I don’t see the problem with him showing his qualifications. The aquarium hobby is one of the most complex hobbies to get right and master as there is so much science behind it. With so much misinformation on the internet it’s really refreshing to see some experts
You are missing an important point regarding oxygen. At night, or when the lights are off, plants consume oxygen. It’s incredibly important to use an air stone during this time or raise the outflow to create more surface agitation. I overlooked this for years and could never understand why my fish were gasping for air in the morning, even though all my parameters were perfect. Then I read about it in an ADA guide on creating an aquarium
Yes, you are right, thanks so much for clarifying. That is indeed important in most cases, and ADA does it too. We don't do it, and found no issues, but night-time oxygenation sure helps and is strongly recommended by Green Aqua too.
In the long run, it's generally easier to adapt your fish and plants to your tap water than adapt your tap water to your fish and plants. Stability is important and chasing parameters up and down and all around will create stress for your livestock and stress for you.
Yes, right! I was actually thinking a bit when talked about cooling the water with slightly cooler new water when the temp raises, as that is a change that would stress fish, but I left it in.
This is true. Users vary the amount of additive and water they take out. I accomplish my water conditioning by mixing it all in a separate container. A 36 gallon trash bin which I fill up to the same mark each time. Then I add in my water conditioners that I’ve measured out. Repeat the same until it’s all very stable. Ideally I’d have a huge 2000 gallon external clean tank and do all my water work in there. That will be the most stable. But we each do what we do because it works!
Nice! Well said. As far as PH my natural from the well is about 8.5-8.8. I have driftwood in my tanks brining it down by maybe .4 or so. as far as what I’ve found fish really only care about a stable PH so long as it’s not entirely extreme.
Köszönöm, hasznos videó volt! 🙂 Szeretem a kémiát, egyetemen is tanultam emelt szinten, de ott ez a biológiai része nem volt része az anyagnak. Sajnos itt a Dunántúlon az 5-6 fokos vizet nehéz lenne megoldanom lágyító nélkül (mikor utoljára néztem a csapvizet, volt vagy 38😂), én örülök ha már kb 12-re csökkenteni tudom ioncserélt víz bekeverésével.😅😂 Remélem az is még jó keménység. Igénytelenebb növényeim vannak, pl ez a világos zöld jáva meg anubias nana.
Köszi, hogy nézel minket, igen, nem vagyunk könnyű helyzetben itthon. Egyébként nem szeretjük a csapvizet keverni az RO vízzel, bár működhet a dolog, de ha már egyszer megtermeljük a jó vizet, akkor inkább a megfelelő arányú visszasózást választjuk, ahelyett, hogy a fluktuáló vagy nem jó Ca / Mg arányú vizet kevernénk vissza részben. De működik sokaknál ez...
How do you keep the GH in that range in scapes you use lots of seriyu stone? I have a nano tank with seriyu stone and i water change with RO of 7 GH. Within a few days my GH goes up to 13-16 and thats where it stays until I do my weekly water change. I cannot seem to keep a low GH at all
Yeah, we do have fluctuating GH (TDS) too, there's nothing you can do about that, except more frequent water changes if you have the energy. We don't but we found that after some time the amplitude decreases, when we start with TDS 120 after water changes we get to 170-180 by the end of the week, that's not very bad, at least that's what we found.
The part about low/zero KH being bad in planted tanks is a myth that has been debunked countless times. There are many amazing planted tanks and aquascapes running on zero KH. Low or zero KH is great for plants under CO2 injection. (The bit about zero KH causing plant melt in a new tank is also nonsense.) The part about phosphate being above 0-0.2 ppm causing algae proliferation in a planted tank is another myth that has long been debunked. Your knowledge on water parameters for planted tanks seems quite outdated. Please do your research before spreading such old myths to new hobbyists.
Come on, guys, did you hear me saying in the first part of this video, that sticking to these values is only something we found works for us and many aquascapers throughout the world that we are in contact with, and that other values might also work for people? I see no reason for using words like myth, nonsense, and living in the past in comments. I'm 51 and I read too many forums and comments that were separating the people in the hobby into groups that fight each other over nothing. Thanks for watching the video, you are great! Peace
It only makes sense to measure TDS if you use RO water, which is their case. In Brazil, water is normally very soft and it is not common to use RO water in planted tanks. So measuring this will make no sense at all.
Yes, you are right, this is why I said in the video, that knowing what you have matters, and it doesn't hurt to check sometimes, because values can shift with time - we know that from experience. But there is no need to get "all-chemist". LOL.
It’s more that there are lots of people online who are js dead wrong, especially in the aquarium hobby, so it’s actually important to know you can trust someone
Also the science behind it makes this one of the most complex hobbies at the highest level. Don’t click on a video titled ‘masterclass’ and be surprised it’s an expert talking in detail
I had no idea, that explaining my bkgd gets through like showing off, I think that knowledge is something that is required for everything, from psychology through communication and hobbies. Thanks for watching and commenting, you are great.
I don’t see the problem with him showing his qualifications. The aquarium hobby is one of the most complex hobbies to get right and master as there is so much science behind it. With so much misinformation on the internet it’s really refreshing to see some experts
Cheers, thanks for the support, I had zero intentions of showing off though, just wanted to share what I learned. Hope you guys found it useful.
It doesn't matter what is your qualification. The only thing matters is that both of you are good aquascapers.. Thumbs up to you
Completely agree with you. Actually, I think Tommy explains things better, I love how he brings the topic closer to viewers. B.
I love these types of videos. Great work guys
Thanks a lot for the support, cheers!
You nailed it.. again.. keep pushing the hobby forward 🙏
Will do, thanks for the support. Cheers.
Green Aqua's videos are fantastic! A hug from Portugal 🙂
Hugs, thanks, brother.
🙌🏼 I’m taking notes from AZ, USA!
Should go back to AZ, love that land... ;) Thx for watching, glad you found this useful.
You are missing an important point regarding oxygen. At night, or when the lights are off, plants consume oxygen. It’s incredibly important to use an air stone during this time or raise the outflow to create more surface agitation. I overlooked this for years and could never understand why my fish were gasping for air in the morning, even though all my parameters were perfect. Then I read about it in an ADA guide on creating an aquarium
Yes, you are right, thanks so much for clarifying. That is indeed important in most cases, and ADA does it too. We don't do it, and found no issues, but night-time oxygenation sure helps and is strongly recommended by Green Aqua too.
Waiting the IA SCAPERS in Mexico 🇲🇽 😢
On point video 👌
You guys don't know how much you are needed for this hobby ❤
❤from india 🇮🇳
Cheers, thanks so much for your kind words!
Great video ! Do you know the difference between GH+ for tanks and GH+ for ponds ?
In the long run, it's generally easier to adapt your fish and plants to your tap water than adapt your tap water to your fish and plants. Stability is important and chasing parameters up and down and all around will create stress for your livestock and stress for you.
Yes, right! I was actually thinking a bit when talked about cooling the water with slightly cooler new water when the temp raises, as that is a change that would stress fish, but I left it in.
This is true. Users vary the amount of additive and water they take out. I accomplish my water conditioning by mixing it all in a separate container. A 36 gallon trash bin which I fill up to the same mark each time. Then I add in my water conditioners that I’ve measured out.
Repeat the same until it’s all very stable. Ideally I’d have a huge 2000 gallon external clean tank and do all my water work in there. That will be the most stable. But we each do what we do because it works!
aquascape - arts of water treatment
LOL, right. It is an art.
Nice! Well said. As far as PH my natural from the well is about 8.5-8.8. I have driftwood in my tanks brining it down by maybe .4 or so. as far as what I’ve found fish really only care about a stable PH so long as it’s not entirely extreme.
Cheers, thanks for watching, and thx for sharing your experience, yes, stability is key indeed. Wow, you have some very high pH.
Köszönöm, hasznos videó volt! 🙂 Szeretem a kémiát, egyetemen is tanultam emelt szinten, de ott ez a biológiai része nem volt része az anyagnak.
Sajnos itt a Dunántúlon az 5-6 fokos vizet nehéz lenne megoldanom lágyító nélkül (mikor utoljára néztem a csapvizet, volt vagy 38😂), én örülök ha már kb 12-re csökkenteni tudom ioncserélt víz bekeverésével.😅😂 Remélem az is még jó keménység. Igénytelenebb növényeim vannak, pl ez a világos zöld jáva meg anubias nana.
Köszi, hogy nézel minket, igen, nem vagyunk könnyű helyzetben itthon. Egyébként nem szeretjük a csapvizet keverni az RO vízzel, bár működhet a dolog, de ha már egyszer megtermeljük a jó vizet, akkor inkább a megfelelő arányú visszasózást választjuk, ahelyett, hogy a fluktuáló vagy nem jó Ca / Mg arányú vizet kevernénk vissza részben. De működik sokaknál ez...
When the AI-Scaper will be available in Mexico 🇲🇽 😢
How do you keep the GH in that range in scapes you use lots of seriyu stone? I have a nano tank with seriyu stone and i water change with RO of 7 GH. Within a few days my GH goes up to 13-16 and thats where it stays until I do my weekly water change. I cannot seem to keep a low GH at all
Yeah, we do have fluctuating GH (TDS) too, there's nothing you can do about that, except more frequent water changes if you have the energy. We don't but we found that after some time the amplitude decreases, when we start with TDS 120 after water changes we get to 170-180 by the end of the week, that's not very bad, at least that's what we found.
The part about low/zero KH being bad in planted tanks is a myth that has been debunked countless times. There are many amazing planted tanks and aquascapes running on zero KH. Low or zero KH is great for plants under CO2 injection. (The bit about zero KH causing plant melt in a new tank is also nonsense.)
The part about phosphate being above 0-0.2 ppm causing algae proliferation in a planted tank is another myth that has long been debunked.
Your knowledge on water parameters for planted tanks seems quite outdated. Please do your research before spreading such old myths to new hobbyists.
Come on, guys, did you hear me saying in the first part of this video, that sticking to these values is only something we found works for us and many aquascapers throughout the world that we are in contact with, and that other values might also work for people? I see no reason for using words like myth, nonsense, and living in the past in comments. I'm 51 and I read too many forums and comments that were separating the people in the hobby into groups that fight each other over nothing. Thanks for watching the video, you are great! Peace
such an informative video! you guys outdid yourselves here. cheers.
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind comment too!
It only makes sense to measure TDS if you use RO water, which is their case. In Brazil, water is normally very soft and it is not common to use RO water in planted tanks. So measuring this will make no sense at all.
Yes, you are right, this is why I said in the video, that knowing what you have matters, and it doesn't hurt to check sometimes, because values can shift with time - we know that from experience. But there is no need to get "all-chemist". LOL.
Best video ever!
Thanks for watching. Cheers.
About adjusting the kh it can't work with technic soil until they re done no?
It works, but some of it will be absorbed by the soil, so you'll need to constantly monitor the levels. Cheers!
Where can we find the ai-scaper
Nvm only in Europe. 😢
Please caption persian is on
Fixed, thanks for the patience. Cheers.
And where do i find the AI-Scaper, google is not my friend in this case. (yes i'm european
Yes, I didn"t find it
It lives on the bottom right corner of our website. 💡
Please caption persian turn on
It is on now. :) Only human.
Vost fr please 😂
You got it, thanks for watching!
What happened to the Spanish subtitles? Don't forget about the Latin community that follows you. 😢
Now there are Spanish subtitles.
@@markush1122 yes, I see!
We do sometimes post the subtitles a bit later after release, luckily not many times, but thanks for kicking us to do it, LOL. Our bad.
Where is indonesia translate 😅
you got it, thanks for watching!
qualification is not necessary for hobbies so don't show off what you have studied and dont try to make hobbies more complex
It’s more that there are lots of people online who are js dead wrong, especially in the aquarium hobby, so it’s actually important to know you can trust someone
Also the science behind it makes this one of the most complex hobbies at the highest level. Don’t click on a video titled ‘masterclass’ and be surprised it’s an expert talking in detail
I had no idea, that explaining my bkgd gets through like showing off, I think that knowledge is something that is required for everything, from psychology through communication and hobbies. Thanks for watching and commenting, you are great.
Awesome and thanks. The key is a constancy of water parameter. As Margot Robbie explained it was crystal clear.
LOL, exactly. Consistency is key.
26:18 when he says accuracy 🥲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
LOL, I got tired at the end of all this chemistry and my non-native Hunglish kicked in. :D