7 PROVEN Steps to Aquascape SUCCESS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I cover the 7 proven steps to aquascape success based on my own experiences from the last 15 years of aquascaping and keeping planted aquariums. I apply the 7 steps to my own Aquascaper 1200 Nature Aquarium.
The Steps -
1. Choosing the aquarium
2. Lighting
3. Substrate
4. Filtration and Circulation
5. CO2 Injection
6. Liquid fertilisers
7. Plants
I really hope you enjoy this one. It's been a great video to produce for you and I am sure it can help you achieve some success in your own aquariums.
Keep on scaping!
George
Where I get my plants - bit.ly/2JkGEWl
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My favourite filters - bit.ly/oasefilter
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Felix Smart Aquarium - www.felixsmart.com/
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Where I get my plants - bit.ly/2JkGEWl
My favourite aquariums with a lid - bit.ly/oaseaquarium
My favourite filters - bit.ly/oasefilter
Fritz Aquatics - Home
Felix Smart Aquarium - www.felixsmart.com/
Oase BiOrb Air - www.biorb.com/en-US/air/air-60/
Follow me on Instagram - instagram.com/georgefarmerstudios/
Buy merch - mosscotton.com/george
Another amazing video George! Even though I think ive seen all of your content, I still find myself always learning from you. Amazing teacher and role model! Keep on scaping mate! Cant wait for the book!
A really informative, back to basics tutorial George. No mention of 53b either. I would like to see a tutorial on plant health. Showing how various varieties deteriorate under different conditions? I know this may be hard for you to do, as all yours are perfect! Keep on scaping
Great video George! So looking forward to the book. I’m getting so much inspiration from your channel.
Thank you George, your explanation summarize all of the requirements in this hobby, well done!
Great video! Nothing better than getting helpful tips from the master himself! Because of you I got into the hobby of aquascaping about a year ago and enjoy every minute of it! From the excitement of getting started to the initial setup, to the final result and watching it establish! It was everything you said it would be! PEACEFUL! Thanks again George for all the time you put in to getting this beautiful hobby out there to everyone and helping me through the process! THANK YOU!
Cheers Mike! Glad to help 🙏💚
This is EXACTLY the video I needed today, a great recap and nice to have all the info in one place. Awesome! When is the book coming out?
Thanks George! Really helpful and informative video! IMO this is your best home aquascape yet. Absolutely stunning!
Thanks Mark!
Great video as always George . A lot of informations . Many thanks
Good to see you sticking to your roots of providing good educational videos. Even for the experienced it is a good refresher. Alot of channels showing off their work as entertainment which is fine but ur content is what matters!
Thanks Matthew 😊
That was a great video.Thanks .
Excellent video! Very well explained, patiently, with easy terms! Your tanks are always an inspiration!
Thanks 😊
Thank you! Wishing you much success with your new book when it comes out!
Loved this video! Really useful recap on everything. Can't wait for the book release!
Thanks 😊
Thanks George, can’t wait for the book 👍
great video bud ...really enjoyed it .
Awesome video buddy👍
Goodmorning from Atlanta Georgia
Always Love seeing your tanks I learned alot Cheer's 🙏
Great video George!!!
Thank u , it's quite a Helpful video.❤👍👍
Like always so simply explained
Very interesting Video and thank you for these informations. Great one and inspiring 😊👌
Love it! Can’t wait for the book.
Yes. Very good video. Enjoyed this one. Shared.
Great video mate 👌🏻
Hi George, top video today with tons of quality information, explained in a straight forward way . Excellent. Enjoy your week in Denmark. 😉.
Thanks Terry!
Great content 👍 can’t wait for the book!
Been watching your videos for about 2 weeks just started my first ever aquascape I’m addicted already
Great video overview George 😃💚🌱
Great video. I am very excited for the book to come out.
Great video as normal George, can't wait for the book (signed ofcourse🤣😉) I think a stand out for your book will be some awesome photography. You inspire me to "keep on scaping".
I love this style of video. Informative and relaxing. Thank you for sharing! Cheeri-O!- Little Bobby
Thanks mate!
Ah, yes! I’d love a full video from you on liquid fertilizers! I’m about to set up my first “large” planted tank. All my fish tanks have always been fully planted, but they were all under 20 gallons. My new tank is 60 gallons, and I want to make sure my plants flourish! I’ll be purchasing a wider variety than I’ve had before, and I’d hate for them all to wither away due to inexperience. Thank you for all your tips and tricks, I love your channel! ❤️
Thanks 🙏
Thanks George.... The set up u did at Crowders is looking great....
Thank you for the useful information!!
You’re welcome!
Please do a nutrient themed video. Dive deep into the world of Deficiency and Toxicity and how to spot and treat them
Great idea. Thanks!
Merci pour ta vidéo George !!! 👍👍👍
Nice to see the 1200 George! I was a huge fan of the first scape but i think this version is a true Farmer Classic😊 👍🌿
Thanks Vinnie!
Great video. Thanks for the shout out mate
Cheers mate
Awesome video!
Thank you 👍
Amazing Aquascape and set up 🤓
Really nice video and would love to see more on your dosing process.
Nice run down. Looking forward to your book!
Great episode Mr Farmer
That tank is stunning !!!
Very helpful useful video and something different, great video for beginers and advanced would love a video like on this on addressing types of algae 😁 keep frequent updates comkng george and looking forward to the book 👌
Also another helpful video would be how to rescape when only have 1 tank and whats best way to go about it like were to put plants and live stock etc.
I would love a video on fertilizers and dosing. Thank you for the helpful videos.
This video is maybe the best we can found !
Super tanks, super video, super George)))
Just by 100% intensity for 8 hours made you a true aquascaping master :)
I could be a BBA master if I go that route!
Keep on scaping George...
Ha ha! Thanks mate
that's why you gotta turn up the co2 and add oxygen at the same time.
I have preordered your book George and I hope you have included a lot of information in it because I hope to do it right when I do it.
Thanks for that 👍 very interesting ✌🙏
You’re welcome!
Take notes y'all! We're great at forgetting things as humans. Excellent wisdom George! Can't wait to dive into the book!
Thanks mate! Hope you’re well 😃
Very informative as usual. Please more info on fertilizer 🙏
Great video for someone new to the hobby like me
boy, I got into an expensive hobby
Tip to save money- join your local aquascaping hobby group. You can get used equipment, discounts on organized group buys (eg rocks), and trade plants or maybe equipment.
also a rewarding hobby ;D
yeah.....over time as I learn things there are more things to purchase to get things right....and I'm not even close to having aquariums the size and involvement than a lot of folks I subscribe to on YT. So far I work more than enjoy. This week though, I made a rule that I would not do water checks, vacuuming, or anything else for one entire day. It was quite worth it. I just put on some music I like and talked with my fish and checked out how some plants are growing great and some not in my different tanks and understanding this.
I also busted my rear putting together an aquarium stand and actually succeeded after 4 hours of work doing it. Although I won't be doing that again, it's going to be so much fun using it as it's really pretty and I hope safe...that is safe for the amount of water and glass the shelves will have sitting on them.
If you want the best? It ALWAYS costs.
@MDBD see md fish tank guy
Great overall video George! The fertilizing was really interesting for me. How do you compare to the Seachen Florish line. I am using it but it is a lot of work... would really like to change to something more simple like you have...
Another great video and lovely aquarium. Success is always linked to balance. Light, CO2 and nutrients. A great video would be how to spot if you have too much or too little of each of these. Often aquarists don’t know which parameter to change, or in which direction. e.g. if you have algae, is this because of too little light, starving the plant of the ability to photosynthesise or too much light, starving the plant of nutrients. How to achieve the right balance would make for a great in-depth series.
It’s a great idea. Basically I think it comes down to experience with individual systems because there’s so many variables otherwise.
I cant wait for your book to come out!!!
Great informative video George. . I was gonna ask you if you could at some time do an aqua scape using round river rocks. I'm going to be using round river rocks in my next tank would love to see inspirational visuals from a pro like you
Would be interested in a video on fertilisers
what an amazing aquarium
I think a video on fertilisers would be very interesting. I know there are a lot of opinions on the subject and I’d interested in your point of view and, the reasoning behind why and how you use them.
Awesome video. Thanks George. I’m a beginner and have made some mistakes but always feel inspired and hopeful I’ll get there eventually. In my case my new aquascape had a large algae outbreak. I am wondering if there is a way to recover from this without starting all over?
Hi George way back when I first started aquarium keeping the oldest time aquarium never use to be with black silicone always as you mentioned it use to be clear silicone and when you use to cure a fish with medication such as Methylene blue it use to stain the silicone in a light blue and I've been on the hobby for more than 30 yrs.
Definitely more in depth info on the fertilising please.
The Twinstar lights have the nicest spectrum greens and reds look good and the plants grow well.
Thanks george !!!!
Great tips for success
Lighting and co2 system is the key for me
Filtration is must can filtration water keep clean
Choosing good substrate can private nutrition
And the last is fertilizer,just like humans need supplements to provide vitamins
And have a good scape must keep doing+ error and repeat that👆👆
George,first off again cracking video,whats confusing me is distributing the CO2 around the tank,at some point if you haven't already will you consider doing a video on Flow and Co2 distribution to avoid dead spots.
Cheers George,again top vid,looking forward to the book.
+1 on talking about fertilizers
Come try an open top tank here in Perth, Australia. During summer it's common to lose 2lt to 4lt to evaporation in a single day. Love ya work 👍
Awesome stuff George, I love this tank! I'm building my first high tech with a WRGB2 Slim for a 90p - As you mentioned here in the lighting section, do you find it best to use the lights for the full 8 hour photoperiod right off the jump but reduce the intensity for the first week and slowly work up to 100%?
Süper 👍 George
I use a turkey baster to bring up the detritus. Works great 👍🏻
I’ve been looking at inline diffusers for some time and was wondering which you are using in this set up. Also, how does it perform?
Hi George.
Great videos. I'll be purchasing your book. 👍
How long have you been running with one filter. I'm guessing your not running into trouble because the tank is mature. Also, there's more load on that single heater. Maybe that's why it's on more.
I'm looking to purchase the 1500 aquarium this year. I called into aquarium Gardens. Great shop. The one oversite I didn't consider was the actual running costs of the tank.
Did you notice a increase in your electricity bills running the 1200 with two oase.
Thanks.
Really in two minds on getting either the AS900 or the AS1200 do you think I can run the 1200 on ONE of the oase 600 thermo ?
And would def like some more videos on the dosing and fertiliser side of things ?! And I’ve never had or done c02 can I get buy without it until I make the dive ?? Cheers great videos George as normal. 👌🏻👍🏻
Thanks for your videos which have definitely inspired me to get back into the hobby after a break of several years. Three questions. 1) You always emphasise the importance of circulation. Why do you have the filter inlet and outlet next to one another? I always had them at opposite ends of the aquarium. 2) At 9.20 you say you do 50% water changes - how often do you do them? 3) I previously had a heating element buried in the substrate but I have not seen this included in any of the videos I have watched. Is this heating not used nowadays?
Hi, thanks for the feedback.
The filter inlet and outlet together promotes better all-round circulation. If they are at opposite ends the flow in more linear with dead spots being more likely.
I change 50% water weekly.
Substrate heating is rarely used nowadays.
@@GeorgeFarmerStudios Thanks for your reply. I'm looking forward to starting up again!
Hi George I really enjoy your videos. Please can you give me some advice. I’m setting up my first aquarium with sand/slate /&tetra complete. I want a well planted tank. Do I need to leave aquarium after adding chemicals or add something ie shrimp/snails to get the water & right. Or just leave filter & heater & Plants running till get the right levels. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks Tony.
Hey George - just started to follow you on youtube. Instead of Netflix i have watched a lot recently because i have been away from the hobby a couple of years. Just getting started again. When is your book ready?
Hi George, just noticed @ 15:06 your inline diffuser its upside-down against the co2art instruction? was this by mistake or any particular reasons?
Amazing video
Can you please tell me one thing?
Does tropica specialised nutrition expires?
I mean if I keep it for 1 or 1.5 years (because my tank is a nano tank) will it be a problem?
Thanks
Looks amazing, what have you used on the back of the tank(glass) as a background
Nothing 👍
Can you do a video on lights and which ones are inexpensive and awesome.
Another great video George! Most fertilizers say dose once or twice a week. In your case doing daily, are you doing lighter amounts more frequently? Or standard amount everyday ?
I usually divide the weekly dose into 7 daily doses, then multiply according to the system. More light, CO2 and plants I dose much more, for example.
@@GeorgeFarmerStudios well said! You ROCK!!!
I have a HOB filter on my 75g now.. keeps tank clean.. would changing over to the OASE filter system give me any more benefits? Thank you, Joe
Beautiful red stems. Do you inject another liquid fertilizer other than the tropica specialised?
No 👍
Hello, George! 🙂 Thanks for the great video. You said, that liquid CO2 is not actually CO2 and potentially harmful, why it is so? I use Seachem Flourish Excel in my small shrimp tank.
Please do a video about liquid fertilizer. How do you see when you feed to much en to low etc etc
Where do you buy 5ltr tropica ferts, I can only find the 300ml. I am using a different fertiliser with my pump but think tropica maybe the way forward.
Nice video 👍 is it okey for 50lt 15-25 bubbles per min, I use home made CO2 so it’s not so stable.
Great video George. One question, would you use a small power head to aid waterflow?
Thanks! Yes, good idea
Great Video again George,just as a follow on to Stephen's question and your answer,this is where I'm lost,in general George if we get to (using manufacturers specs) of 10x water changes /hour,should that remove any CO2 dead areas, or is it trial and error, testing co2 levels throughout and using or not using a small powerhead till we reach that point.
Hope that makes sense GF,and again thanks for taking the time to post and help.
Hi, a big well done for your channel.. So easy to understand and informative.
I have a question if you dont mind.. Im a one tank guy.. Discus and plants and a mild dose of Co2. Obviously in my case it is important that a balance is found for both the plants and discus to thrive. (I also have some tetras and some L number plecs). My tanks is 240L btw.
Im not happy With the mixture of colours I have. My 3D background is greyish and the gravel is overall brown because it has mixed colours in it. Then there are the plants (green) and the bogwood (brown).
Do you recommend I change the gravel to grey sand to match the 3D background or will a white sand look better? And is sand good to anchor plants since I'm thinking sand will look better then gravel and I want to make the switch?
I will use root tablets for the plants.
Thanks, -Kev.
well spoken at the end of the video
George- I just bought a Twinstar Shrimp and in both modes it just stops after 10 seconds. Is that what it’s meant to do or is it defective?
How do you connect the fertilizer pump with the Aquarium ? Is there a Inline connection or something ?
I like your scaping, and I know you say about alternative equipment like standard glass ect but almost all your setups use the most expensive brand name kits from glass, lights to soil. Some of us use a cheap SunSun filter, top soil from b&q and sand from the beach in a second hand jewel. 🤣 As for carbon! Do you blow co2 on your house plants?
Would you use a fertilising layer under the soil?
Hey george! My tank started getting staghorn algae all over the java ferns and the ferns are starting to go brown!! Any ideas.... also where can we find this book of yours?
You’ve shown maintaining CO2 diffusers in tank, how often do you service inline diffusers?
I use a hose brush in them every time I clean the hose - every 3 weeks or so
Hi George! You are a great teacher 👨🏫. I would like more info on the health of the livestock vs what we put in our tanks. I always worry when i fertilize for example. I am afraid it hurts them in the long run. Other subject would be the uv and electrolyse sterilizers. Again thank you for the coaching. Looking forward to your book release.