Small Aquariums Aren't Difficult To Filter Or Heat Anymore!
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Please can you make a vedio on tank mates for red tail catfish please make a vedio on that and please add more algae eaters please please please
I know in this whole world you are the only geniouse who can make a vedio on that with more algae eaters
I'd figure 5 gal and less would be nano
i bet it is called jolly after the jolly rogers pirate flag?
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The good thing about nano is that you can have a variety of fish to keep, different aquascape designs and basically not boring when u get atleast 4 in your room
its completely false, you don't have a variety of fish
For anyone with a Micron (and for John!), if you want to open up the filter cartridge, just jam a small flathead screwdriver by the two notches on one side of the cartridge container and the back will pop right out. I filled it up with some Siporax Mini from my previous filter.
Thank you guys so much!! You both are the reason I recently got into this hobby this year! I now have 21 fish across 6 tanks!!
As I’ve delved more into smaller tanks (my new betta addiction) lol this video gives me some ideas for some equipment for these tanks... thanks John!!
same here...betta addiction is getting me in trouble at home hahahaha now my husband goes to the pet store eith me to make sure I stay strong hahaha because I started with 1 and 1 month later I had 4 hahaha
@@immanoctopus wait until you want to start breeding bettas
@@wnemethvargo284 lol...no joke...I am already looking into that...I wanna know what might come out of my female and any of my 3 males hahahaha this is gonna end up with a basemant full of tanks because I am not gonna have the heart to give any of them away hahahaha
Are you saying that the African Cichlid trend is "cyclical"...?😁
🤣 making sure we doing go buying his beloved fish lol.
I see what you did there.....
Sir, here is your trophy 🏆 well done. 👏
Hahahaha! Enjoy a good pun. Well done 👏
I have a 10 gallon I am thinking of setting back up. So this is great.
Hello . I also have a 10 gallon aquarium. Can you please tell me what heater and what watts you use . Here we have -2 degree Celsius. I am worried
@@farwaalii18 best if you can keep your tank away from your vent (ac or heating). I usually use aqueon heater with a set timer so stay that heat and it will turn off when temperature is right.
@@Kt-cn2rq thank you so much
kayla wolfie don't think just do it 😊🤙🐢🐢
I had a 20 gallon that failed due to white spot disease. The only survivors were 5 shrimp 2 of which died due to stress of moving to a small plastic container and two others died because I didn’t have a small enough filter. (I used the 20 gallon one and one shrimp got into the filter and the other got in but died from stress) I now have a single survivor. I am trying a 5 gallon because I seem to be good at shrimp and it allows for trying fish again in the future.
These are absolutely amazing aquarium helpers, 10/10 recommend them for any nano tank!
Love this. Thank you!
* As an aus im have to convert to litre. 4 gallon betta tank is 15 litres.
THANK YOU
I have a 6 gallon Betta tank with a preset aqueon heater. Keeps my tank at exactly that and King George is nice and warm. I use an aqueon internal 10 filter and it's flow isn't too harsh for him. Just thought I would share, they are easily bought at Petco and I haven't had any problems.
Thank you so much for the help I’m getting my second tank and it’s a 55 gallon tank
I have been wanting to start up a nano tank of my own for awhile, but have been holding back because I ran out of room to place air pumps. You have solved my dilemma* and I have now purchased your 20 watt combo. Ty ty
love sicce pumps!!! even the blades on the turbines are flexible and dont break off or grind inside the magnetic housing making the pumps super quiet
We purchased this heater based on your review. It is suppose to be preset for 78 degrees. It ran at 84 and killed 4 of our fish. I read where this happened to others as well. Thought you would like to know.
My tank/s often run at higher than 84 most of the time due to ambient temperature... But I guess my fish are used to it..
Yeah this channel is more money hungry rather than helping the hobby grow. All this channel see is money
The amount of water in the tank can affect this
Did the preset heater have an automatic turn off? There are many preset ones that don't making them rather useless if you live somewhere that gets high temperatures in summer. You're better off with ones where you can ajust the temperatures and with an auto shut off. I can't really recommend a brand as I live in Australia and we have many brands that are different to people on the states, but if you read the box you'll find all the information you need.
@@jasonyang5296 this channel just wants the dolla, look at their store so expensive. Not to say this hobby isn’t expensive but they just want money
Just ordered the Jolly heater for my betta. Keep him comfy this winter. Thank you!
How's it working. Any issues?
dylan jennings still working fine. Nice profile and steady temperature
What wattage did you purchase and how big is your tank
Just ordered 3 of the Micron Nano units from your web site. Looks like an excellent product that will work perfectly for my needs. Thank you John and Lisa!
I always thought a nano tank was when you filled it with smaller fish. I guess the size of the actual tank makes sense 😆
Rachel o Leary has a similar view, concerning nano
It can be both, imo
Thankyou for the Nano equipment reviews
Sicce seems like a very nice manufacturer. I will look for those if i need to replace equipment. Thanks for this very complete presentation.
One of the biggest trends right now is to buy a starter kit. And then put your own spin on it. I have seen some of the most elegant starter kits!
Exactly what I want to do!
Awesome! I started a 10 gallan SA convicts cichlids, unfortunately during Covid, wfh with caring responsibilities, started getting distracted and not keeping up with tank maintenance... yes they died! This was about April and I'm looking to revive my 10 gallon! And looking to keep with the simplistic look how ever looking to start a nano tank and this look pretty decent!
I love your videos! It would be super awesome if you made a video of the kinds of fish that we can keep in a nano aquarium!
I am new to the hobby and completely obsessed and engaged. I absolutely love your vlogs and videos. Thank you for all your knowledge and insight. Wade from So. Cal. Cheers!
Some great quality products. With a Great demonstration of all benefits of product and how do you use and Service. Ideal for your Nano tanks.
I could not love these videos more- thankful!
My definition of a nano tank is a tank that are 10 gallons and below since 15 gallons up are quite large where I come from.
Hi , i'm going to go and get some stuff i need for a 7.5 gallon nano tank that im doing the setup up with plants and a betta .I will only get the betta in a months time or whatever time it takes for the tank to cycle thoroughly .i watched your youtube videos on the heater and filters so I know what i going to do there . I,ve got 2 questions . i,m wanting to have some plants that will be planted directly into the substrate on one half of the tank and plants on the other half wont need wont need the special first layer of substrate . How much should i buy of the good stuff for the planted half ?and secondly my nano tank has got a standard plastic lid on it, what light do you suggest ? because the lights that attatch to the walls of the tank wont really work , I don't think unless i cut it up a bit .I don.t know what it is in inches but the tank dimensions in mm are L450 W200 H250 . Thanks
I have a 20 gal tank which is my first live planted tank so happy getting fish tmoz, thanks for the video helped alot
Thanks for taking apart the Micron and addressing shrimp safety! These products look great for African dwarf frogs.
I just keep thinking about the Jolly Roger (the traditional English name for the flags flown to identify a pirate ship about to attack, during the early 18th century) as the reason for the name
I love nano tanks they are so great to scape and watch
Love my 3 and 5 gallon. Female betta in each with neons in the five. Just ordered a heater
from you. Thanks.
@@jimmynorton1001 one
I need help!
I was gonna get a species of crab for a 20g long tank but I need to know if he is too big or not...
He grows (from the top of his leg to the other) 6 inches long, the tank dimensions is: 30x12x12
I'm saving up for a 20 gal long. Want to do mirofish and lots of plants. This will be really cool in there. Thankx.
A 20 gallon long is 20$ at the dollar a gallon sale. Unless it rimless.
@@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things woohoo thankx
John just ordered 2 shirts(Oscar) one for me and one for my wife...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 can't wait. Have a great day guys and many blessings to you
Hi. I’m new to aquariums and new to your channel- found you guys earlier today.. I really appreciate you guys sharing your Knowledge and experience with us noobs. I just put together my first aquarium- an 8 gallon nano tank and added some live plants, pathos cuttings , and 8..🪦erm 6 micro fishies (forgot what they are called but they are cute and colorful) I’m wondering why I would not want a carbon filter in my live planted 8 gallon aquarium? Thank you in advance to anyone who’ll answer..🐸
Thanks! This was exactly what I needed to know
Pretty neat filter and heater. Beauty that was finally figured out is carbon doesn’t bother a planted tank. Doesn’t affect fertilizers. I run carbon in several of my planted tanks.
Great video John!
this is like the Home Shopping Network for fish supplies, but okay, I dig that.
Just picked up 2 micron nano and 2 slims for my betta today. So far so good! Hoping they'll be great options for my tanks!
Update on this comment. Both Jolly heaters we got the auto-shut off didn't work. Almost cooked both of our Betta. Luckily I was monitoring their tank for the first few hours, and noticed the temp climbing
Great product information. 🐟🌿👍😄
I think that it is awasome that the jolly comes with stickers. My backround is white for my tank. If i order that heater i will definitely put the plant sticker on it to blend in with my plants :)
My idea of a nano tank is, with the exception of my clean up team, everything in my 90 gallon planted tank is all my fish are nano, less than 2cm in size. With such a small bio load and the low tech plants doing most of the filtering the tank takes care of itself most of the time. Regular water checks, water top ups and 30% water change once a month. Happy fish, happy me. 🤓
Thank you!
Yes I agree! Nano imo is under 20 gallons and I honestly love them because I love Betta. 😂
I’ve just gotten into fish keeping and have 3 angelfish in a 140L (40? gallon) tank, but I’ve got a question;
The smallest of the 3 is pretty aggressive to the other 2, they’re too young to breed (at least their ‘tubes’ aren’t visible), I’ve made sure to balance the right amount of food so they don’t have to compete, and not over feeding as there’s nothing left after 2-3 mins. As far as I’m aware and from what I’ve read the tank is an appropriate size for the 3 of them aswell
Is there anything else I could be doing to try to curb his aggression? Or is it possible that the fish is just a d*ck?
The other 2 fish don’t seem to overly mind, as he’s quite a bit smaller than them, but I wouldn’t want them to be quietly stressing out
By any chance do you all sell sponges for the micron to ease the changing and cleaning process for the sponge
I purchase a jolly filter for my new 6 gal. Tank and the flow control my neon went inside the gap in switch. Got stuck trying to get out. Just letting you know thanks
If you keep your home at a constant 73 * , and you want to keep only guppies and neons in it , is the heater a necessity or a back up in case .?
I work with 2.5 gallon ones and have worked with 1 gallon ones. I don't use heaters since i am mostly into cooler water types like killies and rainbows.
Thanks for that . I have a fifteen galon tank in my home
Hi! I got my nano tank running for a week now. The pump came with some fiber and coal in it. Should I use a sponge or coal in a 5 gallon with some shrimp, planorbidae and a few guppy fry?
Will be getting a 5 gallon for my betta fish Navy pretty soon 🐟🌑🔵
He seems content in his 3.5 one for now
(And I do heat up his tank w/warm water)
Hey KGT. If a put mesh net around the base of that filter to protect micro fry, would that hinder the filtration process?
I have a 6g cube I'm going to be setting up as a shrimp tank. This is a perfect choice.
Does the nano aerate the water if I have that little nozzle above the water line horizontally and it breaks the water like a mini little water fall effect?
I hate that they preset them with only one setting, I keep my tanks at about 73° to 74°, I make sure I don’t have anything that’s real picky about that heat but tetras and guppies and shrimp and snails and all of my plants do fine with it.
I think the stickers are cool, if you’ve got plants back there that will hide it that much more or stones, same thing, especially if I was laying it horizontally near the bottom. I’ve got a big stack of black rocks for the shrimp and that one sticker would actually go really well with it. 😂😂
Especially for nano tanks, I can’t believe somebody hasn’t invented an all in one, a tiny filter like that with an integrated heater. Just a tiny heater with a little sponge filter and pump on it, or even air powered.
I take a QTip and put a thin coat of vaseline on the motor shaft before I install the prop. Helps it run more efficiently.
Great products
I'm wondering if this system is something that could be considered easy to use?
I have a 5 gallon shrimp tank and I’m in love it 100% the best looking tank
Hi I need y’all advice. I have a 20 gallon long fish tank. I love discus fish but my tank is too small. I there any other fish that look and act similar to discus fish?
Does keep fish keeping ship to Canada?
How about "The Jolly Roger" and if I'm not mistaken it's down in "Davy Jones' Locker". Yes this is old term but what can I say other than I've been around for a while.
Yeah this is what came to mind when he said it, then I thought of jolly ranchers and thought about how I wanted something sweet and fruity :)
@@k2boy83 for me there's so much time between Roger and Rancher I completely forgot the candy. Trying to remember the cartoon where I think first heard it...LOL!!!
I eat there often.
Never understood why you'd design a filter with the impeller before the filter. Much less likely to get sand in the impeller if it has to get past a filter first.
But this filter has the impeller after the filtration media?
@@driftmeister2244 this one does, many don't.
I'm really enjoying your thumbnails. 😊
How does the micron compare to Penn Plax Cascade 170?
I JUST set up a tank a week ago and now I’m wanting a slightly bigger one and these two products. Such a bummer! Makes me want a new tank already. The hobby is so expensive though.
After the grief of losing pet after pet, I decided I would get a Betta for my desk. I figured if I lost the poor fish I wouldn’t be a broken man like I have experienced in the past. So ... meaning I am a beginner and having fun diving through all the info. But I have a bit of frustration too. I have 3 concerns around filters for a small (5.3 gallon) aquarium. 1) it should be fully submersible - 2) it should not create strong currents in the small space that would be detrimental to a Betta - 3) it should be quiet. I can find filters that fulfill one or two of the requirements. I’m looking for suggestions from the experts or the community at large. Thanks!
I have an 8 gallon cylinder blue dream shrimp tank. No heater. Looks awesome
I've spent countless hours researching to find a small quiet filter for my new Betta Sheldon. I'm having the same issue as Goldilocks... Either the filters too big, too strong, not strong enough or killed their Betta and some were even electrocuted. I've just been doing partial water changes, but really want a filter. I went from a Fluval Chi 5 gallon to a 3 gallon cube I love, but with no filter or lid I'm now thinking about the Marineland 5 gallon. Any thoughts?
I wish I could see this filter in action to make my own judgment on the adjustable flow.
Would they work in a 23 gallon?
I have a 55 gallon and I’m thinking of getting another tank, I can’t decide between 3 5 gallons, maybe 2 10 gallons or one 20-30 gallon, but I want to aquascape the tank. What should I do?
Just bought the micron filter- you sold me on it
They are very loud
Nano tanks have always been my thing. Years back when I was super active at Nano-Reef, we considered anything under 40 gallons to be nano (I believe). Then I think 5 and under was pico. I've just never been a big tank person. I do own a 75 gallon, I've had it for years, but it's never seen water. My plan is to finally set that one up next year after our big move.
Nano for saltwater is usually a bit bigger. When i was setting up a saltwater tank i was told anything under a 55 is on the small side and even a 55 is pushing it. I didnt listen and had a 30 and 40 gallon. No 10 gallons though.
@@naturesfinest2408 Hmm. In the nano enthusiast community we based it off of Albert Thiel's work, one of the people who pioneered the reef keeping hobby and was a founder and active member of the Nano-Reef site until he passed away.
nice new cam!
I'm slow John, I just got into the hobby in March during the lockdown. I'm African cichlid nuts. Maybe I'll catch up soon.
Now thirsty for saltwater 😎
I get the feeling a lot of people joined in because of the rona. For me it was the plants and shrimp.
hi i have a small 2.5 gallon aquarium kit that my kids bought and put a Bumble Bee Betta in it That's the name on the container Im not impressed with the filter Im not sure if the filter is working well? Its a Aqueon minibow 2.5. any thoughts?
Appreciate the vape prompts.
I know this comment is super late but im just looking for some help. I was wondering if I could get away with the 10 watt heater in my 5 gal or should i use the 20 watt? And do you know the best place where I can purchase one? Thanks
can you use the jolly heater 20watt on a 45 gal tank?
How quiet are those filters? I don't need one but I am curious.
I had a Fluval Edge. It was very pretty, but summer was a pain. Overheating, evaporation etc.
How’d you deal with it?
Great video 👍
I want to know about how the noise affects the fish. I bought a nano tank for my desk and the pump it came with is so loud. I'm wondering if my fish has a headache because I feel like I would have one!
I’m thinking of setting up a 55 gallon aquarium soon, any ideas?
Betta sorority!!!!
How many years have you been using these? I know they're popular in Europe and have been sold in the US since the mid 90s but how long have you been using these on your aquariums
I’d buy a small thermostat for the preset heaters just incase of slight runaway to avoid over heating
i have a 15 gallon fluval flex which has a good filter built in and a space for the heater. Both are hiden from sight so it is great.
And I have a 4 gallon biorb which I think isn't the best filter in the world. I have a betta in there ... no heater 🥴
I was thinking of saying "something smart" like-
Oh, just go cold water.
Oh, just do a half-tank Anoxic Zone.
Oh, just stock Air-Breathing Fish.
..............internal voice said,
"Dude, shut the fxxk up!.
There's nothing wrong with anything here, not a dam thing, don't be so cynical all the time."
Hey John & Lisa, You guys think you could do a video on the other tank behind you. The one with angelfish because I’ve never seen them before.
Fellow vaper & aquarium lover ❤️
Not a fan of the preset heater. In case of ick treatment where you need higher temps or for stock that prefers colder temps like shrimp it wouldn't allow the flexibility
dang... i thought i finally had a decent sized tank... picked up my first tank's in a long time this weekend because I could not just get one lol. got me a 16 gallon bowfront on a stand and a 10 gallon to go on top of my dresser, its been over 10 years since ive had a tank and that was just a 5 gallon tank we had as kids but we had it for about 13 years before the last of our fish passed away and the tank had a small leak.
African cichlids are starting to make a comeback in my opinion. I work part time at one of the LFS in my area and we seen an uptick in African sales in the last few months.
Can we get an update on the 300 gallon soon?
I just set up a whole new 3.5 g betta tank and put the 10w Aqueon heater in it. The 48hrs waters were anywhere between 78-82 degrees which is fair to me, but the next day I notice it has gotten to 88 degrees in my tank by the heater and 84 farthest away. This was a brand new heater from petco and I have read other reviews of similar issues. Is my heater bad?
Fellow vaper!!! 😍😍😍 I’m a fish lover & shrimp (& almost any creature ❤️) what exactly does carbon do for the water?? Thank you in advance for your time & assistance!! 😭