CHIHIROS DOCTOR/TWINSTAR NANO, Algae KILLERS??? [ AQUARIUM STERILIZERS ]

HOT TOPIC! Aquarium sterilizers like Chihiros DOCTOR and Twinstar NANO are fun to watch but do they really kill ALGAE? Let's have a balls deep analysis of these products to know whether they are worth your money.

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ALGAE MANAGEMENT
   • ALGAE101: HOW to MANAGE ALGAE in your AQUA...  

TIME CODES
0:00 - INTRO
0:39 - HOW DOES IT WORK?
3:41 - DOES IT KILL ALGAE?
5:55 - BENEFICIAL FOR PLANTS/LIVESTOCK?
7:28 - PATENT DETAILS
8:38 - SUMMARY

PLANT LIST
Rotala H'ra
Rotala rotundifolia
Nymphea Tiger Lotus RED
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Hygrophila lancea 'Araguaia'
Hydrocotyle tripartita sp Japan
Hydrocotyle verticallata
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Alternanthera reineckii Mini
Vesiculari ferriei 'Weeping Moss'
Riccia fluitans
Anubias minima variegated
Bucephalandra "wavy green"
Bucephalandra sp Red
Bucephalandra Serimbu Brown
Anubias nana 'petite'
Cryptocoryne Mi Oya
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
Eleocharis acicularis 'mini'
Staurogyne repens

LIVESTOCK:
25 Neon Tetras (Paracheinodon innesi)
2 Pearl/Lace Gourami (Trichopodus leerii)
30 Amano shrimps
15 Cherry shrimps
3 Otocinclus catfish
2 Siamese Algae Eater

FERTILIZER:
DIY MIX
EI Method (here is a video on how I made my liquid fertilizer)
   • CHEAPEST DIY Fertilizer for AQUARIUM PLANT...  

TANK SPEC:
60x40x40 cm Optiwhite glass from Allpondsolutions
Inspire 60 cabinet
Oase Filtosmart 200 (old)
Oase Biomaster 350
DIY CO2 using citric acid and baking soda (old)
Fire extinguisher CO2 setup (current)
Qanvee inline CO2 diffuser
Glass lily pipes (Bell-shaped outlet and Inlet)
Eheim skimmer 350
Nicrew rgb 24/7 55cm (old)
Chihiros WRGB II 60cm (current) upgraded with Acrylic stand

STUDIES AND REFERENCES
https://sci-hub.mksa.top/10.1109/PLAS...
https://biotechnologyforbiofuels.biom...
https://patents.google.com/patent/KR1...
https://patents.google.com/patent/US8...
https://barrreport.com/threads/electr...
https://barrreport.com/threads/rotala...
https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/q...
https://link.springer.com/article/10....
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/ear...
https://www.inderscience.com/info/ina...
https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21078/...
https://www.osti.gov/pages/servlets/p...

MUSIC
Local Forecast - Slower by Kevin MacLeod