What My Fish Room REALLY Looks Like - Fish Room Update Ep. 117
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It's clean up time for Cory's urban fish farm! Duckweed has taken over most of the plastic totes and even the 800-gallon tank. But on the plus side, many baby fish have appeared because of the added cover. Elmer the fly river turtle is doing great and just got some new tank mates. Join Cory as he goes on a tank cleaning marathon.
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So there is a small fish business here in my town and would for them to carry some of y'all's products how could I get them too?
I wish there was a Duckweed item in the plant section of your site, I would buy a pile. (also pearlweed)
omg it's killing me to see that trash barrel full...
how do you control the humidity...thank you
You can go to the footer on our website, and there is an application they can fill out if interested.
I've such a brown thumb, I can't even keep duck weed alive. Lol
I definitely enjoyed a throwback to your earlier videos of "this is how it looks" behind the scenes. I also hate it when you spend hours working on a project and turn around and jt doesn't look like it. I just call that the "You have got to be kidding me" phase of the project.
A long form video from Cory on a Saturday morning….now that’s a great start to the weekend! Thx Aquarium Coop !
I agree, love his videos. He'd be a treasure to chill with pick his brain while looking at all the tanks. I feel the same about John and Lisa's channel. So crushed i didn't make aquashella Chicago due to a glitch on the website neither my phone or my fiance allowed the purchase of ticket.
This was so great to see. Seeing clean, efficient fish rooms and pristine tanks on TH-cam sometimes gets a little discouraging when I look around and see buckets and algae taking over my home. As always, I really appreciate your transparency.
I'm so envious of your duckweed! I can't grow it fast enough to keep my goldfish happy; I had to beg some from our club members.
I have a huge appreciation for any hobbyist showing the "yes I'm human too" version of themselves. I find yourself and others i follow to be very helpful, honest, and transparent.
I agree with another commenter- it's nice to see a less pristine presentation now and then. I've had friends tell me my tanks are incredibly clean, it's thanks to people like you that have taught me so much and I've found a way that usually works for me. I definitely have my moments of My life taking over and can see when I've been neglecting my tanks.
What I love about these long videos is that I can clean my own tank while listening. It's perfect!
Hiya Cory! It has been a while, but I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Transparency is (sadly) such a rare commodity these days, so whenever you pull the curtains aside and show us that we aren't the only ones with duckweed, BBA, and other issues, it is encouraging and a reminder to all that even the pros have tank issues.
The pressure to only produce highly polished and perfect content can actually be a detriment - especially to newer hobbyists who then develop unreal expectations and get discouraged and quit when algae or other common issues happen in their new tanks. To me, the only filter that should apply in this hobby is the one in your tank...
Incidentally, I just did some restock purchases from you and as always, everything is top-notch. Thank you for always keeping things real and down-to-earth. Looking forward to the next behind the curtains hangout video.
It’s easy to see why people only put the best on the internet. Compliments feel great. People tearing you down doesn’t.
However my main goal is still growing the hobby, engaging in real hobby activities promotes this and helps people have realistic goals.
It’s easier to spend money and make a great looking video. However it’s just not relatable for most people. A lot of creators can spend $500 a video on plants, fish, and hard scape. Hobbyists can do this also, but only at the beginning of a tank. So often times only the first quarter of a game is shown on TH-cam because it’s the easiest one.
@@AquariumCoop agreed! 👍
After getting back into the hobby this year, things have definitely changed. TH-cam is a big game changer. Watching this particular video was fantastic. I try to keep everything neat and clean, but life can get in the way. Although my water parameters are usually spot on, a little algae here and a little there tends to detract from my tanks as displays in my living room. Glad to see others have the same issues. People talk about maintenance and general clean up being an ongoing issue but actually showing viewers was brilliant...I don't have to worry that I'm the only one anymore. Definitely got me into the tanks today for more than water changes. Cleaned up glass, lids, filters, and moved all the decor around in 14 gallon Betta tank so he doesn't get bored with same ole same ole. 75 is laid out exactly like I want. Easy maintenance is just that, easy. Other things tend to get pushed back a little longer than they should. I actually enjoyed the upkeep session as it was relaxing and you get to immediately see a difference your efforts make. Thanks for the nudge and keep up the videos. Really enjoyed the behind the scene look at warehouse with shipping prices, plants, employees, costs, postal, processes, etc. Then again I really enjoy species profiles, plant highlights, product reviews, live chats, tours, and of course DEAN. Have a great day!
Honestly I really enjoyed this "real" aquarium keeping type video. All of us get busy, sick, overwhelmed etc at times and the tanks get behind on maintence. It's nice to see a professional acknowledge it!
It also nice to hear you acknowledge that you need to downsize so you can enjoy the hobby more; I think a lot of people think more is better and it's not always the case. It's why our hard limit is 4 tanks actually (two 10gal, a 20L and a 55gal), anything more then that and it becomes "work" instead of "hobby".
Even videos like this helps a newbie like myself learn small tips and tricks to keep my tanks in check. Thank you Cory!
You know I love these old school long videos, hanging out in the fishroom while you just chat while doing the mundane chores we all have to contend with.
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Really excited for the new merch. Elmer is so frickin cute. So is Ladybird. For a while I had my SAPs with my mollies. The puffers were giving them haircuts on the regular. Separate tanks and now everybody's dorsal fins are glorious again.
I for one love this format, super relaxing and enjoyable. Hidden gems come from these videos that help me and my hobby also. Cheers Cory!
Always amazed by what you do and the level of care provided regardless of what your personal life takes away from your normal routine. You're truly someone to aspire to be when it comes to keeping fish. Thanks for being honest and humble as always.
Love these kind of episodes. Just seeing what’s going, stuff being worked on, future plans for tanks, maintenance, etc.
Love this! Thanks for keeping it real. Makes me realize my non-perfect tanks are ok.
Pre Filter Sponge: What I do: Have several filters. Take out dirty filter & rinse out a lot. THEN toss in my shrimp tank and let them clean up all the little things. Take a clean as new filter out of the shrimp tank and put back in tank I removed the old one from. Use those shrimp to clean the filters more and feed the shrimp.
Also, great to see an old school Cory video!!!
One time I spent 1 hour getting rid of all the duckweed on a 20 gallon long. 2 days later, more duckweeds so I spend the next 3 weeks on duckweed patrol 10-15 minutes every other day with a fine shrimp net. After 3 weeks, I put a towel around the tank and left it dark for 1 week. I won the war but with the amount of energy and time I spent, it felt like a loss. I did the same on 2-10 gallon tank and 1-29 gallon, a quick lesson I learned is that spend the additional time to quarantine and double-triple heck quariple check plants bought on-line. The pond snail and MLS battle was sadly lost as I did not want to go to chemical warfare and just go nuclear. I went with assassins but I think they all got bribed. Love seeing the behind the scene of trying to maintain your fishbarn. Thank you.
Absolutely love the longer videos!! And hanging out in the fish room.
Love this style of video. Learn so much just by watching you analyze and take care of your tanks.
My favorite videos! These videos are what made me fall in love with Aquarium Co-Op! Great job!
I like that video, the real ness and how you approach thing. 30 minutes is perfect length. Keep us updated!
I really enjoyed the look into your day and thoughts on the room. It's nice to see the "real" side of things.
The fish rooms are major goals one day. Thank you for the video! ❤️
Cory, been watching you since the first cinder block build video at your first house and these are by far my favorite type of videos!! You, a camera and the fishroom...and sometimes Dean 🤟
Great video. Love seeing all the different tanks and your maintenance of them.
I love seeing behind the scenes! I learn a lot from all your videos. I am new to the hobby and so I don't have anything elaborate (one tank, no MTS yet, lol), but I love learning about all the different animals and plants and I tuck ideas away into my head. And I did just buy your crap this week for the first time! LOL
VERY useful vid. Helps a LOT to see things in actual condition with commentary on what could be wrong and what needs done.
Love the real life view of the fish room and maintenance.
Bob would be proud of the black beard algae.
Maybe experiment with spraying Duckweed with really salty water to kill it.
Thanks Coopy 💚
These are some of the most enjoyable to watch videos you put out. Thanks!
This is the best form of video on your channel in my opinion. It definitely is motivation to work on my own tanks!
AWESOME…thx for sharing…just being real..and showing us how you work though these projects…love it…👍
Nice tour! I really enjoyed seeing everything in its uncleaned state. Usually, I am just wishing my tanks were as clean as yours! I have all the algae and duckweed too 🤣
I'm in the middle of a fishroom reconstruction, so I feel the mess...! I'm loving it... keep up your awesomeness...!
Needed to see this to get a little more motivated in my fish room, always love watching your content!
I do love these types of videos. I have to agree that, it helps me get motivated with my tanks again as well. I've been in a slump for a long time now, not wanting to do anything with my fish. Maybe now today I will get to cleaning at least a couple of them LOL
This was a great episode! I enjoyed seeing your tanks and what you're up to. Happy Holidays
This is a wonderful video Cory! These are the sorts of videos that drew me to your channel years ago. Things do not always need to be super polished, and honestly I think I enjoy seeing the more down to earth 'this is what maintaining all these tanks really looks like' sorts of videos. The polished videos are fine and dandy, sure. But they have a certain hollowness to them. A feeling of disengenuity when all a person ever posts are videos of super clean 'perfect' tanks. I much prefer to see the journey keepers go on with their tanks. The ups and the downs. That's the real adventure. That's the best content, the real content.
You are doing wonderfully Cory. I appreciate the time it takes for you to make these videos and show us your journey.
Love these videos. Love when you are motivated and working on your fishroom.
Cory, you ROCK!! thanks for all you do!! Love the new shirts/ sweatshirt 💚
I laughed about the duckweed sneaking into Lady Bird's tank. I've become convinced that it teleports itself to the nearest available water supply. I even found some in my water glass one day. Have NO idea how it got in THERE. LOL
Totally agree these type of videos are motivating!
What a relaxing and nice video. Thank you for sharing it
Insanely good live plants shipped. Have ordered several times. Super scary in theory but in action, incredibly healthy timely shipment!! Great way to get more variety than LFS. Thank you for the videos and service.
I love watching you work. Like you said at the end it inspires me to play with my tanks too. Gives me ideas to try new things and apply the tidbits of knowledge you pass on that apply to my tanks. I love that your tanks are works in progress just like mine are. Fighting algae in some, lighting in others, duckweed pros and cons, snails which I love but sometimes... I have a 5 gal bucket with a kitchen garbage bag in it just like your big composting can. It gets algae, duckweed, trimmings, anything that will compost. I take breaks while working on tanks to watch my fish. Seeing them happily swimming around and interacting with them makes me smile. I agree that sometimes duckweed is good. I had the most baby fish in the tank filled with hornwort and covered with duckweed but it can get out of hand or hop into tanks I don't want it in. While I am watching my fish on my breaks I notice how things are going in each tank and what needs attention. Fish keeping is a journey just like life is. I strive to have the perfect, beautifully scaped fish habitat in my little water worlds. I am not there yet and may never get to the perfection I have in my head. I enjoy the challenges and setbacks when I can figure out or learn how to achieve the goal I am chasing. It might not be easy or fun at the time but when I have success or get a happy accidental positive result it is worth it. Thanks for your great videos. Now I think I will go down to my fish room, put on my Murphy hoodie and continue the duckweed eradication I have been working on for a couple months in two of my planted tanks. I am down to fishing out one or 2 duckweed at a time using an old plastic rod for adjusting vertical blinds. I roll it next to them and magically they grab on then I bang the rod on the edge of my duckweed bucket to deposit them on the compost pile of their friends. Every time I open the lid I find a few duckweed that escaped my hunt, was hiding under the frogbit or way in the back.🐸
This was cool. I am doing the same type of work in my fishroom today in preparation for my club auction tonight. I am sure I will bring home new goodies. I better tidy up beforehand 😊
On the hoodie, if you put the aquarium co op logo just below the little Murphy it would be yet another advertising opportunity but more importantly I notice that other people like to ask and talk about what's on the front of my t-shirts, that doesn't happen when it's all on the back. Great opportunity to chat about aquarium co op with strangers! Love All your videos, this one especially.
Love the transparency gives us motivation
Thanks for another great as-built video!
I have left you many comments saying you really get me. Thanks for answering my questions
The guppies are an addiction. Forget multiple tank syndrome, its multiple guppy strain syndrome! Definitely contagious xD
Love hanging out in your fish room! Thank You.
I enjoy seeing these videos very much, thank you. Lady bird is a star!
As a Concert-T Collector, I can totally go there with you about the shirt quality and details. Adding shading to a mono colour logo or text will keep it from looking so flat and cheap.
Even the pros fight Algae. Thanks for always keeping it real Cory.
I love those Corey's in with Elmer. Looks really nice.
Watched it twice in a row cause I missed sooome while workin with fish and with kids- love these and all your crap! Keep doing what your doing… and as always More DEAN
You're my personal fish owner super hero's you and Dean. I've stepped away for personal reasons and am well aware this is a public comment but I'm always amazed. I'd like to gift you some of my personal bred fish to keep their lineage alive and more than healthy if either of you want to reach out to me I will ship them to you at my expense. Thanks for all that you do for the fish keeping community
Thank you for the motivation. Love ur fish room
Always love the vlog style videos! Definitely a throwback style!
Always nice to see these types of videos.
I love the how to videos and the behind the scenes videos. Thank you
That was awesome, I love a nice long video.
The vine type plants(epiphytes) get bigger and bigger leaves the higher they grow if they have support like a wall or a moss pole. Looking great 👊🤘
Interesting and that makes total sense.
Some will only reach maturity given something to climb. The mature foliage can be completely different from the juvenile as well. Check out Sydneyplantguy if you want to see exactly what I'm referring to. He's got the maturing foliage/moss pole tech down for sure. No fish though 😂
Great video, I love this style.
Those videos are great man! I always pick up one thing or two while wathcing those!! Keep them coming if they are not too much of a hassle!!!
Thanks Cory have a grate week
Oh man those skunk (?) cories are amazing! What a great big school of them
Great video. Thanks
Your awesome Cory! Thanks!
I just like how ladybird is just chillin there in the spot. Look so relaxed 23:52.
I am so glad you were brave enough to share less than perfect thanks. The difference is the issues you highlighted were cosmetic but your fish were not impacted
just stopped by April's Aquarium in Vancouver and saw the sign today. got some extra root tabs!
great video, love these
Great video I’ve learned a ton From u over the years .as I’ve progressed in my mts thanks bro
FYI... Home depot now sells their HDX totes in clear now. Its the same as their black storage totes with the yellow lids. But they now come in clear and still use the same yellow lids. Its not completely clear. But clear like any plastic tote usually are. Theyre a lot stronger than the sterilite totes and come in bigger sizes.
Thanks for the great content.
Great video and I really enjoy the longer videos... I absolutely hate "Shorts" videos and always watch the longer videos... Please do more 1 to 2 hour videos and really tackle subjects in depth...
It is nice seeing some reality in this video.
Great video Cory. I find the duckweed takes away nutrients from my Val growing sometimes, love the Highfin Variatus i have some with my Sailfin Mollies look great together. I haven't participated in the videos lately,but still love ya Corey. You've always taught me something. ✌🐟💙🐟🐕🐕🐕
Cheers Cory, love the long episodes 👍
Man I would love to have some jungle Val like that. I haven’t had the best of success with it, but so love the look of it going across the tank. Thanks for sharing the behind the scenes. Truly enjoy being on this journey with you. Not sure how many years I’ve been following but it’s been a blast to see you and The COOP grow so much. Not sure if you know this or anyone else that’s been around as long as I have but you haven’t changed a bit and I mean that in a good way. Always looking forward to more success.
Thanks buddy, you've been supporting me a long time. I appreciate it.
I always enjoy the 'a day in the life' videos :)
Love the old school style video.
Love the cories and goodeids!!
10:47 wow, the lush of the leaves on the Pothos @.@
Awesome video bro,keep up the work!
Love it!
this is really cool!
Enjoyed it
Love these kind of videos 👍
After two weeks there's only like two boxes on some tables, I'd say that's a pretty clean operation. I like the simplicity of that green shirt. Hope you get some time to relax coming up. That's important, you seem like you work too hard. Maybe just put white electrical tape over that sign wire. Those wild caught Cupido Cichlids are beautiful. Elmer is gorgeous.
Love seeing the real world fish room. Mine is mostly the same. I’m always afraid to throw away duckweed because babies might be in there. That token gold fish is a great idea. Too bad they don’t stay small for long.
Thanks
Man I really like this videos don't get me wrong I like the teaching and the different fish farms and hole sellers but man a one on one video doing the daily life of fish keeping it so interesting to see what other people go through. Gray video man love the fish
I love these OG vids…reminds me of the 7,000 subscriber days when it was more personal… ❤
I have a common goldfish in a planted tank please keep us posted with Duckie I want to have ideas for my tank. 😅 Great video!
can’t wait for the new shirts!
OG content, love it. No need to clean the fish room before a video!