Aquarium Algae Control | Removing organic detritus for algae control| Algae Control Part 3 

A good observation. For areas covered with plants especially stem plants, the only option is to cut the top halves, remove the bottom portion, do detritus removal and then replant

Very helpful technic sir 🙏

Much appreciated

We are indebted for your valuable and appreciative comments. To be honest we too sometimes speak about products but then try our best to be contextual :)

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 Thanks for your input. Product knowledge is also very important for hobbyist. I am confident that like me many people have learnt the product knowledge after wasting a lot of money. Keeping those products itself is a problem. Your product description is not for the company only but it gives the information about the product and why this is required to maintain a quality aquarium. You are one among the best and very honest. Thanks for your guidance and sharing the experience. Waiting for another session 🙏

Thank you again

Glad you liked it!!

Small or big tank this is a very important maintenance activity.... your effort will be directly proportional to the size of the tank :)

Please do try this method. We are sure you will get some results. But then algae comes due to multiple factors, that needs to be kept in mind. Do share your experience after trying this method

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 yes I'm trying sir! It's full of algae and the plants also 🥹 I wanted to give up

BBA outbreak in a stable tank is not a common phenomenon. Going by what you have mentioned, we guess, the filter cleaning somehow has destablized the beneficial bacteria colony which in turn helped the waste levels to go up. BBA normally comes due to lack of CO2 but then extra nutrients always helps them. You can consider adding ADA Phytongit or APT Fix to have an immediate control over the problem

by what you mentioned I think you cleaned the filter a bit too much resulting in algae breakout also idk if you wash your filter with the tank water only or normal tap water , do clean and wash it with the tank water otherwise the beneficial bacteria will die.

Thanks to all for their reply. I was not cleaning the detritus properly due to dense plantation and due to presence of many shrimps.accumulation of dirt unseen to me and some mistake in filter cleaning has done this, also my bacteria stock(NT lab filter starter/ADA super pour) was not available. I have discarded most of the affected plants, have done 50% water change,cleaned dirt.stable now but my montecarlo carpet is badly affected,cannot do a spot treatment at carpet, searching for ways to revive the carpet

Removal of detritus without water change, we are afraid, is not possible

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 Thanks

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Thank you so much 😀

Betta is a subject by itself and honestly we do not have much working knowledge on them. But we will surely try to make one video on this topic. Can you let us know what water you are using for the betta setup? Also do you have any filter running in the tank?

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 No running filter in this tank. Using municipal water, kept it for 2 to 3 days in the open bucket, then add an almond leafs in the bucket for dark watercolor, then chlorine remover adds into the water before use. Thanking You

You need to add a filter with not very high flow and biologically active media. Bettas come from acidic water environment and our municipal water is typically quite hard and definitely not the best water for bettas. Use water that you use for drinking. Almond leaves are good addition but has some disadvantages as well. Please consider visiting our gallery, our team can explain these points in further details. You can call 9830009691 for directions or search in Google for Ripples Nature Aquarium

Do you have driftwoods in your tank? And have you recently released any plecos?

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 yes sir one driftwood there no sir only guppies in tank i search it on Google it saying it's bloom bacteria whenever I change water after few hrs water start to milky in colour sir what do you think pls tell me solution

Any low light will do. You can consider commercial fixtures like ONF Flat Nano+ which allows you to dim the intensity. That you you can use the same fixture if you try to grow plants requiring higher light intensity in future

So nice of you

Use a simple siphon pipe with a valve combined with a big sized Turkey Baster

Check this article: www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/hot-topics/water-change-the-2hr-way?_pos=2&_sid=1eedf3581&_ss=r Also there are some good siphoning system available with inbuilt facility provided by a Turkey Baster

Winter time and for some plants like Anubias, Java Fern, mosses, yes

Extremely sorry for the late response. Please call our gallery @ 9830009691. They are in the best position to let you know

Normally green dust algae does not come in our gallery tanks so it might be difficult to make one, but we will definitely keep your request in mind. You see GDA normally comes with high phosphate levels in water which in turn happens because of fish food. Try and see that you do not have uneaten fish food or do not overfeed. Also if possible use fish foods like ADA AP series which does not increase phosphate levels

Most welcome

Unable to understand

Sir background se kaise nikalte hai jaha stem plants bahut bushy hote hai

We keep on organizing workshop but definitely not that frequently. Do let us know how to reach you, so that we can inform when we organize the next one

A very good question indeed. See detritus will never loose it's organic content as it's a byproduct of natural decay process. The point is that detritus formation happens in natural environment too, for example a flowing river. But then no one removes detritus from a flowing river. So why a river or a stream does not have too much of algae (unless there is stagnation in flow)? The answer lies in the fact that even if there is detritus but it's affect is not felt so much as the released nutrients gets "washed" away by the flowing water. In Nature Aquarium, we try to emulate nature and we plan to establish an ecological cycle. But then we do not have the luxury of changing water every day. So in Nature Aquarium we have no other choice but to remove detritus manually

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 Thanks a ton for answering my question in detail sir, Now it makes sense

Our pleasure :)

Thank you

Noted. But we believe it's kind of difficult to separate the two.

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 Not really. You just need to know how the mulm looks like. It has the appearenace of raggedy pieces with soft feel. If disturbed it easily becomes waterborne but 5-10 min later it settles completely and leaves the water clearer too. Dumped in a tank with algae - severe or not - it gets rid of everything other than plants - both biofilm and algae. The process takes about 3 weeks. You will not find info how to cultivate such mulm. The only practical advice is to have a stable properly established tank that does not develop algae within 3-5 days without care (99% of planted tanks are like that). See the results for yourself: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FXguKMNZYqg.html

Noted

Very good observation. You may have to create a DIY fixture. Some Chinese made fixtures are available in the market for larger tanks. Or we need to find a larger sized dropper. You can check out these Turkey Basters @ www.amazon.com/turkey-baster/s?k=turkey+baster. If nothing is available we need to use one of our hands to "fan" the substrate while the siphoning is in progress. This will dislodge the dust to an extent and then siphon can do the rest

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 Thanks for your reply , it looks very useful. By the way let me ask you , is it okay to have a 2feet height planted aquarium , will it pose any problems for fish not getting enough oxygen or plants not getting sufficient light ⁉️

You can always go for a 2 ft deep tank. With proper filtration and plant growth you will not have oxygen problem. But definitely to make the plants grow you need lights with high penetration capabilities. Please check this video of ours ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dvaRsyyI1tI.html. It is a 2ft tank and is powered by two ADA Solar RGB lamps. Again you can use lights with lesser intensity but then you need to go for typical "shade" plants like Ferns, Anubias, Mosses, Crypts etc.

@@ripplesnatureinspiredaquar6870 I am using SUNSUN ADS 700C lighting with CO2 injection by diffuser and having Ludwigias , Anuvad , cryptocorne and hydrophilia and few rotala walichi with some spread off alternanthera raineckii. Is one single light fixture above tank is sufficient or Do I need to provide 1 more of similar intensity ?

We do not have much experience about Sunsun so will not be able to comment. The best way is to observe plant growth and decide whether you need an additional fixture or nor

Over feeding causes detritus, no doubt, but it was not the case in this aquarium

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