I wish there were more videos like this out there. I'm always interested in the long term evolution of an aquascape, how it looks when it's just planted, when it's going through growing pains, what it looks like when matured, and how it looks when it's maintained for a year or more. Obviously, challenging to accomplish from the content creation side, but very educational for us viewers :)
I think this video is a perfect addition to the channel! It really helps visualize putting all of the great advice to practice! 😁👍🏼 Edit : And always love to see more of Tommy!
I love this video! Finally someone is showing the everyday issues we all face when setting up an aquarium. Personally, I had constant problems with driftwood. It took ages before it went to the bottom and I had a huuuge growth of the fungy slimely thing you also mentioned. Unfortunately, in my case neither otos neither amanos didn't want to consume it, so I was left alone with a toothbrush... I really had to be patient but it's getting nicer and nicer and I envy my husband who's working from home and can observe it almost all day long.
Looked everywhere for a video like this! Thank you! Very reassuring and helps me weighs my pros and cons with my tank set up. I'm making a planted now so this is awsome!
This was a really useful guide - do more of these please :) Also thanks for all the time and effort you put into making them - I learn little tips from each video that has helped my tanks a great deal.
Week 4 here. Plants are doing well. Shrimps (Mini japonica) introduced week 3. No alges, only had bacteries on the wood but they disappeared a few days ago. Next week 20 Rasbora Galaxy as a first start. Fingers crossed 🤭!
Thank You Tommy fo Your efford to take us for this constant 9-week jurney! It was great pleasure to follow the work. The most important issue You placed at the end: The aquascaping it's not only succes, but also bad issues. Despite this it's allways "our perfect world to create"! That's why we all love that!!!🤗😉
Oh gosh that rock falling... My heart Tommy...! Fantastic video. Great learning, thank u, wish I had know about the slime on wood when I started, I panicked, but I learned. Tank Looks great too 🥰 And love listening to u
Hey Hey Tommy👋 I'm really enjoying watching The journey of this tank!! I love how you put the wood together (thank you Lori 😂🤗💚) I agree the subject of fertilizers has always been confusing.. but I've learned a lot with you guys and I thank you so much for all the experience you share!! So I've made it to setting up my second aquascape. I set one up for my daughter!! All of your tips have absolutely helped me create more successful aquariums!!🙏 The daisy rice fish are stunners and definitely deserve more attention! This video is really helping me in what to expect with the newly planted tank! We are just on week one so we're looking forward to seeing it grow in! One thing we don't have right now is a proper light and actually had to set up a DIY one. Definitely aquascaping on a budget 😁 we are looking for some Otto's now!! Thank you all so much for all the tips with the tools!! Another great tutorial!! I hope everybody there at Green Aqua is having a very blessed weekend!!🙏💚🌿🐟🌿
Tetszik, hogy beválalljátok a bakikat és nem azt próbáljátok mutatni, hogy ti milyen tökéletesek vagytok. Ezáltal mindig tudtok valami újat mutatni 😉🤝💪👊🎆💯
Super informative! I agree that most videos are all about the scaping and first day, like a honeymoon phase. But the following 1-3 months after set up are where crucial adjustments/maintenance have to happen to have a successful tank. Thanks for doing this! One of my fav videos you guys have done: practical and realistic.
Great Job. Well done for beginners. I have sent to a some groups that asking me always the same. Here most all is answered. Welcome to the beautiful world of AquaScaping 😜
@@GreenAquaShop I try to go also to a AquaScaping contest this year... but I have to convince first my wife to buy a second tank for competition. Let's 🤞
Looked everywhere for a video like this! Thank you! Very reassuring and helps me weighs my pros and cons with my tank set up. I'm making a planted now so this is awsome!
Great video! I wish there were more videos or updates made on tanks that are new setups. It really helps us to know we are not doing something wrong when we experience problems or surprises. Thank you for this.
Yep wondering the same thing. I have huge green algae problem that I have to siphon out every 2-3 days. Been doing half nutrients and I've cut down my light to 5 hours at full intensity. This just started so have no idea if it's going to work.
Great video, very knowledgeable and helpful! I did notice one discrepancy and that was that Tommy said that the slime on the wood was fungus, this is actually the tree sap that gets expelled from the wood as the water in the tank takes its place. No hate I just thought I would point that out. Fantastic video!
I learn so much from your videos! My new 180 tank is now going 8 weeks and looking good sofar. It is a work in progress and I need all the help I can get to make it perfect! Thank you!
The rewards are worth the effort, I'm on my 2nd tank now and it's a huge improvement, learning a lot with Green Aqua and from my own experience, each tank is different. Don't give up!
At last a video from day 1!! Could you please answer two more things which I was missing from the video: 1. Do I have to decrease the light intensity in the first few weeks and how many hours should I let them on. 2. The CO2 should be running all the time on low or normal dose and should stop 2 hours before the lights go off. Thank you for the great video!
We always use full light intensity from day 1. 8 hours per day. We start the CO2 two hours before the lights and stop it with the lights. Check out our tutorials on the channel, there's a playlist. Cheers.
Learning process, you'll figure out a lot of things like, do I have enough filtration? How's my water flow? Are my lights on to much, too little? Am I dosing enough ferts, or to much? It's a balance issue we all go through and it's frustration. This video makes it look like it's easy but it's not. These guys have been doing this for years so they know how to set up everything to work better than the rest of us. Not that I'm down playing the video, it's a good one, just not enough explanation to all the questions I just presented to you.
Thank you soooo much! Now I know that what happening to my tank is normal... I just passed the month and a half benchmark and thinks are starting to be stable...thanks again 😊 And you're doing amazing job of passing great info! 🤙🏾
Love it guys. I wish everyone will have an easy go with their new setups as this one so more people will get into this awesome hobby. My Zen hour is during my weekly maintenance. Thanks for sharing Tommy!
Late to the party. I have a gift 🎉 I did this and am too successful 4 months later. No spikes, lush green plants all from being a little patient. The addition of some great Dwarf Gouramis and a pair of Peppered Cory’s and the fun began. These fish provide the fertilizer. The plants provide O2 and cover.
Get a python siphon or something similar. It makes it much easier then doing buckets if that's what you are doing. I have a 75 gallon just set up and though it takes a while to do the water changes it sure beats carrying bucket after bucket of water back and forth.
Happy New year Tommy, that was one excellent video today. So full of knowledge from beginning to end. Sir I take my hat off to you. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much.
As a new enthusiast. I have 3 questions (Vote up if anyone in chat has these too) 1. Are fish needed to be added to a planted tank ? Or can this hobby be about plants and the scape ? 2. Why I ask the question above is , what happens if you need to have a 7 day holiday? How do you prepare? Or does the hobby turn into a full time job ? 3. If we need to go out for 7 days, how to stop anxiety even if we have automated ferts, filtration, lighting, timers, co2 and feeding ? Would love a video of how hobbyists can comfortably take time off as well? What say ? Thanks
1. Can scaping without fish,but I think an aquarium is nothing without fish (my opinion). 2. If have automatic ferts,nothing. :) Before U go, do an 50% water change,and repeat,when arrived. If U havn't auto ferts,can add the whole ferts for this week, without excel or carbo. 3. Just stop anxiety,I have no advice. Probably all scapers concerned,when need to go. Lóri
Loved the layout!!!! Never trust wood 😁... I've seen 4kg wood piece glued to rocks and it started floating when filling with water. Seen it happen with 7kg wood piece too 😂. To answer what happened to my first weeks of new layout... Well, been a lucky bastard when it comes to that and really never seen any algae outbreak. Only floating wood 😅! Keep it up with GreenAqua great videos!
Very informative, especially about fertilizing in vitro plants. What do you do for lighting at the beginning though? Do you use a dimmer and then ramp up?
Just a tip: Some hardware stores sell wire brushes that attach to a steam cleaner with a hole in the middle. With the right tubing size, you can suck out what you are cleaning with one hand!
I have launched my first “ada powered” aquarium, with soil, fully planted, with ferts etc. And I have to say - it’s doing so well that it became boring and I had to start a second aquarium :) thanks guys for inspiration in guidelines
Nothing like a good old nature style 😁. One question, do you follow ADA recommendations for dosing the fertilization? You also use always Purigen in the filter, right? Great video! Thanks!
Thank you! You got me started this new hobby after watching all your videos. I guess this video came at the right time, I am 2 weeks into the new water cycle and I noticed my Monte Carlo and Staurogyne repens started melting away and thread algae forming around it. Any idea why is it so? And what should I do?
Algae comes because of the melting. The melting is a transformation of the plant into the underwater form. We do see that sometimes, with lean fertilizers we like to add more Nitrate and Phosphate ferts on the side to promote growth.
Great video Tommy. I encourage to make more videos like this. And showing their routines. I have a question, if we have Kh 2 adding ADA GREEN BRIGHTY K and Amazonia substrate. Not enough to keep a tampon and not have a drop in Ph? What is the Kh that Tommy recommends us in the video? 2,3,4 ... Kh2
A good layout as always. Thanks guys. Indeed, I made a mistake once with my nano 23L. I turned off the filter to feed my fish and I just forgot to turn it on . Next days I had to deal with a big nitirite issue. Some shrimps died. So, guys how can you add algae eaters from week two ?. Normally, I need to wait until week 4 in order to get low nitrite levels. Otherwise shrimps can't stand that. Cheers!
Díky, je to velmi užitečné. Vše v jediném videu, skvělá práce, mám aspoň inspiraci a jak koupit aby vše fungovalo jsem s Czech republik moc děkuji p.Janka
@@GreenAquaShop budu zakládat akvárko 150x50x60 450l,a chci poprosit jaký výživový substrát, na kobercovky abych tam mohla dát krevetky a ze starého akvárka sumečky, kolik čeho a jak po sobě jdoucí. a prosím světlo zářivky, bude na akváriu krycí sklo, jelikož mam kočku. a ještě dotaz filtr Oase, 350 nebo fluvalFX6.A NEBO SUNSUM JAKÝ BY JSTE DAL VY DEKUJI ZA POCHOPENÍ P.JANKA MŮŽETE MI TO POSLAT I NA EMAIL / j.m.v@email.cz diky
Don't know the fluval or sumsum filters sorry. But they are all very small for me for that tank size. Good luck with your tank, check out our tutorials (filter guide, substrate guide) for more info.
At about 9:58 you put the lily pipe into liquid. I guess that it is your CleanIt liquid requiring 30-60 minutes time to be effective. Is it OK for the bacteria in the external filter to have the filter turned off for that amount of time?
Hi the Team (Armel from France) Nice video. Very instructive. 2 Questions : 1 - To put fish and algae eaters so fast (2 and 3 weeks) - how have you accelerated the nitrogen cycle ? 2 - When you do a 50% water change every day for the first week, when you add fertilizers after adding water, the new proportions are calculated on 100% of the liter? or 50% of the liter ? Bye !
Would love a video that goes in depth with RO water. There is lack of information on this topic. Specially with remineralization of RO water in combination of a active substrate.
I wish there were more videos like this out there. I'm always interested in the long term evolution of an aquascape, how it looks when it's just planted, when it's going through growing pains, what it looks like when matured, and how it looks when it's maintained for a year or more. Obviously, challenging to accomplish from the content creation side, but very educational for us viewers :)
Thank you, we're glad you like it. 😄
The last few lines he said about aquascaping is perfectly true and that's why I love it.. Aquascaping therapy ❤️
Absolutely! Cheers!
Yes💚
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No cringe jokes or intro..pure aquascaping knowledge. Nice one Tomy😂😂
Tommy for president! LOL
Tomy The Destroyer :-P
I think this video is a perfect addition to the channel! It really helps visualize putting all of the great advice to practice! 😁👍🏼
Edit : And always love to see more of Tommy!
Yeah! Tommy is good. Glad you liked the topic! Cheers!
Az egyik leghasznosabb videó a csatornán! Légyszi folytassátok ezzel az akváriummal a sztorit!
Felírtuk az ötletet. Köszi 😄 👍
I love this video! Finally someone is showing the everyday issues we all face when setting up an aquarium. Personally, I had constant problems with driftwood. It took ages before it went to the bottom and I had a huuuge growth of the fungy slimely thing you also mentioned. Unfortunately, in my case neither otos neither amanos didn't want to consume it, so I was left alone with a toothbrush... I really had to be patient but it's getting nicer and nicer and I envy my husband who's working from home and can observe it almost all day long.
Yayyyy new green aqua video. Hopefully I can come visit you some time this week
You are welcome in Budapest - in the Green Aqua Galery
when watching other channels, Its about the fish. For me, this one is all about the plants and displaying them the best. Fish come secondary.
Well, we don't think that, actually. It's an ecosystem, where plants, fish and hardscape are all present.
Looked everywhere for a video like this! Thank you! Very reassuring and helps me weighs my pros and cons with my tank set up. I'm making a planted now so this is awsome!
What an awesome way to start the day... Green aqua's video!!!
Thanks for joining in 😃
Told my wife " oh Thurs, new video is out today" always enjoy the video quality and content. Many thanks 😊
Cheers - and many more to come 👍
Hope my tank goes this well from the start, good to hear even the experts have problems
Keep them vids coming, thank you
Thanks 😃 Cheers
could you make a video where you explain how to prepare the water?
Idea noted 👍
@@GreenAquaShop That'd be awesome!
+1 for that idea! Thanks!
Cool idea!! Very useful
@Devon Darius gtfo
This was a really useful guide - do more of these please :) Also thanks for all the time and effort you put into making them - I learn little tips from each video that has helped my tanks a great deal.
That is great to hear, cheers James!
You make for me (personally) the channel in anyway better. Is your dry humor. 😂😂
Week 4 here. Plants are doing well. Shrimps (Mini japonica) introduced week 3. No alges, only had bacteries on the wood but they disappeared a few days ago. Next week 20 Rasbora Galaxy as a first start. Fingers crossed 🤭!
Thank You Tommy fo Your efford to take us for this constant 9-week jurney! It was great pleasure to follow the work. The most important issue You placed at the end: The aquascaping it's not only succes, but also bad issues. Despite this it's allways "our perfect world to create"! That's why we all love that!!!🤗😉
Exactly! Cheers!
Oh gosh that rock falling... My heart Tommy...!
Fantastic video. Great learning, thank u, wish I had know about the slime on wood when I started, I panicked, but I learned.
Tank Looks great too 🥰
And love listening to u
Thanks for the view Laura 😀don't panic you're doing great job ✌️
Hey Hey Tommy👋
I'm really enjoying watching The journey of this tank!!
I love how you put the wood together (thank you Lori 😂🤗💚)
I agree the subject of fertilizers has always been confusing.. but I've learned a lot with you guys and I thank you so much for all the experience you share!!
So I've made it to setting up my second aquascape. I set one up for my daughter!!
All of your tips have absolutely helped me create more successful aquariums!!🙏
The daisy rice fish are stunners and definitely deserve more attention!
This video is really helping me in what to expect with the newly planted tank! We are just on week one so we're looking forward to seeing it grow in! One thing we don't have right now is a proper light and actually had to set up a DIY one. Definitely aquascaping on a budget 😁 we are looking for some Otto's now!!
Thank you all so much for all the tips with the tools!! Another great tutorial!! I hope everybody there at Green Aqua is having a very blessed weekend!!🙏💚🌿🐟🌿
Sounds cool, she'll love it I'm sure. Yeah, these are cool fish! Thanks for the kind comment, as always.
thank you for allowing the Indonesian translation on your video green aqua, we are getting new knowledge again, greetings from Indonesian scapers.
We're glad you watching us 👍
Tommy is a good teacher 😁😁😁keep up the good work...cheers bro
Thanks bro! Cheers!
Tetszik, hogy beválalljátok a bakikat és nem azt próbáljátok mutatni, hogy ti milyen tökéletesek vagytok.
Ezáltal mindig tudtok valami újat mutatni 😉🤝💪👊🎆💯
Köszi, a hibákból is lehet tanulni, ezért is kell megmutatni őket. 😄
Perfect timing, in two or three weeks i’m going to set up my new tank!
Thank you for your great and informative videos!!
You're welcome! Cheers!
Me too. Starting next month...
Super informative! I agree that most videos are all about the scaping and first day, like a honeymoon phase. But the following 1-3 months after set up are where crucial adjustments/maintenance have to happen to have a successful tank. Thanks for doing this! One of my fav videos you guys have done: practical and realistic.
We're glad you like it 😄
Great Job. Well done for beginners. I have sent to a some groups that asking me always the same. Here most all is answered. Welcome to the beautiful world of AquaScaping 😜
Thanks Daniel, cheers - just send them this video's link
@@GreenAquaShop I try to go also to a AquaScaping contest this year... but I have to convince first my wife to buy a second tank for competition. Let's 🤞
Go for it! 😄 Cheers
Looked everywhere for a video like this! Thank you! Very reassuring and helps me weighs my pros and cons with my tank set up. I'm making a planted now so this is awsome!
Great video! I wish there were more videos or updates made on tanks that are new setups. It really helps us to know we are not doing something wrong when we experience problems or surprises. Thank you for this.
You are welcome, hope to do more.
can share on the light setting, do we go full 100% short photoperiod, or half intensity longer photoperiod?
Yes - this would be very useful! Tommy....?
I was about to ask the same question!
Yep wondering the same thing.
I have huge green algae problem that I have to siphon out every 2-3 days. Been doing half nutrients and I've cut down my light to 5 hours at full intensity. This just started so have no idea if it's going to work.
We use 7-8 hours of lighting at 100%.
@@GreenAquaShop Is this setting since day 1 or a gradual increase?
Tomy made this video for me I just setup my aquascape 5 days ago I’m gonna use this video for reference. Thanks Green Aqua!
Cheers 😄
Great advice! I just today set up a new planted tank and this will definitely help me!
Good to hear that 😃Cheers
Tommy is such a clumsy guy :) When I watch Tommy journal I get the feeling that something unexpected is about to happen.
We had the same feeling 😜
Tommy please do more of these videos! Love the nature style aquariums and looking forward to next weeks setup 😁
We're glad you like it 😄
Thanks tommy ,it was great to see it going from the start .it wil help a lot people went the wil start scaping. Nice job and great scape 😉👍👌
Thanks! Glad you liked the topics.
Just perfect video. Thanks from Czech Republic..
Hey, thanks Robert🤗
Great video, very knowledgeable and helpful! I did notice one discrepancy and that was that Tommy said that the slime on the wood was fungus, this is actually the tree sap that gets expelled from the wood as the water in the tank takes its place. No hate I just thought I would point that out. Fantastic video!
Happy to see that you like the video. 👍
Thankyou So very much, this video is what I've been wanting and needing. The information in this video is fantastic and so helpful.Great work guys.
Love to hear that. Thanks for watching 👍
I learn so much from your videos! My new 180 tank is now going 8 weeks and looking good sofar. It is a work in progress and I need all the help I can get to make it perfect! Thank you!
You're welcome, glad you liked the video.
It seems that it takes a lot of effort to grow trees and plants in a fish tank.
Thank you for the good information.
Not different than learn riding a bicycle. First few attempts will be scary, but you will be fine for the rest of your life :)
The rewards are worth the effort, I'm on my 2nd tank now and it's a huge improvement, learning a lot with Green Aqua and from my own experience, each tank is different. Don't give up!
Cheers! Will not, thanks for the support!
At last a video from day 1!! Could you please answer two more things which I was missing from the video: 1. Do I have to decrease the light intensity in the first few weeks and how many hours should I let them on. 2. The CO2 should be running all the time on low or normal dose and should stop 2 hours before the lights go off. Thank you for the great video!
We always use full light intensity from day 1. 8 hours per day. We start the CO2 two hours before the lights and stop it with the lights. Check out our tutorials on the channel, there's a playlist. Cheers.
Nice video Tommy, great explanation and really useful. Great stuff mate
Cheers mate!
Very good initiative. Thanks green Aqua
You're welcome, glad you appreciate our effort. Cheers!
I'm at week 2 of my very first scape. So far I haven't seen any issues but its definitely got me on edge waiting for it to all go wrong
Learning process, you'll figure out a lot of things like, do I have enough filtration? How's my water flow? Are my lights on to much, too little? Am I dosing enough ferts, or to much? It's a balance issue we all go through and it's frustration. This video makes it look like it's easy but it's not. These guys have been doing this for years so they know how to set up everything to work better than the rest of us. Not that I'm down playing the video, it's a good one, just not enough explanation to all the questions I just presented to you.
That is good to hear, you are prepared. :)
Fantastic, excellent, this episode is what we long for. 🤜🤛
We hope it's useful for you 😄
Para mí, el mejor canal de "acuarios" es una lástima que solo sea un video a la semana!!!
Thank you 😄 We're working on to make 2 videos/week.
I think this is the best video yet!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thanks Fae 😄
Thank you soooo much! Now I know that what happening to my tank is normal...
I just passed the month and a half benchmark and thinks are starting to be stable...thanks again 😊
And you're doing amazing job of passing great info! 🤙🏾
Cheers! Good luck with your tank!
Another great one. Love your vids guys 👍🏻
Thanks for the support!
Love it guys. I wish everyone will have an easy go with their new setups as this one so more people will get into this awesome hobby. My Zen hour is during my weekly maintenance. Thanks for sharing Tommy!
We're glad you like it. Cheers 😄
Tommy, my fav at Green Aqua
Late to the party. I have a gift 🎉 I did this and am too successful 4 months later. No spikes, lush green plants all from being a little patient. The addition of some great Dwarf Gouramis and a pair of Peppered Cory’s and the fun began. These fish provide the fertilizer. The plants provide O2 and cover.
Great video. With the recommendation for quantity of snails and shrimp etc, are these numbers correct if you add them all or just if you add one type?
Great idea for a video, really enjoyed it. Looking forward to next week
Thanks for the view Cody 😄
Just set up my 50 gallon today. Omg 50% water changer everyday 😳
Get a python siphon or something similar. It makes it much easier then doing buckets if that's what you are doing. I have a 75 gallon just set up and though it takes a while to do the water changes it sure beats carrying bucket after bucket of water back and forth.
Yeah, no buckets. LOL
Tommy is my favorite. 😊
Tommy for President! 😄
Nice video, again i learned a lot. Starting my first aquascape in a couple of weeks in a 1m tank 😊
Gogogo! Good luck!
Respect you bro gr from turkey. I learn so much with you guys. I love you guys explaining.
Great down to earth video Tommy!!! Awesome job!!! Keep it real and keep on aquascaping :-)
Thanks, cheers
Very good topic for the video. Maintenance of new aquarium.
Glad you like the topics, thanks for watching!
Nice little tank Tomi, congrats. 👏👍👌😍 and useful infos as always, great video guys, thank you, Cheers.
Cheers and thank you 😄 😄
Happy New year Tommy, that was one excellent video today. So full of knowledge from beginning to end. Sir I take my hat off to you.
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much.
We're glad you like it 😃 cheers
As a new enthusiast. I have 3 questions (Vote up if anyone in chat has these too)
1. Are fish needed to be added to a planted tank ? Or can this hobby be about plants and the scape ?
2. Why I ask the question above is , what happens if you need to have a 7 day holiday? How do you prepare? Or does the hobby turn into a full time job ?
3. If we need to go out for 7 days, how to stop anxiety even if we have automated ferts, filtration, lighting, timers, co2 and feeding ?
Would love a video of how hobbyists can comfortably take time off as well? What say ?
Thanks
1. Can scaping without fish,but I think an aquarium is nothing without fish (my opinion).
2. If have automatic ferts,nothing. :)
Before U go, do an 50% water change,and repeat,when arrived.
If U havn't auto ferts,can add the whole ferts for this week, without excel or carbo.
3. Just stop anxiety,I have no advice. Probably all scapers concerned,when need to go.
Lóri
very interesting and useful. Well done Tommy!
Thanks for watching us. :)
Loved the layout!!!! Never trust wood 😁... I've seen 4kg wood piece glued to rocks and it started floating when filling with water. Seen it happen with 7kg wood piece too 😂. To answer what happened to my first weeks of new layout... Well, been a lucky bastard when it comes to that and really never seen any algae outbreak. Only floating wood 😅! Keep it up with GreenAqua great videos!
LOL. Right. Will do, thanks Pedro!
Very informative, especially about fertilizing in vitro plants. What do you do for lighting at the beginning though? Do you use a dimmer and then ramp up?
Nope. Full power from day 1.
Nice one Tamas. Have a great year All.
Cheers Ed, Have a great year, and thx for the support in 2020! :)
Great video! Love the setup! Always lots of info in all the videos! Another fantastic job by Green Aqua! Great job Tommy!
Thank you Mike 😄
Great video Tommy. I'm in week 2 of a new tank, so this was very timely! Paige
We're glad you like it 😄
Very interesting and useful video! Thank you very much.
We're glad you like it. Cheers 😄
Huge fan of your tutorial videos. 👍
Tommy's one of the best 😄
Just a tip: Some hardware stores sell wire brushes that attach to a steam cleaner with a hole in the middle. With the right tubing size, you can suck out what you are cleaning with one hand!
Great idea!
Yeah, good idea indeed.
I have launched my first “ada powered” aquarium, with soil, fully planted, with ferts etc. And I have to say - it’s doing so well that it became boring and I had to start a second aquarium :) thanks guys for inspiration in guidelines
LOL, yeah, that's why we always recommend to have good gear, glad you have it figured out. Good luck with your second tank!
Really went to basic and explained everything needed. 🙌🙌
That was the point 😄
Τhank you Tommy😀🙋 thank you Green Aqua😀🙋🐳🐋🐬🦈🐠🐟🦐🦀🦑🐙
You're welcome. Cheers!
Nice informative video. Would you keep the water change schedule even if you’re using tap water? I noticed all this information was for RO…
Nothing like a good old nature style 😁. One question, do you follow ADA recommendations for dosing the fertilization? You also use always Purigen in the filter, right? Great video! Thanks!
Yup, we do follow their guidelines and use Purigen as well on for of our aquariums 👍
Thanks, this is very helpful. All in just one video, great work. Cheers my friends.
Thanks Bruno, Cheers
Can you guys do a tuturial about ADA ferts i dont know how to use it.
Thank you
Thank you! You got me started this new hobby after watching all your videos. I guess this video came at the right time, I am 2 weeks into the new water cycle and I noticed my Monte Carlo and Staurogyne repens started melting away and thread algae forming around it. Any idea why is it so? And what should I do?
Algae comes because of the melting. The melting is a transformation of the plant into the underwater form. We do see that sometimes, with lean fertilizers we like to add more Nitrate and Phosphate ferts on the side to promote growth.
Thanks Green Aqua, always inspiring.
Thanks for watching us ✌️Cheers
Yay! I just made a 60p scape a week ago, this will help a ton!
Cool, good luck with your tank!
I give a thumbs up before i watch😋
Cheers, thanks for the support!
Nice Video guys!
appreciate your feedback 😃
Tamas. thank you so much for an excellent video. I learned a lot that I can apply to my tank. William
We're glad you like it. Cheers 😄
Good video... Very concise, much appreciated 👍😎
Thanks, cheers
Hi Guys! May I know which do I have to choose between Gh+ or GH/KH+? Further explaination would be really appreciated. 🙏👍
Excellent video Tommy, I learnt a lot, thank you!
You are welcome!
Cool video! Nice ideas for aquascapers to get more into the hobby!!!
Thanks. Cheers 😄
Great topic for beginners
nice tutorial sir.. thanks for sharing your videos.. godbless and more power..
Thanks for watching us. :)
You mentioned that at some point you usually begin using Green Brighty Iron. When actually would this happen?
Nice video guys. Just a quick one about the background vinyl, why are you guys standardising with white instead of frosted one?
The frosted one will let through some colors from the background, we just like the white better...
Great video Tommy.
I encourage to make more videos like this. And showing their routines.
I have a question, if we have Kh 2 adding ADA GREEN BRIGHTY K and Amazonia substrate. Not enough to keep a tampon and not have a drop in Ph?
What is the Kh that Tommy recommends us in the video? 2,3,4 ... Kh2
2-3
Finally, some real information! Thank you.
Thanks for the watching.
A good layout as always. Thanks guys. Indeed, I made a mistake once with my nano 23L. I turned off the filter to feed my fish and I just forgot to turn it on . Next days I had to deal with a big nitirite issue. Some shrimps died. So, guys how can you add algae eaters from week two ?. Normally, I need to wait until week 4 in order to get low nitrite levels. Otherwise shrimps can't stand that. Cheers!
We do regular water changes. And add bacteria from day 1.
@@GreenAquaShop yeah. I do same things. Thanks again for the help. Looking forward to visit you.
Cheers!
great fan of green aqua from India
Thanks for your support 🙏
Díky, je to velmi užitečné. Vše v jediném videu, skvělá práce, mám aspoň inspiraci a jak koupit aby vše fungovalo jsem s Czech republik moc děkuji p.Janka
Glad you like the video. 👍😁
@@GreenAquaShop budu zakládat akvárko 150x50x60 450l,a chci poprosit jaký výživový substrát, na kobercovky abych tam mohla dát krevetky a ze starého akvárka sumečky, kolik čeho a jak po sobě jdoucí. a prosím světlo zářivky, bude na akváriu krycí sklo, jelikož mam kočku. a ještě dotaz filtr Oase, 350 nebo fluvalFX6.A NEBO SUNSUM JAKÝ BY JSTE DAL VY DEKUJI ZA POCHOPENÍ P.JANKA MŮŽETE MI TO POSLAT I NA EMAIL / j.m.v@email.cz diky
Don't know the fluval or sumsum filters sorry. But they are all very small for me for that tank size. Good luck with your tank, check out our tutorials (filter guide, substrate guide) for more info.
Great Video and very informative but i did notice that the Canister Filter maintenance was not mentioned. How often is this done ?
At about 9:58 you put the lily pipe into liquid. I guess that it is your CleanIt liquid requiring 30-60 minutes time to be effective. Is it OK for the bacteria in the external filter to have the filter turned off for that amount of time?
For lily pipes usually shorter time is enough. But a water change typically takes an hour or so.
@@GreenAquaShop thank you!
Hi the Team (Armel from France) Nice video. Very instructive. 2 Questions : 1 - To put fish and algae eaters so fast (2 and 3 weeks) - how have you accelerated the nitrogen cycle ? 2 - When you do a 50% water change every day for the first week, when you add fertilizers after adding water, the new proportions are calculated on 100% of the liter? or 50% of the liter ? Bye !
1. Yes, bacteria and frequent water changes, and big filters, always.
2. yes. always fertilize back. 100% of the tank.
@@GreenAquaShop Thx for your return. Keep the faith !
Cheers!
Would love a video that goes in depth with RO water. There is lack of information on this topic. Specially with remineralization of RO water in combination of a active substrate.