It was heart breaking. I fought a good year to keep it at its prime but wasn’t able to …

"part 1" in the title gave me hope

​@@buiscape : What happened? Was it co2 related flow issues?

I’m in an algae battle now…it’s a emersive pond scape so it’s not as destroying but man…it just ruins the vibe…

Thank you I appreciate it!

I appreciate that!

@@buiscape As harsh as it sounds, i like seeing the "fails". It reminds everyone that all the nice thumbnails and freshly scaped tanks are NOT what to expect as a hobbyist (at least not all the time). that's why the seasoned hobbyist propagates plants on the side! ^^

I’m glad! Hope you like the next

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, really appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed this video. Hope you like the ones to come!

More to come! Thanks for watching! Working on the next currently

Appreciate you !

Thank you brother! I was going to scrap this video because the project didn't workout but I'm glad everyone's enjoying the progress so far. We often see the beauty of aquascaping but it can test our patients. The crab tank is gonna be fun!

@@buiscape This hardscape would be an awesome piece in a crab tank. Right in the middle, forest on one side,and a lake on the other! Might have just inspired myself for another build🤣

I'm very thankful for your sub and comment! It's not always rainbows and sunshine in this hobby but sometimes it is :)

Thank you! It was definitely a learning experience :)

Glad you enjoyed it!

See you in part 2 :)

Thanks mate!!! Appreciate it

Appreciate you

Same, I was concerned but it has been doing well so far :)

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

Thank you! I hope you like the next ones!!! Appreciate the feed back :)

thank you!

Thank you for the kind words and thoughts. I’m finishing part 2 and hope to release it this week. Hope you enjoy the next video, it’ll be a lot better :)

Thank you!!!! Glad you enjoyed it

serpadesigns always makes amazing scapes check him out too

Thanks for the sub!

Much love, thank you!

Thank you Felix! Appreciate you

Thank you!!

Thanks Naz. The Blyxa was my fav too.

If this tank turned out the way as expected it could have been beautiful haha. Next one will be better!

Thank you! This rock was very hard to obtain, has a little funny back story to it too haha

Bro, what’s the reason for the sand being added late in the process?

thank you!

I got you brother!

Appreciate you Kevin!!!! thanks for watching bro. The end hurts :(

Appreciate that.

Thank you!

Killifish

Me too Franky, I was very excited for this project until it crashed on me 😭 I’m glad I didn’t waste this footage and can create something out of it. I’ll keep you posted about the rock ;)

Thanks my friend, nice seeing you here !

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you !

I love it, thanks so much for the comment.I'mr really glad you found joy in this video! I wish I was in a spaceship haha. See you in the next video!

Thank you! Cheers!

Part 2 is out :)

Thank you so much!

I was sad as well, but it's okay. Learning process from my mistakes.

Lots of love :)

Thank you! Appreciate the support

Wish it made it all the way through but the set up just didn't work out. Hope you like the next part!

UG doesn't necessarily cause an algae outbreak and can hold to the soil quite well. If a section begins to float or becomes detached from the substrate, then you can uproot that area and replant, and then add extra soil adound the edges, or you can even use stainless steel wire and bend a small portion into a U shape and staple the UG down.

It was definitely heart breaking but we'll make something beautiful in the next!

@@buiscape I’m ready to see part two! I saw your little teaser😂

Agreed, the next one will be fun and should work better!

Thank you, the future is coming shortly! Currently editing the next video :) thanks for watching

Nicholas !!! Thanks for stopping by the channel, appreciate the support 🫶🏻

A lot of nutrients and the light was very low and strong. UG isn't a plant that processes nutrients and seems to lose to all kinds of algae battle. It does best in really balanced and matured ecosystems. But good advice, less soil is definitely better.

@@buiscape another tip would be for you to cycle the tank first then add plants, i know it is time consuming mine took a whole month without any plants to establish good chemical ballance, slowly i added the plants. I made a blackwater/river style scape light on 60% with no stem plants mostly crypts and grass, no algae. It really hurt you tearing apart the scape but hey the new one looks awesome too! Keep up the work! (btw flower compost its also good and does not require huge amounts, just a bottom layer of it of 2 fingers is enough, capped with pebbles then sand). All the best!

It looks like it should be soon, crossing my fingers! He just posted a little teaser today

Thank you! It’ll be back!

I wish I had more footage as well, I wanted to perfect the tank and then do more recording but wasn't able to. Maybe in the next one!

Crabs are gonna be fun! I gotta decide the plants, might go carnivorous…

It looks like a Killi fish but not sure which kind.

@@ThePrdon1 I agree. It looks almost like a tiger badis but not quite. I'd love to hear from the OP

It’s a Killifish!

thanks!

haha thank you!

Thank you!!!

Haha, I'm currently recording part 2 right now. Once I get to the planting stage it'll probably take another 4 months however for things to grow in.

@@buiscape Well i guess i better watch all your other videos by then!

@@MrGrantGregory haha I’d appreciate that !

@@buiscape 4 more months?? 😢

@@jenpink4298 I've already started planting last week. It'll take 4 months to fully grow in. I wish I could speed up the process

Agreed, it was way too much light. In addition to the sun light it was receiving.

Thank you! Hope to not disappoint !

Thank you! Will upload more for sure, appreciate your support

@@buiscape estaré atento, te sigo en instagram, tu trabajo es inspirador, que equipo de grabación utilizas ?

Thanks!!!

Thanks for the sub!

Thank you! Lens is 24-105mm

@@buiscape Thanks! I'm thinking of buying Sigma Art 24 -70 E-mount it doesn't have such as big zoom but has a little lower F 2.8

Light was low, sunlight also played a factor, not enough plants im sure as well!

Also the rocks maybe, I'm strugling with tous amano rocks, the change of parameters (kh and pH) make grow algae. The project was amaizing dude. I Hope this experiencia make you beter and keep going!

Found this at a kitchen appliance shop

Thank you! I did heavy water changes before it crashed, even 50% (before adding fish) but I didn't have enough plants, light was very strong and also the tank was set up near a window so sun light was also a factor. It was ambitious and difficult trying to control all the variables.

@@buiscape yes sunlight is not good, and many plants is a good thing. 😊

The light was too strong, and close to the tank. Should have been placed higher tbh. In terms of the rock it’s actually one big piece balanced on top of the first rock placed in the tank. I secured it with glue just for reassurance.

That was a Killifish!

That was a killifish! Really cool guys but I had to return him because he was too aggressive. Very intelligent and curious species though. Do some research on them first before you consider keeping them to make sure its suitable for your tank. They have a short life span.

@@buiscape thanks for the reply! that’s what I thought it was but I was just making sure. and yes no worries research is always a condition before I get any fish lol. 👍

Haha you noticed! No snails were harmed 😅 I’ll definitely look into dark start!

Was my first thought too. I never successfully grew ug and the are notoriously fickle esp with new setups. Dark start is however so low impact I think I’ll try again and do it also with a single massive stone. Well done

@@duncanmiller5493 Dark-Start and "low impact" in one sentence. Funny.

Haha thanks Richard !

I believe it's a red eggersi killifish!

If you're asking about the red and blue that is a killifish

I believe you’re referring to the soil?

​@@buiscape ah thanks i thought it was gravel😅

:)

Hopefully we can resurrect this project to something amazing

Unfortunately not the case, hair algae took over the roots of the frog bit. This tank was also placed near a window in which I was hoping I could balance together with everything else. I have another tank placed near direct sun light using Hornwort to decimate the algae though!

@@buiscape Word up nobody f**ks with hornwort.

I wanted the UG to carpet first and knowing it’ll take weeks to months I wanted to add sand in after to prevent it getting dirty over time. Adding it last makes the tank look fresh and new

Little rinse

I know :(

That's a killifish!

Trimming, water changes and good lighting... until everything got destroyed :')

A video coming soon!

Part 2 is out :)

The tank crashed because I couldn't balance all the variables. Strong light, not enough plants, tank set up near a window with strong sun light. The next iteration of this project will have low maintenance similar to one of my other video with my crab tank.

@@buiscape why not just add C0²? You can get into a co² setup for like $125 and it will pay dividends in terms of the amount of work you have to do with a high tech scape.

@@wolfinthesno this project had CO2, still wasn’t able to balance with it. All my planted tanks use CO2

@@buiscape oof shit yeah that sounds rough. in future videos you might just explain that kind of thing instead of having to reply to jackasses like me lol