BUILDING 8FT AQUARIUM (full costs / equipment breakdown)
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We took a trip to aquariumgardens.co.uk to get hardscape for the 8ft aquarium which is now ready to start!! After the trip I break down the cost of everything. The tank, lighting, filtration, substrate system, co2, hardscape, plants and fish!!
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We took a trip to aquariumgardens.co.uk to get hardscape for the 8ft aquarium which is now ready to start!! After the trip I break down the cost of everything. The tank, lighting, filtration, substrate system, co2, hardscape, plants and fish!!
Get the tank here 👉: ndaquatics.co.uk
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The video I was waiting for 🎉
Now you have to get a tattoo of the frog 😂
Video 7 of asking for a tank with some freshwater dolphinfish please.
I love your son drawing should do one of Timmy and put Timmy name on the merchandise that would look so awesome your son making an drawing of Timmy the turtle I would definitely buy one
Thank you Sir!
Most wanna show what they've acquired, and not give the price breakdown.
I already assume none of y'all pay for it out of pocket
It's nice to have some insight without having to physically check the inventory and prices of multiple places.
I remember when you were creating nano tanks in your house without speaking in your videos. It's been that long. Seeing your dream of an 8-foot aquarium unfold is amazing. I'm happy for you and looking forward to seeing the scape. Peace and blessings to you!
It really has been a pleasure watching his growth from his house, the shed, and 2 studios.
I completely agree!
I've watched the same growth and am looking forward to watching the journey continue. I can't wait to see this monster tank come together.
i cannot wait for the day they open up their studio to the public
i cannot wait for the day they open up their studio to the public
It’s great to see someone transparent with costs
agreed! it almost seems realistic for the future for some people.
Cost transparency is the best for anyone running a hobby channel. I like to know from the beginning if the project I'm looking at is something I can afford to take on or if it is more of an aspirational dream project
I absolutely love the idea of a large number of smaller fish in a large tank. I can’t wait to see the build! It’s going to be great. Aquarium Gardens looks like an amazing shop. Thanks for the video.
I’m more than happy to see big schools of fish, I don’t watch you for Arowana etc. I watch you for the scapes, the inspiration, you really come across as one of us, keep it up MD 💪🏻
Super excited to see the 8ft scaped and follow the progress 😁 Thanks to both of you for visiting AG. Some epic materials chosen for what’s going to be an epic tank. Good luck guys it’s going to be amazing 👏 👏
WOW!! I'm really excited to see how this entire project unfold MD! I also really appreciate the support and encouragement that you give to Matt who is more than just an employee to you. Not many people are selfless enough to let others grow and shine! It's going to be great for both of your channels!
Keep being true to yourself! That's what caused people to subscribe!
I totally agree with you . ❤
Totally love the idea of going with smaller fish in a big tank! I think it’s gonna look absolutely stunning, like stepping into an actual river. Can’t wait for the next episode!
The most beautiful thing about this channel is the friendship en honesty. U and matt are the true meaning of friendschip and i hope both of u get a succes channel and life !!
Love the support between you and Matt ❤
I live just down the M11 from Aquarium Gardens and get all my CO2 from there. Dave is such a nice guy, he always takes the time to have a chat and answer all of my questions.
Thanks for the openness on the costing, to the hobbyist it's worth every penny, your comparison to say a motorbike or other hobby makes absolute sense, hobbies are not cheap but the pleasure we get from them is invaluable. Looking forward to the build.
I'm so looking forward to the build. Thanks for filling us in on Matt, I'm really pleased for him that his channel is doing well too. I love his videos as well
What is Matt’s channel please?
@@paulawicks-farr3078 Fish Shop Matt
I am totally on board with the huge tank filled with Nanofish, it is a dream of mine as well.
I love the price breakdown, it helps put in perspective what you getting for the money and what to expect if I wanted to do something similar myself. Excellent video as always.
I’m more excited for this than any movie or tv show has got me in a long time! Massive schools of nano fish >>>>>>> anything else
Agree, same here. New action movie? Nah. New TV show? Not so much. 8ft biotope with nanofish? YEAHHH!!
I’d like to see a bunch of different coloured Rasboras and guppies. Having like 1 million nano fish would be wicked in this tank!!
I appreciate you and Matt for consistently putting out this quality content, it’s clear that you guys love what you do and it really shows in not only the videos but the aquariums themselves!
Really excited to see this one!
oooh, I love the play setup station. Such a great idea to help buyers get the best pieces for their ideas.
I got myself a jack dempsey today
The rugby player? He’ll never fit in that tank…
Sir that boxer will not fit in a tank
My pair started breeding 🥰
Nice, I just ordered a L397 pleco :)
Beautiful man
You deffo need some celestial danios in the eight foot with some Pygmy corys
I think you and Matt will respect each others journey, I can’t imagine he won’t ever forget your dynamic; your his fish apprentice and he’s your scape/tube apprentice! Bro’s for life
Man that 8ft tank was super well priced for a fully custom job with todays damn inflation.
It looks top quality as well!
Been watching for awhile, so glad you're going with a large version of your beautiful tanks. We all have seen monster fish tanks plenty. Your style is more similar to what I enjoy in the aquarium hobby
Starting the hard scape on my big tank (40 gallons, definitely not an 8 ft but still big to me) and your channel has always been a source of information and inspiration! My Mississippi map turtle Colby is going to love it and i cant wait to have him next to my desk again. We'll be watching your videos together in no time 😁🐢
Only one channel on youtube videos I'm so waiting for every week
twice a week ;)
Thrice soon? ;-) Love the content @@MDFishTanks
a live full time feed lol @@MDFishTanks
Same here, I don't wait on the edge of my seat like this for any other content available 😂
I'M SO HAPPY to hear that this will be a heavily planted tank with a lot of small fish!! Not kidding, this is the best news in a long time, because a tank like that is something I dream of as well and I get so bored by all people immediately getting those standard huge fish. Many times it feels like people get them just to brag about being able to have big fish, and bragging is always boring.
All about little fish and shrimp imo
I've always liked the idea of big tanks and having a community style of aquarium setup. It just looks way more exciting in my opinion than one or two big fish with no scaping in the tank.
It’s never a waste any type of tank, no matter size no matter what’s in. It is a thing of beauty each individual has its own unique look design and feel don’t ever think yours is a waste because it’s not it is your passion it is something you have dreamed of therefore, it’s going to be magnificent, absolutely beautiful and everything you’ve dreamed of, you feel so proud and excited because you did it. It’s your dream you made come true.
Aquarium gardens looks like such a cool place! Also interesting to see the cost breakdown of the tank!
You’ve come a long way MD! Super exciting man.
Also, that’s an awesome design for a T-Shirt. This is cool thing for your son to continue doing something he loves.
Really excited to see this set up! Love the idea of it being an epic nano fish tank.
You guys make planting an aquarium look so easy. I'm struggling with Fluval aquasoil creating very cloudy water, plants refusing to set in stand and having to re-stick them like 500x, did I mention brown cloudy water that aquaclear isn't touching? You guys just wham bam done lol. It looks crystal clear right after and everything haha. I have given up on crystal clear because my wood leeks tannins and well, screw it it's more natural and Bettas like it, plus it softens the water. That's not a battle I'm gonna fight right now. Hoping the cloudiness from the soil settles naturally after attempting to plant.
Rinsing the sand 900000 times until the water mostly ran clear (over 2 hours of rinsing to get here) and well, I'm convinced this is my last time doing sand. It was my first, but also my last xD Maybe extremely course sand.
THis channel is like "wow that looks so relaxing!" but the reality is setting up your first aquarium in 15 years raises your blood pressure, requires you to play at chemist, and costs way more than anticipated. I'm $500 deep and don't even have a fish yet roflol. For a 10 gallon.
Not hating at all, I love the channel, but man. You just make it look easy xD
Doing things the first time is always hard - you don't know which mistakes might matter! It will get much easier as you go along. Wishing you best of luck! I had a South American fish tank that I deliberately ADDED tannins to. Well, actually a heated indoor stock tank pond... If you want to remove the tannins, a bag of activated charcoal in the filter should do the trick. You can buy it loose and put it into a fine mesh bag or buy it already in a bag ready to drop into the filter.
MD corporation needs to invest in a Transit van or Pickup truck to haul all of the supplies! Can't wait for the fun to begin!!!
Thanks MD and matt on actually reading through the comments and acrually doing a episode on the break down costs of the 8ft.
Can’t wait to watch you scape the tank 😍 I struggle with hard scapes and getting them to look even decent, so this is inspiring!
The ingredients for the co2 reactor refills are citric acid and baking soda you can get large quantities online for a fraction of the cost love the content even more now matt is with you
Looking forward to see you set this beast up !
Cheers from France ❤❤❤
Time flies MD! HAPPY TO SEE YOU MAKING YOUR DREAM TO REALITY! I can still remember your first studio next to your house. I am inspired by your style and technique, am a massive fan and been sharing you to fellow aquarists/aquascapers. For the last 3 years + I have never skipped watching your weekly upload.
I’ve been watching you since you were in your house. It’s was fun watching your family interactions. You are real and down to earth. With out mentioning names I use to watch, but still do on occasion, another channel that I can only describe as snobbish.
When you moved out of your house you lost something. With Fish Shop Matt you added that missing dimension back to your channel. Love watching you guys achieving your dreams. Enjoying seeing where the 8 footer takes you!
This is just amazing! No words to say how impressed I am with this channel!
Been watching your channel for about 1.5 years now. Loved the evolution and journey. Ive learnt loads from you and Matt and bored my family rigod too 😂
Love your planted tank and Nano fish. Its exactly what im looking for with my new 330 litre.
I can’t wait to see what you come up with. I would do exactly the same thing as you and have hundreds of little fish rather than a few big ones. It’s more exciting watching them weaving in and out of their surroundings and exploring than just watching a few bigger fish go side to side. Well in my opinion it is. 😊
Huge fan have been watching for the last few months and you guys have mad me obsessed with tanks! I now own 4!
I love that you are doing so well you can accomplish your dream tanks, without giving up your authentic self. I'm happy for you, and it's a great example of a healthy passion
I've used aquarium gardens for years for plants and honesty they are amazing so I would definitely recommend people check them out
I too enjoy large tanks with loads of nano fish. With large groupings their natural behavior and colors are so much more vibrant. I really look forwrd to seeing you develop this concept.
Hi MD. Thanks for the detailed costs of 8ft build. I would love a big like yours. So glad you are going heavily planted and small fish. Looking forward to future videos .
I’m pumped to watch this tank come to life. Honestly it’s the entertainment event I’m looking forward to the most right now.
I’ve been subscribed and enjoying your content and growth for years. It was the nano tanks that got my attention and it is still my favourite part of the hobby thanks to you.
This new tank reminds me of my old 225 gallon six foot tank that I had kitted up like a South American river. It had over a hundred cardinal tetras and was glorious. Had it going for years and then I converted it to an African cichlid tank which was awesome as well.
Now I have nano and a couple of 20 gallon tanks that I tend. It is such a great hobby. And thanks for the breakdown. For such a beautiful build it’s worth it. Like you said, it’s like having a bike or fixing up an old car. Money well spent as it’s great for our mental health.
Take care and hi from Canada!
I love how you are so open about everything on all of your tanks, good and bad. Also love the fact your supporting your mate/best friend with his dreams as well.
One can only wish to be as successful as you and still have a great friend like you are 👍🏻👍🏻
Keep up the good work and can't wait to see more about this dream coming to life
MD the small fish in the big tank, will look amazing. I literally can't wait to watch a two hour build video.
I'm so glad to hear you're going to fill it with tank busters.
Cant wait to see how it progresses!
I think this tank is going to be stunning. I always imagined an 8’ tank with 500 Neons, so definitely get why you are filling it with nano fish. Can’t wait to watch this journey.
NANO FISH HEAVEN IN THE 8ft! LETS GO!!!
Goood morning everyone hi Md thanks for the lovely video again with Matt
Don't scare us MD - we need you AND Matt together - it's magic.
Thank you for the breakdown of costs. It helps to manage expectations and plan for a dream tank realistically.
To me, a massive tank with a few large fish seems to be the waste.. having massive shoals of nano fish in a huge scape is just so much more engaging and visually appealing to me. I cant wait to watch the build progress.
Been watching what feels like forever ! If you don’t put 200 cardinals in here I’m gunna be disappointed 😂
I couldn’t understand why anybody would have an 8ft aquarium and fill it full of small fish the ND aquatics 1200 litre aquarium I used to have l kept very large SA American cichlids but the way you explained it makes total sense to me and I love the exitement you must be feeling that’s what’s great about this hobby there is something for everybody best of look with the set up
I always admire your work and when it comes to hobbies rather than doing it for subscribers you are doing it for you which should satisfy your quest for a long time. Do it MD we are waiting for that tank to come live.
I love the idea of schools of small fish. If you haven't decided yet, I used to have bloodfin tetras in tinfoil, green, and albino and they schooled separately. It was lovely with only six of each in a 29 gallon tank. I can only imagine what your 'indoor lake' is going to look like!
Thank you for sharing all the steps to creating your dream tank!
Looking forward to this! Also this is your channel and we have watched you grow just as your tanks have. Please do what you want with the builds and stay true to yourself. We love the channel because of what you have done, with Matt of course. Not what others tell you to do. Thank you for bringing us with you!
Thank you MD and Matt! Love your videos and look forward to new stuff from both channels. You guys are great!
Its my dream to do a Tank like that full of endlers. Can't wait for the next update on this.
Just awesome! I can’t wait to see what fantastical things you do with this set up! I’m so excited for you!
You do you. Love watching what y’all come up with! Can’t wait to see how it turns out. 😁👍👋
I am so excited for you! Can't wait to see the build process! ❤
I am massively looking forward to seeing hundreds of little fish in that tank. Keep up the excellent work.
It's amazing to see you live out your fish hobby dreams and be transparent about the process. I wish you and Matt all the success with your channels. Can't wait to see what's next!
Very excited to see this tank getting built, and then to see the entire montage video in full!
Absolutely love the 8ft tank! I love the idea of doing it as a planted tank with loads of small fish. Do it the way you want it. Looking forward to seeing the end results!
Fantastic so happy for you, can’t wait to see you start on it. Love from Australia ❤
You do you MD, we are here for the ride. Very much looking forward to seeing it come together.
Can't wait to see this build. Gonna be awesome
Love your channel which inspired me to set up my own nano fish tank. Can't wait to see the build for the 8 foot, and excited for you that you'll be able to do something you had dreamed of doing.
So excited for this build. This video reminded how much better and easier to get aquarium stuff is over there compared to the US 😢
Just love watching your videos, you have come a long way and this mega build is something really special! Cheers!
LOVE this! This is honest and sooo helpful. You’ve been so great through the years. I’ve watched your past material and to see the transformation and your experience come to life is indeed happiness.
You and Matt are fish gurus and I learn so much from you guys all the time. 💪🏾 I’m on my fourth tank now and it’s YOUR FAULT! 😁
I think people love what you do bc you truly love what you do. Art is sure about loving what you do.
And it’s all for yourself at first hand. The rest will follow for sure. Passion! Passion is the word!
I can’t wait to see what this turns out to be.
I’m in little Sweden and the world of aquascaping isn’t as big here so to have you guys to lean on is really great!
What kinds/kind of fish are you going to have in that tank ?
Looking good! I look forward to updates with interest. I'm with you on having lots of nano fish in a large tank. If you get a nice school of tetras, you can just start to approach what you'd see in an 8' cross section of a South American river. I'd take a school of 100 cardinals over a monster fish any day. Also, that school of cardinals will still show up nicely from across the room. It can be hypnotic to watch a large shoal behave almost like it's one larger fish.
The backlight at the aquarium shop brought to mind what I'm up to right now. Run a youtube search on DIY aquarium backlights and you can do a nice one with some Amazon LED strip lights and a light diffusing background fairly inexpensively. I just did one on my 4' 75g for around $25 and it looks pretty amazing.
Keep up the great content. This channel is better than about 90% of regular TV out there. Plus, your only agenda is out in the open and plainly stated, and it's to get more people into this wonderful hobby!
Looks amazing. Please make the fish all from 1 continent. Suggest South America. Tetras, small cichlids, corydoras, nice plecos etc.
So looking forward to the scape video for this tank (small pond) 😂
I’ve watched you from the very beginning MD and you deserve all the success your getting, I think I speak for everyone when I say thank you for all your hard work in producing these videos, but I will say you have cost me a lot of money over the years 😂😂😂
That’s the spirit is this hobby. Doing what makes you happy and sharing that. Big fish are cool yes, but they’re not for everyone. Good luck on this tank and I’ll be here to support you as always. ❤❤ I got the frog shirt. Waiting for the dinosaur one to come out.
the frog shirt is awesome!🐸
Now there is one costly but really exciting project coming on! I can't wait to see what you're going to come up with! And to be honest, if I had the opportunity for an 8ft tank, I would do the same; massively planted with a huge community of small fish, possibly a school of angels as the biggest fish in there, and maybe two or three (breeding) couples of small to medium cichlids. A very big tank does not automatically mean you have to have very big fish. You have the option, but it's not an obligation ~_^
Whatever you guys decide for a scape and livestock will be excellent! Looking forward to the build :)
You have a real good talent of aquascaping. Better than anything i could ever do
Can’t wait for this. It’s funny as when I got my 5ft rainbow tank I was the same as this. Dropped a bomb in aquarium gardens (not your kind of bomb but still a hefty bomb) and I also used wio canyon sand with wio bumblebee stones for detail. You’ll be impressed with the wio stuff looks great in the tank.
If you do do nano fish have a look a few of the smaller rainbow fish. Red neon blue eyes etc. they are stunning and I’m sure would look incredible in a large shoal in a tank that size 👌
This is our tank too mate
Look forward to the upcoming videos !!
EXCITING! completely agree with getting lots of small fish. It helps with the scale of things and large school behaviour is just something else ❤
MD YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW EXCITED I HAVE BEEN FOR THIS VIDEO FINNALLYYYYYY , AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
What a journey this chanel has taken me on!! Love each and every video and always looking forward to the next!!
Let's go MD. Let's have 100s of fish 🐟 all massive groups 😊
It’s awesome to see that dream come true! MD was the reason I got into fish keeping! Keep it up!
I think bigger fish would be more suitable for an 8ft, also you have made many tanks full of smaller ones like tetras and small cichlids, but im sure it will turn out great anyway
Commenting before I watch because I already know it’s gonna be good so why not?
I am aware of the fact that £/GBP/ The British Pound/Sterling has depreciated sharply for a long time - but that is still an immense amount of money to put into something just sitting there costing money! Really looking forward to to see it up and running! Lots of love from Denmark 🤗
Really looking forward to seeing this one. Love love love the idea of zillions of teeny fish . And the hardscape will look amazing. Can't wait !
That 8 foot nano fish tank idea sounds amazing