NO MORE ALGAE With These SIMPLE Tricks
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Күн бұрынIn this video I'm sharing 28 simple tips and tricks to avoid and reduce algae.
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Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
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Riccardia moss
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0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Water changes
1:31 - Best time for WC
2:36 - Cycled media
3:36 - Old substrate
4:20 - Darkstart
5:45 - Light intensity
6:51 - Photoperiod
7:46 - Healthy plants
9:02 - Floating plants
9:53 - Fast growing plants
11:00 - Lots of plants
11:44 - Mindset
12:40 - Avoid These Rocks
13:40 - Nutrients in substrate
14:30 - Wait with dosing
15:30 - Reduce ferts after trimming
16:26 - Lean dosing
17:45 - Wait with trimming
18:59 - Sterilizer
19:41 - Basic knowledge
21:03 - Low temp
22:00 - Circulation
23:08 - Dead spots
24:04 - Clean surface
25:10 - Cleanup crew
26:07 - CO2
26:56 - CO2 before light
27:46 - Drop checker
@MJAquascaping Жыл бұрын
Lean dosing fertiliser: www.2hraquarist.com/products/apt1 Use code: MJAQUA for 10% off Equipment I like to use (affiliate links) Tank US: bit.ly/3EbkdxH EU: bit.ly/3S3y9ht Light US: bit.ly/3S2WxjC EU: bit.ly/3z6R16F Filter US: bit.ly/3yxFttR EU: bit.ly/3eoYxUn Clear Filter Pipes US: bit.ly/3RsFJkT EU: bit.ly/3AL5oyv Substrate US: bit.ly/3bux8yR EU: bit.ly/3qhHDt4 Wood (similar) US: bit.ly/3VmDUJ0 EU: bit.ly/3MwgKfm Rocks (similar) US: bit.ly/3yAO7Yk EU: bit.ly/3Tn0tLX Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula) US: bit.ly/3VsJIR5 Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara) US: bit.ly/3MpO9br Riccardia moss US: bit.ly/3SR3Zy9 Juncus repens US: bit.ly/3yyJjmo Crypt parva US: bit.ly/3Cs0APn Crypt lutea US: bit.ly/3yBGDo7 Crypt walkeri US: bit.ly/3rSxBzu 🚨Watch this next!🚨 Inspiration playlist! kzfaq.info/sun/PLrlvf56gZy-ipL3105SdfKsUBrMUSttoh CO2 buying guide! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mq-GpdVi3rmXo4k.html How to SETUP your CO2! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7l4jZd3l7atYqM.html Simple fertilizer dosing! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8V7dbKGspe2iIE.html 👉🏻Cool Aquascaping T-shirts: mosscotton.com/ Code: mjaqua10 👉🏻Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my KZfaq channel: KZfaq.com/mjaquascaping 👉🏻 Use Code ''MJAMSTERDAM'' for 10% off Fzone products
@fusefoes9000 Жыл бұрын
Don’t you have problems growing plants like Monte Carlo as an epiphyte when using lean dosing?
@Fish186 Жыл бұрын
I’m surprised you don’t have a million subscribers yet, you are literally the best aquascaper I can find :))
@ADUAquascaping Жыл бұрын
I agree! This is the greatest algae video of all time 🐐
@arun.sekher Жыл бұрын
Probabilistically there isn't a million people who's actively pursuing planted aquarium hobby using KZfaq worldwide.
@Fish186 Жыл бұрын
@@arun.sekher sadly, I know there is more than a million people who enjoy aquariums and aquascaping but I guess they haven’t found this channel
@nunyabizz4373 Жыл бұрын
Could be algorithm... ive been watching a lot of aquascaping videos lately and this is the first time seeing him. Most I get is some kid from Australia and "MD"
@Fish186 Жыл бұрын
@@nunyabizz4373 i Watch the same people and MJ pops up more often but guess that’s just my algorithm
@WombatMuffler Жыл бұрын
This is EASILY the best video I have ever seen on how to prevent algae. Great work.
@BuildsWithV Жыл бұрын
Can you do a full video only on tip number 20? I’d love to learn as much as possible about different types of algae and what causes them and what kills them etc.
@quackchung Жыл бұрын
Beautiful set ups, but time consuming for most aquarists. Algae is your friend in the latter circumstances. It helps reduce excess nutrients in your tank, usually caused by overfeeding or all those liquid ferts that are dumped in the tank. Usually you'd cut right back on the feed and ferts and add more plants to outcompete the algae that use up the excess nutrients to feed on to create a better balance. Small fish don't need a lot of food, a tiny pich 2 or 3 times a week would suffice. Better still, put some wet leaf litter from a healthy body of water in to bring in some natural microorganisms for them to feed on and don't worry about parasites. You're fighting a losing battle trying to keep fish in a sterile environment with expensive chemical products that are pushed onto us because of the unnatural order. I expect that's why most have to change their valuable water at an excessive rate too. Beautiful, but time consuming and costly for most. Check out Father Fish for a more natural way to keep fish... Very informative and relaxing way to sit back and enjoy your pets.
@kathleenbronson9849 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video MJ!
@TheVoyagers. Жыл бұрын
The video we needed. Thank you as always :)
@tracys.6033 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the useful tips MJ.
@ADUAquascaping Жыл бұрын
This is the best algae video in the history of KZfaq! Your tanks are looking amazing! Well done, Mark 👏
@tess7510 Жыл бұрын
So informative! Love it. Thank you!
@geraldoyo1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark! That was very helpful.
@jonseagull1297 9 ай бұрын
Very helpful! Thank you for sharing!
@aidenwood86 Жыл бұрын
Very informative video MJ. Great work.
@emmacarlberg4634 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks for all the tips!
@its_samh Жыл бұрын
Wealth of knowledge! Thank you ❤
@deadpoet415 Жыл бұрын
A very comprehensive guide. Very good!
@zigg4045 7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Mark.
@walterotiepka1460 Жыл бұрын
That was a great video loved how you broke it down I will refer to it all the time
@tincho6720 Жыл бұрын
Great info. Thanks for sharing
@madhatterjones4781 Жыл бұрын
Very useful tips mj thanks mate
@andrescontrerasvargas5865 Жыл бұрын
Tip #12 it's something I definitely needed to hear, nice video mj
@Pzcisko Жыл бұрын
Totally agree 👍. Thanks for this material.
@tombarb2864 Жыл бұрын
Getting ready to setup a new tank. These tips are good to reference. Thanks
@chriscyr4982 Жыл бұрын
As usual, great video, saturated with info !!!
@neilmartin99 7 ай бұрын
MJ, greatest basketball player of all time and now the greatest aquascaper of all time. 😊
@MJAquascaping 7 ай бұрын
😎😎
@Tnoto27 9 ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you
@cwillox4253 Жыл бұрын
Really good tips thank you 😊
@liquid619 11 ай бұрын
Such a great video, and very helpful tips. Thank you!
@fabioprata9539 Жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks ❤
@nanoswithabackbone232 Жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the best videos ive found in awhile. Very nice job and thank you so much for sharring your knowledge.
@aurelpetre6263 Жыл бұрын
The best article about algae that I have seen! Congrats man! Keep it up! I learned a lot from you! Respect!
@lots33ml Жыл бұрын
I have to say, MJ, i always enjoy and learn things from your videos. I love your work, brother. Take care
@cozmin1424 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the tips! Amazing lad! I’m going to build my second scape tomorrow! I learnt from the first ever aquarium I did. I bought such a nice mix of plants previously not used! Cannot wait to see them!
@hugoportella4486 Жыл бұрын
One of the best aquarium sites in the net. Keep going!
@alexanderpopov3587 6 ай бұрын
This is easily one of the most helpful videos on KZfaq for planted tanks!
@MattsplatsGunReviews 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. It was great and informative.
@furkantarkzengin3378 Жыл бұрын
You are the best sir ! Thanks for the video
@metalhead9849 Жыл бұрын
I've visited several times and this is an awesome bunch of tanks. Just subscribed. You know so much about this subject , as well as others. thank you.
@priyankardas2668 Жыл бұрын
You did a commendable work to make such a detailed point by point collection of these useful tips.. I'm definitely guilty of not doing certain things correctly...This is a good reminder to be disciplined to achieve a balanced and good looking planted tank
@elliea9557 Жыл бұрын
Really useful video , thank you .
@jamieclifton2064 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@marcelomartinvega7178 Жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias por tus videos son de gran ayuda
@gitasrimandal4477 9 ай бұрын
Best video for algae issue so far I have seen… really very nice and well explained video
@boebender Жыл бұрын
You Are THE MAN!!! Thank you so much!!!
@haitch04 Жыл бұрын
It would years of experience to grasp all the points you have mentioned, brilliant video that sets out exactly all the important steps. Some years ago I started making sure my new tanks had at least 80% of the substrate covered with fast growing stem plants. That, coupled with regular water changes and attention to light has always worked well for me. Once established it is easy to remove some of the plants to get the desired look. Thanks for sharing.
@s.e.r.e.n.a.02 Жыл бұрын
Very useful video ! Both a nice summary and addition to the previous « alguae issues » videos. Thanks to your tips, I could tackle the alguae in my tank within 48h !
@Ankescapes Жыл бұрын
Very good and complete guide - Not only for beginners. Have to try this new fertilizer, heard about it several times now! Thanks for your work!
@paulcrecca4785 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MrVili83 Жыл бұрын
Salut mark, vidéo très très très intéressante. Tu as vraiment énumérer les situations de problèmes d'algues. Vidéo pas assez long 29 minutes sont trop vite passé. Quand on es passionné on ne voit pas le temps passé. Merci a toi pour ton travail. A très bientôt. 😉👍😉
@nantzyjo Жыл бұрын
Thank you for such an informative video! This was great. I can't tell you how many times I paused, just so I could write some notes down.
@druvak Жыл бұрын
Great great tips 🙏
@voora4290 Жыл бұрын
thank you so much MJ for this video, these help a lot especially to tackle algae in my high tech tank, its so frustrating!
@stoneysscapes7544 Жыл бұрын
Make sure that you have some hard workers on the clean up crew and most importantly no overfeeding and the lights are possibly?
@rafao80 Жыл бұрын
Great, useful video. Thanks!
@riverwoodaquatics7028 Жыл бұрын
Great tips 👌🏻
@andylees136 Жыл бұрын
Hello m8 from the U. K. Another great video, some brilliant tips there, they make lots of sense. Cheers.
@Cleeon Жыл бұрын
Your advice is profesional and seems you really understand the knowledge behind all of this
@rasolhashemi-fc3ex Жыл бұрын
Very very good Tanks 🙏❤️
@Gi.Scaper Жыл бұрын
genial, que gran video, sigue así!!!
@Only1Sosa. Жыл бұрын
Very helpful Thank you 😊
@titanuranus2136 Жыл бұрын
My water is so hard GH is off the scale and nitrates are 15-20 ppm from the tap. Waterchanges with tap water are detremental for my planted aquarium in terms of algae, also it kills pearl weed and marsilea hirsuta. Thank you yorkshire water! I fill 3x 3L bottles at work where the water is very soft, I do small waterchanges and top up for evaporation with that for months now and everything is great. Long term i am thinking of collecting rainwater for waterchanges, or a RO system if rain water isnt a good idea, or living elsewhere as my tank has half the disolved solids compared to my tap water. It wouldnt surprise me if i would be better off boiling my tank water and drinking that.
@whitewolf5886 7 ай бұрын
I am very grateful for your kindness in sharing this knowledge that formed you as an aquarist. I have learned a lot from your videos. And it wasn't until this video that I noticed I wasn't subscribed to the channel, now I am (sorry about that). But beyond that, I hope you continue sharing your experience, your daily life, and more advice, because more than a teacher, even though we are like strangers (because we don't know each other), I feel you like an honest friend. Keep up the good work, thank you very much again.
@MJAquascaping 7 ай бұрын
❤️
@rickyabdullah4758 Жыл бұрын
Great simple tricks 👍🏻
@brunoaureliodistadio2491 Жыл бұрын
Very good , I am an aquarist from Brazil and I follow your work . 👍🏼
@ShrimpMania Жыл бұрын
I used CO2 before and I always run into algae issues because I didn't do the right balance between co2, light and nutrients and did many other mistakes that you've mentioned here. Learned something from your video today and will try it again hopefully with better success! Thank you for the great tips MJ!
@shivangrawat7208 Жыл бұрын
I found your channel today... your tanks look awesome... kudos!!
@KorasiPKed Жыл бұрын
Happy Saturday, hope your water changes went swell!
@koosluijk2125 Жыл бұрын
wow nice that i found your channel i like this. thx a lot for giving those tips. it helps a lot with my fathers aquarium.
@albertorudi5168 5 ай бұрын
Excellent, very excellent video. Have my congratulations. Thank You so much. As often, there is no one reason>one solution to biological problems in our tank. I appreciate how you explain and show the solutions
@milesm9356 Жыл бұрын
very informative and quality production. i would replace the drop checker with a pH pen/meter. drop checkers tell you what your co2 level was like 2-3 hours prior; readings from pH pen/monitor give real-time assessment of co2 levels.
@tigersunruss Жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining what lean dosing means. I thought it was just don't dose as much. I'm going to have to try this.
@ESF19791111 Жыл бұрын
IT IS A GREAT EXPLANATION VIDEO :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)
@aaronk4310 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful tanks. Your an aquascaping beast
@EverEvolvingExotics Жыл бұрын
Beautiful scapes!
@brianbrigg57 Жыл бұрын
I went the DIY route using the large and heavy MakersLED heatsink with a selection of different LEDs. I have some 6500K Cree and 4200K Philips Rebels, with deep red, far red, cool blue, royal blue, some red, green, and blue Bridgelux as well as two near UV Bridgelux. These are controlled by a Coralux 16 channel Storm X controller and can be PWM dimmed with 4096 steps per channel. Each channel can be set with a timed delay where you can set how long before each individual channel begins to ramp up and how long before they reach the maximum setting programmed. This makes it good for setting up colorful sunrise and sunset periods. With 4096 being the maximum I've never used a setting higher than 1900. Any higher and I don't have an aquascape so much as an algae farm.
@kielerkarl Жыл бұрын
Do you remember were to buy this shelf behind you? It looks very sturdy!
@chrisweston3029 Жыл бұрын
You should have a whole bunch more followers. I have a question tho I’ve just bought a new 200 litre tank and a c02 kit after seeing your videos. Do you recommend using c02 right from the beginning of the set up?
@WhiteCloud746 Жыл бұрын
you have a good channel
@wds525 Жыл бұрын
I stop every episode of any series I'm watching, on any streaming service I'm subscribed to when you post a video.
@greenmacaroons5673 Жыл бұрын
Good video.
@WorkInGProGress007 Жыл бұрын
That an was excellent explanation of tips! I’ve been struggling with “penseelalg” for a few months now, first thing I did was lower the light intensity. After that I noticed my phosphates where very low, started dosing phosphate extra. After that still no succes, bought a ph controller last month so i didn’t have any fluctuations in ph/co2. What’s your opinion on adding a ph controller to fight the algea. Now I’m starting to lower my dosing of liquid fertiliser. Hopefully that does the trick.
@holgerbosch3282 Жыл бұрын
i do it like this maybe 10 years and i never had any problems with my tanks!!
@jamaibougaming-6099 7 ай бұрын
Best ☘💚
@slinkyscapes8530 Жыл бұрын
Top video Bro 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
@jonnzi789 Жыл бұрын
about floating plants two things to add 1. you can have houseplants in the tank ( just the roots) works also well and maybe even better 2. floating / housplants have the roots in the water, so the roots absorb from the water, fast growning normal plants have the roots in the soil and drain from the soil, less from the water so having some plants that have their roots in the water, is the way to go
@elijah-gh5yx Жыл бұрын
Hey, a few videos back you mentioned using white mosquito larva. Iv'e been trying to find a good source to get them but have been struggling. Also can you make a video about using live food and what kinds you use
@emblake7750 Жыл бұрын
Following you since day one of my aquascape and using lots of yours advice,dark method I used on my first tank and works great,now atm I've got 7 tanks in the house do you think dark method would work in salwater tanks as well,would like to try so setting up soon
@legionaquatics Жыл бұрын
the method I've learned and have had great success with is put light at 50% to start and only have light on for 6 hours then over time slowly increase light brightness and photoperiod also at the beginning add fast growers and floating plants and over time you can eventually remove the fast growers once your tank is well matured. these are the things my local fish stores owner told me and my tank went from getting tons of algae at the start to having absolutely zero and doing 10x better and its worked with all my tanks and I highly recommend it.
@IAMAREALOSPREY Жыл бұрын
Depending on how patient you are you can always just only use tissue culture plants and sterilize everything before it goes in your tank which prevents any aquarium specialized algae from getting into your tank in the first place, you will still get algae spores from the air but it is super easy to clean especially with a good clean up crew.
@shivangrawat7208 Жыл бұрын
I started this hobby a year back and I made several mistakes that you pointed out... I neglected the tank too much.... very less water changes (once a month...maybe more) Too much light Less plants Now I have started following some of the tips and some I still can't follow due to financial limitations Earlier I used to clean my filter media completely with tap water... now I rinse it lightly with aquarium water I do weekly 15-20% water change Earlier I used to keep light on for 8-10 hrs that too inconsistent(sometimes even upto 14 hrs when I forgot).. it used to ruin my plants with algae... now I reduced light timings strictly to 5hrs and will gradually increase it to 8hrs when algae starts reducing Also i raised the light a couple of inches higher I now also introduced floating plants and stem plants too... Earlier I used to have just a few very slow growing plants(anubias) I have a small 12 gallon aquarium... I don't think my aquasoil has enough nutrients but i cannot get new soil due to financial limiations😅... I don't have CO2 setup... I am using API leaf zone liquid fertilizer.. small amounts after water changes... I have cherry shrimps but they don't seem to eat algae at all... I am getting otocinclus... algae is already starting to reduce... I cannot follow some tips... if anyone can give me some tips based on my situation, I am happy to get suggestions
@beccygraham566 3 ай бұрын
thanks for the great video,partner was getting very annoyed at my floating plants so removed them. tank now alage city (doh!). just wanted to check so most of your yanks dont have heaters in them just room temp? because that would be very helpful (means can have more tanks heheh)
@FoolyLiving 11 ай бұрын
What size tanks are the small square ones behind you? Are they 10 gallon equivalent?
@MJAquascaping 11 ай бұрын
More close to 5 gallons :)
@ferryonn Жыл бұрын
hi Mark, any tips to fight with cladophora algae? Thank you!
@MJAquascaping Жыл бұрын
I’ve recently had success killing it with a product called “Algae Exit” it’s from Easylife
@jordanforever2345 Жыл бұрын
Bookmarking!!! I guess Twinstar doesn’t work??
@Chaos_Feyre 4 ай бұрын
For tip #2, selling substrate colonized with live bacteria is not a thing because you can buy live bacteria that you can dose new tanks with via the water column. I always wondered why you never used any!
@nathsacre337 Жыл бұрын
Hi MJ i know you probably get asked alot but do you know where you can get similar a shelving unit like the one you have all your nano tanks on ? It looks amazing and would love to replicate something similar. All your tanks are looking amazing as always 👌
@amandahepler8582 Жыл бұрын
ha ha I am sitting here trying to find the same shelf
@full_metal2452 Жыл бұрын
@MJ Aquascaping I just received my new Chihiros WRGB 2 Slim for my 36cm nano cube. Have you done a video on optimal settings on the My Chihiros app? What do you run on your settings? 100% on the R/G/B manually or do you use one of their presets?
@mjjferreira 11 ай бұрын
Hello MJ. Tell me more about tip #24 pls, i didn't understand the tools or process. Can you explain it a little bit more? (Links for the tools, etc)
@Ryukin_YT Жыл бұрын
Congratulations it's wonderful, I'm also a creator and you're a great inspiration to me
@FreeSwimmer Жыл бұрын
I dont have a trick, however I do have the most amazing Pleco. It keeps any algae from ever growing. Even in a 300g tank..
@OlegPalyvoda Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for such an extensive and useful guide. I have a question. In one of your videos, you mentioned that after planting the plants in the aquarium, during startup, some of them may start to melt. Especially if they go from a greenhouse form to an underwater form. Do these leaves from the above-water form, that are melting, need to be trimmed or left as is? Which of these can cause algae?
@MJAquascaping Жыл бұрын
If you see that they are melting you can definitely remove them.
@OlegPalyvoda Жыл бұрын
@@MJAquascaping thanks a lot for your advice 👍
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