i swear, I am your biggest fan for two reasons. The first is that your humility is not natural, and the second is that you share 10 years of experience for free, in my personal belief, you are undisputedly number 1.
What did I just watch ? Super cool camera shots, clear explanations, complete informations, beautiful tanks, great voice and nice choice of the backing track, edit on point showing all we need to see... Probably the most perfect video for aquascaping beginners. Congrats on this, you can be proud of your work ! 💚
The best beginner friendly setup guide from start to finish that I have ever had the pleasure of watching. I was 50/50 about getting back into the hobby in my new home. Had a lot of issues with my old tank due to not having a clue 😊 With this video I now have the confidence to get a 60p and agains thank to UA-camrs like you it’s a great fountain of knowledge on tap. ❤ Thank you very much Mark I really appreciate it 😊
Great video as usual. I do think small sponge filters can be a great option for beginners. They can be hidden with plants / hardscape, and are easier to set up and maintain than canister filters. Plus they’re great for shrimp which are an excellent stocking option for newbies.
I am new to aquascaping and your videos have given me more clarity, insight, and confidence in next steps, than all the research I did online this past week
Good to see all the basics being covered in the video. If someone is willing to start proper aquascaping, they should watch it. I have tried low quality stuff, less plants, bad soil and have suffered and learnt the hard way...better to start with good equipment and sound advice...
Great advice! It took me the longest time to get my lights on a schedule, and I had lots of bba. Once I finally started turning them off after the proper amount of time the bba went away.
Amazing video! Just in 20mins you explain so so so much about aquascaping for people like me who wants to get a tank but have no clue what I need and where to start with and even what kind of fish I need to balance the ecosystem! And all of this is for free! I cannot believe it. Thank you very much❤ priceless!
Oh, btw I really appreciate how you just stick to the fact's and make it make sense. So many of other people just ramble on about nothing, just tooting their own horn,💇
The floating plants are such great help. Based on your tips, put in some red root floaters and frog bits. Worked charm and didn't face algae. Also I started with a "leached" soil and added ferts incrementally.
You have inspired me to try a planted tank again. I had one years ago but didn't know what I was doing. I just bought a new tank and am ready to get started. This video was perfect timing for me. Thank you!
Thanks for this video! While I don't have a tank myself (yet), I really enjoy watching aquascaping videos. I enjoy them so much that I'm considering picking up the hobby again. I had a tank years ago, before there was as much online information available, but I gave up after a couple of years of fighting algae. I assumed I had a relentless algae issue because I couldn't control the natural light coming through the windows of the room. I've noticed that you and other aquascaping content creators have tanks in rooms with very little to no windows. I was hoping to find more information about tank placement in relation to natural light in this video. If you're ever short of a subject for another video, I would really appreciate hearing your take on the subject.
I would say this is the best beginner advice for aqua scaping I have ever seen. I was 50/50 about getting a tank again after problems with my first setup - Looks like I’m getting a 60p thanks to the confidence you have now given me. Thank you good sir! ❤
This is so helpful! I am finishing up research for a planted tank (my first) with the intent to have shrimp and guppies, but I want to aquascape it and have it look nice as well as being a healthy place for the animals inside. I haven't found a guide yet that detailed the shaping of slopes, plant placement, hardscape, etc, as well as this video has! My notepad is much more fleshed out with ideas and information after watching this.
Your channel is very nice! I've been following you for a few years! Try a video with a dark start! It would be useful information for many to avoid algae from the beginning! clear waters and lots of growth!
I use Week Aqua as a light. I am very pleased with it. I use Z400 Pro in one set and Z200 Pro in the other tank. I recommend it to you, dear hobbyists.
New year and I am trying to motivate myself to have a hobby that's unique and creative and I see you here in youtube maybe it's a sign to try aquascaping cuz I'm already a fishkeeper. I am sure that I could learn aquascaping through watching your videos. New subscriber here from philippines.. And I enjoy as well as amaze by watching your videos. Hoping to see more videos from you this year..
As usual, you are clear about what is your opinion then immediately follow with your experience that show why you have that opinion. You have an uncanny knack for being able to add things that even experienced fish & plant keepers and aquascapers learn from. I have been a fan since your earliest videos and will arm wrestle @BlackLionDZ for the #1 fan title. LOL
Thumbs up on the DIY co2..I was just looking into this..I have 3 pickle jars right now my 1st try.. its going well..horticulture us what I do 9 months if the year outdoors..its -20 windchill no..so I brought the live for plants indoor
Great video Mark! I've been keeping fish since 2008 but this year I really want to focus on the scaping aspect. Thank you for always being a excellent source of information and inspiration.
This is very helpfull! I would really like to get into aquascaping. I am saving up for buying a nanotank and making a setup for some shrimp and maybe snail.
Great Guide! not only for beginners!!! Regarding using Soil... I have 3 packages of Tropica Soil of 9 liters each at home for more than 16 months, but I have never dared to use it in any of my aquariums or Nano Cube or Nano Tanks. What really slows me down a lot with Soil, and makes me always decide on the combination of Substrates + Sand or very fine gravel, is the duration of the Soil. I read again and again that the duration of the benefits of Soil in terms of water acidification and nutrient supply has a very short duration, just one year.... However, I can have Substrates such as Dennerle JBL or Tropica under sand or gravel for 5 years without problems. Perhaps for someone who is a more radical Aquascaper, having to restart an aquarium every 12 months is great.... but in my case I usually have many dwarf american cichlids and Scalar fish, and I don't like the idea of having to constantly restart my aquariums since this type of fish is very sensitive to changes. So the Soil option is usually the discarded option even though, for example, the reduction in PH that Soil usually causes, for the type of fish that I usually have in my aquariums, would be something great. Greetings from Germany. 👋🏻❤👍
I just made my first one 3 weeks ago and my water is still brown.. i didnt know to get the wood chips out. Now i gotta wait till my baby shrimp get bigger so i canstart over
Hi Mark! First let me say that you are a true artist, both in aquascaping and filming. I've always admired gifted people (and envied a little, too ;). In one of your videos you mentioned that we should avoid "dead zones" in our tanks where there is no water flow. Maybe you could say something more about water circulation in your tanks and in general? Where to put inlets and outlets in a small tank and in larger ones?
where I live in the states, we have absolute trash for stores to buy stuff. Petco... and they have dead plants and like 3 aqueon tanks. Other countries love this hobby it seems!
Great work. At 12:44 can you please tell me the name of the rack in the background. I have been looking for same to keep multiple aquariums but couldnt find it.
I love the video. Thanks for all the information. I have a question about cleaning the gravel. Do you use a gravel vac? How would you recommend cleaning the bottom of a planted aquarium? Thanks
Thanks .I am moving over from marine so its all new again to me.I have kept marine tanks for 20 years and now all of a sudden you can't get marine stock for your tank as most marine shops are closing down .
Thank you for this! I just started up a new tank and was wondering about when to start the ferts. Im also thankful for the algae types i can expect. I knew i would get some, but wasnt sure what types to expect! Thankyou!
I just got a 10 gal, with some planting spill and bio sand, plus some wood for my daughter's upgraded fish tank. Will it be OK to put the betta in the tank by day 1 or do i need to wait a bit more days or weeks? As for plants, just gonna put some new store bought plants and to see what happens.
Amazing video as always! Just want to ask, what background are you using on all your aquariums? are those frosted background or just plain white? Thank you!
Learned a lot from this. Thanks. However I would have loved to see you just work on the new itself. I think it would make it less confusing then jumping around. Again, thanks for all your videos
is the cotton and super glue not bad for the fish? is it non toxic or does that stuff not even affect fish? Or do they perhaps nibble on it? If so is there a certain super glue to use?
I have watched many of your video's and they are amazing. I am not new in the aquarium hobby, i had freshwater aquaria when i was younger, from zebra and discus till pirahna and about 12 year ago i had a 1000 liter seawater reef aquarium. Now i am thinking to start a aquascape tank and that is something i don't have any experience in. Something i am not sure about is what size aquarium to start with. In seawater it is bigger is easier for starters. If you start you can maintain a 1000 liter tank easier than a 60 liter tank, since the bigger the volume, the easier it is to get it stabelized and keep it that way. Is this the same with aquascape aquaria? What size would you recommend to start with and is there a difference in a shallow aquarium other then the looks? (I am currently looking at the Superfish Scaper 90 to start with, but i am open to suggestions if there are better options in the same price range)
Have you ever setup two identical tanks, one with a CO2 and one without? I only ask, as in your video, the diffusers emit bubbles of CO2, which immediately rises to the surface, after which it will rise and dissipate to atmosphere. A proper test over a few months would prove if CO2 systems actually do anything!? I'm revisiting fishtanks after 30 years, but am hugely into Bonsai now. Your Aquascapes are beautiful!
![Lp. Сердце Вселенной #60 РОЖДЕНИЕ ЛОЛОЛОШКИ [Финал] • Майнкрафт](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YoR0pAV9FVQ/mqdefault.jpg)
i swear, I am your biggest fan for two reasons. The first is that your humility is not natural, and the second is that you share 10 years of experience for free, in my personal belief, you are undisputedly number 1.
wow... glad u heb dat gesaid...
What did I just watch ? Super cool camera shots, clear explanations, complete informations, beautiful tanks, great voice and nice choice of the backing track, edit on point showing all we need to see... Probably the most perfect video for aquascaping beginners. Congrats on this, you can be proud of your work ! 💚
The best beginner friendly setup guide from start to finish that I have ever had the pleasure of watching. I was 50/50 about getting back into the hobby in my new home. Had a lot of issues with my old tank due to not having a clue 😊 With this video I now have the confidence to get a 60p and agains thank to UA-camrs like you it’s a great fountain of knowledge on tap. ❤ Thank you very much Mark I really appreciate it 😊
Thanks Mark! Ook voor niet beginners weer een duidelijke guide om even op terug te vallen! 😊
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Great video as usual.
I do think small sponge filters can be a great option for beginners. They can be hidden with plants / hardscape, and are easier to set up and maintain than canister filters.
Plus they’re great for shrimp which are an excellent stocking option for newbies.
I am new to aquascaping and your videos have given me more clarity, insight, and confidence in next steps, than all the research I did online this past week
BEAUTIFUL
I agree. Planted tank is not as complicated as it seems
Mine just stabilised within a month 😂
Good to see all the basics being covered in the video. If someone is willing to start proper aquascaping, they should watch it.
I have tried low quality stuff, less plants, bad soil and have suffered and learnt the hard way...better to start with good equipment and sound advice...
Love that you put this video together! Your aquascapes are always so nice and you have such great advice and perspective on the hobby!
Great advice! It took me the longest time to get my lights on a schedule, and I had lots of bba. Once I finally started turning them off after the proper amount of time the bba went away.
Amazing video! Just in 20mins you explain so so so much about aquascaping for people like me who wants to get a tank but have no clue what I need and where to start with and even what kind of fish I need to balance the ecosystem! And all of this is for free! I cannot believe it. Thank you very much❤ priceless!
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Oh, btw I really appreciate how you just stick to the fact's and make it make sense. So many of other people just ramble on about nothing, just tooting their own horn,💇
The floating plants are such great help. Based on your tips, put in some red root floaters and frog bits. Worked charm and didn't face algae. Also I started with a "leached" soil and added ferts incrementally.
You have inspired me to try a planted tank again. I had one years ago but didn't know what I was doing. I just bought a new tank and am ready to get started. This video was perfect timing for me. Thank you!
Great video Mark. You make content that is fun to watch. I've been aquascaping for years and still enjoyed the video!
Great video for all beginners Mark! I wish you and all folks here a very happy, healthy and successful new year full with awesome aquascapes!
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Thanks for this video! While I don't have a tank myself (yet), I really enjoy watching aquascaping videos. I enjoy them so much that I'm considering picking up the hobby again. I had a tank years ago, before there was as much online information available, but I gave up after a couple of years of fighting algae. I assumed I had a relentless algae issue because I couldn't control the natural light coming through the windows of the room. I've noticed that you and other aquascaping content creators have tanks in rooms with very little to no windows. I was hoping to find more information about tank placement in relation to natural light in this video. If you're ever short of a subject for another video, I would really appreciate hearing your take on the subject.
Probably your best, most straightforward video to date, Mark. Thank you!
I would say this is the best beginner advice for aqua scaping I have ever seen. I was 50/50 about getting a tank again after problems with my first setup - Looks like I’m getting a 60p thanks to the confidence you have now given me. Thank you good sir! ❤
This is so helpful! I am finishing up research for a planted tank (my first) with the intent to have shrimp and guppies, but I want to aquascape it and have it look nice as well as being a healthy place for the animals inside. I haven't found a guide yet that detailed the shaping of slopes, plant placement, hardscape, etc, as well as this video has! My notepad is much more fleshed out with ideas and information after watching this.
This is best aquarium video I’ve seen! Amazing for literally everyone who is interested in setting up an aquarium.
Your channel is very nice! I've been following you for a few years! Try a video with a dark start! It would be useful information for many to avoid algae from the beginning! clear waters and lots of growth!
You could even promote this video for intro to general fisk keeping, considering you are covering the basics to raising fish
I use Week Aqua as a light. I am very pleased with it. I use Z400 Pro in one set and Z200 Pro in the other tank. I recommend it to you, dear hobbyists.
New year and I am trying to motivate myself to have a hobby that's unique and creative and I see you here in youtube maybe it's a sign to try aquascaping cuz I'm already a fishkeeper. I am sure that I could learn aquascaping through watching your videos. New subscriber here from philippines.. And I enjoy as well as amaze by watching your videos. Hoping to see more videos from you this year..
Go for it!
As usual, you are clear about what is your opinion then immediately follow with your experience that show why you have that opinion. You have an uncanny knack for being able to add things that even experienced fish & plant keepers and aquascapers learn from. I have been a fan since your earliest videos and will arm wrestle @BlackLionDZ for the #1 fan title. LOL
Thumbs up on the DIY co2..I was just looking into this..I have 3 pickle jars right now my 1st try.. its going well..horticulture us what I do 9 months if the year outdoors..its -20 windchill no..so I brought the live for plants indoor
Liked and subscribed. You have a beautiful voice and your aquascapes are dreamlike. So beautiful
Thanks for the sub!
I like this format, you should do it again, chats with Matt!
Great video Mark! I've been keeping fish since 2008 but this year I really want to focus on the scaping aspect. Thank you for always being a excellent source of information and inspiration.
Thank you so much this is very helpful
Thank you so much a really good introduction!
This is very helpfull! I would really like to get into aquascaping. I am saving up for buying a nanotank and making a setup for some shrimp and maybe snail.
Great Guide! not only for beginners!!!
Regarding using Soil... I have 3 packages of Tropica Soil of 9 liters each at home for more than 16 months, but I have never dared to use it in any of my aquariums or Nano Cube or Nano Tanks.
What really slows me down a lot with Soil, and makes me always decide on the combination of Substrates + Sand or very fine gravel, is the duration of the Soil.
I read again and again that the duration of the benefits of Soil in terms of water acidification and nutrient supply has a very short duration, just one year.... However, I can have Substrates such as Dennerle JBL or Tropica under sand or gravel for 5 years without problems.
Perhaps for someone who is a more radical Aquascaper, having to restart an aquarium every 12 months is great.... but in my case I usually have many dwarf american cichlids and Scalar fish, and I don't like the idea of having to constantly restart my aquariums since this type of fish is very sensitive to changes.
So the Soil option is usually the discarded option even though, for example, the reduction in PH that Soil usually causes, for the type of fish that I usually have in my aquariums, would be something great.
Greetings from Germany. 👋🏻❤👍
I just made my first one 3 weeks ago and my water is still brown.. i didnt know to get the wood chips out. Now i gotta wait till my baby shrimp get bigger so i canstart over
This is a super tutorial…
1 2 3 Thanks Mark
First time on this channel, subbing immediately! Great video, about to start my 3rd scape! 😄 Last one went horrible so wish me luck!🤞🏻Groetjessss!
Your fish look so happy!!🎉😊
Hi Mark! First let me say that you are a true artist, both in aquascaping and filming. I've always admired gifted people (and envied a little, too ;). In one of your videos you mentioned that we should avoid "dead zones" in our tanks where there is no water flow. Maybe you could say something more about water circulation in your tanks and in general? Where to put inlets and outlets in a small tank and in larger ones?
such a cool channel 💚
Best aquascaping youtuber in the world 🎉❤
Best tutorial ever
Very good and educational on how to plant an aquarium. Where is the heater and pump/filtering equipment hidden in the tank?
This is amazing!!!
I love your tank full of the Glow Light Tetras!!
♥
I love it your channel i like perfect..amazingggggg
You helped me a lot to find a layout ^^
Amazing...so clear and precise. Way to go!
where I live in the states, we have absolute trash for stores to buy stuff. Petco... and they have dead plants and like 3 aqueon tanks. Other countries love this hobby it seems!
Great work. At 12:44 can you please tell me the name of the rack in the background. I have been looking for same to keep multiple aquariums but couldnt find it.
Best advice in one place
This is really great beginners guide!! I am staring mine and can’t wait to share.. hope it will turn out well.
This man is a genius ❤
Excellent!
I love the video. Thanks for all the information. I have a question about cleaning the gravel. Do you use a gravel vac? How would you recommend cleaning the bottom of a planted aquarium? Thanks
Do i have to buy Ro water or can i use tap water with a dechloinator in it ?
Tap water with a dechlorinator is fine 😊
Thanks .I am moving over from marine so its all new again to me.I have kept marine tanks for 20 years and now all of a sudden you can't get marine stock for your tank as most marine shops are closing down .
Thank you very much really really good informative tutorial
Thanks for this. Learned a lot and gained inspiration to take the leap in Aquascaping.
Everything covered, very well done!
I have set myself up for (re)scaping 5 tanks for the coming year. I'll take any and all inspiration I can find.
Thanks! 😅
I'm finding Aquasoil very difficult to source in Canada, would Fluval Stratum be an acceptable substitute?
Your work is awesome😍
Great video, thanks for the information. I will be starting my own aqua tank soon!
You are a landscaping genius! I'm amazed by your work!
Im a new subbie and I find your voice, your videos and the aquascapes very relaxing and calming. More power to you👋🏻
Thanks for subbing!
Really enjoyed this video Mark very informative love your channel take care.
Thank you for this! I just started up a new tank and was wondering about when to start the ferts. Im also thankful for the algae types i can expect. I knew i would get some, but wasnt sure what types to expect! Thankyou!
Do you cap your aqua soil?
Excellent💌
Awesome basic guide for the beginners
Good timing Mark-Jan, my new Oase StyleLine 175 will be delivered in two days!
Nice one!
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial
18:28 the epiphyte plant on the wood! is that montecarlo!? looks sooooo good
I have been following for a looong time but I didn't know your name Mark. Nice to meet you.
Tones of useful tips and high level production quality. Good job 👏
Love all your videos!!!! You should Colab with MD!! 🙏🙏
Yes ❤ the 2 best on UA-cam
I just got a 10 gal, with some planting spill and bio sand, plus some wood for my daughter's upgraded fish tank. Will it be OK to put the betta in the tank by day 1 or do i need to wait a bit more days or weeks?
As for plants, just gonna put some new store bought plants and to see what happens.
Big fan of you 😉love from Bangladesh
Can you recommend me which lamp should i use from Twinstar for a 50-60 liter tank?
what if you use tetra aquastart? Will that help to start putting fish into your tank faster?
Mark you are the best thanks alot for the help❤😊
Amazing video as always! Just want to ask, what background are you using on all your aquariums? are those frosted background or just plain white? Thank you!
Personally found Algae growth in my tank was due to low PH, just increasing the PH by adding coral and algae cleared.
Great and perfect video. 👍.
Very helpful video, thanks.
Can you make a video where you show the cleaning process please? How to clean the gravel/aquasoil what are useing to do it and so on.
Thank you
Learned a lot from this. Thanks. However I would have loved to see you just work on the new itself. I think it would make it less confusing then jumping around. Again, thanks for all your videos
is the cotton and super glue not bad for the fish? is it non toxic or does that stuff not even affect fish? Or do they perhaps nibble on it? If so is there a certain super glue to use?
This video is awesome. thank you sso much for making it
Lindo demais
I have watched many of your video's and they are amazing. I am not new in the aquarium hobby, i had freshwater aquaria when i was younger, from zebra and discus till pirahna and about 12 year ago i had a 1000 liter seawater reef aquarium. Now i am thinking to start a aquascape tank and that is something i don't have any experience in. Something i am not sure about is what size aquarium to start with. In seawater it is bigger is easier for starters. If you start you can maintain a 1000 liter tank easier than a 60 liter tank, since the bigger the volume, the easier it is to get it stabelized and keep it that way. Is this the same with aquascape aquaria?
What size would you recommend to start with and is there a difference in a shallow aquarium other then the looks? (I am currently looking at the Superfish Scaper 90 to start with, but i am open to suggestions if there are better options in the same price range)
Amazing! I'm trying to learn aquascaping and I'm not very creative with it ... what do you think is the easiest layout (such as the concave shape etc)
I'm a big fan of the triangular shape, and I find them quite easy to make :)
Have you ever setup two identical tanks, one with a CO2 and one without? I only ask, as in your video, the diffusers emit bubbles of CO2, which immediately rises to the surface, after which it will rise and dissipate to atmosphere. A proper test over a few months would prove if CO2 systems actually do anything!? I'm revisiting fishtanks after 30 years, but am hugely into Bonsai now. Your Aquascapes are beautiful!
Uma verdadeira aula!!!
Great video as usual 👏
Hello! Can you recommend me for a 50-60 liter tank which Twinstar lamp is suitable ?
Just in time ❤️
the best human loves nature thats MJ aquascaping .