Inside My Flooded Cave Ecosystem (One Year of Growth)
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Making a nocturnal, underground paludarium was not the plan when I set out to build a DIY fish tank rack. After carving foam into the shape of a shallow cavern with a waterfall and wild moss, I knew exactly what tropical species would be right at home inside. I never expected the aquarium section would lend itself to amphibious life, but after a year of careful adjustments it has become an (almost) self-sustaining oasis.
Follow along as the fish tank develops the natural way; with no filter, and no co2 injection.
Behind-the-scenes, sneak peaks and a Discord community: / tanksfornothin
Chapters:
0:00 - Opening
0:28 - Construction time
2:05 - Carving a cavern
5:20 - Introducing inverts
7:11 - 3 month society
8:28 - Wild waterfall
10:01 - Loachy personality
12:52 - Bug squad
14:23 - Upgrades
15:55 - Safe zones
17:06 - Blind and boisterous
20:00 - Water vs land
21:50 - Meet the goofballs
24:45 - Nightlife
25:27 - Watching and waiting
26:32 - Diversity = stability
Music:
Kevin MacLeod - Danse Macabre ¹
Baroque - RuneScape
We Always Thought the Future Would Be Kind of Fun - Chris Zabriskie ²
Words You Will Never Understand - C418 ³
Kitchens Are Best for Making Sound Effects - C418 ³
Axolotl - C418 ³
Mining by Moonlight - Kevin MacLeod ¹
English Country Garden - Aaron Kenny
Comfortable Mystery 1 - Kevin MacLeod ¹
Atempause - C418 ³
Black Mass - Brian Bolger
I Will Perhaps Never Meet You in Person - C418 ³
The Curious Kitten - Aaron Kenny
Drunks on Bicycles - Martin Landström
Who Cares but Me - C418 ³
Around - Modulogeek ⁴
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² (chriszabriskie.com) creativecommons.org/licenses/...
³ (c418.org)
⁴ (modulogeek.com)
Additional sound design by @CoffeeWaffee
Additional illustration by Mia Moore (www.miamoore.studio) 
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Bro finally remembered his password 🗿🗿🗿
lmao
69 likes my dude
Real
😂😂😂
😂
This man posted 3 video combining over 10m views and ghosted us…. Thank god he’s back
fr
He didn't ghost us. He replied to me twice. He's a good lad.
I mean, if you pay attention to the time frames he specifies during his videos, it's quite obvious they take a long time to produce. Nature is anything but quick so creating a living ecosystem from basically zero, letting it grow and develop so he can make good highlights, takes a LOT of time.
Quality, not quantity 👌
Making these videos takes yrs lol
Seeing these videos inspired me, a middle school science teacher, to make a natural aquarium in my classroom at the beginning of this school year.
Last year, I started to teach 7th grade science. In my old, cluttered classroom, someone had left a 30gal tank. It held a bag of soil, lab equipment, and whatever trash the kids managed to sneak into it. I didn't think much of it for months since my first year of teaching felt like drinking tank water through a fire hose.
It wasn't until I saw your videos a few months ago that I felt the excitement and confidence to fill the aquarium with life. I am not tech savvy at all, so seeing your beautiful ecosystem tanks made me feel like the aquarium hobby could work for me. Better yet, letting nature take the lead for my first tank felt like a better lesson for me and my students. I planted the tank and let it sit for a while, as the scuds, worms, snails, and whatever else overtook the large tank. Slowly over the year, I added guppies, pygmy corydoras, some kuhli loaches, a honey gourami, and some shrimp I smuggled in as well. The adorable Animal Crossing or Yoshi noises for those guppies and pygmy corydoras in the guppy tank video made me fall in love with those fish. It has made my job a lot more fun for me and my kids.
Now, as I close up the year, my students are giving presentations on their small ecosystem jar project I did with them, using some mason jars I found under a lab sink, plus the plants and critters that had overgrown my tank. Their projects are testing their hypotheses about snails, scuds, and water fleas as we close the year with a unit on biodiversity.
I can't wait to reward their hard work by showing them this video on our last few days of school.
All of this to say... tanks for nothin? More like thanks... for EVERYTHING.
When i was in a freshman bio class in college the professor ordered some freshwater plants for a microscope study… 3 weeks later we had mystery spontaneous snails. Pretty sure she kept them as pets after the year was out :)
That's absolutely wonderful and I'm so glad you think this'd be a good relevant video for them. I have a friend who is working on introducing a planted tank into a young classroom and I might even be able to help work on it later down the line. I'm happy for the kids that have an opportunity to discover things about the natural world at a young age so thank you for spearheading such a project. They'll appreciate you a lot when they look back years from now.
I would love to be in this class, I absolutely adore natural fish tanks. The only thing close to this in school was a big fish bowl with a bunch of artificial decor. Keep doing what you do, it’s absolutely amazing!
I tutor biology both introductory and AP. The applicable evidence of life is everything. Thank you for providing evidence of your own experiencences. Even though I don’t have the means to maintain terrariums like this, I use your videos for evidence that fostering diverse life is possible. Thank you for the educational content you provide💚 It is changing young lives every day.
When I saw you hadn’t made videos in months my buddy said, “They’re probably just working on more, look how much time it takes.” I’m so happy they were right. Thank you for the work you do in sharing this with everyone.
Your buddy is a wise wizard
@@tanksfornothin hi on that The Shallow Ecosystem on My Desk (150 Day Evolution) which type of gobies did you put, and how much gallons in that tank
love your videos
big fan
I love that the internet has become a place where very niche interests can gain a massive audience. You drop three IMMACULATE videos and vanish off the face of the earth. When you come back, you literally have hundreds of thousands of people at your beck and call despite the time gap. Your work is amazing, and I am so hyped for this channel's growth.
Ants canada
You also get new people like me. I’m only a few minutes in.
@@daveyjoyce7524SerpaDesign, Dr. Plants , Jay Swingler , those are grat channels too
Fish Tale is starting similar project too
The editing, the cinematography, the pure BALLS a lad has to have to return 9 months later like he never missed a beat. big ups
Why does it require balls to upload a video after nine months? It's pretty straightforward really.
@@patavinity1262 how long does it take you to get that stick up your ass every morning? You should try going a day without it.
@@patavinity1262jokes shut up
many creators have revealed the youtube algorithm behaves unfavorably towards users who go long stretches without frequent uploads.
so, putting this much time and effort into filming & editing a months-long project, not knowing how the tank will behave, nor if the video will ever reach an audience, does take a strong sense of resolve. @patavinity1262
I absolutely LOVE the Minecraft Villager sound effects for Kuhli Loaches! It's absolutely ADORABLE!
There was no need for the Minecraft music at the wild waterfall part to go so hard. Gave me chills man.
One of my fav bits for that reason
The summoning cricle finally worked
you too???
Profile pic goes hard
@@perpeder4370fr, the raptor makes it better.
Thank you for all the rituals and sacrificings you've made ❤
The “it’s in orbit now” comment when the frog kicked the cricket on stream sent me 😭
Cricket Aerospace LLC
Real
Crickets are going to go astronomic
Your videos are an absolute DELIGHT to watch. The cinematography, editing, soundtrack and humor all create a perfect gem, so rarely seen on the internet. Today I learned, frogs are like cats.
The Minecraft nose was perfect I really love this dude he’s just being himself it makes it even more awesome
I thought it was RuneScape
The fish-shaped knob you made for the stand is criminally underrated.
lol I made it one night when I had no tools around. literally just sanded a piece of plywood into shape and decided to leave it unpainted.
Your first video was randomly recommended to me, and sent me down a rabbit hole of fish tank videos.
Today i have four fish tanks and could not be happier thank you so much❤
Haha me too, I even started a RUclips channel
Mission accomplished
I found his desk tank video when looking at other fish tank videos. Now his are the only ones I care to watch
Same! Once I watched your videos i also went spiralling down ecosystem videos and i couldn't find anybody better than this guy, so i watched his videos like 5 times each.
Me too but with antscanada instead 😂
the fact i found your videos only a few days ago and then went away thinking, you're never coming back BUT HERE YOU ARE
You found me
The fact everything you buy is free or close to it is just so funny to me, and really brings an extra sparkle to your videos
free = fun
The return of the king
King nothin that is
He's back!
LMFAO
I love that you treat the blind fish like puppies
I got the idea because of how they move around sniffing everything like a pack of dogs
@@tanksfornothinyou should name them
They're chain chomps.
@@TheAgentTexasyo that’s a perfect name
This is by far the best paludarium build I’ve ever seen. It’s not only informative and entertaining to watch, the quality on these videos are incredible. Thank you for the amazing content
You are not not only an acquascaper or a fish tank keeper, but a professional documentarist too. I love all your previous vids too. Big!! Great editing as well!
And when we needed him most, he returned.
No kidding!!!!!!
You don't know how many time I have checked for a new video from this guy , the content is just too good
me too 😭 i love fish but a lot of other videos about fish have very loud music or are super upbeat, which is great but not my vibe
This man uploaded 3 videos that got over 10 million views and then disappeared on us... Thank goodness he's back.
the lil smiley face on the fish door handle that has screws for eyes 🥹 your videos always make me smile right from the start!
One thing I really appreciate about your videos is that you also include ideas that didn't work, or things that go slightly wrong. Even just mentioning that you spent a bunch of time thinking up solutions for the door and then realized you didn't have to go to all the trouble. A lot of people streamline their projects in editing to make it seem like everything went completely perfect. I'm someone who can get easily discouraged when stuff goes wrong or I realize I've wasted time; you make that part of the fun, and I find it very inspirational. Glad to see some new stuff, this is amazing and now I'm excited to try something similar myself someday!
You'll like the next video because something goes catastrophically wrong
@@tanksfornothin I look forward to seeing how you turn it around! 😂
@@tanksfornothinfore shadowingggggg
Can't wait to see!@@tanksfornothin
(Also I have an idea for the next tank.): It's a prehistoric paludarium. Nothing but Moss, Ferns, Horsetails, and Hornwort plants.
For animals we have some stand ins that aren't quite prehistoric, but certainly have a similar appearance.
Newts, gobies, khuli loaches, shrimp, Isopods, and Millipedes.
Sounds cool right? (This can represent the late Devonian through the Carboniferous.)
Oh I already know, i will love your next video! When is it coming? In a year? @@tanksfornothin
I like that you refer to the inhabitants as “everyone”. Reminds me that humanity isn’t separate from nature :)
Such inspiring words.
Thankyou...
*checks notes*
... ObamaMpreg
@@Iszth1 Obamna 🥺
tumblr ass convo
@@ObamaMpreg”SODA!!!” - bo jiden
i am very seperate from nature
Seen hundreds of videos like this yet this is the first that’s told me springtails can walk on water, incredible.
The barking cave fish 😂 especially with the large chunk of food in his mouth had me grinning 😁
watching those 3 videos once a month worked
ngl ur ecosystem vids are unmatched
Let's see
How is nobody talking about how he just pulled the HARDEST EDIT i have ever seen at 27:14 💀
I’m literally in tears 😭😭
The production on this one is WAYS better, not that the previous ones were bad. Just speaks volume in how well made this is. Well worth the wait
I've honestly never seen a loach and I thought I'd never see a dog like fish but here we are. They're adorable
Here we are Beefnachos
@@tanksfornothin Do u keep replacing the crickets or do they breed and make more?
I replace them but wouldn't have to change much if I wanted them to breed
A cinematic masterpiece. The story-telling, the emotions, the direction and framing. Common tanks W.
I'm really glad you like it, thanks for saying so 🌻👻🧙♂️
Hey man I just wanted you to know I saw your video on tiktok about 10 months ago, and it inspired me to start an aquarium again after like 6 years. I did my first planted tank and it is now THRIVING, I even make money on the side from it by selling excess plants and fish that breed. You're awesome!!
Send pics!
Those are the coolest frogs! The toe wiggles when they are excited is precious ❤ amazing tank! Can’t wait for the next one in 8 months!! 😂
Ayy there you are!
dumpy tree frog
its happened everyone the moment we have all been waiting for
FORG
This is my favorite fishtank channel. Clear, concise narration. Soothing music. And great footage. Very well edited and produced. Thank you for putting so much careful attention to your videos!
The Minecraft noises when you placed down the moss was awesome lol. Also this might be the coolest Chanel I’ve ever seen. Love it. Thanks!
It’s just like a movie or professional documentary but the editing makes it so charming
I love these videos, so high quality!!
I can not but help myself chuckling every time a creature interacts with another 😁😁
they're soo goofy and funny.
I don't think I have ever seen any kind of fish with so much personality like the Loach
Kuhli loaches be like 🥸
Kuhli Loach: "Hmmm"
the perfect balance of editing, narration, music, humor, and simply fascinating ideas!! i have zero aquarium knowledge, but these videos are such a treat. the little sound effects given to all the critters are just so delightful! (like, seriously, villager noises for the loaches??? unexpectedly perfect!)
thanks for the video!
editing, sound design, storytelling, cinematography, this is really art
Man Really made us Starve for 8 months just to drop this banger and be gone for maybe another 8 😭😭😭😭
Bro gives us just enough content for us to know he's alive and just enough to keep us in his grip
This is probably one of the most amazing tank videos I have ever seen.
You have invested a lot of your time, effort and intelligence to create a masterpiece in both sound and image. You are a great Inspiration for perfection
It only took 3 human sacrifices. He’s back!
You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket.
Yes milord right away milord
@@jeremyfrost2636 Sorry. Oh well, my neighbors don't contribute much to society anyways.
@triangles550 I was just making a Wolf Of Wall Street reference lol.
@@jeremyfrost2636Oops
You, by far, make the most enjoyable and entertaining tank build and naturalistic habitat style aquarium videos. I'm so glad you've returned!
As the shrimp's expressions stated:
:O - He's back!
:) - New video!
:( - Video over...
Thank you shrimp. You can keep the piece of plastic because you are so polite.
The frogs being exited to eat is so cute !
I am so here for you and everything you do. Your style us distinctive, charming, and engrossing. You give the guy of a very cool guy and you could be Ants Canada or Jim Can't Swim levels of recognized if thats what you wanted. Truly, an icon.
The legend returns from the abyss into which he ventured, to bring forth the creatures of the deep world of darkness.
When someone knows how to use their words, it gives me a tingling sensation. With sentences that don't end in dangling prepositions, everything is all warm and fuzzy. 😉
This channel, maybe more than any other on this platform, embodies the principle of “these things take time”
Skipping over the obvious ghosting, the editing and small sounds and overall vibe your videos have are 10/10. You have your own style. Can't wait for the next one.
What ghosting?
@@tanksfornothin The almost 10 month gap 💀
@@adrianr9454 Oh THAT ghosting. I'd forgotten all about that
The loaches with villager noises and the wobbly sound effects 😂✨
He has risen
I knew this channel was not on a normal hiatus. It's not a hiatus if each video takes literally months to make. I am happy to learn I was right!
When this video popped up in my feed, I never expected a tank building video to turn into an engaging documentary rivaling big budget wildlife shows 😂, instant subscribe and I'm gonna binge watch this channel, consisting of 4 videos.
I needed some good aquascape content in my life and my boy came out of retirement to provide the goods, bravo good sir.
Literally laid down to sleep and out of no where thought "... I wonder how Tanks is doing?" only 7 hours after this release.
What pond magic is this man up to?
I was enjoying my freedom from frog prison
I can safely like this video even before it premieres, knowing it will be amazing.
was so worth the wait
Wow, absolutely stunning. Incredible work. Thanks so much for documenting it so thoroughly, it's a real service to all of us addicts
These truly are the best aquarium videos on youtube
I have four tanks, and it was a massive struggle to get them stable. The only reason I managed it was I went completely rogue from normal fishkeeping techniques, and BOY does it feel validating to see someone else doing the same thing with success. We, or at least, I, are always happy to wait to see some new (or old) wiggly friends
Yeah it just takes time really at the end of the day lol
This is high quality documentary filming. As a budding tank afficionado, this was beyond outstanding to watch. Thank you.
wtf a cave?!! you’ve outdone yourself this is amazing
The quality on this video,the information,the editing,the sound effects , this video is a masterpiece
I don't think I've ever seen an amateur video along these lines as professionally done, with perfect foley work, excellent music cues, emotion, storytelling and sharing of knowledge as yours. If you aren't, please consider a career in nature documentary making as you're a natural.
That was a fantastic introduction to the frog, basically nothing short of high cinematography. Really nice video, and even nicer cave
Dude!!!
Just this week I thought about this channel and was like "well, i guess that guy gave up youtube :(". IM SO GLAD YOU DIDN'T!!! This was your best yet, for sure!!!
He made the three most entertaining videos like this that I ever seen then vanished, when I saw he was back I fell of my chair and broke it, until I can get a new one I have to use a chair from my dining room
I guess I owe you a chair
The cinematography, editing, sound effects, cave build, cool critters, and more.. tanks for everything my dude
I love how you did both above water and below water, then took it a step further and added frogs which use the entire ecosystem as their home
Man i was waiting to watch more of this guys stuff and then i realised he was new and just posted 3 videos and had not uploaded since but surprised he came back from his hibernation😂
The kuhli loaches with the villager noises was also funny too. Never seen those before they are dope.
This is the best channel in fish keeping, maybe even the best channel on RUclips. Please keep up the work at your own pace you obviously know what youre doing when it comes to art.
YOURE BACK LETS GOOOO
I love this video. I was so sad that you hadn't posted more videos, but I'm so happy for all the voiceovers, the little emoticons on the creatures and the whole story!! I was hooked from the beginning!!!
knew this would happen after you hearted my comment about not uploading but i still cant believe my eyes he actually uploaded
When better than a random Monday?
That was one of the most beautiful videos I’ve ever watched! The shots, the writting, the music, the ambiance… it was perfect! Worth the wait!!!!
This is as pure and beautiful as HamsterLAB.
I don't usually comment on videos, but I must break my tradition to tell you how much I've enjoyed watching this one. The video is very well made, the whole time I was accompanied by your soothing voice and the music in the background was also relaxing and well chosen. And the sounds of the life in the paludarium were a symphony to my ears. I also love your editing, it makes the whole video dynamic and it's fun to watch. All of your videos inspired me to try to make an aquarium of my own (albeit nothing as ambitious as your work).
I'd like to thank you for this video once again, please, keep up the good work!
Me too, though I might be lurking now at this point
Thanks so much for your kind words. If you can take your time you'll make any ambitious project work
Man's the batman of youtube.
When we needed him most, He returned.
Wow, i never thought a cave ecosystem would look this cool, Great job!
probably the most ive enjoyed a youtube vid in ages. Thanks for that mate.
I absolutely love your style of fish keeping/ ecosystem creation and upkeep. It's very needed in this community and it's exactly how I'm trying to keep my little ramshorn tank
Hi Tanks. I just wanted to let you know that you are the only aquarium channel that I follow because of how not cringe and over-the-top dramatic you are. And you have a great sense of humour. Keep it up bud! The Minecraft music is perfect too!
Cheers Jonathan 🐟
Finally!!!
I'm into any hobby but aquariums and am currently spinning wool, yet this is my favorite channel on RUclips. Hope to see updates on your other tanks some time!
I've always loved Axolotl ( the minecraft OST ), I'm so glad other people enjoy it too, I really enjoyed the wild waterfall part because of it. And the minecraft sfx for placing items? I love the attention to detail you put in the videos
I like all the noises you have everything, really shows off their personalities!
I wish I took this approach to fishkeeping when I got my first tank lol
i been waiting for your return, your original 3 videos sent me into a fish frenzy and now we have a fish tank. i watched those 3 vids countless times its so good your back
Please take this offering of 33% more video as an apology
@@tanksfornothin the quality of your videos makes the wait worth it 💯
The shot of the shrimp eating on the branch right up at the surface is so cool!!!!
One of my favs
Just wanted to say thank you. I literally stopped in my tracks the moment the video showed up in my feed.
The last part is like the intro to some insane action moive (part 2 of this gonna be lit 🔥 🔥)
I have had those and have 1 cave fish still after years I think it’s so cool how he’s lived so long
I love how this and other creators choose quality over content
tanks for returning!!
Dude, your production quality blows my mind. You're such a gifted storyteller. Keep doing what you're doing!
With all the effort you put into your videos, it's so totally worth waiting months for them. Can't wait to see what you've got cooking next!