Aquascape Tutorial: HUGE XL Discus Islands Fish Tank (How To: Planted Aquarium Step By Step Guide)
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3 жыл бұрынAquascape Tutorial: HUGE XL Discus Islands Fish Tank (How To: Planted Aquarium Step By Step Guide)
Love how this turned out. Some people showed concern about the tank size in an instagram post (think it could have been the photo to be honest). In my opinion and the opinion of many reputable discus keepers/breeders, the tank is plenty big enough. It's 114 gallons, 4ft x 2ft x 2ft. As you can see, the fish can loop around the whole scape and they do so at a very nice steady pace and really seem to enjoy their laps haha. Rule of thumb suggests 10 gallons per adult fish (10 fish for 100 gallons)...I've gone for 6 fish to air on the side of caution and I think 6 is a good number for discus.
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@MDFishTanks 3 жыл бұрын
Love how this turned out. Some people showed concern about the tank size in an instagram post (think it could have been the photo to be honest). In my opinion and the opinion of many reputable discus keepers/breeders, the tank is plenty big enough. It's 114 gallons (430 litres), 4ft x 2ft x 2ft. As you can see, the fish can loop around the whole scape and they do so at a very nice steady pace and really seem to enjoy their laps haha. Rule of thumb suggests 10 gallons per adult fish (10 fish for 100 gallons)...I've gone for 6 fish (114 gallons) to air on the side of caution and I think 6 is a good number for discus. Links to equipment (all affiliate): Light: US (similar) amzn.to/2GVEGuP UK amzn.to/3hlRsiB Filter: US amzn.to/35wt7EI UK amzn.to/33lY1gj Stainless Lily Pipes: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC Tank: www.aquariums4life.co.uk/ Hardscape: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/hardscape-materials-99-c.asp Plants: www.tropica.com
@hannecesito3423 3 жыл бұрын
Nice tank... just about right for them... should put in neons and corys with them and then youll have an amazon river fauna tank :)
@jonathancollins9831 3 жыл бұрын
Another great scape, fish are 🤤 I'd be careful with those screws the lights are hanging from tho, I wouldn't trust that foam ceiling that's for sure. Fish food for thought bud
@MDFishTanks 3 жыл бұрын
@@jonathancollins9831 thanks. it's compressed board. They screw in well so all good.
@BeyBladeStage 3 жыл бұрын
@@samhradh1680 he only has 6 fish, so he would still fall into the 15-25 gallons per fish rule...
@paulreinhardt6052 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, great tank! Q: How do you control the tea-like tannin coloring in the tank from using real wood?
@Bobbitthehobbit 3 жыл бұрын
I think the cover actually looks really good and doesn’t look bad on film, and of course the scape looks awesome
@rcp9065 3 жыл бұрын
Anybody knows what kind of cover is that? Or any better alternative cover except for glasses hehe
@animetronic6689 3 жыл бұрын
I live in the US. Know any good places I can get those types of decor?
@hilltoptanks2975 3 жыл бұрын
I apologise for my comment yesterday, after seeing the video and seeing them swim around the tank they have plenty of room. Another great tank md. it’s always been a dream of mine to build a 2000-3000 gallon tank for discus. One day
@MDFishTanks 3 жыл бұрын
No problem. I guess the pic with them right at the front of the glass and spread out made it look like less room. Its a nice deep tank so loads of room. yeah mega huge discus tank would be unreal.
@hilltoptanks2975 3 жыл бұрын
I’ll withdraw my wwf complaint 😂
@angelibarra5916 3 жыл бұрын
What did u comment👀
@gauravtalukdar2715 2 жыл бұрын
2000-3000?? My goodness....
@skysurfer79 2 жыл бұрын
well i did some research too and for what i understood the right environment for them start from 100G onwards. Its a beautiful tank btw nice job i wish i can have a big one like that too on day. Btw could you maybe do a video with a shallow tank too something like 10G ..? 😅
@nickybee800 3 жыл бұрын
I love seeing the split wall behind the tank! That is so unique and beautiful. Those fish have such gorgeous markings and color patterns! Seeing your little darlings faces light up when they saw the fish for the first time was so precious!! What a fun family!! ❤️
@jmaxwell1206 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot MD.... Now you've built the absolute most perfect discus tank I could ever dream of.... stainless filtration, white sand, tons plants and perfect balance of colored discus. Thanks a lot... Now I have the worst case of discus envy ever. Absolutely breathtaking setup. Thanks for all the notes in the description and pointers on the tetra food. Dream shopping list obtained. Now to find the disposable income. Thanks for being an inspiration to us all. Love your channel and tanks!
@christinaalphabet 3 жыл бұрын
Absolute stunning tank once again. My four year old watched this with me and stated that we need to do this to our little tank. ❤️
@TheFakeyCakeMaker 3 жыл бұрын
Watching with my five year old and three month old both enthralled, five year old dancing to the music which he loves haha! Kids rock!
@SatchPatch25 3 жыл бұрын
I started watching this with my younger sister yesterday and walked away for a bit and came back and thought to myself "oh my goodness! What a beautiful piece in that tank!" I thought it was all one piece until I rewatched it thoroughly today and realize that it was tons of individual pieces that you pieced/placed together!! Absolutely stunning work!
@tomoavfc1260 3 жыл бұрын
Ah man what a build! What a result, everything looks amazing, can see why you were so excited. This studio is quickly becoming a thing of legend!
@dragonrage3398 3 жыл бұрын
My mind is blown. Absolutely stunning scape. It really makes the colors of the fish stand out. Great job.
@taskindegirmencioglu6114 3 жыл бұрын
It is a privilege to feed Discus and create their living environment. You instill a love of fish and responsibility in your children. Thanks for your posts
@HeRo-qd6tk 3 жыл бұрын
At 1st it looked small but you have experience with Discus and then i saw them go round and around. Bravo again!!
@nicolecose8029 3 жыл бұрын
These have to be the most beautiful fish I’ve ever seen... such a beautiful tank
@CMK_Patriot 3 жыл бұрын
These are the most beautiful fish I’ve ever seen!! 😍 I can see why you had to have them. Great looking tank too. Keep up the good work MD! I also ❤️ when you get your littles involved, so sweet.
@ShouldBeWiser 3 жыл бұрын
They are really gorgeous fish and they stand out so sharply against the green. Love the scape also, simple but beautiful.
@ninoarellano9841 3 жыл бұрын
I can totally tell that he is so happy and excited about setting up the tank.
@brandyolin5979 3 жыл бұрын
Love the lid, I have a tank with a similar driftwood above the rim situation, and I have been fighting the evaporation (high temp tank relative to the room). This looks better than I would have expected and I am super happy to see how simple and inexpensive this can be. Thanks for including that bit! I was afraid anything less than glass would block too much light.
@bibo8655 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best documentations I’ve ever seen. Awesome tank and scaping! Those discus are huge and beautiful. 👍👍
@EduStarling 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Rio, Brazil! I'm following your videos for some time and as I'm about to mount a 225l discus tank, I think I've seen this video a couple of times. My 5 year old daughter watched it with me and asked me to tell you: "I'm really excited with this video of your aquarium, I want to buy the very same rocks, wood, plants and discus you used. Congratulations!"
@TheAquaticCoder 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool as I expected from the previews on instagram. It was especially great to see this one done with low tech plants to see what can be created with simple materials
@juliab3058 3 жыл бұрын
Yes MD!!! Highlight of my weekend, always my inspiration!
@rogeliomorales5970 3 жыл бұрын
This is the best layout for discus fish that I've found, I love it
@mrfish.- 3 жыл бұрын
I love this tank so much! It’s like all natural and green and then the discus add a good POP of rainbow 🌿🌈🌱
@johnnydegs41 3 жыл бұрын
The fish are stunning and the scape really compliments their beauty
@luqmanulhakim1181 3 жыл бұрын
BLESSED MY DAY SEEING THIS BEAUTIFUL DISCUS... Thank you... thank you...
@TheReggaesunshine 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! Every part of the tank is gorgeous! Well done! AND THOSE DISCUS! I can't decide which one I like more! I love the way they school around the tank. They are big enough to see where they are looking! What an eye catching center piece when you walk into the room!
@jorgevelloso5999 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! It was incredible. The way he demonstrated the step by step motivates us to set up an aquarium like this.
@carolebraswell982 3 жыл бұрын
Those are magnificent fish! Absolutely stunning! I also enjoy getting to see the road and countryside during your travels! Oh, and your family is adorable.
@UKFishCam 3 жыл бұрын
Such an amazing tank. I love how excited the kids are
@themiddlething 3 жыл бұрын
Those are some serious tank goals. Once day when I have a bigger place I'd love to get discus! Great job!
@XtremeChiliPepper 3 жыл бұрын
Damn ... have very much enjoyed your journey from beginner to semi-pro designer! Such beautiful fish, all friends, all happy. Just keep doing what you love man, you're rocking it! Keep your mind open for ideas, don't let the flury of media distract you, or change you.
@aerialscopemedia 3 жыл бұрын
I think i've seen every single video you have made! Love every single one!! Im now starting to get into the hobby more seriously with planing new scapes to do in winter. Thanks!!
@julioflores4053 3 жыл бұрын
Beauty full fish, really like the aqua escape and learned how to improve mine , the tank size is perfect for for them and the filters are plenty enough for the set up. thank's for making videos like this one.
@natenash5693 3 жыл бұрын
Just about the time I get ready to go to the gym....you give me an extra 27 minutes of added procrastination! Thanks!
@johnpatterson9219 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome job MD! I like the island design you've made so that the Discus can swim around the perimeter.
@heaven7360 3 жыл бұрын
Life is too short to not have dreams come true. The Discus are such beautiful fish and in such a pretty environment. Your space looks like an art gallery!
@grantgwyn1992 2 жыл бұрын
Epic. Love that. Thinking of setting up a discus now after watching this
@avilacanario 3 жыл бұрын
Watching this helped make me, be excited with you and for you... I could sense your excitement in doing this. It is so cool. It's so beautiful to watch them. Nice work, good work.
@Steve200300 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning set up. Put the kettle on grab a cup of tea/coffee and relax watching that beautiful discus tank. 🙂❤ you done an awesome job.
@EricLabelleUX 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! Look at that thing when you first put one in!!!! AMAZING!!!! nicely done!!!
@vandang129 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely looove the tank and set up! And those fishes are truly beautiful! I'm going to do something like this now with my 75g tank... I wish I had a 125g with discus, but can't afford one yet. My 75g will have to do for now.
@lorenzospina3174 3 жыл бұрын
I love Discus 😍. This scape is perfect for this fish , good job man 😉👍.
@stephsexoticpets 3 жыл бұрын
Cute!! I like the discus with freckles! he should be named Freckles :) adorable reaction from the kids
@MrThebadge 3 жыл бұрын
Should do a cost breakdown of the builds. Like all substrate hardscape materials plants fish. Etc
@anoukatremblay3681 3 жыл бұрын
dangerous, his wife might see that XD
@Knottykid 9 күн бұрын
@@anoukatremblay3681😂😂😂
@aquaticconceptsbringingwaterto 3 жыл бұрын
Looks great MD As I said I will be doing 300 gallon with 20 Discus this November if all goes well. They may pepper up a bit but they are large enough that if it has not happened yet then they will likely not. Enjoy. One of your more beautiful builds.
@aquariumtreasures1054 3 жыл бұрын
Award winning tank and fish. That would look really good in my living room.🐟🌿😄👍
@foreverautumn2315 3 жыл бұрын
Positively stunning fish...!!! I completely understand why you "had to have them". It's wonderful that you bought them all together. Fish have friends, too... or at the very least, they feel safer in a new environment with familiar tank mates. You can see they are trying to puzzle out what the plants are. "What's all that green stuff on our driftwood?"
@Seansworldd 3 жыл бұрын
Discus are so beautiful. The whole tank looks incredible very well done 😁
@shafeeuchiha8312 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing scape MD. One of the best discus scape out there!
@thebrodabode73 3 жыл бұрын
You MUST make a discus tee. Love it when the kids are involved. They are so precious. Most awesome set up and I could sit and watch all day. You should do a fish cam!
@dipayandey2838 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing tank. I'm really grateful that you've shared the set up. Wanted to do this for a long time. Thanks again for the heads up. 👍
@peptobusiness6370 3 жыл бұрын
This tank looks great, and beautiful fish. I have been wanting diskus for so long now.
@martinkruse7675 3 жыл бұрын
Jaw dropping beautiful fish tank! Love this video! Well done MD!!!!!!
@Ginger_Dad 3 жыл бұрын
Those Discus look amazing! Keep it up you have become my favorite channel for fish.
@AnnabellaSignorina 3 жыл бұрын
💙🧡 So good to see how excited you are, they truly worth the money, they are marvellous! Hope you gonna show them in every upcoming videos! 💙🧡
@maureenk-farmhousecharms903 2 жыл бұрын
Stunning! Absolutely stunning fish to just sit and watch!
@sabarishselvarajan5312 3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! Can’t wait to see more content on these little buggers!
@andimoraru5539 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Discus Tank, mate! Having the dark background might make them go dark, but I think because you have the bottom bright white, it makes them not go dark. Also, having the wood makes them feel better by having a place to hide. Keep it up!!
@AbhimanyuKharote 3 жыл бұрын
Really amazing set-up. Love the discuss in there. Looking forward to an update video on this soon. One suggestion though may be you should consider covering the sides and back so that the fish don't stress out. Keep doing what you do. Love from India
@milkweeddreams8828 3 жыл бұрын
Well, once again you have outdone yourself and created a fun video, the addition of the boys always makes it so personal, they are so cute...but that tank, I could waste some serious time watching them, thanks for following your gut and buying them all...FABULOUS...!
@angelloh3111 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great job man, the tank looks awesome, your sons look like they are enjoying the discus
@JustMe-lt1cc 2 жыл бұрын
Tank and Discus look amazing !!!! Very well done !!!
@lurklingX Жыл бұрын
great tank and i LOVE this assortment of discus colors. the blues vary and then the 2 reds make them pop and are even different from each other.
@Nick-ul1iq 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this setup
@freddiehill28 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, do you think you will ever open up your studio to tours? I would love to come and see your tanks in person. I think you have a great thing going and are rapidly becoming one of my favourite KZfaqrs
@garrettkimble9915 3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite discus tank! Thanks for sharing. One of my goals someday
@dascudder 3 жыл бұрын
You have inspired me to rescape my Juwel 240 litre tank just like this. All over it next week as am off work, looks ace fella
@BigShrimpin416 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous tank!!! I’m hopefully going to do a discus tank in the near future! I love discus! They are so pretty!
@SC-mq1eh 3 жыл бұрын
The discus are monsters! Nice stuff mate!
@hemaelumalai4730 3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous tank! Thank you for sharing the process. The fish are gorgeous too
@jamespsarij415 3 жыл бұрын
Wow .... Fantastic job MD👏👏👏
@rachellesmith1883 3 жыл бұрын
Love the fish! Love the aquarium setup! Looks amazing next to your awesome wall! Well done!!!👍👍
@kathanthomson865 3 жыл бұрын
Ooooh YES It looks STUNNING
@abinath517 3 жыл бұрын
Wow 🤩 amazing work. I was soo waiting for this video from yesterday.
@jamstarjam1875 3 жыл бұрын
Simple yet stunning, great work great video, always look forward to your videos keep up the great work mate 👍
@SabiAll 3 жыл бұрын
am a forever nomad... can't wait to settle down and have me a big fat discus tank. They are precious and so is the landscape
@justinsalmons376 3 жыл бұрын
Another amazing tank MD you just keep on wowing us i would love to see another cave scape that was one of my favourites and was sad to see it go, keep on wowing us 😄
@da_dutch4025 3 жыл бұрын
Oh wauw.... that is SO beatiful ... I absolutely 💖 it... congrats, that turned out awesome!
@heinzkr.8659 3 жыл бұрын
Einfach nur super Erkältung und gezeigt. 👍
@nineleafclover1477 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, beautiful scape and beautiful fish!
@jeffedwards823 3 жыл бұрын
MD,discus 100% jump,I have kept them for a Decade,they will spook each other believe it or not,Tank looks great!
@MDFishTanks 3 жыл бұрын
Yep seen it already since the video. The lid stays on at all times!!
@maggiemagennis3507 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful arranged tank for the gorgeous discus.
@BenOchart 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Great job. Inspiring me to get back into discus😀👍🏻
@drewnapoleons4569 3 жыл бұрын
This is such a beautiful setup!!
@marciesocal7553 3 жыл бұрын
Those fish look stunning in this tank
@miloszkwiatkowski7449 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning fish man!!
@gazyg1973 3 жыл бұрын
Md that scape is absolutely top and them discuss are stunning mate well done 👍
@charligc8904 3 жыл бұрын
Their stunning MD and I love the scape Xx
@WoodDragonGuy 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Vid. Beautiful Aquarium setup. Cute kids.
@lauralopez2781 3 жыл бұрын
That tank is really really awesome!!
@ReinkeDK 2 жыл бұрын
Just found this video today. WOW what an amazing tank, would love to have it in my living room 🙂
@AsianFishKeeper 2 жыл бұрын
Nice tank. Gorgeous fish ! Very very nice 👍🏻
@denzle83 3 жыл бұрын
Looks absolutely frickin amazing!!!!!!
@annalee7403 3 жыл бұрын
Magnificent. Congratulations, MD.
@zelihadoganay 2 жыл бұрын
your fish and aquarium are amazing and beyond greetings from Turkey by the way ☺️
@Izzy-sn3pt 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t get how u make amazing and beautiful tanks!!! God knows how my goldfish fish tank will turn out 😂 I need to take some inspiration from you 😁😁
@srujanendhratalla4187 3 жыл бұрын
As always, splendid!
@MrDartvaider 3 жыл бұрын
Man!!! This is fantastic,congratulations for yours fish.
@kaushaldesai 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent work MD 👍
@krustyelbowz1032 3 жыл бұрын
Well done sir! Beautiful specimens.
@ruhiq2385 3 жыл бұрын
Now that "the boys" are appearing in your videos, do you get to write them off as a business expense?
@reece2479 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated 😂
@MDFishTanks 3 жыл бұрын
yes, they are paid in lego sets and the value goes against taxes 🤣
@khills 3 жыл бұрын
@@MDFishTanks Given the cost of LEGO, good write off for you. 😉
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