I love how Matt never tries to force his opinions upon us ... Some KZfaqrs even Title their videos things like ' What to do, and not to do ' or ' The right way to do ... ' or even things like ' If you do this you are WRONG. ' ... Matt just says ' This is what I do, but you do you ...' And I love it

My husband and I just finished maintenance on our 130 gallon aquarium. There’s nothing like the feeling of accomplishment when we can admire our good work!

Maintenance videos are very important motivators for us - the lazy people.

The thing I really love about your channel Matt, is that you're never scared of showing the more mundane fishkeeping tasks. It's important that you get a bit mucky now and then. I use a bucket for water changes too.

Matt, I love how calm and unpressured your videos are. Thank you once again for sharing your wisdom and thought process ❤

I wish we could replace our stubborn neighbor with Matty!! I would show up nightly with ales and a snack just to listen to his lessons! What a good fellow 🍻

Found your channel last week, been binge watching lots of your videos and I dont even keep fish. Learned a lot. Thank you

Very therapeutic, just finished my fishroom maintenance, then sat down with a coffee to watch this. I use a bucket too, x10 but I use a plastic jug to transfer the water to the tank, takes longer but that way I’m not going to drown the electrics.

I wouldn't mind a once every two to three weeks 'Maintenance with Matt' video. This video was very interesting and motivating to watch. Love all the small talk you get into when just talking about your scapes and fish. Like we're there with you in the fish room! My favorite is the Rumy nose tank. Looks so natural! Keep up the food work!

The Bettas are looking great, greeting from Germany :)

Love your positive energy 😊 keep up the great tanks and channel

Matt thanks for making it so clear to maintain our tanks healthily.

Sharing it while you're doing maintenance is awesome Matt, I like listening to you, you pick up things listening lol.

The one betta getting bonked with sponge😂 Poor baby got in the way.

Thank you so much for these maintenance tips! I also desire the holy grail of the mosaic plant!

I use a bucket in my sink to mix the water to the correct temperature and add the conditioner. I'm not strong enough to lift it, so I use a small pond pump and a hose to get the water from the bucket into my tanks. A bit cumbersome, but it gets the job done.

❤❤❤ All exited, I'm soon getting a 2meter tank !

I'm glad i have well water here, it's much easier doing water changes and builds. Beautiful tanks Matt! We're all waiting for you to make your garage into a studio, lol!

Those hoses with the suction feature are very useful! I used one plus some buckets for cleaning my two ten-gallon tanks back when I was fishkeeping, and they made a huge difference. Gravel cleaning and water changing was very easy with them.

That was great, thanks for including us!

Funny! I just cleaned the second floor - with a teenage niece having a room here, the guest room, and the office - it's kinda very similar 😆

Always nice to see I'm not the only one to do maintenance , it's so true every tank is different.Love your video

I dangle the end of my siphon out of the window when doing water changes on my tanks. The plants in the flowerbed below the windows all always looking great.

Here’s a little tip that I do to help my old brain - I have 3 tanks, and could never remember measurements of de-chlorination and fertilizer etc. when I first get a new bottle I work out the dosage and write them down on a small piece of paper for each tank and tape it to the side of the bottle. That way it’s a quick and safe way to dose the individual tanks 🇦🇺❤️

Brilliant video Matt... Yes I use a bucket also, I have several actually and a Python, just depends on the Aquarium and location in my house... Much love and respect from South Texas... Cheers 🍻

The buse bowl looks so amazing! I find it really refreshing that you admit that it takes more work than necessary for keeping fish tanks. Sometimes in perfect is more amazing IMO. Thank you for sharing what you do! Your doing an amazing job!

Thanks Matt. Love how curious the betas are. Have a great weekend.

That’s how windows work 😅 Plants in the Habistax tank looking lush 😊

I've been in the hobby for a while but that filling the siphon hose with the filter out put was awsome. Definitely going to use that. So glad I watched this video. Real don't know why I never thought of that 😅

Having the same issue with hair algae with some of my tanks near the window, so hard to get out with baby shrimp chilling in it 😅 I love your videos, so chilled and down to earth

Fun to watch. ND and you are great and a joy to watch and learn , great job !

My fish room is on the north side of the house, and I keep the screen closed, so there is virtually no daylight hitting any front aquarium glass. Any algae is down to aquarium lights and whatever is in the water. I also use a bucket for taking the water out. Ideally, I would like a separate bucket, hose and sponge for every aquarium to avoid transferring "stuff" from one aquarium to another. However, I do have a 100 litre barrel to "prepare" water before it goes in the aquariums (aerate it, add Seachem Prime and bring it up to temperature). A small pump and a long enough hose take care of transporting the water to any aquarium in the room. I am still developing a routine to do at least some maintenance on a weekly basis, just not all the tanks in just one day. Great video once again. And you are right, there is no one "right" way to go about things. Got to figure out what works best for you and your aquariums. 👍

Yes love it Matt

Your videos are amazing you cover everything in a realistic natural way. So easy to understand not complicated like some. Keep them coming I love them.

Wow Im so early!! Love your tanks matt, such an inspiration

Very nice to join you while you maintain your aquariums. (Gina)

Very lovely and cleanable.

Matt your videos are so laid back and enjoyable. Wondering how the jelly fish is doing

I just really enjoyed watching the video. It's really great to see someone really passionate about the same hobby but with so much more experience.

The tanks are all looking great Matt :)

Great video as usual Matt!

I really enjoy your energy and your content, Matt. You seem to be a genuinely joyful dude. Thanks for sharing with us.

Well, english is not my first language but i enjoy every vid you upload❣️😊

I'm with you on buckets, at least you know that you are adding 10 litres at a time which makes accurate treatment of the fresh water easy. I never worked out how you do that with a hose. Learned how to water change my tanks 40 something years ago, sometimes old tested ways are the best 😂

Looks easy and not too complicated.

Matt, I use buckets for my weekly 10% water change on my Juwel Rio 240. And a plastic jug too! My shower room is close and I get the water from the tap I need. I also collect rain water and filter over active carbon. My balcony yields varying amounts of rain water, but it's nice. I do have a garden hose I use for big fills.

i myself also water change with buckets, its just easier to maintain temperatures for me. only thing i can pick on is i like to put my bacteria straight into the tank rather than the bucket to prevent losing any of it as they stick to the bucket sides, but i fill from the bucket using a jug as im disabled so i fill slower than others. i do add the water conditioner to the bucket and then take a jug full of water and pour it back into the bucket to fully mix it up

Matt's out loud ramblings to camera remind me of the external monologue I maintain going about my day as I chatter to myself because sometimes I need a different part of my brain to engage with my thoughts and ideas, pretty sure Matt says a lot of stuff out loud even when the camera isn't there?

Great video as always Matt! Always enjoy watching these to unwind after work😊🐠 #teamBucket

Thanks matt, great info as always. It's so true about different tanks needing different things. I injured my knee so couldn't do water changes as often and one of my tanks exploded with black beard algae. Just starting to get it out. None of the others, just one lol. I'm old school I use a bucket and jug it works so why not.

Nice to see how other people do things! We are pretty similar in some ways, I use buckets and watering cans too. Thanks for showing is your tanks; they are looking lovely!

Great video. Good to know that algae isn’t the horror we’re led to believe. Oh, also … great haircut - very smart! 😊

You’re awesome. 😎

It's always great to look at your tanks, Matt. Thanks for sharing them. They are really looking fantastic! Thanks for sharing all of your tips and tricks as well. They're quite helpful. It's nice to have a platform to learn on, to share the knowledge we've picked up along the way with fellow 'KZfaqrs' 🙂, and to be able to receive the wisdom from those who have been at it for a while. Thanks! Cheers, my friend! ~Ron

I picked up a pot of that mosaic plant about 10 meters away from MD at Aquashella. It's such a cool plant. I wasn't even in the market for a plant like that, but couldn't resist. Also, thanks for explaining how windows work. I'd been trying to figure that out for a while ;-)

Bought myself a TMC Reef Pump Compact 350 nano punp which has made water changes a breeze , i have a 20l plastic container of water treated ready to go sit it on the floor take off lid and pop the pump through the neck and pump the water into the tank with no heavy lifting.

Matt don't feel bad about bucket filling your tanks. I have 42 active tanks including a few 4 footers and I fill them all by bucket 😉

This was a fantastic video! When I set up my first planted tank we ended up with a massive hair algea bloom while we went on vacation. After 10 days it took up the majority of the tank 😮 I had four mollies in a ten gallon temporarily (just waiting for the planted tank to be ready, mollies were only and inch long at the time) and we transfered them over to the 29 gallon with the hair algea and within two days the hair algea was gone. We only took out one large handful just to give the mollies a headstart, but there was loads of it in there. Mollies= natural hair algea removal! I should add that my tanks get loads of natural sunlight and I refuse to put curtains up. I love how the tanks look when the morning light comes in.

Hey Matt! Ive always used old tank water as well but because I feel I'm flushing all the beneficial bacteria down the drain with tap water. I know I'm still probably loosing some with the ol' bucket clean, but at least its aged water. It'll still have all the good things in it that has been building up and will come out with some of that to get the tank off in the right foot again.

we use a bucket too, also glad that i now know that windows let in light !😂 And Matt please can you do a video on what we can put in for botanicals that we have in our gardens ???

I've found hair algae is easily transferable from tank to tank. Make sure your equipment is washed and dried before using it in another tank. I'm battling it in two of my tanks and it's a PITA

Your fish room has come a long way. All the tanks/bowls are beautiful. Well done!! I like the way you explain things so I can understand easily. Thank you!!

I live in a single story tiles on a concrete slab house. To do water changes on my 12 tanks, I use a 100 litre wheelie bin with conditioned water, wheel from tap to tanks, and a 2 litre jug to fill after draining old water out. For that, I attached an old intake plastic pipe to the blue squeezy siphon tube you used, which takes all my takes down by about 30%. Loving your channel. 🖤🇦🇺

Great video Matt! And as others have said, it’s honest and down to earth advice; no pushy “you must do xyz” which is great I was going to get rid of some algae in my tank this week, but just remembered I’m away for 10 days in about 2 weeks time…. And it’s a shrimp tank, so it’ll just be extra food for them while I’m away. Got one of those “weekend feed blocks” for them too, hopefully it’ll be enough 🤞

Awesome video Matt!! Really loving your down to earth no fluff clear interesting videos. Keep up the great work

great idea using airline to waterchange the small tanks! thanks for the video sir🙂👍

Brilliant, I appreciate you sharing.😊

I have a tank that gets lots of sunlight like your glass tetra tank. Constant battle with green hair algae! Also, I've been wanting that ludwigia sedioides for a long time, but I never remember to look for it. It's a beautiful plant.

Very relaxing watch! Thank you

That’s how windows work 🤣🤣🤣 have you told us what sponge you use to clean the glass on the inside of the tank? I don’t remember. Another interesting video!

Hi Matt, I always enjoy watching your videos, gets my motivation up for cleaning my own tanks! I only have 2 40 gallon tanks but I'm struggling with beard algae in one and black algae in another. My plants always look so dirty and full of algae its very frustrating. I have tried dimming the lights, and shortening the time I have lights on. Also tried Seachem Excel and Flourish thinking this will help but it ended up making my fish sick, even though I was extremely careful with the dosing amounts. I'm using root tabs now for the stems but am still fighting algae 🙄🙄 The black algae is the worst, it completely covers everything in the tank, I'm beginning to think I need to start over with this one. Anyway I still haven't given up yet 😁🐠

I love the rasbora tank and pygmy cories tank

Chilies look great, sir!!!

You could try some semi-transparent window film. Similar to the stuff you put on the back of some of your aquariums. Take care.

Great to see the similarities and differences in tank maintenance-more similar than different which stands to reason since I’ve learned a good amount of my fish keeping from your videos! I always use buckets for my water changes and didn’t know that was considered odd or archaic by some--not that I would have cared 😂. I pour the water through a colander to disperse the flow since I need both hands to lift the bucket. Thanks for consistently great content and enjoyment!

that is a beautiful betta in number 2

I've never been a fan of natural peanut butter but my fish love it when I keep the aquariums natural and heavily planted 🧌

I use a bucket too! Easy to see what you take out and makes it easy to fill back the right amount of water too. I use 8mm lexan lids on my nano tanks, those allow me to put the bucket on top and siphon back the water in with a 8mm hose. I try to match the temperature by feel, but its always a bit off. Because it fills up slowly the heater picks the temperature difference. It also tends to disturb the aquarium less than dumping in the bucket of water😊

Nice and relaxing video, thanks for the detailed updates. We enjoyed it very much so

Matt you need to rescue that fertiliser bottle in the intro that's under the shelf!

Great video! Definitely agree that one size doesn't fit all when it comes to aquarium maintenance...so many different variables and factors that come into play. Looking forward to the next video!

Great video Matt 👍

Matt hello pray the family is well😊

Love your tanks.

Great video mate can't wait to see you hit 70 k

Un grand merci à vous pour la vidéo!

Really enjoy your species fact vids. Would love to see more

Great video! Your tanks are beautiful!

Buckets 👍🏻

I always use buckets for water changes

Was so glad to see you again and video was fun😊

I recently bought the mosaic plant and it came in with melted leaves and looked gross. I wiped down the stems and tossed them in my tank and 5 out of 6 bounced back and grew leaves and roots, so you should be good!

EEEK! held my breath that your little fish didn't go up the syphon 🫣

Man that Betta red with white spots wow!!!!😊

Matt, think your videos are brilliant and your wee unintentional jokes like "that's how windows work" are brilliant 😂 I've got a question since your fish room is upstairs did you experience any issues with the weight ? I'm a little paranoid in setting up a tank upstairs

Very useful and interesting thanks

Hi Matt, maybe an idea for the tank thats near the window had just the same problem a small corner in my house with bright direct sunlight in the tank. I have bought some reflective silver foil and put it on the window one strip in the middle of the window & now the sun reflects to the outside and my tank has been algae free in summer for the last 3 years🎉. Hope it will help you. Thank you for this wonderful video i liked it so much so hope to see more videos like this!!❤ With love from the Netherlands and hope to meet you this year at vivarium. Stefan

buckets ftw

Great details and advice! Excited for my next session!!

Have you considered doing your weekly maintenance live on stream? You could allow people send you questions using text to speech for like 50 pence. And it's some free footage too. I know I'd love to join you for some live maintenance session.