12 QUICK FISH TANK HACKS (One Minute Fish Tank series compilation)
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My favorite thing in the aquarium hobby is, depending on who you ask, you'll always get a different answer. Clean your glass, don't clean your glass. Snails are great! Snails are Satan incarnate. You don't need co2 for live plants, co2 is absolutely necessary.
But what we can all agree on, SpongeBob doesn't belong in our aquascaping.
Unless you are wanting to introduce a young child to fish keeping hobby, and they're huge spongebob fans.
@@michellebarnhill5130 orrrrrr, and hear me out on this... We could leave SpongeBob out. And I say this as I have a scuba Steve bubbling away, in my all natural tank lmao
@@Pennysfishkeeping LOLZ, I just want to encourage little ones to be responsible fish loving aquarium keepers. It's so awesome that the hobby is so easy to learn about now. I have tried to keep fish and invertebrates since I was young. I wish all children had the opportunity. If it takes a Nickelodeon cartoon to encourage that lifelong love, so be it.
I have a blue semi coiled dragon at the entrance of a cave. But the planting is so heavy (now that it has all grown) it's very difficult to see. Very occasionally someone will spot it. The rest of my 4ft long is naturally decorated. As too are my other tanks. But I wouldn't want to not have it in there. Originally got it to encourage the offspring over 20yrs ago. 🤣
Tbh the way I see it is, artificial decor can be ok if it only takes up a small amount of your fish's swimming space. CO2 though... The answer really depends because there are some high tech, mainly carpeting plants, that do require CO2 to thrive but there's also plenty of low tech plants if that is your aim. It's kinda just, pick whatever you're comfortable with and build a tank around that. "Pest" snails though... Again, depends on who you ask and their tank keeping style, I'm one of some people that actually purposely keep pest snails as biological indicators since the health of their shell is a great way to check nutrient levels in a tank and their population density is a great way to check how much you're feeding your tank, since many freshwater snails are very slow compared to your fish and will starve if you only feed the perfect amount to fill your wanted bellies and not unwanted bellies. Hearing all the different answers is fun though, like I'm partial to low tech, low flow, no water change tanks and do well with multiple species of both plant and animal, then others swear by giant expensive canister filters for just about any sized tank and hey, there's a ton of factors that go into keeping a successful tank, starting with the owner's knowledge level, so I say do what works for you but don't be afraid to experiment a bit and listen to others' experience, and share what works for you as well, we're all constantly learning in this hobby and that's what makes it so fun and rewarding
small note - don't boil or bake rocks! They may contain water inside, which will expand when heating. Of course, gas expanding inside of a rock can cause an explosion!
I've always boiled my rocks & wood not baked them though- interesting comment though
River rocks specifically. You won't have this issue with something like dragon stone for example
@@someguy3167 kinda wanna boil some river rocks now ngl
Best way that I know of to clean them is a good scrub and a 30 minute soak in a 5:1 water and hydrogen peroxide (respectively) solution. Then let them dry for 24 hours and they should be good!!
I've boiled my rocks everytime when I clean my aquarium but thank to that now I know it explode
So I'll try to boil one and see how it explode
(Bc I'm curious)
Bad fish tank: existing
Chris: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
I'm feeling very overwhelmed with the hobby right now. Watching these Wednesday how-to videos have really helped. Thanks, Chirs😍
Yes I feel overwhelmed too. Hoping in few months can relax and not worry about little fish dying 🙂
I've always kept tanks by mimicing my father, who kept them his whole life, so I sorta skipped the beginner phase and jumped right into fancy tanks that he helped me set up. Now, I am looking at a new tank as a calming desk top view, and learning the basics for the first time may change how I scape this tank.
Thanks for the tips! I was having trouble growing my plants, and I’m going to try some of them!
np and good luck!
My fish tank has pea-sized gravel. Can I grow plants? The gravel also helps to filter the waste in the fish tank. As you mentioned, you need substrate to grow plants. Can I place the substrate beneath the gravel?i@@FishForThought
Thanks for compiling these tank hacks bro. The basics are def relevant :)
np!
He looks so cute making those hand gestures and not talking like cmon now Chinese can be cute tooooo!!!!
I really like neon tetras. Bright blue with a pop of red. I have 16 or 18 of them in a planted 75 gallon with habrosus cories, harlequin rasboras, cherry shrimp, a hillstream loach, 3 otos and khuli loaches. In my opinion the tetras are the prettiest fish in that tank. And because they are so cheap you can get a lot of them and they are even prettier swimming together among the plants. I hardly see the rasboras as they stay at the top which means bending over to see them. The tank is in an inconvenient spot for pulling up a chair lol.
That tank sounds amazing
I finally got the OK from my landlady to keep baby shrimp! Im researching for plants and tanks right now, so the tank will be ready for my new babies in about 6 months :p
Your channel is the gateway drug to fish keeping and good husbandry! :)
damn what a depressing world having to get permission to keep a small tank of shrimp in a place you pay to live in.....
This channel is really great for tips but I also recommend mdfishtanks he has a couple of videos on shrimp tanks also girltalks fish:) if you are interested obviously good luck
@@knabdank someday ppl can't even have kids without the landlord's permission lmao
I miss these old vids. Repashy!! Tell Chris to bring back these zen thoughts on fishkeeping vids!
Chris aggressively miming everything has me cackling 😂
Great advices. I used one species for several years with the correct plants and clean up crew (I have to say one of my friends is a marine biologist so I had a bit of advice to get the right combination.)Then I started to add a few other species to it which were compatible. For the second tank I did a lot of research and combined several different compatible species with my Betta.And yes I put him in a larger tank with a lot of plants and compatible schooling fish and a clean up crew and he seems a lot happier in there than in the smaller tank.He loves exploring.The filter flow can easily be adjusted in a larger tank or in my case I bought large sponge filters.
After seeing how much my betta uses his 10gallon i will never go back ❤ he loves to explore !!
Oh god , I missed watching this regularly, life is starting to hit , getting too busy to watch anything regularly. But hey , looks like you're still thriving with your channel , huge props Chris!
Gravel (inert) by itself is amazing! Every bit of nutrient goes straight to the roots.
It's like having a tank full of floating plants.
I used to laugh at gravel users, because I was a sand/dirted tank user. I was so wrong. Dont get me wrong sand (with our without dirt) works well.
But gravel took away all maintenance I had. Its like having a substrate top to bottom helping convert ammonia because the water reaches through the entire substrate.
What I also do with gravel is hide my heater in it. At worst you will only see a black wire sticking out of the gravel.
Gravel > Sand > sand with dirt (creates a mess during rebuilds)
Full disclosure: The first few weeks I use liquid fertilizer with the gravel setup, but the good part is the liquid reaches all parts of tank because it's not capped with sand. All plants thrive. After a while no need to fertilize. Just feed your fish well and balanced diets. The broken down nutrients will feed your plants
Thank you! The substrate IS an important choise! So many self proclaimed experts say otherwise!
So, whoops… I have my Betta in a 10 gal with Serpe Tetras. I didn’t know how agressive they were. They tend to get along well. There’s also a Narite and an algae eater. The tank is planted with mature Java ferns that I’ve had for a while. Nice video.
Working this morning and it's so refreshing to do so with Chris's voice in the background haha
I made an aquaponics/planted tank. filled mesh bags with potting soil for the base then mixed blasting sand with a little fluval stratum as a cap. Veggies are coming in strong and the plants are growing wild but still don't have a carpet yet since I used monte carlo (taking a while to fill out)
so your vegetables are working as a phyto-filter? You have two tanks, and one of them is above the bigger tank, and the smaller tank is fed with the stream of detritus water from the big tank?
I have my 10gal planted tank not super planted but have a diverse group of fish and it’s fun seeing them swim together with all the color and then see them kinda go off and do their own things. First planted tank and gotta say i am addicted can wait to do another one
Ohhhh snap. This video was recommended by TH-cam "bc Blake's Aquatics watched this video."
You miiiiiight be my new fave TH-camr. And that's saying a lot.
Loved this video full of tips and tricks! Thanks!!
i have watched all of these but revision is always important!
haha that's true :)
Use caution if boiling stones! Could explode :)
I’ve boiled river stones before and it was fiiine lol
Just make sure to put a lid on the pot if it is small enough to fit one, so you don't get bits of rock smacking you in the face, just in case
@@kingdomstorm4205 COULD explode
@@hexagod1313 I got that lol
This is just what I was looking for. Thank you 😁
Longer videos with lots of useful information and suggestions 🙀. Great job and a vast improvement to much of the previous content.
My goldfish like to eat the biofilm, and I don't want to ruin their fun 🫤
It's all cute until there swim bladder have them 💀
@@jayparker96 ....what?
@@MrManiac2591 when goldfish eat from the surface, they usually end up with swim bladder issues.
If they get swim bladder problems you can feed them deshelled peas
@jahniparker they poop the air out fine. I stick with the hardier types of goldfish so there's less chance of it being an issue
Love all your vids I've seen almost all of them
Always loved your videos even tho I've never had a fish tank
But I just found a 3 gallon in my neighbor trash so I'm preparing to join the shrimp gang
wish me luck
One of us
One of us...
Seriously, welcome and have fun!
Good luck! Also, a tip from someone who's made this mistake: expect to wait a month before getting any shrimp, they actually want you to give the tank time for algae to set in and the system to settle before adding them since shrimp can be pretty sensitive to changes and will graze constantly on algae if allowed, which means less risk of starvation if you can't feed them 2-4 times a day and can only do 1-2 times. Also definitely make sure you pick a species and test your water parameters to match that species, it should make acclimation easier. I hope that tank does great, shrimp are adorable and you can even add in a few small snails after a bit to add some variety ^^
Chris is word...but chirs is an emotion..
Thanks for all the tips Chris!! Just got a 15 gallon fluval flex fish tank for Christmas! Plan to stock it with Celestial Pearl Danios, and cherry shrimp 😁
That's gonna be a great tank!! I love CPDs and cherry shrimp just pop with color so the red of the shrimp should make the red on the CPDs stand out even more.
Don't put shrimp in for at LEAST 3 months! Having a seasoned, properly cycled tank with a great biofilm will guarantee success
I am so excited to watch already! Thank you ❤
ty!
Loved the recommendations!
After like 3 yrs off and on I finally am having success with plant growth. Idk if this is for all but for me I was using purigen in my canisters all those yrs. This past month I did a filter clean, and did not put the purigen back. Along with staying consistent on lighting, adequate ferts, and removing the purigen I've finally seen new growth on every plant I have. I'm especially excited about my s repens which I never had luck. Good vid and tips, always enjoy ya vids my g
yeah first thing i do is throw away any carbon inserts like purigen from my filter haha
Chris Thank you for the informative video. I love to keep my betta tanks clean!
SHROMP!!! a total shrimp tank is a wonderful thing
You can also keep your church shoes clean by staying at home. Worked for me.
Your voice is so relaxing that I was fading I almost fell asleep.
I subscribed ❗❗❗
Thanks for subbing!
That’s so cool, I got the same brand lights as you mentioned several years ago off Amazon because they seemed like a good deal and bright enough for my plants at the time, it’s definitely bright enough to grow enough algae for my algae eating animals that I barely have to add extra Auphwuchs substitute food because they have a buffet of living green surfaces to graze on and the bloodworms for my other fish and the leaves and wood gets enough nutrients into the water to keep it growing well indefinitely as long as I keep an eye on my water parameters and it seems to be working well so far and since my dream setup includes a bunch of different kinds of algae and aufwuchs eating fish and invertebrates from higher tannin environments in a much larger aquarium I am practicing for that eventuality by keeping my current small tank as if I already had them with the surfaces green and the water clear with lots of tannins because that’s good for my current small number of neo shrimp and for my betta as well. Sorry I can’t remember how to spell some words today and the autocorrect isn’t helping much because I’m not misspelling common English words.
This was an awesome compilation of helpful tips.
Could you do a 1 hour long recording of your fish tanks, with peaceful music in the background?
That would be awesome to watch/ background entertainment.
Very good clip! Funny, full of info and what more is required? 10/10 Subscribed.
Your smile is contagious. love the videos 🥰🙂👍👍
I have these lights too and, they're great!
Omg super helpful!!!!!!!! I might do the green scape with the red crew😍
I end up uprooting my plants too much. Started keeping them in small pots filled with Fluval stratum, with gravel on top. Super easy to move if I need to hunt for a dead snail, move to quarantine, etc.
I’m just going to say. I’ve only been successful with water lettuce as a floater. I’ve tried salvinia, red root floaters, and frog bit, all eventually dieing. I haven’t tried duck weed for obvious reasons tho.
You had me at church shoes!
So funny
Then I could hear your wisdom shared , also amazing and funny
Subscribed
awesome videos, you are full of knowledge and very awesome
Thanks for the tips! I'm getting a fish tomorrow and I need to tell my family about this. We've owned fish that we found in a pond before but they all died of different reasons that could've been things like: Jumping out of the water, wrong food, fed too much, poor water conditions, fed too less etc... Maybe it was because my grandpa kept on trying to feed them bread and rice 😭
@@Steves_fish It's really depressing 😬Thankfully, my grandparents are now in another country.
this is a really awesome video thank you
Yoooo another banger!
Did not expect video to be so funny. 👍
I got my first Cory’s woooo! Also it’s weird being so early
Which variety?
@@michellebarnhill5130 albino
Absolutely brilliant your a top guy for sure 🎉
dude, this is an excellent vid! thanks. and i subbed...
Thank you
This is the channel I've been looking for. Haha
I used paper towels to remove biofilm from my betta tank. Never had a recurrence. Probably because of the bladder snail invasion. My betta is definitely eating the baby snails and eggs thereby keeping them in check.
Now if I can keep up with removing the excess salvinia. Once a week, I use a fork to pull out as much as I can. It always grows back. Have to regularly chop off whole chunks of hornwort, too.
I don't do water changes bc the garbage out the pipe is 60ppm nitrate and I have to keep tons of pothos to take care of that.
Man just leaked out secret to aquascape that most aquarium shop hated. Another tips for the substrate, use a fine net to wrap the soil. Then use sand to cover the top. Root tab also necessary for long term longevity
Found you recently, I have been binging your videos. just working on planting my dirted tank so I can add some shrimp and maybe an angel fish in the spring. may add three guppies as well.
And I also do dirt thank toppoed with nutrient substrate! Always works!
My man is always telling me I don’t have enough fish in my tanks. We have two rambunctious cats… I say we don’t have enough cats in the house. We need at least 5 more. By the way you can clean the litter box.
Last time we had this discussion I got the reply “ok point taken”. Yea! I’m getting through 😉🥰😁
Thx I liked it my first time
I am with you 100%
I don't know how to say this but your videos over the others, which I watched hundreds of hours on even acoop has enlightened me. 2023 I am knowledgeable. My entire goal now is to see people with live plants, "I sell plants and FW fish" Because I know first hand it makes your professional overstocked tank, even if a jungle amazing! AMAZONING edit 8:43
I swear this Atlantis dude transferred knowledge to me telepathically.
Love your ending tell the TRUTH ! Thx I feel the same
I love your editing XD
ty!
Thanks for the suggestions lol I tried having plants with Seachem Flourite but it hasn't seemed to work, as they all keep dying lol. I'm going to try a dirted tank with some valisneria, thanks for the tips
No matter where I go on YT I can't avoid hearing the hate on Jamy OliveOil 🤣🤣🤣 THANKS UNCLE RODGER
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Your voice is so relaxing 😔👌
Dirted tanks are where it's at, learn balance, ride the wave of only having to feed a tank and top off with RODI water twice a week, you can just keep a bucket of water setting with a couple well season plants floating in it, ready for top offs at all times. Don't adjust parameters until 3+ hours after you top off, I always wait to do my tests the following day. Adjust if necessary and only with the water at or above the full line, on mine I consider anything being obscured by the black rim as full. My care schedule means I only spend 5-15 minutes per day working on fish depending on the day of the week, and I get to spend 10 times that just looking at and enjoying them. The profit margin on effort:enjoyment is very very wide with a well-planned dirted tank.
Should I get some white clouds for my 9 gallon Fluval flex to accompany my betta?
I wont add any other fish which swim at thr top or middle of the tank with my betta in a 9 gallon. You can add bottom dwellers like kuhuli loaches or Cory fish. Adding amano shrimp and snails is a must tho.
I would love tips for tanks that use just gravel and plants that grow on rocks and wood instead of inside substrate. Liquid fertilizer has been helpful but any tips for a somewhat beginner would be awesome
I haven't had much luck growing plants in gravel ngl, though woodscape being an option, anubias and java fern both are good options for lower light options that you can attach directly to your hardscape. They don't like to be buried but if you don't mind a little more messy start, just dropping java fern in on top of gravel also works, though I get that not everyone likes the mangrove tree look you get because they often root elevated off the substrate a bit, though if shrimp, nano fish or fish fry are what you want... It does make a great natural hide at least. You've also got multiple floating plant options depending on availability in your area and your filter- especially duckweed tends to clog up and stop your standard HOB (hang on back) filter so that could be a factor. Another option is, of course, an aquatic moss like java moss or chrismas moss. I've got both of them but I know other options exist. Moss will grow on just about anything and just about anywhere so it can be a nice hardscape decor when kept in check with trimming, or an unusual carpet choice on top of the substrate but do your own research before spending money on moss, it can be a hassle to get rid of and it can get messy fast, so not exactly the best choice for anyone going for a cleaner look or lacking the time to keep an eye on it
Also I'm sure there's other options, aside from one low effort option to just treat an easy to keep stem plant as a floater, or optionally, actually plant it but stem plants can get very long if not trimmed and you probably want to float and wait for root growth before planting as they have a habit of melting and uprooting when planted otherwise. Other options might be something like a lotus or a banana plant, more bulb type plants that don't all like being buried. Also some carpeting type plants might be just fine with gravel, but some species I've yet to keep alive without CO2 so look up care requirements first ^^'
Hopefully this helps at all or at least gives you a decent starting point to do your own research on what will hopefully fit your needs and tastes both
bro chris these faces are killing me 🤣
nice vid, tto get rid of the biofilm on the surface i use one sheet of the newspaper, lay it on the water surface and drag it towards you lifting it this way you will remove all from the surface in one go. It is a 2 minute job done and all is clean on the surface.
Love the video!
What was the light you mentioned? I ordered one from Ali Express, let’s see what the look like when it gets here 😅
Uh, I experimented while building up my 55 gallon, so it was just empty but with filters and lights, and my pothos pots
It only had one fish which was a Betta, it was mostly confused but it did enjoyed moving around the pot, this Betta is now in a 10 gallon with a clown pleco as it's friend
People having problems growing plants.. Mine need to calm the hell down on the growing.XD So glad I took a pic before things grew out so I have a before and after. Shrimp are crazy happy though.
The random banana eating clip lol
This was very helpful! How do you keep Java fern from floating to the top without burying the roots?
I personally wedge their rhizomes between pieces of hardscape until they root down. You could also use cyanoacrylate glue to glue part of the rhizome to the hardscape, wait for the glue to dry before you put it in the water though.
@@notfundy240 Thanks! I'll definitely try that!
Wedge them into your hardscape or use a small stone to weigh them down until they root, though tieing them to hardscape is also an option. Glue though, I haven't personally tried but it seems like others have had success with using the right kind
@@discordiacreates6669 Thanks! What do I use to tie it?
@@brickosaurus2276 I've used rubber bands before, though I think most people's go to is a thin fishing line that can be hidden. Fishing line does need to eventually be cut and removed though but rubber bands disintegrate after a while and afaik that hasn't caused me any trouble, though in the future I'd probably use a different material then either, like maybe sewing thread as that should break down after a while but idk about fishing line personally. It probably doesn't hurt to forget about it though since idk how many people that use it actually take it out when it's done its job, so it might be worth your time to check it out before you decide. I think though that anything thin and non toxic should be fine if it works, then it's more a question of how well it can be hidden if seeing it is gonna bother you
Crazy video 💀😆😆🤣
Notes taken this vid came in clutch as I’m setting up a 30 gallon as we speak!
Also does anyone know why my lyretail Molly is sitting by the heater so much? Like I’ve checked the temp so much but I just can’t figure it out.
What temperature should I keep my tank? Guppies, Mollies, and a dojo loach w/ Java ferns, Java moss, and anubias
lol and here i am .. with too many plants in my tank wich has actually only a ,,cheap,, kinda light .. it was in the set included and even i wanted to change it, i never did tho.. in the very first beginning i needed some fertilizier but cause i didnt have any living fish or so in there and my substrade was kinda dead xD .. now i even have some big floater plants but my plants in the tank go crazy x.x my actuall biggest and kinda only problem are these big amount of snails.. got them somehow when i bought some plants and now i cant get rid of them .. annoying biests
have black sand in my tank and i did take some rocks from my garden .. did cook them, wash and let them soak with testing if it would affect my water quality bad.. but all fine :D
and my tank is getting around 3 hours of sunlight the day.. but its actally really handy, cause the plants in the corner where it hits, dont get so much from above caused from the floaters. so perfectly fine and no algys - thanks to my little shrimps ^^
hi chirs!
Ive got a question... if i was to use a nutrient rich substrate would i have to change the substrate eventually? How long would it last roughly?
Chris . . . Why are you in my kitchen!?!?! Why does your kitchen look exactly like my kitchen lol
Hi Chris
Can you provide theme ideas for a couple of 40 gallon breeder tanks...a la Walstad? I am big on Corys as a springboard to your thoughts and creative genius!
I have guppy grass in every tank except the goldfish tank. They ate it all 😅
Wow thxsc
Biting that banana whole was wild man…
Nice, I was the 1,000th like
Omft is back
So can I use the organic potting soil then top it up with uncoloured gravel?
Just a question, newbie in this hobby and is currently aquascaping my new 130ltr tank, I've noticed my house mates tank and has some sort of brown stringy like hair but shorter algae on the plants and some around the glass, do the shrimps eat them as well?
I have a 54 liter fish tank with heater filter light(it was a set,i dont know the names) i have like medium-high amount of plants in there,the has been set up for maybe 2 months and i have 3 amano shrimp,2 nerite snails,6 zebra danios,do you think i could add 6 of celestial pearl danios in there?
I am making a planted bowl (