That ceiling is an electrician’s nightmare and a fireman’s dream lol. Loving your videos though!

DUUUUUUUDE how many pots of coffee have you drank today??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 very informative video if you don't mind getting dizzy af🤣🤣.. But seriously great video

THINGS I WISH I KNEW EARLIER ABOUT ALGAE: I fully agree with the points raised here. I have a 200 litre mid range / budget planted aquarium with a soil base. I use Liquid Carbon instead of a co2 bottle. You can get 2.5 litre bottles of it from ebay for like £20 and thats about 7 years supply! The hardest thing about a planted aquarium in soil is fighting algae / bacteria on plants as they grow. My advice is to start an aquarium on cheap hardy plants for the first 6 months. Things like like java fern, anubias to attach to rocks if you want to give height. Also I have two really good tips for combating algea and even worse "green slime" algae... When you first set up a planted tank with fertile soil, excess neutrients in the water and it makes algae grow. The best / cheapest thing to help with this I found was to get A TON of fast growing plants to suck up the neutrients between regular 40% water changes. My favourite plant for doing this is Hygrophila Polysperma which is easy to find online or in shops. It grows super fast which enables you to you to cut it back every 7 days and re-plant the cuttings to make more for free! After 4 weeks you can have an aquarium filled with this stuff and it helps you keep control of algae. You can always remove it to make space once the aquarium starts to mature (maybe after 6 months or so). The key is patience and regular maintanance / water changes. Also keeping a "clean up crew" of fish like corydoras catfish, flying fox, and yoyo loaches is an absolute must for me. My best ever tip is: If you have a problem with "green slime algae" (which is actually cyanobacteria) use "Ultralife Blue Green Slime Stain Remover" I took me 10 years in the hobby to find it but it works REALLY WELL and I lost 0 fish when I used it.

I have several 10-gallon tanks, all planted. I recently converted one of them to flora max substrate, and I bought these bulb plants from PetsMart. I now have a complete jungle, and I love it.

Awesome! Thanks for all the info. Love you’re take on growing plants!!!

Hey Justin! Great video! I really like all the plants you’ve got, especially those red ones. I’ve just set up a planted tank and I’m going to set up another one soon. One on LED’s and one on T5 :) both with Co2

Great video! Thank you for covering so much information so completely without droning on and on. I got just what I needed to know without getting bored.

This is a great vid on planted tanks. Thanks for the time and info.

Number one thing you need to have a successful planted tank: Money * sobs *

WAY more than 3 tips......BUT, a great source of information!!!!. This guy knows his stuff!!

Just found your channel. Great info and easy to follow. Thank you. Im going to check out your other videos.

Great video! Very informative! Thanks!!!

Great information. Thanks for the video.

Alot of good info! Thanks

I love the way you said dennerle made my day.

Good to know. Ive had a fresh water tank for about 3 years. Just bought fluval 3.0. gona start with some easy to grow plants and dose excel and see how it goes.

Great video. Love the energy 👊😁🖐

Thanks for sharing, very informative. I tend to keep undemanding plants because I don't have good enough lighting for the deep tanks that I have.

Awesome video! Thanks!

DUDE...STAND STILL!!!

This cat obviously knows his stuff. Makes me question my diy citric acid/baking soda setup. :) great video!

A great video packed full of good information

thanks for the video, your tanks are awesome...

Finally a video above lightning. Thank you.

Thank you so much. I quit smoking three months ago and fish and plants are my new hobby. I put three aquariums to use and I'm clueless. This helped so much.

I'm still dizzy and all I got was led is energy efficient lighting compared to Florence

Plant Talk............deeply satisfying :)

Very helpful!!!!

Great content

great vid, i was getting distracted by your short but fast and loud gasps of air while you were talking

This guy knows his stuff

Best 18 minutes Top 3 list ever!

Great video. I feel better now about my tank. It’s only been planted for a month and I see new growth it’s just not fast. I would love a video on quality co2 setups as I’d like to build one for my tank.

Found you from King of DYI and look forward to buying some plants from you real soon, nice selection with fair prices an shipping. Question, do you ever do dirt based systems, that is all I keep so I don't need Co2, I am looking for ideas to change my lighting setups on the 20 plus tanks I keep since many are going into the 25 year old range or older with some of them.

Informative video. I have had my planted tank for a while which has swords, tiger lotus, and s.repens. I have 2 good led lights, i have a fluval stratum as substrate and i fertilise the tank with the micro and macro nutrients however the plants just seem to be taking off. The s.repens arent growing tall for me to harvest and redistribute. Do you have any other suggestions please? Do you think i have too much light? Thanks

Shouldn’t have watched this at bedtime....I feel hyped 😥

I love that you don't mind mentioning other fertilizer products, most business owners wouldn't do that!

New subscriber 👋 great informative video. thank you :)

Very helpful thanks =]

Watching while I’m planting our new UNS 40C lol love it but now I want more plants 🌱 Aloha

For cheap good LED light use garden flood lights.

how long do I need to light my tank

Curious, have him used the Fluval 3.0 for planter tanks? How does it compare to the 2.0 in your experience? Great video!

Nice video , 1 question led do come with watts rate , what r watts of ur led light , I know u can't mention all ur leds watt but an average ! ?. Thanks

I love the hype!

I love the iquatics double and if you could do a review and see what it would grow

I have recently brought a fluval m90 so obviously got the fluval 2.0 marine and reef light with it QUESTION IS would this still be a adequate lighting for a planted tank or should I chance it out for the fluval 2.0/3.0 plant led lighting ?? Many thanks thanks for all the information keep up the great videos dude 👌🏻👍🏻

Niceeeee aquariums! Now, I have a 38 gallon to get started on a planted tank. It'll be low/medium plants. What wattage in led do I need please?

What happened to the super strong light that is going to blow all the other lights out?

DYI C02 on tanks 20gallons or smaller are tailormade for it. Use jello, yeast & sugar & youll get 3-4 solid weeks. No more waiting to have a pressurized c02 tank refilled & costs involved, priceless.

can you guide in DIY led lights as they are very very expensive to purchase? would appreciate if you could...

How do you feel about liquid co2?

Thanks

I FINALLY subscribed... Thanks a lot for the amount of information provided brother. I saw the other videos about non aquatic plants sold by petco... Yeah, I bought a patch of "Mondo grass" for $2.55 w/o thinking & having more info on it. Question is... I set up a soil planted tank with mondo grass by far. Just working towards a tank w/ less maintenance w/o Co2, filter and low led light. I bought a tetra 3 gallon tank from the Goodwill w/the concept of "The Giving Tree." What 3 to 5 plants or how many can I have, to coexist w/ a betta. Thank you so much!

Good informative

The Fluval Flex has an add-on option to double the LED output.. Do you recommend it for growing plants?

Didn’t watch, just listened - motion sickness.

The red clay substrate is used for discus planted tanks. Because it is more likely for discus to develop black powder with black sand and background.

I saw on your Finnex light, it was raised up off the tank. How did you make the risers? Or where do you buy them? I need to raise my Finnex Fuge Ray2 up a little. I think it's a little too intense for my 5 gallon tank.

What light were u talking about that will blow away a BML?

I made the mistake of using ordinary aquarium gravel in my 10 gallon, and I'm worried that the Banana Plant and Amazon Sword I put in there won't thrive. I'm wondering if I could move those plants into some sort of planter (filled with Fluval Plant & Shrimp) to create an isolated spot where they'll grow well, so that I don't have to replace all of the gravel? Or could I gradually swap out the gravel, a little at a time?

If I construct a plexiglass lid for my 10 gallon grow tank, would it be ok to use it so I can use a better quality light like a hygger or others?

How many hours do you leave your lights on for?

Learn how to grow plants without c02 and fertz, then move your way up. My worst battle when i started plants was just patience, and letting things come back. I must say its taught me how to leave things alone, and not all problems require a human being to intervene.

I’m trying the ZETlight it’s water proof high light and cheap I saw them in Singapore

If you have alot of plants how often do you fertilizer ?

Hi Justin, very informative and helpful video. I wish I had found your channel earlier. When I first started my tank I ran lights for 10+ hours and ended up with algae. Would you say that a Fluval Spec 5 has medium lighting?

What kind of finnex was that? I have a finnex 24/7 planted+ so wondering if thats enough.

I'm using your Vital X. I've heard that you need 1 drop per 2 gallons every other day. Agree? It says 1 pump per 10 gallons, but I'm running a Fluval Spec 2.6 gallon aquarium. I'm using co2

Cool vid, but please slow down a bit. Was so quick fire I had trouble keeping up. Otherwise keep up the awesome work dude!

given what you say about co2, im wondering if my situation would warrant a first attempt at dosing it. To keep it short, im simply trying to get my plants to jungle up so that i can provide more plant cover for any potential babies im expecting from my livebearers/shrimp, would this be a good reason to try dosing co2?

Do you guys ship plants to Canada?

What's a decent site to order aquarium lights from? I have live plants and Turtles

What is a good light timer? I bought a highly rated one from amazon but it makes my lights buzz really loudly and it irritates the fish and gives me a headache. I can’t really turn the lights on and off myself because of shift work.

Great job' answered all my Questions, Honest knowledge! but you go to slow it down a bit keep it steady. ;).

Hello - I’m setting up a 170 gallon heavily planted (hopefully) community freshwater tank. The dimensions of the tank are 74 x 28.5 x 18. Do you have a recommendation for a good strong LED light? I used to breed African cichlids so this is really my first attempt at a heavily planted tank. I will have bottom dwelling fish so I have done the bottom with a good layer of Fluval plant stratum covered by some medium rocky gravel. Thanks, Mike

Hi. I have a 37 gallon tall tank. It’s about 3’ bottom to top. I have had live plants for a few years but really struggle getting them to grow (or even stay alive sometimes). What light would you recommend for such a deep tank? (I am a very poor college student so budget friendly is a must)

Hi I have just play sand in my tank, I want to put plants in, which plants do you suggest?

I love Goldfish!

What is are the settings you are drunnimg on the fluval 2.0

Lots of great information here! Thanks. You advised not to use black diamond sand or eco-complete with Cory cats. I want a planted tank with Cory cats. What would you recommend for substrate?

which light would you suggest for a 40 gallon breeder no CO2 set up with stem plants like ludwigia, rotala , cabomba , hygrophila , Telanthera and plants like anubias and java ferns.. would something like finnex planted + 24/7 HLC do the trick , please suggest whichever you think is better

Is finnex planted + light consider medium lighting?

Have you tried pumice or will it float?

I love ya dude, but stand still!

For fertilizer what you suggest..

I added Lemon Grass to my tank. You might try hydro style growing of plants to eat with underwater plants for looks. I might try Basil next..as the Angelfish swim in its roots. Why not?

What are the small domes for, at 11.10?

What size led bar light you use for 20 g ?

Great vid here Thanks for you time. By the way, this is great for not damaging your plants when doing water changes...Save-a-Fishy syphon cap by Mermaid & Pirate Aquarium Supply on amazon or on line...

Removed Acorus..the hot window sun had sort of blanched it. Lemon grass did TOO well and was sending roots into the filter of my original design. I have replaced both with a Syngonium I had in the backyard and its done perfect..very dark green leaves,thick growth and looks tropical. Hot and dry window sun is fine for it..as long as those roots are in water.

I added seachem iron and I noticed that the carpet plant is dying. Does this make sense?

He is a great aquarist...

You think crinum calamastratum is a high maintenance plant? I dont mine slow growing

I'm thinking off adding some real plants to my 125L freshwater tank. Am still fairly new to keeping fish so excuse my question if it appears stupid. If I put plants in how do I keep the gravel clean. Do I just siphon around the base of it... also do I remove the pots before I put them in the gravel. Do I have t use substrate??

Great video. Just have some questions - how long should the lights be on?, if you are running a tank with all low light / slow growing plants is a very high light (at full power) bad for the tank balance?

what are the name of the plants that are all red?

Can you make a video on how to grow Hygrophilia Pinnitifida?

My cories are thriving on black diamond, barbels are long, they are having breeding behavior, etc. Not a single issue with it.

What is your opinion about adding liquid co2 ( easylifecarbo) against a full set up co2 installation? I am consistently adding the liquid carbo,I think it works well but is it the same in the end?