thank you!

Thank you! More coming soon ;)

thank you!

thanks =)

it was a small tank, i would guess around 2 liters of soil

thanks! its spiderwood and seiryu stone

+Lucas Goodding i will be doing a presentation and demonstration in jacksonville florida in may, and planning to do something for the greater houston aquarium club in houston texas sometime this year.

Will it be on youtube?

yes

+Glass Canvas Aquascape that is going to be cool

everything here I was able to buy locally at my fish stores, the only things that you might have a hard time finding are the ADA additives, you can get them online

facebook.com/hiep.hong.35 add me on facebook so we can have a better platform to talk, I'd be happy to help

I recommend using CO2 in any setup, it can benefit any plant. for layouts using only epiphytic plants such as java fern and anubias, CO2 is not mandatory but will still improve the health and speed of growth

+4444333220 ADA substrate additives. ADA bacter100, ADA tourmaline BC, and ADA Clear super

Never mind, didn't finish the vid :')

I used the tiny azoo palm HOB filter, did not use any air bubble or air supply, just water circulation from the filter

+jeremiemcd thanks! I did water changes about once a week

+Glass Canvas Aquascape do you do 50% , I'm still trying to find my balance in my ada 60f , still getting algae here and there.

+jeremiemcd i did much bigger changes, more like 80%

The powders used are 3 products made by ADA. Bacter100 is a mixture of over 100 types of beneficial bacteria for the aquarium environment, the black powder is called "clear super" and is just crushed carbon to help keep water clarity. And the grey powder is tourmaline BC, its just a powder tourmaline that is supposedly beneficial for the bacteria and plant roots. all three of these products are supposed to help provide a more optimum aquarium envrionment for the bacteria and substrate, but are not absolutely necessary for a successful aquascape.

Thank you for the clarification, I appreciate you taking the time to explain each one for me

yes a tiny HOB, but not shown in the video as to not distract from the layout itself

I got it at home depot in the window section, its window privacy film

The powders used are 3 products made by ADA. Bacter100 is a mixture of over 100 types of beneficial bacteria for the aquarium environment, the black powder is called "clear super" and is just crushed carbon to help keep water clarity. And the grey powder is tourmaline BC, its just a powder tourmaline that is supposedly beneficial for the bacteria and plant roots. all three of these products are supposed to help provide a more optimum aquarium envrionment for the bacteria and substrate, but are not absolutely necessary for a successful aquascape.

Glass Canvas Aquascape, how much do those usually cost?

What lighting/ filtering, frequency of water change and how long the lighting period was it? Please answer👏

I used a small HOB filter, no CO2

wow no co2 with amazing result! strong light? or do you dose

the light was okay, I did dose some ferts

thank you =) this is seiryu stone and spiderwood

Thank you for your quick answer lol, isn't it dangerous for shrimp ? because it's a calcareous material?

I'm not sure that "dangerous" would be the word to use. People do not reccomend seiryu for shrimp tanks because it raises water hardness and it is said that can cause molting issues for shrimps. Being responsible with water changes keeps the hardness pretty consistent and in my experience doesn't allow the water hardness to rise to less-than-ideal levels. Having said all that, this is an aquascape with shrimps in it, and not a shrimp tank. By that I mean that the shrimps are not the focus of this aquarium. the neocaridina family of shrimps are very hardy and you can see in the video they are doing just fine, even breeding in the tank.

Thank you for having cleared this subject and good luck for your channel I'd like to see more video's of aquascaping with nano cube's made by you ;)

yes, once a week

I've been using the PPS pro method, but lately I have been using a product called Thrive by NilocG

I bought the wood and rocks from my local fish shop. The substrate is ADA amazonia aquasoil. plants used were various bucephalandra species, anubias, cryptocorine lucens, narrow leaf java fern, and monte carlo

Glass Canvas Aquascape, Thank you 😊

Or should I say "Tank You" xD

yes it is

+trevor payne ADA substrate additives. ADA bacter100, ADA tourmaline BC, and ADA Clear super

just a small palm HOB filter, I dont include it in the video because it is unsightly

filtration is always reccomended, beneficial bacteria thrive in the filtration media and water movement is beneficial in the planted tank. many people have different definitions as to what defines a tank as low tech, all i can say is, make sure you are meeting the needs of your fish and plants. if not, choose different fish and plants that you are capable or willing to provide care for.

P.S. if you were asking if filtration is necessary because you did not see a filter on this video, i remove all hardware and equipment from the tank while filming for presentation purposes. it just looks nicer without all the glass and plastic all over the tank.

Thank you so much for the quick reply man :D, i have some last questions how much lighting is enough and is co2 worth it? since im just a student relying on what i can save (co2 systems cost so much!) hahahahaha you have awesome tanks btw Love it!!

as far as lighting, i use my eye to judge (which i realize is not a completely adequate method) but most people will quantify it with PAR ratings. It really depends on the plants you want to use, most stem plants will do better in high lighting and generally epiphytes like ferns/anubias/mosses do not need as much light. on the subject of CO2, it is definately worth it if youre looking for healthy, dense, lush growth. CO2 is vital part of photosynthesis. Simply put, the vast majority of plants will not grow well without CO2 injection into the water. the three essential reactants for photosynthesis are water, light, and CO2, with low CO2 concentration in the water, your plants are not producing the energy needed for proper and healthy growth.

Thank you so much for answering my questions man :D

+Nathan Keck I actually just use tap water

+Glass Canvas Aquascape what's your Kh in your tap? I have really hard and really alkaline water.

+Glass Canvas Aquascape by the way The cherries look killer!

+Nathan Keck my water is very hard and ph around 7.8, i dont know exactly the kh value

7 hours daily

+Rainer Pramudi I am spraying water to moisten the substrate for planting

+Glass Canvas Aquascape so u are just using normal water (tap water)?

yes its just normal water

+Glass Canvas Aquascape I see, thanks for the quick guide! +1 subscriber, I will be waiting for your next video :)

filter was used, I remove the equipment for the video for presentation purposes

Still Amazing...

thank you!

are u serious? its in the title lol

+Olav Øverland not on this tank, I do on other tanks

Pls don't ill-treat your plants

lol

+Dennis Wong 😂😂😂

+Glass Canvas Aquascape so you didnt use any co2 stuff in this tank?

I dont see why not. maybe upgrade to a better light though, im not sure how bright the light is for that tank

Yeah i was wondering abaut that too could you tell me minimum lightning req for theese plants?

+GoPro & coline its the same tank, over the course of 9 weeks i had decided to make some changes

okay

+Morgan Rose-Fleming I got it at home depot in the windows section

+Glass Canvas Aquascape thanks!

+Glass Canvas Aquascape Do you remember the specific brand haha? I have a one that's a Gila frost and one that is an Artscape etched glass. Thanks again!

sorry I dont remember, there is one brand where it is very soft and feels like just static cling, and there is a much more hard brand that is adhesive based, the adhesive based one is much much better, i think it came in a long purple box