As a hobbyist, I thoroughly enjoy fishkeeping and visiting multiple stores. I can tell you, I don't personally care what the store, and it's shelving looks like whatsoever. As long as the fish and the tanks themselves look healthy, and there's adequate obvious filtration for the tanks I'll regard that store as being a "Good" store. Most places don't have any filtration or water change systems in place for Beta's let alone a custom rack with filters for them. Whether your racking systems look homemade or have a fancy facing on them is irrelevant to the fish's care. Most people in the hobby would actually rather see the plumbing and filtration systems on the racks. I'd honestly advise you pop in some form of view panel for the buckets or a way to show customers that the Beta's have ample filtration for them to be healthy. It's all a learning experience for customers, you could even change the buckets for some form of clear plastic containers so you can show the media the water passes through to easily visually educate new fish keepers on the cycle process.

it's all coming together! a word of advice from someone who has built (and dismantled) one of these because of how fussy they can be: build a bigger sump and include a fine micron filter sock on it so that no junk gets pumped into your drip emitters, those drip emitters will clog every single day without super fine micron filtration. I had rigged mine up with a fully open airline as a return line and they would still clog up weekly without micron filtration. good luck!

The system looks fantastic! I'd love to see an update with all the bettas in place. It could be really interesting to see how well the fish pop against the black background.

Paint the bottom of the containers white, so the light reflects, making it brighter.

I worked as a tradie for a while during my uni days in melbourne during the height of covid and watching this series makes me kinda miss it lol. It definitely taught me a lot of skills to create diy projects back home in indonesia.

putting a red light on a red fish with a black background really makes them glow. same with other colours, of course

I’m thinking about breeding my betta’s and I came across your channel, I’m in brisbane and we have mutual friends! 🤣 thanks for all the awesome vids, I’ll have to come visit the shop when it’s up and running!

You can put amazon frogbit floater plants so they will take the nitrates and the betta will not be able to jump and a little green will bring nice contrast and not to mention betta love floating plants

Fantastic 👍 Looking forward to having the opportunity to check it out when open 😀

I think you should add an elbow and a pvc pipe (pointing downwards) to the inlet, so that the water flows into the 1st bucket filling the bucket from the bottom - up then overflowing to the 2nd bucket. Gives the water more time to filter thru the media before going back to the tank. Great savage project!

It looks SO good,, i love the look. Everyone can buy a rack and put fish in it, but when you build it yourself, it always gets better quality.

Oh hell yea betta racks is probably the best choice for bettas good work man really really good diy too

I am, so happy for you! I'm glad you are getting this opportunity, I hope this will inspire more people your age to do what they are passionate about! Thanks for sharing!

The thought of EDM bettas cracks me up 🤣

I just watched KG Tropicals video posted today on their betta rack system, also with a circulating water system. You’ve done an awesome job too and can’t wait to see it all finished & full of life. Well done!❤️🇦🇺

Pretty Cool...Leaving the sides unpainted would have given you the option to card the bettas...Removing the cards and having bettas in full flare for your customers.

Wow That is Incredible ! So cool looking !

I think it’s all looking great looking forward to you opening the shop

Getting pretty handy in your old age. I like it. Can't wait to see the finished store

I personally think it looks amazing. Your whole store is looking amazing. Handmade is the best as it shows you love what you do. Awesome 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️

Some of the best aquarium stores I've been in, have looked home made. And most of them were all home made. Didn't make them less of an amazing store. And yes, this is including some of the biggest most successful aquariums stores in my city.

It looks amazing. The work is worth the show

Really enjoying watching this shop build

The fish shelf is very beautiful.

Awesome. Looking for more fantastic ideas from you

Adding a UV steriliser to the system will help with disease control. Nice work mate and good video.

Dude the system looks great, ignore the haters. Your videos are really entertaining, keep them coming!

A fast and cheap fix on your lights...put the Light tape on a moulding attached to the front of the self angled toward the fish adjust angle of moulding as needed.

This is a cool setup. Has exactly what is needed and nothing you really don't. Looks pretty cool too. Well done

Looks awesome

I admire you so much Nick. I believe you will be a huge success.

looking forward to seeing the beta rack populated. and ofcourse the new fishroom when completed!

Thanks for sharing! The fish will look awesome, the black will allow colors of the bettas to shine!

Thank you for the inspiration 🙏 ❤️ from a LFS in the 🇺🇸

Looks good. Very efficient. One thought I have: wouldn’t it be a good idea to add an elbow and pvc in the drainage sump to force the water coming down to go all the way to the bottom of the bucket and filter back up through the media before draining over to the pump bucket?

Good for you. Well done, you should be proud.

Cant wait to see them in the tanks!!! Congrats on the new build

Loved this video. I don’t even keep bettas but watching this made me want to build a rack.

So much more respect for you going DIY vs buying. If I was in aus I would buy from you over anyone. Great work dude

Very good job and very interesting. Well done Nick and thank you for sharing. We would like to see your set up when you are finished.. awesome!!!

Love the betta rack, a similar solution to the buckets could be a thick plastic storage tote, with egg crate and acrylic to divide the sections. I ran a setup like this on a saltwater aquarium for several years and it was great!

You really deserve much more subscribers

Wow! This Betta rack looks absolutely stunning!!! Well done guys! Can't wait to see all the Bettas showcased in this Betta system!! Great job nick!

Solid A 👍saving on cost is always good.

Don't doubt yourself, amazing job, it is a darn side better than most shops

Love to have a chat on the beta rack as I was thinking of doing it

All that amazing hard work & you don’t use it anymore according to recent videos. But hey that’s the beauty of the hobby…always testing, experimenting & learning to grow in the hobby. It did look awesome. 👍

That is what i used to do when i was younger ,top drawer fella,kudos buddy

The LED strips are really nice for DIY stuff. They're relatively inexpensive, typically around $10 for a 5 meter length here in the US, and can be really bright if you get the right ones. The RGB LED strips don't get that bright if you're looking for pure bright white light, I've used them before. If you want bright, the dedicated white light strips are your only option, the more densely packed the LEDs on the strip are, the brighter they'll be. I used a strip that had a density of 204 LEDs per meter.

I came here from KGTropicals best beta rack on the world 😅 Love them both equally, keep up the good work!

I think the stores gonna look amazing!! Obviously making it look good is cool and all, but it really matters about the service and making sure you customers are happy with what there buying, and I think its gonna be awesome once your done. Keep it up!

It looks great. Some folk get hooked up in a form over function mindset. Your system does the job - it functions. You have the satisfaction of having manufactured it yourself. Your next will be even better.

Make sure to buy a box of extra containers for ones that need to be replaced. Too many times a company will change inventory and the containers won't match. Also looks like you have extra space on the rack, so you can get a few larger containers for other fish situations.

My relatively large local chain pet store just has a shelf of plastic cups for the male betas and this is so much better. My few at home are just in 1 gallon jars.

Hi bud just found you channel after not keeping fish for 15+ years but mate never put your own work down .the fact your doing it and it works for you .that's all that matter

The system, the setup, everything looks genius and amazing.

Another awesome vid, love watching the progress of your new shop, keep them coming....

I'm so excited to see the final look of your fish shop. I would love to visit your shop often if only we lived in the same country. But looking at your videos, it really shows how much thought and hard-work you have put into everything and i think that's just really amazing. 👏🏼Your videos are always highly informative and and super entertaining and fun. Thank you for sharing them.. i think your shop will be even more awesome than it already is now... ☺️

most aussie answer ever "f***** if i know" haha 😄

Thanks so much for making this video as it provided me with one of the best ideas I have ever received

I saw the tum nail yesterday and couldn’t wait to see the vid today ☺️🥰 really loved the vid

Absolutely love it! Can't wait to see the shop when its all done. Good luck!

"Dave what are we building here?"... "Fucked if I know" XD

Love the system I may be using this a a guide for some micro fish I have

It's wonderful and well done.

Good job mate, you might want to silence the water in the Betta tanks because it's common for Bettas to get stress sickness from the constant dripping.

Whoops I’m late to seeing the full vid. You should go bigger tanks and a bigger sump! I’m upgrading my systems to bigger tanks when I get time

Looks good mate. Maybe a couple of premade white/lighter colour ones so you can swap them in and out when you get much darker Bettas, such as Black Orchids etc. I hate when you can't see the fish properly.

Well done! It's so great seeing all of this come together, you are doing such an awesome job. I think part of what's enjoyable about these projects is the actual process of creating something, it makes it a lot more rewarding seeing the end result

Love this video. I've been looking at upgrading my very, very low budget diy betta rack. This looks great. One of the only things I've had trouble finding a cheap substitute for are bulkheads. I had to use lids on my rack as my fish escaped a few times.

I think that looks brilliant, I really like it. Nice job 👍🏻

Nice dad! Wished mine would support me with my hobby like that..

The video is very good, it was excellent, very beautiful with fish, it must be impressive

So excited for you Nick! I'm loving these videos and seeing you get your shop put together!

Looks amazing! Great job! One thing bothers me...one filtration for over 50 bettas? What if one of it become ill?

That is a great idea. Looks great

Hi, just came across your channel (from Perth) researching aquaponics. Just wanted to say good onya for getting into business at a young age. I started my 1st at 9yo, semi-retired at 32yo (I enjoy customers too much to retire). Best advise, 1) never put business before your partner & kids. 2) Have a good accountant (not Mom or Dad, good ain't easy to find, ask around, almost as important relationship as #1). 3) Invest in cheap land, resi or commercial, might not look like a good invest today, think equity in 20yrs time. 3) Treat Mum & Dad once or twice a year, without them letting you start up in their home, where would you be today. Good Luck ;-)

It looks great. Nice job

Looks amazing!

Those guys are legends

Im so happy for you! The new fishroom is gonna look so amazing.

Dave needs his own channel 😂 looks like a good system well done

Love it! Really inspiring to me. I’ve been dreaming of building a betta rack for at least a year now. Great video!

Ive always wanted to build one, good to see your experience.

That look so good mate! more power!

I'm breading most of my owne fishes and I thank you for showing me a easy way to breed the Bater. Im also going to open my fish store but I'm relocating with over three hundreds fishes and an hundred or more fries. Will be shopping at you store soon

Can we a have tour of your shop? It would be cool for next vlog ❤

So happy to see another post from you, also happy to see the masters back creating more beautiful stuff that we will enjoy via the videos weekly :)

The rack looks amazing. You did well! My concern was the lighting and you addressed it at the end as people will want to see the fish inside

i'd say it looks great!!

very creative Nick. The black looks great. very sleek and hip.

It looks great!

Looks great! I have been following you for a few months now, great content and video editing on all of your videos! I wish we could post a pic in the comments because I just built a rack myself for breeding show guppies and to house bettas that I will be listing for sale on eBay. I spent about $900 USD and it has 64 - 5qt tubs all on an automated watering system like yours, with a 40 gal res. I will hopefully be posting a video in the next two weeks. Keep up the amazing work!

Your system looks great. Lots of work goes into these systems, no matter which you choose to run. Best of luck with your Bettas. They will appreciate your efforts, as they enjoy their new homes.

Amazing job, to me it looks beautıful, because I can see it's a home made unit with lot's love and hours of hard work put in it.

Thank you for inspiration 😊

I love the home made theme! Amazing and creative. And your fish will live in the best conditions possible 😌

That's absolutely awesome! Looks great 👍 I wish I lived closer to you. I would be a regular customer!

Excellent work! And don't complain about the look! It really looks fine!

Nothing short of amazing. Very good design.