ALGAE101: HOW to MANAGE ALGAE in your AQUARIUM (PART 1)

The BEST way to combat ALGAE in your planted aquarium is to first know everything about algae and then acting upon them. In this video I'll be talking about what causes these algae blooms and how to specifically control each type of common algae problems in your Planted Tank.
TIME CODES
0:00 - INTRO
0:21 - WHAT IS AN ALGAE?
1:38 - WHAT CAUSES ALGAE?
6:39 - HOW TO TREAT DIATOM ALGAE
7:18 - HOW TO TREAT GREEN WATER ALGAE
8:03 - HOW TO TREAT FILAMENTOUS HAIR ALGAE
8:44 - HOW TO TREAT GREEN SPOT ALGAE
9:36 - HOW TO TREAT BLACKBEARD / STAGHORN ALGAE
10:49 - HOW TO TREAT GREEN HAIR ALGAE
11:53 - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!!!
Plants list:
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Eleocharis vivipara
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
Hydrocotyle tripartita sp Japan
Vesicularia sp "Creeping Moss"
Vesiculari ferriei "Weeping Moss"
Microsorum pteropus "Trident" (removed)
Anubias minima variegated
Bucephalandra "wavy green"
Bucephalandra sp Red
Anubias nana "petite"
Nymphea Tiger Lotus RED (not yet visible in the video)
Crytocoryne Mi Oya (not yet visible in the video)
Cyperus helferi (melted)
Fertilizer:
DIY MIX
EI Method (here is a video on how I made my liquid fertilizer)
• CHEAPEST DIY Fertilize...
Livestock:
25 Neon Tetras (Paracheinodon innesi)
2 Pearl/Lace Gourami (Trichopodus leerii)
10 Amano shrimps
10 Cherry shrimps
3 Otocinclus catfish
1 Bamboo shrimps
Tank specs:
60x40x40 cm Optiwhite glass from Allpondsolutions
Inspire 60 cabinet
Oase Filtosmart 200
DIY CO2 using citric acid and baking soda (old)
Fire extinguisher CO2 setup (current)
Qanvee inline CO2 diffuser
Stainless steel lily pipes (Jet outlet and Inlet with skimmer)
Nicrew rgb 24/7 55cm (old)
Chihiros WRGB II 60cm (current)
REFERENCES
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
www.e-algae.org/journal/view....
www.fishlore.com/aquariumfish...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
www.scielo.br/scielo.php?scrip...
www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/the....
www.fishlore.com/aquariumfish...
www.aquariumplantfood.co.uk/m...
HASHTAG: #algaemanagement #algae #algaeremoval

[@pkoppart]

Spot on. Very well informed. Thanks, mate.

[@AquaristForFun]

thank you. not many appreciate this way of algae management, most would prefer to tackle the problem when its already there and would always rely on a quick fix rather than actually solving the problem

[@janothays]

Hey man ! Thank you so much for your insights. Not all aquarists are clear as you are in their explanations. What would be cool is to have your thoughts about why plants are stressed, but other than that, your video is almost complete. Great work 👍

[@AquaristForFun]

Thank you!

[@Marie-dn8sb]

Best Algae video! 👍🤣 Great information and entertaining also. Thank you.

[@AquaristForFun]

Glad you enjoyed it! currently trying to finish the Part 2 on my free time!!!😀😀😀

[@ZaheerFirdaus]

no wonder if theres algae, its always on the leaves.

[@AquaristForFun]

yeah, basically struggling plants excrete waste products mostly in their leaves so you'll most probably see algae on plant leaves. They excrete basically "PLANT-SWEAT" when they struggle and algae loves it. "PLANT-SWEAT" meaning metabolites and proteins and other stuff