Don't Use API AlgaeFix
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- In this video, I discuss my experience with API AlgaeFix. Please consider helping the channel by liking and subscribing. Of course, please also let me know your experience with this product. Happy fish keeping :)
Remember to dose based on how much water is actually in your tank, not it's capacity. Substrate and hardscape take up a lot more volume than some people think.
This is a good point and one I think they should clearly mention in their instructions. That being said, I will never out this in another tank.
Good point
Algaefix worked well for my tank… I usually pour a cap full of it in a 25 gallon tank because 1ml/10g never cleared the algae but a full cap did the job very well. All of my fish are fine. Thank God for Algaefix I never have to drain my tank every three days. I recommend you guys use it if you have algae issues in your tank.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
well done bro this product literally turned my green water into transparent in less than half an hour
I think where some people might run into issues with this product is because they don't account for displacement. My tank is 190 litres, but after factoring in displacement from plants, inhabitants, substrate, the lower water level, etc., the actual water volume is only 125 litres.If I dosed on tank size alone I would've overdosed by 52%
This is good to know cause I have the same issue right now, it’s weird never had this problem before and all of a sudden a bunch of my fish started dying
Ahh man. That sucks. I hope you are able to save some.
Thank you for creating a video on product as i was about to buy this product for my planted tank, thank God that i just had the idea to check out some feedback online.. Really appreciate that you could make a video. I love my fishes very much and don't want to loose any of them.
Of course. You are welcome. Maybe try easy carbon from aquarium co-op. ❤️
I use this didn’t harm my fish and my tank was crystal clear within 24 hrs
A capfull isn't 1ml especially with that huge size of cap, 1ml is very miniscule amounts probably 1/3rds of teaspoon. You should have used a syringe for exact measurement for spot dosing.
I didn’t use a cap full! I followed the directions.
If you care to actually watch the video, you’d know that. I appreciate the comment, but I am not a moron.
@@nextdooraquatics5013 at 1:18 I did, and I was under the impression that you used the entire cap for dosing, but if you didn't then my bad... eyeballing measurements with a cap is pretty hard.. that's why I recommended using a syringe.. however, I believe switching over to Seachem Excel for your future algae problems might be a better option. It's almost the same price as API Algaefix and people had more positive results using it. Anyways, happy fishkeeping. 😊
@@ayemjake hehe. It’s okay. Sorry for snapping. I’m trying out easy carbon from aquarium co-op. Fish don’t mind it, so that’s a plus so far.
Had the same thing happen just now, noticed everything acting just as you described the came across this video.
I immediately did a water change when you said you did so thank you, you may have saved my fish
❤️. I am super glad your fish are alright.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm just about to do an algae treatment in my tank. Not with this product but I will be a lot more observant during the process now. I do like people that dare to reveal uncomfortable things and to stand for it! Honour to you!
Thanks. ❤️. I do think there are much better products that are safer for fish.
I used just a few drops in my beta tank and he's almost dead. I removed him but he's still not doing well. I had no idea what happened but I suspected the algae fix but didn't know for sure. Thx so much for reassuring me that it was in fact the meds and not anything else I was doing, because all was well before.
Sorry to hear that. ❤️
Why is it ominous that it states fish won't be harmed if used correctly? That's just common sense. Most medication can be harmful if you don't follow the instructions. Better to state that bluntly than not at all.
Haha. Yes, that is ominous.
Just so y’all know 40g tank doesn’t mean there’s 40g of water displacement. Especially will all those decor.
This is a good point. Given how sensitive fish can be to this product, it ought to state something to that effect on the bottle. The average fish keeper, with all due respect, has less knowledge than even I do and isn’t likely to consider that. Thanks for commenting.
Yea i wish i would of seen this sooner, i usually look up products before i buy them, but this time, i was already out and decided to pick up something on the spot and of course the people at the store said it work great so i put it in at night and by morning all of my fish die but one i got him out he made it but i was piss i work so hard trying to keep everything going plus this is my first fish tank had it for 2 month haven't put nothing else in there til i can figure out how to handle this problem if it happen again
Adding any chemicals/medication to your tank "may" result in the waters ability to hold oxygen. Even tap water conditioner can drastically lower the oxygen level especially the "Complete Water Conditioners". Aerate your tank a couple of hours prior to any treatment. Continue vigorous aeration for the duration of the treatment. After the treatment is over, a 50% water change should be made. In planted aquariums, wait to dose until just prior to full photosynthesis. This way the plants are producing max O2 . increase surface agitation after lights out and all should go well.
Had this issue with my active Zebra Danio dropping on the substrate after adding Algeafix. Glad I saw this video! Will be discarding this product.
I used this product as directed and later that day the tank had a chemical reaction that made the water horribly cloudy....ammonia spiked wildly and particulates were everywhere. 2 weeks later, its still an issue but better. Will never use it again....
I added this to my goldfish tank and it killed half of the fish. DO NOT USE
You do the recommended dosage and yet you have a PILE OF ROCKS in your tank and how many litres of water does that take away? You would have overdosed if you did the exact dosage.
I hadn’t considered that, but how does one know then?
Was just about to biu this product but decided to look up some videos. Thank you for saving my fish!
I use it and I have guppies and platties in a 30 gal and the same thing happened to me all my fish were on the bottom but I've never lost any fish and it did clear the alge and killed the black bearded alge
I wish I saw this video sooner. My beta fish has just died right after using this product. I’m furious and angry at myself.
RIP Arnold❤️
Awe. Sorry for your loss.
Same my betta died after adding just 2 drops to my 30x30 cm betta tank
@@czar224 That stinks. I would hate to lose a betta like that. 💔
It's not your fault! It also killed my fish too! Throwing it out!
Do you think this would work with a snapping turtle pond since they go to the surface to breath?
@@victornunez8522 probably.
I have been using API Algae for a long time; never had any problem.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Me too.
Just to be safe just don't bother, my fish were struggling to breathe shortly after use. I did an emergency water change. For clarity, I am using API Prevent Algae which I think is a renamed product or the European product name.
Thanks for the review. I almost bought this to solve my algae problem in the tank
I used POND ALGAE RELIEF from JUNGLE brand and I lost all my fish, I used it in my pond, put it in in the evening and in the morning all my fish were dead.
😞. That sucks. Good to know that other products seem unsafe for aquatic life as well. Thanks for commenting.
I pull out items to scrub clean remove chunks strain scrap glass then I put a little.
I lost 600$ dollars in coral and invertibrates, I am beyond furious, especially since I actually used less than the recomended amount per gallon in order to account for substrate and decor.
I am definitely sorry to hear that.
i always never used the recommended dosage for all products. I will normally dose with 1/4 of what is recommended. That will give the fish and plants a safety margin. At most I will dose only 1/2 of what stated in the product specs. Hopefully that helps. If you do under dosing you should be fine however water change is a must on each cycle of dosing. Regardless I would recommend to avoid algae fix with such products because they are classified as poison...even if the fish and plants looks okay, the long term effect is unknown to the habitats
Good advice. Thanks for commenting. ❤️
I usually for any of this medicine including melafix and prima fix i do half the dose the bottle says. I like to have a buffer for this stuff. I prefer to just add a fish that eats the algae your dealing with it is safer and less stressful and it's another fish to watch. :)
I definitely agree with the fish solution. I actually ended up putting two Siamese AEs in that tank. It took them a few months, but they mowed it down.
Q1ik0ln @@nextdooraquatics5013
When you use it you need a slightly stronger bubbler because it uses oxygen 😅 i learned the hard way....
Good tip.
Thanks for the info. I see you got some Easy Green and other co-op stuff. How long have you been using it? I got some a couple months ago, and my plants are growing like crazy.
Want some salvinia? Lol
Of course! No problem. 😍I’ve been using co-op products for a couple of years now. Easy green works really well in my experience and better than other fertilizers I have tried. I also like the sponge filters, air stones, and root tabs they sell. I have also ordered plants from them. I highly recommend their site and, of course, I am a small channel, so I do not have any sponsorship, etc. mmmmm. Salvinia. That sounds awesome.
@@nextdooraquatics5013 I got one little piece of salvina nantes, and it's completely covered the top of my 16 gallon bow front.
I haven't been in the hobby for very long, so I haven't had a chance to try different ferts or thing. In fact, I'm just using a sponge filter for the first time. I got a cheap one the other day, and modified it to fit my power head, to protect my shrimp. Also my first time keeping shrimp. Lol Such a noob, but I'm jumping in with both feet. I like the science.
@@multipletanksyndrome that is awesome. Keep at it. Sponge filters are great: so cheap and you can run your entire fish room on them. I’d just say check out all the great folks on UA-cam and go for it. I plan to talk about sponge filters and other water parameter stuff at some point. Happy fishkeeping.
@@nextdooraquatics5013 Thanks! I did a review of the Marineland Emperor Pro 450 that I have on my 75 gallon. It works fine, but it could be better. I'm thinking of doing another video about it, because I'm beginning to think those biowheels are just a gimmick, and not that effective.
@@multipletanksyndrome yeah! I’ll check that out. I bought a penguin 350 a while back and ran it about a month. I wasn’t very happy. The biowheels do seem like a gimmick and they stop working. Also, if you pack the back of them, they stop flowing well and spill into the overflow. I plan to also review them. For HOB filters I’ve found aquaclear and seachem tidal to work the best.
Don’t use AlgaeFix no matter what anyone says, work at a fish store and mostly only bad/nightmare stories come from using it. That is overdosing and even the correct dose
Yeah, I don’t recommend using it. I work at a fish store also and we don’t sell or recommend any algicide.
@@nextdooraquatics5013 we do sell it but I talk people out of it at all costs. I’m upset with myself I used it in my tank just recently even knowing all this and killed a few of my Black Nastys. It sucks
I bought a gallon of this product and now after seeing your video I am so doubtful and thinking why did I waste money on this :(
😩. Proceed with caution. If you do use it, be super accurate with the dosage and account for the volume substrate, rocks, etc. takes up and monitor your fish for strange behavior.
@@nextdooraquatics5013 thank you for your kind response. I am thinking to start trying it with 1/4 of the dosage mentioned on the label. What is your input on that ?
@@muhammadumairali2243 np. I wouldn’t use it, based on my experience, but if you want to I think starting with a weak dose is reasonable.
is corydoras shooting up and down the glass playing behavior? One of mine has been going nuts doing this in his new tank. Hes one of 6
Yes, especially when they are new to a tank, but that is pretty typical behavior. I’ve had them shooting up and down in the stream of an air stone as well. Fun to watch.
@@nextdooraquatics5013 yes they seem to enjoy the upward push, must be fun.
This is happening to me right now! Wish I had seen this video sooner! Already lost my oldest right now and might lose more :( can anyone tell me how long it takes for this stuff to be filtered out?? I added another filter and put the bubbler full blast and changed 50% water. I still have two glo sharks trying to survive
Sorry to hear that. Doing the water change and adding the air stone are both great. I’m not sure, but adding chemical filtration might help pull it out. Otherwise, if your surviving fish are okay, you could just monitor it and maybe do a small water change every day.
I was also faced the same situation and changed the water 50% immediately. So I could save my fishes. Now I’m using ISTA Algae remover with under dose. Getting better results from BBA
Nice. Thanks for the tip. Also, thanks for letting me know I am not the only one with such a negative experience. It is heartbreaking to know that something is so negatively impacting your fish. ❤️
If u still read this no matter what kind of treatment u may use for algea or anything else u should circulate with wave maker for no less than 8hrs that's how we make mistakes and blame products
That’s interesting, because the instructions say nothing to the effect. Thanks for the input.
I had the same experience with my mollies ! All dropped to the substrate right after i added it
So you didn’t read the part on the bottle that says oxygen will drop a lot when using this and to keep sufficient aeration??
seriously people need to do their research before slandering a product
I own a bottle of API Prevent Algae it does NOT say anything like that on the bottle, in fact it categorically states that is safe for all types of aquatic life! I have just used it as per the instructions and my CPD'S were clearly struggling for oxygen within a few minutes and so I did an emergency water change. I am writing this shortly after completing the change and doing some research. My fish's behaviour seems to be back to normal, hopefully they will be alive come morning.
@@UncleDeadly i suggest you read the bottle again, it DOES say it. And you overdosed aggressively if your fish struggled for air. If dosed correctly any aeration at all would have kept the water plenty oxygenated. 100% user error
@@dakota_denis I have the bottle in my hand! It says nothing of the sort anywhere!! You do not know what you are talking about!!
@@UncleDeadly RIP. Says it on mine, and if you google algaefix label its on there. Tough tiddies i guess bro. Maybe do three seconds of research on a chemical before using it.
Es bueno que lo dices eso mata peces ... ya me sucedió
im over run with hair algae i cannot keep up. i got a bunch of amano shrimp but they dont touch it. i need help!! i love you
Dang! Try cutting the light back and keeping your nitrates low. Maybe try some other fish. I’ve heard that mollies are algae eating machines. ❤️
A Siamese Algae eater will help with that. They eat algae all there lives. Or some Otocinclus. I don't know your size of tank.
@@jeremymoore450 i have a 20 gallon tank with only one betta in it
@@FirstLast-numba1 you could put a Siamese algae eater in a 20 gal.
Same issue here. All of my platys gasping for air within minutes after adding Algaefix. Never again.
Thanks for sharing. ❤️
you should do some sort of outro screen so there is a buffer between when you stop talking and the video ends you can put some stuff like music a box for suggested videos and like and subscribe if you liked the video that kind of thing
Thanks, buddy. I actually had no idea how to add the end screen stuff, but looked it up and added one to this video. I appreciate the constructive feedback. Thank you very much for watching.
Watching this video cause all my fish died only saved my beta named coco 😢
@@xobabygirlalice I’m sorry to hear that. It’s a terrible product.
How much did you dose for the 40 gallons?
1 ml for every 10 gallons. So I dosed 4 ml, or as close as you can get without going over.
I had 8 fishes ;( and the first time I added this all my fishes were dead 💔 I cried ;(
Awe. I’m so sorry. 💔
Thank you for sharing. I lost 3 caradina shrimp using this product. Never again.
Sorry to hear that. 😑
The instructions say do not use if you have any shrimp or anything like that fyi.
Had two Dovi fry in 75 gallon tank run by fx4 canister and used a dose as per say per gallon and woke this morning too two dead fish pissed neva again
Dang. Sorry the hear that.
@@nextdooraquatics5013 what really made me mad is i had them when they 1st hacked and they was almost 2inch kinda sad but got 2 new ones
I feel it killed my Jumbo danios 7 of my 8 Jumbo Danios and my Blue acara. Never again...
Sorry to hear that.
Killed 80% of my fish on recommended dose. Had to redo most of the water to save the fish that didn't die.
I am sorry to hear that. Thankfully you were able to save some fishy friends.
Use 1 ml per 10 gallon no more no less and your fish should be fine but don't overdose because to do so can actually poison your fish
This is why I would never use it again and do not recommend it to anyone else.
wipe out my entire $3 worth of rosy red minow. i will try 1/2 of recommended dose from now on
Lost most of my plants after adding that
You probably didn’t need it ,your tank looks clean
Thanks. I know, I’m always striving for that perfect tank without algae. In some ways, I’ve grown to accept it as a healthy tank. The fish sure couldn’t care less. ❤️
Lol cause he did a water change
Killed my fish😤
This video is false
Says you.
You overdosed plain and simple - Don't blame the product , blame yourself .
Thanks for the comment. I didn’t overdose though. I followed the directions and even used a cap with ML marked. If you use it and like it, that’s fine, but I do not recommend it. I’ve even read about people that use it and say it works but does cause stress to aquatic life. I wasn’t willing to risk my fish and find out.
He doesn't realize that a pile of rocks takes away gallons from the tank
@@andrewshallum4242 that’s certainly a possibility. If that’s the case, pretty poor instructions and it doesn’t take much to overdose. Still a bad product imo.