I quit making aquarium video, there will be no more aquarium related videoa in this channel. My new video will be like this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nb-hi6mc0Z-8m2w.html

Obviously the CO2 is faster, but man that's still really impressive for no Co2. It really shows that while Co2 helps, you don't need it to still have a gorgeous looking planted Aquarium.

Back in the mid 70's as a teenager read aquarium magazines & books. now I like to get into the hobby again. but I need to update myself on these new tech aquarium stuff. no such thing as CO2 back then. we even leave water out 24hrs to get rid of chlorine. we used to take natural plants from Bronx River narrows that cut thru BX Zoo & they grow like crazy w/ invisible baby hitchhiking snails that shows up in a few weeks all of sudden. all natural

Thanks for making this great video. I think the key to CO2 injection is being able to shut off the CO2 during the time the lights are off. The algae need much less light to grow and the added CO2 during the dark hours just encourage algae growth as algae IS using that CO2 in conjunction with slightest light to grow while the plants are “sleeping” and not using the excess CO2. Hence the difference of algae in each tank. That being said, the extra algae is also Hurting the plant growth in the CO2 tank as it’s covering the leaves….My advice, if you’re running a low budget tank, Just forget the CO2 injection and do frequent water changes. I’ve also thought about either taking out the diffuser at night or adding a stop valve however I wouldn’t try the second method out before fully testing capabilities of the DYI plastic bottle which may explode under built up pressure. A video I saw by someone else showed that sugar and yeast produce about 2 BAR of pressure.

Wow great video and I enjoyed the music as well. This gives me hope, as I'm planning on doing my first planted aquarium in the near future, but doing my research first and slowly accumulating the necessary items for it now. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this side by side comparison and your insightful observations re different responses of critters, plants, and algae. 🙏 Nature is definitely complicated and so many variables are involved. I guess the conclusion is if you can grow what you want to a reasonable standard without CO2, then don’t over complicate it!

Very well explained. I can see your efforts in providing this information. Thank you very much. I myself do not really understand aquascaping. Yet, this video is easy to understand 😁

Great video, I actually appreciate the slower growth, less maintenance as far as trimming..

Great video, thanks for doing this. Like how you presented it so that we are free to make our own conclusions. I also want to say I really enjoy your choice of music for this video -- I am not a fan of the generic EDM that's often played in the background of youtube videos, especially since it always seems to be played too loud! The music choice here is very fitting for aquascaping! I also subscribed to your channel. Really enjoy the premise. Low budget and DIY solutions are a lot more interesting to me than always trying to own and use the fanciest gadgets. I think relying too much on high tech can distract one from the hobby and can get in the way of understanding the basics of how these environments function and thrive.

Good experiment, thanks. As I think what caused algae issue on the CO2 injected tank is the nutrient deficiency. When injecting CO2 the plants tend to grow faster hence needing more nutrients. That is why the Red plants became less Red. Since you added same amounts of nutrient to both tanks, the CO2 injected tank consumed all of the least available nutrient and started starving. Which is the point algae takes control.

Great video, much appreciated, I learned so much from this video.

Lovely setup and thanks for your wonderful experiment showing us

From what I can guess why the non co2 is much redder for both the h'ra and rotundifolia is because the non co2 gets more time to get red since it's not growing as fast as the co2 injected. The co2 injected is probably sending more new green leaves reaching the top of the water surface.

This was great experiment. Loved it

Thanks for the video. It took a lot of effort to do this for us.

Very very interesting results, thanks for sharing. 👍

Love it, you are talented my friend!

Excellent. I am preparing a new tank setup but I am sure I will have to "fight" with algae ... so this is pretty useful

Thank you so much.. Great experimental video

Thank you for your work on this!

thank you so much for this! I am now confident that I can grow my plants without CO2 and they will turn out okay.

Great!. It require lots of hard work. Keep up good work..really appreciate.

Critters at 9.58 are dragonfly larvee ,they usually hitchhike through plants , they are known to lay eggs into the plant stems.they are easy to net out,harmmful for your shrimps and fish of same size as they hunt while hiding.

Thanks for making this great video! Very usefull

Great experiment about Co2 use 👍🏻

I learn many things from your video, thanks bro

Nice comparison, i got so much point of interest. Thanks Bro, share this vlog. Perbandingan baik, aku dapet banyak banget pokok2 penting disini. Makasih ya Bung....

The toothbrush trick is really good. My aquarium started to have such hairlike algae and I am not sure how to get rid of them! Now I learnt something new!

Great video mate

Great videos as usual. More power! Edited bcoz i found my answer in the comments.

Terimakasih kerja keras nya bng,video nya sangat bermanfaat dan mudah dimengerti, semoga sukses 👌

That’s a great video. Thank you

the key to OPs tanks are the soil he uses. I'm guessing OP is from Indonesia and you know how fertile soil there are...that's why his tanks are so lush and vibrantly colored.Having said that, manyap bro..really great video and love your style of presenting your tanks. detail and extremely informative.

Thank you very much. It is really a good video.

Really great comparison video thank you! My tank without co2 has no algae and looks great just much slower growth. My tank with co2 also looks good makes plants grow fast and grows carpets nice but I am battling algae trying to get things balanced it is stressful at times!

Love the video, but I gotta say, for whatever reason, the music made me want to play ChronoCross, such an amazing score. 😂😂 I loved it so much I watched this like 6 times 😅😅

I don’t have a fish tank. But it’s clear that co2 is not only an ongoing cost, but generates a HEAP of extra work!

Good tip nd Nice music

baru selesai nonton. td pas mau nonton keburu azan subuh. makasi banyak bang jd pengen niru aquascape ini yg ga pake co2 abis lebaran nyicil bahan nya deh, dah lama pengen aquascape ada tanaman merah nya. ttap semangat bang, slamat berpuasa ❤❤❤

Nice 👍 Video Very Informative ❤from Mumbai 🇮🇳

Amazing! Thanks for all of your effort to make such interesting experiment video. What is the base fertilizer are you using at the bottom?

Tremendous efforts man

Well explained sir...love to watch 💖💖💖

My theory as to the algae issues is that algae is limited by the amount of CO2 present in water. Higher-order aquatic plants typically grow better in low CO2 situations. This is because most aquatic plants are able to store CO2 in the leaves at night when CO2 is highest and use it for photosynthesis throughout the day, when it's lowest. Algae can't do this so when CO2 drops in the day and O2 is highest, they actually start to lose energy (making sugar during photosynthesis is reversible, CO2 and light = sugar and O2 OR sugar plus O2 = CO2)

Well said, thank you!

​ @LowBudget Aquascape eksperimen yang keren. Kalau masalah alga sepertinya karena over nutrisi karena dikasi pupuk cair dari awal. dan ada tambahan co2. Padahal kalau menurut para pakar, pemberian co2 akan mengurangi alga :D

you just blew my mind, your pampering and the shit out of them flowers I didn’t even think about that the algae off the leaves ….the great idea I wouldn’t have thought about it, truly the cool thing about KZfaq is you can pick up tips and tricks that you just wouldn’t on your own or word-of-mouth

Hi! Of course, CO2 is good, but it is not always necessary to use it. It's just that there are a lot of aquarium plants that grow perfectly without feeding it and beautiful aquariums are obtained. In any case, a great video. Thank you friend 👍

Just wondering.. about the algae issue.. i would use lower light in newly setup tank and ofcourse no ferts until the plants are all settled. Gradual increase helps. My first tank had this issue.. algae bloom after adding co2 and ferts.. Nevertheless great video buddy!!

Excellent video so my opinion is ok to run co2 but dont need to run it for long period through out the day when lights are on .when lihgts go out the plants no longer use co2 and that when alage take advantage. 1 or 2 drop per second only for 2 hours my opinion and for us who have fish must pay attention with co2 and not kill our fish with excessive co2 must be a balance must always keep youre eyes for fish rushing to surface looking for air so it recommended to have an air pump to stabilized co2 abundance keep the drop per second nice and slow and dont run all day with lights on .so from this video plants need it but not that much .the plants need rich source soil with fertilizer place in soil for roots for wonderful growth and also fertilizer place in water column for floating plants and plants with roots .this video is.excellent also always test ph and kh before co2 injected and when co2 is injected with 2 hours time frame and if you get reading of ph and kh droping then co2 should stop immediately. Again use co2 with caution for us aquarist with fishes

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Great video! Relaxing music. I can watch this for hours!! What light do you use here? Greatz.

I think the usage of ferts so quickly is the reason the algae came. The substrate has plenty of nutrients for weeks, mayby months. I would fert when i see the plants ask for it.

Thank you for your time and effort and sharing. I believe CO2 should be stable, or its more harm than benefit. Without a proper co2 cannister, and regulator, it was doomed from the beginning. Another very important factor is lighting, both power and duration. I would keep it 6 hr/day...

I tried hanging some dried (not fermented) catappa leaves + put some shrimps, and they're good to prevent algae bloom on new tank. Sure, it turns the water kinda brownish, and definitely not suited for dutch style with fully-packed stem plants and high lighting. But it prevents algae bloom and instead of an empty tank, you can see some shrimp happily swimming around.

Nice, clear experimental setup. However, I have the feeling that practically no CO2 is flowing out of the diffuser?

i think you need solenoid attach to co2 system it'll be fine with algae

Great video! Can you PLEASE do a video comparing pressurized CO2 with DIY Citric Acid CO2 and also Passive CO2 (CO2 in a cut bottle - do a search for "passive co2"). It would be interesting to see how these compare. Thank you!

I would say the rotala in the tank without co2 is turning red because of less algae so clearer water meaning more light.

I can't get plants like that without CO2! It's amazing!

This is not aquarium channel. Please don't subscribe if you are only interested in aquarium. Thank you 🙏

What is the led your using?

Whether or not you need co2 is very much down to plant choice: there are huge number of aquatic plants which will do very well with a simple background level of co2, and will reward you with good (albeit slower) growth and colour... so long as you take care of the other factors necessary: lighting (taking into consideration the intensity and duration of that lighting), substrate choice, nutrients, and temperature (and to a degree: water flow). That being said - they will obviously do a little better with more co2... it just isn't strictly necessary. And at the other end of the spectrum, there are the plants which simply aren't going survive - let alone thrive without a higher co2 level. If you're happy with the additional cost and very slight complexity... give it a go. You won't regret it 🙂

I really like co2 system. It's really simple easy. Not available in India.

Wow! Brother 😍💯❤️

It's worth it if you have the means, time and money for CO2. But if not, just be diligent in maintaining and fertilizing your tank. It also depends on the types of plants you have. If you plan to keep a tank with high tech and carpeting plants, then you should use CO@, but if you plan on keeping the low tech route then it is not necessary.

So soothing

very interesting!

Need to reduce the light at this stage once ur beneficial bacteria is mature then u can put back the light on high

It would be great if you did the same comparison with diy sugar-yeast co2 injection.

I’m glad you showed all the steps, this test was made extremely innaccurate for that reason

Thank you

I do not have an alge problem. You need to do regular maintenance on the plants and water changes. Lighting has to be right as well.

We can add fishes to the tank with co2 injection to control the algae

Eksperimen uji coba yang sangat penuh dedikasi . Terimakasih udah membuat video ini om . Jadi apakah soilnya berpengaruh pada pertumbuhan tanaman ?

How you make diy fertilizer

My understanding for Co2 is when you need your plants to grow on a faster rate, then remove em once you reach the growth that youre satisfied with.

From this example, I would say I prefer the slower plant growth on the no CO2 tank. Slower growth = Less trimming. The Rosaefolia is less vibrant without CO2, the Eriocaulon just straight up die, these 2 plant is a no go without CO2. But very surprisingly that the CO2 tank have more algae, didnt expect that at all.

Gasken, setelah nonton ini baru berani nyoba tanem yang merah2.

Hello, how hard is your water?

Is filter is on in non co2 tank how many hours are you running filter

Nice video.

For water chages what water do you use?

Hi there! Just want to say this is a great video! I run a no c02 tank cause of its small size so i love how the plants dont get overgrown so fast. What i want to ask is about those little bug/shrimp/pods?? What are they? I would love to have some in my tank as live food for the fish! 😂

Those look like damselfly nymph you can tell by the 3 fins and slender body.

Thanks..

I think as time goes on the difference between high and low tech will become more pronounced especially as the soil in the low tech tank starts to deplete of nutrients.

great video! can i ask something? i don't see any fish but why you add a fish food? i'm so curious because i want to make one sorry my english bad

if my tank is around 28,29 degrees should I add a mini fan too for the plants?

Co2 make more nutrition for plant but more nutrition for alagae too. Algae growt faster on co2, with no co2 alagae grow slower because plant use it for them.

This is very informative and relaxing . Do with your voice so no need to read cc.

Sahureeeee. Ngopi lur

alternanthera rosafelia sama rosanervig gampangan mana bang kalo di tank non co2? kbtulan mw nambah varian alternanthera di tank no co2 saya , kbtulan jg alternanthera reinicki mini sama ludwigia sp red bs tumbuh dan merah jg walaupun ludwigia sp red ny ga terlalu merah dan cukup leggy , rencananya mw ganti ludiwigia sp red nya dgn alternanthera yg ckup tinggi tp msih ragu pilih yg mana krn lumayan banyak variannya..untuk rotala hra sama ludwigia sp red lebih gampang merah hra kah bang di tank no co2?

Alhamdulillah saya dah buat aquscape low co2 pakai akuarium akrilik ukuran 30×21×18 sudah berjalan 3 bulan minim alga cuma agak repot 3 hari sekali harus bersihkan filter gantung+ganti air 40%. Aquascape saya diisi tanamannya rotala yg daunnya hijau, ludwigia atlantis, water sprite, kadaka/ java fern & cabomba. Ditambah ikan guppy, moly, keong tanduk, udang red cerry, ikan corydoras panda & pigmy. Substrat pakai rumah bakteri+ aquasehat bakteri starter, soil dari aquariset+pasir malang merah. Pupuk pakai pupuk cair aqua segar seri tanam awal 1 kali pompa untuk 3 hari sekali+co2 tablet 3 hari sekali 2 tablet. Tanaman rotala pertumbuhanannya bagus, water sprite banyak daunnya yg kuning+ada bercak2 coklat, cabomba kalau daunnya di bawah banyak yg kuning2 tapi yg di bagian atas hijau, yg paling parah sih kadaka banyak titik hitam di daun seperti transparan.

Interesting. I thought faster growing plants meant they would soak up the nutrients and choke out the algae. I wonder how much lighting or lack of Amano makes onnthe algae here. I'd love to see a similar experiment with and without Amano. No ferts. Just feeding fish. Otherwise, it's not safe to assume that more "critters" means less algae. That's simply called a correlation. Lastly, the red color difference for the Rotala could be a protection mechanism. The one without co2 might not be able to grow fast enough for the light and is protecting itself. Similarly as terrestrial plants do in too much sun.

you can add algae eater fish to the tank so it would help on reduce the algae from growth fast. i have tried and it works..i put fish who eat algae in my tank. you can try it bro.

Mas beli bahan bahannya dimana /?? Oo iya vs in dong sama co2 diy dari citrus

Your water is so hard. It’s nice for the cherry shrimp. I live in Cibubur and here my water is only 80 ppm

Upload pas sahur 😀 BTW, kalau gak ada fauna pemakan Alga, cepet banget ya berkembang Alganya, itu Alga jenis apa ya Mas?

I thought co2 prevents algae from growing. Anyways a couple of ramshorn snails or Amano shrimps will eat up the hair algae off of plants.