In my 3 or so years of keeping fish and planted aquariums I've never used artificial lighting. My 2 tanks are put near the window on purpose and fish and plants love it. Every month or so when it starts raining and sky gets cloudy my tiger barbs start to breed even in my hard tap water. Colours of barbs and tetras on natural daylight/sunlight are simply amazing.
I have been running 2 tanks with cabombas placed right beside a northish facing window which gets plenty on indirect sunlight and i must say...its been amazing . Probably a few strands of algae in one of them because it gets an hour or two of direct light during the afternoon. But its absolutely unnoticeable. The other tank which doesnt.get any direct sunlight doesnt have any at all.
hey bro, I have a few questions for you. if you know pls answer them. 1) what's your opinion on yeast DIY Co2 ?? 2) I am from India.the place where I live is extremely hot, approx 95F-105F/35C -41C, for 10 months in a year. so I use an external fan to lower tank's temperature. The problem is water in the tank evaporates quickly approx 1.5 gallons every 2 days. My question is should I use Tap water or RO water to top up the tank ??
Awesome video Dustin! I take advantage of the sun by having my 10 gallon low shallow aquascaping tank on a side table of my computer desk. Every night I open up the curtains so the sun can shine bright but not direct at my tank. I sometimes get direct sunlight if there’s a window that the sun is shinning bright at and then it reflects it on my window which is very cool especially since I live in the 5th floor of an apartment building!
are all your plants in lead weights only or are planted in sand and dirt? or they just sit tied in lead and then the roots enters the substrate as the time pass by…?
It's amazing how the object that fuels all life on Earth and is the reason our planet even formed is something that we can barely gaze upon for more than a couple of seconds..so much energy!!
Nice video. I have seen Indonesian bucephalandra farmers growing their plants outside with direct sunlight but they will use a shade cloth exactly like yours all the time (no greenhouse). This applies to Bucephalandra and probably Anubias because it replicates the plant´s natural habitat in the jungle rivers (tall trees that partially shade the plant year round). Of course this concept is only good if you live in a tropical country or a place without cold winters with snow and the weather is constant all the time. The Bucephalandras are kept fully submerged with good water flow just the way they like it. I also suspect that your Staurogen reppens will do better if it is kept also outside but shaded. Find the plants origin and replicate it.
I purchased horns worth and some other plants from you three months ago all of the plants are doing phenomenal I put the horn worth outside in a 55 gallon drum rain runoff. This was in full sun the horns worth took off it is growing amazingly. I’m bringing it in for the winter but it’s going back outside next summer along with some other 🌱
I am attempting to grow saltwater plants in a small Greenhouse. I do have a pump moving the water and some shade. Not happy with the growth but I'm not ready to call it a fail.
Ive got an aquarium set up underneath a window in my roof. works fine for the plants and fish, I only switch the lights on so I can see more easily into the aquarium.
Hey D ! Its been a long long time my techno brah ! I finally cracked growing a thriving planted tank ! Vals , trident ferns , cryps for days !! All down to a dirted tank with a thick sand cap and putting a decent led on a timer . Hope you are well ? I unsubbed to 50 tank tubers but only kept 2 subbed .. yes you made the cut ! Joeys out , gone , finito .. time you developed a plant called ‘ Dig weed ‘😂
LOVE History! Thanks for being an unashamed History Dork. It's all pretty important stuff. How do you keep insect eggs from being lain in your outside tubs?
*Beansie* not afraid of the history lessons in aquarium videos. So the trick is water changes in tubs with no declor- kills bugs - but doesn’t hurt plants- sunlight makes it dissolve quickly
Hey D great stuff.. just a quick question pls.. re your blue tub outside, you talk about partial sun.. could it be done with morning sun and arvo shade ?? I'm in Australia and can only get morning sun until about 1pm then the rest of the day the area is shaded.. TIA Tim.
It is summer in F. L. A. I have tubs out with java moss ...hornwort. .......And one of your Amazon swords...growing like crazy with the guppies. Dappled sun😎🌴🌴🏴☠️
I don’t have great aquarium lights. ( I’m always broke lol ) BUT my planted tanks are near my WINDOWS. The one closest to the biggest window, is a JUNGLE! I put some plants in my little patio pond and they exploded! And the two water hyacinths and one water lettuce ended up filling in my entire pond I had to move them into other containers there are so many. The morning is shady but they get full sun in the middle of the day before the sun moves behind the house. As for amazing Australian Shepards ! My Astrid is simply the most amazing dog I’ve ever owned. I’ve had German Shepards and Collies. Aussies have those all rolled into one. The are THE most intelligent dogs! Astrid does “speak “ and she also can “ whisper” I love that dog so much!
Dustin's Fish Tanks yup! She’s the best dog ever! Incredibly intelligent! I wanted to rescape it because it’s just such a jungle, but I have a ton of fry ! Sun= jungle tank = lots of baby fish! Win win! 😊
I've had Australian shepherds and Border Collies. The border collies rule. Actually my border collie mix was the smartest dog I've ever own. May she RIP.
Yeah man, that shade cloth makes a world of a difference. 1.0 had a shade tree next to it. My greenhouse doesnt so i had to start using shade cloth as well. Im honestly really curious how your winter will go. I hope its just as you plan and yoir greenhouse stays warm enough. Winters are brutal in greenhouses, especially up here in Oregon.
“This is for the people of the sun! 🌞 “ lol! Can I get your honest opinion? Which moss is better looking Christmas moss or weeping moss? Appreciated your feedback 🙏🏻
D after seeing your plants banging from sun light I took all my Anubis out my tank and put it outside and all the leaves turned Brown and died off Don't understand 👊✌️watched the rest of the video I think I didn't have enough water volume and also to much sun
In one of your videos, you said that plants absorb 4 to 400 time more nutrients from the substrate. what about Anubias and Buce do they need substrate ??
Back in the days people were more aware of what's given to us by MN. The Sun ,Lionpoop and Siphons( made by bamboo )Now we are busy with ooh my WiFi is bad, that ruins my day( read some Laaady screaming that) . Embrace MN; we have the Sun , Lionpoop( or some big dogs poo will do ) and we have Siphons what more do we need? Siphon On
Cool vid, now where's my shades 😎 I have direct sunlight in summer on my tank for about 4 hours, from 5 pm to 9 pm. I do not have algae in my tank. In summer I reduce my lighting period to 5 hours though, have CO2 on all day, from sunrise to sundown and use a fan to keep water at 75F. There's many people who treat direct sunlight in a tank like poison. It's not such a problem as long as you have balance. If you have direct sunlight + 8 to 12 hours of artificial lighting, too little or no CO2, too little ferts and no cooling of course you get algae.
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How do you use THE SUN for your aquariums?
I live in Western Washington....we don't have sun.
2.0 is sick dft empire......
I use only daylight/sunlight to light my planted tanks.
In my 3 or so years of keeping fish and planted aquariums I've never used artificial lighting. My 2 tanks are put near the window on purpose and fish and plants love it. Every month or so when it starts raining and sky gets cloudy my tiger barbs start to breed even in my hard tap water. Colours of barbs and tetras on natural daylight/sunlight are simply amazing.
How's the algae growth? Planing to set-up a planted tank outside.
@@davebautista you can use shrimps and clean the algeas
I have been running 2 tanks with cabombas placed right beside a northish facing window which gets plenty on indirect sunlight and i must say...its been amazing . Probably a few strands of algae in one of them because it gets an hour or two of direct light during the afternoon. But its absolutely unnoticeable.
The other tank which doesnt.get any direct sunlight doesnt have any at all.
It’s always nice to see someone reference history to build a point. Great video and; look forward to seeing the greenhouse and crew in action!
Chad Crotts thanks! I’ll try and do it more !
It's like going to History and Science class at the same time!! 😀
Hey Dustin, I was a history major too. Now I teach at a local high school and I hope to some day teach ancient civilizations at the college level.
Lindy Huey love it- the history major was oozing with me on this
hey bro, I have a few questions for you. if you know pls answer them.
1) what's your opinion on yeast DIY Co2 ??
2) I am from India.the place where I live is extremely hot, approx 95F-105F/35C -41C, for 10 months in a year. so I use an external fan to lower tank's temperature. The problem is water in the tank evaporates quickly approx 1.5 gallons every 2 days. My question is should I use Tap water or RO water to top up the tank ??
Awesome video Dustin! I take advantage of the sun by having my 10 gallon low shallow aquascaping tank on a side table of my computer desk. Every night I open up the curtains so the sun can shine bright but not direct at my tank. I sometimes get direct sunlight if there’s a window that the sun is shinning bright at and then it reflects it on my window which is very cool especially since I live in the 5th floor of an apartment building!
are all your plants in lead weights only or are planted in sand and dirt? or they just sit tied in lead and then the roots enters the substrate as the time pass by…?
Love your intro n the voice over "this is for the people of the sun". Hahahahahahhahaa
It's amazing how the object that fuels all life on Earth and is the reason our planet even formed is something that we can barely gaze upon for more than a couple of seconds..so much energy!!
I love sun I’m over this cold in Australia. Just watching This warmed me up.
Loved the woo woo again so true
Nice video. I have seen Indonesian bucephalandra farmers growing their plants outside with direct sunlight but they will use a shade cloth exactly like yours all the time (no greenhouse). This applies to Bucephalandra and probably Anubias because it replicates the plant´s natural habitat in the jungle rivers (tall trees that partially shade the plant year round). Of course this concept is only good if you live in a tropical country or a place without cold winters with snow and the weather is constant all the time. The Bucephalandras are kept fully submerged with good water flow just the way they like it. I also suspect that your Staurogen reppens will do better if it is kept also outside but shaded. Find the plants origin and replicate it.
I purchased horns worth and some other plants from you three months ago all of the plants are doing phenomenal I put the horn worth outside in a 55 gallon drum rain runoff. This was in full sun the horns worth took off it is growing amazingly. I’m bringing it in for the winter but it’s going back outside next summer along with some other 🌱
I am attempting to grow saltwater plants in a small Greenhouse. I do have a pump moving the water and some shade. Not happy with the growth but I'm not ready to call it a fail.
Ive got an aquarium set up underneath a window in my roof. works fine for the plants and fish, I only switch the lights on so I can see more easily into the aquarium.
Will bucephalandra under water with more sunlight does it works
Hey D ! Its been a long long time my techno brah ! I finally cracked growing a thriving planted tank ! Vals , trident ferns , cryps for days !! All down to a dirted tank with a thick sand cap and putting a decent led on a timer . Hope you are well ? I unsubbed to 50 tank tubers but only kept 2 subbed .. yes you made the cut ! Joeys out , gone , finito .. time you developed a plant called ‘ Dig weed ‘😂
LOVE History!
Thanks for being an unashamed History Dork.
It's all pretty important stuff.
How do you keep insect eggs from being lain in your outside tubs?
*Beansie* not afraid of the history lessons in aquarium videos. So the trick is water changes in tubs with no declor- kills bugs - but doesn’t hurt plants- sunlight makes it dissolve quickly
I just made this point a couple of videos ago.. we are all a part of this big “fish tank” and its moving parts..
awesome topic 💪🏻
I have a question, if i place my 4ft long aquarium by my balcony, but doesn't get direct sunrays to it, is it good for the aqua plants?
Absolutely
What is the ambient temperature during peak hours?
We need another video on this!
Hey D great stuff.. just a quick question pls.. re your blue tub outside, you talk about partial sun.. could it be done with morning sun and arvo shade ?? I'm in Australia and can only get morning sun until about 1pm then the rest of the day the area is shaded.. TIA Tim.
We went to chitzen itza (sp?) and got a Mayan calendar poster painted with our anniversary in Mayan days. It's beautiful! 💕 Go woo-woo, it's the root!
Just came across your channel. This was my first vid.... new sub😃
It is summer in F. L. A. I have tubs out with java moss ...hornwort. .......And one of your Amazon swords...growing like crazy with the guppies. Dappled sun😎🌴🌴🏴☠️
Best video out here !!! Going to try Styrofoam box to grow outdoor non co2 injection planted tank
I don’t have great aquarium lights. ( I’m always broke lol ) BUT my planted tanks are near my WINDOWS. The one closest to the biggest window, is a JUNGLE!
I put some plants in my little patio pond and they exploded! And the two water hyacinths and one water lettuce ended up filling in my entire pond I had to move them into other containers there are so many.
The morning is shady but they get full sun in the middle of the day before the sun moves behind the house.
As for amazing Australian Shepards !
My Astrid is simply the most amazing dog I’ve ever owned. I’ve had German Shepards and Collies. Aussies have those all rolled into one. The are THE most intelligent dogs!
Astrid does “speak “ and she also can “ whisper” I love that dog so much!
haha- i thought you had an Aussies! You gotta love the growth with full sun.....JUNGLE WINDOW TANKS!
Dustin's Fish Tanks yup! She’s the best dog ever! Incredibly intelligent!
I wanted to rescape it because it’s just such a jungle, but I have a ton of fry !
Sun= jungle tank = lots of baby fish!
Win win! 😊
I've had Australian shepherds and Border Collies. The border collies rule. Actually my border collie mix was the smartest dog I've ever own. May she RIP.
I placed my aquarium near the window and some plants melted but rest just took off really well..
I actually am building a 175 g container pond in partial shade and I’m planning on adding aquatic plants
Great video. Lots of info. I gotta get more submersible plants in my pond.
thanks, they certainly help with the balance of a pond
Yeah man, that shade cloth makes a world of a difference. 1.0 had a shade tree next to it. My greenhouse doesnt so i had to start using shade cloth as well. Im honestly really curious how your winter will go. I hope its just as you plan and yoir greenhouse stays warm enough. Winters are brutal in greenhouses, especially up here in Oregon.
Thanks for the inspiration mite try some 90L outside tubs with plants. 👍🏻
keep it simple use nature as much as poss
Great vid D!
Chris Meredith thanks my man
You're very welcome :) You're running one the best channels on the 'tube, imo.
I use solar panels for cleaning and aeration.
It's cheaper to run and kinder to our planet.
Great video Dustin :)
“This is for the people of the sun! 🌞 “ lol! Can I get your honest opinion? Which moss is better looking Christmas moss or weeping moss? Appreciated your feedback 🙏🏻
Top man 👍🏻
D goodluck with the Browns this season might have finally gotten it right(maybe) LoL 👊✌️
one game at a time! One Game at a time!
D after seeing your plants banging from sun light I took all my Anubis out my tank and put it outside and all the leaves turned Brown and died off Don't understand 👊✌️watched the rest of the video I think I didn't have enough water volume and also to much sun
You shocked a low light plant in FULL SUN! Ya gotta do it gradually....remember the part in this video....start in the shade!
Put it outside in a tank or pond?
aguyandhiscomputer put anubias in a low light shaded spot in a pond
@@Dustinsfishtanks yes, was wondering if he had a pond with any water lilies. Those would give the submersibles some shade.
Im using 100% sun power top breed a few species if fish outside that I can't indoors and running sonar powered fountain pumps. Fun times
Didn’t know you meditate, go Dustin!
In one of your videos, you said that plants absorb 4 to 400 time more nutrients from the substrate. what about Anubias and Buce do they need substrate ??
NIko the don’t need as much at the roots- more water column feeders imo
Is there anywhere I can get strapleaf sagittarius?
Back in the days people were more aware of what's given to us by MN. The Sun ,Lionpoop and Siphons( made by bamboo )Now we are busy with ooh my WiFi is bad, that ruins my day( read some Laaady screaming that) . Embrace MN; we have the Sun , Lionpoop( or some big dogs poo will do ) and we have Siphons what more do we need? Siphon On
NICEEEE
Cool vid, now where's my shades 😎
I have direct sunlight in summer on my tank for about 4 hours, from 5 pm to 9 pm. I do not have algae in my tank. In summer I reduce my lighting period to 5 hours though, have CO2 on all day, from sunrise to sundown and use a fan to keep water at 75F. There's many people who treat direct sunlight in a tank like poison. It's not such a problem as long as you have balance. If you have direct sunlight + 8 to 12 hours of artificial lighting, too little or no CO2, too little ferts and no cooling of course you get algae.
What religion are you Dustin?
I would like to simulate healthy grow using Fluval plant 3.0 new app upgrade. Anyone have a good recommended pro setting?
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Austrailian shepherd/german shepherd. Mix owner here mine acts half human sometimes lol
Starting off quoting Rage Against the Machine 🔥
I was about to comment the same thing. Now I’ll have rage in my head all day. That’s a first for me at 6am
What is your favorite sun worshiping civilization?
The Plains Indians.
No...Egypt....no...
They're all pretty stellar civilizations....hard to choose, love them for different reasons.
*Beansie* I feel like I did the sun in justice by not including Egyptian culture
RAGE !
Fishroom in the basement...no sun.🤷♀️🤷♀️
notNolajane FishRich I been there
Still no SUNGLASSES
I worship the SON !
I found my place in the universe its at the bottom of the ladder never to rise up im a bottom dweller
skip to 4:12
Water is so flat....
Dustin are you
Married
whats with the hair dye...... looks sad
Egytians also worshiped the sun. Ra was their sun god.
Pup314 I should have talked more extensively about Egyptians hete
Our place in the universe is under the one and only son of the Father, King Jesus Christ 🙏. God bless!