Hey.. I subbed already... What's the setup over your shoulder with plants wayyy high up to the surface.? Is that on a rock pile or something else?? Looks like a cool way to have plants with those blue (zebra?) Cichlids..

Found your How to with Plants for African Cichlids.. Mahalo. Scotty on Maui.

@@bubblerings 🤙🏾

@@bubblerings The plants in that tank are called hornwort. I float them on the surface. 🤙🏾

Hi sir, so i setup my brother's 5 gallon betta tank and put my 8 months old seeded filter media to his. But im worried if BB will survive to that kind of new tank because it has different ph, temperature etc. I already put the betta also with aquasoil and couple of plants

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@@TazawaTanks they always seem to find a way though. Apparently instant cycling is a “myth” even though I have done it with almost every tank in my house with no issues 🙃 I can hardly give advice online anymore

With no fish in the tank at first ..what feeds your plants?

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How soon after doing this did you add fish to the tank if it cycles immediately?

@@purpleheart9023 I'm wondering the same

So just squeeze one filter in to tank? I have a 10 gallon I just set up.

​@@erikayalberto2577once the water is crystal clear.

@@DashDroneshi I got a 10 gallon fish tank for my betta do I also do the same?

It’s unlikely that they would survive for that long.

In your case, I’d add them in groups. For example, I’d add the corydoras, then in a couple of days, I’d add the otos and Amanos. Then maybe wait a couple of days, test the water, and continue on. The biggest thing to consider is how much you’re feeding them. It’s best to feed lightly in the beginning, and slowly ramp up.

@Tazawa Tanks got it...I'm really trying not to overfeed in my 15g with my Celestichthys Choprae and honey guarami. I have a juvenile bristlenose pleco in that tank that I'm moving over to the 15g, so that will actually be tye first fish in there tomorrow. I'm seeding the 55g with some bio rings that have been in my 15g for a couple of of months, plus I bought API quick start AND Fritzyme 7, plus stability and prime with every weekly water change. Do you think I should do weekly water changes while the tank is trying to get established?

I would leave it in for a few weeks.

Bacteria is on the decor and in the filters. Its not in the water.

Water changes help with cycling your tank? If it's a new tank, how does water changes help if your taking out any potential beneficial bacteria that is starting to build up in your tank?

@@yonation4160 the beneficial bacteria does not grow in the water, it grows in the filter, the substrate, on the glass and on the decorations. So by doing a water change you are not removing the beneficial bacteria from the tank

I change the water once every year 50%. Honestly, you don't even need to do that but I do it to remove TDS. Water changes is not necessary and my tank is crystal clear.

So I’ve just set up a 200 l plated tank but without fish , how often should I do water changes during a cycle ?

Sorry to read that. I hope that you get it sorted soon!

All 10 are doing well. Next week’s video will show them.

Yep, if you swap over your used filter and plants and put them in the new tank, you can start using the new tank right away. Maybe hold off on feeding for a couple of days.

Do you often purchase fish from local stores that have diseases? If you're adding fish I day one chances are you're buying the fish from the same store you're buying mulm/water so there is no new disease. *Most* would Not add any others' tank water to their own.

The water itself has only trace amounts of the beneficial bacteria; it’s best to use dirty filter sponges or cartridge filters as suggested to expedite the process. Use live plants, actual mud from a pond, and sand substrate and your water will look clear whilst promoting the growth of the healthy bacteria. Bacteria need surfaces to grow so plants and the sand substrate provide these surfaces for the bacteria to grow quickly which will break down the nitrites into nitrates.

Yes

Yes you can. One thing you could do is get one of those big plastic storage tubs, save as much water in there as you can move safely and use it to move the fish too. Try to keep the filter sponge if you can too as it will help keep some bacteria. Once everything out of the tank drain it and clean it with water only then use what you saved to start it up again. Slowly add more water back to it over a few days (this will help keep the water parameter close to what the fish are used to) until the tank is full again. Once it’s full, you can keep doing really small occasional water changes (10\20%) at a time. This won’t be too much of a change to shock the fish but you will gradually remove the excess nutrients from the water which will naturally help with your algae problem. I hope that helps

@@Asherz1 Hey. Thank you very much for all that information 😊👍🏻 It's good you told all the little details what I should do to save the fish and the habitat they're used to. Btw, can I buy new fish to the tank where the old/saved fish are after 2 or 4 weeks of having the tank filled entirely?

@@unikeko96 I would monitor the fish already in it to check that they are doing well. When you have it set up in your home, feed very sparingly at first. Fish can go a long time without eating (up to a week or more), so don’t feel bad about feeding sparingly. Your bacteria will take a while to reestablush to the levels before moving/cleaning it - and in this period I would not add more fish and feed only a little food perhaps every 2 days and over time more regularly to once a day. In this time it would be useful to buy some test strips to check the amonia level - you want it to have as close to 0 amonia as possible to avoid hurting the fish - and the more fish you add the more amonia they make. Once it is stable at 0 amonia - then you can look to add more fish. When adding new fish, they should come in a long bag with water in. When you bring it home, roll the sides down to make it less long, and put the bag into the water and it should float in the water. Leave it like this for maybe an hour or so, and this will help the water in the bag go to the same temperature as your aquarium slowly - helping to avoid shocking the new fish. During this hour, occasionally pour a little of the water from your tank into bag. This will slowly help the water in the bag get closer to the condition of the water in your aquarium. After you’ve done this for a while, it should be as safe as possible to add the fish into your aquarium. Adding the fish - there’s 2 ways to do this - the intention is to ensure the water in the bag does not get into your tank. Method one 1 - use a fishing net to net the fish out of the bag and into the aquarium - after you’ve done this dispose of the bag of water down a drain or toilet. Method 2 - pour the bag of water with the fish in over a fishing net with a bucket underneath - the water should go through the net and the net catch the fish - then quickly move the netted fish into your aquarium. Once they are in - keep an eye on them for any signs of illness - strange swimming, floating sideways or upside down - any sores torn fins or white spots on them can all be signs of illnesses. If you spot anything like this - get them out asap to protect your other fish - and you can quarantine in a smaller tank for a while to see how they do. Most people advise to always quarantine Newly bought fish first before adding them to your aquarium - but not everyone has a spare tank to do this or a spare heater pump etc. Just beware of this when adding new fish - its always a risk of introducing a new disease into your aquarium. Lastly - depending on where you buy the fish - check the tank they came from to make sure there are no pest snails present. These are usually bladder snails but can be other little snails that can reproduce asexually (on their own). If one of these snails gets into your tank it can turn into hundreds and be a real headache to remove - so check the bag carefully before adding the fish and make sure no little snails have snook along for a ride into your new aquarium. Sorry it’s a long post but I remember when I got into the hobby and there are so many things I wish I knew then - so wanted to get in as much info as I can. Hope you enjoy fish keeping, it’s so much fun!

@@Asherz1 Thank you so much again for telling all the important things all beginners need to know about aquarium hobby😊👍🏻When I get the aquarium and the fish I will do exactly as you told. I will check if there are snails. I think I saw some small weird snails on the walls of the aquarium. But now I know that they should'nt be there if they're not bought intentionally. It's good that you learned to take care of aquarium and all the fish during years. No-one is an expert when you're new to something so don't feel bad 🙏🏻

Transfer your filter and the substrate and decorations. Those matter more than the water. The main thing is to reuse the filter for a few weeks to take advantage of the beneficial bacteria already in it.

This recent video covers it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ht2ah8pqzNSbqHU.htmlsi=8a_IxXv7g0Kee3pE

Sharing water is not enough, as there is hardly enough bacteria in the water column to make an impact.

No, the water won’t be beneficial. However, if you transfer your filter and substrate, that would be very helpful and you could possibly add fish right away if the filter and substrate are kept wet.

@@TazawaTanks thank you! So i should not bother with the old tank water at all? It just seems wasteful in a way if you know what i mean 😅

@@Swordstress1 You can totally use it if it’s relatively fresh and low nitrates. Just not a necessity.

@@TazawaTanks thanks so much for your help, i really appreciate it! Do you have or can you recommend a video on how to clean internal filters? Mine is an Aqua One, i’m worried about cleaning it and removing all the good stuff 🫣

add assassin snails to the tanks to keep the pest snails controlled, works for me

lol no dont do this@@frankiem1741

Uhhhhh you move the decor and plants to new fish tank😂😂😂😂

It strikes me that when you add fish you will add Ammonia load and that will change the balance in the tank?

I assume you need the Ammonia for the cycle?

Ammonia can arise from something as simple as a tiny bit of decomposing fish food or plant matter. Anything organic that is breaking down.

As early as a couple of days if you get enough or even the same day.

What ended up happening? Did u add dechlorinator to the water first? What else did you add