@@GreenAquaShop Aw bummer I can't wait to fill my Room with Green Aqua supplies. I'll just have to be patient & keep watching all your wonderful..! content
Excellent presentation, great communication skills. Those tanks are amazing. You are right in some respects. It's like going to a car dealer to buy a small vehicle and finding yourself admiring the Ferrari in the luxury car's show room. Nothing wrong with it. But let's be honest. I can stare at a Ferrari all I want or truly desire it, but I know that not in a thousand years will I be able to afford it. And now after watching your video series, I realize that's the same for those amazing aquaecapes. Gorgeous all you want, but I wonder how many ppl with families and normal jobs are going to be able to spend tens of thousands of dollars for a tank! The features are top notch, they work fantastic, but let's be real. One doesn't need to spend that kind of money to enjoy a beautiful aquarium in the living room with some fish in it. I get it. You are here to promote a business. But guys, I feel like I AM the fish, and those beautiful aquascapes dangled in front of my nose are a clever bait to rip me off. Lol!
Patience is one of the most important things beginners should really internalize. In our fast modern world, we are just a click away from whatever we want to have. But you cant just buy a beautiful Aquarium. It comes with alot of preparation, effort and experience - and first of all Patience. All good things take time :) Cheers.
Well apparently you cannot have a beautiful tank UNLESS you can buy it! CO2 systems, RO systems for those us in hardwater areas, expensive high tech plant lights, two types of soil that isn't cheap... Seems like aquascaping is only for people with deep pockets, and patience won't do a damn thing to help a hobbyist like me.
Another awesome video. You're right on most accounts about what beginners have to deal with and how they think. I've been fish keeping since I was very young, I'm almost 50 now. However, I never thought about planted tanks, I always focused on keeping fish with ornaments and plastic plants. However, despite all my efforts, algae would grow on them. I finally thought about adding real plants to fight the algae. I added a few plants to my 120cm tank and viola, the algae was gone and the plants made the tank look great. I started to plan the tank slowly and added more plants. Within a few months, my tank looked amazing! I couldn't believe how good it began to look and my plants were also doing well. That success got me hooked on planted tanks and then I found your channel. OMG!!! I was in heaven!
Yeah, it's all about a good ecosystem. Glad you found the balance in your tank, it's always so good to read stories like that! Thanks for the feedback. Cheers.
That's very true.. i been impatient result i wasted so much of money but thanks to my friend he's expert guide me through the whole process, it took me 6 months to finally complete the process, patient always grants you the best result..
Bro, whether its low tech, high tech or whatever subject you tackle, its always entertaining to watch and listen to you. thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Keeping terrariums (and ant farms) is the exact same way. It's such a slow hobby and you definitely can't run! It takes a certain maturity and mindset to do it right.
Yepp, I guess this has to do more with the way Mother Nature functions. We have distanced ourselves quite a bit, think we can rush everything. Turns out not. :D
Wow wow wow. I left the hobby over 10 years ago and recently stumbled onto this channel and my life has changed forever. Thank you to Green Aqua and Balazs for the best highest quality and most informative videos on aquascaping. I have been binging on every single video. I have found a local supplier here in South Africa that supplies ADA equipment and I'm ready to get started. Green Aqua has now become my Meca and I cant wait to visit your store and see in real life what has inspired me so much. Thanks again.
Hi im always learning, it takes time to know what your water will allow, which plants go where, what scapes suits the aquarium you have, yes it can get technical but along the way you make mistakes, learn about which fish goes where ect. Ive watched and learnt from my father when i was young keeping aquariums in the 1970s till now.... i love this hobby it changes all the time. Thank you for all the info that you and George Farmer and Takashi Amano to name but a few from an Aquascapers here in the Uk :) KEEP SCAPING AND HAVE FUN
You're welcome, this hobby has changed a lot in the past years, I also used to have tanks (many) in my childhood, that was something completely different.
I always look forward to every episode of yours. I can learn from you not only about aquaristics but also about running the you tube channel.These are my first successes, my 9,000 subscriptions are a small percentage of what you have.But I am also happy, I cordially greet the Green Aqua team. 👍😎👨🌾
Thanks for the kind words, and congratulations with the very cool milestone. We had a third of that when we started to produce more serious content. Wish you good luck - let's promote this hobby! Cheers
OMG! Your channel really helpful for me! I just know aquascape and really really confuse about everything. These videos help me more confident to create my own tanks.
Thanks for the kind comment, glad we inspire. We don't have the time or capacity to check tanks, sorry about that. :( Only answering these comments takes days every week. Wife is killing me. Haha.
I think it's the first time I heard a intelligent and sense summary for being a aquascaper/aquarist. Just for that, thank's a lot :-) By the way, I learn a lot from your videos, even if I'am a "old" aquarist. Merci beaucoup and wish you all the best.
Здравствуйте ,я много видел каналов об аквариумах и акваскейпинге,но ваш является самым глубоким по содержанию.Такое я встречаю впервые на просторах ю тьюба,огромное спасибо за русские субтитры,это дало мне возможность понимать что .,как и зачем.Супер профессиональный канал,моему аквариуму на 300 литров уже восемь лет,благодаря вам я все таки решился на акваскейп ,спасибо за ваше увлечение,труд и профессионализм.
This channel is main reason why i started aquascaping and why i started my UA-cam channel. Thanks for being an inspiration and please continue to do so. PS I got all my equipment from Green Aqua...thanks for express delivery in these hard times....
@@GreenAquaShop dude dont pretend we dont need to spend a lot of money, CO2 systems, good filter media, liquid ferts, aquasoil, a shit load of plants and so on, dont even think about it being cheap
What balaz is saying is ,if you want the dream tank you need to spend money. Its true. But if you compare ut any other hobby is cheap. You can have budget low light tank. But is that the dream? I just invest in 300 liter optiwhite tank. CO2. Twinstar s lights. And mimic a Old amano tank. And i am so happy. The living rom in the house now got the thing i lostet over for 5 years now
What is a lot of money? Like my first tank cost me less than a skiing trip to Austria. Please don't upset me, we are different cultures, different social and financial background people. Some of us like to fight, work, wait for any time possible to get stuff we really want, others like to whine and want instant gratification. Here you go.
@@GreenAquaShop 'Expensive' is obviously relative, but for example 500 euro's will not get you really far in aquarium's, but it is a pretty chunk of money, especially if you dont earn that much. The obvious counter argument is 'what is 500 or 1000 euro for something you will enjoy for years', but people dont know if this will really be their thing when they start. So they want to throw something together for as cheap as possible and if they like it then buy better stuff later, but then the result is not what they want and they get disheartened and the upgrades never come.
I have watched all your videos and eventually I am addicted to aqua scrapping. Before watching your videos even I don't know about existence of planted aquarium. I have artificial tank searching for nice filters for my aquarium. Luckly I gone through your channel and driving me towards planted tanks. I took one week to cover all your videos. I am the nature lover and love your videos and channel.
I can’t believe it’s taken me 6 months to find this channel! It’s exactly what I need/want. And I can listen to all the videos while I am doing my housework ... a win/win situation.
For me, the first adventure of aquascaping IS the time. The enjoyment is in building something living by myself...if I had it instantly, the enjoyment would be fleeting. Second adventure is what can I build by myself that can give me exactly what I want? For example, LED lighting: sure I can buy the perfect light for a certain price...but there is enjoyment in making my own light which exactly suits my needs. Also, when I make things myself I understand more intimately the process. But one must understand what is better to invest in and not DIY (like CO2, as you said). One other thing I want to DIY, if I can, is hardware and software to monitor my water parameters and such. Anyways, thanks for this video and all your work to develop this channel!! I am glad to binge-watch your videos in my long planning phase!
I must say that I’m still a beginner. But, whoever started their first tank as a low tech tank (no co2, low light, little plant, etc.), they still can keep the tank. All they need to do is upgrade slowly. Mistakes is the best teacher. That’s the journey we can enjoy, good and bad, they are still enjoyable journey. Thanks for today’s quality content guys. Very much love it! 🙏🏼
Yes, that is true, but we lost so many people to this hobby by being frustrated because of the poor looks of the tank, and the plants etc, that we really want to inspire everybody to do something they will be sure to enjoy in the long run. A careful financial start is very understandable on the other hand.
YES! Just YES! 🙏 Thank you so much Balazs! This is exactly what I needed. For the last 3 weeks I've been going berserk on gaining info and ideas on youtube, just to give my son's betta a better beautiful home. Was thinking of getting a Fluval Flex 34L..but bought a 2nd hand Fluval 87L tank because I thought the simpel 20L tank that we already had was not good enough. The cause was that I'd only seen big beautiful aquascapes like the ones on your channel and many others. So bigger was better i thought. *buzzer* WRONG! Seen a lot pf your vids, but THIS one ..is the Aquarium Bible for any beginner!I've got a notebook full of your teachings from previous vids and this one. Looked up local cost and did a budget. Even did sketches for possible hardscapes that I can apply to my simpel clean little 20L tank. The wife was getting on my case for not having started one already these past weeks. 😆 Like you said, I didn't want to rush into impulse buying on wrong equipment, only to be left with regret and more work, time and money to correct my mistakes. Anyways, this is becoming a novel 🤣 just wanted to say thanks for guiding me/us into the world of aquascaping. Green Aqua's vids are a joy to watch. Cheers! From an enlightened Dutchman from Down Under ✌
Cheers, so glad you like what we do, and even better, you can use what we talk about it here, mission accomplished, thanks for the kind novel, haha. And good luck with the small tank, good choice for starters!
Totally agreed! I started with all the cheap equipment thinking I will save a bit of money to start with. I was completely wrong. I think for us beginner to start this hobby, we should save up a little bit more to get a decent system (good tank, filter, light and co2. No need to go all ADA). That way, we start off well and won’t be disappointed with bad result. Of course a little research on planting technique will help. Thank you Green Aqua. Cheers from Indonesia 🇮🇩
great video, people especially when they are starting they try to find easy/cheap solutions, and often times this will lead to frustration and eventually quitting the hobby. I think the main advice for beginners should be: "Manage your expectations and be prepared to fail" because everyone here had to fail to learn. thankfully we have Green Aqua to tell us that failing is an option every tank has algae and in the end, if we persist we will succeed.
Thanks i now know that being patient and buying the right good things in this hobby is the right thing to do last year i made i couple of mistakes and the store owner didn't help me in having a good planted tank and didn't advice me in one but now after a year i'm well educated and well aware of planted tanks and one of the causes is your teachings thank you
Not to point fingers, but there are a lot of shops who go for the profit only, and - while they appreciate the hobby - they appreciate the income more. That's bad for the hobby, bad for the hobbyist and bad for us, because it will frustrate people who will come back to me and tell me I do this mainly for money, and then Dory will ask me: "why do you answer comment at all, honey?" Haha.
Thanks Ed, I was afraid for the long verbose things, some have accused me to talk too much, but I guess can't make everyone happy. The drawback of reading all the comments... :)
@@GreenAquaShop you guys at GA,along with the likes of George,Jurijs and others are doing so much to help people of all levels especially beginners like me,people always gonna hate mate, fk them says more about them than you.
Another direct hit! This is video is reminder to think things through. (Now, I don't do that as much as I should or might. I'm on my first tank, combating algae. I was off on the wrong foot, depending too long on the fertilization of the soil before I started adding more liquid and solid ferts.) But the inspiration here gets me over the discouragements.
Hello. Oh man I adore your docks. and your comments. And your education to all who love aquariums. And the assistants who are with you are the most beautiful group, I hope you will succeed more than that. We agree with you to build basins that rise to the level of vision with which God has endowed us. Accept my greetings and thanks for your efforts. Your follower is from Iraq, specifically from Baghdad.
Oh i have did it 9 month ago, i just go to shop and than buy what i can buy without any plan so when my aquascape done just a couple month the alge everywhere. I can't handle it so i change my aquascape become ganeral aquarium. When i a little bit study about aquascape i realize it's need a lots of money to have a good aquascape. But, i really like to see aquascape so i watch your video in youtube. It's awesome
I really like this video, discussing in detail step by step how to build a beautiful aquascape for beginners, so remember the first time building aquascape, which is in the head is only how to make a good theme, but everything is destroyed after a few weeks for ignoring the importance of filtration, co2, fertilizing and light. this really really helped me learn even better. Greetings to the Aqua Green crew from me, a beginner from Indonesia
I love your videos and explanations. I have been watching your videos and planning my tank for a few months, and now i have built my hardscape, with a nice height at the back, a good slope, i was really surprised at the depth i have achieved. And mostly its due to patience and planning of my layout, copying ideas from your videos. I did not do that with my first tank a few years ago and the difference is night and day. Thanks !
I like all the beautiful shots in the video! Filmed well but I think it’s to general and basic. It seemed like a response to your advanced video from last week. I appreciate the need for this video and speaking out to beginners making sure they know what they are getting into and the proper thought process around it, yet most of all encouraging them that they are capable. I just hope you continue the advanced series because last weeks video was one of my favorite yet!
Well, actually this is a table-of-contents video! As I mentioned at the beginning. You can dive deep into the 8 topics I superficially touched by going to the video description and looking up the linked tutorials there. This is a starting point only.
Green Aqua Ahhh..ok I missed that and for once skipped the description, knowing I had already seen all your previous videos. Want you to know how much I appreciate how thorough, organized, and complete your videos and channel is! Your production quality is A1, seriously the best on this platform. It is rare and so incredible how you take the time to provide such a finished product with each video! Everything from providing links to all products and related or referenced videos to taking the time out of your day to respond to the majority of your viewers. The latter really shows how much you care and the effort you are willing to give to the community; like it’s actually beautiful, whether your just returning the love with a thanks or out here offering free support and help to fellow scapers. Truly the Superman of aquascaping...a superscaper if you will xD
Keeping the tank small for beginners is good advice. Keeps the costs down and less work. Allows beginners to make mistakes or change their mind without a huge loss. Fully agreed on not compromising on all the essentials.
I am so pleased that you have addressed the concerns and doubts of the beginners. In addition, with this vlog, you had taken the wind out of the sail of those always complaining about costs. Patience is the greatest virtue of an aquarist. Planning is immensely important, even Takayuki Fukada and Felipe Oliveira mentioned that. With this tutorial, you have given me more confidence. I am not ashamed anymore about how long does it take to get as close to my scape idea as I can. And yes, as a disabled person, I will stay in the beautiful world of aquascaping.
@@GreenAquaShop Well, I remember the days before GA. (I still have that Crypt Vik gave me, and that was roughly 12 years ago.) I'm am immensely proud of what You, Ati, and Vik had achieved.
I loved the candid opening remark about experienced aquascapers not going to learn anything new, but that honest intro made my stay, watch throughout, like, and leave this comment :)
All your videos are very informative as iam more interested in planted aquariums and iam planning for one as a beginner...Thanks so much for all the videos...
I'll watch them because I haven't got enough budget. I will stay at researching state for 1 or 2 years. I think after 2 years I would have enough budget to jump in. For this 2 years I will watch Green Aqua videos. Stay with beautiful aquascapes for this 2 years. :D
Thanks for the video.All the videos give me a great lessons.Thanks for the correct guidelines about the scaping ,some improvement are seen in the tank.👍🙏👏
Balazs sir you always give surprise with your work..this video provide all information for start first planted tank for beginners...all basic information in this video..so beautiful work sir..keep it up
Very informative video, I guess I am little Weird because before I set up my first Tank I spent almost a year researching planted tanks, and gathering gear. Also I am not afraid of CO2 on my 2 tanks I use 2 20lbs CO2 cylinders that I get refilled at the welding supply shop for 25 USD. Still haven't got either tank set up because I am still waiting on few things and some time off to do them.. But given the cost of hobbies and this one of my four hobbies is the cheapest I find research and patience are key too success and not being afraid to fail and more importantly too learn form those failures.
Yepp, my thoughts on the hobby exactly. You would be amazed though how many people do really wait and have good results because of that. I'm really humbled by your comments.
Great beginners video! Explains the challenges for beginners. Best UA-cam channel.... period! Keep up the good work. Let's have some more advanced workshops for the more experienced, Aquascapers. Seems to be very focused on beginners lately.
Wow. What a great topic! The one thing I fight here in the States is being able to get all the plants I need at the same time. Hygrophila Pinnatifida has been out at multiple huge places for weeks. When planning a tank I find that I need a separate plant holding/waiting tank to collect my different plants since we don’t have a Tropica here. A local fish store got in the Hygrophila Pinnatifida for me today but I needed it 2 weeks ago. Just a thought about what some of us go through here since Scaping isnt as popular as it is in Europe.
Yeah, well, plant supply is currently a problem in Europe too, but things will get back to normal soon. Good news is that you can always add them later, especially the epiphyte plants...
You are really the best. I admire your work and I love the way you share your knowledge with a lot of effort and humor. I'm still a beginner and your videos help a lot. Thank you very much ! :)
Awesome video and great advice. It’s so important to plan. I didn’t and now I’m stuck with a tank that will look just ok when done but so much money was poured into it. If I had been more patient I could have an amazing setup for the same money spent. Lesson learned I guess hah.
So glad I discovered this channel. I almost put together my first tank using all fake decor. Was really close to filling it with water too, then I saw this channel and rescaped it. Very satisfied with the way it came out, especially compared to what I almost put together. Think I got lucky on the hardscape maybe lol
This is great video, i'm learning alot from this channel. Thank you, i'm a begginer too and this video make me sure and try to improve the aquarium that I built. Please more video for begginer please 👍🙏🙏
I don’t have the funds to buy all the equipment up front but I am starting small and slowly working my way up. I see it as an opportunity to absorb more and more information in the time it takes me. At the end of the day I will probably be more prepared and successful initially than somebody with more money who rushes into the hobby.
Most of us did the same way. Stepped up slowly. There are many ways to do this. But if you have the budget, you can save a lot of time and, in the end, money too.
This is such an amazing channel, Balazs thank you so much for another video that makes sense to me. I don't know if it's your calming voice or the way you never complicate things, keep it simple so someone like me who is new to aquascaping never feels overwhelmed after watching one of your tutorials. 😊❤ Thanks again!
Thanks Lisa, you are most kind! Will try my best, I really wish to not overcomplicate things and not loose many people - especially ladies - to this hobby by them thinking this is a tech thing.
Hi Balazs, Thanks for all of your help and inspiration that you give to us. I convinced Katie, my wife, to get another tank in our home! I was wondering when setting up a new tank when do you dose fertilizers (I'm using tropica substrate). I feel like my plants will get nutrients from the soil, and I want to ensure that I don't have an algae bloom. Looking forward to visiting Budapest sometime soon!
You will change a lot of water (hopefully ;) ) in the beginning, dose normally from day one. Looking forward to have you and your wife at Green Aqua once things clear out a little. Good that she is on your side with this hobby. It is very important .- I know. :)
hey, this channel is love, Balazs is love. green aqua is my inspiration for the hobby, am making my first planted scape with soil n co2. and this particular video clarified my doubts about the filtration system. now i'm sure about seachem matrix i wud say. also wanted to ask if purigen is so necessary for a first dutch scape
Not necessary but good to have. It mainly helps removing the 'tint' from the water to make it crystal clear. It's just a "cosmetic thing" - that's what I always say. Have you seen the filtration video linked in the description?
Balasz, The hardest part of beginning IS the plan. After watching hundreds of aquascaping videos and being overwhelmed with tank, lighting, substrate, filtration, c02, fish, snails, shrimp, plant requirements, fertilizers, water chemistry, etc.there are SO many decisions, then self doubt sets in, costs add up, and I never move forward. Sadly, I still have the nano tank with blue gravel.
That's why I always recommend to just follow a setup plan that works. We have a considerable number of builds on our channel, all the gear and livestock used is listed always in the video descriptions. Try to just take one as a reference and build your setup accordingly, with the same or similar products. It will work. Good luck with your scapes. Hej!
Great Video, love the tanks. I tried planted tanks a couple of times and did exactly what you explained, made impulsive buys without a budget. Great advice. Now to start saving for a great planted tank and watching more videos from this channel.
Hi there, i really enjoyed your fertilizing masterclass video and learnt a lot. It help as well pulling chemical theory like polymerization of the whiteboard and into a real life example. I was wondering if it would be possible if the difference in fertilizing soil compared to the water column could be talked about. I just would like to learn more about what are the primary compounds plants absorb through their roots compared to what they take up in there foliage, and if they are the same elements or compounds, could any aquatic plant be epiphytic with the right amount of fertilization and CO2? I am just a bit unsure on how the whole aquatic plant uptake works, I'm very used to terrestrial plants, haha. Still low on experience I suppose. Thank you
This channel has helped me with my tanks a ton! I just upgraded my canister filter because I'll be upgrading to a larger tank soon. What filter size do you recommend for tanks? I purchased one advertised for 60 gallons and I'll be using it for a 40 gallon tank. I figured buying bigger would be better and just decrease the flow of the pump?
Never trust the factory recommendations! They want to sell you the filters and make you believe you bought a relatively cheap filter for your size. In reality you'd need two sizes bigger. Pls. check out our filtration tutorial video linked in the description for details on filtration.
agree with you on go small and do things properly. I sorry about the last video i may have upset you with my comment but i get it, if i were managing a huge gallery like green aqua I'd want the lean ferts and i would use ADA too. could you make a more detailed video on how ADA ferts differ and or are better for lean fertilizing?
It's gud to see you all the time with world class aqua masters ......I'm hoping to build planted tank for long but with patience .......I'm still leaning how to build .....i think i have just scratch the surface of ocean of aquaescaping ....your video's helped a lot #sir love from INDIA
Love this channel.. wish I had known this stuff 10 year ago.. great for newbies and experienced alike. And can Balaz get a bigger cup of tea.. challenge???
I prefer low maintenance simple scape, lol, easy maintenance easy life. Mostly I like plug and play hardscape. For beginnert plan everthing and research everything and be patient in waiting those plants to grow. And trust me as Balazs' said use CO2 system directly for your tank. Great video as always.
Stay humble and watch every Green Aqua materials ;) In my opinion there isn't any split on materials for beginners and for pros, so you should watch, read, study whatever is possible. You can read Barr report understanding less than 20% of it, but this 20% could be more than you need to have great planted tank. Going even further looking on how fish-keeping hobby changed across last decades shows that professionals from 40-50 years ago didn't understood what is happening in tank. Today same person that doesn't understand nitrogen cycle wouldn't be even called "amateur"... and hated in half of internet xD Learning is biggest part of this hobby. Aquascape setup is first step (easiest) and the fun starts when you are balancing your tanks and learning how to take care about the plants. Hmm... after 20 years I returned to the hobby... I had spare CO2 canister for welding, so a started to add CO2 to the tank. I never was plant person, either aquatic or terrestrial - total beginner. Some mistakes done, but results are... 100% worth the effort required on start.Tank is more stable also established quicker. I had less algae and better plant growth. So don't be afraid to try it yourself.
Greetings from India.. Amazing videos on your channel sir.. really really amazing speech, presentation and aquascaping as well 😁. Here I have a doubt, which may be silly to many but I hope you would clarify me ! * Why in every videos you didn't talk about oxygen suppliment? Is that really fishes don't needed at all as plants release oxygen ‽ Or the canister filter finishes this job? If you talked about this subject earlier please share the link.. Thanks for the reply 👏
I have to agree ! When I first started I wanted an amazing scape with everything high tech ! But soon realized it’s all about patience you tend to make smart choices when you are patient ! Great clip guys
A big thank you to everything you do I just bought a CO2 system as well as an LED system in order to finally develop my aquarium that I have had for 12 years. And after barely a week the algae appear lol. The road will be long but I try to put everything I see here we will see if it works.
Well, imagine it like switching from a regular car to a race-car. If you break in the bends, the car will start sliding. Any mistake you make will get back on you faster and bigger. If you have high light and CO2 you need to have room for error, and well-set gear and regime. You'll figure it out, no worries.
You have three spouts: light, fertilizer and CO2. The balance between these “spouts” is how you will get rid of algae. Too much light and no ferts/CO2, the plants starve and wither. Too much CO2, low ferts, you will not have strong plants. Too much fertilizer and low light/CO2, algae bloom. Keep CO2 at 30ppm, light strong enough, but not too strong, for 8h, and little ferts in the beginning (after plants establish strongly, increase it). You can do it!
Thanks..can u guide us on the low tech tank without co2 and filter? And what challenges will we face in terms of maintenance as in do we need to supplement it with some fertilizers, how often do we have to clean etc, other worries such as ammonia
Wow, that was such an amazing video. Thanks so much for posting this. You are amazing dude! You have inspired me to get into aquascaping and start youtubing too! Thanks guys!
Hello Balazs, another great video of aquascaping tutorials. I am a BIG fan of the GreenAqua! A question Sir, how can you fix the small snails appearing in the newly planted tank and also to prevent melting of plants? Looking forward for your reply.
Snails appear when problems come with the tanks, you can catch them with a snail catcher from Dennerle or just wait until their numbers is manageable. Melting plants can be a natural process but it can be because of nutrient, temperature or other problems. Check out our tutorials please. There is a playlist.
Thanks again for a very helpful video. Appreciate your knowledge of the subject. Your tanks are amazing and I can see your meticulous nature when viewing your work and the work of your team.
Hi guys, I´m from Brazil here you have many species of fish and plants on local fishs, but hardware and products is most expensive for us. I started to see your videos, I think a will learn a lot. But I started Today, and my tank is mounted, it is like you said, I go to free shop, buy many thins, and now it is difficult to change the tank : ) hahaha. Thanks, I will learn a lot and try to improve my tank. I have acid water from the water company, it is good, for neons, tetras and many kinds of amazon fishs and tropical, but the diffculty here is the temperature in the summer, the tank go to 32º C. Another difficulty here is to buy equipments for the tank, it is most expensive like some products,
Yeah, you'll be much smarter in this hobby with some experience and after watching a couple of vids here. We've all been where you are now, believe me.
I learned almost everything about from this channel.
That is very cool, you must know a lot, we have lots of info out there already! Good luck with your tanks!
@@GreenAquaShop do you guys ship to the USA
@@stephann165 We only ship to the EU.
@@GreenAquaShop Aw bummer I can't wait to fill my Room with Green Aqua supplies. I'll just have to be patient & keep watching all your wonderful..! content
Me too :)
Excellent presentation, great communication skills. Those tanks are amazing. You are right in some respects. It's like going to a car dealer to buy a small vehicle and finding yourself admiring the Ferrari in the luxury car's show room. Nothing wrong with it.
But let's be honest. I can stare at a Ferrari all I want or truly desire it, but I know that not in a thousand years will I be able to afford it. And now after watching your video series, I realize that's the same for those amazing aquaecapes. Gorgeous all you want, but I wonder how many ppl with families and normal jobs are going to be able to spend tens of thousands of dollars for a tank!
The features are top notch, they work fantastic, but let's be real. One doesn't need to spend that kind of money to enjoy a beautiful aquarium in the living room with some fish in it. I get it. You are here to promote a business. But guys, I feel like I AM the fish, and those beautiful aquascapes dangled in front of my nose are a clever bait to rip me off. Lol!
Patience is one of the most important things beginners should really internalize. In our fast modern world, we are just a click away from whatever we want to have. But you cant just buy a beautiful Aquarium. It comes with alot of preparation, effort and experience - and first of all Patience. All good things take time :) Cheers.
Yepp, instant gratification. Everything pushes you towards that. I mean everything.
Well apparently you cannot have a beautiful tank UNLESS you can buy it! CO2 systems, RO systems for those us in hardwater areas, expensive high tech plant lights, two types of soil that isn't cheap... Seems like aquascaping is only for people with deep pockets, and patience won't do a damn thing to help a hobbyist like me.
Another awesome video. You're right on most accounts about what beginners have to deal with and how they think. I've been fish keeping since I was very young, I'm almost 50 now. However, I never thought about planted tanks, I always focused on keeping fish with ornaments and plastic plants. However, despite all my efforts, algae would grow on them. I finally thought about adding real plants to fight the algae. I added a few plants to my 120cm tank and viola, the algae was gone and the plants made the tank look great. I started to plan the tank slowly and added more plants. Within a few months, my tank looked amazing! I couldn't believe how good it began to look and my plants were also doing well. That success got me hooked on planted tanks and then I found your channel. OMG!!! I was in heaven!
Yeah, it's all about a good ecosystem. Glad you found the balance in your tank, it's always so good to read stories like that! Thanks for the feedback. Cheers.
Today's culture: I want it and I want it now. Patience is also a virtue.
Exactly. We're in the age of instant gratification. A model that's being pushed on you from literally everywhere.
Fortunately this does not work with aquariums:) You just can't make plants grow as fast as you want. Nature ignores any type of culture :)
Yepp, hence the T-shirt that is considered offensive by many who do not understand the message: Mother FCKN Nature! :D Haha.
That's very true.. i been impatient result i wasted so much of money but thanks to my friend he's expert guide me through the whole process, it took me 6 months to finally complete the process, patient always grants you the best result..
Bro, whether its low tech, high tech or whatever subject you tackle, its always entertaining to watch and listen to you. thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Cheers brother, trying my best, and you always support me!
Keeping terrariums (and ant farms) is the exact same way. It's such a slow hobby and you definitely can't run! It takes a certain maturity and mindset to do it right.
Yepp, I guess this has to do more with the way Mother Nature functions. We have distanced ourselves quite a bit, think we can rush everything. Turns out not. :D
Love your videos!
Wow wow wow. I left the hobby over 10 years ago and recently stumbled onto this channel and my life has changed forever. Thank you to Green Aqua and Balazs for the best highest quality and most informative videos on aquascaping. I have been binging on every single video. I have found a local supplier here in South Africa that supplies ADA equipment and I'm ready to get started. Green Aqua has now become my Meca and I cant wait to visit your store and see in real life what has inspired me so much. Thanks again.
I know that supplier, those guys are great! Good luck with your tank(s) and thanks for watching us, and for the kind words too. Cheers.
Hi im always learning, it takes time to know what your water will allow, which plants go where, what scapes suits the aquarium you have, yes it can get technical but along the way you make mistakes,
learn about which fish goes where ect. Ive watched and learnt from my father when i was young keeping aquariums in the 1970s till now.... i love this hobby it changes all the time. Thank you for all the info that you and George Farmer and Takashi Amano to name but a few from an Aquascapers here in the Uk :) KEEP SCAPING AND HAVE FUN
You're welcome, this hobby has changed a lot in the past years, I also used to have tanks (many) in my childhood, that was something completely different.
I always look forward to every episode of yours. I can learn from you not only about aquaristics but also about running the you tube channel.These are my first successes, my 9,000 subscriptions are a small percentage of what you have.But I am also happy, I cordially greet the Green Aqua team. 👍😎👨🌾
Thanks for the kind words, and congratulations with the very cool milestone. We had a third of that when we started to produce more serious content. Wish you good luck - let's promote this hobby! Cheers
OMG! Your channel really helpful for me! I just know aquascape and really really confuse about everything. These videos help me more confident to create my own tanks.
"Welcome to the beautiful world of aquascaping"
Indeed! Cheers.
I spent 8 months planning a 57 litre tank. Thinking, deciding, pondering. I nailed it. Nice advise
Cool! Thanks for that feedback.
This channel inspired me to create the best tank that I’ve ever created. It’s on day 1 right now. I hope I can share the image of my tank here.
I would really like To see it ^^
Thanks for the kind comment, glad we inspire. We don't have the time or capacity to check tanks, sorry about that. :( Only answering these comments takes days every week. Wife is killing me. Haha.
Im on day 5
How’s it doing
There are many things to learn from your videos as a beginner...You inspired me so much to plan for a planted aquarium...Thanks again..
You're welcome :)
Wait for the tree to produce fruit, and you will savor the sweetness of it. Patience is everything in aquascaping.
LOL, too bad I'm not patient, I will need to learn that.
I think it's the first time I heard a intelligent and sense summary for being a aquascaper/aquarist. Just for that, thank's a lot :-)
By the way, I learn a lot from your videos, even if I'am a "old" aquarist.
Merci beaucoup and wish you all the best.
Cool, glad you enjoyed this regardless of your experience! :)
Can you please make a long shallow tank with a slope for shrimp
Noted, thanks for the idea!
Free advice, don’t ever apologise, you are providing free and very useful information.
Green aqua is the best UA-cam channel.👌👍
Thanks for the support! Cheers!
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Quick as usual. :) Enjoy!
@@GreenAquaShop was waiting 😉
Good job. :D
Здравствуйте ,я много видел каналов об аквариумах и акваскейпинге,но ваш является самым глубоким по содержанию.Такое я встречаю впервые на просторах ю тьюба,огромное спасибо за русские субтитры,это дало мне возможность понимать что .,как и зачем.Супер профессиональный канал,моему аквариуму на 300 литров уже восемь лет,благодаря вам я все таки решился на акваскейп ,спасибо за ваше увлечение,труд и профессионализм.
This channel is main reason why i started aquascaping and why i started my UA-cam channel. Thanks for being an inspiration and please continue to do so.
PS I got all my equipment from Green Aqua...thanks for express delivery in these hard times....
Step 1: spend a lot of money
Did I say that?
@@GreenAquaShop dude dont pretend we dont need to spend a lot of money, CO2 systems, good filter media, liquid ferts, aquasoil, a shit load of plants and so on, dont even think about it being cheap
What balaz is saying is ,if you want the dream tank you need to spend money. Its true. But if you compare ut any other hobby is cheap. You can have budget low light tank. But is that the dream? I just invest in 300 liter optiwhite tank. CO2. Twinstar s lights. And mimic a Old amano tank. And i am so happy. The living rom in the house now got the thing i lostet over for 5 years now
What is a lot of money? Like my first tank cost me less than a skiing trip to Austria. Please don't upset me, we are different cultures, different social and financial background people. Some of us like to fight, work, wait for any time possible to get stuff we really want, others like to whine and want instant gratification. Here you go.
@@GreenAquaShop 'Expensive' is obviously relative, but for example 500 euro's will not get you really far in aquarium's, but it is a pretty chunk of money, especially if you dont earn that much. The obvious counter argument is 'what is 500 or 1000 euro for something you will enjoy for years', but people dont know if this will really be their thing when they start. So they want to throw something together for as cheap as possible and if they like it then buy better stuff later, but then the result is not what they want and they get disheartened and the upgrades never come.
I have watched all your videos and eventually I am addicted to aqua scrapping. Before watching your videos even I don't know about existence of planted aquarium. I have artificial tank searching for nice filters for my aquarium. Luckly I gone through your channel and driving me towards planted tanks. I took one week to cover all your videos. I am the nature lover and love your videos and channel.
That is awesome! Good luck with your future tanks, I'm sure you'll enjoy this hobby a lot!
I can’t believe it’s taken me 6 months to find this channel! It’s exactly what I need/want. And I can listen to all the videos while I am doing my housework ... a win/win situation.
Happy to see that you like the video. 👍
For me, the first adventure of aquascaping IS the time. The enjoyment is in building something living by myself...if I had it instantly, the enjoyment would be fleeting. Second adventure is what can I build by myself that can give me exactly what I want? For example, LED lighting: sure I can buy the perfect light for a certain price...but there is enjoyment in making my own light which exactly suits my needs. Also, when I make things myself I understand more intimately the process. But one must understand what is better to invest in and not DIY (like CO2, as you said). One other thing I want to DIY, if I can, is hardware and software to monitor my water parameters and such. Anyways, thanks for this video and all your work to develop this channel!! I am glad to binge-watch your videos in my long planning phase!
Yeah, you are a smart person. :) Totally agree with you. Thanks for watching us.
I must say that I’m still a beginner. But, whoever started their first tank as a low tech tank (no co2, low light, little plant, etc.), they still can keep the tank. All they need to do is upgrade slowly. Mistakes is the best teacher. That’s the journey we can enjoy, good and bad, they are still enjoyable journey. Thanks for today’s quality content guys. Very much love it! 🙏🏼
Yes, that is true, but we lost so many people to this hobby by being frustrated because of the poor looks of the tank, and the plants etc, that we really want to inspire everybody to do something they will be sure to enjoy in the long run. A careful financial start is very understandable on the other hand.
Green Aqua Yes. Let’s hope that they’re still up to go with this therapeutic and beautiful hobby. 💚
Absolutely.
im a beginer, so i glad to receive all the support from your channel. Thank so much.
Cheers, glad you like what we do, and thanks for the kind comment!
YES! Just YES! 🙏 Thank you so much Balazs! This is exactly what I needed. For the last 3 weeks I've been going berserk on gaining info and ideas on youtube, just to give my son's betta a better beautiful home. Was thinking of getting a Fluval Flex 34L..but bought a 2nd hand Fluval 87L tank because I thought the simpel 20L tank that we already had was not good enough. The cause was that I'd only seen big beautiful aquascapes like the ones on your channel and many others. So bigger was better i thought. *buzzer* WRONG! Seen a lot pf your vids, but THIS one ..is the Aquarium Bible for any beginner!I've got a notebook full of your teachings from previous vids and this one. Looked up local cost and did a budget. Even did sketches for possible hardscapes that I can apply to my simpel clean little 20L tank. The wife was getting on my case for not having started one already these past weeks. 😆 Like you said, I didn't want to rush into impulse buying on wrong equipment, only to be left with regret and more work, time and money to correct my mistakes. Anyways, this is becoming a novel 🤣 just wanted to say thanks for guiding me/us into the world of aquascaping. Green Aqua's vids are a joy to watch. Cheers! From an enlightened Dutchman from Down Under ✌
Cheers, so glad you like what we do, and even better, you can use what we talk about it here, mission accomplished, thanks for the kind novel, haha. And good luck with the small tank, good choice for starters!
The best aquarium channel forever! The big fan from Taiwan 🇹🇼
Cheers, thanks so much, it means a lot to us to read comments like this!
I love your videos, they are very informative. What makes it more appealing is your sense of humour and how you simplify things and explain them.
Thanks so much for the kind feedback, trying my best not to make this hobby a scientific one.
Totally agreed! I started with all the cheap equipment thinking I will save a bit of money to start with. I was completely wrong. I think for us beginner to start this hobby, we should save up a little bit more to get a decent system (good tank, filter, light and co2. No need to go all ADA). That way, we start off well and won’t be disappointed with bad result. Of course a little research on planting technique will help. Thank you Green Aqua. Cheers from Indonesia 🇮🇩
great video, people especially when they are starting they try to find easy/cheap solutions, and often times this will lead to frustration and eventually quitting the hobby.
I think the main advice for beginners should be: "Manage your expectations and be prepared to fail" because everyone here had to fail to learn. thankfully we have Green Aqua to tell us that failing is an option every tank has algae and in the end, if we persist we will succeed.
My thoughts exactly! Thanks for the support, you are great!
Thanks i now know that being patient and buying the right good things in this hobby is the right thing to do last year i made i couple of mistakes and the store owner didn't help me in having a good planted tank and didn't advice me in one but now after a year i'm well educated and well aware of planted tanks and one of the causes is your teachings thank you
Not to point fingers, but there are a lot of shops who go for the profit only, and - while they appreciate the hobby - they appreciate the income more. That's bad for the hobby, bad for the hobbyist and bad for us, because it will frustrate people who will come back to me and tell me I do this mainly for money, and then Dory will ask me: "why do you answer comment at all, honey?" Haha.
Balazs, No one can talk too much when whats coming out of their mouth is helpful,sensible and delivered with the right intent.
Thanks Ed, I was afraid for the long verbose things, some have accused me to talk too much, but I guess can't make everyone happy. The drawback of reading all the comments... :)
@@GreenAquaShop you guys at GA,along with the likes of George,Jurijs and others are doing so much to help people of all levels especially beginners like me,people always gonna hate mate, fk them says more about them than you.
That is a smart thing Ed, you're right, thanks for the support!
Another direct hit! This is video is reminder to think things through. (Now, I don't do that as much as I should or might. I'm on my first tank, combating algae. I was off on the wrong foot, depending too long on the fertilization of the soil before I started adding more liquid and solid ferts.) But the inspiration here gets me over the discouragements.
Yeah, we all make rushed decisions or do not think things over, but the key is that we realize that and correct our mistakes. I am the same. :)
Hello. Oh man I adore your docks. and your comments. And your education to all who love aquariums. And the assistants who are with you are the most beautiful group, I hope you will succeed more than that. We agree with you to build basins that rise to the level of vision with which God has endowed us. Accept my greetings and thanks for your efforts. Your follower is from Iraq, specifically from Baghdad.
Oh i have did it 9 month ago, i just go to shop and than buy what i can buy without any plan so when my aquascape done just a couple month the alge everywhere. I can't handle it so i change my aquascape become ganeral aquarium. When i a little bit study about aquascape i realize it's need a lots of money to have a good aquascape. But, i really like to see aquascape so i watch your video in youtube. It's awesome
Go smaller, that is budget-friendly, but don't compromise on the gear, because you'll fail again. We'd really like to see more successful hobbyists!
I really like this video, discussing in detail step by step how to build a beautiful aquascape for beginners, so remember the first time building aquascape, which is in the head is only how to make a good theme, but everything is destroyed after a few weeks for ignoring the importance of filtration, co2, fertilizing and light. this really really helped me learn even better. Greetings to the Aqua Green crew from me, a beginner from Indonesia
Greetings, glad you back up what we say, this is an important feedback for us. Thanks! You are great.
I love your videos and explanations. I have been watching your videos and planning my tank for a few months, and now i have built my hardscape, with a nice height at the back, a good slope, i was really surprised at the depth i have achieved. And mostly its due to patience and planning of my layout, copying ideas from your videos. I did not do that with my first tank a few years ago and the difference is night and day. Thanks !
You are welcome, glad to hear that!
I like all the beautiful shots in the video! Filmed well but I think it’s to general and basic. It seemed like a response to your advanced video from last week. I appreciate the need for this video and speaking out to beginners making sure they know what they are getting into and the proper thought process around it, yet most of all encouraging them that they are capable. I just hope you continue the advanced series because last weeks video was one of my favorite yet!
Well, actually this is a table-of-contents video! As I mentioned at the beginning. You can dive deep into the 8 topics I superficially touched by going to the video description and looking up the linked tutorials there. This is a starting point only.
Green Aqua Ahhh..ok I missed that and for once skipped the description, knowing I had already seen all your previous videos. Want you to know how much I appreciate how thorough, organized, and complete your videos and channel is! Your production quality is A1, seriously the best on this platform. It is rare and so incredible how you take the time to provide such a finished product with each video! Everything from providing links to all products and related or referenced videos to taking the time out of your day to respond to the majority of your viewers. The latter really shows how much you care and the effort you are willing to give to the community; like it’s actually beautiful, whether your just returning the love with a thanks or out here offering free support and help to fellow scapers. Truly the Superman of aquascaping...a superscaper if you will xD
Hello my friends Green Aqua!!!
Very intresting video!!
Very good informations!!!
Thank you very much!!!
Love from Greece😃💕
Cheers my Greek friend! Thanks again!
Keeping the tank small for beginners is good advice. Keeps the costs down and less work. Allows beginners to make mistakes or change their mind without a huge loss. Fully agreed on not compromising on all the essentials.
Thanks for backing up what I had to say. You are great! Cheers.
I am so pleased that you have addressed the concerns and doubts of the beginners. In addition, with this vlog, you had taken the wind out of the sail of those always complaining about costs. Patience is the greatest virtue of an aquarist. Planning is immensely important, even Takayuki Fukada and Felipe Oliveira mentioned that. With this tutorial, you have given me more confidence. I am not ashamed anymore about how long does it take to get as close to my scape idea as I can. And yes, as a disabled person, I will stay in the beautiful world of aquascaping.
You are always very smart and kind at the same time Mary - in your comments. I really appreciate the support you give us!
@@GreenAquaShop Well, I remember the days before GA. (I still have that Crypt Vik gave me, and that was roughly 12 years ago.) I'm am immensely proud of what You, Ati, and Vik had achieved.
I loved the candid opening remark about experienced aquascapers not going to learn anything new, but that honest intro made my stay, watch throughout, like, and leave this comment :)
Cheers, good to hear. It was a vid for beginners indeed, wanted to do an entry vid for them.
I'm always an ultimate beginner in aquascaping, but thanks to this channel, the learning has been so much fun!
Thank you Green Aqua :)))))))
You will not be for long, if you are already not passed the beginner's level. You learned a lot from our videos already.
All your videos are very informative as iam more interested in planted aquariums and iam planning for one as a beginner...Thanks so much for all the videos...
You are welcome, glad you liked this video. Cheers.
Perfect timing for me... Just researching about this topic. Thank you green aqua family.
You're welcome, you might want to watch the tutorial videos linked in the description for more detailed info before you jump in. Cheers.
I'll watch them because I haven't got enough budget. I will stay at researching state for 1 or 2 years. I think after 2 years I would have enough budget to jump in. For this 2 years I will watch Green Aqua videos. Stay with beautiful aquascapes for this 2 years. :D
I'm sure you'll be more than prepared by the time you're ready. I wish I was like you when I started.
Thanks for the video.All the videos give me a great lessons.Thanks for the correct guidelines about the scaping ,some improvement are seen in the tank.👍🙏👏
Cool, good luck with your tank, cheers.
Beautiful scapes. And great advice. Thank you for sharing! - Little Bobby
Cheers Bobby. :)
Thanks for the watching.
Este canal virou uma forma de terapia contra esta quarentena! Obrigado.
You are welcome! So glad you enjoy our videos! Cheers!
I'm Portuguese and I'm saving money to visit you store and meet you, love your job! Thank you.
Yeah! Looking forward to have you over once the craziness is over. :)
I love this guy! He explains things so well.
Thanks Tina!
Good video. Thinking about the basics is always good for all levels. Love your humour. Hi to all the team. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cheers, thanks for the kind comment! As usual. :)
Big respect for your maintainers, all scapes are in so unbelievable conditions!
Thumbs up for the maintainer crew 👍 and also for Balazs 😅👍
Cheers, thanks for the kind comment, yeah, maintenance is key! Our team is very good in that (too).
Balazs sir you always give surprise with your work..this video provide all information for start first planted tank for beginners...all basic information in this video..so beautiful work sir..keep it up
Thanks for your kindness, repeatedly.
Very informative video, I guess I am little Weird because before I set up my first Tank I spent almost a year researching planted tanks, and gathering gear. Also I am not afraid of CO2 on my 2 tanks I use 2 20lbs CO2 cylinders that I get refilled at the welding supply shop for 25 USD. Still haven't got either tank set up because I am still waiting on few things and some time off to do them.. But given the cost of hobbies and this one of my four hobbies is the cheapest I find research and patience are key too success and not being afraid to fail and more importantly too learn form those failures.
Yepp, my thoughts on the hobby exactly. You would be amazed though how many people do really wait and have good results because of that. I'm really humbled by your comments.
Great beginners video! Explains the challenges for beginners. Best UA-cam channel.... period! Keep up the good work.
Let's have some more advanced workshops for the more experienced, Aquascapers.
Seems to be very focused on beginners lately.
Thanks for the support! Cheers Neil!
Thanks a lot for another encouragement . Your videos soothes the soul and make me understand the nitty gritty of Aquascaping.
That is cool to hear, glad you liked the video. Cheers.
@@GreenAquaShop 🙏
Wow. What a great topic! The one thing I fight here in the States is being able to get all the plants I need at the same time. Hygrophila Pinnatifida has been out at multiple huge places for weeks. When planning a tank I find that I need a separate plant holding/waiting tank to collect my different plants since we don’t have a Tropica here. A local fish store got in the Hygrophila Pinnatifida for me today but I needed it 2 weeks ago. Just a thought about what some of us go through here since Scaping isnt as popular as it is in Europe.
Yeah, well, plant supply is currently a problem in Europe too, but things will get back to normal soon. Good news is that you can always add them later, especially the epiphyte plants...
You are really the best. I admire your work and I love the way you share your knowledge with a lot of effort and humor. I'm still a beginner and your videos help a lot. Thank you very much ! :)
Glad to hear that, this is our mission really! Cheers.
Awesome video and great advice. It’s so important to plan. I didn’t and now I’m stuck with a tank that will look just ok when done but so much money was poured into it. If I had been more patient I could have an amazing setup for the same money spent. Lesson learned I guess hah.
Been there done that. :) No worries, you'll get better!
hola green aqua excelente explicacion , pedazo de video explicativo ,saludos y seguir asi sois los numeros uno
Cheers, you are great for supporting us!
This is one fine video that every aquascape enthusiast needs to watch.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. Cheers.
So glad I discovered this channel. I almost put together my first tank using all fake decor. Was really close to filling it with water too, then I saw this channel and rescaped it.
Very satisfied with the way it came out, especially compared to what I almost put together. Think I got lucky on the hardscape maybe lol
That is so good to read, we won another great hobbyist!
Best aquascaping channel on YT.
Cheers, thanks for the kind feedback.
I am following exactly these footsteps for my hobby. I got a good regulator and now its time to get good light and RO unit after that.
Yeah! Cool! Gogogo!
This is great video, i'm learning alot from this channel. Thank you, i'm a begginer too and this video make me sure and try to improve the aquarium that I built. Please more video for begginer please 👍🙏🙏
Will do. Cheers.
I don’t have the funds to buy all the equipment up front but I am starting small and slowly working my way up. I see it as an opportunity to absorb more and more information in the time it takes me. At the end of the day I will probably be more prepared and successful initially than somebody with more money who rushes into the hobby.
Most of us did the same way. Stepped up slowly. There are many ways to do this. But if you have the budget, you can save a lot of time and, in the end, money too.
This is such an amazing channel, Balazs thank you so much for another video that makes sense to me. I don't know if it's your calming voice or the way you never complicate things, keep it simple so someone like me who is new to aquascaping never feels overwhelmed after watching one of your tutorials. 😊❤ Thanks again!
Thanks Lisa, you are most kind! Will try my best, I really wish to not overcomplicate things and not loose many people - especially ladies - to this hobby by them thinking this is a tech thing.
Hi Balazs, Thanks for all of your help and inspiration that you give to us. I convinced Katie, my wife, to get another tank in our home! I was wondering when setting up a new tank when do you dose fertilizers (I'm using tropica substrate). I feel like my plants will get nutrients from the soil, and I want to ensure that I don't have an algae bloom. Looking forward to visiting Budapest sometime soon!
You will change a lot of water (hopefully ;) ) in the beginning, dose normally from day one. Looking forward to have you and your wife at Green Aqua once things clear out a little. Good that she is on your side with this hobby. It is very important .- I know. :)
Being a Nature Guy, Its just relaxing to have such Beautiful tank at Home!!!
Thanks for All the Info!
You are welcome, thanks for watching.
You are sooo cool. Thank you for this wonderful Video. 👍👍👍
Great video. Thanks for the great info and inspiration.
You are welcome. :)
hey, this channel is love, Balazs is love. green aqua is my inspiration for the hobby, am making my first planted scape with soil n co2. and this particular video clarified my doubts about the filtration system. now i'm sure about seachem matrix i wud say. also wanted to ask if purigen is so necessary for a first dutch scape
Not necessary but good to have. It mainly helps removing the 'tint' from the water to make it crystal clear. It's just a "cosmetic thing" - that's what I always say. Have you seen the filtration video linked in the description?
@@GreenAquaShop watching all n the desc. thanks for being there. it's a great help, how you provided links in the desc.
You are welcome :)
Balasz, The hardest part of beginning IS the plan. After watching hundreds of aquascaping videos and being overwhelmed with tank, lighting, substrate, filtration, c02, fish, snails, shrimp, plant requirements, fertilizers, water chemistry, etc.there are SO many decisions, then self doubt sets in, costs add up, and I never move forward. Sadly, I still have the nano tank with blue gravel.
That's why I always recommend to just follow a setup plan that works. We have a considerable number of builds on our channel, all the gear and livestock used is listed always in the video descriptions. Try to just take one as a reference and build your setup accordingly, with the same or similar products. It will work. Good luck with your scapes. Hej!
Great Video, love the tanks. I tried planted tanks a couple of times and did exactly what you explained, made impulsive buys without a budget. Great advice. Now to start saving for a great planted tank and watching more videos from this channel.
You got very smart, haha. Really. Respect Ruben! :)
Hi there, i really enjoyed your fertilizing masterclass video and learnt a lot. It help as well pulling chemical theory like polymerization of the whiteboard and into a real life example. I was wondering if it would be possible if the difference in fertilizing soil compared to the water column could be talked about. I just would like to learn more about what are the primary compounds plants absorb through their roots compared to what they take up in there foliage, and if they are the same elements or compounds, could any aquatic plant be epiphytic with the right amount of fertilization and CO2? I am just a bit unsure on how the whole aquatic plant uptake works, I'm very used to terrestrial plants, haha. Still low on experience I suppose.
Thank you
We're gonna have a substrate tutorial on next Thursday, so your wish will be granted very soon. Enjoy. Cheers.
This channel has helped me with my tanks a ton! I just upgraded my canister filter because I'll be upgrading to a larger tank soon. What filter size do you recommend for tanks? I purchased one advertised for 60 gallons and I'll be using it for a 40 gallon tank. I figured buying bigger would be better and just decrease the flow of the pump?
Never trust the factory recommendations! They want to sell you the filters and make you believe you bought a relatively cheap filter for your size. In reality you'd need two sizes bigger. Pls. check out our filtration tutorial video linked in the description for details on filtration.
You create inspiration, your operator is the best, lived in Budapest, I want to return to see how you
Looking forward to have you back again then!
agree with you on go small and do things properly. I sorry about the last video i may have upset you with my comment but i get it, if i were managing a huge gallery like green aqua I'd want the lean ferts and i would use ADA too. could you make a more detailed video on how ADA ferts differ and or are better for lean fertilizing?
It's gud to see you all the time with world class aqua masters ......I'm hoping to build planted tank for long but with patience .......I'm still leaning how to build .....i think i have just scratch the surface of ocean of aquaescaping ....your video's helped a lot #sir love from INDIA
Cheers, glad you found our videos useful, good luck with your first tank!
@@GreenAquaShop tysm sir
You're welcome!
Very well put. Great content as always
Thanks Logan, do you like the editing? :)
Love this channel.. wish I had known this stuff 10 year ago.. great for newbies and experienced alike. And can Balaz get a bigger cup of tea.. challenge???
Haha, this was the biggest cup I could lay my hands on. Cheers, thanks for the kind feedback!
Always so much great info! Thanks so much
Cheers, you're welcome. Glad you liked this.
I prefer low maintenance simple scape, lol, easy maintenance easy life. Mostly I like plug and play hardscape. For beginnert plan everthing and research everything and be patient in waiting those plants to grow. And trust me as Balazs' said use CO2 system directly for your tank. Great video as always.
Thanks for supporting our message, you are great!
Did your first tank have any type of substrate for plants? Did you have a hang on back filtr.
Just pebbles. It had an internal filter with sponges. Haha.
Stay humble and watch every Green Aqua materials ;) In my opinion there isn't any split on materials for beginners and for pros, so you should watch, read, study whatever is possible. You can read Barr report understanding less than 20% of it, but this 20% could be more than you need to have great planted tank. Going even further looking on how fish-keeping hobby changed across last decades shows that professionals from 40-50 years ago didn't understood what is happening in tank. Today same person that doesn't understand nitrogen cycle wouldn't be even called "amateur"... and hated in half of internet xD Learning is biggest part of this hobby. Aquascape setup is first step (easiest) and the fun starts when you are balancing your tanks and learning how to take care about the plants.
Hmm... after 20 years I returned to the hobby... I had spare CO2 canister for welding, so a started to add CO2 to the tank. I never was plant person, either aquatic or terrestrial - total beginner. Some mistakes done, but results are... 100% worth the effort required on start.Tank is more stable also established quicker. I had less algae and better plant growth. So don't be afraid to try it yourself.
Thanks for the encouragement, you are absolutely right, you story and your example is great!
I learn allot from you. I wish I'd seen this video many months ago; life is for learning.
Cheers, glad you know more by now!
Greetings from India.. Amazing videos on your channel sir.. really really amazing speech, presentation and aquascaping as well 😁. Here I have a doubt, which may be silly to many but I hope you would clarify me !
* Why in every videos you didn't talk about oxygen suppliment? Is that really fishes don't needed at all as plants release oxygen ‽ Or the canister filter finishes this job? If you talked about this subject earlier please share the link.. Thanks for the reply 👏
Plants will provide enough Oxygen under these conditions. If you don't overstock.
@@GreenAquaShop Sir Overstock fishes right ‽ 🥺
I have to agree ! When I first started I wanted an amazing scape with everything high tech ! But soon realized it’s all about patience you tend to make smart choices when you are patient ! Great clip guys
Cheers David, glad you agree with us!
A big thank you to everything you do I just bought a CO2 system as well as an LED system in order to finally develop my aquarium that I have had for 12 years.
And after barely a week the algae appear lol.
The road will be long but I try to put everything I see here we will see if it works.
Well, imagine it like switching from a regular car to a race-car. If you break in the bends, the car will start sliding. Any mistake you make will get back on you faster and bigger. If you have high light and CO2 you need to have room for error, and well-set gear and regime. You'll figure it out, no worries.
@@GreenAquaShop Thx you, its a pleasure to do the road ;)
Yeah!
You have three spouts: light, fertilizer and CO2. The balance between these “spouts” is how you will get rid of algae. Too much light and no ferts/CO2, the plants starve and wither. Too much CO2, low ferts, you will not have strong plants. Too much fertilizer and low light/CO2, algae bloom. Keep CO2 at 30ppm, light strong enough, but not too strong, for 8h, and little ferts in the beginning (after plants establish strongly, increase it). You can do it!
Thanks..can u guide us on the low tech tank without co2 and filter? And what challenges will we face in terms of maintenance as in do we need to supplement it with some fertilizers, how often do we have to clean etc, other worries such as ammonia
Wow, that was such an amazing video. Thanks so much for posting this. You are amazing dude! You have inspired me to get into aquascaping and start youtubing too! Thanks guys!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the feedback, glad to inspire! Cheers.
Hello Balazs, another great video of aquascaping tutorials. I am a BIG fan of the GreenAqua! A question Sir, how can you fix the small snails appearing in the newly planted tank and also to prevent melting of plants? Looking forward for your reply.
Snails appear when problems come with the tanks, you can catch them with a snail catcher from Dennerle or just wait until their numbers is manageable. Melting plants can be a natural process but it can be because of nutrient, temperature or other problems. Check out our tutorials please. There is a playlist.
Keep up the good work love the videos, big fan of your work!
Thanks, will do!
The most important thing is to lose fear and learn to be patient to see the results!!
Cheers from mexico !
Cheers, thanks so much for this, I agree with you completely.
Thanks again for a very helpful video. Appreciate your knowledge of the subject. Your tanks are amazing and I can see your meticulous nature when viewing your work and the work of your team.
Yeah, very meticulous indeed, haha.
Very helpful video. Thanks 😊😃
You are welcome, glad you found this useful.
Hi guys, I´m from Brazil here you have many species of fish and plants on local fishs, but hardware and products is most expensive for us.
I started to see your videos, I think a will learn a lot. But I started Today, and my tank is mounted, it is like you said, I go to free shop, buy many thins, and now it is difficult to change the tank : ) hahaha.
Thanks, I will learn a lot and try to improve my tank.
I have acid water from the water company, it is good, for neons, tetras and many kinds of amazon fishs and tropical, but the diffculty here is the temperature in the summer, the tank go to 32º C. Another difficulty here is to buy equipments for the tank, it is most expensive like some products,
Yeah, you'll be much smarter in this hobby with some experience and after watching a couple of vids here. We've all been where you are now, believe me.