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Some snails just will procriate a lot no matter how much food you put into the tank...because they just will destroy your plants....in a couple of weeks you can hundreds ...but yes...sone of them can be usefull...i love helena killer snails...
@@aquascapingac.aquadesigns5284 bullsh*t. I have different tanks (going on since more than a decade) with snails and they are absolutely proportionate. Plants thrives.
I love when you do builds that are easy to do for us who have budget/space constraints. I would really like to see you do an aqua scape using a regular old sponge filter - I’m curious how you might hide it while still making sure there’s enough filtration. Thanks for being awesome!
My father got me into fish keeping when I was a child. The way he showed me was to set the aquarium up with a layer of soil out of the garden and then about half an inch of gravel on top of the soil. And you know what, the plants always grew rampantly. And this is the way I’ve continued to do my aquariums throughout the years. From my experience with this, I’ve eluded that tanks don’t need all this tech like CO2 etc.
I set a thing up in a drinking glass - just big enough to hold a can of coke. Put inch of aquasoil with bit of root tab, and planted some sprigs of Elodea Densa I found in local pond. Just put in the window and changed 1/3 of water each day and it is growing fine. Even has a little snail that snuck in on plant. Its been up for about 6 weeks now and no algae issues
3:50 The reason to put a few inches of sand is to create a low oxygen environment in the substrate; as the bacteria responsible for denitrification (Nitrate to N2) are anaerobic, meaning they need a very low oxygen environment to thrive. The sand helps create an area that is suitable for this to occur efficiently.
I love small builds like this. My most successful planted "tank" when I first started out in the hobby was a 250ml glass bottle with rotala in it. It sat by the window and I barely ever touched it. It was dirted and I had to trim every 3 weeks. Really helped me with my bigger tank where I just scaled up the bottle. It even supported what I think was a bunch of Daphnia. They ate algae that grew on the sand cap and had a self regulated population. Never dosed it or put food in.
The clip of the dog was a nice touch. Made me feel better about giggling. One of these days I'm going to get around to a small no tech setup like this. I love the idea.
Quite a while ago I emptied my community tank (just wanted a change) and returned all my platies. After a few days I went to drain the rest and rebuild and I spotted a tiny fry. So he lived in a planted vase for a good few months. His name is Lucky, he has platie friends again now and a planted 90L to swim and play in. Have to say though I absolutely loved when he was in the vase cause he was so small and I got to watch him grow up. ❤
MD absolutely killing it again 👍 Showing how easy it is to create a tiny environment which provides interest at utterly minimum cost. I have done the same with only a little bit of sand and gravel sifted out of my local stream.. and a handful of the plants along with the snails, etc (so the beneficial bacteria is already there in the sabstrate and plants)... Total cost: £2 for the vase from a local charity shop... And this setup gives me just as much enjoyment as the 3 established aquariums I have already have at home (maybe even more?).
@Greensky02 do it! I repeated the entire process with a 60litre aquarium. I pan-netted out a handful of small fish from the brook: Minnows, sticklebacks, bullheads, stone loaches, gudgeon, tiny perch, etc. I kept the minnows and gudgeon as they adapted incredibly well to an indoor unheated aquarium and readily accepted standard fish flake food: I quickly released the rest back into the stream, as the tank conditions were not optimal for them and/or feeding had to be live food. Minnows are actually delightfully attractive and interesting little fish which school very tightly, and gudgeon have quite an impressive multicolored iridescence to them once settled in.
Thank you! I never had an aquarium, I don't have the place or budget but I've been thinking for a while that I'd like to have a tiny tank with plants, shrimps and snail so I learnt a lot here!
I'm back in the hobby after a 6 year break 🎉 I discovered your channel about a week ago and I'm so impressed! I love your emphasis on creating beautiful aquascapes and planted tanks. You keep it fun and real. Youre giving me so much inspiration! Thanks MD!
Thank you for this! I've had fish my entire life, but am now delving into plants, multiple types of fish, that sort of thing. I have accidental no- tech tanks, both involving small wild snails, plants and algea. You just taught me a ton!
another great plant to use in boggy settups or even like this with the roots and base completly in the water is: Sagittaria sagittifolia. This one also gets white flowers. A plant i had in my pond and it is a very easy plant to grow. Or some Irises can work very wel in a setup like this. Plus the irises are very good to keep your water quality high :)
12:59 so cute how a bunch of them all congregated where the food is. They look so adorable! I'm not too big into underwater life, usually I only see the same type all gathered in one place, cool to see them diverse like that.
How cool! I just started one of these yesterday in a vase I found in my home. I have another one that is full of peace Lily, pothos, and some other vine plants. The baby shrimp and snails love climbing all over the roots 💕 thanks for the inspiration!!
This sounds so fun!! Do you have soil & sand in yours or are the plants growing in just water? I’ve been missing having a fish tank lately tbh, & I have a pothos sitting in water so I’m kinda thinking this would be a fun & easy way to start again!
Very good I have had several very similar vases with the time. They can be very biologically stable. I mainly feed them with poached stinging nettle leaves and sometimes tiny crumbles of cooked sea food. Though one thing I think is a bit risky in what you did and that is the amount of snails you directly added. I have made bad experiences with this; though the probability of the snails dying out in the tank is almost 0, it can lead to initial fatalities, especially if some of the Planorbella snails are very large. They need more "grazing space" then one might exspect and new tanks tend to be quite clean. So I would recommend viewers to stock less snails.
Hey MD thank you for all the inspiration. Because of you and your channel I bought a tank last year and started my new hobby. I have had great succes using some of your methods on my 80 gallon tank and it looked beautiful, I even got a underwater plant to flower above the water. Since that tank did so good I decided to upsize, a 200 gallon tank was delivered to my house a couple of days ago. I am going to try and make a beatiful planted tank out of it that is in perfect balance. Because if anything I learned from this channel, balance is everything.
Md I would rlly love to see u make a mudskipper tank. Something I believe you haven’t done before? Love the videos lately I get excited every time you upload ❤
I set one of these up in my classroom and it's great. Just a little water top up each week and some extra food occasionally. We have shrimp, snails and neon tetras. The kids love it and so do I
Neon Tetra apparently should be in schools of 6 or more and they like a LOT more room than a vase will allow. I'm sure they make it look great but I can't imagine they'll live long in there.
@@batkat0 Really the only thing you should probably keep in a space that small are snails and shrimp. I did break that rule though with some tiny non-grouping fish that the shop had mixed into the same tank as the shrimp and snails. They seem to be doing well enough in a small environment. I forget the species...
You are amazing man, I wish here in my country home we could have access to so many amazing supplies for aquariums, but the hobby is not really that spread... watching your videos is just great info and inspiration. I'll try this with my kids.
Im 10000%with you on the snails, i have 8 between my two tanks, i want to try shrimp but i want tetras first.. I know this video is a year old but THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEGE, my tanks are starting to look awesome since ive been watching you and using your advice
What a beautiful gift and love this hobby room. If I had the space I would start this . I already grow my one favorite house plant basic boring super easy Pothos in water vases some in soil. I also love simple basic betta fish.
I tried a big vase last week and it broke and emptied completely when I was gone :') thankfully I managed to save my shrimp thanks to the aquasoil that kept them wet
I love all my plant and they always grow larger than my home can handle even though I share my plants with people........A lot of my plants come from people I know...this makes them special....I now want one of these pieces of art.
This is very useful. I’ve been wanting shrimp so bad for years. I’ve bought probably 3 dozen in the last year, but all were lost for unknown reasons. But recently, I caught my betta in the act. It was killing my shrimp. It is a male and somewhat aggressive, but the female I had before him never went after shrimp so I thought they’d be okay. I considered returning the betta, as I live in an apartment and can’t have tons of different tanks for different animals, and I wanted shrimp more than him LOL but this vase seems like a great workaround. I’ve already got tons of live plants prepared. I did have some live substrate but I don’t think it’s enough for this tank. My current tank is a real hassle to clean, it’ll be relieving to have such a small simple system to maintain.
I know I certainly don’t have enough ambient light in my apartment though, so I’ll need to consider some lighting situation. Maybe just a tall lamp, I think I want the vase on my bed stand so I can watch them whenever.I really like shrimp LOL
i love this. recently created a tank like this in an extra large brandy glass. just waiting for plants to establish more before i put in shrimp and snails. it's so simple yet so stunning
This is amazing on a lot of levels. But most importantly I've got that kind of vase for years (didn't buy it myself) and never thought of a way to use propertly. Now I've found one. Thank you,
Thanks for the inspiration! I just started this project! I went to Ikea specifically to acquire this vase and make this project happen. I found some white pebbles there as well for substrate, some tiny plastic plant decorations for the bottom and I also purchased a Pothos plant as I hear they work well for filtration and you don't even need to plant them in dirt, you just stick some clippings right into the water and let the roots grow out! I've set it all up and the only thing I really need is the aquatic life now! Not too sure if I can host snails in mine though as I only used the pebbles for substrate. I'll inquire about that.
The second video I watched about this topic, started with tanks for nothing and oh boy the subject is great. Learned a lot and also had a giggle here and there, keep up the good work lad
I have a small 10 litre tank and I've done EVERYTHING - the filter, the pump, lighting, thermometer, plants... To think I could have just done this! How do you feel about the Pure Aquarium Bomb for bacteria?
I really need something like this for my office because there are literally only three electrical outlets in my entire office and all of them are used so I can't even have a light but I have amazing natural light because my office is surrounded by windows. I hope i can pull something like this off. Adding this video to my research.
Loved this tutorial MD! I haven't had an aquarium for many years and even then it was technically my husband's, I just helped with maintenance and feedings. But I want to break into the hobby on my own and this makes it so easy and low risk, which is perfect and a great way to begin learning. Thanks so much for the inspo and sharing your knowledge!
Haven't watched one of your videos since you had just started. I think you had about 20,000 at the time. I just came back to your page to watch a ton of the videos I've missed in the last year...😂 And I can't believe how many subs you have now! It's so awesome to see! Congratulations! 🎉
Wow second video of yours and I'm hooked! You are such a wonderful artist! Just got my first 2 gallon bowl, really enjoying learning from you, thank you!
I remember when it was just you and your shed my man. I envy you. Wish I had one of those beautiful tanks. The pet stores here only sell trash tanks. None of them are rimless.
General question: Can bacteria establish in the ground if you "lock it down" with the fine sand? (I come from 20 years ago, no soil, and the teaching was "you can use sand or fine gravel, however, MAKE SURE it's all the same size so no detritus can sink between the grains and produce foul spots". It was also encouraged to use ground-dwelling snails who would act like earthworms and turn everything over) I know that bacteria will also establish on the plants and leaf litter, but I'm not so sure about the ground. That's my question, then :)
My dad had a fishtank and I never saw him change the water in the tank or clean the tank. Besides the tropical fish and the plants, he had snails in them and some sort of tiny eal on the bottom. He said that the eal kept the floor clean. You only noticed the snails when the glass started to become green. Suddenly the entire snail population was on the glass. Few days later, the glass was extremely clean again.
Also the root cutting I had no idea about 😮 I always took the long roots and did my best getting them under substrate to anchor but new root growth makes so much more sense!
While one is listening with full attention to the entire aqua scape procedure, the smiling dog clip in between leaves you in splits. A good touch of unexpected humour added in between 😂
I got SO inspired I had to try my hand….IKEA did not have the same vase here in the states, but I found one that is probable the same size. I just love watching your videos. Just WHAT did that dog do BTW, musta been something he wasn’t supposed to 😏 I wish I could share my new “tank” but I can’t see where I can post a photo. Love your stuff!
As usual MD, you have created a beautiful ecosystem that will give anyone a gift of beauty who see it! A question: at 12:15 you are mentioning snails and show a bigger tank with clown killifish (I believe). Since these fish are notorious jumpers, how do you keep them from jumping in a open tank? Thanks so much for this video!
Should we do the top-ups with distilled water? To make sure that we don’t have too many minerals as a result of evaporation? Or it’s not an issue? Also, won’t the shrimp just jump out if you have such a small tank without a top?
I would love to make this as a centerpiece for my home! May I know what snails are those and do I need to put in the usual conditioners for good bacteria and etc? How about plants? My local fish aquarium shop mostly have java ferns, would they be ok too? Thank you!
Thank you for talking about snails. I got an aquarium just a few days ago. I bought it second hand and the previous owner gave me a lot of things to use that she no longer needed, including a lot of substrate that had been used for about a year, and in that, some snails. I wasn't sure about what to do with those, and at the moment I've just thrown every plants and such down in the aquarium so that they will survive until the weekend when I have time to really put things together properly. But yeah.. I think that the snails will stay, if they're not way to many. I have to count them.
I would recommend starting at a 10 gallon level if you’re a beginner. With a small vase there isn’t much room for error. The bigger you go in tank size the more room you have for error
Terrible idea and it's practically abuse, way too much bioload in a nano tank and they all gonna be miserable or die. Shrimp are extremely fragile on top of it and it looked like he just threw them into that awful new setup without even acclimating them.
As usual MD, you have created a beautiful ecosystem that will give anyone a gift of beauty who see it! A question: at 12:15 you are mentioning snails and show a bigger tank with clown killifish (I believe). Since these fish are notorious jumpers, how do you keep them from jumping in a open tank? Thanks so much for this video! ❤
Can I invite you to look at a Calla lily or a Zantedeschia aethiopica is it’s Latin name (and maybe also orchids). I’m hesitant between planting one in water and changing the water every week or maybe creating an ecosystem for it. So I was wondering what would be for you the minimum in size and live requirement for one house plant in a vase? Also did I mention that the callas come in deep reds and purples and orange and yellow like a flame. Anyway thank for you video it’s a delight to watch you build 😊
Hi folks! Love this video - got me going on my aquarium journey and its bringing me so much joy. Question: the guy at the fish store said to wait 6 weeks before adding shrimp and snails. He also to do a 25% water change for the lifetime of the tank. Is that what was done here? Thank you!
What other plants would you recommend for such a setup? I am in search of as many as possible to see my options. I love how this one turned out! I used to be in the hobby years ago, but unfortunately I had to stop because of changed circumstances and a severe lack of space.
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Some snails just will procriate a lot no matter how much food you put into the tank...because they just will destroy your plants....in a couple of weeks you can hundreds ...but yes...sone of them can be usefull...i love helena killer snails...
How does the air and heat work on a ecosystem tank?
@@aquascapingac.aquadesigns5284 bullsh*t. I have different tanks (going on since more than a decade) with snails and they are absolutely proportionate. Plants thrives.
@@Connie4422 take a look on the Father Fish' dirty tanks! cheap and effective
The smiling dog cut in totally made my morning, legit LOL!! Another great creation MD!
I HAD to do something when editing 😂
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@MDFishTanks I get it, because you know all of us immature minded ones were giggling like crazy at that moment of the build. So it worked well! 😅😅
I agree the random meme made it a 5/5 video😂
@@antsandrandom6795its not as random as you first thought lol 😉
I love when you do builds that are easy to do for us who have budget/space constraints. I would really like to see you do an aqua scape using a regular old sponge filter - I’m curious how you might hide it while still making sure there’s enough filtration.
Thanks for being awesome!
My father got me into fish keeping when I was a child. The way he showed me was to set the aquarium up with a layer of soil out of the garden and then about half an inch of gravel on top of the soil. And you know what, the plants always grew rampantly. And this is the way I’ve continued to do my aquariums throughout the years. From my experience with this, I’ve eluded that tanks don’t need all this tech like CO2 etc.
I set a thing up in a drinking glass - just big enough to hold a can of coke. Put inch of aquasoil with bit of root tab, and planted some sprigs of Elodea Densa I found in local pond. Just put in the window and changed 1/3 of water each day and it is growing fine. Even has a little snail that snuck in on plant. Its been up for about 6 weeks now and no algae issues
3:50 The reason to put a few inches of sand is to create a low oxygen environment in the substrate; as the bacteria responsible for denitrification (Nitrate to N2) are anaerobic, meaning they need a very low oxygen environment to thrive. The sand helps create an area that is suitable for this to occur efficiently.
Yes, watch Father Fish about it.
I love small builds like this. My most successful planted "tank" when I first started out in the hobby was a 250ml glass bottle with rotala in it. It sat by the window and I barely ever touched it. It was dirted and I had to trim every 3 weeks. Really helped me with my bigger tank where I just scaled up the bottle. It even supported what I think was a bunch of Daphnia. They ate algae that grew on the sand cap and had a self regulated population. Never dosed it or put food in.
I swear these little ecosystem might be the key to restoring others in the wild.
The clip of the dog was a nice touch. Made me feel better about giggling.
One of these days I'm going to get around to a small no tech setup like this. I love the idea.
Started 2 vase tanks following your method. Both thriving with plant growth and the shrimp are having babies. Thank you MD
Quite a while ago I emptied my community tank (just wanted a change) and returned all my platies. After a few days I went to drain the rest and rebuild and I spotted a tiny fry. So he lived in a planted vase for a good few months. His name is Lucky, he has platie friends again now and a planted 90L to swim and play in.
Have to say though I absolutely loved when he was in the vase cause he was so small and I got to watch him grow up. ❤
MD absolutely killing it again 👍
Showing how easy it is to create a tiny environment which provides interest at utterly minimum cost.
I have done the same with only a little bit of sand and gravel sifted out of my local stream.. and a handful of the plants along with the snails, etc (so the beneficial bacteria is already there in the sabstrate and plants)...
Total cost: £2 for the vase from a local charity shop...
And this setup gives me just as much enjoyment as the 3 established aquariums I have already have at home (maybe even more?).
Now I must find a local stream! I honestly don't want to buy 3 bags of different substrate and only use 1/10th of each bag for this project.
@Greensky02 do it! I repeated the entire process with a 60litre aquarium. I pan-netted out a handful of small fish from the brook: Minnows, sticklebacks, bullheads, stone loaches, gudgeon, tiny perch, etc. I kept the minnows and gudgeon as they adapted incredibly well to an indoor unheated aquarium and readily accepted standard fish flake food: I quickly released the rest back into the stream, as the tank conditions were not optimal for them and/or feeding had to be live food. Minnows are actually delightfully attractive and interesting little fish which school very tightly, and gudgeon have quite an impressive multicolored iridescence to them once settled in.
Thank you! I never had an aquarium, I don't have the place or budget but I've been thinking for a while that I'd like to have a tiny tank with plants, shrimps and snail so I learnt a lot here!
you could also try a little colony of daphnia. eventually youll get small creatures like worms copepods and cyclops. its realy fun!
@@thedon1262 Oh thank you for the advice! I'm gonna have to make some room in my appartment first, it's a bit of a houseplants jungle ^^'
I'm back in the hobby after a 6 year break 🎉
I discovered your channel about a week ago and I'm so impressed! I love your emphasis on creating beautiful aquascapes and planted tanks. You keep it fun and real. Youre giving me so much inspiration! Thanks MD!
Holy hell🤣😂🤣 my drink just came out my nose 🤣😂🤣 that dog face caught me off guard🤣😂🤣 absolutely stunning tank as well❤️❤️❤️
You make me feel calm as hell! Like your voice is so soothing to me and the content is phenomenal!!!
Thank you for this! I've had fish my entire life, but am now delving into plants, multiple types of fish, that sort of thing. I have accidental no- tech tanks, both involving small wild snails, plants and algea. You just taught me a ton!
Please know that I can turn your videos on and my 8 month old is content. The vibrant shots and awesome music captivates him every time. 🎉
That’s awesome ❤ future aquascaper
Stop putting a screen in front of your baby they should be raised via phone screen
another great plant to use in boggy settups or even like this with the roots and base completly in the water is: Sagittaria sagittifolia.
This one also gets white flowers. A plant i had in my pond and it is a very easy plant to grow. Or some Irises can work very wel in a setup like this. Plus the irises are very good to keep your water quality high :)
12:59 so cute how a bunch of them all congregated where the food is. They look so adorable! I'm not too big into underwater life, usually I only see the same type all gathered in one place, cool to see them diverse like that.
How cool! I just started one of these yesterday in a vase I found in my home. I have another one that is full of peace Lily, pothos, and some other vine plants. The baby shrimp and snails love climbing all over the roots 💕 thanks for the inspiration!!
This sounds so fun!! Do you have soil & sand in yours or are the plants growing in just water? I’ve been missing having a fish tank lately tbh, & I have a pothos sitting in water so I’m kinda thinking this would be a fun & easy way to start again!
Do the snails just stay in the vase? They don't climb out the top or onto the plant stems and out of the water?
@@Caffeinated_WarriorI wondered that too
@@ducksarefat I actually ended up creating this vase-aquarium setup myself and the answer is: No. They did not ever leave the water in my experience.
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Me too but your channel is also a favorite of mine❤
Very good I have had several very similar vases with the time. They can be very biologically stable. I mainly feed them with poached stinging nettle leaves and sometimes tiny crumbles of cooked sea food. Though one thing I think is a bit risky in what you did and that is the amount of snails you directly added. I have made bad experiences with this; though the probability of the snails dying out in the tank is almost 0, it can lead to initial fatalities, especially if some of the Planorbella snails are very large. They need more "grazing space" then one might exspect and new tanks tend to be quite clean. So I would recommend viewers to stock less snails.
Hey MD thank you for all the inspiration. Because of you and your channel I bought a tank last year and started my new hobby. I have had great succes using some of your methods on my 80 gallon tank and it looked beautiful, I even got a underwater plant to flower above the water. Since that tank did so good I decided to upsize, a 200 gallon tank was delivered to my house a couple of days ago. I am going to try and make a beatiful planted tank out of it that is in perfect balance. Because if anything I learned from this channel, balance is everything.
Md I would rlly love to see u make a mudskipper tank. Something I believe you haven’t done before? Love the videos lately I get excited every time you upload ❤
I set one of these up in my classroom and it's great. Just a little water top up each week and some extra food occasionally. We have shrimp, snails and neon tetras. The kids love it and so do I
Neon Tetra apparently should be in schools of 6 or more and they like a LOT more room than a vase will allow. I'm sure they make it look great but I can't imagine they'll live long in there.
@@Caffeinated_Warrior Agree. Fish, especially schooling fish, do not belong in a vase like the one in the video.
@@batkat0 Really the only thing you should probably keep in a space that small are snails and shrimp. I did break that rule though with some tiny non-grouping fish that the shop had mixed into the same tank as the shrimp and snails. They seem to be doing well enough in a small environment. I forget the species...
I really love the small tank ones. Makes it seem more affordable for starters
Love these! I’ve tried a few over the years and they are great on my desk!!!
You are amazing man, I wish here in my country home we could have access to so many amazing supplies for aquariums, but the hobby is not really that spread... watching your videos is just great info and inspiration. I'll try this with my kids.
Im 10000%with you on the snails, i have 8 between my two tanks, i want to try shrimp but i want tetras first..
I know this video is a year old but THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEGE, my tanks are starting to look awesome since ive been watching you and using your advice
I'm off to IKEA to buy this vase! I need to make this right now! Love this idea, thank you! I'm definitely going to do this. 🤩
You can find them at $1 stores and similar for way cheaper! I picked a few similar ones up for $2 a pop.
Did you do onw? Did it turn out the way you wanted? :)
Haven't yet no 😩😭 I'm definitely going to though!
@@lucyeccles9775 Do it :D Tomorrow, I'm buying plants for my new aquarium! We all need new projects.
What a beautiful gift and love this hobby room. If I had the space I would start this . I already grow my one favorite house plant basic boring super easy Pothos in water vases some in soil. I also love simple basic betta fish.
I tried a big vase last week and it broke and emptied completely when I was gone :') thankfully I managed to save my shrimp thanks to the aquasoil that kept them wet
Did MD give the idea?
I love all my plant and they always grow larger than my home can handle even though I share my plants with people........A lot of my plants come from people I know...this makes them special....I now want one of these pieces of art.
I’m so glad you gave praise to snails 🐌 - I love my little helpers 🪴 🐌 🌱
I love the "small" tanks or containers. Thanks for sharing your info about setting them up.
This is very useful. I’ve been wanting shrimp so bad for years. I’ve bought probably 3 dozen in the last year, but all were lost for unknown reasons. But recently, I caught my betta in the act. It was killing my shrimp. It is a male and somewhat aggressive, but the female I had before him never went after shrimp so I thought they’d be okay. I considered returning the betta, as I live in an apartment and can’t have tons of different tanks for different animals, and I wanted shrimp more than him LOL but this vase seems like a great workaround. I’ve already got tons of live plants prepared. I did have some live substrate but I don’t think it’s enough for this tank. My current tank is a real hassle to clean, it’ll be relieving to have such a small simple system to maintain.
I know I certainly don’t have enough ambient light in my apartment though, so I’ll need to consider some lighting situation. Maybe just a tall lamp, I think I want the vase on my bed stand so I can watch them whenever.I really like shrimp LOL
i love this. recently created a tank like this in an extra large brandy glass. just waiting for plants to establish more before i put in shrimp and snails. it's so simple yet so stunning
4:33 - kinda looks like a Giant is just finishing up a pint of Guinness! 😂
My thought exactly!
I’m sure we have various names for water tanks, but the most common is a rain barrel
This is amazing on a lot of levels. But most importantly I've got that kind of vase for years (didn't buy it myself) and never thought of a way to use propertly. Now I've found one. Thank you,
The most creative and beautiful I've ever seen.
I love these smaller, more affordable set ups.
So glad I found your channel. I’m making 2 no tech tanks for my apartments. Total vibe….
Thanks for the inspiration! I just started this project! I went to Ikea specifically to acquire this vase and make this project happen. I found some white pebbles there as well for substrate, some tiny plastic plant decorations for the bottom and I also purchased a Pothos plant as I hear they work well for filtration and you don't even need to plant them in dirt, you just stick some clippings right into the water and let the roots grow out! I've set it all up and the only thing I really need is the aquatic life now! Not too sure if I can host snails in mine though as I only used the pebbles for substrate. I'll inquire about that.
The most gorgeous aquariums I've seen. I am floored!
You inspired me to do this for my work desk, this is easy and looks nice. Need to head to ikea 😂
Rewatching this video MD. I'd forgotten just how great this little build is and how much it influenced me :)
I would like you to do a 1gal Beta vase with the lid and 🪴 plant in the little dish-cover and roots inside/under water. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THOSE.
Love this idea, such a great idea for a table or kitchen counter top
I am a new follower of this type of “?hobby “ but I absolutely love it. I would look to have one of these systems. Great video!
I found a large jar about this size with a rope attached to it so I am going to follow this step by step!
Thanks for using inches. I live in a metric area now, but I still love imperial measurements. I have to lift weights in lbs.
Thank you! I was just on the cusp of trying to do something like this myself! I love that it can also support some livestock!
The second video I watched about this topic, started with tanks for nothing and oh boy the subject is great. Learned a lot and also had a giggle here and there, keep up the good work lad
I have a small 10 litre tank and I've done EVERYTHING - the filter, the pump, lighting, thermometer, plants... To think I could have just done this!
How do you feel about the Pure Aquarium Bomb for bacteria?
😂😂😂 at the dog smiling meme. I enjoyed watching you putting this tank/vase together too.
I really need something like this for my office because there are literally only three electrical outlets in my entire office and all of them are used so I can't even have a light but I have amazing natural light because my office is surrounded by windows. I hope i can pull something like this off. Adding this video to my research.
Loved this tutorial MD! I haven't had an aquarium for many years and even then it was technically my husband's, I just helped with maintenance and feedings. But I want to break into the hobby on my own and this makes it so easy and low risk, which is perfect and a great way to begin learning. Thanks so much for the inspo and sharing your knowledge!
Thanks a ton from your newest subscriber...You rocked my (Aquatic)World! Cheers from Sunny SoCal
I made one of these for my sister in law, I put in tank water from my extremely established.
Great little setup! From now on I'm calling my tanks 'ecosystems' it sounds waay cooler this way!
What is the purpose for all the water changes if you've already placed it in good water and have bio organisms rooting around?
my guess is to balance and stabilize everything out
Because water evaporates over time. It needs to be topped up. Hope that helps
Thanks for letting me come see the studio. Only 2 and half years, I've been waiting 😂
Your videos don't do its justice!
Keep up with the great work! 😊
I feel like this is the starter project I’ve been looking for! I great way for me to experiment and learn
These are all so cool! Do you have a 1 year follow-up and what to expect in that year regarding cleaning, maintenance activities, etc?
Haven't watched one of your videos since you had just started. I think you had about 20,000 at the time. I just came back to your page to watch a ton of the videos I've missed in the last year...😂 And I can't believe how many subs you have now! It's so awesome to see! Congratulations! 🎉
Wow second video of yours and I'm hooked! You are such a wonderful artist! Just got my first 2 gallon bowl, really enjoying learning from you, thank you!
I remember when it was just you and your shed my man. I envy you. Wish I had one of those beautiful tanks. The pet stores here only sell trash tanks. None of them are rimless.
Cloudy water can “fix itself” in a couple day as well as jump staring your tanks with pre cycled water from other tanks
General question: Can bacteria establish in the ground if you "lock it down" with the fine sand? (I come from 20 years ago, no soil, and the teaching was "you can use sand or fine gravel, however, MAKE SURE it's all the same size so no detritus can sink between the grains and produce foul spots". It was also encouraged to use ground-dwelling snails who would act like earthworms and turn everything over) I know that bacteria will also establish on the plants and leaf litter, but I'm not so sure about the ground. That's my question, then :)
My dad had a fishtank and I never saw him change the water in the tank or clean the tank. Besides the tropical fish and the plants, he had snails in them and some sort of tiny eal on the bottom. He said that the eal kept the floor clean. You only noticed the snails when the glass started to become green. Suddenly the entire snail population was on the glass. Few days later, the glass was extremely clean again.
MD. I have literally just stopped the video to take in the funniest thing I've seen in awhile. Thank you. 6:25
I made this exact vase from the video a few months ago and the main issue I have had is that the plant tips do not do well out of water and wilt.
Been a while since I’ve seen a video but, dang I am liking the new space. Certainly a major step up in terms of the amount of room you have.
Also the root cutting I had no idea about 😮 I always took the long roots and did my best getting them under substrate to anchor but new root growth makes so much more sense!
New to your channel, but you inspired me to start my own vase type ecosystem for shrimp, snails, and maybe a couple fish!
While one is listening with full attention to the entire aqua scape procedure, the smiling dog clip in between leaves you in splits. A good touch of unexpected humour added in between 😂
I got SO inspired I had to try my hand….IKEA did not have the same vase here in the states, but I found one that is probable the same size. I just love watching your videos. Just WHAT did that dog do BTW, musta been something he wasn’t supposed to 😏 I wish I could share my new “tank” but I can’t see where I can post a photo. Love your stuff!
As usual MD, you have created a beautiful ecosystem that will give anyone a gift of beauty who see it! A question: at 12:15 you are mentioning snails and show a bigger tank with clown killifish (I believe). Since these fish are notorious jumpers, how do you keep them from jumping in a open tank? Thanks so much for this video!
Should we do the top-ups with distilled water? To make sure that we don’t have too many minerals as a result of evaporation? Or it’s not an issue?
Also, won’t the shrimp just jump out if you have such a small tank without a top?
It’s inspiring. I would love to make a small no tech tank too. Please do update us on how the ecosystem vase tank doing 😃😃. Thank you! ❤
I have a vase I got for mothers day that I've been thinking of using😊 thanks for confirming that I can indeed use it, thank you @md
Little thing I dont want to sound naggy but pls dont put fish in aight?
@AceButHalfAsSwag definitely not, my not so brightly coloured cherry shrimp and a few ramshorn snails. I have 5 tanks, and the biggest is 160ltrs
@@mother2aprince711 Aight cool just concered because someone else I know keeps fish in a vase and I got scared
I would love to make this as a centerpiece for my home! May I know what snails are those and do I need to put in the usual conditioners for good bacteria and etc? How about plants? My local fish aquarium shop mostly have java ferns, would they be ok too? Thank you!
I love this it is so beautiful and would nice on my cocktail table.
Thank you for this. How often would you feed this tank that amount? Thanks again Ignore this I got the info towards the end .Thank you
13:31 13:31
Thank you for talking about snails. I got an aquarium just a few days ago. I bought it second hand and the previous owner gave me a lot of things to use that she no longer needed, including a lot of substrate that had been used for about a year, and in that, some snails. I wasn't sure about what to do with those, and at the moment I've just thrown every plants and such down in the aquarium so that they will survive until the weekend when I have time to really put things together properly. But yeah.. I think that the snails will stay, if they're not way to many. I have to count them.
This is such a fantastic idea. Question: could you see this setup working with perhaps a peace lily, as you have with some other tanks?
it should work fine, but id reccomend a bigger container or the rrots might get out of hand
How beginner friendly is this setup? I've never had an aquarium, but I've fallen completely in love with this idea!
I would recommend starting at a 10 gallon level if you’re a beginner. With a small vase there isn’t much room for error. The bigger you go in tank size the more room you have for error
Terrible idea and it's practically abuse, way too much bioload in a nano tank and they all gonna be miserable or die. Shrimp are extremely fragile on top of it and it looked like he just threw them into that awful new setup without even acclimating them.
Thank you again for the simple builds !!! 🔥
That amazon is gonna look AMAZING once it starts reaching out further!😮💨😮💨
You really have a gift for design! So lovely!
As usual MD, you have created a beautiful ecosystem that will give anyone a gift of beauty who see it! A question: at 12:15 you are mentioning snails and show a bigger tank with clown killifish (I believe). Since these fish are notorious jumpers, how do you keep them from jumping in a open tank? Thanks so much for this video! ❤
What a great little project, MD! Thanks!
That play sand looks like it'd make the best sand cake ever
Can I invite you to look at a Calla lily or a Zantedeschia aethiopica is it’s Latin name (and maybe also orchids).
I’m hesitant between planting one in water and changing the water every week or maybe creating an ecosystem for it. So I was wondering what would be for you the minimum in size and live requirement for one house plant in a vase?
Also did I mention that the callas come in deep reds and purples and orange and yellow like a flame.
Anyway thank for you video it’s a delight to watch you build 😊
Hi folks! Love this video - got me going on my aquarium journey and its bringing me so much joy.
Question: the guy at the fish store said to wait 6 weeks before adding shrimp and snails. He also to do a 25% water change for the lifetime of the tank. Is that what was done here?
Thank you!
What other plants would you recommend for such a setup? I am in search of as many as possible to see my options. I love how this one turned out! I used to be in the hobby years ago, but unfortunately I had to stop because of changed circumstances and a severe lack of space.
Great idea! I'm thinking about setting up one of this, maybe with a lucky bamboo as well.
Thanks for sharing
This is a lovely idea for a table centerpiece for an aquarium addict like me ❤
U have a great set up... im just starting mine. Appreciate all the tips n info. 👍🏻