Maintenance On A New Planted Aquarium - The First 2 Months - Step by Step Tutorial

You give the maintanence timeline but how often do I need to test water

Could anyone answer this question, can I cycle a tank using Fritz while fertilizing and doing a 50 percent water change daily? How should I go about this, I am worried I will lose my good bacteria from the fritz 7 after the substantial water changes on the first week. Any advice would be appreciated!

should ada la plata sand be rinsed? before putting it in the tub?

What do you do if your tanks color is green?

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…

Do you have a link or any recommendations for a TDS meter?

You said that nothing in this tank raises KH. Could you expand on that? What would raise KH?

Respect you bro gr from turkey. I learn so much with you guys. I love you guys explaining.

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!

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.

Glad that I’m not the only one who can’t master that glue. What a sticky mess I had.

What's up with the music? It's so contrasting and it makes it hard for me to watch it because it's giving me anxiety or something? 😂

what attachment do you have on top of the eheim skimmer i hate that my shrimps get sucked up all the time

You had a snail in an in vitro plant cup?😮

You mention 50% water changes during the first week but not the frequency during the second week :/

Great video! But I have a question, If I am using Seachem Stability during the cycling of the tank, should I do the daily water changes at the first week, then water changes every other day and continuing this way constantly? Or should I let the bacterias to grow and stable on the filter without water changes? Because there's a lot of ammonia being released by the aquasoil and I don't know if I am doing it well. Thank you guys!

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Hi Guys! May I know which do I have to choose between Gh+ or GH/KH+? Further explaination would be really appreciated. 🙏👍

You mentioned that at some point you usually begin using Green Brighty Iron. When actually would this happen?

Can you guys do a tuturial about ADA ferts i dont know how to use it.
Thank you

Twinstar 600sm ?

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!

Good Evening Thanks for this vedio I have a low tec planted aquarium it is 350 L aquarium I am having 2 filters installed eheim proffisonal 3 1200 plus aquael ultramax 1500
I will have 8 angel fish plus 3 siamese algae eater.
Is this filters ok or I havr to reduce. Thanks

Does this apply to dark start tanks?

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Ce serait bien de mettre des Oryzias Woworae...🙄😶and you put This...
Just me i know...
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I dont understand whats the point of so much water changes, I saw aqarium keepers from Birma, who do water changes once in 1-2 months and have no problems with plant melting or algae ....they simply put a thick layer of grind on the bottom.

Quick question. In the First week with daily wc. I go in with ferts before I Turn on the lights. And when lights go off Im planning to make the wc. Should I go in with ferts again Then or w8 until next day when its time to photosynthesis again? 😀

I get that the point of this channel is the plants, not the livestock but doing bi daily 50% water changes is SUPER stressful on shrimp. They should be added when you go down a small water changes once a week around 10-25% water changes. I breed shrimp, I would know. I've made the mistake of trying to keep my shrimps tanks as pristine as possible and lost 3 full tanks as well as half my colony in 2 other tanks, only 1 tank showed zero adverse effects and that was my painted red cherry shrimp.

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 🤭!

I’m on day 3 and still dealing with cloudy water. What can I do to minimize this and get clear water??

My tank had too much light because it was placed in the living room where it receives a lot of indirect sunlight. Over the course of 3 months time it had been hit with brown algae (diatoms), then blue green algae (cyanobacteria) and now it's looking great after I used a product called Ultra Life Blue Green Slime Remover. The BGA started in the front of the tank close to the carpet plants and glass. I guess the reason was the water I was using had cyanobacteria as it comes from an old water tank above the toilet. I also used a credit card to scrape on it causing it to spread throughout the tank. Fingers crossed hopefully the BGA don't come back again.

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Great topic for beginners

anyone else comparing their planted aquarium to his?
mine: GARBAGE

Good morning, I'm Brazilian, I would like to know how many days have you started using fertilizers, carbon, iron,

Do you recommend using co2 pumps? Or fish is just enough?

Can you dose Prime and then ferts shortly after? Does prime breakdown ferts?

What is the background image?

What about dosing carbon to kill the algae in the first few weeks?

Tommy, my fav at Green Aqua <3

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.

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.

Great Video and very informative but i did notice that the Canister Filter maintenance was not mentioned. How often is this done ?

I have big algea problem least 2 week . Already use tommy tips but still not work

I gave you thumb up because I love you guys, but PLEASE don't make such basic mistakes like: RO water is acidic... It is not, it is 7pH !!!!

Always your video's leave something usefull. Keep up the good work!! One question. If the same tank was with no co2 , what would be the difference ? (except the speed of plant growth)

nice tutorial sir.. thanks for sharing your videos.. godbless and more power..

Thanks you !!. After light in tank off but other lights in my room are still on. Is that the reason my tank has algae ? Especially BBA 😰

The skimmer position would disturb the growth of rotala no? So its removed after the rotala has grown high?