One of my biggest mistake was starting with a nano tank. I have huge hands and it was hard to reach everything easily. I wanted to try several plants but don't have enough space to do that. Smaller tank means smaller water capacity which is more sensitive of change, it is easier to foul up the water parameters. In a previous video it was mentioned that sg like a 60p size is a good beginner tank and that is true. After I bought a much bigger tank I started to really enjoy this hobby. Yes, the CO2 can be really expensive, and yes, it is possible to do it without CO2, but tbh it is much easier with it. My first 2 tanks were CO2less, and they worked fine, only a little algae appeared and the fish and shrimps lived a healthy life. But now with CO2 I can see what those plants can achieve. The colors, the growth rate, the cleanness of the tank is absolutely amazing. Edit: before misunderstanding: My nano was 30l, so half of the 60p, and my actual big aquarium is 120l.
Great Balazs!! I’m on my third tank now and my wife is planning to kick me out of the house!! 🤣 I follow you guys and others aquascapers that visit Green Aqua one day. I start if a nano tank then a 60p and now a 120p high tech! Love the challenge and also had some fails and learn a lot with those previous tanks. My plan is to submit this one to the contest next year. 🤞🏻 Thanks Green Aqua team!!
Oh, the guys with the multiple-tank-syndrome. LOL. That's the way! Good luck with your contest, try to discuss the life within the tank with the wife maybe she'll start appreciating the hobby too!
great light what the chihiros give off. In order to control bio co2 you can pull the diffuser a little higher in the evening so that less goes into the water, which is no longer possible with you.😀 I saw the difference with and without co2 on my bucephalandra. Without co2 there were only small leaves, with co2 nice long leaves and a new one was added every week.
Got a CO2 tank on the big boy, but I'm currently a few months into an experiment on my smaller 60L tank with a DIY CO2 kit using citric acid and baking soda. So far, it's working almost flawless. Biggest drawback is that you have to manually turn it on and off, so if you're going away for a bit it will create an imbalance. The citric acid method lasts far longer than the yeast, doesn't smell, doesn't make a mess and most importantly: always produces the amount of CO2 YOU want, not what the yeast wants. Furthermore, you can stop it at any given time. And start it it at any given time.
Flyingdutchy33 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184370800373 This is the solenoid valve that I am using and I don’t have any links to the timers cause I bought them in-shop but those are just random programmable plugs, avoid Masterplug as those have lots of errors.
My third planted tank is just 28cm long and 18cm wide and 22cm height. Got only Monte Carlo, rotala green, hra and macrandra with four fire red shrimp. Did everything that green qua says, such a small tank it's doing so good and plants are pearling so well. Thanks Green Aqua.
I've watched a lot of aquascaping videos but non of them talks about the importance of keeping plants in low water temperature. It's good that you emphasised on this cos i can attest to it. I live in the tropics and the water temperature in my country ranges from 28 - 31 degree celsius throughout the whole year. I used to have a planted tank many years back, i didn't use any fan or chiller and the plants either didn't do well or had mixed results despite everything i did. I didn't know that the missing and important puzzle was temperature because nobody in the hobby said anything about it until I remembered someone who runs an aquascaping business telling me that he runs chillers set at 26 degree celsius for all his tanks and they all look amazing when i went to the shop to have a look. The best part was he was running his tanks on T8 bulbs with CO2 and with base fert topped off with gravel! I then decided to run a fan on my tank instead of a chiller (due to the high cost of running one) and though i only managed to bring down the temperature to around 27 - 28 degrees, the plants looked much more healthy though they were not thriving like in your tanks. I'm sure this video will help a lot of hobbyists living in the tropics to be mindful of the bad effects of high temperature on aquatic plants.
I'm so happy that I've discovered green aqua on RUclips!! Every waterchange (weekly) I use the water for my houseplants and they grow like faster than hamilton 😎 now I got a house full of plants and aquariums 😂😂
So I made the same Nano aquarium following what Balazs did some time back. Never imagined this day will come, here he comes and says that kind of failed. So now I changed my plan for keeping Beta in it 😂. If temperature was the issue for Marsilia not growing I hope I will be successful if I don't keep Beta in it.
LOL, I will tell you - just you. I only glued the two bottom parts, so you can actually remove the top part accessing the sponge and the impeller maybe. Just maybe. Will see.
Old Video but one of my tanks is a Betta Nano (30L) without algae. I had a lot of algae at the initial phase but Neocardinas and antler snails put an end to it within a few days. I'm using the filtosmart 60 (outside filter). Our Halfmoond Salamander Betta only eats living mosquito larvae. When it's not moving he's not eating. He gets along with the shrimps, doesn't even look at them. The temp is between 26 and 27°. But I can confirm, no carpet due to co2 missing. PS: Your build is looking sharp! Will try co2 with another nano.
My first CO2 system was a yeast-gel based one as well. Very true, you can't stop it overnight, that could be a rather... explosive affair 😅😅😅 The downside of yeast is that you end up with fluctuating levels of CO2 based on irregular production. What I ended up doing was expanding the system to 3x 2.5 L plastic bottles, each on its own one-way valve, adding each week a fresh one for a 3-week cycle. All bottles connected pressurized the system to about 1.5-2 bar. Added an over-pressure valve for safety, pressure gauge and control valve, which allowed me to have an even CO2 bubble count to the tank. I switched to pressurized tanks out of shear laziness; after a while having to do the mix and exchange bottles gets tiresome...😁
My super low tech co2 is a straw into which i blow every now and then until my face turns blue 😁 Seriously you guys are amazing! Thank you very much for all the knowledge you have been generously sharing to us newbies. More power and keep safe 👍🇵🇭
I want to see Balasz do a massive crypt parva carpet! I can’t imagine how many pots it would take! World record for number of tissue cultures in a single tank. 9/10 video idea
Ive tried a low-tech co2 setup with baking soda and vinegar :) Worked amazingly but my plants grew too fast so I had to remove the co2 haha. I was trimming every week and it got to be too much work :P
I laughed a lot with the glue-rock mess 🤣🤣🤣 something similar happened to me with silicone 😅. I love you guys! your videos and your aquariums! you inspire and teach me a lot, thank you all for your great work 😘
If you want to turn off DIY CO2 at night, a good way is to feed the CO2 tube into the back of a skimmer or powerhead towards the top of the water. When on, the power head will chop up the CO2 and diffuse it. When off, the bubble will be large and escape without much diffusion.
look great and I don't think High-Tech is too hard for beginners it takes like all things in life a little extra money and Time... patience is the main thing to remember when dealing with tanks..
I'm a big fan of passive CO2 system personally, especially for budget nano tanks . There's one from tropica called CO2 System 60 that I got for around £7 in the uk, but there are others. And then instead of buying the branded tropica CO2 refills you can just buy bulk co2 cartridges (and valve) for bikes which costs a fraction of the price. Cheap as chips and my plants grow amazing.
@@GreenAquaShop Well thanks, now you say... After I already bought the NEO CO2 and refill! 😂 Eh, whatever it should be fine in my 45P for a few months, right? LOL I also bought an airline splitter and control valve to release CO2 outside the tank at night since it can’t be turned off.
Very good job for beginners I am very experienced and knowledgeable in the field of agriculture And fish in general .. I own a large farm to raise and reproduce fish and animals..I spend a lot of my time teaching others and answering their questions. I wish you good luck my friend
I'm always make nanotank aquascape without CO2, but after neo CO2 sell in my country, I tried it and now i know co2 is really important for aquascape, the growth and health of plant really different when i use CO2, sorry for my bad english 😁✌️
I think a lot of the people that argue with you are the ones that like setting up good looking fish tanks, but aren't striving towards making pro aquascapes. They end up feeling undermined by you guys, even though what they are already making is 1000 times better than what you find in most fish tanks today. Most people like natural looking tanks, but you guys dump on that and tell them to make artwork. In reality, there's a huge difference between aquascaping and normal planted tanks. This is clearly an aquascaping channel, but normal planted tanks don't seem to gain any respect here. Personally, I think your aquascapes clearly look far better, but I also understand that a lot of people also prefer making natural looking homes for their fish. Not because they find them more relatable or easier to make.
Absolutely not, luckily. Most rivers look really bad. But they look more like a clean small valley with rocks branches and a river in it. So replicating the above-the-water nature underwater.
i honestly love almost all planted tanks, but i myself am more drawn to planted tanks with fewer plants in them, so ive never really needed the Co2. that being said i'm definately gonna have to try my hands on a planted CO2 setup one day, also ive always used super glue for hardscaping, instant it hits water it becomes inert, and safe for fish tanks.
So cool! I like it. My no co2 tank is still doing well. I added seachem flourish trace, it’s doing quite well. Fingers cross it will be a successful project. Only professionals will glue skimmers and rock together 😄
Мне нравится все что вы делаете, просто супер. Новый аквариум стал лучше 👍. Вдохновился вашей идеей ☝️ , буду переделывать свой аквариум. Спасибо за интересное видео.
I have monte carlo going crazy in my low tech nano tank, no algae, all plants lush as heck. Good substrate, nutrition and lighting is all you need for most plants.
@@GreenAquaShop From your own website - Tropica Marsilea hirsuta TC (1-2-Grow) Origin: - Australia Type: - Bottom layer Growth: - medium HEIGHT - 2 cm - 10 cm Tropica Helanthium tenellum Green TC (1-2-Grow) (Origin - North America Type - Bottom layer Growth - medium HEIGHT- 5 cm - 10 cm Same up to 10 cm. But yeah sure LOL.
CO2 is an absolute game changer. I just finally got my regulator after a 3 month wait an in just a weeks time, my stem plants have exploded and the bare carpet spots are starting to fill in. I can't wait to see how the carpet looks in a couple months!!! This video also has me thinking because I was going to scape my betta tank next, maybe I will hold off since I keep his water at slightly elevated tempuratures (flashback to mmmmm 23 degress celcius in a planted tank...). Love the way the skimmer is hidden as well!
O seu canal é a principal fonte de inspiração e de aprendizagem para mim e para muitos brasileiros. Quando tenho algum dúvida ou quero aprender algo, corro para o seu canal. Foi aí que aprendi que a temperatura da água tem que ficar em 22/23 graus por causa das algas. Muito obrigado por nos ensinar a cuidar dos nossos aquários. Djalma - Brasil.
what's in the bottle other than the yeast. you sure it will last 5-6 months, usually i use sugar and yeast and it only last 2-3 weeks. great video... thanks for everything..
Mission accomplished! inspired and learned new things. My aquascape has been having a hard time in recent weeks. my plants are melting, as it were.. anyway, massive big up for your channel!
I'm inspired to build my own Nano tank and do a similar aquascape like the first betta fish tank in this video. But I did realize that the built in filtration might not circulate the water around properly because of the hardscape. So my alternative is to put in a pump with a 10mm outlet and to connect that outlet to a glass lily pipe on the side of the tank, that way it will look good aesthetically and might be a better option.
Looks so good! You always do a good job. What could a person like myself do to avoid injecting too much CO2 into the tank overnight and killing my Betta fish?
This "After maintenance" looks really good and truly inspiring ! A nano planted tank with a couple or trio of killifish (Aphyosemion, Diapteron, Pseudepiplatys annulatus) would be amazing :).
Whoa! To be honest i'm not really a fan viewing this tank from the front since the rock skimmer kinda block the view a bit. But from an angle....wow that tank looks superb. Thank you for the inspiration as always! Though i'm not gonna glue my skimmer to a rock if i ever use one lol
Not sure if this question was already asked. Where is the skimmer shield/guard from that was featured in this video. I have an ehiem 350 and have had multiple fish jump or get pulled into the skimmer. Beautiful Nano Setup!
You can buy a legit pressured co2 setup (regulator, co2 bottle, co2 line, timer and diffusor) for around $100 (In USA). Very affordable. Great vid Balaz!
sometimes people forget that plants, as well as living things that need to breathe, with the photosynthesis process assisted by light as a substitute for sunlight to get nutrients. and the result of that process is the oxygen needed by fish Correction if im.wrong. 😊 thx from indonesian fans sir.
so, if many people ask, can aquascape without CO2 injection? the answer: try to stay in a bathroom with the door closed for a few days. and you will know the answer.
Looks great. Watching the original video of this tank inspired me to get a Betta fish. Would love to see Green Aqua do another Betta tank with a jungle/biotope aquascape.
This is so beautiful 😍 scape. .after so many changes it looks extremely beautiful... Anubius is all time favourite plant in this hobby. Technique of hide skimmer is amazing..Balazs sir is best..so amazing 😍 work....CO2 setup is so easy to operate...in every video something new comes for learning
I don't miss a video of your work. It has already become a reference for Brazil. I could make a video about temperature and equipment for temperature control in the aquarium.
I have been thinking stick the xmas moss on my outflow and inflow pipe to give a camouflage look, I thought the skimmer behind the anubias might be interesting, actually i don't like to show any plastic element inside the tank as it will spoil the entire look. Lastly I like the after look, I like the chihiros light, look more contrast now.
Awesome video Balaz as usual..... one suggestion :: I feel baking soda :: Carbonic acid mix is faar better than yeast sugar DIY co2 system.. u can stop co2 at night as well for baking soda one.. it doesn't even dependent on temperature.. Personally i use pressurized co2 n i can swear by it..
We like this system, been using it for a long time successfully under our 20 liter tank. But will give a try to the other method too. OK, I'm still a pressurized CO2 fan. :)
I will always suggest using co2, but I've seen a multitude of tanks that look lush and healthy with thick carpets and bushy plants without co2. However, they all had easy plants, leaving you quite limited in your options for plants. Not to mention it's generally harder.
Oooooh Balazs,for a moment you looked like Peter Roscoe doing his DIY pondfilter( without the beard). I bet you thanked the camara man for his brilliant idea.( lol). I got another idea: loose the skimmer. Great result though. I wanted to joke about the bottle shaking by Vickey but I don't want to offend anyone,but she should have listened to you Balazs and put on some music and shake it up for at least a minute fullforce( be the bottle) but I won't make fun of that. Must have been a coincidence that Vickey helped you out at that point? Great tank, very nice and fun video, thanks
Really nice rescape, tank looks great. Covering that skimmer looked so frustrating haha but the end result was worth it. That Chihiros nano light looks like a great option as well, I'm curious about your opinion of the RGB Vivid 2? I'm considering purchasing one.
Aquarium plants are actually very easy to keep, as long as you add three things to the tank - soil, fertiliser, and co2. Even then, not all plants require co2. Personally I don't buy expensive aquarium soil, instead a buy aquatic soil for ponds from my local garden centre. Around £7 gets you a huge bag, most of which you'll probably never use.
@@GreenAquaShop it's definitely not obvious. First time I set up a tropical tank I used gravel only, and expected the plants to grow. They would always peek then go down hill from there. It's definitely a learning curve and you learn from your mistakes. There's a lot to be said for doing your research first. You'll save a lot of time and money.
I always love your Nano tank setup... It's a amazing setup and looking beautiful Nano planted tank.. Want to see more setup video.. Thank you for entertaining us... And alwys Love Green Aqua.. ❤❤❤❤❤
Have you seen a skimmer glued to a rock? Or dressed in a moss coat? Me neither - Viktor 😂😀👍
😂😂😂
_"I'm going to put ten pots of hairgrass in here.... You can use two."_ xD made my day!
Have you seen the vid from PeterRoscoe building a DIY pondfilter? That's the inspiration ,I think
Nano Aquarium with Bigger hobby
#beautifulaquaria
Yeah, at least I have self criticism. LOL.
I can't even imagine how many times I failed in planted tanks.. Before I started following green aqua and listening to what Balasz says.. Thanks
You're welcome, glad we helped you find your way in the hobby. Cheers!
would be interesting if you would summarize your faults..
One of my biggest mistake was starting with a nano tank. I have huge hands and it was hard to reach everything easily. I wanted to try several plants but don't have enough space to do that. Smaller tank means smaller water capacity which is more sensitive of change, it is easier to foul up the water parameters. In a previous video it was mentioned that sg like a 60p size is a good beginner tank and that is true. After I bought a much bigger tank I started to really enjoy this hobby.
Yes, the CO2 can be really expensive, and yes, it is possible to do it without CO2, but tbh it is much easier with it. My first 2 tanks were CO2less, and they worked fine, only a little algae appeared and the fish and shrimps lived a healthy life. But now with CO2 I can see what those plants can achieve. The colors, the growth rate, the cleanness of the tank is absolutely amazing.
Edit: before misunderstanding: My nano was 30l, so half of the 60p, and my actual big aquarium is 120l.
Yepp, a nano is very difficult to handle. Even I have problems with it all the time, and my hands are not as big...
After making that nano aquarium I’m more interested and I love this hobby
Glad we inspire!
Love the endlers~~ anubias wall is very cool. But that skimmer-- epic. lol
Cheers Steve, yeah they gave some life to the scape.
Great Balazs!! I’m on my third tank now and my wife is planning to kick me out of the house!! 🤣 I follow you guys and others aquascapers that visit Green Aqua one day. I start if a nano tank then a 60p and now a 120p high tech! Love the challenge and also had some fails and learn a lot with those previous tanks. My plan is to submit this one to the contest next year. 🤞🏻 Thanks Green Aqua team!!
Haha glad I'm not the only one that's gonna get kicked out by their wife for this hobby 😂
Oh, the guys with the multiple-tank-syndrome. LOL. That's the way! Good luck with your contest, try to discuss the life within the tank with the wife maybe she'll start appreciating the hobby too!
great light what the chihiros give off. In order to control bio co2 you can pull the diffuser a little higher in the evening so that less goes into the water, which is no longer possible with you.😀 I saw the difference with and without co2 on my bucephalandra. Without co2 there were only small leaves, with co2 nice long leaves and a new one was added every week.
Yepp. Thanks for backing my point, and thanks for the idea!
Looks like I'm going to be trying to do an all-nighter 🤗💚🌿🌱🐟🌱🌿💚
Cheers Mary. :) Thanks for staying up! Kentucky!
@@GreenAquaShop I made it and it was well worth it!! I wish you could see the beautiful landscape here!! You would absolutely love it!!
I know, I've seen videos and movies and everything. Breathtakingí!
Got a CO2 tank on the big boy, but I'm currently a few months into an experiment on my smaller 60L tank with a DIY CO2 kit using citric acid and baking soda. So far, it's working almost flawless. Biggest drawback is that you have to manually turn it on and off, so if you're going away for a bit it will create an imbalance.
The citric acid method lasts far longer than the yeast, doesn't smell, doesn't make a mess and most importantly: always produces the amount of CO2 YOU want, not what the yeast wants. Furthermore, you can stop it at any given time. And start it it at any given time.
Get a solenoid valve with a timer and it’s completely independent after that😁 I am using the same method for two months now with great results
Can show me how to build it?
@@pauladonis3445 Ok, I need that stuff! Got any links to the gear you're using?
Flyingdutchy33 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184370800373
This is the solenoid valve that I am using and I don’t have any links to the timers cause I bought them in-shop but those are just random programmable plugs, avoid Masterplug as those have lots of errors.
@@pauladonis3445
My third planted tank is just 28cm long and 18cm wide and 22cm height. Got only Monte Carlo, rotala green, hra and macrandra with four fire red shrimp. Did everything that green qua says, such a small tank it's doing so good and plants are pearling so well. Thanks Green Aqua.
Just finished my first nano tank, I feel like I'm a pro now by only watching green aqua tutorials lol.
LOL, you are a pro now! Believe in yourself.
I've watched a lot of aquascaping videos but non of them talks about the importance of keeping plants in low water temperature. It's good that you emphasised on this cos i can attest to it. I live in the tropics and the water temperature in my country ranges from 28 - 31 degree celsius throughout the whole year. I used to have a planted tank many years back, i didn't use any fan or chiller and the plants either didn't do well or had mixed results despite everything i did. I didn't know that the missing and important puzzle was temperature because nobody in the hobby said anything about it until I remembered someone who runs an aquascaping business telling me that he runs chillers set at 26 degree celsius for all his tanks and they all look amazing when i went to the shop to have a look. The best part was he was running his tanks on T8 bulbs with CO2 and with base fert topped off with gravel! I then decided to run a fan on my tank instead of a chiller (due to the high cost of running one) and though i only managed to bring down the temperature to around 27 - 28 degrees, the plants looked much more healthy though they were not thriving like in your tanks. I'm sure this video will help a lot of hobbyists living in the tropics to be mindful of the bad effects of high temperature on aquatic plants.
Yepp, it's a big difference. Better greens, less algae...
I'm so happy that I've discovered green aqua on RUclips!! Every waterchange (weekly) I use the water for my houseplants and they grow like faster than hamilton 😎 now I got a house full of plants and aquariums 😂😂
That must be a great house then!
GORGEOUS result 🤯 that skimmer blending definitely gave me some ideas!
What kind of ideas? :)
So I made the same Nano aquarium following what Balazs did some time back. Never imagined this day will come, here he comes and says that kind of failed. So now I changed my plan for keeping Beta in it 😂. If temperature was the issue for Marsilia not growing I hope I will be successful if I don't keep Beta in it.
Cool water is always better.
I wanna see the maintenance video of that skimmer Balázs 😅🤣🤣
Now that you glued it, how you will get access to the impeller?
Show us later 😅
LOL, I will tell you - just you. I only glued the two bottom parts, so you can actually remove the top part accessing the sponge and the impeller maybe. Just maybe. Will see.
@@GreenAquaShop I want to see 😅.
From the video it seems the entire skimmer is glued to the rock... But. 🤣
You are crazy!!!!
I know, I've been thinking of maintenance when I did that. :)
@@GreenAquaShop And how to wash a glued diffuser? )))
Old Video but one of my tanks is a Betta Nano (30L) without algae. I had a lot of algae at the initial phase but Neocardinas and antler snails put an end to it within a few days. I'm using the filtosmart 60 (outside filter). Our Halfmoond Salamander Betta only eats living mosquito larvae. When it's not moving he's not eating. He gets along with the shrimps, doesn't even look at them. The temp is between 26 and 27°. But I can confirm, no carpet due to co2 missing. PS: Your build is looking sharp! Will try co2 with another nano.
My first CO2 system was a yeast-gel based one as well. Very true, you can't stop it overnight, that could be a rather... explosive affair 😅😅😅
The downside of yeast is that you end up with fluctuating levels of CO2 based on irregular production. What I ended up doing was expanding the system to 3x 2.5 L plastic bottles, each on its own one-way valve, adding each week a fresh one for a 3-week cycle. All bottles connected pressurized the system to about 1.5-2 bar. Added an over-pressure valve for safety, pressure gauge and control valve, which allowed me to have an even CO2 bubble count to the tank. I switched to pressurized tanks out of shear laziness; after a while having to do the mix and exchange bottles gets tiresome...😁
LOL, it seems you've been there.
We used to have this system under our 20 liter tank for months. No problems, very stabile.
Beautiful guys! Always outdoing yourselves
My super low tech co2 is a straw into which i blow every now and then until my face turns blue 😁 Seriously you guys are amazing! Thank you very much for all the knowledge you have been generously sharing to us newbies. More power and keep safe 👍🇵🇭
LOL, good tech is key. Thanks, glad you like what we do!
I'm getting more and more addict to aquascaping with balazs!
Cheers, my mission is accomplished then!
I want to see Balasz do a massive crypt parva carpet! I can’t imagine how many pots it would take!
World record for number of tissue cultures in a single tank. 9/10 video idea
If he do this probably 30 pots 😁 - Viktor
Thanks for watching 😀
Ive tried a low-tech co2 setup with baking soda and vinegar :) Worked amazingly but my plants grew too fast so I had to remove the co2 haha. I was trimming every week and it got to be too much work :P
LOL, the key is to use low energy plants, no stems.
I laughed a lot with the glue-rock mess 🤣🤣🤣 something similar happened to me with silicone 😅. I love you guys! your videos and your aquariums! you inspire and teach me a lot, thank you all for your great work 😘
If you want to turn off DIY CO2 at night, a good way is to feed the CO2 tube into the back of a skimmer or powerhead towards the top of the water. When on, the power head will chop up the CO2 and diffuse it. When off, the bubble will be large and escape without much diffusion.
Good idea!
I suppose aeration does the work too simply turn on aeration at night to cut down CO2.
Best aquarium related channel on RUclips by far. My tanks have improved a ton because of this channel.
Love to hear that John, thank you 😍
You are not only a 'Super Aquascaper'... You are a 'Super Presenter'!!! Amaze with your style of talking 🤘✌👌👍
Cheers!
look great and I don't think High-Tech is too hard for beginners it takes like all things in life a little extra money and Time... patience is the main thing to remember when dealing with tanks..
I know, patience is key.
Looks fantastic !! Just shows if something’s not right we can change things without a full on re-rescape 👍🏻👍🏻
Yepp. You are right!
Wow balazs u are a superhero in aquascaping😃😃😁😁
Cheers, thanks man!
Welcome balazs
I'm a big fan of passive CO2 system personally, especially for budget nano tanks . There's one from tropica called CO2 System 60 that I got for around £7 in the uk, but there are others. And then instead of buying the branded tropica CO2 refills you can just buy bulk co2 cartridges (and valve) for bikes which costs a fraction of the price. Cheap as chips and my plants grow amazing.
Thanks for that DIY idea. Cheers.
Love how that stone upfront draws your attention towards the back.
Cheers, yeah a good foreground will change the mood completely.
You once said no to yeast co2 back then, is it okay now? Or better to invest on real co2 gears still for nano tank?
LOL. I don't like that system - but it is fine for beginners on a budget. I would still use pressurized CO2.
@@GreenAquaShop Well thanks, now you say... After I already bought the NEO CO2 and refill! 😂 Eh, whatever it should be fine in my 45P for a few months, right? LOL I also bought an airline splitter and control valve to release CO2 outside the tank at night since it can’t be turned off.
Very good job for beginners
I am very experienced and knowledgeable in the field of agriculture
And fish in general .. I own a large farm to raise and reproduce fish and animals..I spend a lot of my time teaching others and answering their questions.
I wish you good luck my friend
Thanks for the introduction, you have a cool job!
Camo skimmer adds a whole another layer of depth to the tank , love it
Thanks Jeff, yeah, I had to do something about that... :)
I'm always make nanotank aquascape without CO2, but after neo CO2 sell in my country, I tried it and now i know co2 is really important for aquascape, the growth and health of plant really different when i use CO2, sorry for my bad english 😁✌️
Your English is perfect, thanks for telling us your experiences with this CO2 system! Always good to have feedback like that. Cheers.
@@GreenAquaShop thanks 😁🙏, im always see when you upload new video, I'm love mastery class video.
Tbh I like the diagonal view and the side view better than the front view, but I learned alot about hiding technology nonetheless
Thanks for the view😀
Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii. I learned to not glue rocks to surface skimmers. This was an awesome video.
Aloha 😄 Thanks for watching ✌️
thank you for the Indonesian subtitles
Thanks for watching 🙏
Wow way better than previous one... Isnt it funny how always the beginners things turn out to be hardest 🤣🤣 💪😎👍
Yeah, that is always true.
I think a lot of the people that argue with you are the ones that like setting up good looking fish tanks, but aren't striving towards making pro aquascapes. They end up feeling undermined by you guys, even though what they are already making is 1000 times better than what you find in most fish tanks today. Most people like natural looking tanks, but you guys dump on that and tell them to make artwork. In reality, there's a huge difference between aquascaping and normal planted tanks. This is clearly an aquascaping channel, but normal planted tanks don't seem to gain any respect here. Personally, I think your aquascapes clearly look far better, but I also understand that a lot of people also prefer making natural looking homes for their fish. Not because they find them more relatable or easier to make.
Absolutely not, luckily. Most rivers look really bad. But they look more like a clean small valley with rocks branches and a river in it. So replicating the above-the-water nature underwater.
I am happy! Welcome to the beautiful world of aquascaping!
It definitely turned out better
Cheers! Thanks for the kind feedback!
you guys are indeed inspiring many including myself. Great content as always.first time I see someone aquascaoing a skimmer 🤣 LOVE IT!!
LOL, aquascaping a skimmer... Cheers my friend.
Green Aqua lol, you glued the rocks as hard scrape, added the moss as plants, that is a total aquascape! Very innovative my friend 😉
Thank you! :)
i honestly love almost all planted tanks, but i myself am more drawn to planted tanks with fewer plants in them, so ive never really needed the Co2.
that being said i'm definately gonna have to try my hands on a planted CO2 setup one day, also ive always used super glue for hardscaping, instant it hits water it becomes inert, and safe for fish tanks.
Low tech is a great place too start‚ you just have too not use plant that needs a lot of co2 and you can use cheaper light
So cool! I like it. My no co2 tank is still doing well. I added seachem flourish trace, it’s doing quite well. Fingers cross it will be a successful project. Only professionals will glue skimmers and rock together 😄
LOL, we went a bit crazy on this one, but it seems it was not in vain.
you guys have the most professional youtube channel there is. top notch!!!
Thanks so much! Thanks for the support!
The vid has given me hope that my tank might someday be gorgeous as well. Thanks so much!!
Yeah, that was my mission with the video! Cheers!
Viktoria is looking beautiful just like the beautiful world of aquascaping
Yeah, and she is a hell of an aquascaper too!
I hope one day I can make a planted aquarium for a betta without co2 and without nutritious substrate. It would be great. Good day.
The editor is joking... When Balasz say "Welcome to the beauty of aquascaping.." in 1:05 it followed by dirty waterrr 😂😂😂
LOL
One of the cutest couples I’ve ever seen. You guys were meant for each other. Adorable.
It's fantastic soooo much better. I wish you could come redo my nano 45litre. Please come to cape town.
Hope to be able to do that in the coming years. Cheers! Good luck with your new scapes, don't stop.
Мне нравится все что вы делаете, просто супер. Новый аквариум стал лучше 👍. Вдохновился вашей идеей ☝️ , буду переделывать свой аквариум. Спасибо за интересное видео.
You are welcome, good luck with the rescape.
Green Aqua - Marselia. Only foreground plant that can survive without co2.
Helanthium Tennelum - "Am I a joke to you?"
It grew like a weed in my old scape without co2 haha
How can I add 100 likes :D
I have monte carlo going crazy in my low tech nano tank, no algae, all plants lush as heck. Good substrate, nutrition and lighting is all you need for most plants.
LOL. That is not a real foreground plant, grows too high for a nano for example.
@@GreenAquaShop
From your own website -
Tropica Marsilea hirsuta TC (1-2-Grow)
Origin: - Australia
Type: - Bottom layer
Growth: - medium
HEIGHT - 2 cm - 10 cm
Tropica Helanthium tenellum Green TC (1-2-Grow)
(Origin - North America
Type - Bottom layer
Growth - medium
HEIGHT- 5 cm - 10 cm
Same up to 10 cm.
But yeah sure
LOL.
CO2 is an absolute game changer. I just finally got my regulator after a 3 month wait an in just a weeks time, my stem plants have exploded and the bare carpet spots are starting to fill in. I can't wait to see how the carpet looks in a couple months!!! This video also has me thinking because I was going to scape my betta tank next, maybe I will hold off since I keep his water at slightly elevated tempuratures (flashback to mmmmm 23 degress celcius in a planted tank...). Love the way the skimmer is hidden as well!
Yeah, careful with that Betta tank. :) Cheers!
@@GreenAquaShop So from the expert point of view, how would you scape the betta tank? Would you just run it at a lower temperature?
No, the fish requires higher temperature, I would not decrease that, it would just suffer.
@@GreenAquaShop sounds like it'll be tough balance to keep the algae in control... up for the challenge.
Gogogo! Good luck! Cheers!
O seu canal é a principal fonte de inspiração e de aprendizagem para mim e para muitos brasileiros. Quando tenho algum dúvida ou quero aprender algo, corro para o seu canal. Foi aí que aprendi que a temperatura da água tem que ficar em 22/23 graus por causa das algas. Muito obrigado por nos ensinar a cuidar dos nossos aquários.
Djalma - Brasil.
You are welcome, glad you appreciate our effort. Cheers!
Amazing as always. How important is temperature in a planted aquarium and what is the optimal temperature?
23 degrees - we talk about that a lot in our videos, check them out. Welcome to the channel. Cheers!
Just great, this difference. Now I would buy the tank too ...
Come and get it before somebody does. :) But you'll be in a 2-week quarantine before they will let you in the shop. This politics is crazy here.
I got 7 gallon nano planter aquarium with chili rasboras and cherry shrimp
Watch some of our tutorials guys, and you'll succeed. I promise.
Hugs from Brazil people
Cheers Joao. :)
what's in the bottle other than the yeast. you sure it will last 5-6 months, usually i use sugar and yeast and it only last 2-3 weeks. great video... thanks for everything..
You've done it again! New from Green Aqua, camo filtration 🤣
LOL. Exactly.
Mission accomplished! inspired and learned new things. My aquascape has been having a hard time in recent weeks. my plants are melting, as it were.. anyway, massive big up for your channel!
Thanks! Glad you find our videos useful!
I'm inspired to build my own Nano tank and do a similar aquascape like the first betta fish tank in this video. But I did realize that the built in filtration might not circulate the water around properly because of the hardscape. So my alternative is to put in a pump with a 10mm outlet and to connect that outlet to a glass lily pipe on the side of the tank, that way it will look good aesthetically and might be a better option.
It would be much easier with an external filter. :)
@@GreenAquaShop yes i agree on that too. Maybe a canister. I don’t like the interference of the technology inside the tank.
Absolutely.
Bought a c02 kit from c02 art thanks to you.. cannot wait to start my journey as a better aquascaper.
Happy scaping my friend 😊
Looks so good! You always do a good job.
What could a person like myself do to avoid injecting too much CO2 into the tank overnight and killing my Betta fish?
Hello Green Aqua!!!😀🐟🐋🦑🐳🐙🐬
Thank you!!!
🌞your friend from Greece🌞
Cheers Billy.
Thanks for the watching. :)
This "After maintenance" looks really good and truly inspiring ! A nano planted tank with a couple or trio of killifish (Aphyosemion, Diapteron, Pseudepiplatys annulatus) would be amazing :).
Thanks for the idea!
I suggest using a citric acid + baking soda mix for a cheaper and long lasting alternative for a diy co2.
Yeah, that is also a good solution, but this one has been working nicely for us for months, so I wanted to show it to you too.
Anubias wall suits well with your scape . Impressed by this guys 👍
Thanks, we're happy with it too. It's good to look at when I enter Green Aqua.
@@GreenAquaShop oh yes you might fell great while looking at your tank
Brilliant idea attach the rock at the skimmer...but can you still open it to clean it/clean the rotor?
I really hope - Viktor 😁 Yes they glued that way 😀
Whoa! To be honest i'm not really a fan viewing this tank from the front since the rock skimmer kinda block the view a bit. But from an angle....wow that tank looks superb. Thank you for the inspiration as always! Though i'm not gonna glue my skimmer to a rock if i ever use one lol
Yepp, I feel the same, but I did not want to take apart the hardscape - remember it was completely glued together in the setup video.
Not sure if this question was already asked. Where is the skimmer shield/guard from that was featured in this video. I have an ehiem 350 and have had multiple fish jump or get pulled into the skimmer. Beautiful Nano Setup!
You can buy a legit pressured co2 setup (regulator, co2 bottle, co2 line, timer and diffusor) for around $100 (In USA). Very affordable. Great vid Balaz!
Yeah, I would opt for that no question.
sometimes people forget that plants, as well as living things that need to breathe, with the photosynthesis process assisted by light as a substitute for sunlight to get nutrients. and the result of that process is the oxygen needed by fish
Correction if im.wrong.
😊 thx from indonesian fans sir.
so, if many people ask, can aquascape without CO2 injection? the answer: try to stay in a bathroom with the door closed for a few days. and you will know the answer.
LOL, exactly. :)
Looks great. Watching the original video of this tank inspired me to get a Betta fish.
Would love to see Green Aqua do another Betta tank with a jungle/biotope aquascape.
Noted! Not a fan of biotopes though. Cheers.
This is so beautiful 😍 scape. .after so many changes it looks extremely beautiful... Anubius is all time favourite plant in this hobby. Technique of hide skimmer is amazing..Balazs sir is best..so amazing 😍 work....CO2 setup is so easy to operate...in every video something new comes for learning
Thanks again my friend. Cheers!
Siempre un gran trabajo los que realizan hacen que uno se enamore de cada uno de des proyectos
Thanks! Glad you like our works Jonathan!
if you had been successful in gluing the rock to the skimmer, I would love to see the vid of cleaning the sponge inside of it after lol
why do people dislike these videos, thy are so good like wth
Nah this is ok. Maybe old folks with eyeglasses or people on mobile with bulky fingers.... 😁 or they simply hate us.
I don't miss a video of your work. It has already become a reference for Brazil. I could make a video about temperature and equipment for temperature control in the aquarium.
I believe I already touched that subject many times in our previous videos. Cheers!
in my country, one bush of pangolina may worth 2 full set of high tech co2, and you have a wall full of pangolina go with low budget co2
Wow. Not cheap.
Thanks for the video! I am always wondering if I could start high lighting with co2 during fishless cycling? Would it prone to algae ?
I have been thinking stick the xmas moss on my outflow and inflow pipe to give a camouflage look, I thought the skimmer behind the anubias might be interesting, actually i don't like to show any plastic element inside the tank as it will spoil the entire look. Lastly I like the after look, I like the chihiros light, look more contrast now.
Yeah, that light is great. I also don't like seeing tech in the tank.
Awesome video Balaz as usual..... one suggestion :: I feel baking soda :: Carbonic acid mix is faar better than yeast sugar DIY co2 system.. u can stop co2 at night as well for baking soda one.. it doesn't even dependent on temperature.. Personally i use pressurized co2 n i can swear by it..
We like this system, been using it for a long time successfully under our 20 liter tank. But will give a try to the other method too. OK, I'm still a pressurized CO2 fan. :)
I will always suggest using co2, but I've seen a multitude of tanks that look lush and healthy with thick carpets and bushy plants without co2. However, they all had easy plants, leaving you quite limited in your options for plants. Not to mention it's generally harder.
The difference in how these tanks look is huge - for me. But I get why some people like the no-co2 way.
I loved the Transformation and the front skimmer rock goes very well with the layout.. 😊😊👍👍😍
Kudos BALÁZS and Green Aqua team 👌👌
Cheers! Glad you like this too!
Oooooh Balazs,for a moment you looked like Peter Roscoe doing his DIY pondfilter( without the beard). I bet you thanked the camara man for his brilliant idea.( lol). I got another idea: loose the skimmer. Great result though. I wanted to joke about the bottle shaking by Vickey but I don't want to offend anyone,but she should have listened to you Balazs and put on some music and shake it up for at least a minute fullforce( be the bottle) but I won't make fun of that. Must have been a coincidence that Vickey helped you out at that point?
Great tank, very nice and fun video, thanks
Cheers, she knows more about these products than anybody in the shop really. :) That's why I asked her - had no idea how to use that. :)
One of the most beautiful made on the channel! Seeing it seems so easy to do! 😃
Yepp! This is really easy to do!
You guys and George Farmer are a great inspiration
Thanks for the support!
I'm glad that you guys are using Chihiros lights! I think they're super underrated!
They leveled up with the new gen lights. Still experimenting tho.
Yeah, I've been using the WRGB II for my nano tank in the last 2 months. So far so good.
Mr blazas really interest the beginners by low tech tanks and equipment very good
Yeah! True.
Really nice rescape, tank looks great. Covering that skimmer looked so frustrating haha but the end result was worth it. That Chihiros nano light looks like a great option as well, I'm curious about your opinion of the RGB Vivid 2? I'm considering purchasing one.
It was frustrating, LOL. Yepp, the Vivid 2 is superb!
Can you give us tips on DIY CO2 system. Maybe a step by step how to make one. Also which is better the yeast method or the citric acid method? Thanks.
Aquarium plants are actually very easy to keep, as long as you add three things to the tank - soil, fertiliser, and co2. Even then, not all plants require co2. Personally I don't buy expensive aquarium soil, instead a buy aquatic soil for ponds from my local garden centre. Around £7 gets you a huge bag, most of which you'll probably never use.
You can use dirt as well if you study a little, no need to spend money at all. There are many ways to do this. Each has pros and cons.
@@GreenAquaShop interesting. I wouldn't have thought about using dirt from my garden.
Yeah it is not as obvious as off the shelf thing, but there are great examples on the internet
@@GreenAquaShop it's definitely not obvious. First time I set up a tropical tank I used gravel only, and expected the plants to grow. They would always peek then go down hill from there. It's definitely a learning curve and you learn from your mistakes.
There's a lot to be said for doing your research first. You'll save a lot of time and money.
Отличное видео! Получилось просто великолепно! It's amazing result!
Glad you like the end result, thanks for watching!
Nice green wall on the Back 😍
Thank you very much. :)
I always love your Nano tank setup... It's a amazing setup and looking beautiful Nano planted tank.. Want to see more setup video.. Thank you for entertaining us... And alwys Love Green Aqua.. ❤❤❤❤❤
Noted, thanks for the support! Cheers!
Dobra robota 👌👍👏 baniak po zmianie wygląda mega dobrze 👍 operator kamery miał super pomysł aby skimmer zakryć kamieniem. Pozdrowienia z Polski
Yeah, I like Csabi's idea too. :) Thanks for watching!