Why Do My Aquarium Plants Keep Dying? The Top 5 Reasons Planted Tanks Fail, Melt & Grow Algae

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[JasPR]

well I don't want you to get a big head or anything-- BUT-- This video on The top 5 reasons planted tanks fail-- is the best video on fish/plant keeping I have seen this entire year. REALLY excellent. Educational, Interesting, factual, science based, well documented, filled with examples and clear explanation as to WHY plants do well or not. Kudos! Well done.

[neurness]

As a general rule, I think plants with bigger leaves do fine in lower light conditions because they can catch more light with their big leaves. Plants with fine or narrow leaves generally need more or brighter light. However, this doesn't account for special plant colors and is just for general plant survival.

[fishtropiccanada]

Plants Light !!! Plants substrate !!! Plants Fish !!! Fish PooP !!! Plants Grow !!! Its literally that simple. Alex break down a fish tank or set up a new one. With a crash coarse summed up in like 15 minutes for beginners. Show them the short cuts. And patience ❤ cheers

[jasonstouder]

As a 4 month novice who is currently maintaining 3 10 gallon aquariums, (each with 20 neocaridina shrimp, 4 snails, a couple little rasboras and an otocinclis catfish) with 2-3 inches of basic aquarium gravel and novice friendly plants (amazon swords, coontail, guppy grass and java moss), feeding aqueon shrimp pellets and fish flakes and checking water parameters regularly, I am VERY grateful for the info you offer. I want simple set-ups that work as a system. i figure that the fish poop feeds the shrimp and the plants and so does the snail poop. The shrimp love eating stuff off the plants. the plants are thriving and i think that its because i am keeping it very simple and i managed to not freak out through some gnarly algae blooms. i will be upgrading my lights from the hood lights that came with the aquarium. They work fine, i just want to see more stuff. I saw some tiny worms on the glass, 2 days ago and i almost freaked out. instead, i added a rasbora to each of the tanks and didn't feed, yesterday. no worms, this morning. simple works. you help me remember that.

[nunya___]

Finally someone with _good_ advice instead of just repeating the specs and selling products. Also, thanks for showing real tanks - not tanks planted 2 months ago on CO2 and pristine perfect.

[CheeseBurgerXJ]

I kept messin up my tank by trying to make it what I wanted vs what nature wanted. Once I started listening to you about the No filter/no water change system it got wayyyy easier. 2 years goin strong on my deep substrate 29 gal with only 2 bubblers and no water changes ever.

[AmiMaldonado-znvy]

You are amazing! I’m just getting ready to start a 29 gallon nano tank. Your calm, chill demeanor reminds me that this is a hobby and this is nature, so I don’t need to obsess and freak out over everything!

[mc]

Beautiful plants. I appreciate all the information. I’m not a pet shop person due to the lack of knowledge with who they hire. A college town here. A “Mom & Pop” store opened which on my visit was refreshing to meet. I will get on a schedule w/taking care of my tank. I appreciate all your help.

[jeffkane]

Thanks for sharing, Alex. We appreciate the information and effort you put into the hobby and helping us become more informed hobbiest 😊

[Alufandika]

This is exactly what I needed to hear. I just started a new planted tank, and some of plants are melting, and some turning yellow. I just got apt 2 fertilizer, I hope to see growth in the next several weeks. I totally thought I did something wrong. I have no fish yet, but I have aqua soil and I had inserted root tabs. When everything stabilizes, I’ll add my fish. Thank you!

[conederaclement]

Tbh as a complete beginner i have no issue with plants whatsoever. I have hard af water (35GH), i bought a really cheap light, and i just took whatever i saw that i liked in the fish store. So far (5 months now) everything l bought is thriving, some even got funny colors like white or pink, and i use no fertilizers, just my substrate. Plants are easy i love it

[TheWorldsGotTalent]

You're the best aquarium YouTuber along with Aquarium Co-Op. So much knowledge you share with us every upload!

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[MADMUSICENT.]

since i watch father fish and you brother, i started to step in aquatics... im from exotic terrestrials keeping..

my 50gal dirted/nature/natural/jungle style tank doing well as of now.. also my 1st dirted
10gal shrimp tank are.stable ❤❤❤

love from philippines. cheers.

[misterbean]

Wow, glad you showed that 5th tank. My 2nd tank plants are not thriving compared to my main one. Always learn something new from watching your videos Alex. Have a good day

[Uathankicks]

Alex, your intro consistently brings a smile to my face. Thanks 🙏 hope something gets you smiling today too. “Laughter is the best medicine”

[mc]

I’m planting my tank again. My 5 clown loaches needed to move to a huge tank. They outgrew my 180. They didn’t try to destroy my plants but their size swimming couldn’t help but beat my plants up.

[frostedflower]

Great video! My first planted tank has been doing well (other than one loss within a week of a shipment), but its always nice to learn about what to look out for if things go wrong!

[discordiacreates]

Yeah there's more factors then some realize in keeping aquarium plants and that's why I think it's best to take things slowly and only ever mess with ONE thing at a time if things aren't working as intended, better not to risk stressing an already struggling organism even if it's "just" a plant, without plants we would've get the luxury of breathing so one should respect all life in their aquariums, even the sedentary life ^^

Also side note, details on that shop light that can grow algae that fast? I've got the Ultra Prograde Prolink lights from Home Depot and I feel like this is the longest a tank has taken to establish a biofilm and my beloved pond snails are hurting for food in a couple tanks and I still need a daphnia colony so funny story, but I need a light that encourages MORE and not less algae lmao, got saltwater nerite snails breeding and want a second generation outta them ^^'

[TheNanoAquariumGuy]

Great Video Alex! I still find it fascinating how all of it works together to achive a balance. One can have a Kessil light but all the others (proper substrate, proper filtration, proper fertilizer), it is just not going to work. Nature is amazing and we just do our best to copy it.