I made SIMPLE & EASY nano RIVER AQUARIUM | Step by step AQUASCAPING TUTORIAL

I made SIMPLE & EASY nano RIVER AQUARIUM | Step by step AQUASCAPING TUTORIAL | EP1

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I build a simple river aquarium with only few stones, plants and aquarium sand. In this river aquarium (hillstream) step by step aquascaping tutorial I will show you how the aquarium was built.
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00:00 Intro
00:19 Tank dimensions and volume
00:33 HOB filter & LED light
01:04 Egg crate
01:15 Adding stones
01:53 Adding used soil & root tabs
02:31 Adding sand mixed with gravel
03:18 Adding water
03:37 Adding plants
05:41 HOB sponge & cycled filter media
06:07 72 hours later
Aquarium - 60cmx30cmx30cm (24inx12inx12in)
Optiwhite glass 6mm | Tank Volume 54LTR | 14GAL
Filter - HOB (500L/H | 130GAL/H)
Light - LED Power: 26W | Luminous flux 2450lm
CO2 - NO
Heater - NO
Plants - Anubias barteri var. nana "mini", Cryptocoryne Undulatus "Red", Cryptocoryne Wendtii "Green", Vallisneria
Music - Epidemic Sound:
baegel / Eternal Moonbeams / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
www.epidemicsound.com/track/Q...
Amaranth Cove / Reconstruct / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
www.epidemicsound.com/track/7...
Ebb & Flod / Threads / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com www.epidemicsound.com/track/x...

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@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

Below are affiliate links of the equipment I use (shipping to ALL EU countries). If you buy anything by clicking on the below links I will receive small commision without additional cost to you. Please note I have not been given any free products in exchange for mentioning them. LED LIGHT 30cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/twinstar-light/twinstar-c-line-iii-300c?aff=19 45cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii451?aff=19 60cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii601?aff=19 90cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii901?aff=19 120cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii1201?aff=19 FILTER, SKIMMER AND PUMP Oase 75: www.azaqua.nl/en/filters/oase-biostyle-75?aff=19 Corner filter: www.azaqua.nl/en/filters/nano-hoekfilter?aff=19 Skimmer: www.azaqua.nl/en/filters/eheim-skim350?aff=19 Pump: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-pump/oase-optimax-300?aff=19 Wavemaker: www.azaqua.nl/en/stream-pump/oasis-streammax-classic?aff=19 Stainless steel: www.azaqua.nl/en/inflow-outflow/stainless-steel-skimmer-set?aff=19 HEATER Nano: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-heaters/dennerle-nano-thermometer-is-compact?aff=19 SOIL,GRAVEL AND SAND Soil: www.azaqua.nl/en/aqua-soil/aquarium-soil?aff=19 River gravel: www.azaqua.nl/en/cosmetic-sand/plantahunter-gravel-river?aff=19 Rio Xingu gravel: www.azaqua.nl/en/cosmetic-sand/plantahunter-gravel-rio-xingu?aff=19 Sand: www.azaqua.nl/en/cosmetic-sand/aquarium-decoration-sand-1-2mm?aff=19 STONES Round flat rock: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/round-flat-rock?aff=19 Black river boulder: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/black-sky-rock?aff=19 Black seiryu stone: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/dark-seiryu-stones?aff=19 Petrified wood stone: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/petrified-wood-fur?aff=19 Gray mountain stone: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/gray-mountain-stone?aff=19 WOOD Ancient root: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/ancient-root?aff=19 Corbo root: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/corbo-root-m-30-40cm?aff=19 Manzanita wood: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/manzanita-wood-m-40-50cm?aff=19 Spiderwood: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/spiderwood-s-21-30cm?aff=19 FERTILIZERS Micro+K: www.azaqua.nl/en/plant-fertilizer-and-additves/2hr-aquarist-apt-1?aff=19 FOOD Regural: www.azaqua.nl/en/fish-food-aquarium/dr-bassleer-biofish-food-regular?aff=19 Garlic: www.azaqua.nl/en/fish-food-aquarium/drbassleer-biofish-food-garlic?aff=19 MAINTENANCE Gravel vacuum: www.azaqua.nl/en/cleaning/dennerle-nano-soil-cleaner?aff=19 Aquascaping set: www.azaqua.nl/en/tweezers/nano-aquascaping-set?aff=19 Glass scraper: www.azaqua.nl/en/cleaning/window-cleaner?aff=19 VARIOUS Terra tape: www.azaqua.nl/en/necessities/dooa-terra-tape?aff=19 Moss cotton: www.azaqua.nl/en/necessities/moss-cotton-200m?aff=19 Superglue: www.azaqua.nl/en/necessities/superglue?aff=19 Pipette: www.azaqua.nl/en/plant-fertilizer-and-additves/pipette-1ml?aff=19

@buwanpablo 17 күн бұрын

Brilliant work as always :)

@IMaqua 17 күн бұрын

@@buwanpabloThanks.

@hverfisgata125 4 ай бұрын

Splendorous in its simplicity. Can't wait to see who gets to live here.

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@MarksShrimpTanks 4 ай бұрын

That was a very nice looking setup, believe it or not I dont think i have ever tried to aquascape a tank and I think I want to for a small office tank, so I am giving you notice I am copying this 🤪

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. I assume you will add shrimps 🦐

@jenpink4298 4 ай бұрын

It’s so beautiful and peaceful! And I can’t wait to see Mr. bulldog again! 😍

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

He will be added here very soon. Cheers Jen

@milanm5776 4 ай бұрын

Odlicno. Samo napred!

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

Hvala.

@zvekycom9808 4 ай бұрын

Odličan setup , za neke nove neocardinie 👍🔝😊

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

To bi bilo super. Nazalost ostao sam bez svih kozica 😂

@zvekycom9808 4 ай бұрын

@@IMaqua ajoj šteta 😱

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

A valjda ce ih biti uskoro. Evo pomalo raste broj Orange Sunkist-a pa ce ih valjda uskoro biti opet u prodaji.

@uhasp 4 ай бұрын

Would you be kind to let me know how you are making those extensions for the lamp to sit on?

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

I sent dimensions to the specialised acrylic shop. They did all the work and basically just glued the pieces together with acrylic cement.

@davidtheaud9734 4 ай бұрын

Très beau scape ! C'est simple mais terriblement efficace. Mais la simplicité est très difficile à atteindre. Bravo !

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

Merci. Thank you.

@Scaperoot79 4 ай бұрын

There's such beauty in its' simplicity. Beautiful scape. Any plans to stock? Some Endlers or Chili Rasboras would look great.

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

I will definitely add the Red lipstick goby that is in my care for a long time. The plan was to add Green Neon rasbora but unfortunately I sold most of them and don't have enough for this aquarium so I will have to improvise. Thanks for watching.

@EGWL93 4 ай бұрын

Very nice looking tank! Makes me wanna tear down my tank to redo!. Btw, do you cover the soil with sand and how do you ensure the sand will not get mixed up by the aqua soil?

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

I did not cove soil with sand. I just separated them with stones and I filled up all the holes in between stones with filter floss. It is important to mention that the stones are above the soil and sand so basically the level of soil (sand) is below the stones.

@EGWL93 4 ай бұрын

@@IMaqua Thanks for the advise, will take note on that! I had a similar size of tank as yours, but cluttered scaping. Maybe soon I should try it out as a new project!

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

@@EGWL93 Good luck with your new project. Cheers

@frankvermeulen4621 4 ай бұрын

The small roots and the sand/gravel mix really make this scape. Very nice. My Cryptocoryne undulatus and lutea in the small holding tank show some melting, but also new leaves, as is Vallisneria. But I don't think I got Crypt parva with the latest order. The name card was missing, and the plants are starting runners, so if I had to take a guess, it's Helanthium tenellum green or some such. No problem, though. It will be exciting to see how this smaller stream will develop. I was going to ask what Mr. Bulldog's tank mates were going to be, but nevermind. I like a surprise.

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

Yes Mr. Bulldog will go here, I destroyed his previous aquarium so I need to add him somewhere. I think Crypts are my favorite plants but they need so much time to grow. I guess that is also their best feature; you basically don't need to trim them ever.

@frankvermeulen4621 4 ай бұрын

I started planting the Rio 125 yesterday. So far, Red Lotus, a green lilly, Cyperus helferi and a dark red Echinodorus of which I forgot the name. Also, a few stems of fast growing plants to get things started. And a couple of Bladder snails to start the cleanup of whatever algae and white fuzz there is developing. I took down the "cursed" 80cm tank today and put the fish in a holding tank. I put a single Lemon tetra in a heated bucket with some Esha2000, because it looked particularly bad. I'm not using the 80cm tank again. I remember some issues from years ago, and this time around it also just didn't work. Never got rid of the algae and lost quite a few fish... 🤬

@IMaqua 4 ай бұрын

@@frankvermeulen4621 I also remember having cursed tanks in the past haha so I know what you are talking about. Good luck.

@frankvermeulen4621 4 ай бұрын

I bought it very cheap, as a holding tank; the glass is very green, even without algae, and the silicone work is pretty terrible. I was a bit insane yesterday, so I ordered a UNS 60U with a Twinstar 60B light to replace it and ultimately turn it in a new home for Ember tetras, Pygmy Corys and most likely some small shrimp. Wood, Lava rock, Java fern, Anubias, Cryptocorynes and maybe a bigger Echinodorus. And the Rio 125 isn't even finished yet! 😂