Building a RIVERBANK in my aquarium!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ม.ค. 2023
- Half a year ago I bought a 6ft Waterbox fish tank. I always wanted to take advantage of the peninsula style by creating a cliff face/river bank scape at the base of the tank. However, after many attempts, I still couldn't quite get it right!
A couple of months ago, my friend Nick introduced me to Jason Sulda on a rainbow fish catching trip. Jason has his own channel Australian Biotopes where he documents and creates biotopes of native environments. I was lucky enough to have Jason offer to create the scape I had always wanted for this tank and he did an INCREDIBLE job. In this video I show you exactly how he did it so you can enjoy watching the process and maybe learn a thing or two about aquascaping!
Jason's channel Australian Biotopes:
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There may be an issue with the channel link so I have pinned a comment from Jason (Australian Biotopes) which you can click on his channel from, or search Australian Biotopes and it will come up :)
Timestamps:
1:54 - STEP 1 Preparing the tank
2:20 - STEP 2 Adding a geo fabric base
2:53 - STEP 3 Adding drainage cell
4:06 - STEP 4 Filling drainage cell with sand
4:30 - STEP 5 How to layer the scape
5:46 - STEP 6 Choosing natural rocks and driftwood
8:32 - STEP 7 Adding different sizes of rocks
9:52 - STEP 8 Cutting smaller pieces of drainage cell
10:45 - Liquid glue from MAD Aquariums
11:45 - Ornate rainbow fish/Rhads
12:35 - STEP 9 Adding different grades of substrate
14:22 - STEP 10 Adding aquasoil and plants
15:54 - The tank one week later
16:17 - Crimson spotted rainbowfish
16:31 - Adding more plants and roots
17:31 - Glass fish from KeepingFishSimple
18:17 - Before and after of the aquascape!
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You did a wonderful job putting this video together Kaity, this will hopefully show people that you can have a large tank that you can keep simple and still have it looking natural, I have to add after sitting down and talking to you we had to take into consideration that you live a busy lifestyle with a full time job and also with your TH-cam channel, not to mention last time you set it up you had to pull it down a couple of months latter, this can be achieved with this scape now, it is easy to clean from all sides and still looks good from every angle but if needed it could be pulled down and put back together in a day, and this is why we didn't get to intricate with the glueing of roots and making it to permanent, the fish love it, the way I have placed the plants should stop the rainbows from jumping as the water flow comes from the back of the tank were I placed the plants it will act as a bit of a barrier as they normally jump towards the water flow to make their way up stream, the val will eventually flow over the tank to give it almost a tunnel look that will look good from all sides, this is something we also had to consider when doing this peninsula aquarium, we also had to keep into consideration even though you wanted a natural stream looking tank, you still had pets you wanted to keep so although this could be a true biotope I know how much you love your pet fish and others would agree if your not doing it for competition you don't have to be a 100% biotope correct your other pet fish will love it to, we had a great day doing this, it's always fun aquascaping 🙂
Thank you Jason!! Yes those are great points you add 👌 You did a fabulous job at making it look stunning while also being practical
@@Kaityscichlids Thanks for having me, it was a great day, the tank looks like it's doing well 🙂
I love it, now if I could just find the right wood work I
want I could do my 75 the same way, but in a bigger
size tank makes it pop, I've got most the stuff I need
& going on a Fla trip next month hope to find what I'm
looking for by the time I get back to Indiana to work
on mine.
hello how are you my name is umar and iam from pakistan🇵🇰 i had some questions
1 why he use cloth in tank
2 can we use any sand or you have to get it from sea . can we use river sand also
3. people say plants can damage fish body
if yes then what should i use to make natural look
kindly guide me
thanks regards
umar
Watching Jason at work is a real treat. Nice upload, beautiful scape
Thank you so much Blake 😊
Thanks mate! 🙂
Gotta throw a thumbs up on Blake's comment!!! I've started saying "G'day legends" in an Aussie accent to my fish every morning. 🤣
@@Tom-zi9xw 🤣🤣
@@Tom-zi9xwlove it 🤣
After trying to convince my wife to do a bigger and tank and get rid of our smaller ones. She immediately approved once seeing this video. It goes to show how talented Jason is when he can take a reluctant non fish keeper, and show them one example of his work and make them want a 6ft tank in their home. Thanks for making the video!
This is definitely the coolest usage of a peninsula tank I have ever seen.
Thank you 😄
i love the fishtank design! i love river tank designs, specially those tank have fast moving water in them, so fish that tend to stay in streams and rivers with faster moving water as well as plants that flow in the current, id love to see that in more fishtanks
I absolutely love how natural and beautiful this aquarium is. I really enjoyed your video of catching rainbowfish in the wild and this tank encompasses some of the stunning scenes we all got to see in that video. Keep up the amazing work! Love your videos
Thank you so much!! Yes it was really cool being able to see their natural environment. It really made me appreciate Jason's ability to be able to emulate that
@@Kaityscichlids he's very talented and he seems like a great guy 😊
Breathtaking. I’m speechless. Just gorgeous tank!
The scape I have been looking for !! Excellent.
This is so cool!!!!! Omg I am so jelly!!!!!! 😍😍😍
One of the best work I’ve witnessed! Bravo
Very Nice. TY for sharing.
One of the most natural river aquarium scapes I've seen. Will really enjoy watching it mature.
I agree!! It's going to be cool watching it grow in 😊
Thank you!
Thank you for this wonderful encouragement. That's exactly what I was looking for. Greetings from northern Germany. 😘😘🥰🥰
That's awesome to hear :) Thank you Christine!
I've been quite intrigued with the fishkeeping hobby down under over the past few months. Exploring aquatic habitats and keeping tropical fish are passions I've had for as long as I can remember. It is cool to see them seamlessly combined in Australia. I'm jealous... here in Canada I am inspired by the habitats I explore, but being able to bring the exact habitats you have visited, along with the aquatic inhabitants and display them in your home is truly next level. Jason has been doing some amazing work at his channel and it is fantastic to see him help you achieve the riverbank look you were after. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! Yes it's been fantastic and so rewarding. Keeping native fish and looking into biotopes is something that's new to me too which I'm thoroughly enjoying. It's really making me appreciate the area we live in more
Omg what a dream-build. Looked really great before but now it's so natural. 💯
Jason has such a keen eye for detail and makes the result look so natural. Amazing aquascape.
He absolutely does, he did such a fantastic job
I'm a freshwater bass fisherman on the Macleay river in NSW and I've spent a lot of time with my head underwater looking at snags and river bottom. Your tank is so realistic and bloody marvellous. Top job.
i'm glad i didn't fast forward to skip the intro like i normally do :). i hope you will never have to move again lol
If Kaity has to move this is made so it can easily be pulled down and put back together, it would probably only take a day.
Yes Jason did a great job at making it all moveable! I still hope I don't have to move though 🤣
Absolutely stunning. Love the entire setup.
I love this idea. Great to see Australian aquascaping also.
Love all of your videos Kaity! How interesting and informative! Wonderful ❤🤩 Thank you 😁
Thank you so much 😊🙌
Jason did such a wonderful job, it really does look like a natural stream 👍
You're so lucky to have great friends in the community 😊
I am definitely very very lucky!!
Thank you!
@@australianbiotopes4563 Work like yours deserves the praise 👍
I wish I had a friend
🙏evolvin. Just love a hobby and go on it is refreshing to watch👌
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 WOW... Jason has a brilliant talent ... I love the biotope design tanks and Jason & his daughter has delivered your dream design.
Thank you so much 😊 They really did a fantastic job!
I love the results of this tank. Aquascaping a peninsula tank is very hard. I don't think many people that have not done it understand how difficult it is to make a tank look good from both sides as well as the end. I built mine up with large pieces of wood one the back end and used lava rock to slop down to a black sand "beach" at the viewing end. As hard as it is I think it is much more interesting and captivating than a regular tank that is only designed to be seen from the front. I get to watch my fish all around the tank.
It can be difficult but once done it makes a beautiful centre piece or a divider to a room 🙂
I agree!! I prefer my peninsula tank over my one that's against the wall. It feels a lot more dynamic. Very true though about it being hard to scape unless you are Jason lol
Really like the grading of substrate. I've spent a lot of time in rivers as a fishing guide, and it's something you notice. Big to small when trying to create depth. I've always tried to emulate that in my tanks. Good stuff Kaity.
Thank you Tom!! 😊 Yes it's really cool how you come to observe that stuff. It makes me appreciate nature even more
I just use a flat substrate system as my fish really need the legroom lol
I want to soon create a sloped river bank themed tank as well
I have a river theme tank but it’s more of the center of the river and flows laterally of course
Wish I had the room to recreate an entire river
@@Kaityscichlids hii
Are you in insta..??
@@javedmaindad4276 My insta is kaitys_cichlids 😊
Absolutely love this tank well done everyone it looks amazing
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Wow Kaity beautiful tank! Love the natural look. He did a great job. I love it
He really did! Thank you so much 😊
Just so refreshing, thank you all for your efforts and sharing the passion we love Aquarium scapes ❤ The tank takes me to a natural place I love the river just lovely it is 💯thank you!
Thank you so much Chelms!! I'm really glad you enjoyed seeing it 😊
Looks amazing, luv how natural it is, thanks for the vid.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I'm also into natural looking themes. I hate plastic plants and fake looking anything. Great job!
Beautiful aquascaping! Thanks so much for sharing this.
Thank you for watching! 😊
Thanks heaps to Jason!
Perfect timing! I am just about to embark on a river hardscape for my new 6ft. I've picked up some great tips here. Looks really good 😊 Nice job.
That's awesome!! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Looks amazing! Must be great to be able to sit next to it everyday and enjoy this beautiful tank.
Wow! It looks really really good! The fish will be happy in such a natural environment. Congratulations 🎊 👏 🐟 🐠
I am always amazed when I see all the different areas they habitat in Australia and PNG. Raising some Koemeng River fish now and waiting on one variation of the Cato River to grow up so I can marvel at them too!
I have to say, that turned out to be a beautiful tank. What a center piece. I bet you are very proud of this one. Keep up the Great Work.
Thank you so much!! Yes, Jason did a fantastic job. I am very, very proud of his work
stunning work. very happy fish
Love the tank, looks great. The striped leporinus look awesome!
Awesome! Been keeping rainbows for decades and always wanted to do a biotope.
That looks absolutely incredible - thank you for sharing !
Thank you so much :)
This is awesome! Such a treat to watch him work and see how this beautiful tank came together
Thank you so much Ben 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you! I'm not much of a story teller but Kaity Nailed it 🙂
So glad to run into your channel, this is so lovely!
Thank you so much 😊 That's lovely to hear
That tank is stunning. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it 😊
Really,Really nice, to use that as a peninsula tank was genius, the natural look with the wood, roots, rock and substrate is my favorite, have 3 planted fresh tanks myself but none of them are true native scapes
What an incredible aquascape! Jason did an amazing job, what a great skill he has :D the fish look super cool in there too!! I hope to have a tank like this soon :) great vid Katy
Thank you so much! Yes he really did an amazing job 😊
Your tank now really looks amazing real professional intervention pays off good stuff Kathy happy you have your tank looking stunning 🙂👍
Thank you so much Mark 😄
Fantastic, for the first time I watched a step by step of this type of assembly. You have a very pleasant room now, I feel like spending hours contemplating this incredible aquarium. Good work.
Thank you so much Paulo 😊
👍😎 I really like the look of that tank. Great Job
Wow very beautiful tank awesome aquaescaping it's looks so incredible and so natural I love it. Beautiful rainbow fish
Thank you so much 😊
Your welcome anytime 😊 my Aussie friend
Absolutely 🤩!!!
Wow, what a beautiful root/log. This is so inspiring. I've been thinking lately about how cool it would be to create a riverscape resembling my childhood swimming and fishing spot, and this makes me way more interested in the idea.
This aquarium is outstanding!
Beautiful aquarium and great design
That's a work of pure art!!!
Looks amazing, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching! 😊🙏
Wow, it looks stunning. Well done.
Thank you so much 😊
Sp many great tips....fantastic scape..biotope
Just found your channel and this tank is amazing. Jason is a genius.
Wow, beautiful setup! What a true work of art ❤️
Thank you so much 😊 It really is, Jason has done such a fantastic job
Wow, it looks amazing! Some great tips here for freshwater aquascaping😊
Thank you so much 😁
Thank you!
It looks gorgeous. 👍👍😊😊❤️❤️
😊😊😊beautiful tank, es hermoso wow
Amazing. Well done to all involved. 🐟🤟
Thank you!
Happy new year mate ❤thanks for Unveiling your amazing work 👍keep it up dear friend
Excellent aquascape! It was so natural.
The fish looks more happy 🐟🐟🐟
Thank you! I think they are very happy in there now 🐟💕
Looks amazing! ❤ Love it.
Thank you ❤️
Seriously amazing
Nice work, thanks for the nice explanation
The design is very beautiful
Bravo😍
absolutely gorgeous tank - my personal favorite on TH-cam!
Absolutely beautiful
Love your videos already know alot but still learning , thanks
This look amazing 👏 😍 🙌 👌 ❤️
That’s a really awesome tank well done.
10/10 guys what an awesome collab of beautiful minds !!! The tank looks absolutely amazing and can’t wait to see its progress … 🔥❤️🔥🔥😎👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much :)
I love the hardscape, Jason did amazing job look so beautiful
He really did 😊 Thank you James!
@@Kaityscichlids The link you put I got Jason TH-cam thanks.
Wow just incredible 🫶💯✨
That looks amazing.
I really enjoy watching these videos. I have placed my Aquarium in my bedroom and some time I play some really relaxing music, and that is amazing. Helps to relax and falls asleep very quickly. Fish are amazing creatures, everyday i learn something new from them.
Thank you so much :) That's great to hear. I totally agree, they are so relaxing to watch!
such an amazing scape. great job guys
Thank you!
beautiful video, thank you. the harscape look awesome.
Thank you 😊
Great work!
wonderfully done
Looks awesome
Looks awesome !!!!
Beautiful scape🐠👍
Those fish are so happy. You did an amazing job for the little guys.
Thank you!!
@@Kaityscichlids I've not got enough room for another tank but that's what I'd do with my next tank. There is no boundary hey lol
Great idea looking at natural landscapes prior to aquascaping
That's looking fantastic
that is amazing! wow!
So beautiful! 😍
Der Kollege hat einen guten Job gemacht. Es ist ein wunderschönes Flussaquarium geworden! 👍
Beautiful tank! Naturally is always best. I just love the Leporinus. I have always seen them but never kept them. They give a new dimension to the overall look of your tank. Greetings from another Aussie fishkeeper.
Just beautiful.
Ladies I would like for you to do something nice for this gentleman. He deserves it he's so chilling and he's good on camera and his voice comes in very nicely so I can understand everything
Expert job. Very nice!
It certainly is!! I'm very lucky
Absolutely perfect
What a lovely setup Jason!!
Thank you! 🙂