10 Pro Planted Tank Tips in 10 Minutes

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  • Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024

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  • @AssassinGreen
    @AssassinGreen 7 лет назад +14

    Merry Christmas George, fantastic, informative channel for aquascapers. Anyone who hasnt, it's well worth a sub!

  • @supriyoacharya6175
    @supriyoacharya6175 6 лет назад +4

    This man deserves a million subs. Keep up the good work george.

  • @robertfletcher3421
    @robertfletcher3421 7 лет назад +5

    Merry Christmas George and your family. Your No. 1 tip on having a heavy plant load is something I wish I had done in the first place. I do have a heavy plant load now and I put it down to that and water change when I had CO2 problems leading to algae outbreak. Once stable I got things under control.

  • @lakshminarayanan2443
    @lakshminarayanan2443 6 лет назад

    HI George , I am one your fan ,I love your tanks and your spirits for keeping fish and plants very healthy . I am very new to this hobby .I have started to keep the fishes 4 months before because of my kid loved it. But later on I involved more on this. I am addicted in this hobby :) . As every one said my first plantation tank was a disaster. Every plant and fishes suffered because of my unawareness, after that only I started to look for the knowledge. Then I come to know I have missed tons of information to keep the fish and plants happy.
    Now I restarted my tank with new fishes and plants .My local aquarium guy advised me to keep the low lighting and not Co2 plants for starting and also he suggested me to use lights only for 4 hours a day and liquid fertilizer for every week .Co2 liquid for every alternate days.
    My Plants:-Water weed, Amazon sword, cabomba caroliniana ,ceratophllum demerssum and some kind of dwarf valisneria(excuse me for spellings ) .
    My fish:-Neon tetras, Rummy nose tetras, Siamese algae eater, Purple Emperor Tetra
    Please guide me .

  • @andrewgoldfish
    @andrewgoldfish 6 лет назад +4

    Lots of plants to start is a good way to prevent algae issues. We don't use CO2 but have enough floating plants to keep the nitrogen levels under control. Glad we found your channel. Looking forward to watching more. (Of course here in the states we pronounce it Al G.) ;)

  • @jt9513
    @jt9513 4 года назад

    This is so precise so cool nice presentation loved it!!!

  • @muso5666
    @muso5666 3 года назад

    Great video, thanks for all the tips. There's some concepts I've been struggling with for a while which you've helped clear up. Cheers!

  • @ultimatefishkeeping
    @ultimatefishkeeping 7 лет назад +3

    Excellent video. I thoroughly enjoyed watching that. Really nice to see you doing that with your daughter. Absolutely fantastic video.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @Keldarahs
    @Keldarahs 6 лет назад +2

    One of the best and grounded aquascaper sensei❤️👍

  • @rickrodriguez6675
    @rickrodriguez6675 7 лет назад +1

    Very informative video. Merry Christmas to you & family

  • @ZokomoTV
    @ZokomoTV 4 года назад

    Great list George, thanks for the tips!

  • @HCAqua
    @HCAqua 7 лет назад +1

    Great tips! Great having your daughter help you with the video!

  • @adamjohnson9148
    @adamjohnson9148 7 лет назад +1

    Merry Christmas George to you and your family. Thanks for all the advice.

  • @carson631
    @carson631 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you guys that was very helpful

  • @carlosortegah135
    @carlosortegah135 7 лет назад +3

    Thanks George for all your tips and videos, happy Christmas and prosperous new year ..... Greetings.

  • @jurgenkraus6418
    @jurgenkraus6418 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the great tips and Happy Christmas from Germany!

  • @BRZZ-xw4hd
    @BRZZ-xw4hd 7 лет назад +1

    great vid guys .. if u hav fish in the tank do u need to add co2...peace out

    • @GeorgeFarmerStudios
      @GeorgeFarmerStudios  7 лет назад

      Yes, the CO2 from the fish is negligible compared with injecting

  • @unitedtanksofamerica4095
    @unitedtanksofamerica4095 7 лет назад +1

    A Very Merry Christmas and Happen New Year To You and Yours George

  • @olly3438
    @olly3438 7 лет назад

    Have a good Christmas mate glad I found your channel helped me with my tank a lot in the last few months! Thanks for the tips too.

  • @ross8527
    @ross8527 7 лет назад +1

    Great info. Thank you!

  • @jeb678910
    @jeb678910 3 года назад

    Cute! And informative

  • @cicco1838
    @cicco1838 7 лет назад

    Merry Christmas Giorgio and thank you for awesome video info....

  • @BertShackleford
    @BertShackleford 7 лет назад +2

    Great info - Love the outtakes at the end too. Happy Holidays to you and your family George!
    Keep up the great work my friend.

  • @WanObi1972
    @WanObi1972 7 лет назад +1

    Merry Christmas and greetz from Belgium on the nice tips

  • @RAW-RaulAquascapingWorkshop
    @RAW-RaulAquascapingWorkshop 5 лет назад +2

    hello George, I would like to know how long the light goes in one day, or what the lighting program is, with breaks or no, you use hot / cold / daylight.thanks

  • @Fishingbird1
    @Fishingbird1 7 лет назад +1

    Great video George, Merry Christmas from Colorado!

  • @rugerluger5446
    @rugerluger5446 7 лет назад

    Awesome channel, where can I find good tanks online?

  • @AmaPeel
    @AmaPeel 7 лет назад +1

    A Christmas present from George! As always, great tips. Best for the season from Atlantic Canada.

  • @63yorkshire
    @63yorkshire 6 лет назад

    How so after you set up a tank like this do you add the fish and cleaning crew?

  • @davidbrue9467
    @davidbrue9467 7 лет назад +2

    Happy Holidays from Florence Arizona

  • @NigelAquascaping
    @NigelAquascaping 7 лет назад +1

    Hope you had a Nice Christmas George. Nice video. Knew everything already but it is good to repeat this kind of information.

  • @HM-lk3pq
    @HM-lk3pq 7 лет назад +1

    Merry Christmas Mr. Farmer.

  • @paulschofield985
    @paulschofield985 7 лет назад +1

    Happy Christmas mate.. All the best hope you have a good one..

  • @milanioom
    @milanioom 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the video.
    Awesome shirts!

  • @JuanCarlosMiplantadonatural
    @JuanCarlosMiplantadonatural 7 лет назад +1

    Merry Christmas from Barcelona Spain.

  • @slayerwasco
    @slayerwasco 7 лет назад +1

    I have made what seems like every mistake in the book when it comes to planted tanks. I almost never planted heavily and that always killed the tank from the start. So now I go way hard on plant load and it always outcompetes for the nutrients as long as I keep up with the water changes.
    As far as a dirted tank, they're a tough sell. I used to use it all the time because it was so much cheaper. But, it brrinngs along so much variation and hard work to keep up with a specialized supstrate. For example, its recommended you mineralize the dirt by soaking it and then letting it dry over the course of weeks. Then you have to run it through window screen or another mesh to remove the more organic things like wood chips or rocks. Even then, its basically peat and releases tons and tons of organic compounds into the tank and tannins plus its bound to have some hitchikers on it (I haad a tank where I used as little dirt as possible because of previously poor experiences and eventually the tank was overrun with both dragonfly nymphs and bladder snails and I had to redo it) Finally it seems like there are some plants that thrive in it and others that cannot take the compaction properties it has. After a few years of trying it in a handful of tanks, it turns out to not be worth it and i dont think iill go back anytime soon.
    Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thanks for allt he videos and help!

  • @dandano2602
    @dandano2602 6 лет назад

    What light spectrum is that fixture. It looks more blue than yellow?

  • @cannondale97
    @cannondale97 7 лет назад +2

    Merry Christmas George!!

  • @laurit3116
    @laurit3116 5 лет назад

    In a new setup...should you be dosing fertilizers? I read that a lot of nutrients will contributed to algae.

  • @benmorgan9762
    @benmorgan9762 7 лет назад +1

    What a nice vid. Merry Xmas

  • @jenniferquinn7256
    @jenniferquinn7256 4 года назад

    Is it still ok safe do a 50% water change with fish in there? Big change to levels for them to get used to? Ph will tend to decrease gradually over time so if you are continually changing such a big amount ph will change and will the fish get stressed?

  • @geofishshrimps4407
    @geofishshrimps4407 6 лет назад +1

    Should i dose my liquid ferts right away after turning my lights on? Or is it okay to dose it later on the day?

  • @BRZZ-xw4hd
    @BRZZ-xw4hd 7 лет назад +1

    i watched your hardscape vids and my question is how do you support the bottom of the tank when using large heavy rocks

  • @fattybum4444
    @fattybum4444 7 лет назад +7

    Video request - Planted tank with garden soil experiment :D

  • @willpower6188
    @willpower6188 3 года назад

    I have five aquariums, all clear healthy green hue water, of which I've done one water change on one tank only cause I bought a bad plant. Algae in the beginning is more due to water table and not letting it setup with nothing in it. If its green that is ok as long as it's not slimy. Brown algae is due to too much nutrients in the water and not enough plant life. When in doubt do a water change it should clear it right out. Co2 is only needed for certain plants. If you're adding chemicals your water or soil is lacking. Need iron tabs most likely. Get snails and some shrimp to clean your aquarium. Both are way cooler than you think to look at and move surprisingly fast when they want to. Both eat damn near everything that falls to the bottom. This helps with no need for water changes. Get sponges for your filter and refrain from using the charcoal bags they give you in them. No need to replace a sponge as it adds healthy bacteria to your tank. Color light due nothing for your tank and the moonlight setting is a gimmick. This will promote more algae growth as the plants never get a chance to be in darkness and retract........I have things I need to do. Please do your research before buying things and take time to learn about what you want to put into your tank. They are living creatures after all.

  • @davidfieldman8723
    @davidfieldman8723 7 лет назад +1

    Hi George great tips merry xmas to you and your family

  • @RedL0G
    @RedL0G 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the tips! Do you have any experience with otocinclus and or corydoras pygmaeus (or habrosus, hastatus)? Want to get some in my planted shrimp tank, and I don't know if the Cory's will est the shrimp, or if the Otos won't get enough food..

    • @GeorgeFarmerStudios
      @GeorgeFarmerStudios  7 лет назад

      Shrimp should be ok but you’ll get less offspring from them breeding with any fish present

    • @RedL0G
      @RedL0G 7 лет назад +1

      Thanks! Merry Christmas to you🌲

  • @rickardrocks2160
    @rickardrocks2160 7 лет назад +1

    Merry chrismas George and family!

  • @sayakgupta4207
    @sayakgupta4207 7 лет назад +3

    Merry Christmas

  • @FuriedHearts
    @FuriedHearts 5 лет назад

    At 3:55 you talk about the plants in a tank producing waste organics. I wasn't aware that plants produced waste/organics in the tank; could you elaborate on this just a little more? I obviously knew fish produce waste but had no idea plants do.

    • @GeorgeFarmerStudios
      @GeorgeFarmerStudios  5 лет назад

      All living things excrete waste as part of respiration, plants included. If this waste accumulates in the aquarium it feeds algae and oxygen consuming bacteria.

  • @mitojo60
    @mitojo60 6 лет назад +1

    Hi when you do a water change do you use ro water thanks

  • @aquamoment
    @aquamoment 7 лет назад +1

    merry christmas and I am already looking forward to the video's in 2018!

  • @thomasvolpe9472
    @thomasvolpe9472 6 лет назад

    What do you think about uv sterilization, y or n because they kill alge ! N keep water clean?

  • @diatonicwastaken
    @diatonicwastaken 7 лет назад

    How do I properly choose a light? How do I know if I have too much or too little? Especially for LED's
    I have a finnex fugeray planted+ (48in) on a 55 gallon. Is this too much or too little?

  • @colinhollywood8254
    @colinhollywood8254 7 лет назад +2

    Another great video George and a question I had regarding the size of Oase filter you use was answered too! Loved the outakes at the end :-P - Happy Christmas and Very Best Wishes to you and your family. Looking forward to catching up with you in 2018.

  • @arindambarthakur
    @arindambarthakur 4 года назад

    What is the wattage to litre ratio,when it comes to lights?

  • @wotrulke5868
    @wotrulke5868 7 лет назад +1

    fun video very informative and a big LOL 😂 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all 🎉🎊

  • @MakeilasAqua
    @MakeilasAqua 7 лет назад

    Love the tips and the bloopers ;D Wondering where Florence got her shirt? I'd love to have one like it for my videos!

  • @AussieAquatic
    @AussieAquatic 7 лет назад +1

    *******MERRY CHRISTMAS******** Great tips.

  • @hamadabdulla3601
    @hamadabdulla3601 7 лет назад

    Thanks for tips

  • @alanreid498
    @alanreid498 7 лет назад +1

    George can you answer this please, why do you dose nitrates and phosphates if the aquarium is naturally producing these nutriants? Only to dilute them back down by big water changes. Is there not enough of these being produced naturally without adding more? Dr Kevin Novak, you'll no doubt have seen his channel says basically the aquarium has enough of these and it's an out dated practice that only benefits the manufacturer of these products in selling them. In the last few weeks I have stopping dosing nitrates and phosphate and only dose trace, potassium and iron and my plants have never looked better, also my algae has virtually disappeared. The little amount that the plants require surely have enough already in the tank without adding more. What's you're view on this please. Anyway loved your video and the end outtakes. Keep them coming. Thanks.

    • @GeorgeFarmerStudios
      @GeorgeFarmerStudios  7 лет назад

      Hi Alan. In CO2 injected aquariums with high lighting extra N and P is required. This is especially the case in tanks with large plant biomass and relatively low fish load.
      The dilution through water changes is more to do with diluting waste organics. Although it also has the benefit of resetting our nutrient levels from dosing.
      Also consider the difference between inorganic and organic nitrates and phosphates. We can safely dose the former with no issues.
      If you want to know more I suggest checking out Dennis Wong’s RUclips and Tom Barr’s many articles on the web.
      I haven’t seen Kevin Novak’s channel but will do so.
      My recommendations are based on 15 years of planted tank and aquascaping experience. I know what works for me and the tanks I set up and run. This doesn’t mean it’s the best way for everyone. 👍
      Cheers 😊

    • @jrnullits9863
      @jrnullits9863 7 лет назад +1

      By 50% waterchanges you don't remove 50% of the leftovers from fertilizing etc. ... probably about 40% and it depends on your local water parameters ... Some regions in this country have up to 55 ppm of Nitrates directly from the tap... so... when you change water you will remove some fertz, but you will add some by filling new water on the tank...
      Basically there is 5 Parameters to fullfill for good plantgrowth and for very little algae issues...
      1. Light intensity(light periode, is not of interest in relation to algae, but how many Pars, PPFD, Lumens and whatever you use is... )
      2. Temperature...
      These 2 first parameters is the demanding ones, Raise the light, or raise the temperature will make the need for the next 3 parameters raise to fullfill the plants metabolism...
      So the next 3 parameters is the part which fullfill the demands ..
      3. Fertilizer / Nutrients
      4. CO2 (Not any falsh liquid CO2, which do not exist on this planet)
      5. Circulation...
      That's it, find the balance between these parameters and you are done...
      You can't throw fertilizer into the tank alone you have too to have a good circulation to send both nutrients and CO2 round to the plants .. If you don't there will come defiencies and it's basically this part which makes trouble with algae, because lack of nutrients make the plants to move on the movable part, which result in chlorosis and necrosis by the plants and they will leak carbohydrates and sugar alcohol from the leaves both Staghorn and BBA has is specialised to get use of this, and will establish directly on the source, they don't say "No Thanks" to free energy ... they can do the same thing on a lot of other things in the aquarium eg. roots which contains and will release carbohydrates .. 45% of roots is a form for Carbon which is bulild up of the CO2, Potasium, Phosphors and more ... and it has to get free in some matter because as well as there are a nitrifying and a denitiifying proces running in the aquarium, there also is a Carbon cycle as well as in nature...
      Scientist have developed an algae which don't need any form for light at all, it thrives in totally darkness and got the energy from sugars, it's the only thing needed for it to growth...
      There will be some regulations during the time, because if you have succes with finding the correst balance between these parameters, plant will grow and make a lot of biomass which tend to raise and in that way there will be a risc for this mass to make hints for circulation etc....
      In my opinion it's a bad idea to cut out som nutrients from the fertilizer because the nutrients have a influence on it's other and if one is missing it can be the reason for the plants uptake of other nutrients, which often happens... so you are better of with a slight over/excess fertilizing than you are with too little... more fertilizer will give no algae issues, but if it is high enougt the plants will get poisoned and die... and the other way round, will for sure give trouble with algae...
      Here is a network of nutrient influence on each other akvariegoedning.dk/index.php/om-planteakvariet-alger-godning-lys/81-godning/1976-interaktion-mellem-de-enkelte-naeringsstoffer-og-tilgaengeligheden-af-disse-for-planten
      The article is in Danish, some parts is in English though ... I hope these articles will be translated to english next year... but until it happens, you have to use google.translate with it's benefits :-) for unnessary translation etc....
      I agree with George about fertilizing daily is the best solution for the plants and will reduce the risc for defiencis.
      I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
      May the plants be with you !

  • @cyesi23
    @cyesi23 7 лет назад +1

    Hi George, Merry Xmas. As you are keeping cherry shrimp, are you using RO water in the tank, or treated tap water? I understand cherry shrimp like tds lower than 200. Thanks

  • @johnmarkzimm
    @johnmarkzimm 7 лет назад +1

    That was great. Does your daughter do any scaping?

  • @martinwelters370
    @martinwelters370 7 лет назад +1

    Merry Christmas George

  • @stateniland
    @stateniland 5 лет назад

    How do you vacuum a planted substrate? TY

  • @sammelyanets8781
    @sammelyanets8781 7 лет назад +15

    All great tips! Lol "I am your father."

  • @Bkdfishnthings68
    @Bkdfishnthings68 6 лет назад +2

    new to your channel , great information learnt a lot thanks

  • @FuriedHearts
    @FuriedHearts 5 лет назад +1

    Are there any chemical media you recommend running? My takeaway is that carbon should definitely not be run 100% of the time. Any other media you use to reduce certain organics?

  • @user-hi3dt9kj7d
    @user-hi3dt9kj7d 6 лет назад

    can you put shrimp with a red tailled shark and tiger barbs?

  • @nisharblogs3s
    @nisharblogs3s 3 года назад

    merry Christmas 2021

  • @nikhilroy5197
    @nikhilroy5197 7 лет назад +2

    Happy Christmas from India

  • @mistralin1
    @mistralin1 7 лет назад +1

    thanks for everything, very well explained
    good help;)

  • @karaloft1219
    @karaloft1219 7 лет назад +1

    Mary Christmas Georgie porgy! HOW MANY PLANTED TANKS do ya have in your home? Cheers..

  • @andreybutko9190
    @andreybutko9190 7 лет назад +1

    Merry Christmas George! Thx a lot for channel, like it. Warm hello from Russia)

  • @thefullstop23
    @thefullstop23 7 лет назад

    Happy holidays to you and your family, George! Awesome video. I was wondering, will you ever do a 3D realistic background/fake wood etc type aquascape like Joey King of DIY? Or are you against that? And also, which football club do you support in England, if any? Thanks!

  • @J1a9m8e3ss
    @J1a9m8e3ss 6 лет назад +2

    Oh this is good to know as I got told I couldn't have cherry shrimps and amano shrimp together as they will fight so they are ok together then ? Cheers 👌🏻

  • @joycew9941
    @joycew9941 7 лет назад +1

    how do i get rid of blackbeard algae
    plzzz

  • @sushant3196
    @sushant3196 5 лет назад

    That's a little over the top care when you said fertilizer everyday and fewer fish... I don't use co2, liquid fertilizers. In my experience, it's the substrate that really matters, infact, I use regular organic garden fertilizer (not cow manure)...

  • @Gwyntog-21
    @Gwyntog-21 7 лет назад +1

    Happy Christmas George,love your channel BTW,great tips,bookmarked this video,keep up the great work bro.

  • @jamieouthere
    @jamieouthere 7 лет назад +1

    Season's Greeting to you George and you're family

  • @spencer5082
    @spencer5082 5 лет назад +1

    Great video as always. Thanks! The cellphone kinda ruins it to. I know she has a list on it but she looks like she's Facebook'ing. 😂😂

  • @joycew9941
    @joycew9941 7 лет назад +3

    she has a aqua girls shirt on so kewl

  • @thehardcorecasual9444
    @thehardcorecasual9444 3 года назад

    wow, biomaster 600 for a small aquarium, was thinking to buy biomaster 250 for a same sized aquarium :)

  • @Tedlasman
    @Tedlasman 7 лет назад +1

    Quartz is silica..... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz 9:32

  • @bunnybuns6638
    @bunnybuns6638 6 лет назад

    I have a great tip you can mix substrates so the plants that like iron you can give them su strayed with a lot iron and you an give the others what they want

  • @samidaliphoto
    @samidaliphoto 4 года назад +1

    Lov ur daughters accent

  • @bevonbaptiste1196
    @bevonbaptiste1196 7 лет назад +1

    Lol nice have a good one goood and nice info

  • @Leroy1995
    @Leroy1995 6 лет назад +5

    Thanks George! i'm at war with some algae and i gonna win it.

  • @cicco1838
    @cicco1838 7 лет назад +1

    and family cheers

  • @Morpheus852
    @Morpheus852 7 лет назад +1

    Good useful quick tips, Darth Vader, eeeh George! ;-)

  • @schunter20
    @schunter20 5 лет назад

    Great video love your California accent.

  • @EnragedTofu
    @EnragedTofu 5 лет назад +14

    Great tips. Try leaving the cellphone out of the video though.

    • @simplytrusted
      @simplytrusted 4 года назад +3

      Right? She seems disinterested in the video and I couldn't even finish the video because of it

    • @urnzwayzmoove
      @urnzwayzmoove 3 года назад +1

      She was reading the notes off of it and put it away when she was done. Great job! Weird that people cared about a cellphone being in a video.

    • @82easyrider
      @82easyrider 3 года назад

      @@simplytrusted Haha, can't belive there are eople who thought Florence was checking her text and not reading out the pro tips without fail. HoF-ers for finding faults in the most innocous things on YT.

  • @TamalinTV
    @TamalinTV 7 лет назад

    Just subs thanks

  • @angelm8387
    @angelm8387 4 года назад

    that little girl's english accent hilarious haha

  • @kamilfrancoolczak
    @kamilfrancoolczak 7 лет назад

    My amano shrimp eat my fish. They like to catch them, especially in night time...

    • @z3ro7o
      @z3ro7o 7 лет назад

      Kamil Olczak they are hungry then feed them more

  • @anovemberstar
    @anovemberstar 3 года назад

    i can't help but think, doing less dramatic water changes, and you wouldn't need to dose with weekly fertilizers on a daily basis ....

  • @corysummers3008
    @corysummers3008 5 лет назад

    my java fern wont grow

  • @sebastiaanvankamp
    @sebastiaanvankamp 7 лет назад

    Thanks George,
    Maybe change te filter inlet from metal to glass, its a bit distracting to the beautiful scape.

  • @poppyhimbo
    @poppyhimbo 5 лет назад

    50% water change weekly? Damn

  • @goldenboi24k
    @goldenboi24k 4 года назад

    The audio is HORRIBLE!!! Can nearly understand you