Hello. Beautiful aqua. Do you have a plant placement plan from that aquarium? It would be great if you could provide. Good luck and ideas for further work.
What separates you from many other popular TH-cam aquascapers is that your wonderfully succinct and detailed explanations are perfect!! You don’t keep the camera on you talking, you keep it on the aquariums. You don’t use gimmicks, false charm, humor or lecture-style methods. Your editing is masterful and you don’t waste time. You are a favorite! Thank you for this video. It’s truly the best of its kind. Cheers!
Good job bro greetings from Indonesia I like the way you explain in very detailed and easy to apply how many times to change the water after we finish our aquascape??please answer my question🙏
not sure if this was intentional but the voiceover audio is only coming from the left speaker. Thought I'd let you know if you didn't realise already :)
Wif the lofi background music and the PA like voiceover it feels like I’m really on a tour😂(watched it on my phone so it actually feels quite special and fun)
To hide the cottonpads, you can crush some pieces of aquasoil to dust (or simply use your aquarium sand if it fits) and dust it over the glue-soaked cotton.
Very helpful , ive been watching aquascaping videos since years and this is the only one which is the best and knowledgable . Thank you for giving us the hope that this is doable
Terrific video as always. I really like the back to basics type videos too. And great narration. This scape turned out really nice. Everyone who is unsure about starting the hobby should jump in and give it a try. It might not turn out quite as nice as this tank right away, but with enough practice it will. Take care.
Excellent video! I am planning to do my first aquascaping. I was wondering about the CO2 gas for the plants. Can you not just pump atmospheric area which has a CO2 in it already? Do you really need this CO2 gas ? can you please guild me on this topic. Thank you.
Damn, I wish I see this video earlier before I start my first few tank. Your guide explains a lot of my frustration and I see why. Good guide. I am bookmarking it. Keep up the good work!!!
Hey! I use ferts from Masterline and because I use a nutrient rich substrate in the first few weeks I will only dose Potassium and sometimes micro nutrients. After about a month or 2 I will start adding Macro nutrients.
I like the way you explain in very detailed and easy to apply how many times to change the water after we finish our aquascape love from indonesia my friend🙏
Thank you for this very helpful video. I'm just trying my hand at aquascaping a small 5 gallon tank, and I will follow these steps almost to the T. I want to use organic potting soil in mesh bags, so hopfully it will turn out well! Thank you again. Love all your videos!
Hi MJ thanks for the amazing guide, one question, when sticking plants to driftwood/rocks do you use a cotton disc with the plant or do you use direct glue on the plant roots ?
Nice video and instructions. Do you have a layout of what plants in front, middle area, and background? This will help me to replicate your tank easier. Many Thanks
Great tutorial. I only have your voice in the left speaker. I had the same issue before. To fix it in Davinci Resolve simply click right mouse button on the clip go to Clip Attributes... => Audio then duplicate channel 1 to the right speaker it will duplicate you left speaker to the right speaker
As always nice job! I used same Difusor for Co2 but a was unhappy, lot of microbubbles in tank. Now I have reactor for CO2. What is your experience with this difusor?
Yeah lots of micro bubbles indeed... but with a white background you don't see it that much. If I had a black background on this tank I would probably not use this kind of diffuser
New to all this, saw this video, you're very informative but I had a few questions. Do you have to wait a certain amount of time before adding fish, I noticed you said you added them a few weeks later. Was that intentional or could you add them sooner? Also, how different would maintenance be with a typical rear hanging filter be? Do you have to run CO2 with that build?
Why are u quarantining plants? A diluted bleach wash will make them usable instantly but make sure u rinse them in dechlorinator afterwards just to get rid of nasty chlorine etc
Hey MJ! I love your work and i think your channel is just the best one out there in terms of aquascaping. I have a quick question. I don't have otocinclus in my region, so do you think i could use ancistrus instead?
Hey there MJ. I can safely say that at this point I consider you my aquascaping mentor. I learned a lot from you and like to apply all I learn from you because you always say things in a very easy to digest way and appliable way. You also use the same brands of tanks, ferts, lights I use, so it's easy for me to relate to your setups. A question I have: What do I do with new plantsthat just won't establish... I get them to melt in the first 4 days/1 week of adding them in an already established setup, specifically althernantera. It's literally the 5th time I try to add this plant in my 70L tank, everytime doing something different (different position, closer to the light, more space, etc) and still no luck. Is it just impossible to add certain plants after the tank gets established? If so, I would love it if you can make a video about it. The only time I managed to grow althernanthera mini is when I first set up the 35L, at the very beginning when nothing was established.
Hey Adrian! Strange that you are struggling with Alternanthera, it's not really a difficult plant. And adding them into an established setup should actually make it easier. Are you sure it's melting and not being eaten? I know Amano shrimp love to eat Alternanthera
@@MJAquascaping Hey there! Pretty sure it's not being eaten because the stems themselves just rot at the base after 3-5 days, along with leaves near the base, after I plant them in my soil. The signs don't look like there's been "munching" going on, but I do have amano shrimp. Althoguh in such a short time, I should have definitely seen them do it if that was the case. I get pretty much the same behaviour with Alth. Rosanervig and with the mini one from In-vitro. They do actually grow new leaves out the top, so maybe it's just a case of let the plant die so it can be reborn in the new setup, but man is it heartbreaking to just see that whole beautiful red plant melt completely and I don't really have the patience for them to just die off like that xD. I am familiar with plants melting when getting established, but not to this extent!
@@adrianradu2332 Hi Adrian, I just read about your melting problem, sorry to hear. Your plants seem to uncouple stem from roots. Something seems to be wrong with your soil and I really would like to know what's going on. Do you use substrate heating? Did you add additional fertilizer to your soil? May be your soil is clogged and doesn't hold enough oxygen for the roots/the substrate bacteria to strive? May be the soil became too acidic vs. the water column? Let me know if you have overcome the problem...
That's great am following lots of your videos and learning a lot,that light Twinstar III 600 is like 250 euro,I get it, it's great but could you make some videos of alternative and a bit less expensive kit for aquascape,all the best mate cheers from UK
Fantastic tutorial, will come in handy when I finally get to set up the 25l opti-white tank I have ordered to give a proper planted tank with aqua soil a shot!
Great video! About how many inches is the rerun line under water for surface skimmer. I ended up cutting mine to short and it didn’t work correctly. Going to try again.
I just discovered your channel. Love all your videos. When starting a new tank should I wait until the water cycles before planting the plants? Thank You
I dose potassium for the first month, and sometimes a little bit of micro nutrients as well. Depending on the goal I will switch to NPK after a month or so
I have the same neoflow inflow and outflow, but it came with the circular flow reducer outflow nozzle. Where did you get the standard lily outflow nozzle? I can't find it anywhere.
Voordeel is dat je nog minder techniek zichtbaar hebt in je bak. Nadeel is dat je wel weer een extra koppeling in je filter slang hebt wat evt zou kunnen lekken
Doe jij ook wel eens een aquascape met bijvoorbeeld filterzand en corydoras? Wil naast garnalen graag corydoras in mijn toekomstige aquarium en kan wel advies gebruiken.
Hello! I’ve got a question: do high tech nano tanks require air stones or anything like that? I didn’t see you mention it in your video. Thanks! (Great tutorial btw)
I am setting up another tank at home...a similar size tank....so this is really helpful. The hardscape I want to create is a cave in one back corner with outcrops of the same rock type around it. But I am putting some sanded coloured glass pieces on the interior of the cave to make it look like a crystal cave.
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Hello. Beautiful aqua. Do you have a plant placement plan from that aquarium? It would be great if you could provide. Good luck and ideas for further work.
What separates you from many other popular TH-cam aquascapers is that your wonderfully succinct and detailed explanations are perfect!! You don’t keep the camera on you talking, you keep it on the aquariums. You don’t use gimmicks, false charm, humor or lecture-style methods. Your editing is masterful and you don’t waste time. You are a favorite! Thank you for this video. It’s truly the best of its kind. Cheers!
Thanks a lot Daniel!
Very insightful too ✨
Good job bro greetings from Indonesia I like the way you explain in very detailed and easy to apply how many times to change the water after we finish our aquascape??please answer my question🙏
I’m new to all of this, but this made me a lot more confident
not sure if this was intentional but the voiceover audio is only coming from the left speaker. Thought I'd let you know if you didn't realise already :)
Definitely not intentional... how did i not notice that...
@@MJAquascaping it’s all good. still great content
I think we need another tutorial, you know for the right ear this time.
Wif the lofi background music and the PA like voiceover it feels like I’m really on a tour😂(watched it on my phone so it actually feels quite special and fun)
Its just louder on the left earbud for me
To hide the cottonpads, you can crush some pieces of aquasoil to dust (or simply use your aquarium sand if it fits) and dust it over the glue-soaked cotton.
Very helpful , ive been watching aquascaping videos since years and this is the only one which is the best and knowledgable . Thank you for giving us the hope that this is doable
I've watched all your videos just starting my fourth tank and can't get enough of this hobby
Great video MJ. I liked seeing the progression of the tank over time instead of just focusing on tank setup. Definitely something I'll share.
Top tip with the cotton and superglue 👌
Voice over is ok. It was very clear an precise. I understood every thing you said. And that's the main thing. Great tutorial.
Lovely setup and the video. Can't imagine the efforts you put in to keep so many people inspired... The tank has grown to be a beauty...
You can soak the wood in a bucket beforehand. Makes it heavy. Saves gluing.
Thank you! Your tank is so beautiful!
This video was SUPER helpful, thanks!
Terrific video as always. I really like the back to basics type videos too. And great narration. This scape turned out really nice. Everyone who is unsure about starting the hobby should jump in and give it a try. It might not turn out quite as nice as this tank right away, but with enough practice it will. Take care.
Fantastic movie and beautiful aquarium. Thanks😀
New to Aquascaping, so helpful
This is gorgeous!
Excellent job, thanks for the video.
Fantastic video! Good job 👏
Excellent video! I am planning to do my first aquascaping. I was wondering about the CO2 gas for the plants. Can you not just pump atmospheric area which has a CO2 in it already? Do you really need this CO2 gas ? can you please guild me on this topic. Thank you.
Damn, I wish I see this video earlier before I start my first few tank. Your guide explains a lot of my frustration and I see why. Good guide. I am bookmarking it. Keep up the good work!!!
Hi what fertilization do you use? How do you dose? Thank you and good luck
Hey! I use ferts from Masterline and because I use a nutrient rich substrate in the first few weeks I will only dose Potassium and sometimes micro nutrients. After about a month or 2 I will start adding Macro nutrients.
@@MJAquascapingokay thank you
Simply Beautiful!!!!
I like the way you explain in very detailed and easy to apply how many times to change the water after we finish our aquascape love from indonesia my friend🙏
Nice guide! I'm gonna start with it soon... Thanks!
Good luck!
FINALLY! 😩
I love every. Single. Videos. Of yours.
So informative. Thank you very much!! Will keep watching 🥹
👍👍 very good
That was a beautiful tank!
Thank you for this very helpful video. I'm just trying my hand at aquascaping a small 5 gallon tank, and I will follow these steps almost to the T. I want to use organic potting soil in mesh bags, so hopfully it will turn out well! Thank you again. Love all your videos!
Perfect tutorial MJ 👍🏻
Thank you 👍
Great video as always! I’d love to see an ultra budget build. Or maybe dry start? Grow plants from seeds would be nice to see as well.
Noted!
Was this video ever made?
Hi what brand lights are you using could you send me a link as to where can I get a set similar those you are using in this scape
Links are in the video description 😊
Hi MJ thanks for the amazing guide, one question, when sticking plants to driftwood/rocks do you use a cotton disc with the plant or do you use direct glue on the plant roots ?
I want to purchase spiderwood from Buce Plant and was wondering which selection you picked? I see different sizes and quantity.
Eye opener for me with the explanation of what is happening ✨
Nice scape tutorial..good job sir
do you use treated water or straight from the tap?
Nice video and instructions. Do you have a layout of what plants in front, middle area, and background? This will help me to replicate your tank easier. Many Thanks
Great tutorial. I only have your voice in the left speaker. I had the same issue before. To fix it in Davinci Resolve simply click right mouse button on the clip go to Clip Attributes... => Audio then duplicate channel 1 to the right speaker it will duplicate you left speaker to the right speaker
Yeah I don't know how i missed it this time...
Really great tips for nubies, thank you!
hi , do you use any mat before adding soil to prevent the tank from getting scratch under the soil
Beautiful I'm getting into the hobby
Very nice MJ….. it helps to include how to-s so when an issue pops up, you know to solve it and move forward. We all get issues from time to time 😜
As always nice job! I used same Difusor for Co2 but a was unhappy, lot of microbubbles in tank. Now I have reactor for CO2. What is your experience with this difusor?
Yeah lots of micro bubbles indeed... but with a white background you don't see it that much. If I had a black background on this tank I would probably not use this kind of diffuser
Can you add live substrate to a tank with the fresh water fish inside?
Hello sir, I want to ask whether room temperature affects plant growth?
Beautiful 😍 I'm getting into the hobby
New to all this, saw this video, you're very informative but I had a few questions. Do you have to wait a certain amount of time before adding fish, I noticed you said you added them a few weeks later. Was that intentional or could you add them sooner? Also, how different would maintenance be with a typical rear hanging filter be? Do you have to run CO2 with that build?
at 12:04 whats that tube thingy on the right side of the aquarium, and what purpose does it serve?
It's a CO2 dropchecker! The fluid inside changes color depending on how much CO2 is available in the water.
@@MJAquascapingoh, i see.. thanks for the reply ⭐
I’m doing my first planted aqua scape soon, I’m stoked 🤙 all the plants are in quarantine rn
Why are u quarantining plants? A diluted bleach wash will make them usable instantly but make sure u rinse them in dechlorinator afterwards just to get rid of nasty chlorine etc
친절한 설명 감사합니다. 많은 도움이 되었습니다.
if you think about the fertility of aquascape plants do you need to use additional co2 tubes?
thanks
Where did you find the plain white decoration foil for the background?
Everything i am seeing online has patterns.
What temperature is good to set the tank for plants and fish? 78-83?
when you do a water change what are you replacing it with ? Is it RO water
Can u make a basic setup with a nano tank for betta fishes
Planning to do a betta tank soon! What is basic in your opinion?
@@MJAquascaping I mean like a simple setup with live plants for beginners
Very satisfying
What glue did you use?
Great basic guide keep up the good work mark💪
What light are you using in that set up
Hey MJ! I love your work and i think your channel is just the best one out there in terms of aquascaping. I have a quick question. I don't have otocinclus in my region, so do you think i could use ancistrus instead?
You can! But they do get a lot bigger
@@MJAquascaping thanks a lot for a quick reply. Love your work, keep it up and best of luck to you!
Hey MJ, great video!
Where did you buy the filter for the end of your filling hose?
I cant seem to find it anywhere.
Best regards Nikki Vandersee
Hey Nikki!
Do you mean the black attachment?
That's from a JBL e701 external filter.
What’s the table you used in this video to hold your aquarium?
Great video❤
Hello. white background where can i find i like it. i live in spain
Hey there MJ. I can safely say that at this point I consider you my aquascaping mentor. I learned a lot from you and like to apply all I learn from you because you always say things in a very easy to digest way and appliable way. You also use the same brands of tanks, ferts, lights I use, so it's easy for me to relate to your setups. A question I have: What do I do with new plantsthat just won't establish... I get them to melt in the first 4 days/1 week of adding them in an already established setup, specifically althernantera. It's literally the 5th time I try to add this plant in my 70L tank, everytime doing something different (different position, closer to the light, more space, etc) and still no luck. Is it just impossible to add certain plants after the tank gets established? If so, I would love it if you can make a video about it. The only time I managed to grow althernanthera mini is when I first set up the 35L, at the very beginning when nothing was established.
Hey Adrian! Strange that you are struggling with Alternanthera, it's not really a difficult plant. And adding them into an established setup should actually make it easier. Are you sure it's melting and not being eaten? I know Amano shrimp love to eat Alternanthera
@@MJAquascaping Hey there! Pretty sure it's not being eaten because the stems themselves just rot at the base after 3-5 days, along with leaves near the base, after I plant them in my soil. The signs don't look like there's been "munching" going on, but I do have amano shrimp. Althoguh in such a short time, I should have definitely seen them do it if that was the case. I get pretty much the same behaviour with Alth. Rosanervig and with the mini one from In-vitro. They do actually grow new leaves out the top, so maybe it's just a case of let the plant die so it can be reborn in the new setup, but man is it heartbreaking to just see that whole beautiful red plant melt completely and I don't really have the patience for them to just die off like that xD. I am familiar with plants melting when getting established, but not to this extent!
@@adrianradu2332 Hi Adrian, I just read about your melting problem, sorry to hear. Your plants seem to uncouple stem from roots. Something seems to be wrong with your soil and I really would like to know what's going on. Do you use substrate heating? Did you add additional fertilizer to your soil? May be your soil is clogged and doesn't hold enough oxygen for the roots/the substrate bacteria to strive? May be the soil became too acidic vs. the water column? Let me know if you have overcome the problem...
That's great am following lots of your videos and learning a lot,that light Twinstar III 600 is like 250 euro,I get it, it's great but could you make some videos of alternative and a bit less expensive kit for aquascape,all the best mate cheers from UK
Fantastic tutorial, will come in handy when I finally get to set up the 25l opti-white tank I have ordered to give a proper planted tank with aqua soil a shot!
Is c02 needed only for certain plants? What's a perfect temperature? 70?
Great Job! Im surprised some bozo didn't say "its 13 minutes long not 10 you lier!". Love your videos! This was the first video I saw from you.
Yeah me 2 😅
Great video! About how many inches is the rerun line under water for surface skimmer. I ended up cutting mine to short and it didn’t work correctly. Going to try again.
2.5 inches! 😊
I just discovered your channel. Love all your videos. When starting a new tank should I wait until the water cycles before planting the plants? Thank You
@WilliamAnneli, you can check MJ’s dark start method video. Cycles and adds plants after
Great video thank you 🙏
Is there a Need for bubbler ?
it's very good aqauascaping☺️☺️☺️☺️
What types of plants you used?
Green ones you nerd
Super mooi gedaan man 👍 Heb je geen last van vissen/garnalen die uit de bak springen bij bakken zonder kap?
MJ when are you gonna do long term review of Wrb2 pro? Also how about chihiros new doctor and chihiros led background??
Can you half fill the tank and then plant your plants? Why does everyone do it dry?
what's the purpose of the tissue while filling the tank?
What a video 😗🤌🏼 and what a scape! 👌🏼
Gutted I didn’t know about Vivarium, I would of made plans to go 😢
Beautiful Aquarius, do you dose Potassio only in the first few days, or when you fertilize, do you dose the Potassium on the outside?
I dose potassium for the first month, and sometimes a little bit of micro nutrients as well. Depending on the goal I will switch to NPK after a month or so
@@MJAquascaping ok thanks for the reply
You are very inspiring. Keep it up !
I have the same neoflow inflow and outflow, but it came with the circular flow reducer outflow nozzle. Where did you get the standard lily outflow nozzle? I can't find it anywhere.
It's only just been released, and slowly making it's way to the shops. Where are you located?
@@MJAquascaping in the US, texas.
Nice aquascaping guide
As always concrete material 🎬👍😀👌
Wat is voordeel of nadeel van een Inline Diffuser.
Voordeel is dat je nog minder techniek zichtbaar hebt in je bak. Nadeel is dat je wel weer een extra koppeling in je filter slang hebt wat evt zou kunnen lekken
Kan jij vertellen hoeveel van je planten hebt gebruikt en wat waar.
Uiteraard! Ik heb een documentje wat ik je kan sturen, laat even weten waar ik dat naartoe kan sturen
hey je emailadres is niet correct
@@MJAquascaping nl op het einde sorry
Top bedankt 👍
Ah man that was great👍
Doe jij ook wel eens een aquascape met bijvoorbeeld filterzand en corydoras? Wil naast garnalen graag corydoras in mijn toekomstige aquarium en kan wel advies gebruiken.
Do you need a CO2 diffuser
Link for the co2 please
Just add biomedia from another filter and put shrimp and oto from the start.
Can you please give me a list so I can buy it thanks?
Hello! I’ve got a question: do high tech nano tanks require air stones or anything like that? I didn’t see you mention it in your video. Thanks! (Great tutorial btw)
you don’t need air stones no. Just co2 injection if you’re going with a high tech setup :)
Thanks
I am setting up another tank at home...a similar size tank....so this is really helpful. The hardscape I want to create is a cave in one back corner with outcrops of the same rock type around it. But I am putting some sanded coloured glass pieces on the interior of the cave to make it look like a crystal cave.
What was the CO2 speed for this 60P tank? And what was the light duration?
CO2 is at 2bps and the light is on for 8 hours at 75%
@@MJAquascaping What should be light duration of my 3 feet wide 200 ltrs planted tank? And what should be bubbles per second speed of my CO2?
I thought of an experiment idea. Could you compare foods that are supposed to enhance the colors of fish?
Interesting idea!