I do a 50% change every Saturday morning, which is fine on my little 40ltr using a bucket and scoop. Instead of throwing the water away I use it on my house plants, or even the garden. The plants love all those nitrates (and residual fertilizer), no point wasting it!
I do bucket method for my 60p, 2x a week Thu & Sun. 1 bucket out, 1 bucket in. Took me less than 10 minutes of maintenance. Hate long hoses plus my tank is quite far from the water supply 😆
Chills, you're a jolly good fellow. So, you deserve to get only positive comments forever. Great video, GreenAqua Family, as usual! Cheers from a resort called Angra (State of Rio de Janeiro), from this brazilian fan of yours.
For those of you that have Oase Filters, and do not use the supplied Inlets/outlets, (Upgraded to lily pipes) the filter INLET (with the strainer) makes a great water change tool. you can buy whatever length of hose you need and attach. the strainer makes an awesome fish/soil/plant blocker when draining, and an awesome way to diffuse the water when filling. I can put my drain side right into my tub (no need to worry about debris because of the strainer) When I am ready to fill, I have a quick attach pump that I put in a bucket under the tub spout. I correct for temp, add my declor and ferts, and turn it on. Easy, hands free water changes!
I do a similar thing. I suction the water with the oase intake and it goes to the sink. Then connect the hose to the tap with the python connection and that’s it. Same hose, same oase intake.
I love this video! i wish i was living in Hungary so I can have direct access to green aqua!!! the aquarium looks awesome post the maintenance session. Im bet Chill is delighted!
Every Tuesday and Saturday of the week. Tuesday - just glass cleaning and 30% WC, Saturdays - Glass cleaning, OASE pre-filter cleaning, surface skimmer media change, trimming (if necessary), dead leaves removal and 50% water change etc...
Wow fantastic tank for a beginner looks great… once you get into a routine it’s easy 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 green aqua has some fantastic videos thanks for making ❤️
Great video. Shows me how much I've learnt. Seems overwhelming. But... its my favourite thing to do on day off. Go chills. Make a coffee. Music on and be artistic and maintain! If u do a little here and there. It's just a big one now and then!!!
Awesome job guys! I always learn something new from these types of video! I've often found that the filter hoses get stuck or are difficult to remove from the lily pipes, a really handy tip I've learned for getting the filter hoses off is to push the hose further up the pipe to break the seal first and then pulling it off, rather than trying to just pull the hose off the pipe, I unfortunately broke a couple before I learned this trick.
Beautiful island decorated by the great Balazs wonderful description and chills learn so fast you guys doing good job fans please get the subs for green 💚 aqua.
I have a 10 gallon aquarium that is fairly planted and with a decent amount of fish and snails and i do a water change every 3 months or so and my tank is always spotless and have never ran into any problems. Fish are even breeding nonstop .
Nice revamp! 🙂 Actually I change the water according to the tap water being distributed. During the winter, the tap water is like 15°C and I can adjust the temperature to the tank, changing 60-70%once per week. During summer the tap water comes at 27°C-28°C 🥵...so I prefer to change 20-30%, 3 times per week 👍
so amazing informative video. trimming session is amazing. removing extra growth of vals is awesome. water change pipe i need only that are amazing tools . Make over is so beautiful. great job balazas sir. super happy. goldy
That seemed like a lot for her to do and learn,, (not saying she cant) ,, but people are busy and 2 times a week water change and trimming and so on requires So much dedication : )) hope she keeps up with it.
I'm sure she will. You are right, it is a lot, if you don't find a way to feel disconnected from the world while you work on the tank, and if this process is actually something you enjoy doing. I do enjoy doing water changes and trimming, cleaning algae from the glass, it lets my thoughts run freely. :) Maybe it's just me...
I change the water two times in a week about 50%. I need an Bucephalandra guide, all that i have are ugly i don't know why. Great video it helps a lot.
The clip was from JBL. We've got a notice from the production company to not use it in any form. Weird since this is a product they sell, but hey....So we removed it from the vid without taking it down.
I also make water changes once per week. I like your water change system with hoses but I think is more useful for people who uses RO water. For people that use tap water(me) we need to know how many liters of water we are putting in to add the exact amount of dechlorinator
Any guide to plant maintenance like how to trim ferns for smaller leaf growth or cutting back anubias for branching? Some of the finer details of plant trimming are hard to find!
hey, so for now .. again a super relaxed video. i love it haha .. soo i have a question or better a please .. can you watch a video about one or more water change systems for example for different requirements or in general about different ideas that you had or have carried out yourself. thank you very much and for more videos from you !! ps: I think it's so awesome that you are accompanied by the nice woman (sorry, I forgot her name 😄) I hope something will come for a long time and in general that would be very interesting in my opinion if it is more often to look at with other people .
I run a submersible pump in a bucket to do my water changes both ways, with s standard Syphon hose from the tank to the bucket... And I get at least 3 amino shrimps in my bucket 🤣. They love the rollercoaster ride of the Syphon hose
When assembling external filter, I set up everything normally, open all valves and suck the air from filter outflow. This removes the bubble on the top of the curve and gravity does the rest :-)
Is Rotala green and Rotala Sp green same plant?? Mine rotala green has little curly leaf and I see people has rotala green's leaf slim like rotala hra.
Use a booster pump on your RO and larger capacity membranes. This way you can speed up the production and can lead the RO production with a big RO tube directly to your aquarium at water change
0:35 I am only harsh about animal cruelty Wich is non-existent on this channel. But you see it in many facebook groups. "Its my tank, i do what i want" Betta's in a jar, Angels in a 60 P tank and the people who advice clown loaches for nano tanks with a snail problem.. i cant stand those ! But i love to share all my knowledge with anyone who wants to learn and wants best for their fish, shrimps, snails etc. Endless patience and support for them.
Very nice video, it's so helpful ! I'm gonna start my first planted tank very soon but i would like to use RO water. Could you explain to us how to do the maintenance with the whole RO system please ? :)
I have a tank of 60 liters ( Ada 60P). How many change of water and how much water do you can advise me to change in one week ? I think a 50% every week but I believe is too much , I’m scared that I do this change water I haven’t a balance values in my tank. Thank you.
I find that JBL aqua in-out (which is the one you seem to be using?) will almost instantly clog if i don't use the default "vacuuming" part on the other end that has a kind of a filter to stop bigger stuff from entering the hose. How do you manage to keep it unclogged with just hose on the other end? For getting out the muck from the hoses after cleaning i just use the priming button and direct the outflow hose into a bucket 😂
You can always use these diameter-changing elements (restrictors? adapters?) They'll do the job if you want to have narrow in-and-outflows on bigger diameter filter outlets.
@@GreenAquaShop So, does this method break the filter engine? The second question is I have 80 lt tank and i will change my filter 700 lt/h (12/16) to 1000 lt/h (16/22). If i change hose with 12/16 i will have really strong flow. Do you think this will cause problems? Because i don't like 16/22 hose in medium tanks, it looks thick
Hi GreenAqua, im new for this hobby, after we flood our tank for the first time. How much bps of co2 should we supply to the plant after DSM? No fish yet at the moment..
I use the same hose for taking water out and refilling. Much easier, cheaper and less hassle. Can’t think of valid reason not to. Also I don’t bother filling the inflow tube with water like you did. The filter will suck that side anyhow. You might need to press the filter prime knob once. Ok, there will be some air in your filter which makes noise and disturbs, but that’s gone in a minute or 2.
Added benefit: when you store it filled, it will be filled with fresh RO (or tap) water. Much less chance of algae blooms developing in the tube. And store the tube in the dark, like a closet!
Try 5L watering cans for small tanks. That's what I use for my 20g which is more comfortable than buckets. And when you let the new water rest for 24hrs you don't even need Prime or such because chlorine will have dissipated by then.
How often you change the water in your aquarium? 😀
Twice a week
Once per week!
Once a week!
10% every other week or less.
20% once a week
I do a 50% change every Saturday morning, which is fine on my little 40ltr using a bucket and scoop.
Instead of throwing the water away I use it on my house plants, or even the garden. The plants love all those nitrates (and residual fertilizer), no point wasting it!
I agree with Chill. It looks very easy when you (Balazs) do it.
But when I try to do it, it's hard and gets messy every time.
Alright thats another brilliant video i could watch these all day and night and i leaning so much from green aqua .❤❤❤❤
i like the addition of the new rocks, it really made the island more pronounced. Great work.
I do bucket method for my 60p, 2x a week Thu & Sun. 1 bucket out, 1 bucket in. Took me less than 10 minutes of maintenance. Hate long hoses plus my tank is quite far from the water supply 😆
Chills, you're a jolly good fellow. So, you deserve to get only positive comments forever.
Great video, GreenAqua Family, as usual!
Cheers from a resort called Angra (State of Rio de Janeiro), from this brazilian fan of yours.
For those of you that have Oase Filters, and do not use the supplied Inlets/outlets, (Upgraded to lily pipes) the filter INLET (with the strainer) makes a great water change tool. you can buy whatever length of hose you need and attach. the strainer makes an awesome fish/soil/plant blocker when draining, and an awesome way to diffuse the water when filling. I can put my drain side right into my tub (no need to worry about debris because of the strainer) When I am ready to fill, I have a quick attach pump that I put in a bucket under the tub spout. I correct for temp, add my declor and ferts, and turn it on. Easy, hands free water changes!
Yes! Very good tip David! Thanks for that! Cheers!
I do a similar thing. I suction the water with the oase intake and it goes to the sink. Then connect the hose to the tap with the python connection and that’s it. Same hose, same oase intake.
I really like aquarium maintenance. I would like most videos of that. ;)
Always good to review the basics ! Way to go Chills ! Nice little tank ! Thumbs up GA team !
What is the blurry square in 3:08 in the bottom left?
You are really lucky... I want Balaz in my home making maintenance!!! Green aqua is the best contribution to aqua scape ever!
A very nice tank she will do very nicely with it we have confidence in her
Very informative video, I like it very much. Thanks for sharing.
Glad to read this.
Thanks for watching us. :)
Nice. It looks like alot of work but Chills will get use to it. Happy cleaning. 😊
I love these daddy-daughter moments! 🙃
Same! It’s so good! I am also a fish hobbyist and upload aquarium related videos…… 😀
It's a beautiful little tank, congrats Chill you are doing great. 👌👍🥰
I just set my first nano tank. Your videos were so usefull... Love from poland
I love this video! i wish i was living in Hungary so I can have direct access to green aqua!!! the aquarium looks awesome post the maintenance session. Im bet Chill is delighted!
Every Tuesday and Saturday of the week. Tuesday - just glass cleaning and 30% WC, Saturdays - Glass cleaning, OASE pre-filter cleaning, surface skimmer media change, trimming (if necessary), dead leaves removal and 50% water change etc...
Bad ass T-shirt Balazs! 👊
My favorite shirt so far. ;)
Grazie.
Thank you so much for the support 👍
Wow fantastic tank for a beginner looks great… once you get into a routine it’s easy 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 green aqua has some fantastic videos thanks for making ❤️
oh i love newbie step by step video !!
Great video.
Shows me how much I've learnt. Seems overwhelming. But... its my favourite thing to do on day off. Go chills. Make a coffee. Music on and be artistic and maintain! If u do a little here and there. It's just a big one now and then!!!
Very nice. Thank you for sharing this style of video! - Little Bobby
You're welcome, Little Bobby! Cheers brother.
Awesome job guys! I always learn something new from these types of video! I've often found that the filter hoses get stuck or are difficult to remove from the lily pipes, a really handy tip I've learned for getting the filter hoses off is to push the hose further up the pipe to break the seal first and then pulling it off, rather than trying to just pull the hose off the pipe, I unfortunately broke a couple before I learned this trick.
We're happy your here to chills!
Beautiful island decorated by the great Balazs wonderful description and chills learn so fast you guys doing good job fans please get the subs for green 💚 aqua.
I loved the the way how u described everything . It really was helpful
Awesome job! Been waiting for this video. I also agree that the community is pretty understanding and not cruel.
I have a 10 gallon aquarium that is fairly planted and with a decent amount of fish and snails and i do a water change every 3 months or so and my tank is always spotless and have never ran into any problems. Fish are even breeding nonstop .
Nice revamp! 🙂 Actually I change the water according to the tap water being distributed. During the winter, the tap water is like 15°C and I can adjust the temperature to the tank, changing 60-70%once per week. During summer the tap water comes at 27°C-28°C 🥵...so I prefer to change 20-30%, 3 times per week 👍
so amazing informative video. trimming session is amazing. removing extra growth of vals is awesome. water change pipe i need only that are amazing tools . Make over is so beautiful. great job balazas sir. super happy. goldy
Thanks for Czech comments👍
Thanks for all the beautiful videos you are making. A nice mix of different subjects explained very clear. Thanks Green Aqua team for all the effort!
That seemed like a lot for her to do and learn,, (not saying she cant) ,, but people are busy and 2 times a week water change and trimming and so on requires So much dedication : ))
hope she keeps up with it.
I'm sure she will. You are right, it is a lot, if you don't find a way to feel disconnected from the world while you work on the tank, and if this process is actually something you enjoy doing. I do enjoy doing water changes and trimming, cleaning algae from the glass, it lets my thoughts run freely. :) Maybe it's just me...
Great video guys the is coming along great 👍
Yepp, much better than I thought!
hello, I'm from Indonesia, I like your art😍👍
Have you tackled on the topic on common fish diseases in this channel? So that beginners can be aware on what to do if it ever affects their aquariums
we all are here to learn, or to share knowledge
Ya, this channel is awesome
Great work 👏. The tank looks pretty again.
Thanks Ferhat. :)
beautiful tank
Thanks Jacob. :)
Off topic, that blue diffused light off the wall is gorgeous
Nice video guys. And that thank looks real good 👍😉🖐👌
Amazing video❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍
Agree! I am also a fish hobbyist and make fish content!
I change the water two times in a week about 50%. I need an Bucephalandra guide, all that i have are ugly i don't know why. Great video it helps a lot.
Can i ask hehe why did you covered up the sink clip because when it early posted the clip didn’t blurred out at 3:07
The clip was from JBL. We've got a notice from the production company to not use it in any form. Weird since this is a product they sell, but hey....So we removed it from the vid without taking it down.
@@GreenAquaShop ouh i see well good thing you don’t have to take down the whole video 👌🏽
Love it! very useful - thanks 😊
Very detailed. So good
I also make water changes once per week. I like your water change system with hoses but I think is more useful for people who uses RO water. For people that use tap water(me) we need to know how many liters of water we are putting in to add the exact amount of dechlorinator
Another great video guys! Keep up the hard work and dedication...👊💪💯
Will do, thanks for the support!
Super useful tips, thank you so much
Glad to read this, Chloe. :)
Any guide to plant maintenance like how to trim ferns for smaller leaf growth or cutting back anubias for branching? Some of the finer details of plant trimming are hard to find!
would you please recommend good tweezers which are lighter on pocket?
hey, so for now .. again a super relaxed video. i love it haha .. soo i have a question or better a please .. can you watch a video about one or more water change systems for example for different requirements or in general about different ideas that you had or have carried out yourself. thank you very much and for more videos from you !!
ps: I think it's so awesome that you are accompanied by the nice woman (sorry, I forgot her name 😄) I hope something will come for a long time and in general that would be very interesting in my opinion if it is more often to look at with other people .
Great video. More chills too 😍
Hey^^ quick tipp: Put the diffusor in the chlorine while its running. So no chlorine can enter the membrane.
That's a good one 👍
I run a submersible pump in a bucket to do my water changes both ways, with s standard Syphon hose from the tank to the bucket... And I get at least 3 amino shrimps in my bucket 🤣. They love the rollercoaster ride of the Syphon hose
Love this series
Cuanto tiempo tengo para limpiar el filtro y no afectar las baterías o se mueran gracias
@ Green Aqua : do I need a DI cartridge on my reverse osmosis system ? What is ideal ?
Not needed for freshwater
When assembling external filter, I set up everything normally, open all valves and suck the air from filter outflow. This removes the bubble on the top of the curve and gravity does the rest :-)
Is the best to fertilize just after a water change ? (and even if i put seachem Prime to dechlorinate water ?)
Hi guys, how do you guys treat your wood so it doesn’t go a yellowish tint from the tannins.
Are those fish mountain minnows? And which are the other fish?
We give compliments to everyone, but forgot you Balazs :))
LOL, no worries mate, I don't live for compliments. Cheers!
@@GreenAquaShop :))
Lileopsis brasiliensis &
Echinodorus Tenellus
Just bought these two couple days ago.
😍
thanks for the knowledge
Is Rotala green and Rotala Sp green same plant?? Mine rotala green has little curly leaf and I see people has rotala green's leaf slim like rotala hra.
TOP, TOP, TOP!
Great video ! But how you can speed up a Ro water changes ?
Use a booster pump on your RO and larger capacity membranes. This way you can speed up the production and can lead the RO production with a big RO tube directly to your aquarium at water change
@@GreenAquaShop thanks !!! This is a really good stuff ! I will try it !
You're very welcome.
0:35
I am only harsh about animal cruelty
Wich is non-existent on this channel.
But you see it in many facebook groups.
"Its my tank, i do what i want"
Betta's in a jar, Angels in a 60 P tank and the people who advice clown loaches for nano tanks with a snail problem.. i cant stand those !
But i love to share all my knowledge with anyone who wants to learn and wants best for their fish, shrimps, snails etc.
Endless patience and support for them.
Wow the planted tank looks too good
Very informative Praise the lord
did we can set up aquarium planted tank with sand or not ?? if can please show one of the tank.I really like to set up aquarium planted tank with sand
I suggest using the water from the aquarium for watering flowers at home. You will see how they will grow
Nice video and interesting ❤️
Thanks Irza. :)
Very nice video, it's so helpful ! I'm gonna start my first planted tank very soon but i would like to use RO water. Could you explain to us how to do the maintenance with the whole RO system please ? :)
Nice. Hello from indonesia
Hi Balaz great video but..... Where did you buy your T shirt its absolutely amazing haha
Just in time for my Friday water changes...
Perfect prof
What are the pink fish in the tank please?
Didn't we list that in the desc?
What are you hiding with that blur at 3:20 🤔 hahah. Great tips, I appreciate the video!
Cheers, we got really shy there, LOL. :)
I have a tank of 60 liters ( Ada 60P). How many change of water and how much water do you can advise me to change in one week ? I think a 50% every week but I believe is too much , I’m scared that I do this change water I haven’t a balance values in my tank. Thank you.
hi which plants grow in water without any type of soil and fertilizer??
Epiphyte plants. There's a category on the Green Aqua website, you can check out that, even if you can't buy from us. Cheers.
Nice job
Thank you
I find that JBL aqua in-out (which is the one you seem to be using?) will almost instantly clog if i don't use the default "vacuuming" part on the other end that has a kind of a filter to stop bigger stuff from entering the hose.
How do you manage to keep it unclogged with just hose on the other end?
For getting out the muck from the hoses after cleaning i just use the priming button and direct the outflow hose into a bucket 😂
Please help me do i need to buy uv lights for my aquarium 20 gallon planted aquarium
Not really.
Eheim pro 350 has 16/22 but is that 16/22 hose? It looks like 12/16
You can always use these diameter-changing elements (restrictors? adapters?) They'll do the job if you want to have narrow in-and-outflows on bigger diameter filter outlets.
@@GreenAquaShop So, does this method break the filter engine? The second question is I have 80 lt tank and i will change my filter 700 lt/h (12/16) to 1000 lt/h (16/22). If i change hose with 12/16 i will have really strong flow. Do you think this will cause problems? Because i don't like 16/22 hose in medium tanks, it looks thick
i love it so much x
Cheers Jurgen!
Can you please list the name of the materials used for cleaning the tank and drain out water.
Appreciate if you can. So we can buy it
Hi GreenAqua, im new for this hobby, after we flood our tank for the first time. How much bps of co2 should we supply to the plant after DSM? No fish yet at the moment..
Just as much as otherwise. Too much CO2 will drop the pH a lot which decrease the filter performance.
What exactly is the content of chlorine solution? So what percentage should it be?
I use the same hose for taking water out and refilling. Much easier, cheaper and less hassle. Can’t think of valid reason not to. Also I don’t bother filling the inflow tube with water like you did. The filter will suck that side anyhow. You might need to press the filter prime knob once. Ok, there will be some air in your filter which makes noise and disturbs, but that’s gone in a minute or 2.
Added benefit: when you store it filled, it will be filled with fresh RO (or tap) water. Much less chance of algae blooms developing in the tube. And store the tube in the dark, like a closet!
Super!
for such a small tank, using a big cup and a bucket to change water is much faster than pipes, when you don't need trimming.
Try 5L watering cans for small tanks. That's what I use for my 20g which is more comfortable than buckets. And when you let the new water rest for 24hrs you don't even need Prime or such because chlorine will have dissipated by then.