I was thinking the same thing. I can disguise two fx6s more easily into a sump. They over complicate freshwater in order to overcharge customers. I run two 1000 gallon aquariums, both low tech, with way more plants that actually “autopilot” my aquarium maintenance. I don’t need basement filters that use gravity to be efficient. I use physics and chemistry to operate natural aquariums. That giant paper prefer is stupid and unnecessary. It’s easy to calculate grime build up with density of sponge used. I just created my own algorithm to determine filter maintenance. All you need is a high school level understanding of physics, chemistry, maths, and biology. I don’t use C02 or over complicated systems. I do not fertilize my water column. The only feature here that is awesome is the auto top off. I don’t use RO water or have to remineralize. I know exactly what’s in my water because the county has to disclose all of that info. I also use seachem safe the powder form to take out harmful chemicals from my tap water. I breed fish and shrimp with no problem. Don’t be fooled by all the extra bullshit.
Can’t even imagine having enough money to have professional aquascapers to maintain my tank each week 😂 wow! The filtration systems are insane! They don’t even feed their own fish, they are all automated. Personally I enjoy doing the maintenance myself, and feeding, so it is such a weird concept to have someone else doing it, for me anyway. Beautiful tanks.
With big tanks, comes big responsibility and all clients do feed the fish themselves too with frozen or life food. The fish feeders are just there to guarantee a baseline, feeding small amounts multiple times a day. Having my customers feed the fish, ensures they check on animal health regularly and report to me, in case something happens
With that size of tanks I'd hire someone as well - just too much time needed - time where you can earn money to hire someone like @@JurijsJutjajevs who makes it better anyway ^^
When you work 80 hour weeks highly specialized with lots of responsibility and also have a family, you will start to outsource lots of tasks because your time is spent more effectively at work (or otherwise your line of work might not even be a possibility). Of course most people work less and maybe have hobbies (myself included), but I can see how highly diligent and efficient people outsource it.
I am getting back into aquascaping after round about 10 years. Last week I found your channel and I just want to thank you!! Glad to have such decent guys like you and Jurijs providing me with all the necessary information but also delivering it in a entertaining way. You have such a cool charisma, simply seeming like guys it feels good to be around with. Right now I use my free time to watch all of your videos :D keep up the great work! And happy new year, stay healthy and happy!
The new dynamic duo of fish youtube! MJ and Jurijs (sorry MD and Fish Shop Matt, there's a new duo in town 😅) Awesome video guys, phenomenal systems Jurijs has in place on these and great presentation from MJ
haha, I also somehow switched to these guys after watching all the videos by MD and Fish Shop Matt👍 and I agree, it's a wonderful and inspiring channel, another real gem :) I'm really thankful to the content creators MJ and his friend Jurijs 🐟🐟🐟👍
Enjoyed the multiple visits with Jurijs. Very insightful video, insane amount of technology thats working in the background to ensure everything is in top notch condition...
The first tank was the most impressive one! It is so nice to see the evolution of business and Jurijs professionalism! I had the chance to meet him several years ago on a Workshop he was even then a professional aquascaper! Wishing all the best!😊 Cheers!😊
I would love to know what goes into building the filtration, automatic water refilling and everything else that is used to make each tank's maintenance as easy as possible, and how I could replicate it myself.
Big tanks have automated daily water changes. This requires a a sump with fresh water inlet and a sink for dirty water attached to it. On the clean end of the sump fresh water is added, this causes the old water to overflow on the dirty side. Alternatively dirty water is pumped out on one end and is automatically refilled with fresh water on the other. Just working with timers, pumps and floating valves. On the smaller aquariums RO water is collected ahead of time in the barrel using again timers and sensors to prevent overflowing. Just look at your own system and try to identify the bottle neck and if there is a possibility to eliminate it?
Great video mate! Nice blueprint for getting started with scaping for shops and customers! Love those farlowella catfish! I miss mine! Keep up the great content!
Thank you for a glimpse into the behind the scenes. The tanks are so clean! Is any cleaning of algae from hardscape ever required? And what kind of tools are used to plant and trim in such deep tanks? I have a paper filter roller in my 1300 L system and it is amazing for mechanical filtration
Hardscape is cleaned by the clean up crew: shrimps snails and Otocinclus. Planting was done prior filling with water. You can see how I remove some crypt leafs with special tools
It’s great to see Juris, his aesthetic always holds my attention. Juris is so generous with his knowledge and in my view to just wants everyone to enjoy their aquarium, he has helped me in the past with a particularly tricky shaped aquarium tall and narrow. I’m in Australia.
I think it's more fun to maintain your own aquarium than to entrust it to someone else. But it's probably just an aesthetic thing for rich people to have a nice aquarium
I assume you’re talking about the power outlets above the sump? They don’t have any lids as there are no water splashes. Hope this answers the question
On the last tank they had stainless steel canister filters.. I was told that this type of filter could leak and cause havoc Go with a sump filter. Is leaking common and what you recommend for home use or agree with that statement.
Hi ! was wondering what temperature do you keep them at? I have a 2200 liter tank with Altums and Bolbitis, One preferes higher temp, one low. so what’s the compromise?
Um die tollen Altum Skalare ist es wirklich schade. Das ist halt die Gefahr bei Wildfängen. In diesem Riesenpott bei der großen Höhe kann man wirklich nur langsam wachsende Pflanzen einsetzen, denn das Beschneiden und Neustecken von Stängelpflanzen wäre jedes Mal eine Tortur. Die Technik und die Automatisierung für diesen Pott ist durchdacht und durch die Möglichkeit des separaten Technikraums ordentlich zu installieren, aber wohl nix für "Otto Normalverbraucher" mit einem kleinen Geldbeutel...🙄 Auch das zweite große Becken hat einen super Eindruck gemacht mit den tollen Schwarm Kongosalmler, die in einem so großen Pott ausreichend Schwimmraum haben! 😀
Whoa!! Those tanks are amazing! All stunning but the entry nature aquarium was my fave😍 thank you for taking us along MJ. Love it when you visit Jurijs.
"This fern is a mess" at lushly growing bush of plant and then the "anti-humidity solution" in the 2nd engine room. 😄But yeah, if it works... Those tanks look great, both from aquascaping and tech POV. If I was setting a large tank like the first one, I'd like to have an engine room at least half that impressive. I can imagine it might be demanding job at times. I'm just a hobbyist, but one of my school classmates worked for online aquarium shop, which also set (and maintained? aquariums). Cool video and hats off to Jurijs!
Guys, in case it should not be clear by now and once again: Never ever buy wild caught angle fish. They are for breeders only, the day you buy them it is is already guaranteed that some of them will very quickly find their way into your trash bin.....
In this case the fish were quarantined by the importer for several months and they have been good inside the aquarium for over a year! But I agree wild caught angel and discus fish are for experienced hobbyists/breeders only.
@Karp_Keeper if you think about it it's just like taking a rural person and putting them in a big city. They will be around germs their bodies are not used to that the other fish harbor without issues. Same thing with aquariums the exact bacterial composition of each tank is unique and a river in south America is going to be very different thank the other fish in this tank sourced from massive breeding operations across Europe or wherever.
@@louisrobert339 you must buy wild caught its important to get the fish before the natural environment is destroyed by mining and intensive agriculture.
What a shame! For a hobby being practicedin the name of "nature", the amount of water wasted in the first aquarium due to its water change system is terrific!
@@JurijsJutjajevs I'm an aquarium hobbyist as well and I couldn't use my RO system after learning how much water goes to waste. I was just terrified at first glance while I was watching the first setup there. But I am glad to hear that is all is not going to waste 😊
What is the "aquarist" satisfaction of these owners? All automatic, a weekly expert to do everything needed. Ah ok , just watch the tank, perfect. But you need a lot of money, and any passion may be. Sorry for those Angels, they were wonderful
They probably work alot and enjoy the aesthetic beauty and tranquility of their large home aquariums. Paying someone for maintenance, just like paying someone to maintain your yard and lawn or car, is not something I'm shocked to learn about.
why tf would you get wild caught fish for an aquarium?? seems cruel esp when there's breeders everywhere. I guess rich ppl can't have nice stuff unless it's sourced unethically.
My plan was having a “Luxury” aquarium until my neighbour begged me to keep her Angel fishes and a gigantic pleco…… I have never wished an animal death xD that thing destroys everything… so no luxury while this bastard is still alive 😅 won’t harm him… just hoping natural causes appear out of nowhere 😂 jk
a tank w mollies and tetras. you better get something going on with this tank or you will be ... questionable, crooks, etc. most high end people don.t want danios and guaramis. They want a squid and a shark. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
![AMAZING Ecosystem Fish Room!! [Tour]](/img/1.gif)
That central giant column in the 1st tank is such an eyesore. Without it, that tank would look magnificent.
I was thinking the same thing. I can disguise two fx6s more easily into a sump. They over complicate freshwater in order to overcharge customers. I run two 1000 gallon aquariums, both low tech, with way more plants that actually “autopilot” my aquarium maintenance. I don’t need basement filters that use gravity to be efficient. I use physics and chemistry to operate natural aquariums. That giant paper prefer is stupid and unnecessary. It’s easy to calculate grime build up with density of sponge used. I just created my own algorithm to determine filter maintenance. All you need is a high school level understanding of physics, chemistry, maths, and biology. I don’t use C02 or over complicated systems. I do not fertilize my water column. The only feature here that is awesome is the auto top off. I don’t use RO water or have to remineralize. I know exactly what’s in my water because the county has to disclose all of that info. I also use seachem safe the powder form to take out harmful chemicals from my tap water. I breed fish and shrimp with no problem. Don’t be fooled by all the extra bullshit.
Can’t even imagine having enough money to have professional aquascapers to maintain my tank each week 😂 wow! The filtration systems are insane! They don’t even feed their own fish, they are all automated. Personally I enjoy doing the maintenance myself, and feeding, so it is such a weird concept to have someone else doing it, for me anyway. Beautiful tanks.
With big tanks, comes big responsibility and all clients do feed the fish themselves too with frozen or life food. The fish feeders are just there to guarantee a baseline, feeding small amounts multiple times a day. Having my customers feed the fish, ensures they check on animal health regularly and report to me, in case something happens
With that size of tanks I'd hire someone as well - just too much time needed - time where you can earn money to hire someone like @@JurijsJutjajevs who makes it better anyway ^^
When you work 80 hour weeks highly specialized with lots of responsibility and also have a family, you will start to outsource lots of tasks because your time is spent more effectively at work (or otherwise your line of work might not even be a possibility). Of course most people work less and maybe have hobbies (myself included), but I can see how highly diligent and efficient people outsource it.
You can see the congo and cardinal tetras so happy in that spacious tank! I hope someday i could have such beautiful centerpiece aquarium!
Fish love big tanks and strong flow, one can see how they chase against it for a while and then relax in the calm waters again
That is also my favourite tank. Looks incredible.
I am getting back into aquascaping after round about 10 years. Last week I found your channel and I just want to thank you!! Glad to have such decent guys like you and Jurijs providing me with all the necessary information but also delivering it in a entertaining way. You have such a cool charisma, simply seeming like guys it feels good to be around with. Right now I use my free time to watch all of your videos :D keep up the great work! And happy new year, stay healthy and happy!
My two favorite European Aquascapers in one video - Win-Win!
That 3rd tank was just unbelievable. Like every acquascaper / fish keepers dream.
Nice video as well really enjoyed seeing this side of the hobby
Thanks for letting us spend the day with you both. Enjoyed very much.
The new dynamic duo of fish youtube! MJ and Jurijs (sorry MD and Fish Shop Matt, there's a new duo in town 😅) Awesome video guys, phenomenal systems Jurijs has in place on these and great presentation from MJ
haha, I also somehow switched to these guys after watching all the videos by MD and Fish Shop Matt👍 and I agree, it's a wonderful and inspiring channel, another real gem :) I'm really thankful to the content creators MJ and his friend Jurijs 🐟🐟🐟👍
Enjoyed the multiple visits with Jurijs. Very insightful video, insane amount of technology thats working in the background to ensure everything is in top notch condition...
The first tank was the most impressive one!
It is so nice to see the evolution of business and Jurijs professionalism!
I had the chance to meet him several years ago on a Workshop he was even then a professional aquascaper!
Wishing all the best!😊
Cheers!😊
Hey Richard, appreciate the feedback. Please remind me of the workshop location?
I think the staircase one does it for me. Simply because you need a ladder for maintenance 😅
@@JurijsJutjajevsit was in Budapest in Summer 2018 at the GreeAqua birthday event!😊
@@richardbuki658ah yeah, nice memories. But I wasn’t the one doing the Workshop. If I remember correctly it was Dave Chow. Epic event back then!
@@JurijsJutjajevsyes, you are right!😊 Nice memories.
you guys are inspiring! love you both
That was fun! I really need a professional aquascaper for just a couple hours. My very 1st planted tank is looking tired, and idk what to do with it.
Amazing aquascapes and aquascapers....also love the way Jurijs can drive his car with no hands...multitalented! 😋😅🤣😂
I would love to know what goes into building the filtration, automatic water refilling and everything else that is used to make each tank's maintenance as easy as possible, and how I could replicate it myself.
Big tanks have automated daily water changes. This requires a a sump with fresh water inlet and a sink for dirty water attached to it. On the clean end of the sump fresh water is added, this causes the old water to overflow on the dirty side. Alternatively dirty water is pumped out on one end and is automatically refilled with fresh water on the other. Just working with timers, pumps and floating valves. On the smaller aquariums RO water is collected ahead of time in the barrel using again timers and sensors to prevent overflowing. Just look at your own system and try to identify the bottle neck and if there is a possibility to eliminate it?
🤯 Spectacular stuff all around. 🤯
Thanks MJ and Jurijs for taking us along. 👍👍👍
Thanks Frank
Great video mate! Nice blueprint for getting started with scaping for shops and customers! Love those farlowella catfish! I miss mine! Keep up the great content!
Wauw the 3rd is a dream aquarium! Even with the easy plants the fish make up for it and i love it, nice walkthrough and nice job guys! 👍
Dude has one of the sweetest jobs in the world.
Choose a favorite? Impossible!
Would love a follow-up that includes long-term maintenance & testing of water, light output, etc.
Thank you😊
TÜRKÇE ALT YAZI İçin ve bize verdiğin değerli bilgiler için TEŞEKKÜR Ederim .
What an absolutely cool and rad job
That looks like a nice scraper at 19:53 do you have a link?
Thank you for a glimpse into the behind the scenes. The tanks are so clean! Is any cleaning of algae from hardscape ever required? And what kind of tools are used to plant and trim in such deep tanks?
I have a paper filter roller in my 1300 L system and it is amazing for mechanical filtration
Hardscape is cleaned by the clean up crew: shrimps snails and Otocinclus. Planting was done prior filling with water. You can see how I remove some crypt leafs with special tools
It’s great to see Juris, his aesthetic always holds my attention.
Juris is so generous with his knowledge and in my view to just wants everyone to enjoy their aquarium, he has helped me in the past with a particularly tricky shaped aquarium tall and narrow. I’m in Australia.
I also use a roll of paper daily,sometimes two.
😂 🧻
@@JurijsJutjajevshave you thought of implementing a reusable micron mesh instead like an RDF?
Your turnover rate is too high. Way too many lph/gph
Invest in a bidet. Life changing
Great video. So fun to see you two collab, and very interesting to hear about Jurijs and his journey. Oh, and beautiful tanks.
3rd tank is winning. Tell the others they need to step it up!
I think it's more fun to maintain your own aquarium than to entrust it to someone else. But it's probably just an aesthetic thing for rich people to have a nice aquarium
Kind of like leaving the child rearing to a nanny. I would much prefer to BE a hands-on mom.
@@vblackwell3347 The owners probably don't understand anything about plants and fish, for them it's an aesthetic thing
@mich421 Absolutely. Just part of the decor as far as they're concerned. That's fine. The fish are taken care of & they don't care either.
The filtration system is basicaly the size of a XXL tank for us, average joe amators.
Huge filtration seems to be the key
When I win lotto, I’ll flyover Juris & MJ to rescape my aquarium 😆👍 that aquarium owner is living the dream 👍
The last tank was my favourite, but it would also be great if you share the sizes of aquariums
Thanks for this video MJ! I found it super interesting and very insightful. 👍
It's hard not to melt into Jurijs eyes as he's explaining his business model.
What?
2:05 What's the name of that product or a link please?
I love the tanks you do. I wish I had so much talent. Keep up the great work!! I hope your mew studio comes together nicely❤
where can i get that red tipped gripper tong?
I wonder if there is breeding activity? Also his knowledge is impressive.
I really liked the first tank the most. Just sad, that the wild cought angelfish didn`t made it. They were beautifull.
what are your preferred leak detection / prevention / and auto shut offs? on big projects and small
Thanks Mark and Jurijs. I have a question, how safe are those electric switch boards right next to sump pipes? do they have a protective coverings?
I assume you’re talking about the power outlets above the sump? They don’t have any lids as there are no water splashes. Hope this answers the question
@@JurijsJutjajevs Thank you legend! appreciated
very good format !
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Don’t know if it’s my favorite but I would’ve loved that dentist as a kid! Nice vid
On the last tank they had stainless steel canister filters.. I was told that this type of filter could leak and cause havoc Go with a sump filter. Is leaking common and what you recommend for home use or agree with that statement.
Great video !
Jungs ihr seit die besten !!!
Guys you are the best !!!
👍👍👍😎😎😎
this was AWESOME
Is it must to add beneficial bacteria and nutrients rich substrate before adding aquasoil in the tank? Or aquasoil is enough for the planted tank?
What are the orange / black fish in the second tank? 😊
Beautiful!
emezing tank breoowwww
Hi ! was wondering what temperature do you keep them at? I have a 2200 liter tank with Altums and Bolbitis, One preferes higher temp, one low. so what’s the compromise?
Great insights thx. I assume these big tanks all have CO2 via reactors in the filter room?
Correct!
Awesome aquariums in awesome houses. I always told that aquascaping is not cheap hobby! 🤣
Nice maintenance documentation
Imitating nature is an impossible task but super interesting. Delaying the inevitable catastrophe of a closed system is a science .
amazing video brother
all great!
Hey MJ, may I ask what camera and lens you use? Cool video!
Sony A7 IV + 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6
Très belle présentation
Where can you buy that roller please over the filter ?
Just look up Genesis filters online
It's interesting how he doesn't need to do maintenance on the substrate despite the high numbers of fish
Um die tollen Altum Skalare ist es wirklich schade. Das ist halt die Gefahr bei Wildfängen. In diesem Riesenpott bei der großen Höhe kann man wirklich nur langsam wachsende Pflanzen einsetzen, denn das Beschneiden und Neustecken von Stängelpflanzen wäre jedes Mal eine Tortur. Die Technik und die Automatisierung für diesen Pott ist durchdacht und durch die Möglichkeit des separaten Technikraums ordentlich zu installieren, aber wohl nix für "Otto Normalverbraucher" mit einem kleinen Geldbeutel...🙄
Auch das zweite große Becken hat einen super Eindruck gemacht mit den tollen Schwarm Kongosalmler, die in einem so großen Pott ausreichend Schwimmraum haben! 😀
Bravo from Romania Dracula land ❤🎉
that was useful and interesting :)
Whoa!! Those tanks are amazing! All stunning but the entry nature aquarium was my fave😍 thank you for taking us along MJ. Love it when you visit Jurijs.
The filter is from a premium brand!
hi DUDEE where is sterbai coryy Team :))
Türkçe alt yazıya önem verdiğiniz için teşekkürler.
That must be very expensive. I dread to think of the cost €
Worth every penny
with these low nutriens system you dont need these crazy filters i use the same methode and al my work is cleaning glas and sponse filter once 2 month
I was thinking the same thing. Overkill to the max.
No škoda těch krásných altů,super videa,děkuji za české titulky.
So the filtration is a tad more sophisticated than my hang on back..
😳😁🤣
"This fern is a mess" at lushly growing bush of plant and then the "anti-humidity solution" in the 2nd engine room. 😄But yeah, if it works...
Those tanks look great, both from aquascaping and tech POV. If I was setting a large tank like the first one, I'd like to have an engine room at least half that impressive.
I can imagine it might be demanding job at times. I'm just a hobbyist, but one of my school classmates worked for online aquarium shop, which also set (and maintained? aquariums). Cool video and hats off to Jurijs!
The last tank is too tuff
Wow ....
Nooo i really liked those Altums
lol for the pingpong balls :D
❤
😍😍🍃💚
weekly basis, howly shit, you're milking that client hehe, good for you
No more angels ,rainbow fish INSTEAD
Cardinal Tetras.
ling paper roll filter plz :)
Google “Genesis Filter”
Wow, wouldn’t it be nice to be rich and have your friend come and do my aquarium very nice guys ❤❤
Guys, in case it should not be clear by now and once again: Never ever buy wild caught angle fish. They are for breeders only, the day you buy them it is is already guaranteed that some of them will very quickly find their way into your trash bin.....
In this case the fish were quarantined by the importer for several months and they have been good inside the aquarium for over a year! But I agree wild caught angel and discus fish are for experienced hobbyists/breeders only.
Why are they more susceptible to disease?
@Karp_Keeper if you think about it it's just like taking a rural person and putting them in a big city. They will be around germs their bodies are not used to that the other fish harbor without issues. Same thing with aquariums the exact bacterial composition of each tank is unique and a river in south America is going to be very different thank the other fish in this tank sourced from massive breeding operations across Europe or wherever.
Never buy wild caught fish. Full stop.
@@louisrobert339 you must buy wild caught its important to get the fish before the natural environment is destroyed by mining and intensive agriculture.
What a shame! For a hobby being practicedin the name of "nature", the amount of water wasted in the first aquarium due to its water change system is terrific!
It’s not wasted. All water is collected to water garden plants.
@@JurijsJutjajevs I'm an aquarium hobbyist as well and I couldn't use my RO system after learning how much water goes to waste. I was just terrified at first glance while I was watching the first setup there. But I am glad to hear that is all is not going to waste 😊
What a dream job😀 I have to cringe a bit though about the choice of fish...🙄
For which tank?
@@Karp_Keeper the first.
😌 *Promo SM*
Damn that 1st set up must cost a grip.. damn you gotta be rich to have a tank and dont know wtf to do or clean it..lol
I am First
What is the "aquarist" satisfaction of these owners? All automatic, a weekly expert to do everything needed. Ah ok , just watch the tank, perfect. But you need a lot of money, and any passion may be. Sorry for those Angels, they were wonderful
They probably work alot and enjoy the aesthetic beauty and tranquility of their large home aquariums. Paying someone for maintenance, just like paying someone to maintain your yard and lawn or car, is not something I'm shocked to learn about.
why tf would you get wild caught fish for an aquarium?? seems cruel esp when there's breeders everywhere. I guess rich ppl can't have nice stuff unless it's sourced unethically.
My plan was having a “Luxury” aquarium until my neighbour begged me to keep her Angel fishes and a gigantic pleco…… I have never wished an animal death xD that thing destroys everything… so no luxury while this bastard is still alive 😅 won’t harm him… just hoping natural causes appear out of nowhere 😂 jk
And yet after all of that, the angels died. OTT!!! Keep it simple. Father fish has got it right not this guy.
Luxury lol.
a tank w mollies and tetras. you better get something going on with this tank or you will be ... questionable, crooks, etc. most high end people don.t want danios and guaramis. They want a squid and a shark. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
with a full time annoying person, there, fixed it
what do you mean?
having a bad day mate?