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Lukerko13 - 7 years ago

hi ... nice video aaand i have one question

how much CO2 ppm you have in this tank?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Lukerko13 usually around 25-30ppm. Just average levels. Thanks for watching

Harri Cookson - 7 years ago

Hey, great video! I was wondering if you could tell me the name of the moss at 0:25 on the right hand side. I have some in my Aquascape but don't recall it's name!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Harri Cookson it is fissidens fontanus moss..Check out my moss playlist

Harri Cookson - 7 years ago

Hey, great video! I was wondering if you could tell me the name of the moss at 0:25 on the right hand side. I have some in my Aquascape but don't recall it's name!

neil mcmillan - 7 years ago

Do you leave you co2 on 24 hours or is it on a timer?

neil mcmillan - 7 years ago

Cool thanks

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

I just put on a timer when using CO2.

Nicela Kleyn - 7 years ago

I know this is an old video but I couldn't find the website you were referring to around the 2:45 mark about the causes of algae.. could you please share the link with me?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

oh, hahaha!

Nicela Kleyn - 7 years ago

thanks! Thought you said 'James' Planet Tank' hehe, my bad

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/

Glenn Birtwistle - 8 years ago

hey dude, what I'd the colour temperature of the light in this tank?

kyhle keane - 8 years ago

Hi, What plants are in this tank??

kyhle keane - 8 years ago

Cheers dude

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

staurogyne repens, Hydro sp. Japan, blyxa japonica, fissidens fontanus moss, pogostemon helferi, Rotala Indica, HC- baby tears, UG- utricularia graminifolia bladderwort carpet, regular hair grass- parvula, pogostemon erectus. And Rotala magenta or maybe colorata. I can't remember. At the time it wasn't doing that well. Thanks for watching!

petite lili - 8 years ago

What plants are in this tank

Hanne Lykke Poulsen - 8 years ago

So fertiliser can help you prevent algae?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+Hanne Lykke Poulsen If you are lacking a specific nutrient the plant will not be able to produce proteins as efficiently and will suffer, which can lead to imbalances in nutrient concentrations and can lead to algae. You just want all types (Macros/Micros) of minerals in adequate amounts to make sure that none are lacking. The plants will respond and will grow more efficiently and the algae will subside.

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oliver taruc - 8 years ago

is there any algae eater taht eat all kinds of algae ? specially hair algae

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

maybe to guppies, mine didn't bother my shrimp. They were kept in check by my female Cockatoo Cichlid, so maybe on their own they could be somewhat aggressive. Besides that you can just work on your husbandry skills and manually remove the algae from the tank. I just did a video called how to beat back algae like a boss that may give you some ideas.

oliver taruc - 8 years ago

killi fish? are they not agressive to guppies and shirmps?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+oliver taruc Florida Flagfish Killifish are great at eating hair algae.

Hannelore Rack - 9 years ago

I seem to be getting a lot of brown spots on my plants . Any ideas what is going on? I don't have snails.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Hannelore Rack Either severs iron toxicity in the leaves or severe under nourishment from a lack of fertilizers. Are the plants new to the tank? Some plants will melt in a new environment and then bounce back.

thunderjack1000 - 9 years ago

Once again Dave great video!

I did a few of the things that you said to do and they do help alot but i'm still trying to get the right balance i'm close but just fine tuning thing up a bit .

Thanks again Dave.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+thunderjack1000 Thanks for the great feedback. A lot of haters lately. So I appreciate the good news. Peace.

Tropictank - 9 years ago

Beautiful and healthy tank! Liked and subbed!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Tropictank Thanks for stopping by, glad you like the scape. This was the original Dragon Stone scape with UG carpet. I miss the tank, but I always rescape. Thanks for subbing, peace!

Abhijit Patil - 9 years ago

Very nice tank i have some below questions please suggest.

How your all plants have bright colours?

You're plants emitting oxygen continuously how that happen as my plants don't do that even I have lights and co2?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

Sorry, wrong video. You probably need to dose more nutrients if you have high light and CO2. Try dosing more nutrients and maybe more light to get pearling.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Abhijit Patil Thank you for the compliment. It is actually the peroxide decomposing into its constituent parts. Oxygen is what you are seeing from the H2O2.

wasfun22 - 10 years ago

What fish is at 3:39?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

It is a Neon Goby. Great fish, I have two of them.

Billy Bradley - 10 years ago

Hi good morning,
Many thanks for your info.

Regards
Billy

Billy Bradley - 10 years ago

Hi good evening I'm Billy from Belfast, you talked in your'e video "How to Prevent and Control Algae" and one of the tricks you stated was to have your inflow & outflow on opposite ends of the filters for more circulation.

As I'm fairly new to planted aquariums I have 2x external filters, would I still have to place the inflow & outflow on opposite ends, or just have the Left external filter inflow & outflow on the same end etc,etc.

Regards,
Billy

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Yeah if you have two external filters it will be fine to just have each filter handle one half of the tank. That way you don't have to stretch the tubes across the tank.

Paulo Soares - 10 years ago

I have a bonsai with taxiphillum in my aquarium and is gaining algae.. only the bonsay. Not the plant. That´s why i ask you about the h202 before. Many thanks

Paulo Soares - 10 years ago

Hello good afternoon. I´m Paulo from Portugal and i have a question. For a 100 litre aquarium, how many mililiters do you recomend of h202? And the frequency. Once a week or daily doses? Thanks for your videos. Good stuff. I´m learning a lot from you. Many thanks man.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Referring to a 3% solution of H2O2.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I only use it if I have an algae outbreak not as a staple. No set schedule. Recommended dosage is 3ml/gal which would be 78ml/100l. I wouldn't even dose that much. Personally I never do. I put it in a spray bottle and spray 2-4 times on the infected area and then wait a few hours. I will do this once a day until the algae turns pink or orange. Sometimes it will die after the first application. Make sure to observe fish breathing and look for melting of plant leaves. Always start out slow.

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ohmantube - 10 years ago

How big is this tank?

ohmantube - 10 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Thanks a lot! Your tank looks great. I am planning to build a similar-looking/layout custom tank, bit smaller: 27"x15"x18" (~30 gal). Any advice?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

it is a 40 gallon breeder.

Nate K - 10 years ago

so higher c02 levels doesnt promote algae?

Nate K - 10 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping thanks so much for the info. Do you have an email address I could ask you a few more questions and go over my setup and Se what you think and where I maybe going wrong, I don't have any algae blooms currently but am having problems with blue green algae and some brow algae

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Higher CO2 will not cause algae to take over in a healthy aquarium. Too much light, and an imbalance of nutrients will. You want to have all nutrients in abundance and the PAR from the lights at the right intensity. Too little CO2 with high lighting and nutrients will cause algae because now the low CO2 is the limiting factor for plant growth and the plants don't grow or use all that light and all those nutrients because they don't have enough CO2. Lighting, CO2 and nutrients all need to be in balance and then all the nutrients together need to be in abundance.

Sean T - 10 years ago

nice tank

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks for watching.

MASS Aquariums - 10 years ago

Thanks again. I appreciate it. I run excel, and solarmax t5 HO 1 10,000K and 1 6,700K for about 9 hours with API LEAF ZONE and root tabs

MASS Aquariums - 10 years ago

Thanks for the advice. I dose excel and API leaf zone along with root tabs. I don't have any algae except some of my ludwigia does look like its a little dirty on the leaves. Not sure what kind of algae it is. All the research I do says water changes ounce a week but in your video you don't recommend water changes often. Check out my channel MASS Aquariums and maybe you could see what you think. Thanks again. Love the videos

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Do you have high lighting and CO2? I just mention in a few of my videos that I haven't done water changes for a few months and state once you get your system down you don't have to do changes as frequently. Until then you should be doing them at least every other week, preferably every week. I just try to run a more sustainable method to save on time and money and to see what I can get away with. I will check out your channel.

MASS Aquariums - 10 years ago

Love your channel. How do I raise phosphates to avoid green spot algae?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks for watching, you will want to dose monopotassium phosphate. Will help add potassium to the tank as well, which is nice. Either buy and use dry fertilizers or liquid ferts.

Bobby Boyd - 10 years ago

how long do you leave your co2 on for?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

It turns on and off with the lights. currently for 6 hours.

Prashant kumar - 10 years ago

u have very awesome tank and ur explanation help me alot still i see my hc cuba turning black/brown may i know the reason

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

is it algae or is it dying?

caderaid100 - 10 years ago

Amazing tank man, WOW!

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thank you

michael couture - 10 years ago

I just happened upon this video while jumping through videos on various reptiles. I don't currently keep any fish, but great video. Your naturalistic habitat is awesome. I'm so used to multi-colored beds of stone and gravel for fish tanks, which is probably what's turned me off from wanting an aquarium. But I love the grassy, lively, plant and fish filled look of your setup.

It's a work of art, really. It seems like such a natural scene. Are these various plants expensive and/or difficult to set up?

I keep several reptiles, so I understand that that ALL pets cost a good chunk of money to really take care of properly. But, relatively speaking, is an aquarium like yours an achievable project for a beginner fish keeper?

michael couture - 10 years ago

Thank you for posting all of that. I really appreciate it.

I'll definitely do some more research before I jump into anything, but you provided great insight. The look of your aquarium is quite inspring.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Wow, thank you for all the kind compliments. The plants aren't very expensive. The foreground plant upfront is actually pretty expensive and hard to take care of, but most aren't ridiculously priced. Especially if you buy plants from other members on planted tank forums. It is expensive. The lighting alone is over $300.00 and that is for reasonably priced LEDs, given they are LEDs. I wouldn't say it is impossible. Just depends on your commitment and dedication. There is a lot of science that goes into aquariums, but nowadays with all the substrate systems and fertilizer dosing methods you can set up a nice aquarium with relatively no experience.

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Kathy Bussey - 10 years ago

Wonderful tips Dave. I have a question I hope you can answer. I have a 16 gal. tank with two 3inch goldfish I "acquired "...I know goldfish need colder water, but what algae eater can take the same colder temps? And they must be compact size in relation to my tanks size... Thank you for any help you can provide!

Kathy Bussey - 10 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Thank you so much1

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Bushynose plecos don't get very big and they are very hardy. They are one of the best algae eaters.

mrxchris - 10 years ago

What kind of fish do you have in that tank?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

green fire tetras, leopard danios, blue eyed gertrude rainbow, oto cats, borneo hillstream loach, neon gobies, amano shrimp and cherry shrimp.

crazyman959 - 10 years ago

hey... did you place those plants in the positions they are in or did the grow like that? it looks great!

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Yeah they fill in and grow like this, but only with care and trimming. I actually bought most these plants from an online fish forum from other members, plantedtank.net. There is a section where you can ask if anyone has a specific plant and they will ship it to you usually for a really good deal.

crazyman959 - 10 years ago

Oh ok ... I have an aquarium and it looks boring compared to that one and I'd like to make it look like your own so I was wondering if those plants came all grown up. I've never seen that type of water plants at the pet store (I'm from Trinidad) that's probably why lol

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I guess I don't get your question. Yes I placed the plants in specific areas and then they grew and filled in the surrounding area. I trimmed along the way.

Nualgi Aquarium - 10 years ago

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ClownLoachMaster - 10 years ago

Hey what shrimp are those????

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Amano shrimp!!

Joris van der Kamp - 10 years ago

nice!

Cam'sJungleAquaria - 10 years ago

Hey, great video! I'm going to start using pressurized co2 soon in my own tank. I'm wondering if the transition from non co2 to pressurized should be taken slowly, or does it not matter? Any tips/precautions that should be taken?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Yeah just start out slow and increase the Co2 every few days. You will want either a drop checker of pH meter to monitor the relative Co2 levels in your tank.

Aplusfishtanks - 10 years ago

I changed my water chemistry like you said and it worked the algae is completely gone! Thanks for your help!

mersf559 - 10 years ago

hey dave, im thinking of getting a hydor koralia nano 240 for my 20 gal long that iset up not to long ago. will it be too much water movement circulation for my fish? im thinking of getting celestial pearl danios/ galaxy rasboras. but I heard they like not too much water movement. but iwant to have good water circulation and spread co2 evenly through out my tank. thanks!

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I think that will be a perfect balance if you want both aspects.

Helo Stoma - 10 years ago

Hi Dave, loving your tips and tanks but just saying "crank up the CO2" seems a bit dangerous, right? Folks need to understand the triangle between CO2, carbonate hardness (KH) and pH before messing with CO2. With low KH they might plummet the pH when cranking up the CO2. With high KH they might suffocate the fish. So everyone please look at the CO2 tables first ;) … like here: http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12022-CO2-pH-KH-table

Helo Stoma - 10 years ago

Yea, saw the two new Boesemanis. They have to grow a bit to fill the two old ones' shoes ;).

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

+Helo Stoma I wish, I, for some reason, got rid of that other tank. I was too busy at the time. I just set up another one and got 2 more male boesemanis!

Helo Stoma - 10 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Sure thing, Dave. My comment was geared towards the folks who don't have this "grain of salt" thing down ;). Your tanks are outstanding! Sill got the two pretty Boesemanis? Can't recall seeing them for a while...

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

And as a side note- By taking risks and experimenting I am able to achieve this level of aquascaping. I like to figure out what works best for me and create my own system. I usually take the "experts" advice with a grain of salt and maybe some tank water. lol

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Haha, true-for a beginner that may not do regular maintenance or keep constant carbonate levels. Like Tom says and Seachem, that usually never happens. It would take quite a bit of neglect to crash the buffer. Usually you're on the safe side with the buffer. Fish death is the main concern I assume. I remember reading this awhile back. considering my KH is mainly, if not, all carbonates, I use RO and add exactly what I need, I can use a pH meter to measure Co2 levels against pH. Thanks for sharing.

trainw22 - 10 years ago

Good theories but you forgot the #1 algae killer after improved circulation/filtration: emergent plants! Yes sir. Let one of your background plants grow beyond the water level where they can access all the cO2 in the world and sure thing after a few weeks many algae types won't stand a chance. But that is if other factors are aligned. Like you said just having emergent plants won't solve an algae bloom if your tank is by a sunny window or if you have anaerobic pockets in your tank. In my case, I am to blame for my cyanobacteria algae: 1- My fish were overfed a few times and 2- in trying to make my cuba stay down I sprinkled some soil on top of it creating anaerobic conditions, the exact area where the cyano emerged.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

That would induce rapid growth so that makes sense. Good point. I could let some of my pinnatifida grow out!

mersf559 - 10 years ago

any more dragon stones?

mersf559 - 10 years ago

awe man, iwas hoping to get my tank set up before thanksgiving lol

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I am out right now. I will go out one more time this year if weather permits, it has been snowing lately.

Aplusfishtanks - 10 years ago

Getting back to you...it is not hair algae and my tank is over four or five months old and it has cut back a little but is is still there and not going away.

TheBravo101 - 10 years ago

Great information. I was wondering; do you set your co2 system on, before your lights turn on? If so, how soon does your co2 system turns on?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I turn it on an hour before the lights come on and an hour before they go off. Thanks for watching! peace

almcloud - 10 years ago

Good info, thanks for sharing!

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks man!

MrHoney2U - 10 years ago

Like anything else. Gotta find the cause. Good stuff Dave.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks Man. That's the key. Just get to the root problem and mess around witht he variables until you come up with a solution.

NickMach007 - 10 years ago

Yeah you freaked some people or with the h2o2 video. Solid advice here. Though I read an interesting article about putting the intake and outflow for canister filter on the same side, that created better flow. It was based on hydrodynamics and went over my head, but I have been trying it and seems to be fine. Better? Who knows.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

You may be interested in these two articles as well. They both explain the more in depth ecology/chemistry behind the planted aquarium.
http://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/LWTEAMFOLDER/CanfieldPubs/macrophyte.pdf

http://www.seachem.com/Library/Articles/General_Chemistry_of_the_Planted_Aquarium.pdf

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Well all you have to do to see if that is true, is set up a tank of water and try different positions. Who knows what point they were trying to make or under what conditions. I would bet that having them on opposite sides would create a larger circle and far better circulation. It's pretty simple nothing extremely complicated. Aquarium Science - Water Flow Management

James Conrey - 10 years ago

Love this aquarium, great advice. I love the hanging kits they make for the odyssea fixtures, very simple to raise and lower the lights.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks man. I will have to look into those hanging kits. You cannot go wrong with moving lights. I appreciate it. peace

Danny T - 10 years ago

Great tips. Loving your tank. It looks amazing

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks man. It is starting to work out now that I have fixed my filter and what not.

GreatWhiteNiko - 10 years ago

Man. Every single thing you say in this video is the popular superficial understanding on how to combat algae. The first popular notion is that algae is an enemy. But they do not compete with plants as we all love to believe. If they did the plants will have no chance. Good plant growth does suppress algae but it is not the good plant growth that makes that happen. And plants do not grow better with higher and higher CO2. There are many processes that take place in the tank that we have ignored for about a decade now and we have explanations for many things that are false but seem to make sense. CO2 does not affect BBA in any way for example. BBA can grow very well right above a CO2 diffuser with the CO2 bubbles surrounding it all over. Another example - you fixed your filter and now the tank runs cleaner. But you said it was the CO2 that was being diffused better. There are so many things that the filter (if functioning properly) does for the tank that it will take a whole article to describe them. Yet, noone discusses filtration too much. Same with your improved flow. Proper flow does quite a bit of things that we overlook. Because we all like to look at CO2, light, ferts, and water changes.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

The truth is that if the general public wants to become more successful at the planted tank than they need to find the truth by reading. As we have both done and still do. I am not going to explain deep carbon cycle theories to everyone. They need to figure it out on their own. This just helps people have a starting point to get their minds engaged and hopefully helps them stumble across more in depth literature to give them a better understanding. If they never ask the question, "Why?" There is really nothing we can do. I appreciate your passion for this hobby and am glad you are searching for the truth. That's what I am trying to do myself.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I understand that this isn't explaining the deep underlying ecology/chemistry of the tank. PM me your theories or links so I can look into filtration more and read up on it to re-educate myself. I am not going to agree that plants don't benefit from more Co2. Maybe a few oddballs, which I still don't believe is the case. I agree, I don't think the higher Co2 levels are killing the algae. Just helping to create a more stable environment. Theory vs experience. We should look into why these measures help with algae control to truly understand what is going on. Through experience they do in fact help keep it at bay. Algae is always going to grow. It shouldn't be the enemy, but it isn't attractive all over plant leaves either. This is better than relying on algae eaters or peroxide. I should have mentioned more about good filtration that is probably the main underlying factor in this situation. I still believe that stable amounts of ferts, lighting and Co2 do help. I am sure you know Tom Barr and I don't know if you agree with all that he says, but he is an expert in algae and he talks quite a bit about high Co2 levels and lighting. This may be a subject you know more about than most people so I would appreciate links to articles etc... " Good plant growth suppresses algae, but it isn't the good plant growth that is actually doing it" Please explain? I am now intrigued. Another factor is in reality causing the suppression? If it goes into chemistry/carbon cycle/bacteria I would love to find out more. Thanks for the comment.

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Aquatic Creations - 10 years ago

Great info Dave! That dwarf pennywort mountain is looking sick. Well along with the rest if the tank. Keep it up!

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks man!

thecooldude71 - 10 years ago

actually really useful, thank you. Will do because my two and a half week old tank is suffering bad.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

Amber Courtney - 10 years ago

Great information to know! Thanks for sharing! :)

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks. I hope it helps out someone that is having algae problems. I don't want them to quite the hobby. We've all been there.

Aplusfishtanks - 10 years ago

Hey I liked the video i just had a question, I have this weird brown algae that is on my leaves and rocks and i can't get rid of it. Anything will help thanks, and I did increase my lighting and i have it on for 6 hrs a day

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Is it diatoms or a hair algae? If it is diatoms you may need to change your water chemistry. How old is your tank?

Slim Tim - 10 years ago

Looking good (as always), good tips.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks for the kind words Tim and thanks for watching. It is starting to come to life and take on its own shape. At this point it is really cool to see where the tank goes and what it will look like in a few more months. Peace

csolo541 - 10 years ago

I have that blue-green slime algae and its terrible. Gonna try some suggestions on james' site. Thanks!

shizdank - 10 years ago

what did you do to the filter? i have a similar set up and seems to have the same issues.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

That was always my concern. I wanted lily pipes, but didn't want a tiny outtake. Now that I increased the tubing to the same diameter as the intake it isn't an issue. It allows me to use an inline Co2 diffuser as well. I will eventually get lily pipes and a bigger impeller.

shizdank - 10 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping using a 2211 as well. i just been cleaning the filter like every other week and it seems to work a little better. the impeller swap is a great idea. i havent changed the tubing yet and was looking at the 10mm VIV lily pipes for the outtake but i guess it would be better to go with a bigger tube and pipe

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I bought a new gasket ring and increased the size of the outtake tubing. I used reducers in the reverse position. It allows for higher flow rates. I am going to get a larger impeller as well. I have the Eheim 2211 and I guess you can buy the 2213 impeller and it will fit in my smaller filter. What kind of filter are you using?

OceanLife69 - 10 years ago

Great info. Really love this tank!

OceanLife69 - 10 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping I did notice that! :) It's looking great!

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks yo! I am glad you like it. It is starting to fill in now that I have stable Co2.

Brian's Fish Tanks - 10 years ago

Great tips Dave! Tank looks amazing!

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks man. Thanks for the kind words. It is starting to come alive.

Natalie.Tomczyk - 10 years ago

Great video, very informative. I'm currently having trouble with BBA growing on my anubias in my 54L (14 gallon) planted tank. I have 2x24 W tubes, which are probably contributing to that too, but I do use pressurized co2 though, although probably not as much as I'd like to.

Natalie.Tomczyk - 10 years ago

Thanks for the info, I might give it a go when I get my hands on some.

Helo Stoma - 10 years ago

Hi Natalie, u could try Seachem's Excel to fight the BBA. Some folks swear by it and in my 10G I think it helped to eradicate BBA. It won't change things over night but should make a diff within a few weeks. Just dose as recommended. If injecting CO2 it's best to do this with a pH controller to assure things don't get out of hand. Also it's good to have KH in the range of 3…9.

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

I think the one PlantedtankUK uses is pretty cheap and durable. You may want to watch his vid on drop checkers. I use Cal AquaLabs, but I wouldn't say they are cheap.

Natalie.Tomczyk - 10 years ago

Yeah, I'm just worried that I might affect the fish somehow. When I first added co2 the glass cats were all at the surface. Can you recommend a decent, but relatively cheap drop-checker?

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks. Yeah just try increasing and stabilizing the Co2 in the tank. Get a drop checker if you don't already have one to help monitor the relative levels.

jeremiemcd - 10 years ago

Great info D, tank looks awesome, it came out beautiful, I just got a new 65 rimless, big plans for that, keep up the great work=)

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Thanks man. Yeah it is coming to life these days. Taking on its own shape. Can't wait for that beast to get going. Is it ADA? How much? Thanks for watching man.