I GOT RID OF ALGAE AFTER I DID THIS ONE THING! 😱

Great video. I used to get problems with BBA and green algae. I have been using this method for the past 2 months and now have a tank completely clear of algae and full of vibrant plants. It works!! 👍

Ever since I used organic dirt in my substrate, I eliminated 99% of any algae. Never dose or add anything into the water. I use this on a high tech tank with co2 and a low tech nano with no co2. Both are algae free and I do a 30% water change every four weeks or so. Old guy many years ago…before planted tanks were the rage, told me plants take most of their nutrients through their roots. I never dosed the water, but used fertilizer tabs in the substrate for years, until I switched to dirt in the substrate, and now it’s even easier for me to maintain. Just look up “dirted tanks” and you will see others results. Good luck 👍

Great tips Mark! I too have been using this method most of my plants are algae free in low tech setups and I no longer dose excel which I’m happy about and things look better then ever! Love your videos!

I had GDA, GSA and BBA in my 5 gallon tank during the first month of setup. The GDA was all over the place and returned quite often. I started adding more plants (including floating plants) to help eat any excess nutrients. The floating plants helped a lot in lowering my light output in the tank. Maintenance-wise, I kept up the usual water changes (50% 2x a week) and started leaning out my dosage of ferts (also 2x a week right after each water change). Lighting periods are down to 4 days a week for 6 hours each time. On the days my tank LED light is not on, ambient room lighting is provided. Over the course of about 1.5 months, the results have been quite positive. None of the algae types I mentioned have returned, or have come back enough to be noticeable at all. I can say for now, this is how it's working out for me. Thanks for all your awesome videos!

You've got really elegant, beautiful tanks. I'm getting ready to try my first tank and your videos have been great for learning. Thank you for making them

Good video as always... i would like to see that video for the red plants

Another great detailed video grounded in useful knowledge rather than popular opinion. I love the thought gone into your work. And thanks for debunking that iron myth for red plants! You're the first YouTuber so far I've seen mention that.

Just discovered your channel. Kept aquariums for over 50 years but have always had problems with planted tanks. Thanks for your vid’s.

Thanks to your videos I learned a lot in a short time. Your explanation is very clear, without secrets and eager to help the aquarist. I spent months watching ADA and Green Aqua videos, but I could not find the solution to my algae problems, they think about it a lot and end up confusing. Instead, you are direct. Thank you very much keep going.

Thank you for chapters ❤️

I'm beginner, excellent info. My 20 gallon has no algae problem yet :) I do use live plants planted from bulbs or seed. My Gourami like to nibble at the plants. I need to learn the names of plants. I'm enjoying the hobby. Thanks 👍😊

great video and info, thanks man

SO good as usual. Always learn a lot; need to put into practice and get myself some more root tabs. I would like that video on growing red plants, please.

Great advice here and yes I would like the video on how to get plants red, I have ludwigia palustrus that I got red thru and thru and now it's only green.

Yes, please. It would be great a video about red plants care.

As a subscriber, I like almost all of your videos. They are rich in content and stay focused on the topic. In the future, I would like to hear more about your experience working with moss. Your moss work really stands out among all the great tanks I've seen online.

Thanks for more this video, with valuable information. Here, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I have one more detail to consider: Water temperature. I've had a lot of problems with algae, but when I started cycling my tanks for about 50 or 60 days, with no substrate, no light, and adding a small amount of fertile substrate, only in the places where the plants would be, I had no more problems. with algae. The very few that exist, the cleaning team finds a way to eliminate them. (8 Otocinclus, and 16 Paraotocinclus). Glasses and plants are always clean. Once again, thanks for your videos.

Your tank are very beautiful! I do have algae problems so I will be doing more research into this method. Thank you.

these tanks are BEAUTIFUL. thanks for sharing.

I switched to a lean version of Filipe Oliveira’s Seachem regiment. It’s helped a ton getting my BBA under control. He also recommended dosing most of the nutrients through tabs.