Erradicate algae in the aquarium with hydrogen peroxide🐟whole tank treatment🐠one two punch method
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2015
- So I've been neglecting the 20 long and its now covered in algae. Lets try a whole tank hydrogen peroxide treatment!
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This is often referred to as the "one two punch" method to eradicate algae from your aquarium. Fish tanks and algae often go hand in hand; but you dont have to live with the unsightly mess! Hydrogen peroxide does a fantastic job of killing algae! So does bleach....but that can be a bit trickier.
Now you can "spot treat" with hydrogen peroxide to kill small areas of algae. But what if your entire tank is covered in the stuff? Well then you need something to treat the entire tank. I've found that 2-4 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide for every 10 gallons of water works very very well. ***note this may not be safe for invertebrates like shrimp and snails****
To really make this effective you need time and flow. dose the 2-4 tablespoons per 10 gallons of water (i like the higher dose honestly), you can keep the tank lights on as they wil have no effect. now you need to wait.....for a while. The hydrogen peroxide needs some time to do its job; and some time is needed to ensure its made its way through the entire tank and has come into contact with all the algae. You want this stuff circulating through the tank for at least 15 minutes. Get some powerheads moving that water around as much as possible!
Then you're basically done. You may see the algae turning red....this is a good thing! It means the algae is dying (if not already dead). The algae can/will/might float around the tank now. Either way, you need to clean up the decaying algea and mess you've made so I suggest at least a 50% water change immediately after doing this.
Then the second part of the method is to dose something like Excel (liquid carbon promotes plant growth (for most species) and is an algaecide). Now algae can build a tolerance to excel so if you're not already dosing use the instructions on the bottle and dose something like 5ml per 10 gallons of water. If you're already dosing excel continue to do so at whatever rate you have been. NOTE: Excel and certain plants (like val species) dont play too well together!
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Ex aquarium owner here. I add 5mm of Hydrogen Peroxide in my 200 liter tank every two weeks (2 weeks yes and two weeks no. Then 2 weeks yes again, repeating the cycle every two weeks, yes and nos). But, I don't simply throw the solution in the tank at once. I use a slow drip of a drop every minute till it's all finished. This way it will mix well and fish will not be subjected directly into a high dose, you know what fish are like, alway dart into what they think it's food and then take the undisolved solution straight into their mouth and gills, similar like you gulping down hot chilly powder, burning your mouth and throat, whereas in small amount you hardly get that burning feeling. Same with the fish. I also aim the drops straight above the algae affected plants. Some fish do swim into plants for protection or to seek shade from the strong LED lights but the Hydrogen Peroxide drops disperse around the plants and hardly cause any fish discomfort than when throwing the entire 5mm straight into the tank. The dropper is similar to the hospital grade dropper except it's only a plastic measuring cup (with measuring marking printed on the cup) used as a container with a small nipple at the bottom to fit a plastic or surgical tubing and a small regulating valve. A drop a minute is better than 5mm dropped within a second, yes? Usually, within half hour the cup will be empty. While doing this dripping, the filter canisters are usually switched off to stop them from sucking the Peroxide in and be absorbed by the activated carbon.
That was really interesting. Good job. I think the tank looks perfect for your fish. Lots of plants🇨🇦👍
thanks!
A quick google shows 2 tablespoons per 10 gallons = 3ml/gal. The typical youtube recommendation for BGA is 1-2ml/gal but what matters is results. Thanks Rich. I recently started battling BGA and just started with the peroxide followed with a dbl dose of Excel.
Those triple reds are stunning!
+Rich's Fishes The Females are generally smaller and will turn a golden yellow color with a black literal stripe when in breeding colors.
That worked really good. I seen four fish
+Brian pickens Thanks Brian!
Its death on hair algae..but mosses are sensitive and so are some bunch plants. Bunches will recover..mosses probably not. But I find that in bright aquariums it's a very safe way to get things spiffy looking. Never bothers fish or shrimp or snails.
What concentration of peroxide did you use? Did I miss that? Does this work to clear grean growth on the glass?
You sound just like Cory from aquarium coop 😱 you talk like him too 😊
Lol can't say I've ever heard that before!
I love extra tank junk :) did u end up posting up ur stuffs? :D
Hey Rich, I'm interested in some pile o' junk stuff.... How do we do this..? I pay shipping and you get some room back or what?
one thing to keep in mind when killing this much algae is now you have a huge amount of dead algae in the tank you will need a few BIG water changes before and after a cull this size lol
+Ontario Bushcraft very good point!
I have notice a huge BBA in my 130gallon tank with shrimp so I cant use algeafix. did you ever say or post how much to use per gallon or anything?
sorry i didnt see the comment earlier robert.....recommended dose is 2 to 4 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide for every 10 gallons of water. (err on the side of caution if you keep shrimp!)
I learned about H2O2 tank dosing fm MarksFiskTanks.com He demo'd that his tank treatment will not harm shrimp. I've already learned fish are fine.His instructions:
Turn off filters so bacteria in thrre will not completely die.
Dose: 1.5 ml per gsl. Mix your H2O2 measured with a little tank water in a cup... swish then add to tank.
Swish your tank so H2O2 mixes well.
Let it sit 1 hr. Timer will remind you to plug filters back in.
Turn filters back on.
Do a water change and add new bacteria within the week.
Trying it today. Stay tuned.
awesome!
Did you keep your fish in the tank for the whole process?
Yes
Hi
It will not harm the fish?
Fish should be fine !
Turn filter off definitely.
I use de-chlorinated tap water to rinse off my Biomedia !
That works!
@@RichsFishes Thanks
What was the dose? And how big is the tank?
It's in the description. 2 to 4 tablespoons per 10 gallons of water. This was a 20 gallon tank.
@@RichsFishes thanks. I will try that.
Is it safe for a tank with a lobster?
I'm not entirely sure, but maybe
I have a gagrage full of aquarium shit 😎 and 5 empty tanks...
could have bought some amano shrimp and put them in there...
I could've wished harder for the algae to disappear too! LOL in all seriousness there were around 3 amano shrimp in there....I'd need a few hundred to take care of that mess though!
That filter alone will give an algae problem. Too dirty feeds algae. Black Mollies eat BBA Also Siamese Flying Fox and Siamese Algae eaters.
Used .H2o2
What the hell all that time talking about a filter ? waste of my time. bye
Hope someone didnt tie you down and force you to watch if you didnt like my content Dennis. Thanks for stopping by though.
I hoped you would stop talking about the filter so I watched. I know vids are not easy to do. Ignore me. : )
lol fair enough. I suppose I do tend to ramble on when talking to myself in the fishroom.
Filtering is something to help combat against algae growth and using this method without killing the beneficial bacteria which would in turn cause an ammonia and nitrite spike.
Only morons would complain about not having a filter. He's obviously a classless fool. Has no idea what this hobby consists of.
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