PLANTED AQUARIUMS FOR BEGINNERS! 5 tips for low-tech tanks
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5 жыл бұрынPlanted aquariums for beginners in the hobby can be a scary thought! As an African cichlid keeper this was the case for me until I started a 10 gallon planted aquarium about a year ago.
Since then I've learned a lot about growing plants in an aquatic environment , so in todays video we break it down into 5 TOP TIPS in order to help you be successful with your live plants!
By utilizing these tips beginner hobbyists will be able to put together a successful low-tech planted aquarium! HERE ARE THE FIVE TIPS!
1-LIGHTING-essential to plant growth
2-SUBTRATE- Helps to feed your aquarium plants
3-PLANT SELECTION-low tech/easy to grow only for success!
4-LIQUID FERTILIZERS- Further food for you plants
5-FILTRATION & MAINTENANCE- clean/fresh water introduction with partial aquarium water changes!
ASTA 20 LED Light- amzn.to/2DWND37
Hope you enjoyed the video & if you did, please like, subscribe & leave us a comment if you learned something!
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
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@matthewwhite2802 4 жыл бұрын
Really good video, simple to the point and informative.
@cjs033 5 жыл бұрын
Love the Asta 20 lights. I have 3 of them on my nano tanks and my plants grow like crazy! Love the option of being able to dim the lights as well. Great video.
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Chris S yeah I’ve loved mine so far too! As you said, very good growth & a dimming feature makes the price point brilliant👌🏻 thanks for watching & commenting man. Glad you enjoyed the video👍🏻🐟🌱
@Wheredidigetthismuffin 11 ай бұрын
Great video information! Simple straight to the point and phenomenal asmr 👌.
@PrintdAus 5 жыл бұрын
Loving the vids man! Never realised water changes helped plant growth that much. Definitely a helpful video. Keep up the awesome work.
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Clondrah I definitely notice a difference after a water change! For sure! Glad you enjoyed the video👍🏻 thanks for watching & commenting my friend🌱🐟
@DavidJones-mi9mo 4 жыл бұрын
Great video and content. Thanks.
@dwsdarius 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome tips...tank looking amazing!
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS thanks for checking out the video mate👍🏻 appreciate it!
@leighannr.8188 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! SO much helpful information. - Subscribed! :D
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Leigh Ann R. Thanks! I’m glad you got some helpful information from the video👍🏻
@Bearskimethod 5 жыл бұрын
Nice lil tank indeed.. 😍 Very insightful, always good to find true and tried methods to succeed, no need to reinvent a wheel.. 👍🏻🌎
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Bearski method thanks for checking out the video man👍🏻 I do really enjoy this tank. So peaceful🌱🐟
@CypressPhotoStudio 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍🏻👍🏻
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
madcypress L.L. Thanks for watching & commenting! Glad you enjoyed the video👍🏻
@TheLivebearerZone 5 жыл бұрын
Nice video and great tips..I have started a playlist on my channel for beginners like myself and will add this video to that..Thanks!!
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Bubba's Aquatic Experience I appreciate it👍🏻 glad you enjoyed the video my friend! Thank you for watching & commenting🌱🐟
@johncecil646 5 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching this. Tranquility at it's finest!
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
John Cecil thanks John. Appreciate you watching & commenting my friend👍🏻
@joemunoz1251 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful aquarium my friend
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Joe Munoz thanks bud👍🏻 appreciate you watching & commenting!
@Brantov 5 жыл бұрын
Very nice aquariums.
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks you for watching!👍🏻
@SubZero-ew8xp 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Just wondering where you bought the plants from? Thanks.
@baudouinjacobs4449 3 жыл бұрын
since i put a top to stop evaporation i never do any water changes 2 years later just fill up with rainwater (stil a bit evaporation ) and it does perfect my tips highly planted and a small amount of fish
@justbegod508 3 жыл бұрын
Hey man I just set up a 20g with a few large swords and a few small tetra . any advice on keeping my plants big and green ? Mine seem to turn brown and or start looking like there scratched up for some reason .. Nice Vid by the way !
@fishoutwithjuno 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing tank. How long do you have your light on?
@jakeyba3242 Жыл бұрын
Damn your voice 🤩
@fishoutwithjuno 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Amazing tank. Question, I have the same light, do you use the full light or half the brightness?
@cichlidscape 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe 50-60% I would say👍🏻 thanks for watching!
@kalesecheatwood1164 4 жыл бұрын
Where did u get your filter?
@crazyfishlady4958 3 жыл бұрын
How do you gravel vac this?
@teaforthree1 4 жыл бұрын
You sound as though you’re in the UK, how can you buy aquarium co op feRT? Great vid BTW
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Henry Partridge I’m from the UK but live in the US now👍🏻 sorry for the confusion mate, but thank you for watching!
@MCAQUIN0 4 жыл бұрын
is your light equivalent to the nicrew 30"model? I would rather buy yours if they have the same output!
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
YANA World I believe the price point is very similar, as is the output of the lighting👍🏻 this light is still going strong & I love the shimmer effect that it gives off👌🏻
@thepilgrim1581 4 жыл бұрын
Nice tank dude..... Its about as good as mine 😁 lol... 👍
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Matt Chan hahaha thanks mate. Check out some of my latest planted tanks. They are better😉😂
@thepilgrim1581 4 жыл бұрын
@@cichlidscape will do
@SteveSerednicki 3 жыл бұрын
What plant is the entire background? Very nicely done. Do you use the Asta at around 50% brightness?
@cichlidscape 3 жыл бұрын
It’s hygrophilla. Not sure on the type though. & yeah the asta 20 is at about 50%. Worked really well for me over the past 3-4 years now👍🏻
@SteveSerednicki 3 жыл бұрын
@@cichlidscape thanks for the help!
@rjagravante 4 жыл бұрын
What is the name of your carpet plant. Thank you
@melvink6667 4 жыл бұрын
Can you list the name of the plant in tank. From foreground to the back
@harshulgupta7461 4 жыл бұрын
If I use ordinary tiny stone chips as substrate....The one used in home construction. Will it cut/harm my fishes?
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Harshul Gupta it could do yeah. Guess it depends on if the stone has sharp edges or not. But I would play it safe & use aquarium specific substrate👍🏻
@harshulgupta7461 4 жыл бұрын
Can I use ordinary house LED white bulbs
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Harshul Gupta it could grow some basic plants but probably not some of the more difficult ones. Some planted tank lighting have a very specific spectrum. Making the tank look better etc👍🏻
@Keldrath 4 жыл бұрын
Would like say Carib Sea Eco Complete not be suitable for something like this on it's own? Or would it need some kind of soil beneath it?
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Keldrath I wouldn’t use that no. That sand to my knowledge had buffering capabilities. Increase ph etc. that wouldn’t be good for most plants/planted aquarium fish. You could use aquasoil and cap it with inert sand👍🏻
@Keldrath 4 жыл бұрын
@@cichlidscape www.amazon.com/CaribSea-Eco-Complete-20-Pound-Planted-Aquarium/dp/B0002DH0QM/ This is the specific one, i thought it would have been good, it's advertised like it is? But yeah just wanted your thoughts on it as being sufficient or not.
@rmsiaify 5 жыл бұрын
you mentioned once per week water change. how many percent do you replace?
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
rmsiaify i usually do about 30-40%👍🏻 thanks for checking out the video!
@r6zoar441 3 жыл бұрын
Hey I’m setting up a medium tech planted tank I have always had them but want to make a cheaper one this time I have a dennerle 60l cube wondering what to do with it I was thinking about the asta 20 the tank is 38x43x38 so quite tall would it be good
@r6zoar441 3 жыл бұрын
Want to grow a nice Monte Carlo carpet and a couple of red ludwigias and rotalas ovbs more just don’t know if it will be enough I’m going to be using dennerle 6in 1 substrate capped with dennerle scapers soil I do 50% each week and keep just some cherry shrimp and I’m going to use the tropica premium fertiliser along with root tabs no Co2 though as I don’t have enough space
@cichlidscape 3 жыл бұрын
@@r6zoar441 could struggle with the 38” high mate. This 10 gal is only 12” high. I would go for a more widely sold light I think. Maybe a fluval 3.0 or a finnex 24-7👍🏻
@r6zoar441 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry I forgot to say it’s in cm it’s a dennerle nano cube so it’s 38 cm long 43cm high if I run full intensity it’s 60litres or 15gallons would it run it well
@cichlidscape 3 жыл бұрын
@@r6zoar441 ohhhhh, in that case yeah!👍🏻
@r6zoar441 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the help you’ve got a new sub :)
@harshulgupta7461 4 жыл бұрын
Do you use CO2?
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Harshul Gupta no co2 in this tank no👍🏻 just low-tech with good substrate & lighting
@milbella1 5 жыл бұрын
What size tank is this?
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
milbella1 this is a standard 10 gallon aquarium. Hope you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching👍🏻
@jinghantay1272 3 жыл бұрын
@@cichlidscape may I know how many litre of planting soil.do.i required for a 9 gallon tank
@richardportelli1983 5 жыл бұрын
Fluval stratum is not high in nutrients, in fact it has none at all. But it is still a good all round substrate and you will need to use root tabs. Good video though and some good tips. I would also add that slower growing plants are much more rewarding and user friendly Hence why you see many aquascapers using mainly crypts, buce, anubias and java fern etc.
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Richard Portelli As far as I know stratum is made from mineral rich volcanic soil that includes trace elements for plants. Although I’m sure it’s not as rich as Ada Amazonia which I have in this tank. Thank you👍🏻 I enjoyed making this one! Appreciate you watching & commenting Richard🐟🌱
@richardportelli1983 5 жыл бұрын
@@cichlidscape that is correct. Amazonia is soil based and rich with ammonia. It is designed to feed plant roots for up to 2 years maybe as well as containing most of the other micro nutrients plants need. I think many people think stratum is a complete soil substrate and it is not. ADA and tropica soil I think are the most widely used soil based substrates.
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Richard Portelli yeah that’s why I used Ada Amazonia in this tank. I wanted to give it the best chance of being successful seen as it was my first planted tank. I love the growth I’m seeing🌱🐟
@richardportelli1983 5 жыл бұрын
@@cichlidscape I have a easy planted tank also with just sand but with root tabs and weekly ferts the crypts and s Repens are growing like mad.
@classyshoes8504 5 жыл бұрын
would you consider your tank light Medium or low?
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Classy Shoes I would consider this low light. The light has the potential to run medium light but I usually have it set at a low setting on the intensity dial👍🏻 thanks for watching
@classyshoes8504 5 жыл бұрын
Cichlidscape • Thank you, beautiful tank!
@cichlidscape 5 жыл бұрын
Classy Shoes thanks! Check out my most recent low tech planted tank aquascape. Lemme know what you think to it👍🏻
@deletethemedia3445 3 жыл бұрын
Been wanting to attempt a full planted tank in my 75 gallon. I think I'm going to get me a 10 or 15 gallon tank until I get the hang of it. The aquarium hobby is all about trial and errors!
@exit9b150 4 жыл бұрын
What plants do you have in that tank?
@cichlidscape 4 жыл бұрын
Baney all low-tech plants. Anubias, hygophilla, crypts. The bottom/lower growing plant is a.repens. Considered a little harder to grow
@alannatabares 5 жыл бұрын
good plants for cichlids?
@kylegriffiths8599 5 жыл бұрын
Alanna Tabares pretty much Anubis is about the only thing, I suppose you could try amazon swords aswell basically anything really hard and slow growing
@Tombjack3 2 жыл бұрын
What fish is that
@Tombjack3 2 жыл бұрын
The one that looks like a largemouth
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