrives. Some plants are expensive and having them continuously die off turned me off to even trying. Also, I used a thick substrate comprised of gravel at the bottom and sand on top of that. The sand gets stirred up and clogs the filter motor. I'd not recommend that to anyone. Thanks again for your video. I'll consider your advice carefully.

[@AQUAPROS]

Thanks John, its always a battle but you can do it!

[@judgesfiveeight]

Other than a seriously out of control bloom, I don't get too terribly worked up over even a moderate amount of algae anymore, it's a natural part of any balanced ecosystem you're trying to establish and I've grown to appreciate the aesthetic. I look at is as a "test strip" in and of itself... out of control algae is just an indicator that your lighting duration or intensity is off. Overfeeding is the other major catalyst. It also goes without saying that you should have some sort of well established cleanup/algae-eating crew, be it fish or invertebrates.

[@AZTEC_ARTS2023]

Question : Would you have a few recommendations for "out of tank" plants that i could setup just over my tank ? With their roots that dip in the water ** Thanks !

[@hkk3656]

@AZTEC ARTS absolutely do it. It's working wonders for me. There are a lot of videos showing how. I use Hawaiin Umbrella plant, but there are many others too.

[@marcl.1346]

If you boil driftwood with certain additives you preserve it and doesn't decompose.

[@anselmmartin1085]

Great 👌!

[@Kyddoemiko13]

Setting up a new tank, I boil my wood in salt water and vinegar, then I rinse in cold water then bake it for 3 hours at 200 degrees in the oven. Since then nothing has attached itself to it 🤞🏼. If you could do a video on how to keep your floaters alive that would be helpful. Selvinia, water lettuce 🥬, and red root . I have never killed a plant as fast in my life as I do with them. 😑

[@elliottbeard9976]

what light do you use

[@segdoh]

I'm anxious to hear your ideas concerning getting rid of various algae.

[@itzame2127]

how did you find the ideas after the vid?

[@JTCT371]

I dont mind algae. Ive got "invasive" snails which make short work of it (so far)....I also have a built in ecosystem, my phosphates are 0, driftwood is clean....one thing I notice which I need more time to prove it to myself.....when my tank was cleaned by them initially, their numbers dropped....with my most recent algae accumulating on the glass, the numbers of snails have risen....will be observing to see if the numbers fall when the food sources deplete. Thats what should happen in theory. I also have a 24/7 light cycle so while the aquarium is lit all day into the evening, the light intensity is only high a small handful of hours per day. Its working so far.. will make adjustments as I feel are needed.

[@carolallain6130]

What about natural sunlight? My apartment get tons of sunlight and I try to hide my tank from it but it affects it.

[@alantizzinfandel6473]

Hey. Great video. I hope you can see this comment or anyone in chat. I am a little confused. I just got a sort of algae outbreak, l dont think is too serious but still looks bad. My substrate is completely covered in mini leaf grass. The grass looks good and healthy. I just introduced a small anubias and a java fern. By the way my tank is just a small 3 gallon. I have 2 neon tetras, 3 amanos and a snail. I just dont know what l am doing wrong. Feed them 1 time a day. I would apreciate some good tips. Thanx

[@galejohnson8086]

Interesting! In the 1960s when a kid, a fish keeper had me keep a box filter of carbon, and we never had visible algae

[@Kat-hs2ij]

Just got shrimps ! They'll go crazy and in a few weeks no more algae, you would even want some

[@naegwut]

Great audio

[@Gloucester128]

Unrelated to algae but.....I'm having trouble keeping plants alive. I've learned not all nitrates are equal. The nitrates from fish waste and unconsumed food do not make plants grow. Would you agree with that? My source says bring down levels to 25ppm with a water change and then add quality ferts to bring no higher than 50ppm. Would you agree with that? I've thrown so much money at dying plants. I need a solution. Thanks.

[@emukiller1985]

My newest issue is staghorn algae

[@roadlimoster]

What about the U2 concert? 12:55

[@markdecker2724]

Quick question about activated charcoal. Does it not take the fertz out of your water?

[@WhatIsMisophonia]

it removes metals as well as poc (particulate organic carbon) and doc (dissolved organic carbon). It won't removed nitrates or most other ferts: It just removes organic particulates that break down and eventually convert to fertilizer. Also, it removes tannins from wood. I use a product from Seachem called Purigen, which acts similar to activated carbon, but can be recharged by soaking it in a bleach solution.

[@wcdeich4]

I always had trouble with with white slime clogging filters and killing aquatic plants. I wish I had green algae.

[@DADAquaHobby]

1st thing, if there is no flow agitation of water inside tank, then there is a possibility of algae, 2nd. co2 is less, 3rd, if you trim and replant, then the dirt form from substrate sets on the leaves, 4. adding access amount of iron with out CO2. 5th, bright light with out CO2.

[@homegeographic5351]

is that razor blade on the magnet twords the fish? i mean, not flat on the crystal. they dont cut themselves?

[@AQUAPROS]

Its not sharp enough to cut!

[@user-yb1lw1ms2h]

Where did you get the shelving unit?

[@AQUAPROS]

Wayfair i think?

[@EvanLudo]

Balance is key

[@MarijkeWillemsen990]

I keep the algae out with fast growing floating plants that I “harvest” every week. They grow like crazy and use the excess of nutrients.

[@ill-fatedgamer]

aww can't buy the food in Canada :(

[@quantumtechcrypto7080]

You can over clean your water with activated carbon. It makes your water crystal clear even makes it sparkle more in rhe sun in my opinion. But it also makes it seem sterile?? This was in a small above ground pond.

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

You know by now that I like you Mike, and I think your channel is unerrated. Question though, can I buy you food and support you when I live in Sweden? If not I completely understand. Oh, and you remeber as me rthat in the begining of Aquarium Channels all of us had talked to each other a lot. Atleast most of us. Not you and me though. But I will say that I think you are one of those few that are the same if I met you in real life. Not going to mention names, but a lot of good actors out there! :-D

[@jonny_mazerati9410]

We need a quick clip in the next video of you riding that skate board sitting in the corner 🛹

[@AQUAPROS]

kickflip clip? :)

[@jonny_mazerati9410]

@@AQUAPROS yes ! That would be awesome 👏

[@maggiepie8810]

Algae eaters! Plecos are super cute.

[@hectorskmetija3015]

I want algae in my 200L goldfish tank for my BN pleco and 2 snails. I grow some plants in a separate tank to cake in algae, which i then tranfer to my goldfish tank, so everyone can have a good munch.

[@carolallain6130]

Can you speak about getting rid of those annoying little brown snails, please and thank you🐠

[@AQUAPROS]

Pea puffers if you have little to no other tank mates that would cause problems. Or a loach like a clown loach with eat em up!

[@carolallain6130]

@@AQUAPROS thank you so much for your response-not sure what a pea puffer is but will look it up🦀

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

@@AQUAPROS heck I have a tank devoted to breeding bladder snails just to feed my small shoal of peapuffers.

[@crustynuggets1]

Lots of live plants and plenty of CO2 pumped in = no algae problems. 😁

[@johannenslin4136]

Many many shrimps also

[@Blu3ni0000]

Would amano shrimp be a good tank mate with zebra loaches?

[@CrazyAquariumGuy]

Yeah, like do not buy 95% of the brand Tropical! Sh.t, ingrediens in almost all of them. They do have those 5% that are awesome though.

[@booshveg]

the most effective way for me is to decrease the intensity of my light

[@namelessone5968]

fasting is really a good practice, it helps in reducing maintenance, keeps the fish healthy, and reduces the chance of an algae and snail explosion.

[@dallasbrat81]

I jave hungry snails that help make my tank spotless they eat the alge on my plants so they look spotless. Win win

[@hendriyahya7995]

Siamese Algae Eater fish can eat BBA all of them..

[@Pesticide7G]

No it cant

[@devinspaugh1922]

You completely confused me on the lighting situation. Made zero sense to me. You said “people are using low tech and not cranking the high light” and then right after it you said you should “dial the lights down and reduce the amount of light going into the tank” ……..how does that make sense? 🧐

[@PrincessTS01]

I have algae eaters for that!!!

[@AQUAPROS]

Nice! Its a great way to do it!

[@HappyOne2017]

So you want me to take out the wood in my tanks that are helping my fish be healthy?

[@dnealuk]

Stopped watching. You lost all credibility with your first point - reduce the amount of wood. That's not even an option. It's like saying 'reduce the amount of glass'.

[@shrimpwerks2343]

Jesus Christ mike what you gonna do next get a big shallow? 😂😂

[@billm2412]

Nice content mate. Do not miss out - P r o m o S M !!!