How to FIGHT ALGAE in 11 Easy Steps

Don’t you hate the constant battle algae? Keep watching for an easy, step-by-step maintenance routine to get rid of algae and prevent it from coming back!
NOTE: this is just a starting point to help beginners who need general, actionable advice on how to begin tackling their algae problems. Every aquarium is different, so in a future video, I'll cover the longer process of how I balance and fine-tune a planted tank's parameters.

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RESOURCES
▶ Top 5 Tips for Beating ALGAE in Your Fish Tank! youtu.be/jLaoKifwo1Y
▶ Algae in the planted aquarium - Systems design and control: youtu.be/KDdpUe4Olcg
▶ Aquarium Plant Deficiency Diagram: aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plant-deficien…

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ATTRIBUTION
Music by soundcloud.com/ikson
How to Keep Aquatic Plants Algae-Free by Pet Zone Tropical Fish petzonesd.com/
Potomac River green water by Alexandr Trubetskoy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Potomac_green_water.…
Algae in snowfed creek on Bennett Mountain, Idaho by Thayne Tuason commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Algae_in_snowfe…

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