Do you trim the melt before daily, or after 14 days

@@boristhegeezer I'm removing melts as soon as I see them - to keep the water clean and avoid algae and rot.

Günlük sıvı karbon ve sıvı gübre veriyor musunuz bu tanka?

Great! I'm glad you liked it! BTW: This tank is still doing great and still has NO sign of algae :)

Thank you :) 😃

Thank you :) 😊

Thank you :) Great to hear :)

Thank you! Yes, it looks great on a desk :)

Great! Did you use a lot of pants in it?

@@AquascapingCube Of course I did and 8-10cm of substrate.

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Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it :)

Thank you! I appreciate that!

Glad you enjoy it!

Thank you! 👍

Honestly? I was also surprised with the speed :) I think it was mostly due to the combination of soil and water changes.

Very true. And it also depends on the water you have. Softer water, slows down the process of substrate depletion. I still have a tank that I created 2,5 years ago and it's going strong, but there I had a substrate under fine gravel. Capping helps a lot!

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Hello! Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you liked the video. Yes, this tank is working just perfect and another 6 weeks later it is still totally algae free. For diatoms I sometimes like to use few Clithon corona snails, but honestly this type of algae often goes away on its own. All the best and happy new year!

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! Exactly, enjoy what you do and learn from mistakes - yours and others ;) Yes, my main tank is basically algae free because it's super stable and has thick and old substrate - I think that this is the key. It's running for over 2 years and is in perfect condition. I have 8 tanks running now and in general tanks with higher amount of plants are the cleanest :)

Yes, possibly Copepods. There are no fish in the tank that would normally eat them. And the tank is already old enough for them to multiply. Thank you for the comment!

Thank you! A the beginning biofilm was a problem, but it was getting cleaned together with water changes. And later it just doesn't show up that much. I think it's because there are no melting plants and no excess food. In the tank of this size neocaridina shrimp are very good option and they can clean biofilm very well.

Great to hear! Yes, I'm falling in love in this method and planning to do more (bigger) tanks like this. They look amazing!

Thank you very much for your comment :) I'm glad you liked it! All the best and have a great weekend! PS: I'm from Poland.

Thank you! 😊

Thank you! You can use electric tape (good one). Cut small pieces and tape over few leds from the bottom. If you tape over half LEDs - you get half of the light etc ;) Worked for me in the past.

Thank you :) The light was: INVITAL Lumium WRGB30 25 cm 6W. But for the last few moments of the video you can see that I switched it to Chihiros A301 - but I think that it's a bit to strong and doesn't make sense. All was going great with Lumium 6W.

Thank you :) In the last few moments of the video you can see that I switched it to Chihiros A301 - but I think that it's a bit to strong. All was going great with original Lumium WRGB30.

Thank you :) In the last few moments of the video you can see that I switched it to Chihiros A301 - but I think that it's a bit to strong. All was going great with original Lumium 6W WRGB30. With tank of this size (especially height) - you really don't need anything to strong. Good luck!

Thank you! I would categorize them like that: Easy: Limnophila sessiliflora Echinodorus Magdalensis Lobelia Cardinalis sp MINI Bacopa Caroliniana Rotala Rotundifolia 'Green' Medium: Rotala Rotundifolia Red Alternanthera Reineckii Mini Proserpinaca Palustris Ludwigia Mini Super Red Additional easy ones (not in this tank): Hygrophila polysperma Sagittaria subulata Ludwigia repens

Thank you! In theory it should work. But I honestly have no experience with dirt, so I cannot tell you 100%.

@@AquascapingCube well, I will try it out and let you know, exactly how good (or bad) it went! :D

Thank you! I keep it at room temperature, around 22-23C.

Thank you! Appreciate your words. I will try to create a video dedicated to clear water :)

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, of course you can put the filter inside. Just make sure that the plants have rooted and will not get blown away by it ;)

@@AquascapingCube TQ for the advice 😊

Thanks! I answered your questions under another video. But you should definetally go for it! 1) No problem! Go for what you like! 2) Sure, no problem. 3) Possible and already done (you saw my other video ;)) I made many different nano tanks - you can find them all here, maybe you will see some ideas you can use. The best one for me was this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jp-mndZ-m92ccX0.html If you are looking for something super small, maybe this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZ14aZCWyaecn2w.html

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Thank you! Sure, adding small filter will definitely help. With danios, I'm not so sure because they are super fast fish that swim like crazy. How about chili rasboras or similar? You could add them, a bit after you add the filter and assuming that you will monitor the situation (and you can try with small snails like clithon corona).

​@@AquascapingCube Thank you for your reply

@@kamilos409 No, heater will not be necessary. If you are going for plants and shrimp - lower temperature is even better. It makes fighting with algae much easier :) Just try not to go below 20. Around 20-21. Good luck!

@@AquascapingCube Perfect, Thank you

Just put the plants and 2 small snails (like clithon corona) at the beginning. And then wait and do small water changes (10%). With shrimp I usually wait around 3 weeks.

Thank you! Yes, they are very cool to work with!

@@AquascapingCube And this is nano ... not the 45l type of tanks ... i have 3 of them 1 Tech and 2 "no tech, just light" ones. I build the 2 no tech ones 2 days ago. Hope it will work.

Yes. Just create thick layer of that sand and you should be fine. Good luck!

Not in the first months. I started fertilizing only after 4 months (very little amounts)

I would just leave the water for 24-36h in a bucket. This way you get almost all of chlorine out of the water and it should be safe.

Ohh i see thank you for that information also can i use directly rain water or i meed it to rest also ? Supporting from philippines here sir

1 more question my idol can i do this kind of tank in a air conditioned room ? No fish included just plant is it ok or not ?

Yes, air conditioning is not an issue. Just keep the water above 22C. And rainwater is even better, so you can definitely use it. Good luck!

Bottom you mean on the substrate? It should not be happening, and depending on how it looks like it might be cyanobacteria. Biofilm can only form on the water surface, and this is normal. It should go away after 2-3 weeks, and especially after shrimp move in (they like to eat it).

Yes, of course you can. I would just suggest that you plan ahead and leave some space for your hardscape.

Yes, of course!

Yes, they would help. But the problem is that plants you listed are quite slow growing. And cannot use all nutrients fast enough. Stem plants that I'm using are growing very fast and therefore using nutrients very fast.

Yes, they are breeding like crazy. Never had any issues with shrimp in tank of this size :)

No, I don't think so - it's to small. I think they are Copepods :)

I'm testing it with one of my new projects ;) I will see how it goes.

It will work, but it algae will also grow with the plants. So it will be more difficult to balance the tank, especially at the beginning. Start with lots of plants, limit the amount of light and see what happens.

@@AquascapingCubeThanks I am trying that now lol but some plants I got has algae and I am on day 3

There is a good chance that betta might attack them. And this tank is to small for betta fish. But in general with bettas it strongly depends on the character specific fish. Sometimes thay are fine with shrimp, sometimes they will kill them all in one day. You never know.

You can use either. This is "normal" active soil and it's working great for shrimp.

Since we are un USA do you recommend another substrate that we can get here that is similar to jiban?

@@AquascapingCube since we are in USA do you have any suggestions as ro certain substrate

@@kamihula Tropica Aquarium Soil also gave me great results. And I think it should be avaliable in US.

@@AquascapingCube thank you so much. Also do you think using mini leaf grass would be okay and then add plants alao

Not for the first few weeks/months. In this kind of setups I start dosing only after 2-3 months.

@@AquascapingCube thank you

I tested only at the beginning.Temp 23-24C, pH 7.3, KH 6, GH 14. But they are not super stable because tank is small and I changed water very often.

It's impossible at any temperature, it's only possible by using sterilised everything that doesn't have any algae to start with, such as all tissue cultured plants.

Yes and no. It's possible to have a tank with no VISIBLE algae. For example in black water setups I almost never have any algae, and some of them are running for years. And usually first algae appear even after 1-2 weeks. This tank is already over 10 weeks old - and no there is no sign of it. But it's true that SOME algae will be there, but small amounts. The point is to not let it overgrow the tank and ruin the looks.

Nor should you want to, right!

No clean up crew either? I don't buy it.

10 weeks IS 2 and 1/2 months.

there's also no fish, no shrimp. you have years of fishkeeping experience, this tank has nothing producing waste. I think it's beautiful.

I think that this is partially true. No, algae doesn't teleport but, algae spores/cells can travel through air. Not to mention, equipment for water changes, used scissors, used tweezers, used tank, and mostly - my hands! Otherwise in-vitro planted plants with no fish would NEVER get ANY algae, no mater how strong the light. But you do have a good point and gave me a great idea. I could try to create a tank that is ACTUALLY sterile. Everything new, all equipment, new substrate, only in-vitro plants, no fish, sterile water and no touching :P It will be difficult, but I think possible to at least try. And then use a lot of light (8h+) and see what happens with algae. In parallel I can try to "destroy" this one with aged water to see if this is really the case. Comparing those 2 can be interesting. Can I quote you in eventual video about this? :) If you have any additional point - let me know here

@@AquascapingCube haha that sounds like an interesting experiment! Certainly something that few would practically do. No need to "quote" me though, I'm not looking to get internet famous lol, and it's not exactly an original idea, the fact that tissue cultured plants are sterile and algae free is a big selling point, I'd be quite surprised if you can prove it's not effective. It does make me curious to see just how easily the various types of algae can spread, and if any will travel through air to get into a fish tank, I doubt the larger ones could spread very easily. From my experience I know I only got filamentous algae directly from plants, as I add different plants sporadically. And no filamentous algae has gotten into the various rainwater I have stored outside. Greenwater however seem to come out of nowhere, but not sure if it was by air.