NO MORE ALGAE With These SIMPLE Tricks

In this video I'm sharing 28 simple tips and tricks to avoid and reduce algae.

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Tank
Light
Filter
Clear Filter Pipes
Substrate
Wood (similar)
Rocks (similar)
Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara)
Riccardia moss
Juncus repens
Crypt parva
Crypt lutea
Crypt walkeri

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0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Water changes
1:31 - Best time for WC
2:36 - Cycled media
3:36 - Old substrate
4:20 - Darkstart
5:45 - Light intensity
6:51 - Photoperiod
7:46 - Healthy plants
9:02 - Floating plants
9:53 - Fast growing plants
11:00 - Lots of plants
11:44 - Mindset
12:40 - Avoid These Rocks
13:40 - Nutrients in substrate
14:30 - Wait with dosing
15:30 - Reduce ferts after trimming
16:26 - Lean dosing
17:45 - Wait with trimming
18:59 - Sterilizer
19:41 - Basic knowledge
21:03 - Low temp
22:00 - Circulation
23:08 - Dead spots
24:04 - Clean surface
25:10 - Cleanup crew
26:07 - CO2
26:56 - CO2 before light
27:46 - Drop checker

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Equipment I like to use (affiliate links)

Tank
Light
Filter
Clear Filter Pipes
Substrate
Wood (similar)
Rocks (similar)
Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara)
Riccardia moss
Juncus repens
Crypt parva
Crypt lutea
Crypt walkeri

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[Fish]

I’m surprised you don’t have a million subscribers yet, you are literally the best aquascaper I can find :))

[WombatMuffler]

This is EASILY the best video I have ever seen on how to prevent algae. Great work.

[BuildsWithV]

Can you do a full video only on tip number 20? I’d love to learn as much as possible about different types of algae and what causes them and what kills them etc.

[alexanderpopov]

This is easily one of the most helpful videos on Youtube for planted tanks!

[neilmartin]

MJ, greatest basketball player of all time and now the greatest aquascaper of all time.
😊

[hugoportella]

One of the best aquarium sites in the net. Keep going!

[ADUAquascaping]

This is the best algae video in the history of YouTube! Your tanks are looking amazing! Well done, Mark 👏

[CheeseOnEverything]

What kind of fuzzy moss is that at 2:31?? Looks amazing!

[titanuranus]

My water is so hard GH is off the scale and nitrates are 15-20 ppm from the tap. Waterchanges with tap water are detremental for my planted aquarium in terms of algae, also it kills pearl weed and marsilea hirsuta. Thank you yorkshire water!

I fill 3x 3L bottles at work where the water is very soft, I do small waterchanges and top up for evaporation with that for months now and everything is great.

Long term i am thinking of collecting rainwater for waterchanges, or a RO system if rain water isnt a good idea, or living elsewhere as my tank has half the disolved solids compared to my tap water. It wouldnt surprise me if i would be better off boiling my tank water and drinking that.

[ShrimpMania]

I used CO2 before and I always run into algae issues because I didn't do the right balance between co2, light and nutrients and did many other mistakes that you've mentioned here. Learned something from your video today and will try it again hopefully with better success! Thank you for the great tips MJ!

[tombarb]

Getting ready to setup a new tank. These tips are good to reference. Thanks

[kielerkarl]

Do you remember were to buy this shelf behind you? It looks very sturdy!

[aurelpetre]

The best article about algae that I have seen! Congrats man! Keep it up! I learned a lot from you! Respect!

[wds]

I stop every episode of any series I'm watching, on any streaming service I'm subscribed to when you post a video.

[jordanforever]

Bookmarking!!! I guess Twinstar doesn’t work??

[CraigsOverijse]

I enjoyed the tips and I think you have actually come up with a buisness idea you could develop that is to sell filter media or substrate that is established which it seems to me no one does at the moment.

[deadpoet]

A very comprehensive guide. Very good!

[cozmin]

Thank you so much for the tips! Amazing lad! I’m going to build my second scape tomorrow! I learnt from the first ever aquarium I did. I bought such a nice mix of plants previously not used! Cannot wait to see them!

[priyankardas]

You did a commendable work to make such a detailed point by point collection of these useful tips..
I'm definitely guilty of not doing certain things correctly...This is a good reminder to be disciplined to achieve a balanced and good looking planted tank