Top 10 Solutions for Dirty Saltwater Aquarium Glass.

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Top 10 Solutions for Dirty Saltwater Aquarium Glass.

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BRStv - Saltwater Aquariums & Reef Tanks

Күн бұрын

Why am I cleaning my reef tank glass EVERY day? If this is a question you are asking yourself, then this is the video for you! Join Ryan and Randy for their top 10 fixes for cleaning dirty aquarium glass and keeping it clean.
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00:00 - Problem Solvers - Dirty Aquarium Glass
00:21 - Decide What A Win Looks Like.
00:54 - Stop Using Dissolved Or Powdered Foods.
02:15 - Don't Make It Harder Than It Needs To Be.
04:37 - Try Bacteria.
05:27 - Reconsider Your Lighting.
06:55 - Adjust Lighting Height.
07:27 - Forget Snails As A Solution.
08:03 - Perfect Your Feeding.
09:01 - Perfect The 3-Stage Filter.
10:45 - Consider UV.
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@BATTLEFROND 2 жыл бұрын

There is one more thing that really helps me: Clean the Glass in the evening right before or after the light goes out. Since I do it that way, I have at least 2-3 Days more time until I need to clean it again.

@fireaza 2 жыл бұрын

There's a feeding technique that I use which seem to prevent uneaten food. And that's to pre-soak the food in a small glass bowl until it sinks, suck it up into a pipette and release it right in front of my clownfish's face. Since he's able to see all the food, he scarfs it down and barely misses a single pellet!

@AJ-bi6ns 2 жыл бұрын

UV hands down, made the biggest difference in time between glass cleaning for me. That said, we should embrace the chore that is cleaning glass. It is generally indicative of a healthy tank. Spotless glass = lack of nutrient in my experience.

@jonathanwhite1468 Жыл бұрын

Love the snail with the GSP growing on its shell.

@RisingFromTheAshes97 Жыл бұрын

I loved his little hat too lol

@emilvarga7764 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Im a super big fan of you guys, These videos make my days so Much better! Now om going to try farming coral at the age of 14 years old. I have experimented With my saltwater tank to get the best growth and color on my sps , lps and softies. I Will do everything in my power to become a marine biologist. Just a big thank you from me, i have actually solved a LOT of problems using your videos Your’s sincerely Emil Varga from sweden😃

@sthomas8714 2 жыл бұрын

That new tank look when you finally clean the glass though 👌

@Firefenex1996 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! If yall ever venture into solving coral species specific problems, please do "zoa color loss" first lol

@glennanderson7795 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Ryan and Randy, I've been watching your superb films for 6 years now, I wish to keep my first tank, a cube, with clownfish and appropriate corals, the thing is chaps, I'm in a wheelchair, my arms are fine and I can kneel on the seat for short periods what difficulties do you envisage for me and other wheelchair users? I would never have contemplated marine fish keeping, if it weren't for your informed, innovative, inspirational, ideas, I thank you for the time and effort that these films must have taken, hopefully, it's $$developed your business! VBW Glenn, London, England x

@BRStv 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Glenn, Awesome to hear that you're interested in joining the hobby! One thing that you might want to consider is an All-In-One tank with all of the filtration in the rear sump area. By not having a sump below the tank, this would allow you to use a stand that is a bit shorter than what's typical, making access into the tank easier. We've obviously never been in your situation, but it seems like access to the tank would be the most challenging part. Other than that, you should be good to go 😁 Feel free to run any other ideas by us; we're always happy to help if we can!

@glennanderson7795 2 жыл бұрын

G'day! Thank you so v.much for the kind reply, I'm looking at the tanks you mentioned, especially those you've featured over the years, would it be 'bonkers' (stupid) to consider mounting the cabinet on some sort of frame with wheels, I do not wish to be kneelng on the wheelchair seat too often, as, a bit like heaters and their falibility, I'm eventually going to stumble, fall in, or fall off! VBW Glenn, London, England x P.S . How can I support your fine business by buying from you here in Blighty?

@haymatr 2 жыл бұрын

That was a good and easily understandable tutorial for beginners keep it up

@gewglesux 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, My Shop told me to get a bunch of snails.. They did clean up but it wasn't pristine. I got used to having them in the tank i kinda like them in there now. I can get away with cleaning the glass when i do my weekly water change.. I did add a bag of Chemi pure in the sump. which made the algae that DID grow a lot easier to remove . I am going to try the Light Management solutions also. since i have a FO(Fish Only) tank. I do like that "Food defroster" Gizmo.. Thanks Boys.

@zaytoven337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you BRS👍

@peterperez4493 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video, thank you

@patrickboivin3248 2 жыл бұрын

With the new data on Vibrant not being an algea eating bacteria, should you issue a warning on this video?

@swedehog69 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks, learned alot.

@joenewman6494 2 жыл бұрын

I use a single edge razor blade cuts thru anything especially coralline algae

@spicyreef 2 жыл бұрын

I was always afraid to scratch the glass if I used a blade 🙂

@colevoncole3180 2 жыл бұрын

6ft ladder and 10 pack of sponges with rough sides I use them in my acrylic300 tank cause all those magnets are good for is scratching acrylic I do this once a month takes about 25 mins

@travellingwithsteve1384 11 ай бұрын

Please can you tell me what that soft coral on the right hand side of the screen at 05:35. Really appreciated the video!

@Novaruu Жыл бұрын

i’m gonna be honest scraping the glass is really satisfying

@jacklee6669 Жыл бұрын

where can u get that feeding portal?

@jeromec4309 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for all your videos. Question: What is the best way to clean micron bag ? Because it's a mess to clean it by hand ?

@BRStv 2 жыл бұрын

If it's a felt bag, one option that always works well is to throw it in the washing machine. If you're using a mesh bag, then cleaning by hand is the best option as they tend to be a little more fragile.

@ASS1988 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos guys, I’m new into reefing and I’m in the middle of constructing my 60g cube. I’ve had to re-drill the tank and make a custom overflow box, remove the trickle filter system and I’ve installed a sump. Inside the sump is a diy filter cup, a skimmer, a refugium, marine cure bricks, ceramic media, a carbon reactor and a UV. I intend to do a fish less cycle using dr tims in a few weeks once my aqua scape of dry rock is complete and my dosing system arrives, I plan on dosing 2 part and housing torch corals with fish. my question for you guys is do I use my UV steriliser when cycling my tank to prevent an algae bloom? Or will this kill off the good bacteria? Thank you guys so much for all your knowledge! And keep up the good work. Your videos are most helpful

@BRStv 2 жыл бұрын

We found in our test that running a UV sterilizer right away might actually be detrimental to long term success. I'll post the link to the video below if you wanted to check it out. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7mGpqaBl7q6lIU.html

@ASS1988 2 жыл бұрын

@@BRStv thank you great advice as always, and after watching yours videos I now plan on using chaeto gro too.

@beardown3840 2 жыл бұрын

No one said Mr clean PAD THE BEST THING FOR ACRYLIC TANKS FACT!

@alaskacosplay 2 жыл бұрын

I don't mind scrubbing my glass every two days if it's a small tank. I will mind if it's a huge tank

@HCBCHEMISTRY 2 жыл бұрын

You will always have to scrub the glass no matter what.

@neilmorton3888 2 жыл бұрын

I don't have problem with green algae in my red sea max nano but I have to clean my tank glass every 2 days as there is always a heavy build up of a reddish slime on the glass which i can remove very easily with scraper but it grows so fast it's become a real pain, tanks been running for about a year now I have 3 small fish 1 shrimp and a few hermits crabs and snails and a tuxedo urchin - i have a bag of carbon and geophos in the rear tank flow as well but I can't seem to stem this slime problem - any ideas please ?

@choconut74 2 жыл бұрын

Had Cyano all over my sand too. Just went away 1 day lol. I think just keep up with your maintenance (water changes, changing filter socks, etc) and once your tank matures, it’ll go away on its own. My tank was set up for at least 1.5 years too before things improved

@neilmorton3888 2 жыл бұрын

@@choconut74 ok tyvm :)

@iceicetimmay 2 жыл бұрын

Chemiclean will remove it. Cyano is a bacteria not an algae and just keeping up with maintenance wont necessarily remove it. Even BRS has made videos on this exact thing. Better flow and chemiclean

@TheMartin150380 2 жыл бұрын

hi what can you recommend when the glass is 3 cm thick greetings Martin Denmark

@BRStv 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, most of the strongest magnetic glass cleaners have a max thickness of 1" (~2.5 cm). Because of that, you're probably going to be best off with a hand-held scraper like the ones from Continuum. www.bulkreefsupply.com/brands/continuum-aquatics.html

@arsenioseslpodcast3143 2 жыл бұрын

People simply don't have a clean up crew. They get beautiful fish, a variety of food, then wonder why their tank looks like absolute HELL. Me, I have two clowns and two chromis in a 9 gallon with 2 neris snails, 2 normal snails. Algae is always down and never would have thick algae ANYWHERE in my tank. I'm planning on getting a blenny or an emerald crab for the brown algae on the rock.

@jumbowana 2 жыл бұрын

Do you guys have any idea why I wouldn't be able to keep a tang alive for more than a week? I just lost a scopas after 3 days. I acclimated it and it looked good for 2 days but it just stopped swimming today. No other fish were aggressive towards either of the tangs I've got. Both looked good in the fish store before I bought them. I keep salinity at 1.025 and ph at 8.3. No ammonia or measurable nit or pho. I've got smaller fish in there like two clowns, a blenny, a mandarin goby, and the only larger fish is a foxface. My mimic tang was even larger than my foxface. I've tried varying flow. When I saw them slow down and start laying down. Tank has been up for 7 months and has been really stable thanks to my huge fuge.

@choconut74 2 жыл бұрын

What size tank?

@jumbowana 2 жыл бұрын

@@choconut74 90 gallon. Every other fish and invert added has done well.

@BRStv 2 жыл бұрын

It usually comes down to water parameters, bullying from another fish, disease, or malnutrition. If you're not seeing any bullying and your water parameters check out, then my suggestion would be to focus on nutrition. First, find a tang that looks visually fat and one that you can see eating at the fish store before you buy. From there, feed lots of veggie based foods like nori sheets and seaweed extreme pellets. Tangs should be offered some sort of plant based food at least once per day.

@jumbowana 2 жыл бұрын

@@BRStv Thanks!

@LordBonesaw 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing worse than cleaning the glass and end up scratching it!!!!so frustrating and annoying as you always notice them after

@fishpony1211 2 жыл бұрын

Vibrant is the best. It seems like every time i suggest it somebody has “read” somewhere that you shouldnt use it. Lack of experience it seems. In over 17 years i have never had a problem with vibrant in saltwater or even fresh for that matter. Nice to hear it from the experts!

@briandonaldson3809 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have any euphyllia in your tank by any chance? It could be totally wrong but I have heard euphyllia polyps can bail using vibrant - it could be an old wives tale.

@fishpony1211 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandonaldson3809 yes i do. Not many but i have 2 frog spawn and one indo torch. I use this stuff bi-weekly as a preventative. What i can say from experience is, your clean up crew that rely on algae growth can stave to death. So rather then having 100 snails like any lfs store recommends, i only keep about 20 and replace the ones that die every few months.

@briandonaldson3809 2 жыл бұрын

@@fishpony1211 perfect thanks mate.

@neilbright5346 2 жыл бұрын

17 years, thought vibrant had only been out a few years. I never saw any noticeable problems with any of my corals including euphilia. Used it for bubble algae and was gone within couple weeks. However did get replaced essentially by cyano (from memory) straight away, I probably should have continued dosing to see if that would have been tackled too, but went to my usual method of getting rid of cyano so couldn't say whether a continued dose would have worked. Haven't seen it do anything to hair algae I've had.

@fishpony1211 2 жыл бұрын

@@neilbright5346 not sure exactly how long its been out but its been a while, a long while. I dont think it helps with cyano. Red slime remover and more flow helps with tht. The point i was trying to make is that i have been in the hobby for over 17 years and have always heard ppl bashing all these chemicals without actually having experience using it. I know a few ppl that say vibrant doesnt work for them, but it does not mean it does not work. I have also heard ppl say they can not keep pulsing xenias alive when it grows like a weed in everyone elses tank. Crazy.

@wmoID 2 жыл бұрын

What about Vibrant? Once I use it I dont clean my glass for 3 weeks

@fishcrazyPhilnHolly 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your corals?

@BRStv 2 жыл бұрын

We get our corals from a few different places. WWC has been a good source for us and we also visit our local fish stores. To name a few others that we've used and have had good luck with, Austin Aqua Farms, Battlecorals, and Unique Corals 👍

@sayurasem 2 жыл бұрын

4:53 what are those pods called?

@iceicetimmay 2 жыл бұрын

Copepods? Those look like tisbe pods to me

@clintparsons3989 2 жыл бұрын

They should make screen protectors for glass like they do tablets and phones.

@BRStv 2 жыл бұрын

Now that's an interesting idea 🤔

@sthomas8714 2 жыл бұрын

@@BRStv rip offs like motocross goggles

@SG-Cichlids 2 жыл бұрын

I've never messed with salt water tanks but I have a lot of fresh water tanks. The way I maintain my tanks I rarely have to clean the glass. My tanks grow zero algae. The back panels of my tanks I literally never clean and no algae. No clean up crew snails, shrimp, plecko. My all female tank is a 75 gallon with 25 cichlids in it hasn't had the glass cleaned in 7 months and no algae. Glass looks pristine. The tank is right next to a window and gets direct sunlight the second half of the day. Not even the sponge filter has algae and it never been cleaned since the day I setup the tank. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prNzeaZ3m6m9hJc.html