21 Aquascaping Myths Explained | Planted Aquarium Guide
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There are a lot of things in the aquarium hobby that people repeat as facts — but many of them are actually myths.
In this video we discuss 21 common aquascaping myths collected from the Green Aqua community and from questions we regularly hear from customers. We talk about fertilizers, CO₂, filtration, algae, lighting, shrimp, maintenance and more — and explain what really matters when building a planted aquarium.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced aquascaper, you might recognize a few of these misconceptions.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:07 Myth #1
01:58 Myth #2
03:36 Myth #3
04:50 Myth #4
06:26 Myth #5
07:40 Myth #6
09:21 Myth #7
10:04 Myth #8
11:21 Myth #9
11:32 Myth #10
12:40 Myth #11
14:13 Myth #12
15:22 Myth #13
17:31 Myth #14
18:39 Myth #15
19:50 Myth #16
20:31 Myth #17
22:09 Myth #18
22:48 Myth #19
24:27 Myth #20
26:56 Myth #21
27:57 Outro
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I swear my 7 cardinal tetras can eat a whole pig in a minute if I let them
Number 1 is true, I have plenty of plants and fish in a 60l tall tank (and plenty of filtration with Tetra EX700 Plus) and I was using Tropica Premium fertilizer until I checked water and week after week I had 1 ppm of nitrates max on the water change day (ammonia and nitrites were zeroes), now I’m dozing Tropica specialized nutrition which my giant of a cryptocoryne certainly like, though they are considered root feeders.
Gib dir in allem recht, Tommy! 😀
Is it need to turn in co2 before the lights on if yes wn to on
I have two. People will tell others that are having an algae break out that they need to get a few algae eaters. It's highly unlikely the algae crew are going to fix a breakout. They can help maintain a balanced tank but they aren't really a solution to algae when the tank isn't balanced.
Another one is that phosphorus causes algae. You definitely need phosphorus for healthy plants. It's a macronutrient. But like every other nutrient, it needs to be balanced.
Let me state it again, definitely check out Loganrando! Great calming informative content.
To the overfeeding point, wiped out shrimptank after a holiday, oh well next time the feeding plan was only to feed every 3 days😅
Matt Armstrong and the Buggati mentioned. The video is perfect!
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Thanks! Lots of light for reds: I run an ADA RGBII for 90p, but only 6 hours per day. And even ludwigia palustris (not to mention rotala blood red, r. sphaerocarpa) are not really red. What's the minimal amount of time per day should the light be?
Hard London water, v strong filtration (x12), frequent water changes, apt3 daily, low nitrates, but BBA is kind of there, kept low by lots of maintenance.
I got myself Eppendorf Tubes, whenever I have to travel, I leave some with the right amount of food for my fish, so my wife just pick one, and pour it into the aquarium each day. It has work wonders.
My favorite is: if you have a filter you don't need to do water changes.
Myth 16 was a good reminder for me to learn more about fert intake. I have good plant physiology book rotting on my shelf for like fifteen years. Gotta read it.
After getting into planted tanks a few years ago after decades of successful reefkeeping I was ready to quit because of the lack of technical information. I like chemistry – not potions class at Hogwarts. Tommy saved me with his concise facts, and has always been on the money. My tanks grow plants so fast now it's scary, and I owe it to this guy. Tommy has also confirmed some big ones in this video I've discovered via my own experimentation. I wish we could go after substrate myths which present most of the noise in hobby, but I was overjoyed to see this video. The professor has spoken.
This always happens to me😅 I setup a tank with a lot of hard work and effort and I show it to someone and they say: "Nice, where are the fish?" 😂
Anyone with me?
Thank you for the informative video. Could you please make a video or explain the importance of surface agitation in a planted tank with CO2 running? This always confuses me because if we reduce it the fishes gasps for air at night and we keep it flowing(during the CO2 cycle) i am thinking are we losing CO2.
Shout out to Mat Armstrong…🚗💨
Tony is following Mat Armstrong Bugatti rebuild for sure i knew you're not a simple fish keeper 😊🔥
one of those channels where you put a like prior to watching
Camera quality and that cozy background makes it so much more enjoyable to watch.
re: Myth 13 – Light "Siesta" may actually damage PSU of your lights. The reason behind Siesta is CO_2 buildup along with the natural light (in theory, in practice it's miniscule). It doesn't make sense in aquarium systems with CO_2 injections at all.
– siesta is naturally from weather and shadows. For low tech, the idea is co2 recovery
– algae phases are not standard. Depends on methods and to some degree less deterministic circumstances.
– feed more but once with many fish to secure availability for slow eaters. You said the opposite.
– N and P basically always enough from food in low tech. K and micros often need another source. Water changes may be enough for those but this is really generalizations. Still not a “myth” in strict meaning
-plant spectrum is not rocket science.
In general, a good video though IMO
Wait… I've needed water to keep my fish alive!? Whoops! 😂 Surprised thats actually one of the myths
what's the video playing on TV?