Guide to Blackwater Tanks Inspired by Nature - Biotope Aquascape
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In this video, we dive into blackwater aquariums and beautiful the biotope aquascapes you can design for your fish. Great candidates for blackwater aquariums are neons, discus, angles, corydoras and shrimp.
The tank was designed by Nick Kinser, a talented aquascaper and aquarist in the DC metro area.
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The Bob Ross of aquarium TH-cam channel narration.
Bed time story aquarium style or some spiritual relaxing thing.
I’m working on a 90 gallon black water tank. This video helped a lot. Loved the fish. I’ve caught a few of those pumpkinseeds before when I was a kid. Suitland stand up. 💪🏾
That’s such a beautiful tank, “simple” and very zen. I’ve been trying to scape a four foot tank as a blackwater aquarium for a while but I haven’t been happy with any on the layouts I’ve tried. Then I saw this and thought I’d have a go something similar - and I’m soooooo pleased with the results. So thank you for being so inspiring!
Wow! this was some national geographic quality of presenting. Really enjoyed it, now to go back and watch your other vids 👍
i love this one!!!!! Really well done Alex (and Nick).
Thanks Rachel (and Nick)!
Hi Rachel
You are the Babish of TH-camr aquarists. So well done and informative. A beautiful aquarium showcased too.
Within the first few seconds I fell in love with Alex's voice. He sound like a national geographic narrator.
Thank you!
Love the science and ecological approach asides from the typical aesthetic approach of other channels
this guys voice is so calming it makes me angry, but then calms me again. Now I'm just stuck in a cycle. please help
This must have been filmed on a Monday the way you poured that wine! :-)
Dude, I didn't just like it, I watched it a second time for replay value. This is medicine for the soul!
Another great one! Love this style of tank, just a natural simplicity to it.
Excellent video articulation ... Excellent video quality ... Its among the top quality channel i have come across... Keep uploading as i enjoy watching them over n over
Amazing video! I cannot get over how wonderful the quality of your video and audio is.
I've always been interested in blackwater tanks, so I greatly appreciate you releasing a video on this topic! :) Definitely adding more motivation for me to setup my own blackwater tank.
I'm in Australia and for blackwater I use dried Banksia cones as well as the branches, bark and dried leaves off the paperbark tree - Melaleuca quinquenervia which is a member of the Melaleuca family of Australian natives from which we get Melafix.
👌🏽
Thank you for this highest quality video! Very enjoyable yet informative!
This is my favourite video on your channel. I find myself re-watching it over and over again.
The content I no doubt awesome! The best part is the professional quality narration & documentary style presentation!
Just found your videos and I'm about to binge watch all of them! I'm planning to start a tank soon and your vids are so informative and I love your presenting style and soothing voice. Keep up the good work!
I'm addicted to your videos, so calming and informative.
Beautiful! Love the native tank!
I felt like I was watching some ASMR video or something 😆
Great vid, I’d really love to do a black water tank some day!
🤣😂🤣😂
Ok Alex!
Willy Soto here and I enjoyed your sense of humor in this video…the part with the over filled wine glass 🍷
That was genius 👏🏽👏🏽🤙🏽
Great job again
I’m really liking your videos 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Such a great video! Keep up the good work!
WHAT EXCELLENT VIDEOS YOU MAKE ALEX !!!!!! thanks!!!!!
I’ve been watching this channel for some time now-I think it’s such a shame it isn’t more widespread. The quality is excellent and wonderfully educational.
Informative, relaxing, and inspiring. Great content and presentation. Thank you.
Bob Caylor thank you! That’s very kind!
Hey, me again. Another great video. I can't believe I haven't seen you before! Good job! Please keep it up.
Audio is excellent for me - Love your vids! !
Blessed to my ears and eyes 😍
Fantastic video, Alex!
Very helpful - thank you!
Amazing! Love it!
This is asmr of the next level
Thanks for sharing Alex 👍😊 I love aquarium biotope's
Beautiful looking tank. Nice set up 🔥💪🏼
Ilove biotopes! Im amazed with this... beautiful! Just subbed :)
so beautiful bro thank you for video...
Nice video. Good info. One of my favourite fish
Amazing video work, for sure !
Great video Alex
Great production quality. You make me want to get into cinematography!
*Great work Alex!*
Love this video! I have access to an unlimited supply of oak leaves but was hesitant to put them in my aquarium...not anymore! Thank you!
I appreciate the video thanks!
Top Quality Video
Great video!
This is great!
I built my own black water native biotope tank with white river crayfish and bullfrog tadpoles.
Amazing, informative video. Thank you for not screaming, like so many others do. What are your thoughts about using Mopani wood? It sinks well and releases tannins for such a long time, but I rarely see it being recommended. Is there something I'm missing? Thank you. I'm planning my first blackwater tank.
101 like and 0 dislikes, amazing. Of course, who would dislike such an amazing quality video
Beautiful tank! I love the leaves and the local fish! The audio was absolutely fine for me. Perhaps the other people adjusted the speed on a previous video they watched and forgot to change it back?
Quite an interesting video and information.
amazing video
Beautiful tank
verry nice tank
Great video
Im subscribing because the wine part had me geeking
omg you should become a voice actor, such a soothing voice should be heard more!
I like to add leave unboiled , it instantly creates an explosion of paramecia and tiny worms as live food.
Lot's of love from India
Great vedio quality
Came for an aquarium video, found that + ASMR.
Rachel sent me and I am so pleased she did. I am staying now I am here.
Subscribed at the wine.
dude your videos are awesome. your voice is so relaxing. pls do this full-time. its lovely. this Dustin kid gives me nerves.. you calm me down and take me to the beauty of nature
jootai dustin is a crazy dude I don't like his video. This chanel it A lot better
Yeah I have kinda lost interest in dustin. Especially when he said fancy goldfish, and several other fish have horrible lives. Not true.
ASMR
production quality 🤌
Gorgeous and informative video! Can you elaborate a little on filtration and water changes? I know people have success with no-filter tanks if they are well planted but I assume a filter is needed with this type of set up. Thanks :0)
Looks just like the stuff i trip over and slip on when fly fishing 😆
0:48 fish eyes🤯
I have a question 👋 After you boil the leaves, can you pour the water you just boiled with the leaves into your tank after it cools down??
Did you mention the temp and ph? I realize temp depends of the fish but goes the temperature affect the ph of the water of the decay rate
1:59 No No No , lets go back to the tank 😂😂
I love black water biotopes and this one is gorgeous. the beautiful sunfish are perfect choice. I like to hear what the experience aquascapers use, so would have been interested in hearing about the hardware, lights, filter, etc. I'm guessing there is a sump (?) but awesome video...thanks so much.
Thanks for the comment. I'll make a note of the hardware question for future videos!
This aquarium only has a hang on box filter.
Final COVID project is to build a 20 gallon lower Susquehanna River biotope. Any tips?
This is so cool. I'm inspired and will be setting one of these up in the 125 i got. Amazing
Hey what’s the best/cheapest tank to buy
What tank size would you suggest for a South American Biotope Aquarium?
Thank you very much for filming our Blackwater tank at Glen Echo Park Aquarium. Your video is amazing and captures the beauty of our pumpkin seeds and crayfish!
The almond leaves link goes to a dog dietary supplement. The alder cones link goes to a dead product. Could use an update (was trying to buy through your links to support this awesome overview).
Thanks. I’ll spend some time this week updating all these dead links!
How often do we need to change water in such scape...
I really want someone to make a very calm video about making a beautiful aquascape like this one and say "this aquascape is so supple and was designed with perfect thirds. Now enough of this intro, we are going to be adding the perfect fish for this tank. Lets dive in..." then they drop their phone into the water and start cussing like a sailor.
What size is the tank? Also, is that crayfish a Procambarus clarkii?
It’s native to the east coast of the US, I don’t know the species though. I believe the tank is a 40 breeder.
2:45 Is there really any wildlife left in DC?
its a giant city
What is the first algae to colonise the waters of a natural fish tank with organic matter inside it,,,, and why?
Boil the leaves for about how long?
Pumpkin seeds are also delicious
My ph is 6.4 i only put fish that live in blackwater and if you put a fish that like high ph it will die
alex can you give me the fish id, please ?
what are the fish in the thumbnail
The leafs won’t rot ?
They decay overtime, but it is okay. Shrimp and other fish enjoy eating the biofilm that grow on it as it decays. Really, it's some of the best food for shrimp.
Im from dc
Audio just a bit too boomy. Otherwise great stuff.
Audio problem...
You need a permit to keep them... glad I moved from MD. lol I would be in serious trouble.....
Is the voiceover sped up or is that just me?
Alas, I believe it is just you. It's possible that Nick and I had too much coffee?
haley2245 it is for me too
😮😮😮 !!
The voiceover is sped up for me too. Video part is great though.
Having audio issues here as well. 😕
That water is clear as shit 😂
This tank need a wave maker
Look at the White stuff on the water top
Are you Robot?
I mean your voice 🤔🤔
See I would do full on blackwater but my mom will only let me do wood, no botanicals
A foot long? Try more like 6” max or you have a world record