If you have an Apple snail in a parasite free tank... Throw it in here, whenever you need a clean up.. They lay eggs Above water, so no snail invasion possible. I just got a half dozen of those... They cleaned up a solid Mass of green hair in a ten gallon. Ate half a tank full in four days. They will eat yellowing plants, but Love hair algae, if you don not feed them. Then, put the snail back in its own tank. Amazing, what they can do!!
👍🏻 👏 💪🏻 Way to combat that algae! The cherry shrimp are a nice addition too. I like to grow a lot of guppy grass in my mutt guppy endler tank to keep nitrates and algae at bay. When I get an over abundance of the plant, I gather the individual plant stems and make a sort of bouquet and secure it loosely near the base with another stem.. or if I have one with a root, I’ll wrap that around the base. Then I either let it float vertically or wedge it between 2 rocks. It’s still floating but it’s not taking up all the surface area at the top of the tank. This way it has the look of other stem plants. I do grow a few individually in the substrate anyway. Hopefully this method has the same effect as if I just floated them all on top (I do have a bunch of smaller pieces just floating on the surface too...gotta cover all my bases. 😆)
@@thesmallscape They’re great because my betta can’t eat them lol. I heard some bettas are vicious nonetheless but mine never tries to bite them, though she has taken to harassing them for fun. She enjoys nudging them to make them swim just so she can chase them, the little bugger. The amanos have learnt to stand their ground as much as possible, but my betta often still gets her way. It’s good enrichment, I can say that! I also have had a couple turn this beautiful brownish color that can look a little reddish under the light.
Really love the look of your tank. My fluval spec is the only tank that goes crazy with the green hair algae. That light is crazy powerful!!! Have a great day😊
I don't mind a little algae growth and as long as I keep up on weekly tank maintenance mine is largely in check. I'm going on vacation for 2 weeks - I'm hoping not to find any huge issues when I get back home.
The aquarium looks awesome... 👍 Regarding the Algae it might be an imbalance between NPK. if nitrate is 0 then you may start adding nitrogen. If you have nitrates, and if leaves have pinholes then it's potassium deficiency. In this case If you add potassium and start noticing nitrate reduction, then we or on the right track. If no pinholes then it could be phosphorus deficiency. And this likely to happen when using RO Water since there is no phosphorus.,and again if this is the cause the you will start noticing nitrate reduction. Another solution is as you said, to reduce the light, so the plants won't consume a lot and this narrow down the gap and imbalance on NKP, however in this case you need to do more water changes, because the plants are set to consume less and near the least nutrient amount between NPK, so the other 2 nutrients now are more than what the aquarium needs, so you need water change to get rid of the excess amount
I started to get greenspot algae on my crypts a while back. I reduced light hours, and intensity, and cut the 'bad' leaves . Haven't had it since. So yes, less light works (this works on other algaes as well). Also, flow is important. So be careful about building the scape too tall all over the tank, as this might create deadzones i some areas - Algae likes that.
Hornwort is brilliant at soaking up the excess nitrates and thus reducing algae. I pull half of it out every week and pit it on the garden. It's a great soil fertiliser. 😁
I don't know if you have enough room, but wouldn't a Hillstream loach help. I've seen them and shrimp do a good job on algae. Or what about a 3 day blackout. I was always nervous about doing that.
I added some amano shrimp, and it took them awhile, but now they are keeping my green hair algae under control...not gone, but under control. Thanks for your chats, I really enjoy them!!!!
Love cherry shrimp such busy little guys. Definitely great clean up crew. Green hair algae bane of my life. I think I'm finally winning the fight now though lol
i got some cherry shrimp for my first tank, it had some hair algae and other algae issues. im not depending on the shrimp to fix it ,but it has made a difference from what ive seen. my java moss and one part of the tank had some bad algae and it looks cleaner after a few days. i wanna get them for my 20 gal guppy tank! i hope they can breed and repopulate but if not ill buy more for other tanks!
I've been battling bad green hair algae, and it usually tangles up in the hornwort I used to have so I removed it. Now, at least, it's tangling up on driftwood and I can remove a ball of it every week or so. I'm going to see about your methods here and maybe solve that once and for all. I have 2 tanks with bad hair algae, but my others don't get it for whatever reason. My 8.5gal that has it bad (and then started getting black beard!) also has a lot of moss and I wondered if the moss was making it too hard to remove the visible algae since it all tangles up. I'm kind of annoyed with Moss now after being excited about growing moss when I started. It never quite 'crept' the way I was expecting based on terrestrial moss, and mostly just grows up in a tangle lol
i had the same issue. i think i got the black beard algae from my java moss. i noticed the flow from the filter, the path in the tank it blows from that one patch of java moss spread some of that algae to other plants. i removed a big clump of it i had on my wood and underneath the live moss was quite a bit black beard algae. its not completely gone but ive cut off leaves and removed plants with it on it.
Do you have advice for black beard algae? It's been my nemesis since I got rid of my stock lighting and switched to led. It's hard to pull off, and I've ended up ditching all my driftwood hardscape rather than keep trying to clean it.
If you have an Apple snail in a parasite free tank...
Throw it in here, whenever you need a clean up..
They lay eggs Above water, so no snail invasion possible.
I just got a half dozen of those...
They cleaned up a solid Mass of green hair in a ten gallon.
Ate half a tank full in four days. They will eat yellowing plants, but Love hair algae, if you don not feed them.
Then, put the snail back in its own tank.
Amazing, what they can do!!
Gravel vac the poo..
Those cherry shrimp look beautiful contrast with all the green plants and the dark hard scape. Chef’s kiss 💋
Lol love it!
Cherry shrimp are so much fun to watch. I enjoy the projects each week, thank you.
👍🏻 👏 💪🏻 Way to combat that algae! The cherry shrimp are a nice addition too. I like to grow a lot of guppy grass in my mutt guppy endler tank to keep nitrates and algae at bay. When I get an over abundance of the plant, I gather the individual plant stems and make a sort of bouquet and secure it loosely near the base with another stem.. or if I have one with a root, I’ll wrap that around the base. Then I either let it float vertically or wedge it between 2 rocks. It’s still floating but it’s not taking up all the surface area at the top of the tank. This way it has the look of other stem plants. I do grow a few individually in the substrate anyway. Hopefully this method has the same effect as if I just floated them all on top (I do have a bunch of smaller pieces just floating on the surface too...gotta cover all my bases. 😆)
Good Morning.
The tank looks great ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔥🔥🔥🔥🤟🤟🤟
You make it look so easy. You’re the Bob Ross of aquarium algae!
Haha! I love it 😂
Great to see the Hornwort help to defeat the green hair algae, the tank looking much better and the Cherry Shrimp are a really cool addition 👌🤩
The tank looks 100% better this week. Those cherry shrimp are really popping in color in there. They look awesome!
👍❤👍
Some floaters and amano shrimp cleared it right up for me. Now I can’t even grow the stuff even if I wanted to 😂
Nice! I’m trying to warm up to the size of the amano shrimp ☺️
@@thesmallscape They’re great because my betta can’t eat them lol. I heard some bettas are vicious nonetheless but mine never tries to bite them, though she has taken to harassing them for fun. She enjoys nudging them to make them swim just so she can chase them, the little bugger. The amanos have learnt to stand their ground as much as possible, but my betta often still gets her way. It’s good enrichment, I can say that! I also have had a couple turn this beautiful brownish color that can look a little reddish under the light.
Really love the look of your tank. My fluval spec is the only tank that goes crazy with the green hair algae. That light is crazy powerful!!! Have a great day😊
Beautiful little tank. The shrimp are the finishing touch. Great tips for eliminating green hair algae.
I like hornwort. Reminds me of pine trees.
I don't mind a little algae growth and as long as I keep up on weekly tank maintenance mine is largely in check. I'm going on vacation for 2 weeks - I'm hoping not to find any huge issues when I get back home.
I think the tank looks gorgeous! And thanks for the tips on green hair algae!
The aquarium looks awesome... 👍
Regarding the Algae it might be an imbalance between NPK.
if nitrate is 0 then you may start adding nitrogen.
If you have nitrates, and if leaves have pinholes then it's potassium deficiency. In this case If you add potassium and start noticing nitrate reduction, then we or on the right track.
If no pinholes then it could be phosphorus deficiency. And this likely to happen when using RO Water since there is no phosphorus.,and again if this is the cause the you will start noticing nitrate reduction.
Another solution is as you said, to reduce the light, so the plants won't consume a lot and this narrow down the gap and imbalance on NKP, however in this case you need to do more water changes, because the plants are set to consume less and near the least nutrient amount between NPK, so the other 2 nutrients now are more than what the aquarium needs, so you need water change to get rid of the excess amount
Notes taken. Thanks!
Great video and loved part one also 😊
Fun watching the fish. The Cherry shrimp are very pretty 😍
Thank you - they are so cute 🥰
I started to get greenspot algae on my crypts a while back. I reduced light hours, and intensity, and cut the 'bad' leaves . Haven't had it since. So yes, less light works (this works on other algaes as well). Also, flow is important. So be careful about building the scape too tall all over the tank, as this might create deadzones i some areas - Algae likes that.
Hornwart dies in my tanks. I think my water is too soft, but water sprite works!
Hornwort is brilliant at soaking up the excess nitrates and thus reducing algae. I pull half of it out every week and pit it on the garden. It's a great soil fertiliser. 😁
Oh wow! No kidding - I never thought to chuck it out into the garden! 🙌
I don't know if you have enough room, but wouldn't a Hillstream loach help. I've seen them and shrimp do a good job on algae. Or what about a 3 day blackout. I was always nervous about doing that.
I added some amano shrimp, and it took them awhile, but now they are keeping my green hair algae under control...not gone, but under control. Thanks for your chats, I really enjoy them!!!!
Nice! I have not yet kept Amano in any of my tanks..someday perhaps..I’m working on getting over their size. 🤭😌
@@thesmallscape They are quite aggresive eaters too....if I put my hand in the tank they climb on to see if I'm edible...LOL
My pea puffer is starting to get the taste for shrimp and almost got another this morning! I need to find a way to get the BBA and green hair algae…
Also… That tank looks amazing! You have outdone yourself!
Love cherry shrimp such busy little guys. Definitely great clean up crew. Green hair algae bane of my life. I think I'm finally winning the fight now though lol
Woohoo!! Go get em! 🌱
Awesome tips tank looks great thanks Joanna!
Glad you’re having a good week. My truck decided to set its self on fire, so I’m out shopping 🥺.
Oh nuts. Sorry to hear that - Wish you luck!
@@thesmallscape thanks!
Such a beautiful aquascape!!
Thank you, Carissa - so nice of you to say ☺️
i got some cherry shrimp for my first tank, it had some hair algae and other algae issues. im not depending on the shrimp to fix it ,but it has made a difference from what ive seen. my java moss and one part of the tank had some bad algae and it looks cleaner after a few days. i wanna get them for my 20 gal guppy tank! i hope they can breed and repopulate but if not ill buy more for other tanks!
I've been battling bad green hair algae, and it usually tangles up in the hornwort I used to have so I removed it. Now, at least, it's tangling up on driftwood and I can remove a ball of it every week or so. I'm going to see about your methods here and maybe solve that once and for all. I have 2 tanks with bad hair algae, but my others don't get it for whatever reason. My 8.5gal that has it bad (and then started getting black beard!) also has a lot of moss and I wondered if the moss was making it too hard to remove the visible algae since it all tangles up. I'm kind of annoyed with Moss now after being excited about growing moss when I started. It never quite 'crept' the way I was expecting based on terrestrial moss, and mostly just grows up in a tangle lol
i had the same issue. i think i got the black beard algae from my java moss. i noticed the flow from the filter, the path in the tank it blows from that one patch of java moss spread some of that algae to other plants. i removed a big clump of it i had on my wood and underneath the live moss was quite a bit black beard algae. its not completely gone but ive cut off leaves and removed plants with it on it.
Do you have advice for black beard algae? It's been my nemesis since I got rid of my stock lighting and switched to led. It's hard to pull off, and I've ended up ditching all my driftwood hardscape rather than keep trying to clean it.
What fish are in the tank?
Dwarf rasboras ☺️
whats the plant in the top left corner its floating
Hi! Most of it is hornwort. 🌱
Hello 👋
Tank size and fish name?
Hi! This is a 5 gallon, rasbora maculata 😌
@@thesmallscape common name?
How many rasboras u have in that 5g tank?
My hair algae - I pull it out, the very next day it's Infested. This is rough!
I’m so sorry to hear it. ☹️Have you tried adding more plants?
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I just wait.... in 20 yrs I've never had an algae issue that didn't sort itself out. Just means your stock to plant balance is off