I have an outdoor 15g heavily planted dirted tank that has been running for more than 2 years. No filter or any form of circulation, just top ups every few months since it's covered. The guppies, shrimps and snails are still breeding. Feeding is minimal at around 3 to 4 times a week. It looks as clear as my filtered indoor setup. Had a few challenges in the first few months but once things stabilized it just created its own ecosystem and balanced itself out.
@@wix3759 when refilling/ topping up, I just use a cheap dechlorinator. I can probably get away with just letting the water sit in a container for 24 hours to let the chlorine dissipate but I prefer using dechlorinator because it's faster and cheap anyways.
@@joelkanawati4729 the tank has ramshorn and MTS in it..the snail population isn't really much of a problem because the tank has mininal algae and the feeding isn't really heavy so there isn't much for the snails to eat..I also use the snails as feeding indicators, if there's too much of them then I need to reduce the feeding and take out any dead leaves from the plants to control their population
For people wondering were the poop goes its actually goes into the plants it's a very great natural fertilizer and the plants also filter your water so if your a lil broke and can't get a filter get plants the pretty and helpful
Awesome tank! I think a key thing here is also the relatively deep substrate level for a tank this size. It allows the differentiation of bacteria into layers which promotes nutrient recycling and keeps the water quality more stable!
for a long time, maybe 9 years i've had a similar setup with endlers (or hybrids), amano, nerite, but with bublebee gobies too. i use a spoon or two of salt per gallon but never to replace evaporated water. first set of gobies last near 6 years. fed em every other day, if that, enriched frozen food.
Great video. I did similar in a 90cm tank with lobster, fishes, etc all natural feed only garden veg. Animals happy plants happy. Only used water pumped to a growbed and flow back just to break water surface.
Munch Mary it’s good to have lots of plants, with a mix of fast growing stem plants and medium to slow growing mid and foreground plants. Floating plants are also very important for no filter tanks as they work to remove a lot of the nitrate in the water. You need the fast growing plants as they help take up nutrients faster, keeping the water cleaner! Hope that helps!
So basically a plant tank, now lets say you want a aquarium without any plants at all. Just stone and maybe some wood and some fish in it. How would you keep the water clean and good for months without a ton of work on it?
Without the plants you'd have to have a filter or perform water changes very, very often. Ideally, a canister filter with lots of porous filter media, like Seachem Matrix, would be pretty effective at maintaining good water parameters since it allows for huge beneficial bacteria colonies to perform the nitrogen cycle. Maybe even chuck some Pothos plant cuttings on top of the tank with their roots submerged to help suck up waste. The reason no-filter works on heavily planted tanks is because the plants consume the fish fertilizer (nitrate/nitrite/ammonia) to fuel their growth, basically working as a natural filter. In a bare-bones tank with no plants to absorb the fish waste and no filter full of bacteria to convert it into less harmful chemicals, it's going to rapidly build up in the water until it poisons your fish. The only way I can imagine no-filter working without plants/frequent water changes is if you had a large tank for a very small fish so that the fish waste is heavily diluted by the sheer volume of water.
What are the two thing that you placed in the aquarium that white looks like sang and brown is it just dirt or something you need to buy from the aquarium shop
Very natural and i liek it the only opinion/suggestion is taht he could have separated those poor fishes first so that they do not have to face the stress and they would be more comfortable :)
That's the one item I'm not liking, choice of white? sand color detracts from the natural look and makes tank look messy. Otherwise the wabi is cool and fish look happy.
@@earlbobsoledad9721 Awesome thats great i like low tech tanks alot as well, if you have plants should not have algae friend suggest to have emerge and submerge plants
A 3-4 watts is enough. Choose a White-Red-Blue LED light which can be turned on independently, visually more pleasing you can change the 'mood' as you like.
How are your plants growing so nicely without co2? Mine always turns brown and eventually dies. Also, I have a lot of fuzzy algae.. any solutions to this?
He started out with a dirted bottom layer that adds nutrients to the plant roots and a small heater. Have you tried adding fertilizer or root tabs? Might try that and see if that helps. Also snails or shrimp are a good clean up crew to keep algae in check. Don't overfeed the tank and make sure the plants are getting adequate lighting. Hope this helps and good luck! 👍🙂
@@vanissaberg5824 thank you! I have been using liquid fert. Might ease off a little on the fertilizers because there may be too much nutrients in the water. Still need to install the heater.. been too lazy lately 🤦🏻♂️
@@dineshdiyagu most tropical plants like it a little warmer same as tropical fish. You'll just have to try and see what works best for you since every tank is different.
Thanks à lot for your reply of filter about the flow and movement can be arranged but i am intrest about the topic of big filter vs small filters in tearms of lot of biological consume all nutrients and left nothing for plant vs small filter .
Filter only filter the water coloumn, still debris left on the bottom of the tank. So basically without filter doesn't mean more dirtier. Any tank need vaccuming during water change.
3 года назад
I would like to know wich fish are thou+se and where to buy it:
Anyone have any idea what was that black colour thing in the tank. And the white sand and brown dirt? I checked the description. Seems confusing cause many things not used in this video was included
sooo accurate, sooooo logic. A true sample of respect of the natural process. TX- Bein' doin' tha same for more than two years, unfortunately can't manage to keep the infusoria / daphnias alive in mines. Think i need to do the water change more often, though problematic for tiny baby cherry shrimps and guppys AND infusoria lasting OFF the vacuum ! But working on it and NEVER have I in 2 year have Ilost fish or shrimps die from other thing than AGE of FOOD temptation (to the other fish) A bit of garlic on a stick does wonder, once a month or so.
I can't help but wonder if I need brighter lights I mean I have little clip on LED lights that go on the back and you know it's on 6 hours a day but maybe it's not suitable enough I don't know I know that betas don't like incredibly intense light. I wish I could ask someone like I think I have like a six or seven gallon tank and I'm wondering if it needs one of those lights that just goes across the tank because in Taiwan all we have are glass aquariums without lids so it's like you buy an aquarium you going to hang on filter or one of those filters you put inside and then you put a light on top of it but I really don't know
How do you get new minerals for the plants and fishes without adding new water? With supplements? Thanks in advance! PS : I just read your description and saw it comes from the substrates :) It's all good ! :D
Did mine similar to this one. Other than light which is on timer for 4 hrs in the morning and evening each, and water top ups its been running well without water change for over a year now. Its 10g, got about 6 assorted tetras ..a thriving breeding colony of cherry shrimps..1 otocynclus a lot of snails..never had issues with surface film. Water is always clear.no smell whatsoever and absolutely no algae.i used to test every other week intially as this was my first tank and it was set up by literally copying everything floo the flowerhorn did ;) .except for the first 2 weeks while my plants stabilised have always had zero readings for nitrite nitrate and ammonia. Initially maintenance was mostly throwing out the duckweeds i had floating on the surface ..but once the rotolas started going crazy on the growth front about 4 months back duckweeds are slowly getting phased out..so now i mostly cut tgem down once ebery two weeks instead. i guess there isnt any nutrients in the water column these days as floating plants have thinned out, although the rooted plants are thriving..every month the aquascape ..dominant plants all change. i generally leave it to itself and prefer to watch whats going on instead. The original golden floor is now rather dark which i assume is from old dead plants..poop etc...it looks more like cellulose than anything else...probably from the java moss which used to thrive before duckweed phased those out !.i have never tried to clean them up yet as the shrimps do seem to browse at the bottom. I feed only the tetras..otocynclus and shrimps find their own food. Hope this helps. For this sort of setup its normal to see blue green algae on the exposed sand in the first few weeks of setup owing to light..it will go away by itself in a few weeks time once the plants take over.duckweed kills them off like a charm..but yeah it will kill of your java moss too !
I have an outdoor 15g heavily planted dirted tank that has been running for more than 2 years. No filter or any form of circulation, just top ups every few months since it's covered. The guppies, shrimps and snails are still breeding. Feeding is minimal at around 3 to 4 times a week. It looks as clear as my filtered indoor setup. Had a few challenges in the first few months but once things stabilized it just created its own ecosystem and balanced itself out.
What do you use to treat the water ?
@@wix3759 when refilling/ topping up, I just use a cheap dechlorinator. I can probably get away with just letting the water sit in a container for 24 hours to let the chlorine dissipate but I prefer using dechlorinator because it's faster and cheap anyways.
Do you have snails in it? If so, what kind of snails and have they ever become a problem for you. Thanks
@@joelkanawati4729 the tank has ramshorn and MTS in it..the snail population isn't really much of a problem because the tank has mininal algae and the feeding isn't really heavy so there isn't much for the snails to eat..I also use the snails as feeding indicators, if there's too much of them then I need to reduce the feeding and take out any dead leaves from the plants to control their population
@@namelessone5968 Very helpful, thank you so much
For people wondering were the poop goes its actually goes into the plants it's a very great natural fertilizer and the plants also filter your water so if your a lil broke and can't get a filter get plants the pretty and helpful
Thanks for the info.. I'm recreating my landscape and thinking to put plant in it
ruclips.net/video/HvzIbca5jCw/видео.html
You would be happy to match my nanoscape then.
To the plants and to the bacteria that grow in the soil
What sort of plants do I need to get.
@@collinmckinney6952 this has to be a joke right?
Awesome tank! I think a key thing here is also the relatively deep substrate level for a tank this size. It allows the differentiation of bacteria into layers which promotes nutrient recycling and keeps the water quality more stable!
ruclips.net/video/HvzIbca5jCw/видео.html
You would be happy to match my nanoscape then.
With such a small tank, I didn't think we could maintain a natural low-tech aquarium, but you've just shown it's possible. Thanks.
No water change means topping up due to evaporation , I do this myself and works just fine .
Nathan Browne So you can’t have a lid?
@@Millsy5 I have a lid and I need to top up anyway :)
Have some aquarium no water change
I've been running a 20 gallon with tetras and gambusia for over a year with no water changes. LOTS of plants and macro algae. Yes it's a viable method
I got 55 litre never done water change just top it up every week
The life of this tank was inspiring to watch. Thank you so much for sharing!
for a long time, maybe 9 years i've had a similar setup with endlers (or hybrids), amano, nerite, but with bublebee gobies too. i use a spoon or two of salt per gallon but never to replace evaporated water. first set of gobies last near 6 years. fed em every other day, if that, enriched frozen food.
ruclips.net/video/HvzIbca5jCw/видео.html
You would be happy to match my nanoscape then.
That is a really beautiful tank....So natural. The fish look really happy....not swimming aimlessly, but curiously looking around....enjoying life. 😄
ruclips.net/video/HvzIbca5jCw/видео.html
You would be happy to match my nanoscape then.
Dude what happened to this tank? Should do an update on it if you still have it
I had a self maintaining ecosystem for 3 years, all I really did was feed and add water. It was beautiful. I miss it. 😢
Did you have to take water out to add it or did the water just evaporate on its own? What kind of water did you add in?
That ball thing was really cool. Gonna go get my hands dirty ^^
Great video. I did similar in a 90cm tank with lobster, fishes, etc all natural feed only garden veg. Animals happy plants happy. Only used water pumped to a growbed and flow back just to break water surface.
*fish not fishes
Can you explain why and what plants made it so you don’t need a filter?
Munch Mary it’s good to have lots of plants, with a mix of fast growing stem plants and medium to slow growing mid and foreground plants. Floating plants are also very important for no filter tanks as they work to remove a lot of the nitrate in the water. You need the fast growing plants as they help take up nutrients faster, keeping the water cleaner! Hope that helps!
condorX2 try buying plants from local fish stores/ pet shops. the plants are usually higher quality and are cheaper than at chains!
condorX2 I’m late here but i get my aquatic plants from natural lakes and ponds. just make sure you clean it good in case of any hitchhikers
Z
What I'm wondering is: where does the plants get their nutrition from? I feel like if I would try to do the same the plants woulf all cripple away T_T
I was looking at the bettas in the shop today when I was buying pond liner....
I've got two aquariums in the garden.. just sitting there
Wish my plant trimmings all floated to the top that easy!!! Moss breaks my heart 😂
Great video chum 👍🏻
Thanks! Moss trimmings are a nightmare!
I really like the ball you made. Very cool.
Yeah just like foo the flower horn👏
What type of lighting should you place this tank in to maximize success?
The tank is good but i dont know wht kind of plant u use in the tank except when making the ball.😅✌
I thinl its in the discriptition
do aquascaping they said., it is relaxing they said..
instant click!!!
Omg Hi! I love Ur video! My favourite tank is your rainbow river tank, my favourite video is where u got Timmy though!
Yo MD . In your small nano tanks how do you prevent fish litter from accumulating in the bottom of the tank . Is it just regular water changes or .
Glad I came across this video ❤
Because ComEd Prices are constantly rising & this will cut some cost on my Fish tanks I will rebuild 👍🏽
it's waldstad metod , very amazing ;-)
Maa shaa ALLAH very Amazing
just wondering do u treat the water that u use here or just tap water?
So basically a plant tank, now lets say you want a aquarium without any plants at all. Just stone and maybe some wood and some fish in it. How would you keep the water clean and good for months without a ton of work on it?
Wish someone would answer your question.
Without the plants you'd have to have a filter or perform water changes very, very often.
Ideally, a canister filter with lots of porous filter media, like Seachem Matrix, would be pretty effective at maintaining good water parameters since it allows for huge beneficial bacteria colonies to perform the nitrogen cycle. Maybe even chuck some Pothos plant cuttings on top of the tank with their roots submerged to help suck up waste.
The reason no-filter works on heavily planted tanks is because the plants consume the fish fertilizer (nitrate/nitrite/ammonia) to fuel their growth, basically working as a natural filter.
In a bare-bones tank with no plants to absorb the fish waste and no filter full of bacteria to convert it into less harmful chemicals, it's going to rapidly build up in the water until it poisons your fish.
The only way I can imagine no-filter working without plants/frequent water changes is if you had a large tank for a very small fish so that the fish waste is heavily diluted by the sheer volume of water.
Editing is so amazing lol
Uff that patience...🙏
For small planted aquqriums how many fish should you put in it?
Depends what size like a tank this size maybe 4-6 small fish
What are the two thing that you placed in the aquarium that white looks like sang and brown is it just dirt or something you need to buy from the aquarium shop
is this heater in this tank? in olanted aquarium do we need heater if yes so what temperature should we set?
Without changing. How the water keep that clean?
Well there isnt much in the tank that could cloud the water and about 90% of it is just plants. If youre topping what evaporates it keeps its balance
Sorry if I missed it. What fish are you keeping in here? How many? So cute 🙌
The plant growth is amazing. I keep thinking about trying a dirted tank, but soooooo many people have told me not to lol.
Great video, what plant do you think grew the fastest, which was the easiest to maintain, which on was the slowest to grow?
I did setup my 240l aquarium that way, 24 months ago. I put in way more fish though. It is still fine. It just works.
how do you test the water quality? or dont you do that?
Beautiful system
Question about the shrimp. What are most people doing when they over multiply?
Very natural and i liek it the only opinion/suggestion is taht he could have separated those poor fishes first so that they do not have to face the stress and they would be more comfortable :)
Would you be able to list the plants you grow I the water please
They are amazing and I'm new to fish keeping
Plants are listed in the description
What is the white material u used to cap the soil.. Is it sand?
Yep! Sand
Regis Aquatics I mean clearly it worked but I’ve read sand isn’t best when having a dirted tank. Have you done both?
Regis Aquatics and any thoughts?
That's the one item I'm not liking, choice of white? sand color detracts from the natural look and makes tank look messy. Otherwise the wabi is cool and fish look happy.
@@Animalstrom Sand is the best for dirted tank.. you can do mini, so fine gravel as well, that is almost like sand.
coolest no co2 tank, anyone else have a similar tank as well?
I have a tank that has no filter and yet all the fish keeps breeding. The only problem in my tank is algae
@@earlbobsoledad9721 Awesome thats great i like low tech tanks alot as well, if you have plants should not have algae friend suggest to have emerge and submerge plants
What's the black electronic you put into the water? Is that heater?
Is heater necessary for this type setup? in south Asian mild weather.
I like how you take your time o every little details
The rescape came out very nice. 🤩
To je dobrý jak udělal ten závěsný květináček, líbí se mi to moóc. 👍👍👍✌️
2021 love the background music.
Can I do this with a 55 gallon tank ??
Yes
What was the brown stuff you spread about on top of the water when you started up ??please Tia
The brown stuff is topsoil, I covered it with sand so it doesnt cloud the water
@@RegisAquatics i think they are asking about what looks like some kind of giant duck weed??
@@RegisAquatics topsoil means ?? i think it would be the planting soil right with fertilizer??? plz guide me
Faizan Shaikh It has to be ORGANIC soil!
@@faizan6810 no firts!!!! At all 0 go to your local Woods !! Under the leaves !! Love peace and Happyness to you
What is the red plants used in your moss ball
Maa shaa ALLAH ...
What is that thing submerged in the water with a red dot
Water heater
Hope it helps you
How was the water evaporation handled?
Osmosis water? Tap water?
Hey how many watts does your led light have?
A 3-4 watts is enough. Choose a White-Red-Blue LED light which can be turned on independently, visually more pleasing you can change the 'mood' as you like.
Nice video. Thanks!
How many hours a day do you have the light ON for?
How are your plants growing so nicely without co2? Mine always turns brown and eventually dies. Also, I have a lot of fuzzy algae.. any solutions to this?
He started out with a dirted bottom layer that adds nutrients to the plant roots and a small heater. Have you tried adding fertilizer or root tabs? Might try that and see if that helps. Also snails or shrimp are a good clean up crew to keep algae in check. Don't overfeed the tank and make sure the plants are getting adequate lighting. Hope this helps and good luck! 👍🙂
@@vanissaberg5824 thank you! I have been using liquid fert. Might ease off a little on the fertilizers because there may be too much nutrients in the water. Still need to install the heater.. been too lazy lately 🤦🏻♂️
@@vanissaberg5824 thanks very much
Your coment is soo informative
My small dout
Is the heater help the plant to grow how!
@@dineshdiyagu most tropical plants like it a little warmer same as tropical fish. You'll just have to try and see what works best for you since every tank is different.
@@vanissaberg5824 thanks very much👍🙏
Informative and relaxing 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed
What’s the white stuff that u put surrounding the soil
what is the black tube with red light ..
Heater
Nice job
Lovely aquarium
Edwin from Costa Rica. Nice. Happy fish and shrimp !!! Thank you for sharing !!!
Thanks for watching Edwin!
wow amazing!
this is really cool :) love it
Thanks!
Thanks à lot for your reply of filter about the flow and movement can be arranged but i am intrest about the topic of big filter vs small filters in tearms of lot of biological consume all nutrients and left nothing for plant vs small filter .
Amazing tips for the wabi kusa!
hi le top sol c'est pour le jardin? merci
U deserve million subscribers ♥️♥️
Thank you!
What are the tweezer scissors you're using
Amazing work
Very cool set up.
Whats the watts of light
How did the heater helps the plants to grow
How long do u keep your lights on this tank ?
I was wondering the same thing
When u see - 'No water'😂😂
Later see that it is 'no water change'
Anything u can do to make water more clear?
beautiful
Does it gets very dirty compare to tanks woth filter?
Filter only filter the water coloumn, still debris left on the bottom of the tank. So basically without filter doesn't mean more dirtier.
Any tank need vaccuming during water change.
I would like to know wich fish are thou+se and where to buy it:
Anyone have any idea what was that black colour thing in the tank. And the white sand and brown dirt? I checked the description. Seems confusing cause many things not used in this video was included
Hello, what is the red plant? thanks
Please give details of plant i want to use this in my tank
sooo accurate, sooooo logic. A true sample of respect of the natural process. TX- Bein' doin' tha same for more than two years, unfortunately can't manage to keep the infusoria / daphnias alive in mines. Think i need to do the water change more often, though problematic for tiny baby cherry shrimps and guppys AND infusoria lasting OFF the vacuum ! But working on it and NEVER have I in 2 year have Ilost fish or shrimps die from other thing than AGE of FOOD temptation (to the other fish) A bit of garlic on a stick does wonder, once a month or so.
Beautiful
I can't help but wonder if I need brighter lights I mean I have little clip on LED lights that go on the back and you know it's on 6 hours a day but maybe it's not suitable enough I don't know I know that betas don't like incredibly intense light.
I wish I could ask someone like I think I have like a six or seven gallon tank and I'm wondering if it needs one of those lights that just goes across the tank because in Taiwan all we have are glass aquariums without lids so it's like you buy an aquarium you going to hang on filter or one of those filters you put inside and then you put a light on top of it but I really don't know
how long do you keep the lights running?
pauvres poissons ... pas de changements d'eau mais la révolution permanente
It looks like a magic
😇😍😍😍loving it..
do you feed these guppies at all in this kind of set up? thanks.
Where are your endlers from and what types are they?
Ive got one question, after the setup. How u clear the water? Any filter involved?
Hi. I have newbie question, Isn’t it necessary to clean the fish poop in that kind of aquarim setup?
how do you keep the water so clear whithout the filter
Thank you very much my friend
How do you get new minerals for the plants and fishes without adding new water? With supplements? Thanks in advance! PS : I just read your description and saw it comes from the substrates :) It's all good ! :D
do we have to put something in the plants to prevent them from decay ?
No filter, No fert, No Co2 and No water changes i agree, but how the hell are all those plants growing in sand without proper soil substrate!!
Did you not watch the first 60 seconds of the video? He shows the soil preparation.
there's soil under the sand
@13:50 underwater lawn cut
What happens to poops, I use the same technique but tank getting dirty cz of poop.. n plants are catching algae.. please help
Exactly. Wish there are more "how to solve problem" vs "look how easy it is for me to do it"
Some put shrimps. They eat the algae
Or a snail I think
Did mine similar to this one. Other than light which is on timer for 4 hrs in the morning and evening each, and water top ups its been running well without water change for over a year now. Its 10g, got about 6 assorted tetras ..a thriving breeding colony of cherry shrimps..1 otocynclus a lot of snails..never had issues with surface film. Water is always clear.no smell whatsoever and absolutely no algae.i used to test every other week intially as this was my first tank and it was set up by literally copying everything floo the flowerhorn did ;) .except for the first 2 weeks while my plants stabilised have always had zero readings for nitrite nitrate and ammonia. Initially maintenance was mostly throwing out the duckweeds i had floating on the surface ..but once the rotolas started going crazy on the growth front about 4 months back duckweeds are slowly getting phased out..so now i mostly cut tgem down once ebery two weeks instead. i guess there isnt any nutrients in the water column these days as floating plants have thinned out, although the rooted plants are thriving..every month the aquascape ..dominant plants all change. i generally leave it to itself and prefer to watch whats going on instead. The original golden floor is now rather dark which i assume is from old dead plants..poop etc...it looks more like cellulose than anything else...probably from the java moss which used to thrive before duckweed phased those out !.i have never tried to clean them up yet as the shrimps do seem to browse at the bottom. I feed only the tetras..otocynclus and shrimps find their own food. Hope this helps. For this sort of setup its normal to see blue green algae on the exposed sand in the first few weeks of setup owing to light..it will go away by itself in a few weeks time once the plants take over.duckweed kills them off like a charm..but yeah it will kill of your java moss too !
What was the last red plant you added to the tank and kabikusa?