Could you please help me out? My first tank is a soiled planted tank. I've done seven water changes in one day. My pH level still keep dropping and the ammonia level keep rising.
I wish you could just come to my house and help lol. I'm really struggling and about to give up with my live plants. Great videos! I just found you and immediately subbed!
I usually suggest starting with 7 and adjusting from there. Great advice and points. I definately recommend easy, low tech plants for beginners. Love you're doing, man!
Great video and good tips for beginners and I think low-tech tanks will be more popular with the people that aren't already in the hobby so it's cool to get them in. 👍 how would you add soil to a tank that's already setup without resetting the whole thing? I've tried to wrap up dirt skin something biodegradable then cover that with some sand and rocks and it seems to work okay just looking for other ideas.
What type of liquid fertilizer do you dose bro n is it necessary to rinse fluval substrate.!? Btw how do you add fluval substrate to your tank you rinse it or not.!? Pls do reply Love your videos and channel. Keep up with the great work bruh.!👍
Tech Hindi I have never rinsed mine I know some people do but I think it’s pointless. Haha if you wanna add some just pour it straight in! Thanks for the love brother! 😍✌️
I started with a low tech setup but my impatience got the best of me and I added pressurized co2. My balance is off somewhere because it's not going as good as I hoped.
Not sure if you'll see this since it's an older video. Thanks for the tips..Just setting up a 10 gallon for a couple pea puffers. How often do you do water changes on a new set-up? And how much? Thanks...your aquascaping is beautiful!!
🤨 You pulled off that beauty without Co2? What do you do for root tab placement when you have a carpet? Is it bad to put the tab directly under the plant?
I just got into this hobby and I love your videos bro! So informational and you get to the point us beginners want. I am just starting my 6.6 nano fluval chi aquarium(i know its old lol) but i am trying to start a mini planted tank. I will definitely be using your channel for informational purposes. Keep it up bro!
ThaiWrex thanks man! My whole goal with this channel is to show people that they can do it and it isn’t as difficult as it looks! Keep me posted man!! ✌️🙂
Will java fern and hyrocotyle tripartia survive in Blackish water Tank?? Because it has quite low light. Tank is 7 gallon tank with 6 watt light. And no co2. Substrate is Sand and beneath it there is ada soil.
Gourab Sarkar the java fern will but the tripartita will not unless it’s closer to the light. Hydrocotyle takes quite a bit more light to grow than java fern. ✌️🙂🌱
It doesn’t hurt your fish I’ve had some ridiculous levels in the past and my fish were still doing just fine. But I wouldn’t recommend going above 40 ppm because you’ll get algae
Love the look of this tank man! Had a few questions after watching. How much easier/harder is this 10 gal set up compared to something like a 20 gal? I saw you say you do liquid fertilizer once or twice a week, do you start that immediately after planting the plants or is there a wait period? With this being aquasoil does it ever need replacing or redoing the tank with new soil? Last thing, how often do you do root tabs for these plants? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to learn all I can before I get started haha take care man!
The More You Grow I would say it’s about the same for me because I usually over stock my tanks. But for the dosing I usually wait until it is balanced to start dosing just to minimize algae growth in the cycling/maturing faze. As for root tabs I don’t use any at all in this tank. When I was setting it up I mixed some osmocote plus into the bottom of the substrate. But to be honest I’m not sure if they are actually helping because I can see some of them but they don’t look to be dissolving at all.. to be honest though I think for a twenty gallon and a ten gallon the current USA satellite plus is hands down the best lighting and they are affordable now too.
Great info! When you say over stock do you mean plants, fish or both? How much osmocote did you add for this tank? The aquasoil sounds like it’s good stuff! When the aqua soil gets used up do you just take the water/fish out and start the tank out with new soil and replant it then add the fish and water back for the beneficial bacteria I assume? Do you need to go back to the light schedule when restarting to reduce algae with all the new nutrients or by adding the some of the old water back will it not needed. Thanks for all the help. When I do this I’ll be making a video and I’ll plug your channel. You really do have a lot of great info in a concise way of explaining!
The More You Grow the aquasoil won’t necessarily get used up until I stop dosing but it will lose its buffering ph ability all aquasoil buffer your hardness to make your water softer for tropical fish. I really love this btw. But I really feel like this stuff would last almost forever as long as I’m dosing. So I probably won’t be resetting anything any time soon. Even if I do a rescape I’d still keep using my soil I have already. I’m editing a video about plants for low tech setups right now.
I literally love your videos so much! I’m having success with low tech/low light tanks but i really want to get into co2. Any recommendations on a first set up?? I’m not comfortable doing to co2 diy set ups i keep seeing on UA-cam
I think as a beginner the easiest way to start dosing pressurized co2 is to go with a aquatek mini paintball regulator. Then grab yourself a paintball tank from dicks sporting goods and have them fill it. They are only 30$ and the first fill is free. Then 5 dallors per refill after that. Mine lasts me about three months per bottle I bought two bottles so I can just swap it out when it runs dry. Hope that helps and thank you so much!
Hey, first off I love this video and your channel so much. Your gouramis steal the show Everytime. So my question is: why do my plants get holes the more I put fertilizer? I use aquascaper complete which is complete Garbage for my plants unfortunately and hasn't really worked that well. I might have to upgrade to tropica or something. So when I didn't use liquid fertilizer at all, I never had holes in my anubias, but since I started I got holes in my anubias and now holes in my bacopa or whatever that other plant is. Why is that? When I cut back on fertilizer cause I gave up I didn't see more holes...sorry for long questions hope it makes sense.
@@ThePlantedTankTV No i do not, but i do have white ivory mystery snails which absolutely devoured my duckweed. They usually don't eat aquatic plants, do they? Also, i heard you were recommending to someone easy-green...would you recommend tropica too? Or not really
@@user-wi7br4nj6p Sorry for such a late reply! Yes Tropica stuff is amazing! Easy Green is great too though! About the ivory snails I have no clue but I would start feeding them algae waffers and veggy foods and see if that changes anything!
Awesome videos man. What light to you recommend for a new planted 100 gal. I have a lot of jungle Val going into this tank. Will need a light strong enough to penetrate that surface layer of leaves
I love the look of those plants but they seem like they could easily overtake the tank. Any recommendations on plants that don’t really grow big and stay relatively the same size?
I have a 20 gallon tank...soon i will upgrade it in planted tank...my question anubias is easy to grow or not...?? And also which brand fertilizer do u suggest me .???
samrat sarkar NilocG Thrive and aquarium co ops easy green are the best all in one ferts at the moment. And yes Anubis is super easy to grow! Just grows very slow. One leaf a week max! Thanks for stopping by brother! ✌️😍🌱
I'm so excited! Just started getting my supplies for my first planted tank! I'll attemp to do a video. (yeah right) Thanks for all the helpful info! Wish me luck!
Kim King haha it is very exciting to set up a Planted tank. Just remember to take your time and don’t settle with it if you don’t absolutely love it! ✌️🙂🌱✅ thank you! 🙏
What can I do to lower my ph? All other parameters are good. Is there a safe neutralizer that I can use to at east make my tap neutral when I do a water change?
@@ThePlantedTankTV my entire tank is gravel and I cannot disrupt the entire thing to replace it with aqua soil. Isn't there a liquid neutralizer I can use to at least make my water additions a neutral pH of 7? What I'm getting at is by keeping adding alkaline water from my tap I'm not going to be able to lower the pH.
@@ThePlantedTankTV thank you. The name itself makes me think it raises pH and tames down the acid but I will check into it. I need to lower the pH and make it more acidic. I wonder whether peat moss or catapa leaves will help. Have you ever tried either one of these methods to lower pH? Anyone???
I’ve never had fish before but I did months worth of research before buying everything, I still wish I would have done more research. I heard java fern was the best beginner plant and I bought some that was waaaaayy too expensive. I have the lights on for 6 hours a day, I dose the tank with fertilizer and do weekly water changes but the plants are very quickly dying off. I also have a huge problem with brown algae that I can’t seem to get rid of, I’m thinking of throwing out the plants and getting silk ones instead. Do you have any advice?
Yes Buy some otocinclus catfish! They will have your brown algae gone almost overnight haha. buy a group of at least 6. Don't give up man. fight the algae with water changes and a good clean up crew! Like horned nerite snails and amano shrimp!
Thank you for the video. I am new to this hobby and look forward to getting into it. One thing is you didn't talk about filtration. Maybe that's because it's null and void? Do I need filtration or water circulation? What kind of fish did you have in there? I know Bettas work great in stagnant water. Will guppies also? Thanks again!
I see in this vid your subtrate is covered in plant. Im using ada aqua soil 2. My question is : I have lot of bare areas that isnt planted so how would i clean substrate without sucking up soil? I also have eheim's quick vac Thanx for tips.
I thought about using fluval stratum for my first planted aquarium. I wonder if it is good for “the life of the aquarium” like some other products. Or I’m thinking of Caribsea Eco Complete. All help welcome. Also, is bucephalandra a “beginner” plant as I thought about adding it
How long should I cycle a new planted tank before adding my betta and tankmates? I'm 15 and I want to start a planted betta tank. But all the research I've done and videos I've watched have said to cycle the tank for a couple months before adding the fish. I plan to cylce the tank for at least a week to get the Nitrate and PH levels safe. But should I wait longer? I also want to put in a couple snails to help with algae growth. And I was thinking about a small 6-7 school of Ember tetras. I could really use some advice, tips, or just info. Thank you!
I will give s.repens a go. My mc are melting and dying. There are growths though and I just had it less than a month. High lighting and seachem flourite are in my tank. No co2 though. Any advice J?? I have flourish, excel, potassium and iron too
I’m thinking of doing a 10 gallon tank with a male honey gourami, some chili rasboras, a couple kuhli loaches and a blue ramshorn. Do you think this set up would work in a 10 gal? Same dimensions as yours. My plan was a fully planted tank so they would all have plenty of hiding places to get away from each other if they want. I also noticed you have multiple honey gouramis, so do you think it might be better to have more than one? Thank you!!!
I feel like honey gouramis can do well on their own or with others. Mine never really got aggressive like people say but I have seen some of them get very mean towards each other. I even had mine with a betta at one point and they did great together. I say go for it!
Awesome aquarium.. I have a 10 gallon sorority tank .. and I wanted to change it to live plants. Do u have any advice. I'm new to this freshwater tank.
Great video man! Just subscribed 👍🏼. Your tanks look awesome. I’m planning on diving into the planted tank world and was thinking about low tech but with a ten gallon. I know the smaller the tank, the harder to maintain. But I like the idea of a small full of life tank.
The best way to be successful with a small tank is to really stay on top of water changes. Things can accumulate quick and you can get an algae bloom out of nowhere even when everything was just doing perfect. This section of the hobby is amazing and I think everyone in the aquarium hobby should try a planted tank at least once or twice. lol ✌🙂🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the quick reply man. Definitely going to be ordering some of that water sprite you talked about from buceplant.com. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Wish me luck haha 👍🏼😅
Hi Jay, great informative video as always. I am having some issues growing dwarf hair grass in my tank. I've had it in my tank for 2 weeks but it doesn't appear to be growing, infact it's not even exhibiting any melt back either. I have a fluval stratum substrate, my plant consists of 3 Amazon swords, tiger lotus, s reopens, hygrophillia and the hairgrass. I dose my tank once a day with iron, liquid co2, and seachem flourish. Any tips to induce growth? Thanks
You could try increasing your light if you have the option but dwarf hair grass takes for ever to start growing. It needs time more than anything. You should start to see growth around 1 month!
@@ThePlantedTankTV I've got the lights on 8hrs a day, 3hr in the morning and 5hrs in the evening. The reason I got the hairgrass was its ability to grow quick and carpet as I'm not having much luck with the s reopens. I guess I need to give it a chance to grow. Thanks again Jay.
Hi J! I love your vids and wanted to start up a planted tank. Wondering after i get my plants settled in if i need to dose? Would just like s repens for a carpet and maybe a couple accent plants. Thanks!
I always recommend that people dose. But it can still be done without it. The plants just grow a tad slower! S. Repens is super easy to grow! One of my favorites! ✌🙂🙏🔥
That's a great choice! But I use NilocG thrive all in one and h2o plants vital x only if I run out of nilocg thrive though. They are pretty much the same thing.
Daniel Campana I think a 55 is to big for a sponge filter but you should look into sunsun canister filters! They are cheap and reliable! Thanks for watching!!! ✌️😍 if you have any other questions feel free to ask!
Thanks for the tips man. I’m thinking of setting up a planted 10 gallon, and putting some guppy’s in it. Do you think that would work? Or if you have better fish ideas?
I'm not a rookie as you know but you said something about the light you're using that caught my attention. I have the same Current USA Satellite + on a couple 20 highs. You said only use the white and red spectrums. Why is that and does that really help the plants versus using the full spectrum?
I don’t think it really makes a difference to be honest I’m just a sucker for that really warm look. Not yellow but warm haha. With the blue led on I tend to get a little more algae but I think it’s just because it makes the light a little more bright. Other than that I don’t think there is a difference. Thanks for stopping by man! ✌️💪
I have dirt tanks - 29g, and 10g. Lights on timers 8hrs on & 16 hs off. No issue with plant growth but tons of algae & cyanobacteria in my 10g. I use hydrogen peroxide to kill it but it only works temporarily. Any ideas on combating the algae & cyano? I do 25% weekly water changes using API water conditioner & aquarium salt. Fish are healthy. I don't even bother with the bright light on my 29g because algae will grow like mad. I only use the blue lights but some of my plants have suffered as a result. It's frustrating because when I use bright lighting, the plants look great but the algae grows out of control. I turn it down and the algae slows up but the plants are losing their green color.. So annoying.
Getting rid of cyano is super easy. I use Chemiclean and an air stone. Works for me every times. With the algae I would start doing 50% water changes instead of 25. The dirt is probably leaching a lot of nutrients still. You can use seachem excel to help kill the algae too. Lower the light down to 6 hours would also help! Hope that all helps. ✌🙂
jonny jones yeah 10 times per hour is a great place to start. That’s usually what I try to shoot for. Thanks for the question! And thanks for watching! 🤜🤛
Hi,I'm planning to build dirted (red soil no pesticides) aquarium 3 feet , as a sample I've built a nano aquarium used same soil but the plant growth isn't that much great and algae blooming what goes wrong? Will you help me, my new 3ft aquarium sitting brand new for 5 months
I have a beamswork 36" on my 38 gallon. The light only have blue and white leds at 6500k. And 2600 lumens. My tank is 15" from the light to substrate. Think its enough light? I do have another of the same but took it off as I thought it was too much because of brown algae.
Pamela Woolford I would worry about the brown algae. Just pick up some oto cats and it’ll be gone overnight lol. But yeah I would say that should be plenty! ✌️🙂
Hey man thanks for the helpful vids... Just curious though I planted my tank (5.5 gal) with some micro sword (activ flora substrate) and it doesnt seem to be growing much. It did melt back at first, but hasnt done anything since, i also use liquid fertilizer. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Micro sword has really never done well for me in a low tech setup. In my opinion it's one of those plants that require co2. Same thing happened to me in my 5 gallon. Then I moved it to my 20 long high tech and it started growing like crazy. My best guess is that it needs more co2. Thanks for stopping by! ✌😍
You can but I would bake it in the oven to kill any unwanted pests that could potentially kill your livestock. Dustins Fish Tanks has a few videos about that. ✌🙂
I have a planted tank using gravel substrate. I have tried water changes. Vacuuming the gravel some. Rinsing the filter sponge and doing everything I thought was right. The plants are beautiful. Fish appear healthy. API i believe is the brand...those test strips test where they should but the water is murky..yellowish almost. Help please!
For a planted tank I wouldn't recommend doing any sort of gravel vaccing. Bu t you may have either a bacteria bloom or free floating algae. That's all I can think of really. My guess is free floating algae and seachem excel will knock that out of the of the park pretty quick. You can send me a picture if you like on my Instagram @theplantedtanktv
Can you put up the name of the plant spelled out when you say it and point to them when editing video? That would be oh so helpful as I’m a noob and love your videos but question what I’m hearing. It would be nice to see it spelled out. Enjoy watching you do your tank thang and learning from you.
Do u think Chihiros A-serie light (39w/5800 lumens) is medium or hard light ? It's for a 60 liters tank and I mind if I have a large choice of plants with this light.. I also have Tropica aqua soil for them
From what I have heard about Chihiros Lights is that they are good, nice and strong so I would say they are closer to high lighting! Just use a ton of plants and you will be good to go! ✌🙂
Thanks ! I watch all your videos so I have some ideas of plants or scape 😁 sadly our petstores doesn't have much varieties here, but I'll try to find something good.. I want Ludwigia Sedioides so bad but ahhh, how hard to find some 😬
It is if you are running pressurized co2. It helps you know how much co2 you can pump in while still being safe for your fish but if you aren't us you nf pressurized co2 you won't need it at all. ✌🙂
All I can keep is some moss balls I have no problem with them just toss them around give some lights and they stay green unlike when I tried amazon sword, duckweed and hornwort they tend to melt, bleached out and wilt.
Hey can u help me I put a wild plant in my tank and it was in there for a hour what are the possibilities of my tanks having a parasite because I’m about to get. Pea puffer and I need to know if u think I got one I also ringed the plants
Onnic technically you can go without liquid fertilizer for the first six months if you are using aquasoil. I do it just to be sure my plants are getting everything they need but you don’t need to use it at all really because once six months has passed their are plenty of organic being Brocken down this feeding the plants. I hope this answers your question! ✌️🙏🙂
Oh thx J, then what i get from u is six month is enough for fish waste to build up and decompose to feed plants, now for aquasoil, is it nessesary or can i depend only on fish waste (if i have an old tank with gravel not being vacuumed) like i do with aquaponics,sorry if the question is a bit stupid, but I'm new to aquatic plants 😥
The Zoltan that’s a long time haha but hey if it works for you go for it! The more time you get to enjoy your tank the better! ✌️🙂 I have blackout curtains too haha
I run mine for 6 hrs. Totally agree with you on ambient light. Especially if you run your lights after dark. I realised how much just a shadow of ambient light into the room affected the tank after finding my stem plants closest to the front glass all had bent tops in the evenings.
new sub here Hey needing some input i have been wanting to change up my tank and want to go back with live plants and have never had any luck ever with plants had this tank pushing 20 plus years and want to change. so i keep hearing about eco complete and thinking of changing out my rock to eco complete, am on well water and its high PH and keep hearing about Dragonstone also for the hard water??? any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jedi Katie you are welcome! I’m going to do a lot more videos for beginners. This hobby is a lot to learn at first and can be pretty overwhelming. I hope to ease that a bit haha thank you for stopping by!
these tips are gr8 for small tanks , But almost usless in a 75gallon planted tank , hell aqua soil would probs cost more than the tank lol , anyway gr8 advice for smaller tanks,
Ion Alexandru you don’t really have to unless your using a lot of water column feeding plants. The substrate also absorbs the fertilizer keeping it fresh for longer. Hope that helps! ✌️🙂
niffeecent the aquasoil it’s self of amazing for root feeders. I also use liquid ferts and sea hem root tabs if I notice they need it but I haven’t had to use any in this tank so far. Thanks for the question!!!
For this specific tank I used two 8.8lb bags. It is a little overkill but I like a deep substrate. It gave me about 3.5-4 inches all the way around. My newest scape has about 2/3rds of a 17.6lb bag. That gave me about 2-3 inches ( two in front - 3 in the back ) I hope that answers your question! 🙏✌🙂
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Could you please help me out? My first tank is a soiled planted tank. I've done seven water changes in one day. My pH level still keep dropping and the ammonia level keep rising.
I wish you could just come to my house and help lol. I'm really struggling and about to give up with my live plants.
Great videos! I just found you and immediately subbed!
Aly Newton thank you so much man! I’m making a video soon on algae and why not to give up!!
I usually suggest starting with 7 and adjusting from there. Great advice and points. I definately recommend easy, low tech plants for beginners. Love you're doing, man!
Raccoon Creek Aquatics thanks bro 🤜🤛 !!!
That tank is really soothing to look at. I'm a saltwater guy with two reef tanks, but I would LOVE to do a simple planted tank as well.
Great video and good tips for beginners and I think low-tech tanks will be more popular with the people that aren't already in the hobby so it's cool to get them in. 👍 how would you add soil to a tank that's already setup without resetting the whole thing? I've tried to wrap up dirt skin something biodegradable then cover that with some sand and rocks and it seems to work okay just looking for other ideas.
Cutting my teeth on my first small planted tank this week, glad i found this channel. Thanks.
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What type of liquid fertilizer do you dose bro n is it necessary to rinse fluval substrate.!?
Btw how do you add fluval substrate to your tank you rinse it or not.!?
Pls do reply
Love your videos and channel. Keep up with the great work bruh.!👍
Tech Hindi I have never rinsed mine I know some people do but I think it’s pointless. Haha if you wanna add some just pour it straight in! Thanks for the love brother! 😍✌️
Can you please recommend a good brand of aqua soil substrate?
Very nice set up
I started with a low tech setup but my impatience got the best of me and I added pressurized co2. My balance is off somewhere because it's not going as good as I hoped.
Not sure if you'll see this since it's an older video. Thanks for the tips..Just setting up a 10 gallon for a couple pea puffers. How often do you do water changes on a new set-up? And how much? Thanks...your aquascaping is beautiful!!
I recommend two 60% water changes a week for at least the first month…
@@ThePlantedTankTV Thanks!!
Glad I found your channel. Best info I've found on youtube for a novice. Lots of info for advanced hobbyists elsewhere.
Hi bro good great information plz name the grass u have planted in front of this aquarium plz reply
🤨 You pulled off that beauty without Co2? What do you do for root tab placement when you have a carpet? Is it bad to put the tab directly under the plant?
I just got into this hobby and I love your videos bro! So informational and you get to the point us beginners want. I am just starting my 6.6 nano fluval chi aquarium(i know its old lol) but i am trying to start a mini planted tank. I will definitely be using your channel for informational purposes. Keep it up bro!
ThaiWrex thanks man! My whole goal with this channel is to show people that they can do it and it isn’t as difficult as it looks! Keep me posted man!! ✌️🙂
Will java fern and hyrocotyle tripartia survive in Blackish water Tank?? Because it has quite low light. Tank is 7 gallon tank with 6 watt light. And no co2. Substrate is Sand and beneath it there is ada soil.
Gourab Sarkar the java fern will but the tripartita will not unless it’s closer to the light. Hydrocotyle takes quite a bit more light to grow than java fern. ✌️🙂🌱
So if you dose does your nitrate readings go up significantly and how do you know if it hurts your fish?
It doesn’t hurt your fish I’ve had some ridiculous levels in the past and my fish were still doing just fine. But I wouldn’t recommend going above 40 ppm because you’ll get algae
Love the look of this tank man! Had a few questions after watching. How much easier/harder is this 10 gal set up compared to something like a 20 gal? I saw you say you do liquid fertilizer once or twice a week, do you start that immediately after planting the plants or is there a wait period? With this being aquasoil does it ever need replacing or redoing the tank with new soil? Last thing, how often do you do root tabs for these plants? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to learn all I can before I get started haha take care man!
The More You Grow I would say it’s about the same for me because I usually over stock my tanks. But for the dosing I usually wait until it is balanced to start dosing just to minimize algae growth in the cycling/maturing faze. As for root tabs I don’t use any at all in this tank. When I was setting it up I mixed some osmocote plus into the bottom of the substrate. But to be honest I’m not sure if they are actually helping because I can see some of them but they don’t look to be dissolving at all.. to be honest though I think for a twenty gallon and a ten gallon the current USA satellite plus is hands down the best lighting and they are affordable now too.
And I would say that this aquasoil should last me a minimum of five years as long as I’m still dosing but I could also rely on fish food and waste
Great info! When you say over stock do you mean plants, fish or both? How much osmocote did you add for this tank? The aquasoil sounds like it’s good stuff! When the aqua soil gets used up do you just take the water/fish out and start the tank out with new soil and replant it then add the fish and water back for the beneficial bacteria I assume? Do you need to go back to the light schedule when restarting to reduce algae with all the new nutrients or by adding the some of the old water back will it not needed. Thanks for all the help. When I do this I’ll be making a video and I’ll plug your channel. You really do have a lot of great info in a concise way of explaining!
The More You Grow the aquasoil won’t necessarily get used up until I stop dosing but it will lose its buffering ph ability all aquasoil buffer your hardness to make your water softer for tropical fish. I really love this btw. But I really feel like this stuff would last almost forever as long as I’m dosing. So I probably won’t be resetting anything any time soon. Even if I do a rescape I’d still keep using my soil I have already. I’m editing a video about plants for low tech setups right now.
The More You Grow any I over stock with fish btw lol forgot that part haha
I literally love your videos so much! I’m having success with low tech/low light tanks but i really want to get into co2. Any recommendations on a first set up?? I’m not comfortable doing to co2 diy set ups i keep seeing on UA-cam
I think as a beginner the easiest way to start dosing pressurized co2 is to go with a aquatek mini paintball regulator. Then grab yourself a paintball tank from dicks sporting goods and have them fill it. They are only 30$ and the first fill is free. Then 5 dallors per refill after that. Mine lasts me about three months per bottle I bought two bottles so I can just swap it out when it runs dry. Hope that helps and thank you so much!
Thank you! Will that work for a 20 gallon long??:)
Can I use tap water when setting up my first tank?
Hey, first off I love this video and your channel so much. Your gouramis steal the show Everytime. So my question is: why do my plants get holes the more I put fertilizer? I use aquascaper complete which is complete Garbage for my plants unfortunately and hasn't really worked that well. I might have to upgrade to tropica or something. So when I didn't use liquid fertilizer at all, I never had holes in my anubias, but since I started I got holes in my anubias and now holes in my bacopa or whatever that other plant is. Why is that? When I cut back on fertilizer cause I gave up I didn't see more holes...sorry for long questions hope it makes sense.
Do you have any bladder snails?
@@ThePlantedTankTV No i do not, but i do have white ivory mystery snails which absolutely devoured my duckweed. They usually don't eat aquatic plants, do they? Also, i heard you were recommending to someone easy-green...would you recommend tropica too? Or not really
@@user-wi7br4nj6p Sorry for such a late reply! Yes Tropica stuff is amazing! Easy Green is great too though! About the ivory snails I have no clue but I would start feeding them algae waffers and veggy foods and see if that changes anything!
Awesome videos man. What light to you recommend for a new planted 100 gal. I have a lot of jungle Val going into this tank. Will need a light strong enough to penetrate that surface layer of leaves
I love the look of those plants but they seem like they could easily overtake the tank. Any recommendations on plants that don’t really grow big and stay relatively the same size?
I have a 20 gallon tank...soon i will upgrade it in planted tank...my question anubias is easy to grow or not...?? And also which brand fertilizer do u suggest me .???
samrat sarkar NilocG Thrive and aquarium co ops easy green are the best all in one ferts at the moment. And yes Anubis is super easy to grow! Just grows very slow. One leaf a week max! Thanks for stopping by brother! ✌️😍🌱
Thanx...
I'm so excited! Just started getting my supplies for my first planted tank! I'll attemp to do a video. (yeah right) Thanks for all the helpful info! Wish me luck!
Kim King haha it is very exciting to set up a Planted tank. Just remember to take your time and don’t settle with it if you don’t absolutely love it! ✌️🙂🌱✅ thank you! 🙏
What can I do to lower my ph? All other parameters are good. Is there a safe neutralizer that I can use to at east make my tap neutral when I do a water change?
Aqua soil will do it for you!!!🙏🙂
@@ThePlantedTankTV my entire tank is gravel and I cannot disrupt the entire thing to replace it with aqua soil. Isn't there a liquid neutralizer I can use to at least make my water additions a neutral pH of 7? What I'm getting at is by keeping adding alkaline water from my tap I'm not going to be able to lower the pH.
@@Borogerst32697 look into seachem acid buffer. 👌
@@ThePlantedTankTV thank you. The name itself makes me think it raises pH and tames down the acid but I will check into it. I need to lower the pH and make it more acidic. I wonder whether peat moss or catapa leaves will help. Have you ever tried either one of these methods to lower pH? Anyone???
@@Borogerst32697 it lowers ph. It’ll be the best thing for you and your situation.
I’ve never had fish before but I did months worth of research before buying everything, I still wish I would have done more research. I heard java fern was the best beginner plant and I bought some that was waaaaayy too expensive. I have the lights on for 6 hours a day, I dose the tank with fertilizer and do weekly water changes but the plants are very quickly dying off. I also have a huge problem with brown algae that I can’t seem to get rid of, I’m thinking of throwing out the plants and getting silk ones instead. Do you have any advice?
Yes Buy some otocinclus catfish! They will have your brown algae gone almost overnight haha. buy a group of at least 6. Don't give up man. fight the algae with water changes and a good clean up crew! Like horned nerite snails and amano shrimp!
Thank you for the video. I am new to this hobby and look forward to getting into it. One thing is you didn't talk about filtration. Maybe that's because it's null and void? Do I need filtration or water circulation? What kind of fish did you have in there? I know Bettas work great in stagnant water. Will guppies also? Thanks again!
I see in this vid your subtrate is covered in plant. Im using ada aqua soil 2. My question is : I have lot of bare areas that isnt planted so how would i clean substrate without sucking up soil? I also have eheim's quick vac
Thanx for tips.
I thought about using fluval stratum for my first planted aquarium. I wonder if it is good for “the life of the aquarium” like some other products. Or I’m thinking of Caribsea Eco Complete. All help welcome. Also, is bucephalandra a “beginner” plant as I thought about adding it
How long should I cycle a new planted tank before adding my betta and tankmates? I'm 15 and I want to start a planted betta tank. But all the research I've done and videos I've watched have said to cycle the tank for a couple months before adding the fish. I plan to cylce the tank for at least a week to get the Nitrate and PH levels safe. But should I wait longer? I also want to put in a couple snails to help with algae growth. And I was thinking about a small 6-7 school of Ember tetras. I could really use some advice, tips, or just info. Thank you!
I will give s.repens a go. My mc are melting and dying. There are growths though and I just had it less than a month. High lighting and seachem flourite are in my tank. No co2 though. Any advice J?? I have flourish, excel, potassium and iron too
I’m thinking of doing a 10 gallon tank with a male honey gourami, some chili rasboras, a couple kuhli loaches and a blue ramshorn. Do you think this set up would work in a 10 gal? Same dimensions as yours. My plan was a fully planted tank so they would all have plenty of hiding places to get away from each other if they want. I also noticed you have multiple honey gouramis, so do you think it might be better to have more than one? Thank you!!!
I feel like honey gouramis can do well on their own or with others. Mine never really got aggressive like people say but I have seen some of them get very mean towards each other. I even had mine with a betta at one point and they did great together. I say go for it!
Awesome aquarium.. I have a 10 gallon sorority tank .. and I wanted to change it to live plants. Do u have any advice. I'm new to this freshwater tank.
I say add some root tabs and liquid fertilizer and you should be good to go! I recommend sticking with easy fast growing plants! ✌🙂🙏
@@ThePlantedTankTV dude ur awesome.. thank u Soo much
Great video man! Just subscribed 👍🏼. Your tanks look awesome. I’m planning on diving into the planted tank world and was thinking about low tech but with a ten gallon. I know the smaller the tank, the harder to maintain. But I like the idea of a small full of life tank.
The best way to be successful with a small tank is to really stay on top of water changes. Things can accumulate quick and you can get an algae bloom out of nowhere even when everything was just doing perfect. This section of the hobby is amazing and I think everyone in the aquarium hobby should try a planted tank at least once or twice. lol ✌🙂🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the quick reply man. Definitely going to be ordering some of that water sprite you talked about from buceplant.com. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Wish me luck haha 👍🏼😅
Hi Jay, great informative video as always. I am having some issues growing dwarf hair grass in my tank. I've had it in my tank for 2 weeks but it doesn't appear to be growing, infact it's not even exhibiting any melt back either. I have a fluval stratum substrate, my plant consists of 3 Amazon swords, tiger lotus, s reopens, hygrophillia and the hairgrass. I dose my tank once a day with iron, liquid co2, and seachem flourish. Any tips to induce growth? Thanks
You could try increasing your light if you have the option but dwarf hair grass takes for ever to start growing. It needs time more than anything. You should start to see growth around 1 month!
@@ThePlantedTankTV I've got the lights on 8hrs a day, 3hr in the morning and 5hrs in the evening. The reason I got the hairgrass was its ability to grow quick and carpet as I'm not having much luck with the s reopens. I guess I need to give it a chance to grow. Thanks again Jay.
Sir is it okay to have air pump on my planted tank? Dont have CO2 setup and have fish on my tank.
Hi J! I love your vids and wanted to start up a planted tank. Wondering after i get my plants settled in if i need to dose? Would just like s repens for a carpet and maybe a couple accent plants. Thanks!
I always recommend that people dose. But it can still be done without it. The plants just grow a tad slower! S. Repens is super easy to grow! One of my favorites! ✌🙂🙏🔥
The Planted Tank anything you recommend for dosing? Trying to keep it cost friendly! Thanks for the reply!
What liquid fertilizer do you use. I was thinking of try Aquarium Co Op liquid and tablets
That's a great choice! But I use NilocG thrive all in one and h2o plants vital x only if I run out of nilocg thrive though. They are pretty much the same thing.
I'm a beginner and interested in creating a 55 gallon planted tank.
My question is, is a Sponge filter a good option?
Daniel Campana I think a 55 is to big for a sponge filter but you should look into sunsun canister filters! They are cheap and reliable! Thanks for watching!!! ✌️😍 if you have any other questions feel free to ask!
Sun sun canister is where it's at or get HOB filter (hang on the back) amazon is your best bet, much cheaper than petco or pet stores.
@@bigsky445 Agreed!
hey so if i already have a substrate and its poor on nutrients, is there any way to rich it???
sorry for the bad english, dope aquarium dude
Yeah man pick up some seachem flourish tabs and spread them 4 inches apart and you should be good to go!
@@ThePlantedTankTV thanks man you are awesome!!! love your chill vibe
Thanks for the tips man. I’m thinking of setting up a planted 10 gallon, and putting some guppy’s in it. Do you think that would work? Or if you have better fish ideas?
Guppys would be perfect! A lot of people do that. I've been thinking about doing it my self. lol
The Planted Tank awesome thanks for the feedback bro. Awesome channel
I'm not a rookie as you know but you said something about the light you're using that caught my attention. I have the same Current USA Satellite + on a couple 20 highs. You said only use the white and red spectrums. Why is that and does that really help the plants versus using the full spectrum?
I don’t think it really makes a difference to be honest I’m just a sucker for that really warm look. Not yellow but warm haha. With the blue led on I tend to get a little more algae but I think it’s just because it makes the light a little more bright. Other than that I don’t think there is a difference. Thanks for stopping by man! ✌️💪
Thanks for the info. Im a beginner so every little helps. Subbed for good. Thank you. Keep ‘em comin
Yo the exact video I needed!
Hey man my light has only white and blue led will that still do what need or would the blue cause more algae ect....?
I have dirt tanks - 29g, and 10g. Lights on timers 8hrs on & 16 hs off. No issue with plant growth but tons of algae & cyanobacteria in my 10g. I use hydrogen peroxide to kill it but it only works temporarily. Any ideas on combating the algae & cyano? I do 25% weekly water changes using API water conditioner & aquarium salt. Fish are healthy. I don't even bother with the bright light on my 29g because algae will grow like mad. I only use the blue lights but some of my plants have suffered as a result. It's frustrating because when I use bright lighting, the plants look great but the algae grows out of control. I turn it down and the algae slows up but the plants are losing their green color.. So annoying.
Getting rid of cyano is super easy. I use Chemiclean and an air stone. Works for me every times. With the algae I would start doing 50% water changes instead of 25. The dirt is probably leaching a lot of nutrients still. You can use seachem excel to help kill the algae too. Lower the light down to 6 hours would also help! Hope that all helps. ✌🙂
@@ThePlantedTankTV I'll try your suggestions. Thanks!
You are definitely NOT boring 😍😂
What light fixture would you recommend for a 10inch square 5g tank?
The fluval nano 3.0 you'll absolutely love it! I love mine.
Love it! Thanks for the info!!
✌😍 Thank You!
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Hi haw are you beautiful aquarium I have a question i have a Fluval 2.0 fresh and plant light it’s that a good light? For a Low tech
marco calderon I’m using the 24 inch model on my 20 gallon high and it works great it’s a low tech tank too! 😍✌️🌱✅
Hi tank you 👍 I don’t know why my fosfatos are a little high what kind of food do you recommend for my fishes I have angel fish and Tetras
About water flow How many times per hour does the filter/powerhead wont to do the full volume of tank water some say 10 times
jonny jones yeah 10 times per hour is a great place to start. That’s usually what I try to shoot for. Thanks for the question! And thanks for watching! 🤜🤛
So good. From Viet Nam with love
Hi,I'm planning to build dirted (red soil no pesticides) aquarium 3 feet , as a sample I've built a nano aquarium used same soil but the plant growth isn't that much great and algae blooming what goes wrong? Will you help me, my new 3ft aquarium sitting brand new for 5 months
I have a beamswork 36" on my 38 gallon. The light only have blue and white leds at 6500k. And 2600 lumens. My tank is 15" from the light to substrate. Think its enough light? I do have another of the same but took it off as I thought it was too much because of brown algae.
Pamela Woolford I would worry about the brown algae. Just pick up some oto cats and it’ll be gone overnight lol. But yeah I would say that should be plenty! ✌️🙂
Hey man thanks for the helpful vids...
Just curious though I planted my tank (5.5 gal) with some micro sword (activ flora substrate) and it doesnt seem to be growing much. It did melt back at first, but hasnt done anything since, i also use liquid fertilizer.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Micro sword has really never done well for me in a low tech setup. In my opinion it's one of those plants that require co2. Same thing happened to me in my 5 gallon. Then I moved it to my 20 long high tech and it started growing like crazy. My best guess is that it needs more co2. Thanks for stopping by! ✌😍
Subscribed your lovely channel! 💚
Can I use ground soil from a backyard? If yes, then how?.
You can but I would bake it in the oven to kill any unwanted pests that could potentially kill your livestock. Dustins Fish Tanks has a few videos about that. ✌🙂
@@ThePlantedTankTV thank you so much for that. 🙂
I have a planted tank using gravel substrate. I have tried water changes. Vacuuming the gravel some. Rinsing the filter sponge and doing everything I thought was right. The plants are beautiful. Fish appear healthy. API i believe is the brand...those test strips test where they should but the water is murky..yellowish almost. Help please!
For a planted tank I wouldn't recommend doing any sort of gravel vaccing. Bu t you may have either a bacteria bloom or free floating algae. That's all I can think of really. My guess is free floating algae and seachem excel will knock that out of the of the park pretty quick. You can send me a picture if you like on my Instagram @theplantedtanktv
Thank you for this information!!
Can you put up the name of the plant spelled out when you say it and point to them when editing video? That would be oh so helpful as I’m a noob and love your videos but question what I’m hearing. It would be nice to see it spelled out. Enjoy watching you do your tank thang and learning from you.
give me the time frame and I might be able to help!!
Do u think Chihiros A-serie light (39w/5800 lumens) is medium or hard light ? It's for a 60 liters tank and I mind if I have a large choice of plants with this light.. I also have Tropica aqua soil for them
From what I have heard about Chihiros Lights is that they are good, nice and strong so I would say they are closer to high lighting! Just use a ton of plants and you will be good to go! ✌🙂
Thanks ! I watch all your videos so I have some ideas of plants or scape 😁 sadly our petstores doesn't have much varieties here, but I'll try to find something good.. I want Ludwigia Sedioides so bad but ahhh, how hard to find some 😬
Very helpful vid, thanks man!
Sir , is the co2 indicator is important for planted tank ???
It is if you are running pressurized co2. It helps you know how much co2 you can pump in while still being safe for your fish but if you aren't us you nf pressurized co2 you won't need it at all. ✌🙂
@@ThePlantedTankTV
Thx a lot Sir.😊
Hi...what is your tank temperature..
I keep all my aquariums at 77F-78F ✌🙂
All I can keep is some moss balls I have no problem with them just toss them around give some lights and they stay green unlike when I tried amazon sword, duckweed and hornwort they tend to melt, bleached out and wilt.
Hey can u help me I put a wild plant in my tank and it was in there for a hour what are the possibilities of my tanks having a parasite because I’m about to get. Pea puffer and I need to know if u think I got one I also ringed the plants
Excellent information brother
Thanks man!
Oh hey do I have to use fertz and fertz buffering substrate?, can't I go without any fertz like an aquabonics system?
Onnic technically you can go without liquid fertilizer for the first six months if you are using aquasoil. I do it just to be sure my plants are getting everything they need but you don’t need to use it at all really because once six months has passed their are plenty of organic being Brocken down this feeding the plants. I hope this answers your question! ✌️🙏🙂
Oh thx J, then what i get from u is six month is enough for fish waste to build up and decompose to feed plants, now for aquasoil, is it nessesary or can i depend only on fish waste (if i have an old tank with gravel not being vacuumed) like i do with aquaponics,sorry if the question is a bit stupid, but I'm new to aquatic plants 😥
Can we use River sand as substrate for planted tank ?
You absolutely can! But I would really recommend root tabs and liquid fertilizers!
How do I get rid of bba on vallisneria?
So can I use regular old dirt in my aquarium?
Screaming Wallaby yes you absolutely can. I just prefer aquasoil because it’s less messy if you decide to uproot some plants like I do often. ✌️🙂🌱✅
@@ThePlantedTankTV so do I need to prepare it in any particular way or do something speccial to it?
well said man! inspiration!
dbachelor's Planted Aquarium thank you D! Love ya bro! 🤜🤛
I run my lights 14 hours a day. #1 cause for algae ambient light. Blackout curtain are your friend.
The Zoltan that’s a long time haha but hey if it works for you go for it! The more time you get to enjoy your tank the better! ✌️🙂 I have blackout curtains too haha
I run mine for 6 hrs.
Totally agree with you on ambient light. Especially if you run your lights after dark.
I realised how much just a shadow of ambient light into the room affected the tank after finding my stem plants closest to the front glass all had bent tops in the evenings.
What do you do about the light from your heater?
new sub here Hey needing some input i have been wanting to change up my tank and want to go back with live plants and have never had any luck ever with plants had this tank pushing 20 plus years and want to change. so i keep hearing about eco complete and thinking of changing out my rock to eco complete, am on well water and its high PH and keep hearing about Dragonstone also for the hard water??? any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank u for this!!❤️
Jedi Katie you are welcome! I’m going to do a lot more videos for beginners. This hobby is a lot to learn at first and can be pretty overwhelming. I hope to ease that a bit haha thank you for stopping by!
What K value are your lights?
6500k with RGBs! ✌😍
Can I use liquid fertilizer instead of root tabs? My tank doesn’t have a rooted plants just frogbit and anubias tied to drift wood.
Matthew yes definitely liquid fertilizer! ✌️🙂
Please suggest best plants to grow with out co2 in india
Seeing as you are the expert,should I grow dwarf hairgrass without c02.Is that possible?
Davefishtanks I replied to this comment already?? Lol
these tips are gr8 for small tanks , But almost usless in a 75gallon planted tank , hell aqua soil would probs cost more than the tank lol , anyway gr8 advice for smaller tanks,
Why use liquid fertilizer if you use fertilized substrate?
Ion Alexandru you don’t really have to unless your using a lot of water column feeding plants. The substrate also absorbs the fertilizer keeping it fresh for longer. Hope that helps! ✌️🙂
What is the smallest size tank you would recommend for a first time aquascaper?
If I were to choose my first tank it would be a 10g or 20g depending on my budget for sure!✌🙂
The Planted Tank thanks!
Nice.
Thanks
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How do feed your plants from the roots
niffeecent the aquasoil it’s self of amazing for root feeders. I also use liquid ferts and sea hem root tabs if I notice they need it but I haven’t had to use any in this tank so far. Thanks for the question!!!
Hey guys, i have algae on my plants but im not 100% sure its black beard algae, anyone have tips on removing it even if its not bba
Thenks 💖🌱😇☯️
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That tank has no CO2????
Nope! Most of my tanks dont. Lol
The Planted Tank wow I couldn’t believe it! Thanks for sharing
Handsome baby boy
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How many bags of Stratum did you used in your 10 gallon tank?
For this specific tank I used two 8.8lb bags. It is a little overkill but I like a deep substrate. It gave me about 3.5-4 inches all the way around. My newest scape has about 2/3rds of a 17.6lb bag. That gave me about 2-3 inches ( two in front - 3 in the back ) I hope that answers your question! 🙏✌🙂
Perfect, Thanks man!!
I just can't get my water so clear :(((
I work with this guy
kornkid828891 dang dude how long did you stay up?
@@ThePlantedTankTV like 3 I think hahahahaha
I found out that the easiest plant for beginners are just moss balls then java moss and then move on to floaters like frogbit and duckweed.
Dirt tank+low light+ low demanding plants = best results for beginners. Minimal algae growth.
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It held your comment for review for some reason! But thanks!
@@ThePlantedTankTV Prolly bc the comment is only emojis. Most spam comments or self promo comments contain a lot of emojis
Is co2 really needed
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Hallo Sir..
Please subtitle Indonesia🙏🙏