Aquascape Tutorial: EPIC 4ft Planted Asian Fish Aquarium (How To: Full Step By Step Guide)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- Aquascape Tutorial: EPIC 4ft Planted Asian Fish Aquarium (How To: Full Step By Step Guide)
Another big build here everyone. 4ft of white glass, lots of aquascaping potential and a full step by step guide as well. It's a little longer than usuall so grab a drink. I wanted to make sure I covered everything in detail. Really please with the final result!
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Hello everyone. Hope you are having a good day. At the time of posting this we are having crazy good weather in the UK. It's so hot (for us anyway 🤣). Anyway, this tank has been empty for two long but I wanted to make sure I had everything perfect, both equipment wise and idea. Happy with how it's turned out and can really visualise what it will look like in the next month. We've got a little mini co2 system just to give us a boost whilst everything is settling in. Also I added a few fish to keep that filter cycle going as it has been running for months. Just a few....we will obviously be adding a lot more in a later video so make sure you are subscribed and notifications on for that one!!! Nice one guys 😊
Check out Phyllanthus fluitans (red root floaters)
MD, the tank looks amazing as always! Do you know what fish would be perfect for that tank? Tiger Barbs! A school of them zipping and zigging between the wood branches will look realy cool, plus they are an asian species. Cheers!
Try putting in all harlequin like colours like tiger barbs,khuli loaches etc
Do you not wash the sand first??
This is probavly one of the most amazing tanks I have seen. And I have seen a lot. Amazing work.
Mate, you're a god send. Couldn't sleep because of the heat and I feel exhausted, nothing better than to just relax and watch a video :)
♥️👍✌️
Same. We watch this when out newborn baby wakes up and we feed her :)
Wow same same, as I am tryna turn down in bed this is what I watch
MD: "Simple planted setup"
Also MD: "I'm adding this fertilizer, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this one, and this......"
Chuck the kitchen sink at it 🤣🤣
MD could have saved the substrate for another build and just planted into Miracle Gro.
@@macrobinson5457 Mac whats the best Substrate from miracle grow to get
T.I.A
Threw it all out with 50% daily water changing for 3 weeks. I’m not sure what the point of the fertilizers is. Can someone explain? Thanks!
I love this channel & am basically new here...I too would like to understand. I have been away from the hobby for far too long & trying to get up to speed, since I am going to get back into it. (It's been at least 20 yrs & my jaw is on the floor). >...> @.@
A story no one will give a F about, I'm the guy who started importing Manzanita wood to the UK AKA "Mr Manzanita" a few years ago, I supplied Aquarium gardens back in the day 😍 gotta say, I follow Joey but this channel is fab, wholesome honest content, love it!
Everyone: So how much nutrition you want in your substrate?
MD: *YES*
"all of it" 🤣
I am always so obsessed by your scapes!! ❤️ You just have the eyes for the right design 🙏👀
I love your channel! This is the most stressful time I have ever experienced in the U.S. and your channel brings stress relief with every video. Thank You! I have watched your aqua scraping evolve from the beginning, and your tanks are more amazing with each build. You are very talented, please keep making videos! I am an interior designer and you have a great eye!
Wow that's an awesome aquarium MD! Wow just wow, nice one! A group of Yellow Honey gourami would look great in there!
gourami...check...
@@MDFishTanks try dwarf or Pearl gourami please
Now I'm hungry for a nice salad...thanks for the Gracie shot, so stinkin cute...wonderful planted tutorial, love the moss on wood...awesome job...!
I’ve always been so baffled and fascinated by aquatic life! It amazes me how beautiful fish and plants are either fresh or salt water. love your videos fam, your scapes are so gorgeous! They’re so natural so very easy to just sit and stare at for hours absolutely mesmerized. I bet you thoroughly enjoy just chilling out in the fish cave admiring how beautiful your fish and your plants are!
I love the look of the wood. Aggressive is working! The dragonstone accents it beautifully. I can see what you're talking about with the lighting and the spot lighting. Shimmer and Shadow.. it does give it a nice effect! I like the way each mound has like a jutting pattern to it 😁 thank you for listing the plants like you did.
The plants look fantastic 🔥 on The hardscape! I love the fact that you teach us how to build these beautiful aquascapes with children around 🤣😂 Gracie 🤗.. since in my case, grandchildren are going to be a major factor when I attempt my first build! 😂🤣🤗 Im really studying on this one MD! I love it! This was a great tutorial with lots of tips (well you do that every time,😂) especially with the planting with the tweezers... That made perfect sense! Wow, this really turned out beautifully..
Always thank you for sharing! This one really inspired me!
Much love MD and I hope you and your family have a wonderful day!!👍🌱🐟🌿🙏
no probs mary. Glad you enjoyed :)
I've had quite a few lights, but once I found the lights you're using now, I completely switched to them. They look amazing and are inexpensive (absolutely worth the small price). I'm glad you have started using them.
@Michael Kemp, are you using the saltwater light MD linked to for the planted tank?
@@alaskangirl7675 I sure am! They're excellent.
@@m2kemp thank you, I’m just confused because they also have a planted tank light. So the saltwater light doesn’t cause algae from being different than the 6500K spectrum?
Thank for the put-on. Would taken another 7yrs to figure this stuff out. Thanks again
Why is it that there is always haters? Do people get a kick out of giving stuff the thumbs down? Love your video's and the fact that you mess up talking and don't edit it out.
All your videos are top draw, made me get back into the hobby after being away for years. Watched other channels who seem to over complicate it. Your videos are no nonsense, down to earth with amazing results/scapes. Keep up the great work. Scape looks amazing.
I really enjoyed that one! About 10 minutes in I was afraid the wood was going t float too but again you pulled it off! Nice work!
I'm still afraid now and it's been 3 days....haha
It's a beautiful looking aquarium and i absolutely love the energy that you show to this hobby. I'm just loving it.
So beautiful, the perfect flowing music, crystal clear water reflections on ceiling, perfect plant selections naturally dancing in the currents and the cohesive placements of the wood and rock, it is a work of art and very effective on the eye, calming and natural...you definitely are capturing it all...you have 'the eye' for it...beautiful...
imo its the best aquascape you have in your fish room till now..loved it
Not sure if I said this already...getting old means repeating things sometimes. But,you should explore dioramas..museum like background photos of above water habitats..and then go crazy on wood or dried leaves as leading into the "pond" "stream".
Watch vids those acrylic artists make on ponds or water frozen in clear acrylic..with realistic fish inside the water. Amazing at what they can do.
Can't wait how this one looks after it has matured with the thriving plants. Beautiful tank!
yeah should be good!
MD Fish Tanks Btw, I’d like to commend you mentioning water changes after this setup. Very helpful to beginners on planted tank. Huge thumbs up sir!👍
Love ur vids, I’m 12 years old and from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. I have a 60 gallon mixed reef tank and I’m setting up a 15 gallon planted tank.
Film it!
Lol I'm 13and also have a 60 gal anyway good luck bro
I love the way you say things the tanks are so beautiful gives me passion to do mine like them
I was looking at those "not Kessels" the other day wondering if they were any good. Thanks now I know! Nothing like a new scape. Great vid!
Oh my gosh that shot of the scape and then it focuses on the cO2 bubbles😍wow
That looks amazing MD, looking forward to see updates!!
The reservoir is very big and nice and nature will show its beauty will be wonderful. Very nicely done with taste. Best regards from Poland.
You should put in a school of tiger barbs
There are normal, green, gold and more types
tiger barbs....check...
MD Fish Tanks some clown loaches too in that case. They school together and have the same pattern, it would look great
Alex the tank is to small but a fantastic segeston
KUHLI LOACH!!!!!!!
adnan naemaz Yyeeesssss
Nice BSA t-shirt! I love old British motorcycles!
And I was worried about high nitrates thinking I put too many Osmocote capsules in my substrate...7 to 8 in a well planted 50 gallon, and only that fertilizer 😂 I guess I was worried about NOTHING. Your tanks are drool-worthy!! 😍
These are some of the best aquascapes I’ve ever seen ❤️
Love this tank. I just started with planted tanks 5 months ago. Now I’m planning a 20g and two more 5g cubes. Wish I could do large ones like that wow. 🍻 🇨🇦
I have those same stainless steel inlets/skimmers/outlets on a few of my tanks. They're awesome. I especially like how the inlet is adjustable.
I totally love it 😍
Great video , was looking forward to this for weeks
A “squidgy” sorry but lmao 😂 this is why I love this channel.
yeah. coz they iz squidgey 😁😁
MD Fish Tanks lmao nice save 😂
squidgy, squeegee same thing near enough 🤣
Love the look of the stainless steel pipes
seriously recommend a good school of tiger barbs. around 20. clown loaches go amazing with them aswell and don’t worry about the ‘pros’s that say clowns are too big for that tank. it will take them about 5 years to grow ‘too big’ for that tank. ive got a planted tank exactly that size with 20 tiger barbs (different colour variations) and 5 clown loaches. been in there for 2 years and they are all loving it
It's so satisfying how you build everything from scratch and it turns out amazing!!
Scape looks EPIC bro! Nicely done! Love the voice over during the setup too! ✌😍
cheers mate. do it more often.
outstanding music choices, and your narration was on point!. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Looks Amazing .. Add Discuss Fish please!!
I like the gray rock too!
i'm in love with this tank😍
the only thing i'd change is to put some moss on the wood where it's coming out of the water
think this could look really nice
Never saw dragon stone... FKN LOVE IT!!! Yep, that's for the new tank!! awesome look!! Beautiful tank!
A magnificent build with great tips, too. But that is you. Thank you for sharing.
thanks anna :)
I’ve been binge watching all your videos learning how to hopefully build my own and I find your videos very relaxing. Thank you for sharing 🐟🐠
We need more dirted tank from you MD :) Big fan of your aquascape. Cheers 😊
Wow ..this setup is so cool ..plants are so amazing..so many varieties in this tank..now we have to wait for full settled tank.. after some weeks it's looks amazing..
I’ve only been watching for a little but you inspired me to fully plant my 90 gallon and it turned out amazing pics of it on the reddit but thank you sir keep it up
I love Harlequin Rasboras MD, they look great schooling. What a tonic you are first thing on a Sunday morning.
Feel like I’ve been waiting ages for the scape to come! Before I’ve even started the video it looks fantastic, your creativity and attention to detail is amazing. Keep doing what you’re doing. Also yes I’m down south like yourself and it was 32° yesterday😂 too hot for us brits
I'm greatly inspired by you in my future builds! Keep it up ☺
Love the tanks. I'm not sure I like the stainless steel pipes, but to each their own. The tanks look great though!!!
I have to change my mind, now this one is the best tank yet😂. Great job, can't wait to see once everything grows up
Is it weird that I look forward to the whisper "Click Subscribe"? Looking good MD, keep it up. Your tanks always inspire me.
I've got lot of inspiration through what you'hv done yet
Love the dramatic look 👍 looks biotopy and aquascapy at the same time
My favourite channel
One of the best videos you have made. Keep it up!
Oh my God you are the sensei I was thinking of doing the exact same thing with the fluval substrate then white sand on top I want my 135 to look like this!!!!
Congratulations MD, You nailed it! I truly enjoyed this one as a real Sunday treat.
The aquarium looks amazing, and the best is jet to come.
Keep up with this work of yours 'cause it makes us very happy.
Love from Serbia
That why i love schooling fish.. Because they always going together...
I like the scape a lot, fantastic work! One small criticism is that I’ve noticed that sometimes when you work with textured rocks you don’t align the striation of the rocks and I think it can really take away from the aesthetic of the scape in some cases. Please don’t hate me for the comment it’s just feedback and coming from a good place, not trying to be a hater.
On a side note I’m glad you are getting away from the round river rocks and going with something new! Love it!!! One thing I’d love to see in the future is a bioscape where you try to source everything from a particular region like maybe Thailand or something and decorate the scape accordingly.
no hate lol. I just dont like to follow all the traditional rules. I think rock direction and shape comes before striation . I'm not worried about the small details. Rocks will be covered in plants in no time anyway haha.
Amazing job as always, looking forward to seeing the plants grow in.
You are so good at making acquarium
Amazing! Love this type of aquascape. Really curious how its going to look!
Yeeeeees!!! Been waiting so long for this. What fish are you going to add in? Maybe add some gourami to your stocking plan because they look majestic and awesome!!
Looks like a George Farmer Scape 👍
Very nice
Absolutely stunning tank!
Nice and beautiful building MD..
Love❤️❤️❤️ from Malaysia🇲🇾
Looks amazing! I have Harlequin and Lambchop Rasboras and they all school together and look incredible (20). Looking forward to seeing this tank develop.
Great looking build MD. Thx for sharing!!
21:47 I thought that branch was a snake for a second 😂
😨 Right
oh wow I see it!!
Lol little Gracie never ruins anything!new youtuber star.🥰. This new set up looks really cool now MD can imagine how amazing it'll be in a few weeks time.💜
Beautiful scape, however within 3 weeks it will look like the angel fish tank, I love what your doing, but for your next scape Could you do something dramatically different eg:no plants or like some sort of huge detailed cliff side, leading to a meddow at the bottom
yeah tha sounds very cool!! def not look like the angelfish tank though mate. I'm going to keep right on top of it. plus this will have a full green carpet at the front hopefully so should look dramatically different. The angelfish tank is keeping that rough natural look whereas this will evolve into a neat look.
@@MDFishTanks do you get your fish from maidenhead aquatics ❔
@@rhyssutherland149 some from there, pets at home, watermarque, willowbrook. Where ever im taking a look around to be honest.
@@MDFishTanks do you ever quarantine fish? I keep getting poor health fish from local fish stores. I always have to quarantine.
@@yonkamacho9842 this is technically quarantine as they are the only things in the tank.
The most satisfying channel I’ve ever been subscribed to.
Edit: I dream that someday I’ll be able to have a nice aquarium like that.
Love waking up to these. Great scape can’t wait to get a bigger tank and give one ago myself
GREAT video, thank you! I will look forward to seeing if you can add updates to this tank, I'd love to see the natural progression, maybe weekly in the beginning then monthly to see how it fills in. Helps us know that what we are doing in our tanks is normal. 2 months in on my first tank and it sure has had its moments LOL.
Looks stunning
love the repurposing of the raw filters lmao. great build the hype paid off!
Love your videos. I have just this started hobby and I turn to your videos for tips. Great work. 👍🏼
Quick thought! What if you put casters on your tanks? Granted bigger tanks would need heavy duty ones but movement would be easier maybe??
The price tag was on that wood still. Does it break up in the water?
This is beautiful! All together it's so peaceful to just watch. Can't wait to see what other fish or invertebrates you add!! Keep it up!!
carpeting plants struggle in sand even with nutrients below so i hope for your success but if it doesnt work out in the end its due to the sand not allowing enough room for carpeting plants to root easy strongest hardscape layout you have done looks great keep us updated on plant growth hope it works MD :)
My nano tank uses the same sand and it's fully carpetted so hopefully all good :)
best tank by far
Easily your best one yet
Love the new set up, a work of art as always! When carpeting plants first go in, the look always reminds me of a guy that just got hair plugs, little sprouts of hair with lots of bald patches :)
Best scape yet 👍
How I wish I have a lot of budget to do Aquascaping like this. Very nice bro and I envy with your plants.
Amazing scape ..enjoyed it.
It’s more towards the calm nature which is very interesting.
You could put a couple pearl gourami in that tank. That would be a cool stocking.
Love your Aquaecapes!
Is anyone else creeped out by the ASMR click subscribe bits. love the channel and keep up the great work.
Your best scape so far!👍
Hey mate
We got the Same plates in the kitchen that you use to fill water in the Aquariums ✊✊🤣
Can’t be warmer than where I am in pick winter 🥶 32 Celcius 😂. But I’m happy for you guys up there enjoy the heat. Great aquarium a real piece of art.
Your videos are so well done and informative. I just “discovered” your channel a few weeks ago. Now I’m hooked! Cory “THIC” hoodie otw :-). Thank you for all the wonderful tips!
i cant believe that there are people that have given this video a thumbs down 😂 mate your videos are incredible and you dont even need to worry about people giving your vids a thumbs down!!! i watch most of your videos and ive actually watched this one over three days i love it its GREAT!!!
I love this tank!!
I’m pretty sure in order to use the cigarette filters to attach the driftwood to the dragon stone you need to use the normal super glue (not cyanoacrylate gel) because it soaks into the fibers and the cures into one solid mass. :)
yeah it was the non gel...i've got loads of types.