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it just keeps getting better and better, your creativity is off the charts, keep it going MD!!

Putting the bottom layer substrate in mesh bags is a great tip for avoiding mixing substrates. Thanks!

This is one of my favorite fish channels. Joey is for sure up there too. Ur scapes and knowledge is outta hand. Lol I fux with it!

Wish buce wasn't such an expensive plant, I love when they are scaped in groups like this. 👍

My electric blue rams laid eggs for the first time last night. Im so excited even though I know it will more than likely end badly

I was loving how the build was going, and then you added the stem plants... And it became sooo beautiful. Excellent idea MD.

Can't beat a good bit of Buce a very good plant

As someone from the SW side of this hobby, you really hit the spot with the reef affect!

Im glad you changed this one. It was my least favourite, yet had some of my favourite fish in it. Those Apistos are stunning.

one thing I always have in my ototank: A slice of cucumber on a toothpic. they love it

I've always thought fish tanks are a boring thing to do, but after watching you for a few months I realize I could not have been more wrong... Last month I did my first tank and I planted it and everything. Your videos are amazing. Keep going and thank you for showing me how rewarding fishkeeping can be✌️

I love the way it turned out! The white background especially illuminate all of the details and pops of color!

It's nice on days I've been doing chores and tank stuff, watching ur videos helps get me motivated to keep working on the tank and not let myself be lazy

This is exactly what I’m trying to do in my 14gal cube. Thanks for the inspiration!

I love a proper sand sand. It’s the sandiest of the sands, I find

Amazing build! You really achieved the look of a coral reef in a freshwater tank! Stunning!!!

Wow!! Every time, just amazing!! 👏👏👏

MD is awesome when it comes to this! Gives me ideas to change the scape when doing total tank cleaning. Good stuff!

Every single aquascape I've seen you do is one of the best I've ever seen. All of them. You really have a great eye for it. Well done sir 👌

Lovely scape MD, keep up your amazing work and thank you for inspiring most of my aquariums in my Fish Room!

Bucephalandra is probnounced Byoo'-sef-a-lan-dra. The word comes from the greek Bous+kephale which means bull-headed (describing the head of the stamen), so while this could cause one to wonder whether it is the s at the end of Bous or the k at the beginning of kephale that we are supposed to pronounce, there is another name derived from the same two greek roots that we all know how to pronounce: Alexander the Great's horse Bucephalus. So it is the S in Bouse, not the K in kephale that we should be pronouncing. We now return to our regularly scheduled program.

I'm jealous of your plant supply & hardscape collection.

I have a 29 gallon saltwater aquarium but these planted tanks really make me second guess my decision! They are stunning!

This tank is gorgeous, love it!

Wow..... another stunning tank! Loved how this turned out. Such a peaceful environment for the fish.

Congratulations on your 500k subs ❤️ brother ❤️😀

The fish love it. Your artistry is so lovely. Bucnubius tank.

Beautiful tank!

finally feels like its been weeks

As always……very nice. Thanks MD

i started following as an aquarium hobbyist, i have now been making youtube videos myself for a year now, and as amazing as your content and tanks are, im equally impressed with the image quality of your vids. They are an inspiration for my own channel as it progresses. thanks and keep it all up man! Totally fishtastic!

Another stunning tank

Stunning MD!

looks amazing

Stunning as always!! Great job!!😊

I think this is your best tank yet

Simply awesome

Never enough stem plants 😌😊

Your evolving skill level is impressive, I watch your channel all the time!! Inspiring!!

Beautiful!

Bukit kelam means dark hills in Indonesian. It is named after a mountain in Borneo. Tropica is selling it worldwide, meanwhile its rare to find the speciment here in my country. What an irony..

AMAZING!

Wow ~ Looks AWESOME !!!

Was waiting for this video ...it's beautiful

Very pretty and simple , beautiful setup, great selection of plants. And my absoulut fav corys, I have about 20 in my tank.

I've been with your channel since before you spoke on your videos. You have grown so much as a scaper. Great job 👏 👍

One of the cooler tanks you’ve done in a while for sure. Good to have a break from the 7 nature aquariums in a row. They’re all blending together it feels.

I love your apistogramma fish and cory cats :) They are adorable and healthy-looking!

Beautiful

Wow I really Love this one

Amazing As always!

Awesome tank, mdma . Great creativity!

Looks great! Love the reef vibe. I started scaping a tank this past week with almost exactly the same plants, seiryu stone, wood and sand! Great minds think alike

Looks awesome

you should try crushing some rock with a hammer to sprinkle over the glue when it’s still wet, hides the little white patches really seamlessly

One of my favorites! Lately you seem to be working from my dream tanks list, lol

When using the soil in the mesh bags, is there any harm to the plants when removing them and pulling the roots from the bags? Do you find they lose the majority of their roots and they cannot be reused? How well do the nutrient tabs penetrate the soil bags since you're just pushing them under the sand on top of the soil bag?

Come for the build tutorial, stay for the cinematics

When you first said Buce I heard Boosh a la The Mighty Boosh

Clean plant tanks man

Beautiful, love that scape alot. I'm going to try beuce and break the tradition of anubias. I feel inspired

You are so lucky to have access to all your supplies here in Tasmania there is next to nothing so jealous lol

Awesome 🥰

I am curious as to how long you allow things to set before moving on and continuing your build. Also, how did you anchor the clippings you took from the other tank? Thanks in advance. As usual, your set up looks amazing.

I really like it, my Buce tank version will be with red stones and vine wood…:) Only waiting for plants to arrive from Greenaqua! So exciting!😀😀😀 And my Bloody Mary shrimps will be getting the new Buce tank.👍 Thanks for the video, keep up the great job! Congrats for 500K subs, been with you since around 30k. Cheers, Maria

Grate tank mate! Keep it up!

Another great video. Your color grading is nice and the pace of vids are spot on. Love the long shot at the end of you vids. I would love to see a quick back and forth (same distance shot) of both tanks to compare what was to what is. Outta curiosity, ever thought about connecting or making a bridge of water between two or more tanks? Cheers! Love the content.

I just did a complete revamp on my tank cause you make it look so easy. Took me 4 and half hours lmao 😂

5:30 those rocks remind me of the spikes on the Sydney opera house

Dude congrats on 500K. You earned it

Osum video md your creativity is so awesome keep up the good work awesome tanks

Fantastic 👍❤👍

Stunning as always🐟🐠🐌🌿☘🌱🇿🇦

Great video as always mate. Got my Timmy the turtle hoodie today, love it.

I really like your videos about aquascape, I only have 15Gal aquarium and how I wish I have stuff for aquascape. 😊🙏

Man I love watching your vds hopefully I will make a tank one day that looks as good as what you produce.

It would be awesome for you to do an Oscar tank

I dont know about this one. Maybe once the plants grow in. Love your videos!!

Nice build hope do a update when the tank is full off buce

Perfect. Sorry I’ve missed some videos- been out of town catching up. I need me a trench type escape can you do it

Nice vid

Красотища👍

nice video

Have you thought of doing a shrimp scape using a bonsai tree as the center piece? Very cool to see them climb through it!

I love what you did with the tank! The colours, textures, everything! May I ask how you prep your seiryu stones to prevent them from increasing your water pH and gH?

Amazing channel man you've been a huge inspiration for me to get into the hobby! Only have a 20 gallon tall with a couple platies. I've been noticing my Java Fern and Peace Lily are dying! I'm getting concerned I dont have enough UV power in my lamp for it. It's been incredible learning all the small little things that make aquariums and aquascaping. I've been using Root tablets API in my black sand substrate.

So thats why i cant find this plant. You bought Them all 🤣🌿🍀☘️🤩

Awesome tank, fully loaded of my favorite plant the buce. I think the rótala in the middle don’t look very good, maybe looks better in the back

wish i can do the same one day

You are in the West Country try out a little fish store in Bedminster went there the other day absolutely incredible gem hidden in bristol, normally use maiden head aquatics but with renovations went elsewhere

Anyone have some advice for me on how long i should leave the lights on in my planted shrimp tank? I would really appreciate it 💯. Love this scape btw. Your stuff always blow me away.

Fun fact about superglue, as soon as you poor water on the glue or like you do apply it on wet rocks the glue instantly sets or forms a film when contacting water. You can see it as a natural activator to set the glue.

Hey md .can you do a vid on cotton mouth and other bacterial infections and how to treat .but specifically cotton mouth .love ya stuff bro cheers from nz .

This is one of the best tanks you have made . I really think you should try a 4ft in this style it looks so clean ! U should try a bigger tank on a budget !!! 🤪 love the vids mate keep it up 👍

You should do a dwarf crayfish tank

I would love to see you scaping a saltwater tank!!

Bro how have I never thought about putting black tape on lights?! I have a tank that just constantly is growing algae and I’m sure it’s because it’s got a lid with lights shining inches from the water. I just put tape over some of the lights and I’m sure it’s going to solve so much of my problems with that 👏🏻

Dude, I tried that super glue and polyfill trick for the first time yesterday... It could have gone better. I ended up with it all over all my fingertips. I should have worn gloves. First time, so... But I managed to get it to do what I wanted. Hopefully my plants will be in, in a couple of days.

I think you should invest in a waterproof 3D camera and show up what it looks like inside the tank when it is finished!