Collecting Wood and Rocks for your Aquarium

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7 жыл бұрын

I've had a few requests asking to show how and where i collect my hardscape supplies. Today i take you along as i collect wood and rocks for my aquariums.
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@honorscott18 7 жыл бұрын

My friends make fun of me when I collect stuff at the lake but tbh finding it your own and not having to spend any money on it is wayyy better

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

+Honor Scott I always get strange looks when I carry wood off the mountain lol

@kerrypitt9789 5 жыл бұрын

It's all about the hunt right? I love it. I found a 600lb fossil, a bit big for my tank LOL

@antantelope 4 жыл бұрын

@@SteenfottAquatics so true

@wolfhound2 3 жыл бұрын

@@SteenfottAquatics I was catching minnnows with my net and people kept looking at me

@SugarMapleForge 3 жыл бұрын

I literally have no friends in the hobby 😂 mine all think Im weird for it too. Except my brother. Hes been keeping fish for 25 years

@rurutuM 7 жыл бұрын

next week on Bob vs wild, Bob wrestles a black bear for the last piece of apple pie

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

I'd win then throw the pie in the bears face.

@CypressPhotoStudio 7 жыл бұрын

🤠

@KGcichlids 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful place to go hunting for rocks and wood, ice caves are epic!

@davidrahlf3007 4 жыл бұрын

I have never cleaned my wood or my rocks either and I have never had a problem this is how we beautify our aquariums and not going broke in the process and we always find some of the most beautiful pieces ever good job.

@Shayna-jy2vc 7 жыл бұрын

Bob you are lucky to live in such a beautiful area

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Yea i love it here =)

@antantelope 4 жыл бұрын

@@SteenfottAquatics where is it? north west?

@junghyunyoo 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like home. ❤️

@laurentoevs2320 2 ай бұрын

The fireweed reminds me of Alaska

@nightowl4121 7 жыл бұрын

Once a while, it is good to give us a breath of fresh air outside instead of just indoor stuff.

@kerrypitt9789 5 жыл бұрын

I have to echo some of the other followers here. I would like to see more of these videos. For me it has always been the hunt. Antiques, moose, deer, fossils fish, always the hunt. I used to live near a place that I could boat to in the Spring and collect fossils. I need to go back because I would love to have fossils in a tank. My Son still has a complete Starfish, we used to have a lot of big shells etc. But when my wife left me she even took those. Just a fun video, thank you!

@SimplyBetta 7 жыл бұрын

I think I saw a 'squatch

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Simply Betta was it me?

@BrianS756 7 жыл бұрын

I went there when I was in Washington in June. What an awesome place! The glacier was huge when I was there, and there weren't any caves yet. Thanks for sharing Bob.

@LRBaquatics 7 жыл бұрын

So beautiful out there! Looked like fun!

@JS-gk9et 7 жыл бұрын

This was a fun video to watch. Nice to see your natural collection, and 'cleaning' methods. Agree with the others: friggin beautiful up there.

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it =)

@Coronakenify 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, beautiful. Thanks for taking me along.

@binomb101 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful tour Bob, thanks for taking us along in the gorgeous countryside.

@richardhuff8201 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome hike and great vid. Love the scenery.👍👍👍

@angiemiller188 7 жыл бұрын

That was really a cool walk a a very beautiful place. Thanks for taking us along with you.

@rickardrocks2160 7 жыл бұрын

awesome!

@jamesshawcross3656 7 жыл бұрын

Super cool! The landscape in the mountains there is gorgeous. I've thinking about doing a video like this too. Can't wait to see you use these rocks and wood in your tanks!

@aquaticma 7 жыл бұрын

Wow nice adventure! I only have swamp area to "hike" lol murder needles EVERYWHERE! I love this view! Never knew how beautiful the places you hike look. I'd be there every weekend.

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Thats why i quit Saturday live streams =D

@travishemming3783 7 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites of all your videos. Ice in August...I wish we had that in SW Oklahoma. Excuse me while I go take a nap in the freezer.

@AprilShaw 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking us along on your hike and gathering trip !! Loved it :-)

@mingbritson 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic topic, Bob! Thanks as always for the great, useful info!

@cc3kidsl8ter78 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful views! I wish I had a trail like that near me!

@damionmarkham9835 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob I have a guppy tub full of rocks and driftwood on my deck. The birds and bees love it

@jlathem56 7 жыл бұрын

Cool video. Always like nature walks. It was nice of you to bring us along.

@annashobbies4350 7 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the scenery. Thanks 💚

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Cecelia Odle Thanks for watching :)

@Eddie.Gonzalez 7 жыл бұрын

Wow that was a great video. Great scenery!

@CreativePetKeeping 7 жыл бұрын

This is so fun to watch.. something different. I might be going to the Upper Penninsula of Michigan in early sept.. so I will be looking for scaping materials as well!

@carolekveen4606 5 жыл бұрын

Yay! I love the UP! Leave some wood for me, please. :)

@melissas4358 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this. I'm getting back into the hobby after taking a break for about fifteen years and am checking out some stuff online and happened upon this. You live in such a cool area, thanks for sharing your hike and showing us the stuff you were able to find! Makes me even more excited to get back into keeping fish.

@silviacastro4684 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I am going to have to go out to rivers around here and see if I find anything for my aquariums! Thanks for the video!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Ya, well I'ver got the flat ground of Chicagoland to look at when I eat lunch. Haha Awesome video - I so wish I could stroll into the mountains and eat lunch. Ice caves would be nice this time of year too. : -)

@bluerthanindigo55 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, Bob! Already got my location picked out for my own collecting trip this summer!

@stephanies.7044 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Absolutely beautiful there!

@JasonCarpentier 7 жыл бұрын

This was awesome. Thanks for sharing.

@ALLDAYEVERYDAYKIM 5 жыл бұрын

Makes me wanna go hike n search right now. Good video

@marypaigeflynn4512 Жыл бұрын

Thanks f9r bringing us alomg.. ❤

@charenethornton6430 7 жыл бұрын

That was great with beautiful scenery.

@lelanidixon7941 7 жыл бұрын

Great and unique video. Thanks for sharing!

@dannywotherspoon3145 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Great nature looks amazing. 😃

@dollyllama69420 7 жыл бұрын

Bob, thank you soooo much for this video. Loved seeing ya outta the house and all up in those gorgeous mountains. I forget how different the mountains are in the Pacific Northwest compared to the Colorado Rockies I gaze at every day. So different. Your hiking trails just miiiiiight be a lil more gorgeous than mine. (; wish we could trade mountains from time to time!

@gordonyork6638 3 жыл бұрын

Luckily I live in Oregon. We have some of the best rocks. Huge chunks of green, red, yellow and black jasper. Columnar basalt, miles of obsidian, more Agates than you could shake a stick at. I've been cleaning my rocks in hydrochloric acid followed by a few months of a water soak. Various minerals create the great colors (copper creates green usually, other minerals create other colors) and I want to make sure there is no "water soluble mineral content" left. Haven't had a problem so far. Nice vid.

@upserlivinthedream 4 жыл бұрын

That is an absolutely beautiful area!!

@thefishfactory115 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video! You had that Les Stroud shot going on. Personally, I'd love to see more videos like this.

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

The Fish Factory haha hoping someone would catch that. Only reason I did it. Love Les Stroud

@joshr4999 7 жыл бұрын

This was a really fun episode and I'd like seeing more adventures like this

@vicaroo001 7 жыл бұрын

Love that you think about your dog!

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Always thinking about her =)

@TheFishNerd 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome views!! Crazy that there's so much ice when it's so hot out

@kinnikuzero 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! More of these please

@Shelzbells 7 жыл бұрын

What a stunningly beautiful place to go hiking

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Always a great time =)

@PincheMigs 7 жыл бұрын

That was really cool!! I might need to go see the ice caves when I'm in Everett. :)

@UncannySense 7 жыл бұрын

Neature nuggets, that's neat.

@samhoffman4318 4 жыл бұрын

Pls do more of these type of videos!

@kilrkitty0818 2 жыл бұрын

Those Ice Caves are awesome looking I've never seen anything like that before. Loved the video very informative

@eddyortiz8110 7 жыл бұрын

Cool video That's great you can go to such a beautiful place to collect stuff for your tanks.I live in Miami we don't have those awesome mountains or snow/Ice. Good stuff thanks

@ChallengetheWild 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@MissChelle 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome location! ❤️🇦🇺

@jenniferdore3617 6 жыл бұрын

What a stunning place

@tankq888 4 жыл бұрын

great vlog champ, thank you for sharing =)

@SugarMapleForge 3 жыл бұрын

It's so beautiful there! Reminds me of when I lived in idaho!

@shortnanxious6088 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful place

@RyoWatanabee 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Something different than usual :) enjoyed it!

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it =)

@RescueDogTreats 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this video!

@Xxkilluminati91xX 6 жыл бұрын

I use broken up asphalt I find around town for my substrate and wood that I pull out of an urban creek in my tanks. I don't clean any of it. Never had a problem its totally fine.

@gordonyork6638 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@DowntheWormHole 7 жыл бұрын

loved it! I did the same thing not long ago :)

@damonghanayem9982 7 жыл бұрын

Great vid thanks Bob. Suggestions on how to handle hardscape from not so pure of source? Boiling? Thanks!

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Boil wood, never boil rocks, they can explode =O I just clean rocks with hydrogen peroxide

@caewalker9276 7 жыл бұрын

Stunning

@breanna6257 5 жыл бұрын

found a root from a tree that washed up on the beach, is this okay to use? its got bark that i intend to get rid of

@triple10tanks10 7 жыл бұрын

great video, i get my hardscape the same way.

@sagsdown 7 жыл бұрын

I love nature. I live in the woods.Do more like this.

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

It was a lot of fun =)

@richardschneeberg112 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the break...... enjoyed your video

@kc-noice2083 7 жыл бұрын

You got to let me know next time you go up love that area

@MasterAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

awesome video bob!

@RyoWatanabee 7 жыл бұрын

He doesn't clean his hardscape :0

@dakotabrowning5286 3 жыл бұрын

This is a gem!

@Dhanan-J 5 жыл бұрын

awesome....I wana do this

@mr.smithskitchen3224 7 жыл бұрын

Great video Bob, the wife and I get our hard scape the same way, although the view isn't nearly that spectacular.

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian, glad you enjoyed it =)

@Geneticlyinsane1 7 жыл бұрын

What an amazing loction to go out and collect , wish i had somewhere like that near me in the UK but you may say unfortunately for that sort of stuff i like in a seaside city

@apolloravindran 7 жыл бұрын

i bet this guys a lot of fun to hang with

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

I always have fun when i hang out with me.

@timwjack 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that was some great info!!!!

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

+Tim Jack glad you enjoyed it :)

@noorshakirinbahrinross3806 7 жыл бұрын

Great video as always bob 👍

@Tom-pe3ur 7 жыл бұрын

Wow I never know that I can take wood peaces like these from the wild

@jarodboening 7 жыл бұрын

So could the wood I find in my local lake carry anything bad for my aquarium? Would you recommend boiling or would I be okay just adding it to the aquarium?

@rusticnashville 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE this! It’s my life. ✌🏻

@SteenfottAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite spots.

@cynthiadameron1399 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video!

@Deon0026yickadee 7 жыл бұрын

I was going ask you was you going to go in 😅😅😅😅 very nice video. I would love to visit this place! Man that water fall is beautiful!!!

@michaelmitchell5909 7 жыл бұрын

gods country brother... your a lucky man to live in such a beautiful place!...

@FourMileFox 4 жыл бұрын

Thought I was the only crazy one bushwhacking creeks and loading my pack up with wood. Thanks for posting! =)

@blackemperor9288 7 жыл бұрын

Great stuff 😊that beard gives me wolverine flashbacks🤣

@chriswyf2011 7 жыл бұрын

I loved the virtual hike along! I wish you would have caught that snake, he was pretty!

@MasterPhotographer 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting way to collect aquascraping materials, with the bonus of a workout. 👍

@tkrkovska4961 2 жыл бұрын

From the Snowy Mountains Australia, i have never cleaned my hardscape from nature either... have had no problems. All i do is scrub off loose bits but that's about it.

@Feighlogh 7 жыл бұрын

Glad to see other people doing the footwork for their rocks and wood. I get some crazy looks hauling packs full of rocks and sticks down out of these mountains sometimes. Fewer from rockhounds.

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Yea, when i hauled down that 4 foot piece i got all kinds of strange looks lol

@Feighlogh 7 жыл бұрын

It's worse when you're 5'4" and look like a reverse sherpa, lol

@alanalcantar10 5 жыл бұрын

Do you just pick any nice looking piece of wood or rocks? Are there any types of hardscape that you shouldn't use in the aquarium? I live in Minnesota, so I dont know what us safe to use.

@SteenfottAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Most wood without bark and sap is ok. But i also collect way up in the mountain where there are no pollutants.

@josephpatarini4820 4 жыл бұрын

Many rocks will influence your water parameters so be careful

@JohannesEngstrom 4 жыл бұрын

Damn I'm so jealous of where you live. That is a beautiful place. Where I live in Sweden there's nothing like it. You're very lucky!

@JadrenAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Love this video! If you hiked like that here in Texas you would be dealing with poison ivy now lol

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Jadren Aquatics luckily none of that where I go lol

@martink4358 7 жыл бұрын

Do you clean/boil the rocks you collect for your tanks ?

@rylansaquariums6446 7 жыл бұрын

love this type of video you should do more like this

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks it was a ton of fun =)

@dwsdarius 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful landscape! Where was that?

@notyourmama7059 7 жыл бұрын

My 2 year old granddaughter and I hit the Nisqually today rock collecting.

@SteenfottAquatics 7 жыл бұрын

another good spot =)

@2024WhatNow 4 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on your videos... I'm setting up a 65 gal Tall that I've taken out of retirement. The area you are in looks like Baker Snoqualmie National Forest... Quite a bit different from the High Desert I'm use to.

@catfishcave379 7 жыл бұрын

That's it! You are cleaning wood that way for the last time! I challenge you to a duel in two weeks!

@aprilpeterson7436 3 жыл бұрын

Omg i am so in love with ever bit of this!!! Where are you? AMAZING!!! also I must say if you have one ... Your significant other is one absolutley lucky one!!!

@SteenfottAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

Mother nature is my significant other =)