I think this looks cool! Also totally agree with you about letting ppl try what they like. As long as the fish are happy and the person is happy about what they accomplished I can't understand ppl being negative trying to tear them down. We should be celebrating the diversity and creativity of others. Thanks for sharing yourself with us Matt.
Absolutely spot on! The hobby we have is amazing at bringing happiness into your home and then people want to try and tear it down! No time for negativity!
At first I thought this was quite corny to have dishes in the aquarium but when you were done with it Its quite unique!! I love the different tiers of the bowls. What a great idea!!
What a fun little aqua scape. I love the contrast of the colors from the plants against the colors of the bowls. Very cool that you put the panda guppies in this one. Great job as always!
It's really beautiful, Matt. I think you should do a big tank decorated with plants in (safe for the fish) charity shop items like teapots and cups--as you mentioned you'd seen in the past. I do think the tank needs some life at the bottom, though. Shrimp? Corries? I love what you do, Matt. I have learned so much. And I don't even have a tank. I just watch to relax.
I think this underwater pot garden is a cute 😄 If someone else wants to recreate this, I would advice them to stay away from older ceramics, though, because those might leech heavy metals into the water. Food safety standards have not always been what they currently are!
I used this for a grow-out tank, being able to lift the plants out of the way made catching the fish so much easier than fighting plants in the substrate when it is time for the little fish to move on
That came out much better than I thought it would. lol ... Good point about exploring your own creative ideas, and who cares what people may think, as long as you like it.
Wow, I really love the look with the bowls in there! I never would've thought to put decorative bowls in there to be used as such! I really like this set up sure. Thanks Matt, for another awesome set up, thinking outside the box!
Being a fan of natural tanks myself, I was surprised how much I loved the way this turned out! It is really very pretty. That monte carlo is going to look amazing once it grows over the edge of the bowls and drapes down. Thanks so much for sharing.
Matt I enjoy this scape very much. I think I fall into a minimalist camp where there is just enough plants and objects for the fish, yet a lot of visible space for the fish to roam.
This has rejuvenated my imagination regarding my tanks. Long term it can get boring. This opens a world of possibilities and I’m excited to design something like this. Thank you so much ❤
A great little tank for a kitchen worktop, and really easy to re-scape by just pulling out the bowls and re-planting. A few red shrimp in there would really pop.
The wife always knows! 🙂 Most landscapes are really "contrived." And there is not a thing wrong with that! The plantings in the bowls remind me so much of my garden. I used to teach horticulture classes once upon a time, and I had a student who called this style "kerplunkit" landscaping, where you just kerplunk plants into the garden it a total random fashion. The best part is it almost always works and looks fantastic. As do your bowls. I love the idea and the outcome is amazing. Keep 'em coming, Mate. ~Ron
I love it!! Something different and the bowls are beautiful and a pretty accent to any room! Bowl colors matching a rooms theme so many things you could do with this. Wood was the perfect accent to the bowls!! Nice job Matt!!
Super cute scape! It's fun to see something different. I'm more of an all natural aquascaper too, but it's cool to see how more man made styles can actually really work, and not look too kitschy.
I have gravel in my tank. So I got two large glass bowls and used Fluval soil, topped with a little gravel for two of my plants. Works out really well. I have one sitting on top a cave and the other is set in the gravel. 😊
Very much liking this little tank, will be watching for the follow-up in a few weeks. Novel scape too - not really my 'thing' but definitely a neat look.
"I can just shut the door and Katey will never know" Oh trust me.. She already knows it. She probably heard you push it onto the carpet, the sound of it hitting the floor. :p Good video Matt and what an interesting build. It looks good. You should definitely do more of these. I want a tank with this type of build now :D
I like it! I was thinking you could break the fourth bowl and add the pieces to the scape. I really like the tank and the streamlined all-in-one plug concept.
If you end up liking this tank system, would be lovely to see how the filter works, do you need proprietary cartridges, can the flow be adjusted? How long is the light going to last? That kind of thing; I like the concept, so simple and a nice size. I like the message as well; it's your tank, as long as the fish are healthy, do what you want. Thanks Matt
It all comes down to imagination really. Iv used black and white ceramic bowels that I carefully cut holes into, turned upside down for caves for cichlids. They looked fantastic with Java on top and their roots came down around the bowls 😁 Iv also used crystal cut bowls etc from 2nd hand shops, upside, held up on one side with piece of rock. Again cichlids coz I'm a cichlid lover 🤣 They sent off a "sparkle" effect from different cuts on glass 🥰
The "ahhh??" And then sweeping the substrate onto the ground is my brain every day. I'll need to vacuum anyway. 😂 So relatable. Also, love this setup. ❤
I love this scape, and the story about the tea shop owner - that is so clever to use tea cups and saucers as decoration! I've been working on a similar idea using one of those skull-shaped vodka bottles with the top cut off as a planter basin for a future scape I'm planning.
I have to admit, I'm in aqua hobby for like 10 years now and when I saw these bowls at the beggining my thought was you're going mad. I imagined it will look tacky/distasteful with these colors BUT it turned out really, I mean really nice. Something new, something fresh in the hobby, good job :D
You have matched the scaping and the fish perfectly! Using containers is such an innovative design! I would love to try a potting bench version using various size terra cotta pots. Love that new tank as well.
I love that Idea. It came out so nice. I kept fish many years ago. I've just recently wanted to get back into the hobby but adding live plants this time, something I couldn't do before because my fish wouldn't let plants stay planted.
Great setup Matt, had me thinking of themed tanks which took me into another direction when i used to watched Orange County Choppers making themed motorcycles. Nothing wrong with thinking outside the box...
You’ve got my mind running 10 to the dozen now cos my 12yr old son says fish are boring and he doesn’t want his fish tank anymore with 6 white clouds and a fat goldfish swimming around in it I was needing inspiration and now iv got it. I’ll av to use soft fabric style plants but it’s doable!
I like different styles like this. I made a scale model diorama in one of my tanks. I made a post apocalyptic themed gas station. Built a scale model car & a worn down building with plants taking over. I plan on doing another diorama tank soon!
I did this with all my plants in terracota pots when I had to move house. Kept going with it in my quarantine tanks, super easy to take them out when you need to if tank needs treating. Plus beneficial bacteria loves the terracotta and so do the bristlenose.
I like this concept... I'd probably lean even more into Japanese look with a hashi red bridge and/or a Torii gate or do one of the bowls or multiple in Kintsugi with the gold seams
I really like the look of this. I would think having the bowls will also make it easy to do any replanting too; you can just lift the bowl out and do what is needed and place it back into its designated spot. Great idea Matt. I think the bowls add another dimension that the wood, plants and sand can’t do. You may come across lots of different items that you want to try in future scapes. Great job!
I absolutely adore this. I’m a pink fiend so I wish they sold these bowls in a pink print, but that’s me. I’m inspired. I have a 14 gallon (53 liter) cube I want to scape and now I know what direction I want to go in.
What a perfect little tank set up, Matt your really so enjoyable to watch, love your voice and how it seems to just relax you and invite you in. Your doing great never a disappointment. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
You have opened a new door in my imagination! I love this! I have a 20 gallon tank that I have been trying to decide what to do with. I may try the Fish Shop Matt Method. ❤️
Hi Matt, I absolutely love 😍 😍 what you did with this scape. Im going to have to talk nicely to the wife to let me buy another tank, so that i can try this one for myself.
This is super different but it's unique and really pretty. Didn't think I would like it at first but you changed my mind! Been watching you and MD together for about a year now. Love watching both of your videos. A bit sad that you're not together as much anymore but cheering you on as you build your channel. Wishing you the a lot of success from across the pond.
Honestly is fantastic and I thought about using my best coffee mugs as well. Those plants are going to look sick when grown, I love the buce. You really did a number here Matt, great scape.
I think this looks cool! Also totally agree with you about letting ppl try what they like. As long as the fish are happy and the person is happy about what they accomplished I can't understand ppl being negative trying to tear them down. We should be celebrating the diversity and creativity of others. Thanks for sharing yourself with us Matt.
Absolutely spot on! The hobby we have is amazing at bringing happiness into your home and then people want to try and tear it down! No time for negativity!
One plug man. I can't believe it. I invented that in my own head last year.
When I saw those bowls going in I thought Matt had finally lost it, but seeing it complete it does look awesome.
Hahahaha I lost it ages ago
No matter what anybody says you just can't beat guppies.
At first I thought this was quite corny to have dishes in the aquarium but when you were done with it Its quite unique!! I love the different tiers of the bowls. What a great idea!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That would be a spectacular shrimp tank. Velvet blue dream neocaradinia would look fantastic with those bowls.
What a fun little aqua scape. I love the contrast of the colors from the plants against the colors of the bowls. Very cool that you put the panda guppies in this one. Great job as always!
I love the bowl idea but 3 bowls is even better actually! Great little nano scape
It's really beautiful, Matt. I think you should do a big tank decorated with plants in (safe for the fish) charity shop items like teapots and cups--as you mentioned you'd seen in the past. I do think the tank needs some life at the bottom, though. Shrimp? Corries? I love what you do, Matt. I have learned so much. And I don't even have a tank. I just watch to relax.
I thought I'd absolutely hate that idea, being into natural looking tanks, but, actually, it looks really quite good!
I think this underwater pot garden is a cute 😄 If someone else wants to recreate this, I would advice them to stay away from older ceramics, though, because those might leech heavy metals into the water. Food safety standards have not always been what they currently are!
I used this for a grow-out tank, being able to lift the plants out of the way made catching the fish so much easier than fighting plants in the substrate when it is time for the little fish to move on
That came out much better than I thought it would. lol ... Good point about exploring your own creative ideas, and who cares what people may think, as long as you like it.
Wow, I really love the look with the bowls in there! I never would've thought to put decorative bowls in there to be used as such! I really like this set up sure. Thanks Matt, for another awesome set up, thinking outside the box!
You can never go wrong if you’re using guppies!
ONE PLUG. I'm in heaven.
Being a fan of natural tanks myself, I was surprised how much I loved the way this turned out! It is really very pretty. That monte carlo is going to look amazing once it grows over the edge of the bowls and drapes down. Thanks so much for sharing.
very cool ! but I feel that with the bowls, you should have rice fish.
😯😯😯 how did I not think of this!!! I'm a little disappointed in myself now.
Im five minutes in and im already OBSESSED with this, its got me so excited for my next tank. Love love love that its something different!
The final product looks great. When you completed planting it I thought it would be great with some balsamic 😅
What a great pairing between the fish and the scape!
Matt I enjoy this scape very much. I think I fall into a minimalist camp where there is just enough plants and objects for the fish, yet a lot of visible space for the fish to roam.
I have to admit that I almost left, glad I stuck around. It turned out pretty cool. Nice work Matt.
This has rejuvenated my imagination regarding my tanks. Long term it can get boring. This opens a world of possibilities and I’m excited to design something like this. Thank you so much ❤
Exactly what scaping is all about. You need to have fun and something like this is great for that.
A great little tank for a kitchen worktop, and really easy to re-scape by just pulling out the bowls and re-planting. A few red shrimp in there would really pop.
Definitely going to be adding some little shrimp to it.
The wife always knows! 🙂 Most landscapes are really "contrived." And there is not a thing wrong with that! The plantings in the bowls remind me so much of my garden. I used to teach horticulture classes once upon a time, and I had a student who called this style "kerplunkit" landscaping, where you just kerplunk plants into the garden it a total random fashion. The best part is it almost always works and looks fantastic. As do your bowls. I love the idea and the outcome is amazing. Keep 'em coming, Mate. ~Ron
I love it!! Something different and the bowls are beautiful and a pretty accent to any room! Bowl colors matching a rooms theme so many things you could do with this. Wood was the perfect accent to the bowls!! Nice job Matt!!
This is a cool little scape and inspiring! Trying something different pays off.
Just have fun and see where it takes you!
It's different but I really like it. We should all make our tanks how we like them while taking the inhabitants into consideration as well.
Super cute scape! It's fun to see something different. I'm more of an all natural aquascaper too, but it's cool to see how more man made styles can actually really work, and not look too kitschy.
The pandas are perfect! I think it will also be cool to watch the shrimp bounce from cup to cup. Maybe some blue dreams
I have gravel in my tank. So I got two large glass bowls and used Fluval soil, topped with a little gravel for two of my plants. Works out really well. I have one sitting on top a cave and the other is set in the gravel. 😊
Thanks for a great video! If ever you get time could you do top ten videos for fish species pls? Thanks again
That was an amazing video. I like that you were telling us to think out the box and to try something different. I need some black sand 😊
What a great idea. I really like it. It will look even better when the carpeting plants start to spill over the edges of the bowls.
Nice, cool scape. 👍
Very much liking this little tank, will be watching for the follow-up in a few weeks. Novel scape too - not really my 'thing' but definitely a neat look.
Yeah not my thing normally but it's quite refreshing to change it up a bit.
"I can just shut the door and Katey will never know" Oh trust me.. She already knows it. She probably heard you push it onto the carpet, the sound of it hitting the floor. :p
Good video Matt and what an interesting build. It looks good. You should definitely do more of these. I want a tank with this type of build now :D
I like it! I'm a less is more kinda person. Where placement and shape is more important. So nice to see a modern scape!
Yeah I think you could have some fun with playing around with different ideas.
I like it! I was thinking you could break the fourth bowl and add the pieces to the scape. I really like the tank and the streamlined all-in-one plug concept.
My new favorite FSM video. (I also like FSM as a marketing name.)
Yeah I like the FSM thing too
I had my doubts at the start, but I really like the results. The black sand and lava rocks look great with the bowls.
If you end up liking this tank system, would be lovely to see how the filter works, do you need proprietary cartridges, can the flow be adjusted? How long is the light going to last? That kind of thing; I like the concept, so simple and a nice size. I like the message as well; it's your tank, as long as the fish are healthy, do what you want. Thanks Matt
That is just so cute…but I love anything Japanese. The panda guppies complement it perfectly….🎏
It all comes down to imagination really. Iv used black and white ceramic bowels that I carefully cut holes into, turned upside down for caves for cichlids. They looked fantastic with Java on top and their roots came down around the bowls 😁 Iv also used crystal cut bowls etc from 2nd hand shops, upside, held up on one side with piece of rock. Again cichlids coz I'm a cichlid lover 🤣 They sent off a "sparkle" effect from different cuts on glass 🥰
Love this scape!! I have to try it out ❤
The "ahhh??" And then sweeping the substrate onto the ground is my brain every day. I'll need to vacuum anyway. 😂
So relatable.
Also, love this setup. ❤
I absolutely love this tank. So simple but beautiful.
This is absolutely adorable and I think may need to do it immediately!
I love this scape, and the story about the tea shop owner - that is so clever to use tea cups and saucers as decoration! I've been working on a similar idea using one of those skull-shaped vodka bottles with the top cut off as a planter basin for a future scape I'm planning.
I love this, what a great idea!🐟
I have to admit, I'm in aqua hobby for like 10 years now and when I saw these bowls at the beggining my thought was you're going mad. I imagined it will look tacky/distasteful with these colors BUT it turned out really, I mean really nice. Something new, something fresh in the hobby, good job :D
You have matched the scaping and the fish perfectly! Using containers is such an innovative design! I would love to try a potting bench version using various size terra cotta pots. Love that new tank as well.
Pretty cool idea well thought out
LOVE IT! I have done a very similar scape about a year ago, and it's still lovely.
The pottery tank is so unique and different I really like it a lot. Very cool idea.
The wall of foliage as a backdrop is a really nice touch!
I love that Idea. It came out so nice. I kept fish many years ago. I've just recently wanted to get back into the hobby but adding live plants this time, something I couldn't do before because my fish wouldn't let plants stay planted.
I like it, a lot! If I had the cash, I'd be replicating it. Nice one :)
This is so fun!
nice... but it needs some shrimps in it too
just need a little monte carlo creeping over the edge of the bowl for a really nice effect. love this look
I have those bowls in my shrimp tanks, I will have to get more.
I LOVE your design. I agree with you. If you like it….do it, since you’re the one that will be looking at it in your home!
Great video. Enjoyed the story. A little artistic flair. Love it. As you said to each its own.
You almost made a freshwater reef with this build in a way. I wasn’t sure about this but looked cool in the end. 9/10
Thank you, yeah it is definitely a bit different
Great setup Matt, had me thinking of themed tanks which took me into another direction when i used to watched Orange County Choppers making themed motorcycles. Nothing wrong with thinking outside the box...
You’ve got my mind running 10 to the dozen now cos my 12yr old son says fish are boring and he doesn’t want his fish tank anymore with 6 white clouds and a fat goldfish swimming around in it I was needing inspiration and now iv got it. I’ll av to use soft fabric style plants but it’s doable!
I like different styles like this. I made a scale model diorama in one of my tanks. I made a post apocalyptic themed gas station. Built a scale model car & a worn down building with plants taking over. I plan on doing another diorama tank soon!
Oh that sounds so so cool! Tag me if you post pictures online.
Love it!!! I just got inspired to change some stuff in my current tank!
Woke up, picked up my phone, and your video notification comes in. Goodmorning Matt and family. Hope it's been a good one.
Good morning hope you enjoyed it!
This is why I watch you over others. It's supposed to be fun! And art and what you enjoy.
I did this with all my plants in terracota pots when I had to move house. Kept going with it in my quarantine tanks, super easy to take them out when you need to if tank needs treating. Plus beneficial bacteria loves the terracotta and so do the bristlenose.
I like this concept... I'd probably lean even more into Japanese look with a hashi red bridge and/or a Torii gate or do one of the bowls or multiple in Kintsugi with the gold seams
Looks very cool. I like it. :)
I'm glad you like it
I was so skeptical at first but ended up absolutely loving it. Wow! Really got me thinking...
I prefer the more natural scapes, but this does look cool.
I really like the look of this. I would think having the bowls will also make it easy to do any replanting too; you can just lift the bowl out and do what is needed and place it back into its designated spot. Great idea Matt. I think the bowls add another dimension that the wood, plants and sand can’t do. You may come across lots of different items that you want to try in future scapes. Great job!
I really like this. Well done.
Good show old chap 👍
This is such a neat idea!!! I love it!!!! Very cool!!😎😎😎
I'll give you credit. I couldn't see where you were going with it from the start, but the finished product looks really good.
I absolutely adore this. I’m a pink fiend so I wish they sold these bowls in a pink print, but that’s me. I’m inspired. I have a 14 gallon (53 liter) cube I want to scape and now I know what direction I want to go in.
Very nice Matt !!!!!
Thanks!!
Not my kind of scape but I do appreciate it, it looks beautiful
Not something I’d do, but it looks awesome 😊
What a perfect little tank set up, Matt your really so enjoyable to watch, love your voice and how it seems to just relax you and invite you in. Your doing great never a disappointment. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
You have opened a new door in my imagination! I love this! I have a 20 gallon tank that I have been trying to decide what to do with. I may try the Fish Shop Matt Method. ❤️
Hi Matt, I absolutely love 😍 😍 what you did with this scape. Im going to have to talk nicely to the wife to let me buy another tank, so that i can try this one for myself.
I really like that everything is included, You can start skipping right away, I would buy one of these tanks,😊🐡🐌
Yeah they seem quite cool.
This is super different but it's unique and really pretty. Didn't think I would like it at first but you changed my mind! Been watching you and MD together for about a year now. Love watching both of your videos. A bit sad that you're not together as much anymore but cheering you on as you build your channel. Wishing you the a lot of success from across the pond.
Almost switched off when you said IKEA, nice save.
Refreshing & Innovative! ~ Well Done Matt 🔥
Convenient timing considering I've got a 20g long tank to scape for my kids' guppy tank. Got me thinking. Thanks Matt!
Ooooo that could be interesting and fun to plant the bowls.
Hi Matt, pretty interesting style of aquascaping. Pretty cool indeed, yeah, like those awsome japanese gardens.
Exactly and it keeps it different from the other stuff I do
Wow Matthew!! I love the zen aspect to this tank. So profesdionally excuted too..... Master Gardener in US. Fish keeper too.
Love this tank... my favourite so far!
I love the idea of planting into bowls or terracotta pots for an aquarium. Great look, Matt
Honestly is fantastic and I thought about using my best coffee mugs as well. Those plants are going to look sick when grown, I love the buce. You really did a number here Matt, great scape.
I absolutely love this! I’m going to do a variation on my new tank setup. Thanks Matt! 😀