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Thanks! The fish are Trigonostigma Espei (lambchop rasbora) and the intense color is displayed when they are in breeding condition. Which these fish have been doing for the last two years. I don't like to do favorites but dang these fish are my favorites. They are so colorful, active and fun to watch. Watching them feed is really fun as well as they are fast and aggressive. I have to remove the shrimp for their eggs to survive and when I do fry start showing up frequently. Hope that helps!

Thank you! Algae is always there but I focus on growing plants and not fighting algae. I find that as long as the plants are thriving algae doesn't. You can see some bba/staghorn on the wood if you look at the close ups. When on the wood or stone, I either use a scraper and then siphon it out or spot dose it with 3% hydrogen peroxide using a pipette while the pumps are off. Let it sit for a few minutes and then turn the pumps back on. This is lethal for bba/staghorn but doesnt harm the fish or plants. Hope that helps!

You are so welcome! I'm happy that you found it inspiring!

Thank you very much! I appreciate the feedback.

Thanks! 😊

Glad you enjoyed it! It is pretty cool.

Glad you enjoyed it! more to come.😊

Right around 7 months from hardscape to final results. Thanks!

Yea! I love it. It works well but what it represents is everything.

It was! it had a peaceful zen feeling and the fish loved it darting around the maze of wood.

Thanks!

I collected it in the California mountains. It was a Chamise bush that had been dug up and left to rot on the side of the road. This is common in the area to create fire breaks.

I collected it so if you are in California go for it. If not try Tom Barr.

😒 algorithm is brutal. Thanks for the support and being upset on my behalf. Would i like to reach a bigger audience….heck yea. Will i stop making videos…nope.

@@jmaquascaping the absolute irony being im pretty sure i saw you scape at a fish store on someone elses channel and that video with you in it got them more views than their standard videos or any of yours. im glad you show off your work man, you're great.

Thanks! 😁

Awesome, thank you! Appreciate it bud.

I appreciate the support! I will do my best. Filming right now in fact.

Yes I did. Tom Barr was an excellent host. We went to so many places, the hikes, jumping off waterfalls and collecting hardscape!

Thanks, Yea I ended up with an entire pallet of wood and stone. Some of the best stone I've ever used. And the first time Ive had enough straight pieces to mimic trees.

Thanks! You can do it! It helps to understand the scale and perspective. Even after all this time I need the assist when creating something complex.

Thank you so much 😀! Keeps me going.

Oh Thanks! I put a lot of effort into them. I use multiple pictures and edit them in Lightroom and then bring them together in ProCreate on iPad. I love that app!

@@jmaquascaping thanks for answer. But the truth is your video itself is even more captivating, i fell like i will rewatch it many times, will try to apply the thumbnail method in future. The angle of the picture must be the same or LR can corect it? I'm so noob at that...

Just similar angles and then i use the warp and distort in procreate to line it up perfectly. It would certainly save time if i set a mark on the floor to line up the two shots as they are separated by weeks.

Yes, I let the aquarium run to get things started and get the ecosystem running while I waited for the plants to be delivered. Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. Got another one coming in a few days. And working on doing two more!

Thank you so much 😀

Good question, I use Procreate on iPad. I love it and use it all the time.

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Thanks! ☺️

The best way to quickly and cleanly get it out of there! Not my idea. It was my teammates idea at a live scaping competition back in 2017.

Glad you think so! I've taken down so many aquariums both at home and places like conventions and clubs.

Yea it is pretty cool! I want to make a video on growing plants but I'm not sure it would be well received on TH-cam. Maybe I'm wrong?

@@jmaquascaping I'm always looking for fresh takes on plant growth. Everyone has a very slightly different recipe that works for them. I'm sure there are plenty of people like me who are interested to hear from someone like you who has clearly figured out something really really solid

@@FlowstateAquaticsill see what I can do to share my take on how to grow plants.

Thank you for watching! I am filming right now and will post the video up as soon as it grows in. I have both my large tanks in farm mode to speed that process up from months to hopefully two or maybe three weeks.

Glad you loved it! Im glad to hear it was relaxing as I really am trying to emphasize how zen this hobby is and how it helps me center myself in today's world of chaos.

I'm glad you asked. I will make a video sharing my 15 years of contest experience on how I grow plants and share with you all how I light, fertilize and trim the plants to get them in optimal condition.

They are awesome! I got them from AquaLife at sevenports.com and the price vs quality is at the sweet spot of value. The light itself has a builtin timer with ramp up/down and two leg mounting options. The short ones that sit right on the tank and the long ones in the video. I've added two units to my setup but you certainly only need one to grow most plants. Thanks for watching!

More to come! I have one coming out on Saturday 12/10. Im so glad to hear this. I've been telling people about this hobby for so long and while it is a lot more work I find that showing is the best way!

Thanks! Im glad you loved it!

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the feedback.

Thanks!

Yea this was high as I matched it to the source water the guppies came from. My target is 170 ppm after dosing. Target numbers are calcium at 20 ppm, magnesium at 5ppm, potassium at 20 ppm, nitrate at 16 ppm, and phosphate at 3 ppm. Hope that helps.

Thanks!😊

Thanks so much for watching! I did have a few up for a couple years but the interest was low and I decided to focus my channel. I do have all the film still and may create a new version but right now I am working on two more step by step videos. Both nature aquarium focused.

Thanks! It is wonderful to see the fish and shrimp explore and enjoy the layout.

Good to hear! I have not. They look pretty nice. The skimmer on the outflow would be great for the shrimp but the downside is any floating stuff would just recirculate in the aquarium instead of removed in the prefilter. Maybe not a big deal depending on the plants kept.

​@@jmaquascaping I don’t get much floating debris, but when I do, I simply net it out.

Glad you enjoy it! The layout has had another several weeks to grow in and looks really great now. I think I'll enter it in an international contest and share the photo with everyone.

less talking...more scaping!

Wow, thanks! I appreciate it. Hope you like my next one as well!

Thanks. I did the final photoshoot this morning and it really turned out awesome. Can’t wait to show it off in several weeks!

Great! I wasn't sure about the music but it did feel right when I was editing. The pace and the vibe just clicked. Hopefully I can get this right again and again.