THE BLACK-OUT KILLED MY ALGAE!! 😎 BIG SHALLOW UPDATE + NEW FISH!

[@MJAquascaping]

Hope you guys appreciate me keeping it real and showing that it's not always a 100% perfect here either. Have a great weekend!

[@daphnia-magna]

Thank you. Have a good week-end too, xx

[@mattwells4317]

1000%! I feel bad about the struggles the Big Shallow has been having but its been an incredible learning opportunity for all :) I am glad you're choosing to remain patient and make it work rather than take the easy way out (like with the carpet).

[@stoneysscapes7544]

Hey Mark , Great video as always . Thank you for keeping it real , up's & downs are always more relatable and your consistently putting a positive spin on this great hobby will keep your channel growing and that's why I appreciate MJ Aquascaping 💙

[@Rick_Huijbregts]

Hé Mark! I know how you feel. Started a new 50 liter tank a few months ago (after 10 years) and had quite a few struggles with algae and worms. After 3 months or so I did a complete rescape and added co2. Still combatting the worms though, but it seems like I'm winning. ;) Still a few more months of flubenol and my snails can finally come back home. Keep up the fight, the Big Shallow is coming around awesome! And thanks for the awesome and inspirational vids! Best regards, Rick

[@WallyOnofrio]

Hi Mark! Great video! Please can you tell us more about the "Black*out" process, i mean about feeding fishes or not! and all the stuff, etc..... Thanks.

[@22mmacoustics]

Just love the fact that you are showing in real, the actual problems faced by aquarists.. Love from India!! 🇮🇳❣️

[@mqmalgasany1891]

Thank you brother for this experience 🙏

[@pandubimo6062]

I love how you document everything that has been going with the big shallow. This shows us that even the pro still struggling to achieve balanced and beautiful tank, and as always patience is the key that every beginners has to master. Love your channel and greetings from Indonesia! Can't wait to see that dense carpet of glosso on the foreground 🤟

[@jascarty3503]

Love the shallow, and its fresh to see somebody being honest, showing the ups n downs of this hobby,.. The shallow will bounce back very quickly and I can't wait, its my favourite aquarium mark... 😁💚👍

[@daphnia-magna]

Wow! Never seen a 'blackout' in action before. Love the new shoal of Pygmy Corys.

[@mandyminshull2351]

Love that you show us the reality of a new set up and that sometimes things can go a bit wrong for a while. It helps us all feel better about our failures 😄 I’m sure it will end up looking great once the carpet fills out more ☺️👍🏼

[@simpelfish4275]

wow that's crazy how it help

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

Wow nice beautiful planted tank.

[@doggoneaquarist5635]

Awesome! I like the idea of a series based on reviving The Big Shallow!

[@aquariumplantman]

Hey Mark, cheers for sharing your journey with the ‘big shallow’. It’s very interesting seeing lows as well as the highs. 🌿

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks Pete!

[@AquascapingCube]

It's so rare to see real examples of this (good ones)! Great results and great video as always.

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jasoncarpenter8971]

Nice to see it recovering, algae gone and plants bouncing back nicely. Having the additional fish really helps give movement to balance the hardscape. Really appreciate your showing when things go wrong as well - looking forward to seeing it when it's fully grown in.

[@setyahartade3335]

thank you for keeping it real Mark!

[@MJAquascaping]

Always!

[@dirozlama3686]

Tnx for another video. Huge love from nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks for watching!

[@2roddmann2]

Great vlog- keeping it real is a good thing. So many false expectations are created when set backs are edited out on You Tube. Thank you for all your efforts here.

[@stevenyap6454]

this video definetly will be my reference for friend who have algae problem ❤

[@tombarb2864]

Good news. Now you can work to bring this tank back to all its splendor. I know you will do great. A nice weekend to you as well! 🏄🏼‍♂️

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you Thomas!

[@TJF1987]

I'm glad you have problems as well, nearly thought you were a aquascaping robot🤖

[@rachelburnell9532]

Good tip! I’m glad it’s worked for you 👍

[@colinjey5506]

When I grow up I want to be like you !!!

[@rsousaaquarios]

If she comes to Portugal, she will also have aquariums around here :) Good job! Thanks for sharing. A hug from Portugal!

[@slinkyscapes8530]

Smashed it mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SlickNick3]

Always appreciate you showing the good the bad and the ugly Mark! My first co2 setup has been running for 3 weeks now and it’s definitely going through it’s ugly phase! The big shallow is looking much better with some good maintenance I can’t wait to see it all mature!

[@youtubeviewer9523]

Love this channel so much

[@speedbumps8373]

Great lessons on patience and appreciation of the intermediate stages! I'm about to start the family in my 200L and I'm excited for the 6 pygmies 😀 I hope to add more later, they school so nicely

[@MJAquascaping]

Awesome! Enjoy!

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Nice black out

[@ruicouto8509]

Fish from Portugal. Veri neci

[@nate6390]

Great video Marc...blue green algea is a head ache.....u can do any thing it will just come back.....tanks with more tank space than plants have a very hard time with BGA....get more PLANTS

[@GregsAquatics]

i never knew about this algae killing method should try that if I ever get any algae problems again. thanks for the video

[@skysurfer79]

really like your tank, my friend.

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you like it

[@Stevenco9124]

I also removed that eleochatis vivipara from my grass iwagumi cos it looked better without it and also looks weird cos of water flow. Unfortunately, you can't really get rid of them, I'm sure they will be back growing and even in areas u didn't plant them in. As I found out after removing all.

[@Gunrunn3rTV]

I actually don't think you would need any ferts in something like this besides the aquasoil. I stopped using them after I got some algae and the Glosso as well as the Eleocharis are doing great. I do use Co2 tho. Why not use regular Eleocharis for the back? If not trimmed it easily grows 20-30 cm!

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah definitely does not need much ferts, just a bit of potassium and once in a while some micro nutrients. There is some regular Eleo in the back! Hope it will grow taller

[@Gunrunn3rTV]

@@MJAquascaping I'm sure it will. Neglected my tank for 5-6 weeks and it's at least 20 cm tall now. Looking forward to see the tank progress. Love the layout!

[@KenLe1998]

I was in similar situation before, when I started injecting CO2 to the tank (it was stable no CO2 for 4 months). I got like 40 clithon snails, 20 amanos and 40 ottocinlus to fight the algea. I was dealing with them like for 3 months, now my tank is completely algea free 🤙👌💪

[@MJAquascaping]

That's not a clean-up crew, that's a clean-up ARMY 😆

[@KenLe1998]

@@MJAquascaping eh 😅 now I have to feed them regularly cuz there's no algea for them to eat 😂

[@juanjocondemota6186]

👋 tuve problemas parecidos con la glosso… con cuba estaría espectacular! Y añadiría más filtración o bomba de movimiento, bien trabajo!

[@maureenk-farmhousecharms903]

What is the background music to this video MJ, around 5:32? I like it and makes me think of doing maintenance on tanks so would like to have it playing in my background when I’m doing cleaning. Thanks, Maureen

[@Nerd1979]

Ziet er weer netjes uit!

[@fortyzz-7371]

Hey MJ. I recently had a full moss tank (mostly taxiphyllum barbieri) and there are dozens of algae. Should I blackout them?

[@MJAquascaping]

Which algae do you have?

[@fortyzz-7371]

@@MJAquascaping black beard, staghorn, and blue green.

[@migueldeleon7412]

Hey if your tank is balanced shouldnt you have no algae in the tank no matter the maintenance? Sorry for the question, I'm just a beginner in aquascaping

[@MJAquascaping]

You will always have a small amount of algae, even if your tank is balanced.

[@migueldeleon7412]

Ohh i see, thank you for the reply, I'm also beginning a low tech aquarium (i think 60l) with live plants

[@josealonzo5567]

Hey Mark, what are your thoughts on the Aquario Neo Media and if possible, how would it compare to Seachem Matrix? Would love to get your opinion regarding this. Thanks!

[@MJAquascaping]

Hey Jose! Honestly I find that very difficult to answer. It’s filter media so you just assume it’s doing it’s thing and the beneficial bacteria are living happily there, but unless you run proper test you never really know.

[@glennwilko]

Where did you get the shelving unit for the Nano tanks in the back ground? Looks great!

[@IdeolGreen]

Haha saw that DJi in the glass reflection bro. Is that the DJI 4?

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah 4 😎 I love it

[@chhoav]

Where did you get that equipment to drain the tank? Is that self-made? Do you have another video explaining how you built that?

[@MJAquascaping]

I've mentioned it in a few videos, but it's very simple! The black ''hook'' is just an intake from an external canister filter (JBL e701) Its connected to a long garden hose, and somewhere in the middle is a eheim double tap quick release.

[@dwikiraz]

great video as always, i feel sorry about the algae .. by the way, can you make a video about undergravel filter ?? i make a tank with undergravel filter connected to canister filter, some people said it is good for water circulation, but i'd like to know about your perspective to this filter .. it is 10 days since i make that tank, no issue whatsoever for me, but how about if you made it ?? would you consider to try that ??

[@MJAquascaping]

I never tried it before, but always interested to try new things. Who knows maybe we can do an experiment like that in the near future!

[@dwikiraz]

@@MJAquascaping i would reaaaaaaally love to see that coming, i hear some cons about undergravel filter as well, so i'd like to hear your opinion as a veteran scapers .. and also, i try your dry start method with fissiden moss and some soil, i dont know how long it would need to grow roots to stone, its been 7 days since ..

[@dronecouple]

Hallo MJ, ik heb een vraag ik zie dat jouw scapes prachtig onderhouden worden echt top, maar wat is dat voor superhandig apparaat waarmee jij je bakken vol en leeg laat lopen lijkt op een soort douche kop ??? alvast bedankt voor je antwoord

[@MJAquascaping]

Hey! Ik gebruik een onderdeel van een oud extern filter (JBL e701) Die zit vast aan een lange tuinslang, dus het oude water gaat direct de wc in, en schoonwater pomp ik vanaf de keuken weer terug.

[@dronecouple]

@@MJAquascaping geweldig goeie tip !!

[@GerardMedano]

Do you feed your fish during black out? It´s great to be part of the process.

[@MJAquascaping]

No feeding 😊

[@rogerlangford2836]

Hi Mark good tip using the blackout one I hopefully won't have a need to use - you mentioned using hydrogen peroxide to clear algae from the rocks, did you use it neat or in the typical 3% dilution?

[@MJAquascaping]

yeah just 3%

[@Andy-gz3ie]

Happy to see that you won the fight aigainst the algees 😅. I've one question for my new tank: Do you think the Oase Biomaster 250 is to strong for the Dennerle Scapers Tank 70 l with a converter to a 12/16 hose?

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah should be fine! I'm currently running a Filtosmart 300 on my 70L scapers tank. I am restricting the flow a little bit with the Aquario neo flow reliever.

[@Andy-gz3ie]

@@MJAquascaping Thank you !

[@MrDoldora]

99.9% of all aquarium hobbyists go in to algae at one point. Showing your journey is very educational and positive. This is a patience hobby and it is meant for a special breed of people. Success is earned, there's no cutting corners. "We do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard..." J. F. Kennedy 😄🤘

[@ashleyavellaneda5892]

Hi ,will this get rid the staghorn and BBA? hope you notice. thankyou

[@MJAquascaping]

Staghorn maybe, but never had much luck with BBA

[@grzegorzbielewicz4957]

Have you ever fought against Spirogyra algae? I have it in my tank, but there is not much information on how to get rid of it. Can I ask for some advice?

[@MJAquascaping]

I don't think I've ever had Spirogyra algae

[@karthigeyanb6383]

Can we use it for white fungus its all in my plants but I don’t have any wood in my tank

[@fourkonaka]

1:05 Why the blue green algae is the only type of algae can perform photosynthesis? I understand that all types of algae in tank can. Isn't it?

[@MJAquascaping]

Yep you are right, that was my mistake

[@CreateArc]

Have u started this tank with the dark start method? Really a nice transformation 😉

[@MJAquascaping]

Yes I did

[@yorickvandekekhove6692]

Was the co2 on when you did the black out or not?

[@MJAquascaping]

CO2 was switched off

[@bobbymalta73]

Thanks for sharing what is the substrate Please?

[@MJAquascaping]

Aquario neo soil and some crushed lava rock underneath

[@vp9851]

Красный Аква простой и стильный . Авто за свет установлен.¿

[@animalsaroundustv5410]

❤️❤️❤️❤️👍

[@lucasstrong2047]

Great video as always! Also, what are you using to do water changes?

[@MJAquascaping]

Just an old filter inlet from a JBL e701 attached to a garden hose.

[@cyrelclausvicjr.a.malabosa8971]

Update on Forest Scape

[@MJAquascaping]

Coming very soon!

[@aavigoa8941]

Brother my tank has hair algae total light shut down for week will help? and will be plants stay alive without co2 and light for week

[@MJAquascaping]

I wouldn't do a blackout for hair algae. Just reduce your light, increase CO2, add some liquid CO@ and add some floating plants. This should help you get rid of hair algae within 2 or 3 weeks.

[@aavigoa8941]

@@MJAquascaping thanks brother

[@aavigoa8941]

@@MJAquascaping I got 2*1*1 feet and total lighting of 2 20 watts each led, 1 AST X7 10 Watt and 1 Smart Led bulb 12 watt for RGB in total 62 watt

[@matrixshard]

Where did you get the tiered shelf in the background or can someone guide me to that video please?

[@MJAquascaping]

Hey Ethan! This is where I bought it www.leenbakker.nl/kasten/wandkasten/wandmeubel-kyan-zwart-naturel-180x120x40-cm

[@rumdab]

@@MJAquascaping is there a way to get it in the us?

[@betterthantelevision]

The proper way to watch an MJ video: (1) click thumbnail (2) click 'like' (3) watch video

[@MJAquascaping]

That's the way 😎

[@ebikebuilder848]

As with true algae, nutrient imbalances may be the reason for an outbreak of cyanobacteria in a planted aquarium. In many cases, the reason is very high phosphate levels, sometimes in combination with nitrogen deficiency (more specifically, nitrate deficiency). On the one hand, regular water changes are essential to prevent this kind of nutrient spike🙏🙏

[@nate6390]

Yes if u don't get rid off all the old water.. It will recolonize INA heart beat

[@nate6390]

I get Blue green algae and I pull out my shrimp...... Dose 2 ml per gallon peroxide turn lights off for 20 mins do a 75 percent water change... Walla I'm completely algae free blue green algae....hair algae..... Cyanobacteria..ect

[@JuanSalazar-j316]

Good, good job, sus videos deberían tener la posibilidad de subtítulos en español, abriría una puerta enorme. Your videos should have the possibility of subtitles in Spanish, it would open a huge door.

[@MJAquascaping]

I have enabled Spanish subtitles! Hope it works for you

[@Kastel92]

Kh, Ph, no3, po4 in this tank?

[@ruthnaomi4937]

how did you feed your fish during the blackout??

[@MJAquascaping]

I didn't 😊

[@ruthnaomi4937]

@@MJAquascaping waaa?? did you use a feeder block or something? how did they manage for 2-3 weeks?

[@thomasreynolds9416]

damn when he said blackout he really meant blackout.

[@hunterdegroot8229]

It was my understanding that all algae photosynthesises. I mean its green and turning the lights on for too long makes it worse...?

[@MJAquascaping]

Maybe you are right, I'm not sure.. have to do more research! 😁

[@hunterdegroot8229]

@@MJAquascaping blue green algae is actually a bacteria that can photosynthesise, which most don't. Maybe that's where you got mixed up.

[@aquariotube-etc]

Bonjour, j'ai créé une chaîne d'aquariophilie pour ceux que cela intéresse. A bientôt peut être

[@gladi1945]

not entirely correct, these are blue-green bacteria, all bacteria they are afraid of antibiotics, for example, I use erythromycin, perhaps you have such a medicine or a close one 1 tablet per 100 liters. My observation is that they appear with elevated phosphate.

[@GNNPLAYER]

Nightmare 😅

[@mdellyd]

The fish aren't schooling so it appears your experiment combining species that look identical did not work.

[@topalapa7108]

No disrespect MJ, but this scape wasn’t good in my opinion. I believe you can do better than this 🙏🏼

[@MJAquascaping]

Appreciate the honesty! Maybe you are right, next one is going to be better for sure 💪