1st Job MD'ers is to like the video. It helps more than you know! ...And maybe buy some merch in the banner above if you want to support the channel :) So this is a big one. Hope you really enjoy it. I love how it turned out and hopefully gives you guys some ideas for your future build. The scape will look completely different in a months time so i will do an update once all the background plants have filled in. I get all my plants, substrate and ferts from Tropica as you all know All hardscape is from www.aquariumgardens.co.uk where you can also buy the Tropica plant range. Items i use regularly: You can buy the bowls i use here: Amazon UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL Amazon.com: amzn.to/2M4FwFO
Opti white nano tank and light: amzn.to/2pwuy3h Gooseneck Clip on lamp (similar as product is now discontinued) Amazon UK amzn.to/2LNat13 Amazon. com amzn.to/2IlwLVA Mini Water Pump: Amazon UK amzn.to/2mjHDez Amazon. com amzn.to/2oAmf5y LED FLoodlights: Amazon UK amzn.to/31KQwgQ Amazon. com amzn.to/359rp9J #plantedtank #aquascape #mdfishtanks
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I love this tank - I have been researching a lot of different aquascape styles to plan for my own 54g tank and I have decided to use your video as a guide for making mine. I did all the hard scape last night and excited to put in the plants soon. Thanks for posting the detailed video 🙂
I attribute that as having !multiple tanks and boredom seeing the same scapes. I relate to it as a model railroader and almost as soon as a layout is done the kind sees a new layout and it's torn down for the new. Authors say by the time they get a novel published they are sick of it but the compliments from fans is a reminder of why they write, it can bring joy to others who don't understand writing is hard work and the writer gos over a story so many times they get sick of it. It follows the ida of human desire is endless.
Ahh coffee, the most important ingredient for any aquascape. I am about to do a full refurb of a fish tank in a couple of weeks when I am on holidays. Thank you for some inspiration.
Great video! Btw, if you are using the grow caps from Tropica when setting up your soil, just twist the caps open and pour it in your substrate, more even distribution of nutrients for your plants. You can take them apart! Did the same thing yesterday :)
Hello from florida I just want to say that you do a awsome job with your tanks love the idea of no filter tanks and everthing thrives keep up the good work very glad I found your channel . Your videos are very educational
I am a fresher in the hobby just trying planted aquarium for a year But too impressed by your work Will definitely try to copy your aquascape since even I have the same discuss like your orange one Really loved your tank Gives lots of inspiration
Love your channel! It's incredibly soothing and relaxing... especially when you just play music and I can watch the beauty of the green underwater world. It's like having my own aquarium for a little while.
I want to keep Discus someday in the plants tank. All the plants you stock are very beautiful and wonderful. I look forward to future videos of this tank. coffee... that's very important :)
Another MD classic style scape like the way you use the rocks as a barrier to outline and separatet up the tank in zones but im not loving the sand in front to be honest the rest is A grade craftsmanship as usual keep it up love to see it in 2 months when its grown in ,also yes established plants do really well in new scapes :D
Loved this one bro! I wish plants and hard scape materiel were cheaper and more accessible here. Impossible to get of this stuff without spending a whole check in the U.S. lol ✌🙂💕
@@MDFishTanks I tried buceplant.com but they have shitty contract they make me sign. they are really the only plat supplier there is over here. and they charge to much for some plants. Seems a lot easier to get sponsors over there. lol
Really Beautiful at the end when it's short like that and with the wood, more elegant, fantastic job. You should try waterproof hockey puck LED lights. They come with a remote control and the auto color rotation or having a pinkish purple glow in the back really makes it pop. You Should try something similar while playing beautiful classical music and watch the tank just..( Glow and Flow ) I like to call it. It's.. wild.
That tank looks absolutely stunning, makes me want to rescape mine too! Love the plant diversity, though I would've preferred a touch more red in the left corner. You should take a look at hygrophila difformis, a very fast growing background plant that looks lovely too (Half of my tank now consists of it) with nice leaves that stand out.
Looks amazing! Fantastic work. I'd be interested in how much money that took for the whole remodel and how long it took you. The depth you achieved for 55G is very impressive.
Awesome tank, was planning on starting up a Discus tank very soon and gave me a really good idea of what look I'm going after, great content as always!! 👌👌
Depends if you are getting juvenile or adult discus and the pH of your water, tbh. Juvenile and high pH water means you might want to reconsider a heavily planted tank for now until the discus are more grown and mature.
@@bakotako Im looking to just start with juveniles since they're gonna be my first discus, I've seen a lot that it's more of maintaining a PH level that's more important, since they seem to not do well with changes well, but I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks for the info!!
@@brianpyle9045 Get a group of 4 or more. Bacteria/parasite curve follow the pH scale and temperature. Discus prefer pH of 6.5 and high temps. The low pH reduces bacteria/parasite levels to tolerable discus levels. Higher pH means more bacteria/parasites, planted tanks add to that equation as well, and high temps will explode a bacteria/parasite level. Keeping discus in high pH is not the end of the world but it does mean while discus are juvenile and more susceptible to disease they should be kept in a bare bottom tank with frequent water changes until they grown a bit (~6 months, 5") with good feed. Maintaining pH just means try not to use pH buffers or acids unnaturally and age your water. This is a given for discus care. I don't know what your pH is but if it is on the higher side (well, hard tap water), I would recommend just going bare bottom for the grow out and double the water changes. Have a bottle of metronidazole (ex. metro+) handy. Discus are notorious for internal parasites not in a RO system. Hope this helps! Discus are great just gotta be realistic and prepared.
The general advice is that if you want to put discus in a planted tank it is best to buy them already pretty big (but you pay ££££ for good ones), to grow out juvies properly (so they will not end up stunted) means good water quality, feeding a lot and so also cleaning and changing a lot of water (with mine for the first 18 months I kept the 100gal tank totally bare and changed 70 gal every day, only after that time I started scaping). Discus are not difficult fish to keep (except the wild caught ones ) but more than most other fish they show issues if not kept as they require
Hi, love ur video.. btw i have a few questions here: • did u put CO2 in this tank • would it be fine if no bacteria stater? • And how u safe guard the driftwood on stones, did u use any glue? • last question... how did u plant the java fern? Just slot in on the gap without any glue or string?
hi i can answer a few of your questions, i can only assume some light c02 was used, c02 always does help, but with the right dosage, lighting and nutrient rich aqua soil this can be avoided with your low demanding plants and bio starter always helps, even in heavily planted tanks, cant go wrong with reducing your spikes. always give your new tanks atleast 2 weeks to cycle otherwise u will risk the chance of new tank syndrome. for my scapes i never use glue on my rocks, if sat upright and youre happy with the stones, the soil and water pressure will hold them down, but for drift woods, go crazy on the glue if thats the look youre 100% happy with. java ferns can be glued to rocks, woods, left afloat or buried with its rooting system out of the soil.
Hey there, I have a question. After planted the aquarium and filled it with water did you wait some weeks to put the fish back or did you do it the same day?
@@alexmassey1539 no, he means that the bacteria of the filter and media were alive so no matter if it was new water, however you can't use chlorined water.
Very nice and thank you. I was a hobbyist fifty plus years ago. It has come a long way. Your end product is very nice. I wonder though if you had to use carbon dioxide? You don't show it. One thing to make that tank better would be to get rid of the guppies. Personally I think tetras and associates would be enough (and, of course, the discus---keep them!).
It looks amazing. The wood and the light coloured stones create an fantastic effect. Like a wonderland. I understood that you want to replant most of the plants from the old tank, however there were lots of new packages. How much % you where able to reuse? Do you have to discard the rest? Thanks
That looks really good mate. Just starting to get into this hobby and I am finding videos like this great for ideas. I saw that you had a few studio tanks with lots of plants in - do they take long to grow?
Laird Ross depends! There are faster and slower growing plants, and it is usually a good idea to get a healthy mix of both. Planted tanks normally take a month or so to really get good plant growth
Mate are you using Ro water for your dicus tank or normal tap water as in UK the PH is around 7.6 -7.9 , i am planning to buy disus and i heard they need RO water
Does java fern and anubias grow better in soft water? I have very hard water on the south coast and just cannot keep java fern alive or anubias thriving
If i may ask. What temp do you keep the water at since discus usualy need it around 30c. While the other tankmates prefer it slightly cooler. Interested since i'd love discus in my tank aswell.
How the plants survive in warm temperatures which discus badly need? My question is for other plants except Anubias and Java fern. What is the temperature maintained. Pls
Wow great rescape Marc! Absolutely nailed it! Ive fallen in love with the textures of seiryu stone; just did a CPD scape using it and the textures of it with an LED light (shimmering effect) are stunning! Cheers from Canada!
1st Job MD'ers is to like the video. It helps more than you know!
...And maybe buy some merch in the banner above if you want to support the channel :)
So this is a big one. Hope you really enjoy it. I love how it turned out and hopefully gives you guys some ideas for your future build.
The scape will look completely different in a months time so i will do an update once all the background plants have filled in.
I get all my plants, substrate and ferts from Tropica as you all know
All hardscape is from www.aquariumgardens.co.uk where you can also buy the Tropica plant range.
Items i use regularly:
You can buy the bowls i use here:
Amazon UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL
Amazon.com: amzn.to/2M4FwFO
Opti white nano tank and light:
amzn.to/2pwuy3h
Gooseneck Clip on lamp (similar as product is now discontinued)
Amazon UK amzn.to/2LNat13
Amazon. com amzn.to/2IlwLVA
Mini Water Pump:
Amazon UK amzn.to/2mjHDez
Amazon. com amzn.to/2oAmf5y
LED FLoodlights:
Amazon UK amzn.to/31KQwgQ
Amazon. com amzn.to/359rp9J
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Did u use co2
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Was he a yfghgyjf6 g6hyhgf hf gr fghug was a e the app and the new update it was a little slow and it was a lot better and it was a really nice game
Whats the temp of that tank?
Whats the song name?
I love this tank - I have been researching a lot of different aquascape styles to plan for my own 54g tank and I have decided to use your video as a guide for making mine. I did all the hard scape last night and excited to put in the plants soon. Thanks for posting the detailed video 🙂
Wow, I really like this tank! The Contrast between the green plants, the discus fish and the black background is incredible!
that was the plan. Glad you like :)
So you basically have a whole plant shop in your house lol that's amazing!
haha. It has its perks lol
I attribute that as having !multiple tanks and boredom seeing the same scapes. I relate to it as a model railroader and almost as soon as a layout is done the kind sees a new layout and it's torn down for the new. Authors say by the time they get a novel published they are sick of it but the compliments from fans is a reminder of why they write, it can bring joy to others who don't understand writing is hard work and the writer gos over a story so many times they get sick of it. It follows the ida of human desire is endless.
Watching this video compared to your content youve put out recently is so cool! Makes me very happy to see all the knowledge youve gained!
One of the best 55 gallon tanks I've ever seen.
Love you choosing Rummy Noses to compliment the orange Discus.
Walks into plant section at the fish store
“I’ll take it, all of it...”
"Except that duckweed, thank you very much."
@@rifraf6135 If you give a me a single snail, I will sue you
@@JerryPhilantropy 🐌
@@JerryPhilantropy Assissim snails ftw!
Ahh coffee, the most important ingredient for any aquascape. I am about to do a full refurb of a fish tank in a couple of weeks when I am on holidays. Thank you for some inspiration.
no probs. Glad you like
That was not aquascaping.
That was CREATION of a new world 👌👌👌
Great video! Btw, if you are using the grow caps from Tropica when setting up your soil, just twist the caps open and pour it in your substrate, more even distribution of nutrients for your plants. You can take them apart! Did the same thing yesterday :)
This is so gorgeous! And your fish all look excited, exploring their remodeled home. ❤
Hello from florida I just want to say that you do a awsome job with your tanks love the idea of no filter tanks and everthing thrives keep up the good work very glad I found your channel . Your videos are very educational
how can one do no filter?
I am a fresher in the hobby just trying planted aquarium for a year
But too impressed by your work
Will definitely try to copy your aquascape since even I have the same discuss like your orange one
Really loved your tank
Gives lots of inspiration
Beautiful. Fishes must be super happy
That tank looks beautiful!
So lovely!! How many hours do you think this took you?
Thanks Taylor. I would say it took about 3 hours of build time, but 5 hours because of filming (you know how it is ;)
Love your channel! It's incredibly soothing and relaxing... especially when you just play music and I can watch the beauty of the green underwater world. It's like having my own aquarium for a little while.
I want to keep Discus someday in the plants tank.
All the plants you stock are very beautiful and wonderful.
I look forward to future videos of this tank.
coffee... that's very important :)
The tank was already great you just made it even better!
Wow !What a beautiful tank !Im looking at ideas for my planted discus tank,but will never look like yours great job !
Lack of info what lighting do you use do you use co2 it is beautiful tank thanks for including the plant names you use
What are the dimensions on that tank? It looks like it has substantially more depth than a standard 55
Yet again another stunning tank display 👌 can’t wait to see if all grown in 😍
Wow! Very nice. I think all your plants costs more than my whole setup!!
Wow..stunning. you crushed it
Another MD classic style scape like the way you use the rocks as a barrier to outline and separatet up the tank in zones but im not loving the sand in front to be honest the rest is A grade craftsmanship as usual keep it up love to see it in 2 months when its grown in ,also yes established plants do really well in new scapes :D
What type of fish is that Orange one?
Can you post an update video of the plant growth?
You make it look so easy.
Amazing tank. I just bought a Jbj65 and i am going to do it and hope it turns out that beautiful
Loved this one bro! I wish plants and hard scape materiel were cheaper and more accessible here. Impossible to get of this stuff without spending a whole check in the U.S. lol ✌🙂💕
get some endorsements my friend. Partner up with someone :)
@@MDFishTanks I tried buceplant.com but they have shitty contract they make me sign. they are really the only plat supplier there is over here. and they charge to much for some plants. Seems a lot easier to get sponsors over there. lol
Nice remodel Mark!
This is incredible absolutely breathtaking
Class video. And not a single word spoken
Absolutely love what you did with wood Marc, and the moss attached 👌🌱💚
Amazing talent and vision. Keep it up
Nice update and replant Marc
Love that coffee is mandatory for this setup! I'm gonna redo one of my tanks using your ideas.
About to finish off my aquascape today! 🦐🌱
good luck
MD Fish Tanks thank you! I’m still very new to it but I’m learning :)
The scape looks so much better than it did. What temperature do you keep the tank in?
thank you. 28c
I always thought plant options were severely limited with discus but the plants on you tank seem healthy
@@kennethmartinez4760 yes I heard that too....I chose not to listen 🤣
I love thus tank idea, using this idea for my new tank!
What are thos fish with the black stripe down their sides ive hand caught some of em in alsea OR and cant find what species they are
Lovely tank
Do u use co2?
Beautiful scape. Would be interested to see the total cost of scapes in videos in the future, though!
Did u use co2 in this tank after?
So jeolous!!! Just getting my tank established, I will copy you! Great job
Beautiful set up....you always have secert tips....you r genius in this hobby.
Really Beautiful at the end when it's short like that and with the wood, more elegant, fantastic job. You should try waterproof hockey puck LED lights. They come with a remote control and the auto color rotation or having a pinkish purple glow in the back really makes it pop. You Should try something similar while playing beautiful classical music and watch the tank just..( Glow and Flow ) I like to call it. It's.. wild.
Brilliant video and brilliant tank!
Your cristmass moss are very healty bro.. Exelent work 😎😎
Another great scape Mark. Love the contrast between the sand in the foreground and the lush green plants. Still need to Orr out the backing music 😂😂👍🏻
Please let me know what is the size ( dimensions ) of the tank and thickness of glass
That tank looks absolutely stunning, makes me want to rescape mine too! Love the plant diversity, though I would've preferred a touch more red in the left corner. You should take a look at hygrophila difformis, a very fast growing background plant that looks lovely too (Half of my tank now consists of it) with nice leaves that stand out.
thanks pal. I'll take a look
@@beaka63 just stating what I would've done differently makes me an ego? Okay.
Beautiful i want to build something similar how much maintenance for this and would Angel fish be happy in this 🤔
This is so stunningly beautiful I really enjoyed the video
Think it's time to invest in a tank that's solely for keeping and preparing plants ;) tank looks amazing as always! I dont know if you can mess up lol
Wow! Beautiful aquarium....
Dude your tank looks dope. Love all the different variety of both fiish and plants. Thanks for all the great videos 👍
Looks amazing! Fantastic work. I'd be interested in how much money that took for the whole remodel and how long it took you. The depth you achieved for 55G is very impressive.
After all this lovely makeover how long you wait until you put all the fish back ?
Thank you! Keep up with these lovely scapes
Nice job keep it up, love from Dubai
Awesome tank, was planning on starting up a Discus tank very soon and gave me a really good idea of what look I'm going after, great content as always!! 👌👌
cheers brian
Depends if you are getting juvenile or adult discus and the pH of your water, tbh. Juvenile and high pH water means you might want to reconsider a heavily planted tank for now until the discus are more grown and mature.
@@bakotako Im looking to just start with juveniles since they're gonna be my first discus, I've seen a lot that it's more of maintaining a PH level that's more important, since they seem to not do well with changes well, but I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks for the info!!
@@brianpyle9045 Get a group of 4 or more. Bacteria/parasite curve follow the pH scale and temperature. Discus prefer pH of 6.5 and high temps. The low pH reduces bacteria/parasite levels to tolerable discus levels. Higher pH means more bacteria/parasites, planted tanks add to that equation as well, and high temps will explode a bacteria/parasite level. Keeping discus in high pH is not the end of the world but it does mean while discus are juvenile and more susceptible to disease they should be kept in a bare bottom tank with frequent water changes until they grown a bit (~6 months, 5") with good feed. Maintaining pH just means try not to use pH buffers or acids unnaturally and age your water. This is a given for discus care. I don't know what your pH is but if it is on the higher side (well, hard tap water), I would recommend just going bare bottom for the grow out and double the water changes. Have a bottle of metronidazole (ex. metro+) handy. Discus are notorious for internal parasites not in a RO system. Hope this helps! Discus are great just gotta be realistic and prepared.
The general advice is that if you want to put discus in a planted tank it is best to buy them already pretty big (but you pay ££££ for good ones), to grow out juvies properly (so they will not end up stunted) means good water quality, feeding a lot and so also cleaning and changing a lot of water (with mine for the first 18 months I kept the 100gal tank totally bare and changed 70 gal every day, only after that time I started scaping).
Discus are not difficult fish to keep (except the wild caught ones ) but more than most other fish they show issues if not kept as they require
I would love to take all your plant clippings😍
I must purchase plants from you 😂 love your Aqua scape
Wow mate that is unbelievabley good
Wow!! Incredible. Love it!
Such a Rescape from Fishtank is a lot of fun .... hope the fish too.💕💕😁 It's even fun to watch you. thanks for that.
no problem :)
Hi, love ur video.. btw i have a few questions here:
• did u put CO2 in this tank
• would it be fine if no bacteria stater?
• And how u safe guard the driftwood on stones, did u use any glue?
• last question... how did u plant the java fern? Just slot in on the gap without any glue or string?
hi i can answer a few of your questions,
i can only assume some light c02 was used, c02 always does help, but with the right dosage, lighting and nutrient rich aqua soil this can be avoided with your low demanding plants
and bio starter always helps, even in heavily planted tanks, cant go wrong with reducing your spikes. always give your new tanks atleast 2 weeks to cycle otherwise u will risk the chance of new tank syndrome.
for my scapes i never use glue on my rocks, if sat upright and youre happy with the stones, the soil and water pressure will hold them down, but for drift woods, go crazy on the glue if thats the look youre 100% happy with.
java ferns can be glued to rocks, woods, left afloat or buried with its rooting system out of the soil.
Great video as always! 👍
Hey there, I have a question.
After planted the aquarium and filled it with water did you wait some weeks to put the fish back or did you do it the same day?
The same day because the filter and its media is very very mature and already cycled.
@@MDFishTanks oh I got it😍
So the water you put in was the old tank water then?
@@alexmassey1539 no, he means that the bacteria of the filter and media were alive so no matter if it was new water, however you can't use chlorined water.
Very nice and thank you. I was a hobbyist fifty plus years ago. It has come a long way. Your end product is very nice. I wonder though if you had to use carbon dioxide? You don't show it. One thing to make that tank better would be to get rid of the guppies. Personally I think tetras and associates would be enough (and, of course, the discus---keep them!).
When did you move your fishes in after you flooded it? Didn’t you want to cycle it first?
Are those neon tetras? The red and blue fish. They look huge
Beautiful setup. Great video.
Which light are you using?
Just bought a 55 gallon tank, I am so doing this
LOOKING GOOD ! Nice laid back music.
Do you use CO2?
Awesome tank
It looks amazing. The wood and the light coloured stones create an fantastic effect. Like a wonderland.
I understood that you want to replant most of the plants from the old tank, however there were lots of new packages. How much % you where able to reuse? Do you have to discard the rest? Thanks
Gorgeous!
That looks really good mate. Just starting to get into this hobby and I am finding videos like this great for ideas. I saw that you had a few studio tanks with lots of plants in - do they take long to grow?
Laird Ross depends! There are faster and slower growing plants, and it is usually a good idea to get a healthy mix of both. Planted tanks normally take a month or so to really get good plant growth
I’m gonna need you to come to CA and build a replica of this gorgeous tank. It’s exactly what I’m looking for 🥰
Fantastic looking tank,could you places also list the music and who it’s by as well,thanks
Beautiful tank. One question, what is the purpose of the filter floss in those gaps? Great video!
To stop the soil coming through I think
Mate are you using Ro water for your dicus tank or normal tap water as in UK the PH is around 7.6 -7.9 , i am planning to buy disus and i heard they need RO water
I use tap water mate. Mine is 7.0
So beautiful!!!!
The is looking fantastic now😘😘😊
Just watched this video again. Such great background tracks, man!
Turned out amazing! Great tank 🙌🏻
Aquascape with wow effect.
Notice how much the fish like it aswell.
Does java fern and anubias grow better in soft water? I have very hard water on the south coast and just cannot keep java fern alive or anubias thriving
I've seen people with amazing java fern and anubias in soft and hard water to be honest...
MD Fish Tanks I just can’t seem to keep it alive while other plants completely thrive
Your tank looks so live. Please may I know what's the water temperature and parameters? I want to setup my 210 gallon tank for plants and Discus.
He said the temp is 28c :)
Another great Job.. thanks ...
If i may ask. What temp do you keep the water at since discus usualy need it around 30c. While the other tankmates prefer it slightly cooler. Interested since i'd love discus in my tank aswell.
How the plants survive in warm temperatures which discus badly need? My question is for other plants except Anubias and Java fern. What is the temperature maintained. Pls
28c
so beautiful and the music to awesome work bro...
Great tank , thx for sharing
Looking great mate! Can’t wait to see the progress. What temperature do you keep this tank at? Cheers
thank you. 28c
Whats the dimensions on yer tank mate? I’m looking for this set up
Wow great rescape Marc! Absolutely nailed it! Ive fallen in love with the textures of seiryu stone; just did a CPD scape using it and the textures of it with an LED light (shimmering effect) are stunning! Cheers from Canada!