Definitive Guide: Low Tech, Low Budget, No CO2 Detailed Aquascape Tutorial w/ Albino Cherry Barbs
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What size tank did you use in this setup?
Did anyone use allpondsolutions light! What are your reviews on the light please? Thanks
Hey MD. This is by far the best video you have ever made dude, the format, music and editing is seamless. My wife and i have watched most of your videos floowing your journey and has inspired us to buy a 90l low iron tank for ourselves, we are going to scape it during the xmas break. Thanks for the lessons bud.
@@ShiznitLegit 3:04
I've been keeping aquariums periodically since 1980. I grew live plants then. I recently just started trying again in a small tank. I was good at it but I sure didn't take the steps they do nowadays. Just fertilizer and lighting. I'm always envious on how real and natural these tanks look compared to mine. Years ago before there was electricity people kept tanks even when electricity came about there was really no filters or air pumps and people kept tanks. It is a balance of how many fish were kept and how many plants. Very natural environment sustaining itself but there's always maintenance involved but it's worth it to have something that beautiful in your home. A little peice of nature that's enjoyable and educational. I actually at that time became more interested in keeping the plant's than the fish. I like growing things. My mother always said I have a green thumb she sad now that it just moved under water. That was yrs ago though. She passed recently and always enjoyed my tanks but said she wouldn't have the patience to take care of them.
That was beautiful to read.❤ i have had my first aquarium in 1987 as a small girl in former Czechoslovakia, everybody almost had one at home. Since then I always had a small ou big now I just have a small one with gupy endler. I would like to try something like this in this video. ❤
Thanks for sharing! I'm sorry for your loss
I am….. SO JEALOUS of your collection of driftwood wow ✨
Envious**
Lol
This is one of THE most interesting, informative and relaxing videos ever. I could watch this kind of content for hours. The music, the footage and your voiceover. Noice.
The tank looks fantastic!!! Especially the bright red/orange of the fish against the greens of the plants. Yep. Another great tank. You never disappoint MD.☺️
thanks cathy
@@MDFishTanks Your most welcome 🤗
🙌💪🐟🌿♥️
The bright color of the fish is just perfect
yeah i love them
Another amazing build! I love how you made it a lengthy video and showed all the details. I am gonna love to see this tank here in a few weeks when things really settle in! Keep up the amazing work MD! 👏
yeah I didn't want to rush this one in case anyone wanted to copy it exactly.
@@MDFishTanks the technique is the same across all your tanks and you have really dialed it in obviously. I wish there was a place we could share our tanks with you! I'm sure you've inspired thousands with your tanks as I see your name mention in almost ever fb group I'm in. Ot would be awesome to see all the tanks that you've inspired and even receive your feedback on some. For instance, my 36gal bow front.... im sure you would see it and love it even though it's just hardcspe right now. The entire design was inspired by your neon tetra jungle and this nature scape. Anywho... im definitely a fan, and definitely can't wait for that apisto tank video! 🙌
I love the look of this aquarium!
The green covering all the rocks looks amazing, excited to see more builds 🤪
Just wanted to say thank you. I followed this tutorial and watched a lot of your videos before I did my tank. Now, I have this great looking tank that turned out beautiful and is thriving. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Full list of plants used
22:30 Vesicularia, montagnei 'Christmas' moss
25:18 Anubias barteri 'Petite'
30:13 Microsorum pteropus 'Trident'
31:25 Eleocharis montevidensis
31:54 Limnophila aquatica
40:00 Mini water lettuce
40:18 Blyxa japonica
Can you tell me the name of the stone he talks about at 18:00
@@MattySquared any update on the name of the stone.. Rio jenga :P
@@isoconfused8744 I wish haha
Hey MD, I just wanted to thank you cause your the reason I got back into fish keeping
no problem my friend. Glad to be of service
Such a stunning tank! After 12 months of owning a 180l Juwel vision which started out with the classic first time fish owner over priced ornaments and brightly coloured fake plants 😂 I quickly decided I wanted a more natural set up. I spent around £400.00 on some dragon stone 2 pieces of bogwood and plants. I used TNC root tabs, with the existing hugo kamishi fine black glass gravel. None of the plants really grew and I was soon overtaken by hair algae a! Tried blackouts, adjusting light timings, TNC liquid ferts & co2. Removing with a toothbrush, added amanno shrimp. Nothing was working it just kept coming back longer and stronger. Water parameters were spot on etc. I did weekly gravel vacs/water changes.
I was about ready to give up after months of battling with the dreaded hairs!
I have finally got rid of it by literally removing everything and scrubbing it all away. So now my tank looks bare as lot of the plants were in such poor health they had to be thrown away. I’ve spent over £1000 on this tank already 😳 and I’m really keen to get it right this time. I’m going to follow this method and see how I get on.
I just have a couple of questions for you or any of your lovely subscribers if that’s ok. Are the Juwel led t5 bulbs a good choice for growing plants? I have 1 day bulb & 1 nature bulb. I do have a blue one that’s in the box but was advised not to use this one. Or would I be best buying a new light. I am running a fluval 207 cannister filter with the spray bar is this adequate or again do I need to upgrade as I never have clear water i always have lots of floating particles in the water. I am thinking this is filter floss particles as my water parameters are spot on. Lot of people in fish forums told me to Chuck this in my filter for clearer water, clearly it’s not working or the stuff I have bought is poor quality. Finally what is the name of the small decorative pebbles you used last.
Thank you in advance and thank you so much for your wonderful easy to follow videos x
To all you stressed out working people... going to stand in line for your morning coffee. (30bucks a week)
You could get an automatic coffee maker with your favorite flavors.. Make a couple of tanks like this in a year if you want.
-THEN. This IS your morning coffee. And you look forward to seeing your little bit of Nature, when you get home...
-And, in winter... When it's miserable and Cold... No leaves on the trees. Some green bit of tropical paradise waiting for you..
-Cheers!!.. Thx for sharing all your videos!! 😁
was going to say a KFC fir the family(5) of us is about £40-50.(heck even going to a wetherspoons is more than that for a family meal.)
Love your work so much I am into aquascaping cause of you keep up the good work 👏
awesome :)
Watching your videos brings me so much peace..
And your way of talking and presentation is really homely.
Love from Bangladesh .
A passionate true craftsman at work. Beautiful result.
By far one of the best educational videos for aquascaping. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Congratulation to 400k subscribers, you deserve every single one! Thank you for unpretentious and honest videos! ♥️
I love the algae! I think that rock covered in it looks so beautiful and so natural.
Amazing build MD, I think it might be a case of rebuilding one of my tanks now, you a good source of inspiration, my Mrs will be wanting to know why I'm rebuilding it, but I'll just blame you! 🤣 Do love the low tech idea, I always worried about overdoing it with the plants but seeing how you do it gives me a bit of reassurance. 👍 Thanks dude.
You never need a reason to rebuild a tank. It's so much fun. Go for it. Each time is better and better
Amazing. It’s a serious skill to make it look already mature from day 1.
I heard (from Father Fish), that you should use 1 inch of dirt capped with 2 inches of sand. On one hand carpeting plants aren't getting much at the start, on another no algae bloom. Also plants like deep beds of coarse sand (gravel).
yeah def need to up the capping amount and lover the dirt amount.
My favourite setup from you so far🤩
Bob Ross of aquascaping ! 🍀
High quality videos .Thank you for the tips and the inspiration! 🤩
Even your so-called failures are great! Keep on keeping on!
I love watch your videos. They are so relaxing along with the music.☺️☺️🥰🥰
Idea!! I reckon you could make some amazing tall rock/cliff backgrounds by using real rocks and silicone. Even try making cool natural ornaments!
Mola , para los que no somos de Valencia y no conocemos la tienda está muy bien
Il be the one to say it lol "YOU NEED A STEP" lol. Man love the video's because of you and back when you were in the first shed i have taken me fish keeping so much more serious. Actually tiday got myself an upgrade from a 130 litre to a 230 litre but have 3 other tanks also so abit of moving about to do lol. Please keep it going and cant wait to see the update on the blue acara as i have 2 myself :). Thanks for all the videos dude 😎
Your retention must be through the roof brother! 😅👌🏼 the vids keep getting longer and longer and man is still here at the end 👊🏼😘
yeah its pretty good. People seem to like watching which is great and makes all the effort worth while.
Ты профи!!! Всегда тебя смотрю, очень интересно!!!
should have put more stem plants in the first set up to see if that adjusted the balance. I was hoping to find out if that worked.
I'd have had to completely filled it with stems and even then it might not have worked. I'm not one to hang around you see if I'm not happy with something. It annoys me too much.
like your positive input, learn a lot, keep up those videos
Nice. I'm just getting back into aquariums and you show high level for relatively easy and cheap.
Absolutely Awesome once again, I'm learning so much after each tank setup....
loving the step by step tips but for vid of low tech aquarium it should include timelap at least 3 months to show how its successfully sustain it self without CO2 tank.
Keep a 40 gallon for about a year with goldfish. And there you have it the perfect aquarium plant soil.
Absolutely loved this one dude, loved the pace and explanation too! Thanks for awesome content!
i really enjoy your videos ....its gives me alot of inspiration..ive been doing away with all my fake planted takes and going live.looks so much better and is beneficial
fabulous! How long does it take for the glue to dry and hold them properly? and then how long before you can fill the tank up
One of the best aquadcaping videos I've seen. Some great tips here and more detailed then many I've watched.
You said you'd list that decorative gravel you used but I could not see it. Could you tell me what it is because it is just what I need to soften some angles in my tank.
This is very relaxing.😊 Love it!
It’s almost tank update time on this one my guy 😎
Good to know i can use gorilla glue!! You covered the most beautiful part of the drift wood with sand, but i got good idas!! Thanks
Md can you do a video on your in-line heaters
Have mp idea what was wrong with this tank. it looks natural, it looks awesome
What camera are you using for your selfie videos and your tank close up looks? Looks so good man!
Am a great fan of your work. I always had this question. How come the power head filter you use on most of the setups is so effective and it looks crystal clear. Do you have any media in it? And what brand is that?
Great video except not so sure about cleaning rocks off in a sink. Eventually you'll cement your pipes shut like with concrete.
What product are you using for detail gravel?
EXCELLENT TUTORIAL 👍
A Great video and such a beautiful tank! Bow about using dime natural algae esters like otos or other to eat the algae? Thanks
hey m8 I've been following for a while and love the depth of your scapes... looking into converting my rocky
african cichlid tank into a more planted environment to help with hiding spaces and aesthetics. a while back you recommended some led flood lights, but noticed now you are switching to more of those slim aquarium fixtures... curious was it b/c of aesthetics/ease of installation? or were you having trouble growing plants/controlling algae with those led flood lights? thanks mate and keep up the good work
I use the the floodlights on my 4ft build. Amazon and African. I've got 3 of them going on a new 4ft build soon. They are amazing
I wish I had all the aquarium goodies you have, do you print money for a living?
Another great tank 💯👍👍
My neon blue ramirezis laid eggs. What should I do next? The tank also contains Zebra danios, neon tetras and Glo tetras.
you can hope for the best or move them. Do a youtube search as there are people out there far better than me :)
Like Blackwater tanks, we now have Greenwater tanks
nice video congrats on 400k
Hello, if I stick the Monte Carlo plant on a rock, will it grow there without soil? If I stick it with plant glue, will it grow directly on the rock without soil?
What camera are you using? Quality is so good.
I like the algie
the plants you glued to the wood.. dont the roots need to be in the substrate?
I'm just starting out so this might be a stupid question but why is it that you didn't have to cycle the tank before putting the fish in?
Great video
Too much good bro..
Can you use any wood that you find in the forest, or does it have to be treated?
400 K, LETS GO!!!
I’m intrigued by the lack of heaters in any of your tanks? I’ve watched upwards of 30 videos now and not seen one. Do you ever check what temp they run at? No hate at *all*, just curious and i hear you say the room’s heated but surely not to 24/25 degrees? We never see condensation on the tanks either when you’re filling them using cold tap water. I’d be super interested to hear you talk on this.
In another video he showed that he keeps a barrel of pre-treated water at the ready in the room, which would account for the lack of condensation
you are amazing thanks
I love the video, could this work for neon teras
Perfect 👌
Such a nice tank and so well explained every step. I'm new in this aquascaping world and I want so start with my first planted aquarium( 125 x 50 x 40 cm , 250 liters). As I don't know many things about aquascaping I'd like to start with a low-tech and this one is amazing, I'll try to copy and do the same. Do I need a heater for these fishes and plants that you use in the video? ( I haven't seen you using one in the video ,but asking to be sure so I can do the job well).Thx.
what made you do aquascapes instead of something like saltwater tanks?
Once the tank is set up how often on water changes?
@MDFishTanks what is the tank size??love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Im still looking thinking those are really pretty feeder goldfish.
Hey just wondering what brand is that tank and how many gallons is it?
So I am interested in doing a 90 Gallon or 150-200 Gallon freshwater low tech nature aquarium. I like Tanzanita wood branches in my tank and I live in Las Vegas so can get them locally I am sure from collectors selling them. Anyway you got any suggestions on fish for a first time Fresh natural tank guy? I have years of experience in reef keeping though :))
Hi there I hope this get noticed..just want to ask which plants can lower nitrite..I have a cycled tank but recently showed a high nitrite level..I hope plants will help
This was good up until you said you only spent £60 on plants lol more like a few hundred! I've just spent £200 on just a few basic fast growing ones! Not to mention the hard scape and substrate not being cheap at all and then the tank again rimless so not cheap unless you know someone who makes them!
What was the name of the decorative shingle stones?
MD, what plants would you recommend for a 2.5 gallon shrimp tank?
any recommendations for Canadians? i have a hard time finding good plant or fish shipping
Can you use rocks from outside?
any issues with melt off/die back, converting from immersed storage of your plants to submersed for the actual scapes?
How to clean the poops this kind of set up?
I don't have a Tropica dealer near me. Did you become a dealer?
I need to get to work.
that's something i like xpxpxpxp
Hi :) can I ask what size tank is this? Perhaps I missed it in vid
If aquasoil is placed in bags, the plans won't be able to pierce it with their roots, right? Then how the plants will expand their roots? 12:15
The bags are mesh and the roots are fine enough to get through!
what are those bags made of
So do I have too buy fake rocks/wood? Or can I find things I like outside and just wash them?
And obviously it would have too be from an area from from any unnatural substances,
Does anyone know the name of the detail/decorative stones on top of the sand? He forgot to put the name up.
I'm a bit confused. So Tropica Aquasoil doesn't leach out ammonia?
how many litres is the tank?
Wow 😍
Aquaclear Allways makes my tank for hazy not sure why tried it a few times I have to do a water change to clear it.
it initially goes cloudy for about 1 hour and then goes crazy clear after (make sure you use the right amount).
@@MDFishTanks I have tried it multiple times
Making sure to use the right amount, not sure what’s going on so I don’t use anymore 😅
Hi MD, I know this is a huge long shot and you prob won’t even see this but…
I’m setting up my discus aqua scape/biotope over Xmas and I’ve one question that’s bugging me and can’t find the answer to. Is there any chance at all I could send you a message on Instagram or something. You’d be able to verify it in seconds cause you use them in your videos all the time. I just want to ensure I’m buying the correct ones.
Hope you see this 🤞 thanks. And as always, unbelievable set up
sounds funny : "its qhite cheap for most people with a job and everythings is going OK for you , i understand this statement following/ someone who is completely homeless this person cannot afford this tank ! Otherwise I think this person has got other Problems than building a nice tank ! so you understand me why i think it sounds funny ! Greetings from Germany /Jürgen