How to fix algae in planted aquarium| Aquarium Algae Solutions (Part 1)| Simple algae cleaning tips
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- How to control algae is a question that is there in the mind of almost all planted aquarium hobbyists?
Using a nano aquarium at Ripples Gallery, which has been infested with algae, this video identifies some of the common aquarium algae and also provides some simple tips for cleaning those algae.
Solutions for cleaning algae like Silk algae, Hair Algae, Black Beard Algae, Black Brush Algae (BBA) have been provided.
Aquarium details
Do Aqua Mini M
Lights: ADA Aquasky 361
Plants:
Anubias nana var ' Petit'
Ludwigia arcuata narrow leaf
Styuorgyne repens
CO2: Pressurised
Explanation by our mentor Mr. Gautam Gupta
Photography by Mr. Shibasis Mukherjee using Nikon Z50
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Brilliant, thorough video. I've been keeping fish (in UK) for 45 years, but learned stuff! Enjoyed it too - great presentation.
Awesome, thank you! The words mean a lot to us. Please continue to enjoy watching and help us improve. Greetings and Love from India
Very informative
Thanks to Mayur Dev
This channel is for serious hobbyists
Thanks again
Khhoob bhalo
Thanks a ton and please excuse for us being so late in acknowledging
All the best.. May this channel grow more and more.. One of the most informative channel about the hobby out there..
Thank you so much 😀and please pardon us for acknowledging so late
This video was very helpful for me thanks for sharing your experience
Glad it was helpful!
Love from Kolkata ❤️
Thank you. Please visit our gallery
Great video bro
Glad you enjoyed
Thanks team for yet another informative video. I would take a moment to acknowledge the good work team Rioples is doing in spreading the hobby with great knowledge and coaching. I strongly recommend all nature lovers to visit them and experience.
Our pleasure! Thanks a lot for your inspiring words. Means a lot to us
Please make a video on how to remove snails from Aquarium
We have published one now. Please check and give us your feedback
Add a crayfish they will eat all snails out in a week timd
very well describe video dada. This is Rizve from Nature Aquatics, Bangladesh
Many many thanks
Nice video
Sir
In my tank for all Anubis plant I found some Blake spot in some leaves,will you please tell me what defect is this how to come out of this
Filter is also clear & 60 % of water changed for every week.
My light is running for 7hr in this only 4hr is full intensity
& co2 is running for 6hr
Pls healp
Thanks
Kalyan,,
Hi Kalyan. Sorry for the delayed response. Black spot can be due to nutrient deficiency due to improper photosynthetic activity or due to algae. We need to understand a little more. If you can share your no, we can ask our team to call back or you can mail us with some pictures to ripples.sales@gmail.com
Excellent Video Sir. Big Fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Much appreciated!
Thanks lot, very nice information.
You are most welcome
Thanks for information🙏. Happy scapping sir..
So nice of you
Sir good learning. I am suffering from green spot algae and slik algae. Please advise what step should I take.
Sorry for late response. Why don't you call us @ 9830009691. We can discuss your problem and surely try to help
Great Video 🙏🏻❤️
Glad you enjoyed
its amazing and helpful sir
Thanks and welcome
Thank you Sir for the step by step video. Can you please tell what light was used for the tank?
ADA Aquasky 361. But light was not the reason behind alage, lack of maintenance was. Just thought of mentioning
Very good information
Thanks. Sorry for responding so late. For some reason we missed valuable, encouraging comments like yours.
hello sir thanks for making this video
Most welcome
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Thank you. This encourages us a lot
Dada, khub informative video. But one small question. I may not be able to effort ADA... Onno kichu suggest korben please...
Thank you. ADA definitely is not the only option. If you can please call us @ 9830009691 and explain us your problem specifically then we can try to help you
Excellent content Gautam da...I used excel for bba ..but looks like it's not safe to use , slowly 2 of my nana melted so now on will use ada phyton gid plus with brush.
Thanks for sharing your experience and sorry for our late response
Thanks a lot dada ..
So nice of you
Sir plz make a video how to set up shrimp tank nano
This has been planned for sometime. Will surely do that soon
Sir apnar total kotota aquarium accha ar sobtar akta video please ❤️💯💯❤️🔥
A good idea indeed. We will try to do one
Sir how balance co2 light and fertilizer??plz make video 🙏🙏🙏
We will try... honestly explaining this concept thru a video is difficult....but will try..
Please suggest how to avoid white fungus or white algae on the planted tank soil. I have Fountain premium soil. I don't have CO2 but have a good filter and light. Also use plant Nutrition weekly.
Hi based on your description identification of the root cause behind this is difficult. We need additional data to give you some idea. Please call us @ 9830009691 and our team will try to help you. And if you are living in or near Kolkata please feel free to drop in our gallery and we can discuss in person :)
Thank u sir for this informative video. Can you please also guide on the removal of the slimy algae type growth. Its very slippery. Its been also refered as an bacteria too. Regards
Sir mine is a two month old planted tank with saggita, anubias nana, some christmas moss on driftwood , alternanthera renicki, no co2, lighting for 5-6 hrs everyday and 40% water change every week. RO water being used.
Looks like it's Blue Green Algae (BGA). Yes it's not an algae. Its a Cyanobacteria. Looks like your dissolved organic levels in your aquarium water is high. Do large water changes, introduce good beneficial bacteria. In case that does not resolve, give a blackout with lots of aeration
You can aslo do a blackout it kills all the algea
True but the spores remains and given the right condition comes back again :)
Nice video sir, i am also fighting with green algae for so long but still I don’t find any effective solution and i am doing manual cleaning every week can you please help me or teach me right solution for green algae.
Again sorry for late response. Can you call us @ 9830009691 and we will try to help you as best as we can
@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 sure sir , thanks
Sir, please make a video on how much light is required for different tank sizes of planted aquarium
Will surely do that
If I releas a small quantity of CO2 In (1b per sec )3ft tank for 24 x7 cna it helps to reduce the algae
First of all CO2 should only be injected when lights are on and not otherwise. CO2 directly cannot help in reduction of algae. CO2 will aid in improving plant growth, which in turn improve free nutrient uptake from water and there by reduce algae
Sir plzz make a video on which fertilizers should be used at what stage.
Thanks for your suggestion. We will do that
Dada, loved your various videos …My new aquarium (size 2ftx1ft) has algae & want to add these algae eaters..in Mumbai where can I find psilorhynchus balitora & sucatio & what’s its approximate price..pl respond.
We are not sure where these fishes are available in Mumbai. But then algae eaters, whatever species, they belong to are not sufficient enough to control algae. To an extent algae is bound to be present but then any algal predominance is a sign of imbalance in a tank. We need to identify the root cause of imbalance and take care of that first. If you can call/ message our team at 9830009691 then we can understand your specific problem and guide you better
Thank you so much for responding..iam cycling 20-30%water once in 3-4 days & LED light frequency is reduced to 6-7 hrs a day..lets observe for 10-12 days & then see..mainly it’s brownish black algae on leaves of plants ..will get in touch with your team if issue continues..thanks again
Hello Sir, I am having the brown hair algae after 7 to 10 days in a new setup tank. So I need to turn off the co2 and fertilizer and do daily water change??
Brown algae or diatomes to be specific are common during initial stages of the aquarium. Siphon out whatever possible while doing water change. Key is to make bacteria grow so it is very important to always run aeration in the tank after switching off CO2, daily for say 16 hours. Also you need to add a bacteria growth promoter like ADA Green Bacter. No need to do daily water change. First week may be water change after every 2 days, next week say after every 3 days, 3rd week say twice a week. Daily water change never helps the tank to stabilize. Do not turn off CO2, the best way to combat algae is to make plants grow faster and switching off CO2 goes against that
How to deal with staghorn algae? Also, it would be very helpful, if the conditions for a specific type of algae are mentioned.. example, brown algae happens in low nitrate, low light, low circulation, high phosphate conditions..
Staghorn is a clear sign of high organic load in aquarium. Please do water changes. Noted your other comment, we will try to cover them
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Thank you. Do excuse such a late response. For some unknown technical reasons we missed some of the comments and we are very sorry for that
Hi Sir, where i can get phyton git as online it is showing it is not avaiable? Will that help to get rid of algae on Anubius plant leaves ?
Sorry for the delayed response. Can you please call 9830009691? They will help you
Hi. Are red nose shrimp as effective as amano shrimp at keeping algae away?
Yes they are quite effective. It might be interesting to compare their efficacy though :)
@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 yes it will be.... i might give red nose shrimp a try.
Sir there is a wide variety of UV lights available in market for aquarium and pond but I have never seen you recommending or saying anything about it much.
Can you make video on Pros and Cons of UV light.
2nd can you make a video specific on different types of lights and things to remember when setting a light. There are different variety of water plants with different colored leafs, red, violet, white with green patches, so do they require any kind of special lights.
3rd when we setup a water filter does, can't we use charcoal instead of bacteria media?? Will charcoal help in preventing algae?? Does it will change the PH??? Pls also make video on that.
1) UV lights are a good addition for fish only tanks. We will surely make a video on this topic
2) Thanks for the suggestion. We will cover this topic as well
3) Charcoal is intended for chemical filtration, useful at the start of the aquarium when NH4 levels are high. It's best to use charcoal for the first 3 weeks. Post which biological with beneficial bacteria is a must
@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 really thank you sir.
Sir u nicely dicuseed hw to clean algae but I want to knw what is the size of the tank , how much mm fertzr in a day u put in tht tank n in one months , wht substrate is there in the tank so I can understand what is the exact reason fr the growth of the algae ,plz answer if , 👍
Sorry for this very late response. You have raise many pertinent points. You see singularly neither substrate or fertilizer or lights which gives rise to algae. Many cases it's a combination which is not allowing the tank to be in balance. In this specific case it's decreasing light intensity, more fish load for a small tank and more importantly lack of maintenance which resulted in this state
Dada can I plant brown algae infested Anubias and Cryptocorn brown to my new planted tank?
You should never introduce any algae infested plants in your aquarium whatever may be the type of algae. Do some treatment to remove algae before introducing
Part 2 not publish??
This can be considered as second part :)
ruclips.net/video/lSmNo2bfuPY/видео.html
Very useful session .Is Phytongate is available in your store at Mukandapur?
Yes, it is. Again sorry for so late response
If hair algae,silk Algae grow in newly planted tank like 3-4week old, specifically on fissidens & ricardia moss then what should I do for controlling ?
I already clean everyday and also change water 50% one day gap.after seeing your video I stopped CO2 supply
Though I can't control
TDS 92-100
Please help
Sorry for our delayed response. Any algae is a sign of aquarium imbalance. If you can call us @ 9830009691, we can understand the problem better before suggesting
Hi sir
Its informative algae video, but can I get tips of how to remove brown algae
Brown algae are diatomes. They are normal in newly setup tanks. In fact diatomes signals that the biological activity of the tank has started. But if it continues then in all probabilities the reasons can be old lights or lack of proper aeration in tank. Use algae eaters temporarily but do start aerating the tank for at least 16 hours
@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 thankyou sir
Sir how to get rid of staghorn algae... Im struggling with stag for a long time...doing regular water change for last 2 weeks...using spot dosing of excel...increased the flow...bt still lots of there in my aquarium
Staghorn algae indicates deteriorating water quality. Check your filter. It should be cleaned every month or once in one and half month. Cut off affected leaves. Be ruthless and remove as much as possible. We are not sure about Excel as we have not used it. But we have seen ADA Phytongit working well over time
Sir, i have lot of red rillie shrimps in my aquarium, all the java moss bulk r now tangled with silk agae and hair algae, what should i do? I m from siliguri, so from where i ll get ADA phytongit,online its not available.
Sorry for delayed response. We have ADA Phytongit. You can call use @ 9830009691 and we will help
Dada hi cleaning hands and equipment with sanitizer and using them is not harmful for fish kya? Cause mayur da had said in one of his videos that using sanitizer on hand and putting that hand in aquarium will cause harm to fishes.
You see we clean our hands and equipment with sanitizer after maintenance is over. Both hands and tools gets enough time to dry before next use :)
Can algae be controlled solely using algae eating fishes/shrimps? Like a Siamese algae eater
Algae cannot be solely controlled by shrimps or algae eating fishes only. the overall aquarium needs to be in balance. Even in the best maintained tanks there will be algae coming and the "algae eating crew" is good for controlling such minor incidences
Can I santize the filter as well?
Absolutely NOT
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Hi...I'm using ei fertilizer ,canstar filter ,co2 everything.buy water turn white and the next day turn into green colour water....what to do
Do excuse such a late response. For some unknown technical reasons we missed some of the comments and we are very sorry for that. Not sure whether your problem has been resolved or not. But do feel free to call us at 9830009691 and we can try and assist you.
Green Water is a known phenomenon and mostly happens when beneficial micro-organism population declines in an aquarium. May be this was the case. But we can discuss and understand further. Sorry again for such a late response
@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 I solved my problem 3 months back by using uv light.....that for your reply I appreciate it...thanks u....I have another problem....how to manage ph....my ph is 9 ...how to lower ph..I don't have drift wood peetmoss....I read a website that vinegar helps lower ph...I added ...it worked 9 to 6 ph .but next day again it raise to 9....how to maintain ....it..
Is there anyone... We can visit your aquarium gallery ??
Regret the delayed reply. You are most welcome. Here is the location: goo.gl/maps/5P5KqtNhX4rvyKNC6
How effective are nerite snails against algae ?
They are good against algae which grows on surface like BBA or Diatoms but not so much against filamentous algae like hair algae
@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 Thanks for the information.
sir, room light can promote algae
Direct sunlight definitely promotes algae
Can u send me some Indian alge eaters to Durgapur, price please.
Thanks for reaching out. Can you please call our team @ 9830009691, they will help with your query
You said phytongit will affect single cellular organisms and is shrimp safe but what about the bacteria in filter media will it kill the bacteria. Since you said you are useing it every week in small doses.
You apply sanitizer to tools and hands how does it affect livestock in another aquarium.
Sorry for this extremely delayed response. For some software related reasons we had missed some of the comments. Yes this is a very good observation and we really do not know the affect of Phyton-Git on filter bacteria. But we have never seen filtration efficiency to go down after using Phyton-Git for many many years so we can safely conclude that there is not much effect on filter bacteria
Sir apni ki class Koran?
We have not started, but planning to do so
Only bangla needed
This is a very old video. We have subsequently released a few videos in Bengali on the topic of algae
Alcohol is not effective against spores... FYI.
Interesting. Will check this out. But why do you say so? Would love to understand
Black molly .. .
Sorry for this extremely late response. We had missed it. Yes in our experience we have seen Black Molly to be an excellent cleaner of hair and silk algae