I don't know how many FF videos you've seen. Some of his claims, such as the "stop cleaning your tank" type video carry a lot of merit. But not all his claims can to do the same. All his various claims are based on his type of set up, which are typically lightly stocked, lightly fed and heavily planted tanks. Therefore, in his mind, his success can be achieved on ALL types of set ups. This is the bone of contention for me. He seems to throw a blanket over it all.
As an example, he says never change your water, and that nitrate build up is basically a non issue. Now, in his heavily planted, lightly fed minimally stocked set ups nitrate is indeed a non issue for him, it probably barely registers, so he disregards the whole nitrate myth as hogwash in aquariums!
I could easily disregard the nitrate thing as well in my lightly stocked, lightly fed part planted hex tank. I haven't done a water change, nor vacuumed this tank since I set it up. Nitrate is constantly 0ppm in this tank. So what?
Does that mean that I can treat my heavily stocked unplanted 360 the same, and never do water changes. Absolutely not, my nitrate creep is substantial in this tank, hence large weekly water changes.
Basically he is right on a fair bit of stuff but he should state categorically in his videos, before he starts, that his methods may not work for certain types of set ups.....but he doesn't do this. That is my only gripe with him really.
