Great video Logan! I love using small hoses to syphon out the little bits without losing tons of water in the process! Really gives you the time to remove all the crud before you take out too much water!

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! It’s tedious, but it buys you time for that detailed cleaning 👌🏼

Great content, also helped by Logan being easy on the eye ;)

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gaviscon!

Great tips, and timely, since I have a tank to clean up for just this reason today!

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

Glad the info was helpful! Happy maintenance day Rachel!

Great video, Algae is the #1 reason people give up 👍👍 excellent using chlorine remover after bleaching, it's a great safety measure, especially with caridina shrimp

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks BB! Algae can be really intimidating at first. I hope my video helps some hobbyist get through the battle and keep scaping.

The before and after at the end of the video was impressive!

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙏🏼

For how long did you have diatom algae? my 350L aquarium is soon 2 months and I am trying to keep the diatom algae down. There are fancy goldfish in it so the shimp are exposed small snacks 🙈 I often measure phosphate, nitrite and nitrate and all values ​​are where they should be PO4 below 0.5ppm, NO2 below 0.3 and NO3 below 12ppm.

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

As long as you do your maintenance, diatoms never last for more than 2-3 weeks for me

@DKLordByron

2 жыл бұрын

I do it every week, but it pains me to use so much water (42 G) due to diatom algae, the water is clean enough for the fish. But the many plants do not like to turn brown.😔

does hydrogen peroxide work on the algae like the bleach does, would a 20 min soak in peroxide give similar results? i assume not right

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

20 mins is a lot. More like 90 secs. Test with a very hardy plant like an anubias first.

@MrKillerHobbes

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoganRandoAquascaping my bad i didnt explain properly, i meant for the lily pipes and hoses i think if i remember correctly

I saw that you use a Twinstar M3, but it's look like doesn't help.

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't done any proper controlled tests on the M3 so I can't say I have definitive data I can point to. I mostly keep it for the increased O2 levels and the cool factor haha. I'm a gear head so I like testing weird equipment

No matter how much I clean, I can't seem to get rid of my diatoms. Covers plant leaves and substrate but not the glass. Because of this, my plants are suffering. Tank is 9 months old and this is the only issue I can't seem to get rid of.

@LoganRandoAquascaping

2 жыл бұрын

It’s quite abnormal to have diatoms for that long. First see if there’s an imbalance with lighting, ferts, co2. Of that fails I would consider RO water. If you’re using tap you may have high silicates that promote diatom growth

@deletethemedia3445

2 жыл бұрын

@@LoganRandoAquascaping Thank you. I am currently adjusting lights, ferts and co2 trying to find that balance. I don't think it's my water because I have an established 75g with zero diatoms. I just can't seem to figure out where I'm off! Trying my best to he patient because this is my first planted tank!