Create A Better Aquarium with Aquaponics
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- No ecosystem is complete without plants! Today I share the best way to improve your aquarium. Turn your aquarium into an aquaponic system!
00:00 Into
00:17 What Is Aquaponics
00:57 Aquaponic Requirements
03:35 Non-Essential Tools
04:54 What Type Of Plants Work
05:52 My Plant Collection
08:32 What NOT To Do
11:34 Aquaponics on Your Aquarium
14:34 Outro
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finally an aquaponics aquarium where the fish are happy and thriving
Yes those crammed tilapia tanks are sad
The reason why clay pebbles are good is because they provide the perfect surface area for nitrifying bacteria to live which is the whole foundation of aquaponics.
10:38 That fish kiss!☺
This works well. I clip some net pots behind the mattenfilters in my tanks, drop plants in those. That works well. Another thing you can do if you're on sump filtration or a canister filter is plumb some of the return water into hydroponic trays or "dutch buckets", which are both really good options if your fish are harming the roots of your plants.
I’m so glad I came across your video! I’ve been dabbling in aquaponics and I feel like the clay balls are going to be a game changer for me. Thanks for the video!
lettuce , tomatoes , cucumbers all good , but use grow lights , not aquarium lights.
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This is definitely your best video. Lovely setup and thanks for sharing. Appreciate it
This was extremely informative! Thank you
Thank you so much for this video. It's week i am looking for easy simple aquaponic system :) i will do this one !
what a lovely plant selection
Great info. I've been thinking about doing something like this for over a year now. This might be the year that I implement it in my 180 and 125.
I was waiting for a video like this from you man! Thank you, very good idea on the egg crate on the brace
Thanks, it'll look better once the plants grow in
Awesome video. Thanks
Thank you for this amazing video, I have been on the prowl for a Boston fern since watching your previous video & am making notes about the clay balls & your other beautiful plants as I want to do something similar when I get my new 1500L tank in! Keep up the great videos!
Thank you, the boston fern is a perfect 'water edge' plant
I love this idea so much I built my 600 gallon plywood tank with this in mind as well from your idea . I love fish and plants so it’s a no brainer lol, looks amazing
Thank you!
Sweet, a new video!
Awesome Video. Very informative and I love the way yoir plants look! Keep it up! 👊🏾 🔥💯
Thank you!
Nice setup...just gave me a few ideas
Im currently in the process of making basically a glorified gutter for behind my fishtank so the water from the pump runs through it before going back into the tank
Your channel was a big part in me planning to do this in the first place
But I also want to include a raised lid, as I need to stop the water from evaporating into the room but also need space for plants to grow
Yes I get a lot of evaporation, so I run a dehumidifier
This is a great setup. I'd like to try this.. I usually just time my water changes with my plant watering schedule. Great video. Subscribed.
Thank you!
Your plants are doing amazing. I cut holes in my lid and push pothos through, but now I'll certainly try other varieties. 🙂
Thank you...be careful, plants are almost as addictive as fish!
Could you make a video of you catching one of your naughty fish caught in action. Such as destroying your plants or the fish that was trying to destroy his aquarium! It be fun to bring some fish comedy like that from you!😂
The problem is that they do it when I'm not home. I aquascaped my 210g recently, came home the other day and he destroyed everything. He even took apart my fx6 filter intake. I need a spy came to catch him in the act!
@@dwsdarius Yes! Please do that and the thumbnail could be a picture of the fish with like tears in his eyes! And dang that's crazy that he destroyed your filter 😳!
@@dwsdarius if you have an old phone or can buy one for a few bucks they work well even if they aren't crystal clear
This was great. Thx for sharing 😉
Thanks for watching!
That was pretty dope.
Fishy kiss! That big boy loves you.
Nice setup! I use bright shoplights over my tanks and they grow plants well. Did you make an updated video about your aquaponic systems on your tanks? Link? Thanks.
awesome when the bass nibbled your thumb !
Very nice setup.
Thanks!
I've been out of the fish keeping game for about 5 years and I forgot I subscribe to you I'm back in the game now. This is a great video! I wasn't aware that you can grow pothos leaves under water? That's good to know I only have the roots going down under right now. Planted about 3 weeks ago and his booming with growth which is awesome to see.
Nice! The photo's grows much slower underwater and needs to be in direct flow so that algae doesn't build on top of it
@@dwsdarius appreciate it!
Hi. Lovely collection of plants 😊. Do you vacuum your substrate? If so, how often do you do it please?
If you're keeping shrimp and other invertebrates, be careful with metal mesh for supporting your plants. Copper is the worst, but even overly high iron can be rough on inverts.
Thanks, I never considered that
I'm curious about the Pothos in the water? I have a to of pothos but all outside the tank. How well does it grow submerged?
Nice set ..just be aware that I think pothos leaves can rot overtime when submerged in the water
The only way I could see dirt planters being successful is if you lifted them completely out of the water and inserted a clay water spike that drew water from the tank below as needed.
My aquarium just broke 😢 will have to use one of those intex pools for a while maybe the 1000+ litre one will put some pond liner inside prefer aquariums much better view but this way is much cheaper for now
That sucks, that'd be my emergency response too, a pool pond
Should i grow out my Monstera in the soil and get it big or can i just go ahead and transfer it to a seasoned aquarium right now? The plant looks to be 3 separate clippings with 3 stalks per section, about a foot high.
I wonder how aquaponics would be in a turtle tank? Turtle makes a huge mess which is partly mitigated by having a huge filter on it, but there's still more nitrate and ammonia than I want. I can't put snails in to keep the algae down because he tries (and usually succeeds) to eat them. He seems to absolutely not care about plants or their roots. He's an Asian flapshell turtle, and preferers either live foods, or turtle pellets. I don't like sacrificing live things to him, so he gets lots of turtle pellets, which he really likes. There is no arguing with him about eating those. Between the uneaten pellets, and the pellets which have been converted to poo, I'm wondering if it would be a good environment for plants. He has a full spectrum basking light which is a real champ at growing algae, but he doesn't like to bask, so perhaps using the basking space and the very bright light would be the perfect place to grow plants? I guess the only way to find out is to try, and this video has given me some ideas about how to accomplish that.
That sounds like it would turn out great, as long as the turtle doesn't develop an appetite for what your growing. The definitely produce enough waste
Man, you answered my question before I had to ask I'm gonna try this on my 75 Aqueon_ lid or cover/ what are you doing to prevent fish from jumping out of aquarium?
what brand of leca do you use
Do you know if you can have aquaponic plants and aquatic plants or would they compete for nutrients?
I can't seem to find information about the lighting time lenght? because for example vegetables would take anywhere from 12-16hours of strong leds, but an aquarium is more about 8hours of normal decent leds.. what would be the good timing of lighting?
Not a plant guy but this video was really interesting 👍👍👍👍👍
You should get into plants, there's a species that can eat a guppy whole.
Please do a video on your Mesoheros Gephyrus!! I want one so bad!
He's a very timid fish but I'll try to get a video of him
@@dwsdarius you rock brother!
Great idea on the egg crate on the brace ! Gunna give it a try on my 75. How would you say it reduces the ph with the clay pebbles ? I'm using some semi Aquatics now but they are not doing to great, didn't know about the light, going to adjust that but has no substrate just sponge media on a basket.
Thanks. I haven't found the clay pebbles to reduce to the pH by any noticeable margin. I think it takes a lot of that stuff to have that affect and I only have about 4Ibs worth. The pebbles aren't a necessity, they just keep everything damp
@@dwsdarius yea makes sense the tank is huge ! I'm not having much success with the plants tho, but moved them to a spot that's underneath uvb/uva light hopefully they can start to grow. I suppose the plants are safe to buy from like home depot ?
Great mobile. Thnx. I love IT. But what about the plants known as poisonous, like euphorbia for example. Is it safe for the fish inside the tank?
Some plants can't grow in aquaponics, I think euphorbia is one of them. For other toxic plants that can be grown in aquaponics, only the roots are in the water so it should be safe. However why there are hundreds of non toxic plants to choose from
You could grow veggies. It’s great!
well with the lighting that would explain why my pothos died.
The stronger the better
Is the plant basket dipping directly into the aquarium?
Yes you want the leca balls in at least an inch of water to keep moisture on the plant roots
Where can i get baskets like that to hold the plants?
You can by it from a garden store, I bought mine from lowes hardware. I'm sure amazon might carry it as well
I think the biggest problem with not being abel to grow plants in your aquarium is. TIME. It takes time for your anaquarium to be abel to grow plants. Your tank needs to season its self. I converted all 10 of my aquariums to planted tanks. It took me two years to get all 10 to the point of being self sustaining. A seasoned tank can grow almost anything. All with no co2. Just sand, root tabs an fish waste.
Will all these plants eventually outcompete algae?
Yes they will
Do you root your plant in a jar before you put it in or can it root just in the aquarium
The plants root directly in the aquarium
Many house plants are considered poisonous/toxic to dogs and cats when they eat the leaves. Dracaena sp. are one of those considered poisonous, but I noticed you have one in your tank. Apparently poisons/toxins don't leach out of the roots into the water. What are your thoughts about using poisonous/toxic plants in aquaponics?
It's fine. If your animal likes to eat plants then only use plants that aren't poisonous to them. No drama.
The BIG QUESTION is how to suspend and properly plant the plants...and WHICH plants, of course!
You reckon - this setup is better than having aquatic plants inside the aquarium?
Can someone tell me the name of these plants? Thank you
I used boston ferns, pothos, peace lily and dracenea
I don’t think dirt would confuse the plants because ponds
Hi. Nice aquaponics. Can treeferns grow in aquaponics?