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  • So Beautiful, gives such a big look impression! the rocks look a lot like my petrified wood!

  • pure awesomeness :D, what is the wattage per litre sir? i know those carpet plants need more light

  • What plant is that covering the ground floor??I want to have something similar like grass covering my substrate

  • you said you bought the rocks... what type of rocks are them and where could I buy them

  • @chizpa305

    yes i bought it... if you're in Malaysia or specifically in Selangor area, you can get in few LFS in PJ. they said this isnt a rock but petrified woods.

  • how come the video quality sucks now... it used to not?

  • @fishtankphillip

    im sorry. i think it's my camera that sux. i do not own high tech camera. only a cheap compact cam.... but hey, gimme a break. im no photographer ... :(

  • @usermodes but i remember it being a much clearer video around a year ago

  • @fishtankphillip

    u mean this same youtube video? then i dont know then. didnt really notice tho... :S

  • How long can a tetra live in a 1 ft by 1 ft tank?

  • looks nice 5* mate

  • Hey, i finally got all my substrate etc for my tank we were discussing before. Is it ok to layout the substrate etc before you get ready to plant it? Or is that not good for the Amazonia ada substrate to sit? Just curious

  • @fsu23

    heh, yes.. u can lay the soils without water for sometime. it;s okay. you;re not planning to leave it for years rite? heh...

  • @usermodes heh, nah i just want to lay the soil soon, so i can start figuring out my layout before i get the plants in there. I don't wanna do it all at once with the plants and soil. I guess ill play it by ear. Gotta pick up all the extra co2 stuff tomorrow other than the tank.

    and ADA sent me some shitty driftwood, so i gotta find some better pieces to complete layout

  • what kind of planting is required for this type of tank, i want to make one 

  • where and what kind of rocks are these?...awesome

  • awesome!! i want to make the tank im getting soon planted pretty heavily because i really like the color green.

  • When I tried to plant my tank I killed the bamboo in a week... LOL

  • @TheAnimalGirl77 were the leaves of the bamboo submerged under water? Try having only the stalks under water.

  • great looking tank. Im getting back into the plant scene and things have changed so much since i last did it. Any suggestions on the type of lighting i should get for a 30 gallon wide? ill be running co2 as well. Just trying to figure out what lighting i should go with without going an overly expensive route

  • @fsu23

    heh.. nothing much changes i guess. but equipment wise.. yes. creativity is individual still. 30gal, well... if you want to follow the WPG (WattPerGallon) rules then you can easily Google the calculator. But to me personally, i do not follow WPG rules.. hehe.. i follow the plant rules.

    know your future tank size > plan the scape > decides on plant type > check the plants requirements > BUDGETTING YOUR PURSE (else return to step 1 or 2) > then only start go into hardware mode.

  • @usermodes alright, well any light brands you recommend over others? Those are the things that have changed the most that ive noticed. As well as the light fixtures?

  • @fsu23

    i seriously do not dare to recommend over brands and fixtures. different people have different view and opinions of these 2 and lighting for each tank is very dynamic. for me myself, i prefer to use PLL over T5 but Metal Halide is the best (but comes with a superbly high price tag). brand wise, ADA of course if you got cash. hehe... other than that, brand doesnt really concerned much to me... as long it gets the job done. walla..!! :D why worry so much? hehehe..

  • @usermodes yea ADA is expensive.. i may be getting some of their driftwood/rocks though. I prefer those over most that i see in stores or on other sites. Unless you know of a cheaper place for the same style of rocks.

    What substrate you use in that tank? my tank will be similar in style with foreground and medium sized plants in back

  • @fsu23

    the only ADA stuff i use, is their soils and base fert (the 5 elements and powersand) also their thermometer (because it looks nicer... LOL). other than that... i opt for others.

    rock and stones, are you in Malaysia? because in here... most LFS carry around the same stones, even more wider varieties in types. most Malaysian aquascaper dont really buy 'original' ADA stones or woods. but looks alike (or seiryu stones).

    this tank is using ADA Amazonia II soil as substrate.

  • @usermodes im in america, so unfortunately i can't get any of the cheap stuff around malaysia, otherwise i would. Most of the places around here don't carry quality drift wood/rocks. Seems like the soil stuff from ADA is very expensive. 28 dollars american for 9 L or whatever it is is not very much. That is only like 2 gallons in america and that is not much at all. How much of that would i need for a 30 gallon?

  • @fsu23

    28USD for ADA 9L? in here is around RM120.. slightly expensive in MY but the range isn't far... heh, but i am going for ADA soils because no other soils as rich nutrients as theirs. even without base fert your plants would still doing well.

    my setup of 60gal tank (standard 3ft) usually will need 2 x 9L medium grain and 1 x 9L finer grain and i will still have extras for fine tuning and topping up.

    while you need 30gal of soils? wow.. how big is your tank anyway?

  • @usermodes no my setup is 30 gallons. Half the size of your 60 gallon tank.. I was looking at the Amazonia. You think i could get away with 1 bag of the 9L Amazonia?

    and 1 x 9L of the finer grain? Let me know what you think would work for my 30 gallon tank

  • @fsu23

    ah.. hehe. sorry. my bad .... u already mentioned in ur earlier comments. yes.. for 30gal, that would be sufficient already to me for this kind of scape. you might even have extra (if you put some lava rocks under the soils for slopes, you could have save more).

    to save more (converted to USD in Malaysia marketprice) you can go with:

    1 x 9L medium grain = USD 30

    1 x 3L fine grain = USD 13

    1kg of lava rocks = USD 2

    TOTAL = USD45. heh...

  • @usermodes im assuming the medium grain is the normal Amazonia? is the Fine grain the Amazonia powder you're referring to?

    How much are all the 5 elements you are talking about?

    Let me know if you can, thanks for the help

  • @fsu23

    ... heh, yes. normal and powder. 5 elements weren't expensive. just buy few spoons for each and less than USD1 per spoon usually. ask the LFS that carry those, they usually knows how much needed for each elements for every tank sizes.

  • @usermodes is that what the products are called? 5 elements specifically? Or are you just referring to 5 different plant elements to add for a planted tank

  • @fsu23

    it is 5 different kind of elements from ADA. i am not really sure what it is... i am no scientist or really get into super-details kind of person. hahahaha!!! but what i know it could help in growth of bacteria colony in the substrate and also somekind of 'power-boost' for plants roots to go deeper to reach it. no matter what, it's a very good stuff.

  • nice tank and btw..will the plany u use survive in an all sand tank or do i need soil???( just wondering cause i never tried using real plants and im planning on gett some java moss.) also plz check out my videos!! =D

  • @Dmjaxx

    thanks bro... if you;re talking about the foreground plants (Utricularia Graminifolia), yes as IME.. it will grow. as long ur sand/gravel is fine enough for its roots to hold. if you;re using sands, i think shouldnt have any problem.

  • @usermodes ok thanks for the help...the sand im using is Super Naturals Premium Aquarium Substrate..

  • @Dmjaxx

    it wont promise you a lushy and healthy fast-forming carpets with sand tho anyway but for that Utricularia Graminifolia, it wont die easily (even when you dont want them anymore, they'll refuse to leave...LOL!)

  • @usermodes oh alright thanks for the help..and i was going to get some hair grass too..u think they'll survive?

  • @Dmjaxx

    most hairgrass type (eleochorasis) is quite undemanding as well. but depending on the hairgrass type, i would recommend you to get Japanese Hairgrass. They propogate faster and easier and would benefits some root tab fertilizer in your sand (assuming you dont have base fertilizer since you're using sand). ask your LFS if they have some root tabs for you to use. oh, and lighting would plays some big part too for almost ANY carpeting plants. u might want to consider that as well.

  • @usermodes ohh kk thanks alot for the help

  • can u please let me knw how did u built up the carpet ?? im a beginner so please help me ...im a big fan of dese kind of aquascapes :)

    thnx :D

  • @stratosid702

    choose your carpeting plants according to your lighting and co2 spec and meet their requirement, and HAVE PATIENCE! it wont carpeting your tank in just a week. :P

  • @usermodes which plants should i prefer .. lemme knw d name .. i jus knw java moss bt dey r dark green i want some ligh green plant which can form a carpet

  • @stratosid702

    most carpetting plants requires high lights. glosso and HC are the famous one in the hobby. there's a lot more. utricularia graminifolia is special carpeting plant and utricularia family is a weed-alike growth once you get it settled!!!

  • @usermodes and what if i dont put a co2 spec ?? fishes dont exhale enuf co2 ?

  • @stratosid702

    LOL... no. fishes do not exhales enough co2 for your plants to consume. if u do not have co2. u have a very limited choice of plants. mosses, anubias and ferns mostly would do okay without co2.

  • bt if u dont clean d poop ... u neva encounter a problem of fungus in ur tank ??

    

  • @stratosid702

    heh... good question and i hope this would clear up anyone else's mind as well.

    - a planted tank, consider the poops as a 'natural fertilizer'.

    - poops and excess food contains ammonia.

    - beneficial bacteria that already colonized in a matured filter media will break these ammonia into nitrite and to nitrate after that.

    - nitrate is one of the basic plants food in the water column and plants will consume it.

    - end result: no ammonia spikes + fishes will poops happily

    heh, savvy?

  • @usermodes thnx :)

    can u tell me how did u built up the carpet ??

  • how do u clean the tank so heavily planted ?

  • @stratosid702

    erm... cleaning as in? my weekly cleaning maintenance are:

    - scraping any algae on the tank glass.

    - clean the filter inlet and outlet.

    - trim my plants

    - waterchange 30%.

    - netting any floating debris/leaf

    - walla.. done!! :P

    p/s: if you;re talking about vacuuming, i simply dont... LOL!!

  • @usermodes if u dont clean the poop ... u neva encounter problem of fungus ??

  • Thats an amazing tank, I wish I could have one that awesome!

  • fromwhere come thoose bubles?

  • @mstfgms

    it's from the plants bro... :D

  • Great tank, Your plants are pealing like crazy. Great Job!

  • @Aquariumguy3193

    thanks... and it annoys me too when i took this video. LOL!!!

  • What plants are those in the back?

  • @swpotf2

    Rotala sp. Green.

  • Nice layout...:)

  • hey usermodes, are those petrified wood stones?

  • @Mouajimmy

    yes bro... :) at least that what these people says in the comments. i personally dont know what it is. hahahaha...!!!

  • cool

  • Hey there its me again haha ! I'`ve just broken down my tank and redo-ing it again haha ! Just wondering what kinda filter ya using ? My tank's 2 feet as well

  • @AsNiDmY86

    i am using a HOB 'cannister' filter. i forgot the brand... >_< it's an old filter of mine.

  • What kind on plants is that?? I live it!!

  • @MrSoccerDude26 Yeah ! I live it too :-D !

  • WOOOW Love it :P

  • Why buy rocks when you can have FREE MALAYSIAN driftwood? lol. ; D

  • Nice setup!!!

  • i love your tank! wish my tank looks like that.

  • Doesn't really matter what scape this is. And the rocks are good the way they are.

    This tank is great!

  • damn...this setup is definitely cool.Super cool

  • Which part of Malaysia are you at? :D

  • @SomeOne1199

    erm.... Selangor :)

  • hi there, can you pls tell me what is the plant that you use for carpet your tank..the tank is look very nice indeed, wish I have the tarlent like you...just got my almost 4ft tank but no idea how to grow and what to grow in it yet..if you live near by Id pop in to ask for some advise :)

  • @atinylittlething

    thanks... you could have too and so does everyone else :D The foreground plant used is Utricularia Graminifolia. Where are you from anyway?

  • @usermodes thx for reply will look up for that plant online..I live in Heathrow airport area :-) any close to you? hehe

  • @atinylittlething

    heh, unfortunately, i'm from Malaysia bro... guess it's not 'near' enough. heh... u can always send me a private message tho in here.

  • @usermodes

    Oh lol..but I'd be nearer to you when Im going back home as Im from Thailald haha... just look out for the plants found some on sell in the UK...thx..will update how I get on...thx again

  • @usermodes Hi, im thinking on getting a ten gallon planted aquarium and I was wondering, what did you grow the plants on? Sand, mineral, ect?

  • @MrGamecrazy101

    aquasoil :)

  • @usermodes *face palm* (new at planting)

  • @MrGamecrazy101

    LOL!!!! u can PM me if u need to ask anything if u wanted me to keep tracks of the conversation.

  • wow..... wish i had the money to set up a tank like this..... but i dont plus.... i have no good place to buy live plants and fake just dont look as good.

  • the elevation difference from front to back makes this a standout.

  • What kind of substrate are you using?

  • @swpotf2

    ADA Amazonia II

  • great tank...the fish dying hs distracting though

  • do you use a filter? if so wht kind?

    

  • @clscloud

    yes i do of course. just a cheap China cannister filter. LOL~!...

  • das sieht extrem geil aus :)

  • Wow what a wonderful looking tank! This is one of the BEST looking tanks I have ever seen and I have had and seen many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB! :-)

  • Beautiful tank. Are there shrimp in there?

  • @AquariumSG

    yes there are some Red Cherry Shrimps and Yamato (but i wonder why they didnt showed up during this video was taken)

  • awesome tank,those bubbles r coming from plants stupids...ADA substrate or something else?loving this lay out...i'll try dis if i get these rocks..

  • @pritambi405

    thanks.. :) yes. ADA substrates. Amazonia 2 Medium Grain to be exact as the base and fine grain on the top layers for better gripping of the UG roots.

  • Ok, I've seen many of these green carpet videos, and I'm wondering if anyone could help me with their name? I'm going to start an aquascaping tank and I want a carpet like that.

  • @hydralisk3313

    There's a lot of foreground plant to be chosen as an aquascaper. HC and glosso are the famous one. the one im using in this tank is Utricularia Graminifolia.

  • @usermodes Alright, thanks dude. Beatiful tank btw, definetly goes along with the top tanks I've seen.

  • Tell me how you bought those grass?

  • @LaxBboys

    :) i bought the UG not in submersed form. but they'll transit well when it gets underwater. just be patience and do not lose hope. submersed form is kinda expensive in my place and kinda hard to find.

  • check out my vids and sub plz ^^

  • if u cut a moss ball to peices and spread it around ur tank would they grow

  • @joushpop

    yes it will. but personally for me, i dont really like moss ball... it looks too artificial to me in any tank. heh...

  • Got Grass?

  • What have you for a gravel??

  • @JojoandPrience

    ADA Amazonia 2.

  • Your fish live in the scottish highlands..

  • @twofacedforever

    LOL... never been to scotland before... and im sure scottish highlands looks way more beautiful than my tank. wish i could have a tank with that view.... :P

  • how do u clean the tank?

  • @tambaz1

    just use a scraper to clean the glass... that's all. the rest, leave it to my cleaning crew ... a bunch of RCS, otto, SAE and yamato shrimp :) hope this answers.

  • Hi, I was just wondering, what kind of carpet plant is that? How fast does it grow? Thanks

  • @EibachGTR

    it;s called Utricularia Graminofolia for the front side and some riccia for the higher grounds. once they adapted to the tank waters and condition and get rooted (for UG), they'll grow superbly fast. if i missed out a week maintenance, the UG will be too thick. need to keep them low so the bottom part wont die and makes the whole carpet floated.

  • 1. How did you make that higher level of plants in the background

    2. How do you keep the gravel from mixing with the sand

  • @takadi

    hi... :)

    1 - a slope .

    2 - a border using a small stones. but there's still some crossing over the border of course. just keep em minimum during weekly maintenance but still leave some to make it looks natural.

  • DAMN MAN! This tank is awesome :DDD

  • This is my favourite setup!

    Why did you chose neons over cardinals?

    Do you supply any oxygen?

  • @dmitrytumanov

    hi there, thanks.

    - im choosing neons over cardinals because of the size :)

    - no i did not supply any oxygen.

  • really awesome...

    Im new to this so a few queries..

    Which light in particular do you use

    do you use a CO2 pl mail on sashant.nayak@gmail.com

  • @sashantnayak

    thank you... my setup details are in the description of the video :)

  • im thinking of making a tank like this, can you tell me how much that moss or whatever the substrate is costs? and what it is?

  • @aaronschool296

    the price differ i guess from different seller from different country. that is not a moss as my foreground. the substrate is ADA Amazonia which cost roughly around USD30+-

  • how to you clean this type of tank? :)

  • @Karrdeh

    just scraping the algae on the tank glass. :P

  • I think its awesome.... I love it !

  • I don't understand. Every single tank I see online that is completely planted like this but, the fish are always TINY. I can understand if it's because of the amount of feces that bigger fish produce(like my tiger oscar) but, I believe the bigger fish, esspecially Tiger/Albino Oscars are more important then a tank with beautiful landscape with TINY fish.

  • @ProTuner06 I don't understand how you can say something is more important just because its bigger. Do you believe oak trees are more important that algae? Trees are bigger but tiny algae is way more IMPORTANT to the ecosystem. TINY things can be important too. Cool, you have a tiger oscar, awesome, just because its bigger doesn't mean its better. I'm not saying smaller is better, I'm just saying judging based on size alone is ridiculous.I bet your tank isn't half as good as this one.

  • @ProTuner06 DK0793 has a good point, as well, but generally people who create aquascapes at this level realize that smaller fish make the scape appear much larger and impressive. The focus here isn't on the fish - the focus is on the beautiful design and architecture of the aquascape itself. Also, specifically at your point of adding an Oscar to these tanks - Oscars love to pick things up and move them around if they're in the way. Something one definitely does not want in this case.

  • @ProTuner06

    depends on the aquascaper taste and creativity to have big or smaller fishes. but smaller fishes can make the tank looks bigger in designing perspective plus, can have more fishes in a small tank compare to bigger fishes.

  • @ProTuner06

    I can tell by your response that you know nothing about keeping a planted tank, or why people like myself and so many of the other people here do this, so you should probably check out a forum or two on planted tanks before making silly comments.

  • how do you clean it?

  • I have a question: How do you get the plants to grow so well? and what are good aquatic plants for beginner aquascapers?

  • @fuzzyfishable

    I haven't done any aquascaping YET, but I'm pretty sure there's natural bacterial supplements/fertilizers, and Co2 diffusers along with the giant lights let/force the plants to grow in a better then suitable environment.

  • @CommentAndFavorite

    yes. beneficial bacteria is crucial in planted tank to keep the ecosystem balance to control the quality of the water. the BB colony need to be matured inside the filter. co2 and lights is a must for medium to hightech tank and fertilizers are optional but highly recommended (for me, Potassium is a must in all my tanks).

    :)

  • @fuzzyfishable

    1 - knows what they need to thrive.

    2 - mosses and ferns (plants for low tech tank)

  • What kind of moss is that? I'm thinking of setting up a tank for a cray fish and want to make it a planted tank. Give them something to munch on if they're hungry. While still having open sand and hiding places. I've got a 10 gallon atm.

  • @CommentAndFavorite

    errr.... we dont put planted tank in aquascape for fishes to munch.. >_<

  • @CommentAndFavorite

    i personally do not recommend a planted plants inside a tank with 'vegetarian' fish. LOL!!!.. you might take few weeks to grow em, and they'll finish or kill em off in a night or two.. :P

  • Very natural

  • how did you get the turf blanket on the bottom?

  • @251engine

    slopes and plant choice :)

  • those tiny bubbles....revolutionary HHO Generator

  • question: what is bubbling? is ti coming from the plants?

  • @balisong209

    yes it is. :)

  • A beautiful tank it is. I must say I'm jealous : ) Thanks for sharing with us.

  • @FareezLovesMe

    it's been my honor of there's anyone enjoyed it :)

  • 3 peoples fishes died

  • Just wondering how much cleaning and maintenance you would need to do for a tank like this? I'm just used to cleaning gravel.

  • @TheCosmicMusic

    maintenance wise, depends on the tank spec. high tech tank need more frequent maintenance.

  • @usermodes what did u use for the plants in the gravel ? seeds ?

  • @foroeste1

    hi there, u mean the base fertilizer? just the standard 5 elements. :)

  • OMG i loooooooove that moss/grass stuff! what is it!?!?!?!? i want it!!!!! what a beautiful tank!!!!!

  • this tank is so beautiful how did u get it like that?

  • awesome! i will try some moss soon lol

  • where do you buy your rocks and what kind are they!!!!!!!1

  • nice ;)

  • nice videos comment rate and subb ill do the same

  • Perfect. This is perfect.

  • Wow

  • Fantastisch !!!!

  • that tank is nice, but too small for SAEs,there active fish that can reach 6 inches.

  • how to make bubbly everywhere? helpme pleasee!!!!

  • @yeizon36 its called a wall its basically a long airstone across the fish tank on the back of ur decor

  • @tuffeazy

    i hope u dont spread a wrong information. i know the o2 wall u are talking about but the one in my tank IS NOT. there's no external o2 in my tank (did u see any airhose in the video above?)

  • @yeizon36

    sufficient lights and co2 basically. but dont forget to balance ur fertilizer when it come to those. 

  • so pretty

  • So it's all a matter of aesthetics and the art of beauty? Like photography?