NEW MERCH CLICK HERE: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/md-fish-tanks This is my Non co2 4ft Planted Discus Aquarium. It has taken 4 months to get to the final segment that shows the current result. There have been ups and downs, times when I wanted to tare it down...but through perseverance, I was able to get the plants growing really well after I realised there were essentially zero nitrates in the tank. My substrate in filtration system was too efficient. I added more root tabs and nitrate to the tank. This is when it took off and I added a second light. The plants consumed all the nutrients meaning nothing left for algae. The tank is now very balanced and needs minimal maintenance even with the heavy feeding for the Discus. Hope you enjoyed the video 😊 Equipment (all links affiliate): GOOD BUDGET LIGHT:: US amzn.to/2MDfjk1 UK amzn.to/3iYlfQQ SMALL HANG ON BACK FILTER: US amzn.to/2Mw63OO UK amzn.to/39rx3b5 NANO INTERNAL FILTER: US amzn.to/3oxGBWm UK LED FLOODLIGHTS: US amzn.to/3t6HOHD UK amzn.to/3orIdRv CANISTER FILTER: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a GOOSENECK CLIP ON LAMP: (similar as product is now discontinued) US amzn.to/2IlwLVA UK amzn.to/2LNat13 MINI WATER PUMP: US amzn.to/2oAmf5y UK amzn.to/2mjHDez TANKS: US amzn.to/2SOocHG UK amzn.to/2SPA24i STRIP LED LIGHT: US (similar) amzn.to/2SNgbm7 UK amzn.to/2Fn9aW1 ASTA LED LIGHT: US amzn.to/3k9EmpY UK amzn.to/3p5XUPY AQUARIUM RACKING: Shelving: US amzn.to/2SrYZ5k UK amzn.to/2GFWKJ2 AIRPUMP (FILTER SYSTEM): US amzn.to/31z8FA9 UK amzn.to/37GIoUa FILTER SPONGES: US amzn.to/3dQLUfM UK amzn.to/3dS2k7K MEDIA BAGS: US amzn.to/34Kaf2N UK amzn.to/3lAj3z1 STAINLESS LILY PIPES: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC BOWL AQUARIUMS: US amzn.to/2M4FwFO Amazo UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL HARDSCAPE AND PLANTS: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/
Beautifil aquascape for the discus. Would recommend some neon-tetra to school in the discus tank. i did this a few years back with my discus and tetra amazon tank when i was living in the Philippines. Really made the colours pop with the various plants. Great work. really enjoy your videos.
This is an amalgamation of all the build vlogs plus the final result section at the end of the video after 4 months of growth for those that maybe confused. Hope you enjoy it again if you've seen it before. I completely forgot how it looked when I'd finished it vs now so it was an awesome surprise to see how much it has grown in! I mean, I knew it had grown but didn't realise how much until side by side!! 😲
Naaw. I miss Ember. He was such a beauty. (Actually thought his name was Emba. Excuse me for not understand your british accent properly. XD ) I have one similar myself. A bit more white in color though. Very friendly fish. Just poking around lika a carp on the bottom and show up every time I get close. ^^
Md, your such a inspiration to me and for my fish tanks/aqua scaping. Honestly man I couldn’t thank you enough for all your content. It’s helped my not only in the hobby, but also with my mental health. Your just so positive ! Massive legend mate, keep it up ✌️
I think a lot of aquascapers don’t do research on the fish they keep before buying them, and they use the fish as decor to make their planted tanks look nice, but don’t consider the well-being of the fish. You, on the other hand, obviously care a lot for your fish, which I really respect. Also, I’ve been having brown diatom algae for months already in my no CO2 tank, and I keep second guessing on whether my light is too bright. Seeing your video gave me hope that one day I could balance my tank even with medium lighting and no CO2, thanks!
It amazes me that you can pick up a tank with some water in and it does not seem to stress the tank. If I did that I would become the owner of a warped and useless tank. Love your discus, so lovely.
I've been contemplating setting up a discus aquarium for a few years now but I could never decide on an idea for the scape until today. You've made an absolutely stunning tank!
Ember is the cutest fish I've ever seen! He's adorable!! Always love to just watch your fish and how happy they get when you're around, it's so nice to see. I would totally watch like 10 hours of just your fish being themselves.
MD, I used to move my big fish with a big plastic jug. They used to just swim in to the jug with the tank water so no stress and they were never out of water .Cheers ☺
I laugh every time you say it looks weird. Cause to me it always looks good. The plants just take it to the next level. You are a true artist. Keep it up. I truly enjoy your channel.
Awesome effort & aquascaping. A lot of discus keeper's tend to overplant the tank which looks attractive but doesn't actually give the species room to swim that much. You've given it the correct balance & look & a pleasure to watch.👍
Your videos are my favorite way to wake up here in the states. My alarm goes off and I see a MD notification, super chill morning while my coffee kicks in. Thanks for the extra long vid. I was late for work but well worth it!
I think MD's aquarium is really cool. It is good that professional and natural beauty is alive. I'm glad Discus, that looked tired, moved to a new house and looked healthy. I look forward to the next video.
Looks beautiful. I got quite choked up at the end when I read that you had lost the pigeon blood discus. I would love to see an update on this tank and also a shoal of about 30 rummy-nose tetras they just seem to go so well with discus
I love the new set up, and I loved the old set up. I just ordered a 125g peninsula for my living room and am going to do discus. I was planning on an island with bare sides to make cleaning easy. Now I don't know what to do!
I have been so busy over the past months and habnt been able to watch all these videos :( now i have some free time, ive had a blast catching up on them!!! Keep up the amazing work!!!!
The tank looks absolutely beautiful! I'm so sorry to hear about your one discus, though. They were always my favorite one to see in your videos. It's sad to hear they got so sick, but you did everything you could. I love watching you move Ember just with your hands like he's a little fish-puppy, it's always so cute! I'd be terrified to try doing that with a discus though, I'd opt for the net too any day (god forbid they go flopping and flying across your studio like their namesake, lol!)
Always love to see your aquariums.. Crystal clear water... The most important for me.. What i've also learned from your video.. No CO2.. Thx keep creative
This is awesome. I want to suggest you can move the fist first then get other things out. they would be in temp room before they understand anything serious. it's like, If you move them first you can avoid stress of getting low and cloudy water then getting scooped suddenly. Please keep making these awesome aquascapes, big time inspiration 😎
Hi first comment! Love your style. You are working really hard and that shows. post more videos in the other channel too. like workout, bikes and stuff.
Que lastima que hable en inglés 😂😂 este canal es el mejor que he visto de acuarios, es increíble como Monta los acuarios son una pasada que envidia lo bonitos que hace los acuarios. Un saludo desde Madrid.
MD I think this is your best tank make over. Sorry you lost a fish. I like your approach to your tanks. It seems that you don't over think the design and they always look great. I'm a firm believer in using used substrate. From other tanks. Thanks
i have 400L discus tank with only limited plants and super fine white sand, cant put plants its very risky loads of them died due to bacteria and once they are sick its hard to bring them back healthy, lot of time you end up to bring them back Still i love your videos, the way you making aquascaping is amazing I will buy small tanks to make aquascaping with neons, tetras and guppies ;)
My favourite UA-camr, love watching your videos. You're costing me a fortune from buying aquarium gear though!! :). Could you give any tips on gathering aquarium safe rocks, wood etc.?
For "baby flake food" I take an old container and pour in some food to about 1/2 way. Drop in a 1/2 nut or small marble or bearing. Put on the lid and shake. The more you shake, the finer it gets. I use for new born platies, mollies, and guppies.
GREAT STUFF MAN !!!!!!!!!! WANNA SEE BIG STONE AFRICAN CYCIID TANK !! AND U KNOW U CANT USE PLANTS IN A TANK WITH THEM BUT IT WOULD BE THE COOLEST TANK EVER !!! U GOT IT MAN!!!
New to your channel and every single build has Bess great, really inspirational. What w good setup for those discuss, for me granulate food works better for them.
I know fancy goldfish aren’t your thing MD, but I’d really really like to see more goldfish videos. Maybe with some Comets, Shubunkins or a massive Koi setup? 😍😍😍😍yesssss I’m a huge fan of all your videos ❤️ from Edmonton, AB, Canada 🇨🇦
NEW MERCH CLICK HERE: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/md-fish-tanks
This is my Non co2 4ft Planted Discus Aquarium. It has taken 4 months to get to the final segment that shows the current result. There have been ups and downs, times when I wanted to tare it down...but through perseverance, I was able to get the plants growing really well after I realised there were essentially zero nitrates in the tank. My substrate in filtration system was too efficient. I added more root tabs and nitrate to the tank. This is when it took off and I added a second light. The plants consumed all the nutrients meaning nothing left for algae. The tank is now very balanced and needs minimal maintenance even with the heavy feeding for the Discus. Hope you enjoyed the video 😊
Equipment (all links affiliate):
GOOD BUDGET LIGHT:: US amzn.to/2MDfjk1 UK amzn.to/3iYlfQQ
SMALL HANG ON BACK FILTER: US amzn.to/2Mw63OO UK amzn.to/39rx3b5
NANO INTERNAL FILTER: US amzn.to/3oxGBWm UK
LED FLOODLIGHTS: US amzn.to/3t6HOHD UK amzn.to/3orIdRv
CANISTER FILTER: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a
GOOSENECK CLIP ON LAMP: (similar as product is now discontinued) US amzn.to/2IlwLVA UK amzn.to/2LNat13
MINI WATER PUMP: US amzn.to/2oAmf5y UK amzn.to/2mjHDez
TANKS: US amzn.to/2SOocHG UK amzn.to/2SPA24i
STRIP LED LIGHT: US (similar) amzn.to/2SNgbm7 UK amzn.to/2Fn9aW1
ASTA LED LIGHT: US amzn.to/3k9EmpY UK amzn.to/3p5XUPY
AQUARIUM RACKING: Shelving: US amzn.to/2SrYZ5k UK amzn.to/2GFWKJ2
AIRPUMP (FILTER SYSTEM): US amzn.to/31z8FA9 UK amzn.to/37GIoUa
FILTER SPONGES: US amzn.to/3dQLUfM UK amzn.to/3dS2k7K
MEDIA BAGS: US amzn.to/34Kaf2N UK amzn.to/3lAj3z1
STAINLESS LILY PIPES: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC
BOWL AQUARIUMS: US amzn.to/2M4FwFO
Amazo UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL
HARDSCAPE AND PLANTS: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/
woah..this video started quite a while back right?
cause ember was still there...(sniffle)
Another great build video - start to finish! So inspiring, and so nice to see the fish enjoying their new environment at the end.
Hi, A question, ur plant only Tank has snail..don u get rid of them?
how many days after reboot did you let the fish in?
Beautifil aquascape for the discus. Would recommend some neon-tetra to school in the discus tank. i did this a few years back with my discus and tetra amazon tank when i was living in the Philippines. Really made the colours pop with the various plants. Great work. really enjoy your videos.
This is an amalgamation of all the build vlogs plus the final result section at the end of the video after 4 months of growth for those that maybe confused. Hope you enjoy it again if you've seen it before. I completely forgot how it looked when I'd finished it vs now so it was an awesome surprise to see how much it has grown in! I mean, I knew it had grown but didn't realise how much until side by side!! 😲
Ah! Yes, I was confused but at my age that's not unusual! Rip Ember xxx
@@cathrynlisa Same. Did a double take for a sec. But it's nice to see his wiggly butt again.
Oh that makes sense. Good idea it looks great! Ember was a beautiful fish
Naaw. I miss Ember. He was such a beauty. (Actually thought his name was Emba. Excuse me for not understand your british accent properly. XD ) I have one similar myself. A bit more white in color though. Very friendly fish. Just poking around lika a carp on the bottom and show up every time I get close. ^^
Yassss love love love this vlog type of videosss. Love it❤️❤️
MD : they are the most beautiful fish i have ever seen
Ember :T-T
Love that Ember just swam into your hands before the transfer.
Md, your such a inspiration to me and for my fish tanks/aqua scaping. Honestly man I couldn’t thank you enough for all your content. It’s helped my not only in the hobby, but also with my mental health. Your just so positive ! Massive legend mate, keep it up ✌️
I think a lot of aquascapers don’t do research on the fish they keep before buying them, and they use the fish as decor to make their planted tanks look nice, but don’t consider the well-being of the fish. You, on the other hand, obviously care a lot for your fish, which I really respect. Also, I’ve been having brown diatom algae for months already in my no CO2 tank, and I keep second guessing on whether my light is too bright. Seeing your video gave me hope that one day I could balance my tank even with medium lighting and no CO2, thanks!
i absolutely agree. research should be thoroughly carried out before buying any living thing whether fish, animal or plant.
UA-cam had the nerve to ask was your video a good recommendation…. UM DUH ITS also soothing and educational and helpful 🥰
It amazes me that you can pick up a tank with some water in and it does not seem to stress the tank. If I did that I would become the owner of a warped and useless tank. Love your discus, so lovely.
I love how gentle you are with your animals
Ai jinne seeing Ember brings a tear to my eye
Hope you doing alright MD
So Beautiful!!! Sorry for your loss. Pigeon was a beauty, they all are. Thank you again for sharing.
I've been contemplating setting up a discus aquarium for a few years now but I could never decide on an idea for the scape until today. You've made an absolutely stunning tank!
Ember is the cutest fish I've ever seen! He's adorable!!
Always love to just watch your fish and how happy they get when you're around, it's so nice to see. I would totally watch like 10 hours of just your fish being themselves.
MD, I used to move my big fish with a big plastic jug. They used to just swim in to the jug with the tank water so no stress and they were never out of water .Cheers ☺
The discus are happier with their newly designed tank! ❤ Amazing!
I laugh every time you say it looks weird. Cause to me it always looks good. The plants just take it to the next level. You are a true artist. Keep it up. I truly enjoy your channel.
Awesome effort & aquascaping. A lot of discus keeper's tend to overplant the tank which looks attractive but doesn't actually give the species room to swim that much. You've given it the correct balance & look & a pleasure to watch.👍
Setting up a new tank now and seeing this layout and those apistos really makes me want to finally go for a pair. Inspiring as always!
Between this and the platy scape, you're really stepping up your scape game! Love the evolution. Looking awesome!
😊
Your videos are my favorite way to wake up here in the states. My alarm goes off and I see a MD notification, super chill morning while my coffee kicks in. Thanks for the extra long vid. I was late for work but well worth it!
your discus legit love you dude, its so neat. another great tank set up.
The setup is absolutely nice. I hope these gorgeous fishes be having a bigger and wider tank anytime soon as it’s a bit small for them.
I think MD's aquarium is really cool. It is good that professional and natural beauty is alive. I'm glad Discus, that looked tired, moved to a new house and looked healthy. I look forward to the next video.
Looks beautiful. I got quite choked up at the end when I read that you had lost the pigeon blood discus. I would love to see an update on this tank and also a shoal of about 30 rummy-nose tetras they just seem to go so well with discus
I love the new set up, and I loved the old set up. I just ordered a 125g peninsula for my living room and am going to do discus. I was planning on an island with bare sides to make cleaning easy. Now I don't know what to do!
I’ve never seen any fish like these Discus before, they’re beautiful. Oddly brave and curious as well, which is nice.
I have been so busy over the past months and habnt been able to watch all these videos :( now i have some free time, ive had a blast catching up on them!!! Keep up the amazing work!!!!
Thanks so much MD...a step-by-step was just what I needed as a newbie. Quality!!!
It really helps hone the Aqua scape skills watching a step by step.
The tank looks absolutely beautiful! I'm so sorry to hear about your one discus, though. They were always my favorite one to see in your videos. It's sad to hear they got so sick, but you did everything you could.
I love watching you move Ember just with your hands like he's a little fish-puppy, it's always so cute! I'd be terrified to try doing that with a discus though, I'd opt for the net too any day (god forbid they go flopping and flying across your studio like their namesake, lol!)
Always love to see your aquariums.. Crystal clear water... The most important for me.. What i've also learned from your video.. No CO2.. Thx keep creative
This is awesome.
I want to suggest you can move the fist first then get other things out. they would be in temp room before they understand anything serious. it's like, If you move them first you can avoid stress of getting low and cloudy water then getting scooped suddenly.
Please keep making these awesome aquascapes, big time inspiration 😎
I thought it looked great before... and I didn't want u to change... but... NOW it looks great.
Thank you for everything you are doing for yourself and the aquascaping community!
53:52 Sorry for your loss. :(
My eyes are freaking clean now!
BTW? Gorgeous scape & fish!
Your style & content is aces!
Best video ever Mate. Hats off to the best Aquarium UA-camr right now.
Hi first comment! Love your style. You are working really hard and that shows. post more videos in the other channel too. like workout, bikes and stuff.
SIMPLY THE BEST DISCUS TANK I'VE EVER SEEN.
LOVED WATCHING THE VIDEO BUILD OF THE DISCUS TANK..
WELL DONE MD
PS. DON'T FORGET EMBER.🐟🌿
Que lastima que hable en inglés 😂😂 este canal es el mejor que he visto de acuarios, es increíble como
Monta los acuarios son una pasada que envidia lo bonitos que hace los acuarios. Un saludo desde Madrid.
Again such a beautiful scape, and I’ve learned lots , please keep them coming!! Hey from Canada 🇨🇦
Loving the jump cut at 19:22 lol
You've been uploading so much this past week good lord! I love it!
Loved this build. Absolutely beautiful. So sorry for your loss of pigeon 😔
Its 5am and I have this playing in the back while playing league of legends... so soothing
MD I think this is your best tank make over. Sorry you lost a fish. I like your approach to your tanks. It seems that you don't over think the design and they always look great. I'm a firm believer in using used substrate. From other tanks. Thanks
Your videos are so simple but with your edting and your personality, they are top notch Bro. 👊🎇
This was a great watch md. Really enjoyed this one 👌. Looking forward to the follow ons. Keep scaping
The planted tank with the babies is dope
I’m glad you went with the superior top material.
always draw the stanley blade back in it's slot !...i used to have these beautiful fish they are timid a love quiet rooms...
You could try a shrimp breeding farm maybe even for profit!
he’s already done that
@@cameronrivera3588 sorry im new here
@@oogski2 Welcome to the MD family!
@@jakesaquaticworld2669 thank you.
Super schönes Aquarium geworden! Diskus + Pflanzen - sowie ich es auch möchte und praktiziere! 👍
you are very much an inspiration to me and my enthusiasm for this hobby
Absolutely stunning tank - SO much better than their previous one!
NOOOOOO PIGEON 😭 sorry for your loss mate. Beautiful tanks as always. ♥️♥️♥️
Also how have those plants worked with the temps the discus require ?
Your tank is so beautiful, thank you for showing us your talents!
"Oh yeah, washed my.." cut scene lol. love your videos man
It looks like you could pet the discus, they're so tranquil and friendly.
High quality content right here. Keep doing what you love brother
I've been looking forward to this video, you did not disappoint! Absolutely stunning design and the fish look killer!!
I enjoyed the full length of the video… I might watch it again. 😅
i have 400L discus tank with only limited plants and super fine white sand, cant put plants its very risky loads of them died due to bacteria and once they are sick its hard to bring them back healthy, lot of time you end up to bring them back
Still i love your videos, the way you making aquascaping is amazing
I will buy small tanks to make aquascaping with neons, tetras and guppies ;)
You are awasome man with awasome tanks! Thanks for videos!
My favourite UA-camr, love watching your videos. You're costing me a fortune from buying aquarium gear though!! :). Could you give any tips on gathering aquarium safe rocks, wood etc.?
Your videos rock bro and the tanks are the cream ✊
Beautiful looking tank. As always.
Those Discus fish are amazing
im impressed
beautiful
wooow
Last 2 minutes very calming
I'm so jealous in all of your tanks.
For "baby flake food" I take an old container and pour in some food to about 1/2 way. Drop in a 1/2 nut or small marble or bearing. Put on the lid and shake. The more you shake, the finer it gets. I use for new born platies, mollies, and guppies.
The pigeon blood was the best looking one, should get another discus to even up the numbers
Odd number work best in my opinion. 🙂
dude love these videos, great job and you easy to listen to and very educational
Really enjoyed this video, that tank is amazing
Love your vids. Your scapes are awesome and I get so many good ideas for when I get up the nerve to try a planted tank
Just go for it 👍
Such a beautiful tank! 👍👍🔥
Ah yes, work is done and new 1h video is released. That's what I'm talking about!!!
Such a beautiful setup!
Your discus aquarium is my favorite
I think that tank would look so cool with 3 or 4 kuhli loachs..a fave of mine..
This is fire brooo!!!
Love seeing a new video notification!
miss you ember ☹️ god bless you rest in peace ! 😘
Fair play your videos keep getting better and better 👏 thanks for supplying us with such good content 😎
The discus are stunning 😍
Esta muy hermosos esos discos igual me ah gustado mucho las 3 veces que lo haz cambiado pero creo me quedo con este como quedo
Really well done absolutely breathtaking
Only just found your channel man and wow aha amazing keep up the great content
Ember is so nice😊
A sub well deserved. keep up the good work
Awwww, Ember
GREAT STUFF MAN !!!!!!!!!! WANNA SEE BIG STONE AFRICAN CYCIID TANK !! AND U KNOW U CANT USE PLANTS IN A TANK WITH THEM BUT IT WOULD BE THE COOLEST TANK EVER !!! U GOT IT MAN!!!
New to your channel and every single build has Bess great, really inspirational. What w good setup for those discuss, for me granulate food works better for them.
I know fancy goldfish aren’t your thing MD, but I’d really really like to see more goldfish videos. Maybe with some Comets, Shubunkins or a massive Koi setup? 😍😍😍😍yesssss
I’m a huge fan of all your videos ❤️
from Edmonton, AB, Canada 🇨🇦
I need you to come over and scape my discus tank!
hi from Hawaii
Brilliant build as always
I would LOVE to see something for an Axolotl!!
Love all ur tanks
Amazing tank MD!