maintenance… i have a friend who is doing absolutely nothing for years… the whole thing is full with cyano bacteria, fishes are fine plants are… :) on the other hand there’s me: doing constant water changes, nutriants, fertilizers, anti-algea treatments, trimming, cutting,… but i can’t get rid of algeas… yeah, fishes are fine but the plants look super ugly… :) it is… a mystery :) with the care.
1) yes, I hate to clean my tank too. 2) maintenance is a serious job as I can see the guy look serious when he doing maintenance tasks.😀 3) for me I like to watch the behind scenes like this, as I learn a lot here. Thank you. 4) how come your green tea is not green? What brand of the tea?
I noticed that the filter inflow, outflow and skimmer was kept on the same corner on same side. Is it okay to keep inflow on the back corner and outflow on the front corner of the same side of the tank??
Thanks for you dedication in the videos. I see that you change water many times in one session maintenance. What about the parameter stability? It can cause a fluctuation in the gh, ph, kh. Isn't it important or you have a technic to avoid the fluctuation?
Yepp, you should add back the GH plus often during big water changes. Other parameters will not be fluctuating too much if you buffer the pH with the salts.
Is it best to use a “DI” cartridge with a reverse osmosis system for a planted tank ? Or what is the target TDS from the filtered water ( 0 or 4-10 ppm ok ?) Thank you Casey
So what is the spray that you use for external filters? Are the rubber rings located at every pipe connection and do you need to spray all of them? Or just the ones that you are opening often?
lehetnének magyarul is videók mert nem mindenki tud angolul és nagy segítség lenne ez a kezdő akvaristáknak is nagyon jók a videók köszönjük igy tovább
Üdv a csatornán! Köszi a bíztatást. A videók mindegyikét nem kis idő- és anyagi befektetéssel magyarra is feliratozzuk - kézzel - Tamás barátunk jóvoltából. (A többi nyelv automatikus fordítás). Sok magyar nézőnk van, aki nem ért angolul, így nézi. Jó szórakozást!
Very very interesting video!!! please a little question, i ve got dennerle 60 tank on week started and full planted, and next week i ll put co2. wich led light is good to buy for it?? taaaanks!!!
How should I put the lily pipe in the tank, is it fully in the water or is part of it coming out of the surface until the water is slightly rippling, which is the best way to get oxygen into the tank?
If the lily pipe is above the water partially and you don't break the water surface your filter is too weak! It should be fully submersed and gently move the surface without breaking it.
I'm from Kolkata , India and I love to watch your videos . In fact I have repeatedly watched most of them .Your presence , your humble attitude and the simple way of explaining aquascaping process takes your videos to another level . I have a 42"discus tank and have plans to make it planted in near future following your footsteps . Lots of love and respect to all of you . Forgot to mention that your tanks are simply awesome , miniature nature .
@@GreenAquaShop Not unfortunate! Alcohol is toxic for you body! Lets feed our bodies with the healthy goods like we do our pets! Good on you for not drinking. Take care and thank you for all the knowledge
10:00 - generally, the pumps used in canister filters use a centrifugal action to move water, and centrifugal pumps are fine to run with a valve closed on the discharge line without causing problems. If you have a filter with an external pump, make sure you know what style of pump you're dealing with. In most cases, they will be centrifugal pumps as well, but if they aren't, you could create major problems by closing a valve on a pressurized discharge line.
A much easier solution than using vinegar is to use a flat razor. You can buy a cheap pack with a reusable plastic grip at any hardware store. Just rinse the blades with dish soap before use to remove the oil from them. I've been doing this for years and I've never scratched a tank. Honestly I don't really see how someone would, unless they were really gouging at it at an angle that wouldn't work for cleaning in the first place. Hold it at about a 30 to 40 degree angle from the glass and it'll take calcium buildup right off, no problem. No scrubbing, no need to use any kind of solution. Don't do it on acrylic though.
Awesome video, I dream of one day visiting the studio. I've enjoyed the videos for some time now. You guys are the best. This particular video was great seeing all of the additions to the maintenance box, makes me think I'm a little less crazy with mine.
When I was studying away I told my parents to change my shrimp tank's water weekly 20%. WhenI came back after a semester they told me they never changed the water and everything was fine 😂😂
Thanks for another wonderful and informative video. I'm a huge fan of your chanel and I hope I can visit your beautiful shop one day. I have a question regarding the maintenance of Microsorum pteropus 'Trident'. Everyone says it's a beginner plant but it's almost the only plant I can not keep. My problem is that over time it gets only tiny leaves. Is it a fertilizer problem or is it trimming? It is kept under all the "right conditions" with CO2, lots of light and of course it is not planted in the bottom layer. My water is pretty hard but that should not bee a problem for Microsorum. I have searches everywhere on the web and youtube but I can not find a solution. Can you lovely Green Aqua guys please help me?
Strong light, and plenty of nutrients will make this a small plant. Which is cool, it gives scale to the tank. You could use bigger plants if you need mass. Like regular microsorum.
My water changes coincide with house plant watering. It really isn't much to do at least 5 or 10 gallons a few times a week. My houseplants appreciate the nitrates. I've actually killed a plant from over watering. Ive learned to monitor my houseplants needs more than the aquarium. My wife's tomato plants also love the aquarium water! I'm currently using the bucket and siphon method. With a python? Come on! That is nothing to do a water change!
Love your videos - both informative and very relaxing. The quality is stellar. I've been only watching for several days and already made me want to come back to the hobby and restart my 10y old aquarium! Thank you!
Ur gallery is just awesome I felt very peaceful when I'm seeing ur aquariums Ur pro tips a highly useful for me to build an aquarium Then I had a doubt about maintaining water parameters Does we care about stabilizing the water parameters in case of RO water?
Yes, it matters a lot. If your tap water has a low pH, you should use a GH/KH booster, not a GH booster alone. The brand does not really matter as long as it's an aquarium brand.
I need a Gabor with my maintenance tools. You got 2 of them. Thanks for the vid again, the way you talk about maintenance is almost like it's therapeutic,that's not every week the case here if I'm honest,but I do it anyways to be able to enjoy my tank in the long run.
Watching fr Trinidad 🇹🇹..love your videos..love how you speak omg sexy ..but very informative with some fun ... tky for all your advice...beautiful aquarium...
Really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing. I had George Farmer scape my 550ltr last year (video on his channel) which has a sump and have enjoyed the maintenance process more than my other tank with a filter. I feel more in control of the media/bio and can catch any media build up quicker. Love your channel. Thanks for sharing it.
You're welcome, you're very lucky to have a George Farmer tank in your home. Wow. Thanks for the kind comment! Sump filters are good for bigger tanks, but we like the external filters normally.
Awesome video as always!! Two questions for you guys. First, what is Balazs' home nano tank dosing schedule? Second, my HC cuba carpet in my 21L tank is doing well however has a lot of hair algae on it. I've dosed excel everyday, dosed flourish every second day, increased the C02 , applied 20% water changes everyday third day, lighting is strong enough and water flow is good. From your years of experience, any suggestions into what it causing the problem and what things i should dose and how to fix it? Thank you so much, you guys are a massive inspiration!!
I dose daily at home, 2 pumps of ADA K and Mineral, 1 pump of Excel. Try to decrease the CO2 injection rate and ripple the surface less, it might help! Also get a siamese algae eaters- until it grows too big.
Hola, que tal soy de México mi nombre es Feliciano, tengo duda respecto a los productos que utilizan para remineralizar el agua de osmosis, tienen algún video al respecto?
My channel is full of videos of my planted aquariums 125 litre tanks - this video has really made me go for an entire new aqua scape - could you make a video on how to take everything out whilst you have a fully established tank ? Thanks so much for all these tips absolutely going to re do my tank now and aim for a tank on this level - Co2 System coming in 2 months also!!!!
Hi, small but important question. If you use a draining hose to suck the small pieces of moss and to vacuum clean the aquarium, wouldn't you fully drain out all the water before being ready with vacuum cleaning? Or do you have some kind of system that pumps the same water (although filtered) back into the aquarium?
I see you use tesa glue. Try out the 2 types from toolstation. I use the thick one for the buce and Anubias and the thin for hardscape. It's not expensive and you have 50 ml a bottle. And for the blue algea use waterstofperoxide 3% it will die before your eyes and it will not damage the plant roots
This is what true Green Aqua means: already made a video, posted it a month ago, so when i got my questions ready - answers are already ready! 😁🙌 Thank you so much!!!🙏❤
Very nice video Balazs, as usual :) To clean the outside galss surface with no chemicals try to spray pure RO water and whipe with a soft cloth. Tray it also on windows glass and on mirrors, very effective and ecological!
Hello dear GA team. In this video you can see some mash barrels in which you store the osmosis water. I do the same now. Now to my problem / questions. I noticed that after a while a slightly whitish / transparent smeary film forms in the barrel and the devices in the barrel. I have a dark blue barrel (opaque) with an - "almost" light and airtight - black lid on the barrel. How does it look like with you? Do you have that too? What is it or is it harmless? What are you doing about it? You can find a lot of unclear statements on the internet. thank you for your answer
Hi guys, I really appreciated and learned from this video. May I ask what are those adapters you guys put on hoses to keep flow water under control at maintenance work? I remember you guys have separated hoses used put "dirty" water out, and other hoses to replace clean water. Please share the details. Thanks in advance from Brazil.
And don't wanna sound like I know what I know but I prefer to let my tanks do what they want and just change water as necessary or a mmin of 10% A WEEK
hi , very useful video like always, I wlould like to do a light effect like your on my dragonstone cave, you have a cave with a vbackgropund light that is visible only on the bottom of the cave, can you teach me how to do? some tips? thank you so much
Wow! Looking at Gabor doing maintenance just by sitting there. Coolest thing ever! Another great content and never failed to inspired. Thanks guys. Loved it! 💚
During water changes and trimming sessions I have noticed that you have some sort of flow regulator in the hose pipe. Can you please guide me through that.
sir, im getting my tank soon and i’m very scared of scratching it. i will be using your method of using the blade scraper and toothbrush, i will not be using sand to minimize possibility of catching it and scratching the glass. you mentioned the sponge with the metallic wool, won’t this scratch the glass as well? will catching dissolved amazonia soil scratch the glass too? i also noticed you said cleanex spray for the outside but what kind of material do you use, microfiber cloth or regular paper towel?
so at 20:30 he says wash the filter media in tap because chlorine kills bacteria BUT wouldnt we want to keep the beneficial bacteria in the matrix media not remove it??
Good job Team! Did you ever do a video on normal things that may happen when setting up a tank? People always freek out and there is no reason to...it will stabilize and go away. Just a thought. Have a great day everyone.
The problem with 'normal things' is that they do not appear at times at all, and other normal things will happen instead. Haha. So very difficult to predict, but yeah, we have an algae video where I talk about these things a bit.
Just saw this video =) Great information. About the waterchange? is there a "standard" of such that you always should change 50% every week or does it depend on what type of plants, fish, shrimp etc ? and does it depend if you ride CO2 or not?
Nice comprehensive set of instructions. And you did a helpful thing by emphasizing that maintenance is something to plan carefully. One question on remineralizing your RO water. Do you add anything for carbonate hardness or buffering, or only general hardness salts?
Szép napot gondolom jövök egy javaslattal. Ezekből a feliratokból egy könyvet is ki kellene adni mert én személy szerint nagyon nagy becsben tartanám és biztos vagyok hogy sokan meg vásárolnák.
Always so informative, now that I am home, as on dry land for a while... I will have time too set up my tanks and I found your channel very informative I think my first tank once getting supplies becomes viable. I feel confident that setting up a tank for the first time since 1997 won't be too much of challenge thank you for all knowledge you have imparted
Is that a rabbit snail in the corner at @0:55 ? Its huge! Btw how do you keep crystal shrimps with a rabbit snail? I thought caridina shrimps prefer low GH while snails needed high GH
Thanks for the video, and compliments for the music used! About the maintenance, my biggest problem it's trimming the cryptocorynes; they are heavy dense now, I don't even know where to trim and I can't identify what I am exactly trimming... I hope we could see a video upadte of the outside pond... that was a superb creation! Greetings!
We are planning to do that very soon (the pond) but it keeps raining on the days we schedule the shoot, haha. The next try is tomorrow, and? Yeah, rain is predicted. Will see. Aquascaping inside is more reliable. Haha. Anyway, trim the big leaves of the crypt, and don't wait for it to become a big bush. Trim a couple of leaves randomly first, and see where it takes you.
Thank you for sharing this spectacular video. While I admire your thorough work, I have been exhausted with so many "ceramic" Co2 diffusers getting clogged after some time specially if using solenoid. I have experienced this when water returns back through the ceramic stone and guess it blocks those microscopic pores. I read about few articles describing bleach and vinegar overnight soak, but after I tried, it did not work for some reason. How do you maintain the diffuser for the longest period before you need to replace the ceramic?
Hello iam also Hungarian living in Australia Melbourne I have a 130 litre tank I have just bought a co2 generator hopefully it works well with my plants and algea
Hey Another Great Content. But.. Why cleaning the Filter every Month? It destroys Biologie... Usually you clean the Filter when it's throughput has sunk A Question : I saw your Tds at 117. Which KH you go for? When I think about Kh2 there can't be much Gh in it. And Calcium should be minimum at about 30PPM...or not? I thought that the GH should be Minimum at about 5. What are your experiences when it comes to Growth and very low GH
Thank you, it depend on your filter. Large canisters we clean every 3 months or so. But we monthly replace the white filter pad monthly to avoid floating particles which lead to algae. We're after the crystal clear water with no algae. We do have zero KH in the showroom tanks with the RO water. Aquasoils stabilize the water and helps to keep pH stable. So no need to have KH. On GH we only raise it for live stock. Snails and shrimps to help molting or with the snail house issues. Otherwise plants are great without raising GH.
Dear Mr Farkas & Tommy :) I have just done my maintenance for one of my main tanks.. While siphoning the tank - towards the bottom, I found baby shrimps darting here and there.. It is so tiny that I am reluctant to throw away the water that I have siphoned.. Upon checking, I found many in that murky water.. What should I do & what will your advise be..? I dont want to be a murderer lol.. On serious note, I am happy that my shrimps are having many babies however I have 3 Mr Fugus & 3 Mr Rainbow Sharks apart from the usual Mr Pleco, Mr Otocinclus - you name it..! lol Currently I am holding that murky water in a huge pail with an air-pump inside.. hoping the babies will get bigger so I can visually scoop them out.. Help! Oh btw Loving your videos - I am a novice, from Singapore and learning too much from you guys :'D Blame the Covid-19 that I stumble upon this newfound hobby and loving it..! Thank you for your vids - sure help us lots
There are nets that would get them out. I would suggest you to use a foam on the water change hose, and don't stir the substrate with water changes. It could work, if your filter is good enough. Also, use foam on the inlet too.
Hey Balazes......remember last time we talked I told you about working at Saint Augustine Fl Alligator Farm?One of our Reptile Curators was bit by a Gator in 1 of there exhibits.Check out the youtube video Alligator Farm Saint Augustine Curator bit by a Gator.
Balazs you make every topic fun, enjoyable and exciting. Many beginner aquascapers are lucky to have access to such quality content. Thanks for sharing.
maintenance… i have a friend who is doing absolutely nothing for years… the whole thing is full with cyano bacteria, fishes are fine plants are… :) on the other hand there’s me: doing constant water changes, nutriants, fertilizers, anti-algea treatments, trimming, cutting,… but i can’t get rid of algeas… yeah, fishes are fine but the plants look super ugly… :) it is… a mystery :) with the care.
Nothing has deterred me more from a high-tech tank than this video. It was very informative
I live in Brazil and watch your videos and always learn something ...
Cheers, glad you found our videos useful.
*t's always super rewarding to tidy up your aquarium, sit back and look at the your tank sparkle 🤩!!(*
Absolutely. Quesion: how do you make your comment bold? :)
@@GreenAquaShop you add *asterisks* around it.
For italics, use _underscores_
For strikethroughs, put -hyphens- (or dashes) around the text
This * This_ or This- around your sentence.
Very detailed and complete maintenance instruction. Super helpful! 👌😃
Glad to hear that, thanks for the feedback, cheers!
1) yes, I hate to clean my tank too. 2) maintenance is a serious job as I can see the guy look serious when he doing maintenance tasks.😀 3) for me I like to watch the behind scenes like this, as I learn a lot here. Thank you. 4) how come your green tea is not green? What brand of the tea?
Thanks for the comment, you're welcome for the knowledge. 4) I drink Sencha tea.
@@GreenAquaShop sencha tea should be green but yours is yellowish, must be high pH 😝
pH is not high here. :) Must be something else.
@@GreenAquaShop 😀
I noticed that the filter inflow, outflow and skimmer was kept on the same corner on same side. Is it okay to keep inflow on the back corner and outflow on the front corner of the same side of the tank??
Congratulations nice tutorial ,every time happy to watch your video
Glad to hear that, thanks for the nice feedback! Cheers.
Thanks for you dedication in the videos. I see that you change water many times in one session maintenance. What about the parameter stability? It can cause a fluctuation in the gh, ph, kh. Isn't it important or you have a technic to avoid the fluctuation?
Yepp, you should add back the GH plus often during big water changes. Other parameters will not be fluctuating too much if you buffer the pH with the salts.
I;m Hungarian too! I'll let you know if I visit!
Is it best to use a “DI” cartridge with a reverse osmosis system for a planted tank ? Or what is the target TDS from the filtered water ( 0 or 4-10 ppm ok ?)
Thank you
Casey
So what is the spray that you use for external filters? Are the rubber rings located at every pipe connection and do you need to spray all of them? Or just the ones that you are opening often?
Yes, they are located at every point that can come apart... They will need occasional spraying too.
lehetnének magyarul is videók mert nem mindenki tud angolul és nagy segítség lenne ez a kezdő akvaristáknak is nagyon jók a videók köszönjük igy tovább
Üdv a csatornán! Köszi a bíztatást. A videók mindegyikét nem kis idő- és anyagi befektetéssel magyarra is feliratozzuk - kézzel - Tamás barátunk jóvoltából. (A többi nyelv automatikus fordítás). Sok magyar nézőnk van, aki nem ért angolul, így nézi. Jó szórakozást!
Very very interesting video!!! please a little question, i ve got dennerle 60 tank on week started and full planted, and next week i ll put co2. wich led light is good to buy for it?? taaaanks!!!
I think the Dennerle is not a standard size tank, all the good 60 cm lights I know (Twinstar, ONF, ADA) are for 60cm wide tanks.
How should I put the lily pipe in the tank, is it fully in the water or is part of it coming out of the surface until the water is slightly rippling, which is the best way to get oxygen into the tank?
If the lily pipe is above the water partially and you don't break the water surface your filter is too weak! It should be fully submersed and gently move the surface without breaking it.
Is that tea u gona drink. We wd have party for 8-10 people on that tea😂🤣🤪
LOL, well it is probably less concentrated than yours.
@@GreenAquaShop so i think u have tested Indian tea... Anyhow I love it tanks and the workshop.. keep it up...
I tested all kinds of tea. :) Indian tea is good!
It's always super rewarding to tidy up your aquarium, sit back and look at the your tank sparkle 🤩!!
Yeah, I know that feeling.
⛪💒
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I'm from Kolkata , India and I love to watch your videos . In fact I have repeatedly watched most of them .Your presence , your humble attitude and the simple way of explaining aquascaping process takes your videos to another level . I have a 42"discus tank and have plans to make it planted in near future following your footsteps . Lots of love and respect to all of you . Forgot to mention that your tanks are simply awesome , miniature nature .
Thanks so much for the kind comment and the support, much appreciated!
Good morning guys ☕️ 🥐 thanks for a great start into the day 🛫 📆
Hey buddy, good to have you around!
The amount of beer thats consumed in the background is underrated. They cover it up with tea
LOL, I wish. Unfortunately I didn't drink alcohol for more than 4 years now. :(
@@GreenAquaShop Not unfortunate! Alcohol is toxic for you body! Lets feed our bodies with the healthy goods like we do our pets! Good on you for not drinking. Take care and thank you for all the knowledge
10:00 - generally, the pumps used in canister filters use a centrifugal action to move water, and centrifugal pumps are fine to run with a valve closed on the discharge line without causing problems. If you have a filter with an external pump, make sure you know what style of pump you're dealing with. In most cases, they will be centrifugal pumps as well, but if they aren't, you could create major problems by closing a valve on a pressurized discharge line.
That was the most useful comment this month! Thanks for that! Cheers!
Great review of maintenance of a planted tank! It’s very instructive to see all the tools you use and the steps you go through. Well done!
Thanks again Roxanne for the kind comment, glad you liked this too! Cheers.
Sir, Your videos and tutorials are like The Bible to us for beginners.
Greetings from India.
I’m glad you covered this however this kind of scares me as a new beginner. I’ll just take it one step at a time like you said
Yepp, you'll be very experienced and not scared once you'll start doing it. This is a very practical, hands-on knowledge. Should not be afraid of it.
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Thanks for the tip about vinegar! My tap water is loaded with calcium so I have been struggling to get rid of the white lines on my tank.
If you have a thick residue it will be very difficult. But the more you let it work on it the more it will take down.
Be careful not to scratch the glass with a sponge if it did not come off fully.
Vinegar on a soft toothbrush worked wonders! Thanks again!
A much easier solution than using vinegar is to use a flat razor. You can buy a cheap pack with a reusable plastic grip at any hardware store. Just rinse the blades with dish soap before use to remove the oil from them. I've been doing this for years and I've never scratched a tank. Honestly I don't really see how someone would, unless they were really gouging at it at an angle that wouldn't work for cleaning in the first place. Hold it at about a 30 to 40 degree angle from the glass and it'll take calcium buildup right off, no problem. No scrubbing, no need to use any kind of solution. Don't do it on acrylic though.
Your teacup looks like a bowl from this angle 😂
Thanks for another great informational video.
Haha, I like big teacups.
Awesome video, I dream of one day visiting the studio. I've enjoyed the videos for some time now. You guys are the best.
This particular video was great seeing all of the additions to the maintenance box, makes me think I'm a little less crazy with mine.
Haha, maintenance tools are important, they make your life easier. Looking forward to have you over someday!
I've seen the strangest things accumulate in aquarists maintenance kits. Myself, I have a turkey baster for instance.
Haha, right, I know that feeling.
When I was studying away I told my parents to change my shrimp tank's water weekly 20%. WhenI came back after a semester they told me they never changed the water and everything was fine 😂😂
It happens. Good that everything was fine.
@염재원 why is he irresponsible his parents forgot it
@염재원 you sound responsible and I think he should hire you next time xD
Certain shrimps aren´t that much sensible. Be happy you haven´t had some more exotic ones.
Great vid! This really helped me. I’m a beginner and this was great! ✌️
Good that it helped, Milo! Thanks for watching.
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I was always curious about fish tank management, but your video was really helpful.
Thank you.
You're welcome, glad you found this useful.
Thanks for another wonderful and informative video. I'm a huge fan of your chanel and I hope I can visit your beautiful shop one day.
I have a question regarding the maintenance of Microsorum pteropus 'Trident'. Everyone says it's a beginner plant but it's almost the only plant I can not keep. My problem is that over time it gets only tiny leaves.
Is it a fertilizer problem or is it trimming? It is kept under all the "right conditions" with CO2, lots of light and of course it is not planted in the bottom layer. My water is pretty hard but that should not bee a problem for Microsorum. I have searches everywhere on the web and youtube but I can not find a solution. Can you lovely Green Aqua guys please help me?
Strong light, and plenty of nutrients will make this a small plant. Which is cool, it gives scale to the tank. You could use bigger plants if you need mass. Like regular microsorum.
Muhteşem "Spectacular" Thank you for the Turkish subtitles 😊😊😊
You are welcome.
@@GreenAquaShop I was always with you. 😊☺️
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My water changes coincide with house plant watering. It really isn't much to do at least 5 or 10 gallons a few times a week. My houseplants appreciate the nitrates. I've actually killed a plant from over watering. Ive learned to monitor my houseplants needs more than the aquarium.
My wife's tomato plants also love the aquarium water!
I'm currently using the bucket and siphon method. With a python? Come on! That is nothing to do a water change!
Love your videos - both informative and very relaxing. The quality is stellar. I've been only watching for several days and already made me want to come back to the hobby and restart my 10y old aquarium! Thank you!
You're welcome, glad you liked this! Hope you'll do another tank soon.
What do you suggest for people fitting their homes with a new water softener?
Actually it's happy to see my hose and outflow/inflow pipe clean like new after cleaned, but I know a lot of people hardly clean them.
Yeah, true.
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I hope you guys can start a series where a tank is taken care of by an average user, someone who has a day job and family, ha ha!
Superb informative video as always! Amazing channel, you have rekindled my love for scaping!
That sounds like the a mission accomplished... :) Cheers Michael!
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Ur gallery is just awesome
I felt very peaceful when I'm seeing ur aquariums
Ur pro tips a highly useful for me to build an aquarium
Then I had a doubt about maintaining water parameters
Does we care about stabilizing the water parameters in case of RO water?
Yes, it matters a lot. If your tap water has a low pH, you should use a GH/KH booster, not a GH booster alone. The brand does not really matter as long as it's an aquarium brand.
I still think you are doing a great job when it comes to running all the tanks. Greetings to the entire Green Aqua Team 👍 Greetings from Poland 👍
Greetings brother, thanks for the kind comment!
Notification Squad ✌️I uploaded a video too. 😁
Yeah, good excuse. :)
@@GreenAquaShop 😁
Thanks, this helped a lot! I will definitely recommend this to all my friends who are struggling with maintenance. Great Video!
Cheers, glad you liked this in-depth coverage of the topics.
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I need a Gabor with my maintenance tools. You got 2 of them. Thanks for the vid again, the way you talk about maintenance is almost like it's therapeutic,that's not every week the case here if I'm honest,but I do it anyways to be able to enjoy my tank in the long run.
Well, we have different style videos, for all. :) Anyway, glad you enjoy what we do, and thanks for watching us.
Personally I look forward to Friday's and tending to my tanks, it's relaxing to me. Don't judge me lol.
LOL, I don't judge, I'm with you on this one. :)
Watching fr Trinidad 🇹🇹..love your videos..love how you speak omg sexy ..but very informative with some fun ... tky for all your advice...beautiful aquarium...
This is exactly what i just needed, i have troubles keeping my 8 gallon as stable as i can
Good! You'll succeed!
@@GreenAquaShop i just discovered that i have a co2 problem, i didn't add any.
Would flourish excel be enough?
Not for all plants. There's a CO2 tutorial, you might want to check that out on this channel.
@@GreenAquaShop i Will! Ty
Hope you'll like that. Cheers.
Can we have a video about your Green Aqua RO Storage tanks?
Really enjoyed this, thanks for sharing. I had George Farmer scape my 550ltr last year (video on his channel) which has a sump and have enjoyed the maintenance process more than my other tank with a filter. I feel more in control of the media/bio and can catch any media build up quicker. Love your channel. Thanks for sharing it.
You're welcome, you're very lucky to have a George Farmer tank in your home. Wow. Thanks for the kind comment! Sump filters are good for bigger tanks, but we like the external filters normally.
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Awesome video as always!! Two questions for you guys. First, what is Balazs' home nano tank dosing schedule? Second, my HC cuba carpet in my 21L tank is doing well however has a lot of hair algae on it. I've dosed excel everyday, dosed flourish every second day, increased the C02 , applied 20% water changes everyday third day, lighting is strong enough and water flow is good. From your years of experience, any suggestions into what it causing the problem and what things i should dose and how to fix it? Thank you so much, you guys are a massive inspiration!!
I dose daily at home, 2 pumps of ADA K and Mineral, 1 pump of Excel. Try to decrease the CO2 injection rate and ripple the surface less, it might help! Also get a siamese algae eaters- until it grows too big.
My favourite part was when you showed where your arm pit is. Lmao :) thank you, i needed a chuckle.
I can be really stupid, haha.
@@GreenAquaShop That's ok, truly we love your antics. :) A silly teacher is a good one.
Hola, que tal soy de México mi nombre es Feliciano, tengo duda respecto a los productos que utilizan para remineralizar el agua de osmosis, tienen algún video al respecto?
Without any doubt this is the best channel for beginners and even advanced scapers. So much of useful knowledge. Greetings from Poland!
Greetings brother, thanks so much for the kind feedback!
love your videos, thanks for the detail. Even advanced aquarists like me benefit from these. Wish Green Aqua could ship to the USA! (maybe someday)
Yeah, maybe someday. You're welcome, glad you like our videos.
My channel is full of videos of my planted aquariums 125 litre tanks - this video has really made me go for an entire new aqua scape - could you make a video on how to take everything out whilst you have a fully established tank ?
Thanks so much for all these tips absolutely going to re do my tank now and aim for a tank on this level - Co2 System coming in 2 months also!!!!
Hi, small but important question. If you use a draining hose to suck the small pieces of moss and to vacuum clean the aquarium, wouldn't you fully drain out all the water before being ready with vacuum cleaning? Or do you have some kind of system that pumps the same water (although filtered) back into the aquarium?
I see you use tesa glue. Try out the 2 types from toolstation. I use the thick one for the buce and Anubias and the thin for hardscape. It's not expensive and you have 50 ml a bottle. And for the blue algea use waterstofperoxide 3% it will die before your eyes and it will not damage the plant roots
This is what true Green Aqua means: already made a video, posted it a month ago, so when i got my questions ready - answers are already ready! 😁🙌 Thank you so much!!!🙏❤
You're very kind.
Glad to read this.
Very nice video Balazs, as usual :)
To clean the outside galss surface with no chemicals try to spray pure RO water and whipe with a soft cloth.
Tray it also on windows glass and on mirrors, very effective and ecological!
Thanks for the idea!
Hello dear GA team.
In this video you can see some mash barrels in which you store the osmosis water. I do the same now. Now to my problem / questions. I noticed that after a while a slightly whitish / transparent smeary film forms in the barrel and the devices in the barrel. I have a dark blue barrel (opaque) with an - "almost" light and airtight - black lid on the barrel. How does it look like with you? Do you have that too? What is it or is it harmless? What are you doing about it? You can find a lot of unclear statements on the internet.
thank you for your answer
I wish I had this gentleman as a friend of mine! Keep up the good work!!
Sealings rings are commonly called O-ring. Usually these are the one first to fail. Leaking water and giving headache.
Hi guys, I really appreciated and learned from this video. May I ask what are those adapters you guys put on hoses to keep flow water under control at maintenance work? I remember you guys have separated hoses used put "dirty" water out, and other hoses to replace clean water. Please share the details. Thanks in advance from Brazil.
I feel a professional at the cosmic level :)))))
Haha, explaining armpit height.
Can you tell us where to get those white/light grey film that you place in some of your aquarium backgrounds? Thanks
And don't wanna sound like I know what I know but I prefer to let my tanks do what they want and just change water as necessary or a mmin of 10% A WEEK
hi , very useful video like always, I wlould like to do a light effect like your on my dragonstone cave, you have a cave with a vbackgropund light that is visible only on the bottom of the cave, can you teach me how to do? some tips? thank you so much
Hello sir. I have ties java moss to drift word. Growth is good but colour not that much good. Suggest fertiliser for green gain sir.
Thank you for these videos! You’re helping me with rescaping my 10 gallon, dry starting my nano, and developing good habits!
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Wow! Looking at Gabor doing maintenance just by sitting there. Coolest thing ever! Another great content and never failed to inspired. Thanks guys. Loved it! 💚
You're welcome, as always. Cheers!
During water changes and trimming sessions I have noticed that you have some sort of flow regulator in the hose pipe. Can you please guide me through that.
sir, im getting my tank soon and i’m very scared of scratching it. i will be using your method of using the blade scraper and toothbrush, i will not be using sand to minimize possibility of catching it and scratching the glass. you mentioned the sponge with the metallic wool, won’t this scratch the glass as well? will catching dissolved amazonia soil scratch the glass too?
i also noticed you said cleanex spray for the outside but what kind of material do you use, microfiber cloth or regular paper towel?
so at 20:30 he says wash the filter media in tap because chlorine kills bacteria BUT wouldnt we want to keep the beneficial bacteria in the matrix media not remove it??
great video, make it about 65% shorter, we dont need the music breaks
I love to see your videos at 12:00 AM, greetings from El Salvador
Sleep well!
Really well explained video with precious tips 💯👌❤️🍀🍃
Cheers, glad you liked the explanation!
What is the name and or a link to the razor algea scrapper you featured & the metal algea brush you utilized?
Good job Team! Did you ever do a video on normal things that may happen when setting up a tank? People always freek out and there is no reason to...it will stabilize and go away. Just a thought. Have a great day everyone.
The problem with 'normal things' is that they do not appear at times at all, and other normal things will happen instead. Haha. So very difficult to predict, but yeah, we have an algae video where I talk about these things a bit.
You have a maranta by a fish tank? How is this done? Show us the whole thing please.
Just saw this video =) Great information. About the waterchange? is there a "standard" of such that you always should change 50% every week or does it depend on what type of plants, fish, shrimp etc ? and does it depend if you ride CO2 or not?
No, I believe 50% is the minimum weekly, no matter what kind of tank you have.
Nice comprehensive set of instructions. And you did a helpful thing by emphasizing that maintenance is something to plan carefully. One question on remineralizing your RO water. Do you add anything for carbonate hardness or buffering, or only general hardness salts?
Only general hardness salts, it is usually not a problem.
@@GreenAquaShop, thanks for your quick response.
What did you say about the kind of snail to get? Strong accent makes it hard for me to understand
Szép napot gondolom jövök egy javaslattal. Ezekből a feliratokból egy könyvet is ki kellene adni mert én személy szerint nagyon nagy becsben tartanám és biztos vagyok hogy sokan meg vásárolnák.
What is the name of the co2 drop solution...what chemical
Always so informative, now that I am home, as on dry land for a while... I will have time too set up my tanks and I found your channel very informative I think my first tank once getting supplies becomes viable. I feel confident that setting up a tank for the first time since 1997 won't be too much of challenge thank you for all knowledge you have imparted
Yeah, that is cool, good to be home right? Good luck with your tanks! Enjoy the hobby!
@@GreenAquaShop yes it is we currently setting up our charter business
Sound like a lot of work. :)
Could you please tell the name of the fish at 14:02-14:05. Thank you
Is that a rabbit snail in the corner at @0:55 ? Its huge!
Btw how do you keep crystal shrimps with a rabbit snail? I thought caridina shrimps prefer low GH while snails needed high GH
We do sometimes keep these creatures together and they survive, it is not by the book, I know.
@@GreenAquaShop does it work for nerites too? I've always wanted some in my tank but its at 6pH.
Thank you for your videos
We don't have 6pH in our tanks, it rarely goes below 6.4 - but there it works...
Thanks for the video, and compliments for the music used!
About the maintenance, my biggest problem it's trimming the cryptocorynes; they are heavy dense now, I don't even know where to trim and I can't identify what I am exactly trimming...
I hope we could see a video upadte of the outside pond... that was a superb creation!
Greetings!
We are planning to do that very soon (the pond) but it keeps raining on the days we schedule the shoot, haha. The next try is tomorrow, and? Yeah, rain is predicted. Will see. Aquascaping inside is more reliable. Haha. Anyway, trim the big leaves of the crypt, and don't wait for it to become a big bush. Trim a couple of leaves randomly first, and see where it takes you.
i wonder if the draining pipe only use gravity or there is a pompe involve ?
Thank you for sharing this spectacular video. While I admire your thorough work, I have been exhausted with so many "ceramic" Co2 diffusers getting clogged after some time specially if using solenoid. I have experienced this when water returns back through the ceramic stone and guess it blocks those microscopic pores. I read about few articles describing bleach and vinegar overnight soak, but after I tried, it did not work for some reason. How do you maintain the diffuser for the longest period before you need to replace the ceramic?
We bleach it in ADA Superge, or similar. It gets cleaned in like one minute. I do that in my home tank maintenance video. Check that out.
Hello iam also Hungarian living in Australia Melbourne I have a 130 litre tank I have just bought a co2 generator hopefully it works well with my plants and algea
Hey Robert, thanks for watching from such a distance. 😀
With the first week of daily water changes.....would it be a relatively big water change....say 50%? Or would it be more 20%?
We do 50% water changes daily.
Hey
Another Great Content.
But.. Why cleaning the Filter every Month? It destroys Biologie... Usually you clean the Filter when it's throughput has sunk
A Question :
I saw your Tds at 117. Which KH you go for?
When I think about Kh2 there can't be much Gh in it. And Calcium should be minimum at about 30PPM...or not?
I thought that the GH should be Minimum at about 5.
What are your experiences when it comes to Growth and very low GH
Thank you, it depend on your filter. Large canisters we clean every 3 months or so. But we monthly replace the white filter pad monthly to avoid floating particles which lead to algae. We're after the crystal clear water with no algae.
We do have zero KH in the showroom tanks with the RO water. Aquasoils stabilize the water and helps to keep pH stable. So no need to have KH.
On GH we only raise it for live stock. Snails and shrimps to help molting or with the snail house issues. Otherwise plants are great without raising GH.
As usual, a perfectly executed video, very well described advice. Many thanks for your work.
Thanks for watching 👍
Dear Mr Farkas & Tommy :) I have just done my maintenance for one of my main tanks.. While siphoning the tank - towards the bottom, I found baby shrimps darting here and there.. It is so tiny that I am reluctant to throw away the water that I have siphoned.. Upon checking, I found many in that murky water.. What should I do & what will your advise be..? I dont want to be a murderer lol.. On serious note, I am happy that my shrimps are having many babies however I have 3 Mr Fugus & 3 Mr Rainbow Sharks apart from the usual Mr Pleco, Mr Otocinclus - you name it..! lol Currently I am holding that murky water in a huge pail with an air-pump inside.. hoping the babies will get bigger so I can visually scoop them out.. Help!
Oh btw Loving your videos - I am a novice, from Singapore and learning too much from you guys :'D Blame the Covid-19 that I stumble upon this newfound hobby and loving it..! Thank you for your vids - sure help us lots
There are nets that would get them out.
I would suggest you to use a foam on the water change hose, and don't stir the substrate with water changes. It could work, if your filter is good enough. Also, use foam on the inlet too.
Thank you green aqua! U are a great inspiration for me!👏👍
Glad to read this. :)
Cheers.
Does the water change routine can be done even it’s not RO water?
Hey Balazes......remember last time we talked I told you about working at Saint Augustine Fl Alligator Farm?One of our Reptile Curators was bit by a Gator in 1 of there exhibits.Check out the youtube video Alligator Farm Saint Augustine Curator bit by a Gator.
Wow, I'd rather not. :)
I'm about to end my aquascape in aqiarium, it looks super natural "MOTHER FCKN NATURE"
Yeah! Cool!
Balazs you make every topic fun, enjoyable and exciting. Many beginner aquascapers are lucky to have access to such quality content. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, for some reason I started doing more beginner's videos, it's time to go up one level. :)
Green Aqua is really refreshing and educational. I love learning from here. ~ #fishhobbytat
Thanks for the support!