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Great to hear 😊. Who likes printed instructions anyway? 😆

Hi! If you live in the US, you can get the lily pipes from the link in the video description otherwise, if you're referring to the tubing from the pipes to the canister, use this: brs.li/3ShQ9qf

High praise from you, Trev!

No doubt - sand can be beautiful but more difficult to clean and the compression from the water weight can create those anaerobic pockets which can be troublesome. If you’re going with pure sand, keep it shallow. Just enough to cover the bottom plus 1/4” can help. Love the mix look - we did that in our riverbed build and it’s very cool.

Thanks for the feedback! Definitely hard to track down the exact cause of BBA in any individual set up, but regardless of the cause it’s great to know that there are solutions!

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@@BRSfresh Thanks!

Sorry! 😆 Had to build a scape with it 😁

Yes, amongst many others, excessive flow can be a contributing factor to BBA

I have found Rosy Barbs will eat BBA if you don't overfeed them.

Feel your pain there. My experience is intensity is less often the issue than duration or spectrum. I recently addressed algae issues with a 5 hour photo period per day for a week, algae visibly weakened - plants stopped growing - upon resuming a 7 hour photo period, plants started growing. I find also that CO2 really does need to be in the 20-30 ppm range when the tank is illuminated for plants to out-compete algae. But so many factors can contribute, often in combination. I find a warmer light spectrum less likely to stimulate algae, many modern LEDS for aquarium use are too generous in the blue. Unless levels of Phosphate, Nitrate or Iron are high (for Nitrate I aim for less than 10 ppm and for Phosphate less than 1) or hardness has exceeded 150 ppm TDS I haven't been able to link algae to water quality. I don't do a lot of water changes but I do harvest floating plants, sometimes twice a week. Hope that might help a little, good luck.

@@williammcdowell6257 I just recently backed off to no more than 15% red and 5% blue, after reading those can promote algae (with the whites 60-70%). The >150 TDS I had not heard; mine sits at 350 ppm following Seachem mixing with Equilibrium (gives 6 dGH with one dose), with 4 dKH using their two buffers at 1.5 doses each). I do believe I have issues getting enough CO2 dissolved in a 120-gal, as the drop checker just barely has a lime green meniscus while bulk of fluid remains dark blue, with CO2 running at a fast bubble pace. Diffusing into the FX5 intake was the only way to increase contact time. So, I have a Reactor on order. Change that variable and see what happens (along with keeping a close eye on phosphate and nitrate. Thanks for the insight.

@@keithhoofard5844 I have to use a reactor, other methods of diffusion seem incapable of sustaining decent CO2 levels in my main tank. Low light tanks with Java fern, Crypts etc., are honestly much less bother, but less interesting. Best of luck.

@@williammcdowell6257Anything I do has to be the best of the best, including the aquarium, plants, and livestock. Been incredibly frustrating seeing more issues develop as I add more technology, that was supposed to make life easier. I dove headlong into Discus 24 years ago with this same tank, ran 440W of T12 VHO 12 hours a day, some crazy 7-layer dip substrate recipe I found online, and using straight RO (missed the part about remin). No algae, plants went crazy, and my first 6 discus paired up and were successfully breeding in a community tank. Bizarre.

Thanks so much 🙌

Please cover the long, stringy green hair algae. I only get it in very small patches, but it can get extremely long fairly quickly.

Awesome! Did you checkout our 60E build? Let us know what you think!

@@BRSfresh I did. Until I saw that video I was thinking of the smaller 35E.

Keep an eye out! Some really cool inspirational shorts coming 🙌

Baby oil has been known to work as well. The viscosity will be different between water, baby oil, and glycerin. Just make sure you are checking your CO2 checker and adjusting the flow for whatever you are using.

Just a vegetable glycerin works fine

Facts 😆. But ChatGPT doesn’t play music when you’re learning stuff….yet 😁

That's true 😂😂🎉🎉​@@BRSfresh

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@@BRSfresh I know I’m worried on mixing the plants and animals in that tank bc of it and working on the tank is kind of scary as well

Could it be as simple as my light is too close to the water?

It could be that - lighting is a good place to start when kicking off an algae investigation. Are you running CO2? CO2 fluctuations can definitely cause algae to form (especially Black Beard). Cut back on ferts if you're using them, drop your light to 4-6hrs, or if you keep it 6-8, take the intensity down. You can try raising the light up as well. Clean the surfaces as best you can, do a water change and then adjust the lighting. Algae is forms when CO2, lighting and nutrients are out of balance. It may take some testing and trying to find what works best for your set up.

Thanks Matt! We’re big fans of yours over here 👊

May depend a bit on your set up - but while the combo of CO2 and ferts will likely result in the best plant growth, if your goal is to cut back on ferts go ahead and just use CO2. We have multiple setups with only CO2, no ferts, and they are doing great. That said, when your planted substrate deteriorates (maybe after a year) ferts may be a needed supplement for your root feeders if you’re not otherwise using root tabs or changing the substrate.

Totally get it! The Betta is hanging in our Dragon Stone build (check it out on the channel) while we get a planted setup done for him. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

There were a couple in there that you could be referring to, but my guess is you are talking about the Blood Parrot Cichlid

If glycerin or mineral spirits were to get to your diffuser, you would need to replace it. But that is unlikely to happen (at least in our experience)

Those are the Pico 2 tanks from Maxspect - it’s a great little set up and the light grows plants really well!

We have some Amanos doing amazing work on the driftwood in the studio!