The Dry Start Method - Grow carpet the EASY way!
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- Опубліковано 2 гру 2017
- What is the Dry Start Method? Featuring my original Iwagumi aquarium build.
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The patience king, I would plant it and after 2 hours I would be like: "Ok, that's enough, time for water" lol
LOL Oh no. That probably wouldn't work well in this situation. ;)
Some seeds sold as carpet plants that are actually hygrophila polysperma, you can actually sprinkle on top the water. They'll sink, start to sprout and actually root into the substrate, all under water. Probably not the best results though.
This would be me lol
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I've never heard of "painting" chopped up moss onto the rocks. Great idea!
Yeh it works great when doing it emerged. I wish it could be done in a filled tank!
The Water Box hi what the mixture of the chopped java moss? Is it only water and the moss?
trying to paint java moss in a filled tank is like trying to draw in midair, with a pencil
Moises Austria
no derf, what he gonna use some Red Bull? lol
Its a garden scaping and terrarium method.
This is really helpful. Thank you for your time of creating all your videos. I am learning from scratch and not knowing much, so this is really awesome to watch start to finish.
That's wonderful to know and that it helps. :) Good luck!
I’m halfway through the video and I feel overwhelmed to let you know this video is awesome. You’ve earned a subscriber, love this direct instruction method.
GREAT! I'm glad it helps!
The best dsm step by step video. Thanks for your hardwork and patience. Kudos!
Thanks for watching!
You are a great communicator with a sense of humor! Wonderful video!
This was such a peaceful video to watch. I could watch 10 hours of this straight
Haha thanks Vivian. :)
Great video, thanks!
I am setting up a 75 gallon tank with a mangrove swamp theme, it will have a large school of Tiger Barbs. Being a cheap guy, I will be using the MadMark aquascaping method ie: collecting dead branches from the woods behind my house. The painting java moss on the "mangrove roots' is the perfect solution for me.
Great! Glad the solution will help!
im a fan! i like the way you gave narrative and tutorials, very real and humorous :D
unlike some who repeatedly reiterating statements, its time consuming and redundant :D
Thanks!
Thanks a ton for the video! I just got back from the LFS where I was going to only get some snails and did an impulse purchase of a 6g frag tank with a piece of driftwood and some shrimp soil to go with it. I've been watching video's here and there so decided to go with that route and steal some plants from my large tank. I learned a ton from this video so thank you!
Nice! Thanks for watching!
You're such an inspiration sir! Thanks and salute to you all the way from the Philippines! 🇵🇭😁
Thanks
Man I’m excited. I’m waiting for my new waterbox clear 16 to come today. Now watching this I’m convinced to take this route for the aquarium. I did a small bowl from seeds so I’m sure it’ll work in the aquarium. I want to make a video log but I don’t know how to edit videos for UA-cam.
Well good luck! :)
What a beautiful tank and comprehensive video. Good work
Thanks!
Great guide! one important tip though is that if you use plastic wrap make sure to leave a big enough gap. I got mold on my carpet during dry start, so i had to flood the tank earlier than i initially wanted. Worked out fine in the end though!
For sure! I don't think I emphasized that fact enough in the video. Thanks for mentioning it and Thanks for watching!
Wow.. much appreciated !
Just what I need.
So we need a month after dry-planting Monte Carlo along Java Moss to start rooting, and another month to grow at its full potential.
I’m glad you still have that enthusiasm! DSM looking good brother!
Thanks brother!
Glad to see your back , thanks so much for the information
YW! Thanks for watching!
That was awesome. It's supposed to promote serenity but it only promoted me wanting to punch a duck.
haha, glad you liked that.
'you know its wise words, coz it sounds zen and I'm asian'
@@TheWaterBox you might be my new favorite youtube channel
I feel you bro.. 30 minutes sitting and trying to arrange everything, in the end wtf I did what want..
@@apaoacil Man we all know that's from wake and bake..... : )
This is awesome. I rarely see these 'more artistic' 'tekashi amano esk' aquascapes in a budget tank
Thanks!
this video is simply amazing and informative. So this is why you have been lost for so long :) please keep up the good work.
Haha, na, I was lost cause life got me lost. Stupid thing! Thanks for watching! :)
Great video 👍 I tried to do this method once with Very bad results but I am going to try it again with your tips when I get another tank thank you
You can do it! Good luck!
This is the best video on DSM so far .
Thanks!
Love this video! Love your sass and humour. Plus the aquarium tips!
Glad you liked it!
Great video! very informative and i appreciate the time you put into it!
Thanks Noah! I hope it really helps!
Very informative video. Thank you. I am in my second week of the dry start method.
Nice! Good luck!
My Asian brother, your vids have been key for this noob. Thanks, man!!
Thanks, glad to help.
One of my favorite channels keep posting
Thanks buddy! Tank on Tankon! :)
Good to see you back.
Now if I can keep it up.
You're rockin it bro! Love this tank
Thanks Robert!
Very informative and easy to follow instructions thanks
Thanks for watching knottykid! :)
Glad youre back man!!!
I love your videos! I enjoyed this one!
Keep up the good work and thumbs up!
#Fishfam
Thanks buddy! #Fishfam
This is fantastic info, just in time as reference for my first planted tank, thank you! Also really like your glass in/our flow for filtration, I will look through your videos to see if you introduced them before, thanks for the great content! 👍
Cant wait for your planted tank.
I am starting as a total newbie, it's a lot of fun =)
Inappropriate Reefer Yaa we will get some great content.
Great! I hope it helps! :) Let me know if any questions. For the lily pipes just go on ebay and search for "Lily Pipe". There are a few for different size hoses.
I haven't had a tank in many years, but I might someday. This was very helpful , so thank you.
Good luck to you! Thanks for watching ldg332004! :)
Looks great love the java moss growing on the rock, think i want try that on wood
It will work great!
I just started and this video just motivated me.. Subscribed already 😍
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
"If all else fails, just get an Uber" *i laughed hysterically*
Thanks!
Omg 😂😂😂😂 thank you so much for being real about this. I have just gotten into ponds and fish, aquatic plants and now aquascaping aquariums and I have not felt zen yet lol. I love it and find it interesting, love learning and finagling with things, but my husband swears I am hating every second! 😅I keep insisting it’s part of the process and it’s fine, I just haven’t reached the zen part of aquascaping yet! I just added seiryu stone to an already set up tank 😭 and it was probably four days of my messing with the rocks on the table before I decided on an idea, then another 40 minutes staring at them in the tank and moving them around. Still not 100% sold on the layout but I figure I just need more plants! But I’m glad I’m not alone and a pro like yourself can admit this is frustrating rather than pretending it’s so easy like you see in most videos. Also, can we talk about the aquascaping tweezers??? I am about to toss mine out the window, all they seem to do is hook on to my plants for dear life and bring them back out of the substrate! I’m usually griping and grumbling at the tank asking them “are you serious???” And end up jamming my whole arm in the tank to fix things 😅
thank you for sharing. be sure to upload your next project using soil. ADA Amazonia, in my experience, is very high in substances that tend to burn stem plants.
Will do! I think I will reboot it trying soil and dry starting it. A few people expressed interest in seeing that.
I would as well :)
This acc had me laughing with the subtle jokes and informative love it!!
I'm glad you enjoyed! :)
Brought a whole new meaning to "punchline". Instant sub and like!!!!
Haha thanks
Great video sir! I'm only just starting getting into this hobby and your videos are super helpful. Thank you!
Glad they can help!
Can i ask about your moss painting technique how fine should I chop up the java moss for it to propagate? Also did you mix with anything else other than water? I'm asking this because I've seen other UA-camrs put yoghurt in their moss mixture. What is the difference?
You can use yoghurt. It helps fertilize the moss. Just chop it like you would parsley for a garnish.
Great! Thank you!
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This is a perfect video for a beginner like myself. Than you!
Glad it helps!
super helpful video! thanks for the upload 🐠🐠🐠
Thanks for watching :)
Really good video (: thanks and merry Christmas
Same to you! Merry berry!
Wonderful procedure.
It works great. Just takes patience with lots of people don't have.
you never fail to amazed me! very nice!
Thanks buddy!
This was dope to watch and I'd love to try this on a small tank.
Go for it! :)
@@TheWaterBox I'll definitely try it out on my next build! Watching some.of your videos for my new tank setup and getting ideas for what to use.
Definitely! If you want more ideas, join the facebook group! :) Lots of peeps there that can help with that. :)
Great video man...
I've also tried to DSM moss with blender, little yoghurt, and brush it all to hardscape...
The result is amazing...
Yoghurt as in what we eat? Love to know more, why yoghurt?
yes, little bit plain yoghurt, RO water and riccardia moss...
Why Yoghurt though?
yoghurt / buttermilk is good for terrestrial moss. the moss feed on the bacteria produced by the yogurt. cmiiw
OH! Makes perfect sense! Do you use a lot? Or just a tiny bit?
Great video. Very informative. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
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Can you do this for a salt water setup?
Finally set up the tank, staring at it, expecting plants to grow while watching XD- did it the dry start method
Found this while in the middle of my DS appreciate your incite and information
Excellent! Glad to hear it!
For corals? No, not that I know of.
Such good tips!!
Glad you think so!
Wow Awesome video man great looking scape I’m doing a dsm on a 5 gallon portrait tank I’m using caribsea substrate keep it up man
Thanks! Good luck with the 5!
I was dying laughing while you were positioning the rocks 10/10 humor 😂
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
Uber zen comment got me to subscribe...and because your video has helped me a lot, since i am researching on starting my first tank.. thanks for the video.
Haha! Well I'm glad you liked it! :) If you have questions, please ask! Thanks for watching. :)
Nice video man 👌👍
Thanks!
Well made video!
Thanks
Hi ...really appreciate your efforts...beautiful tank...
Could you be kind enough to make a video on how to manage flow in terms of co2 distribution...please
It's a planned video down the line. :) Stay tuned! Thanks for watching!
That so cool that chopping up the moss and painting it on is an option thanks for your let me know
You bet!
Nice video. Thank you, sir!
Thanks for watching!
Hello from Poland ✋.Great video 👍
Hello Poland! Thanks for watching 🙂
Nice! Its very common that tanks have a algae outbreak some time around week 4-7, depending on how much maintenance u have done before this "outbreak" it will be either very little algae or very very much. I really hope u succeed with this tank and I wish u best of luck! Oh, dont turn that co2 down too low btw :D HC is probly the most co2 hungry plant in the hobby ^^
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Great content sir!
Thanks!
You got me subscribing with the statement " all it did was me wanting to punch.." 🤣🤣 great one
For some reason, people like punching ducks. go figure. ;) Thanks for subbing
Very Zen! Also, informative.
Thanks for watching!
I want to try this!
Try it! :)
I had the same issue with my aquascape, it eluded me time after time. Day after day. I drew what I wanted on paper at work and at home. Until I went outside and hiked and saw a fallen tree that landed almost like nature intended. I’m not a philosophical person, but in my understanding of nature by its very nature is chaotic. I finalized my aquascape as a fallen tree in a creek bed. It was perfect.
Nature is chaotically organized. :)
You're like my sensei in planted aquarium
Hahaha thanks!
I am definitely gon try this method. I hope this will work on seeds as well but will gonna do the moss painting.
It SHOULD work with seeds. I'm going to try that in the future project.
You’re the best dude
Thanks!
Thanks for the video! Best UA-cam video on DSM I think. Question: did you trim the HC right after you flooded the tank? Would you recommend trimming off ALL the leaves? Would that kill them? Thanks again.
Thanks for the compliment! :) Yes, it's highly suggested that you do. The HC would have grown pretty decently thick during the emersed period. So you want to give it a good trim so that the root don't rot. If you trim all the leave and just leave the stems intact it will grow back. It would probably grow back even more full if you did that. The problem is it take a lot of time to do that but it won't harm the plants. It would actually be better in the sense it'll grow out more.
Incredible.
Some shrimp and nano fish would look incredible in there.
Thanks!
What are your thoughts on slowly filling the tank over the course of a week or 2. This would allow the plants to slowly get used to the light levels being reduced by the water rather then just dropping it down immediately. Might also help the roots survive the flooding
That works as well. Different technique but the concept it that light will reach the carpet more intensely with lower water and grow out faster that way. The carpet growth will level out once the tank is almost full. Just make sure to start with the plant already grown submersed or you'll experience die back in the first 2 or 3 weeks.
Great video very helpful new sub here just getting into the hobby myself looking forward to using ur steps
Thanks!
awesome, i will try this method, thanks :)
Good luck Eko! :) Thanks for watching
wow painting moss onto rocks is some next level shit 💪🏼💪🏼
Haha it's a technique that's been around for a while.
I have grown us fissidens dry start method on rock...and its awesome
New Subscriber 👍 and one like for all the details and your patience 😁
Thanks for the sub!
Great teaching and tips, Sifu. Can you do "seeding" grass to form the carpet?. The question that I don't get answered is, "will that lasts once you fill the tank?". Thanks.
It really depends on the seeds you get. There's lots of sellers out there that are selling you seed that aren't really what they say they are.
Great vídeo! Thanks for share.
Thanks for watching!
Your videos are great. The details and little hint of jokes makes it an enjoyable and informative video.
Liked DSM video, I am on my third week of DSM S Repens on 55 gallon. Few of the leaves are turning black, any ideas why ??? I would greatly appreciate your input .
It can be die back but I know my HC did that around the 3 week period and it just popped back and exploded after the 5th week. If it's not totally out of control, you might want to just wait it out. Make sure the lights not too close to the substrate either.
Should I put my stem plants in during the dry start method? I’m not sure if I should since they would just droop downwards
Would a non dry start with co2 be just as good? Would love to see a side by side comparison without any trimming of plants or water change untill good water parameters.
I'm considering doing this in my 2kL all natural aquarium with only sump and a full size bookshelf of hydroponic strawberries. Caveat, if my small scale trial run with water strawberries dont work.
Great info!
Thanks!
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I love your videos coz its simple to understand even for totally newbie like me.
Can i grow hc with diy co2 and also diy lighting with 2 20watt outdoor lamp ?
YAY! Glad it helps!
You can grow HC as long as you can provide it with the popper environment. DIY will work and help. You'll get better results with pressurized Co2 only because you can control it easier. I don't know what 2x 20watt outdoor lamp means. I have to actually look at the specs.
I mean this light
20w waterproof IP66 LED Flood outdoor light White -20 watt (Pack of 2) www.amazon.in/dp/B079LCP4ZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qJYjBb7VDY22T
Oh. I dunno. i still dont' have enough information. What size is your tank? How height?
Thank You.
No, thank you. :)
Just picked up a 20 long from petco with their $1 per gallon too. De Rimmed it and ready for an Iwagumi dry start project.
Is this all tap water?
Yup! Just on tap.
Such a great video! Question??
Do i have to use co2 for DTM? (I'm in the planning stages for my first planted tank. 8.5 gl. For my first go at this, I'm not going to use co2, so a simple tank setup) So does this mean I should not use the DMS?
It depends on what you're trying to grow. If you're using DSM, then you're trying to establish and grow a carpet. Most carpeting plants are high maintenance so most of the time you will need Co2 to keep it going. But with a small 8.5, you might be ok. What are you trying to grow?
Nice tank! What kind of glass tubing is that? I’m wondering where I can get a glass attachment like that where the water comes out from
The glass tubing is lily pipes. Just do a search on amazon or ebay for "Aquarium Glass Lily Pipes" and tons of results should pop up. Thanks for watching! 😀
Hi, love the way of using dsm method. But may I ask the moss you used is it submerged or emersed ?
The moss I grew emersed and then flooded it just like I did with the carpet.
I tried the dry start method after watching all your inspiring videos, and into my 2nd week after watching couple of other videos got into painting java moss (yoghurt method) on driftwood. Now I have white mould starting to show up in my driftwood alone. While it might be harmless, it's killing the looks. Please suggest a way to get rid of it?
Hit it with Hydrogen Peroxide :)
Dam one of my favorite ones yet
Thanks.
Question… I also have a 20 long from the dollar a gallon sale big box store. I followed your link to the lighting and I just want to make sure it’s the correct one? The link leads to the 20” instead of 30”.
Make sure to switch to the 30" one. The amazon links sometimes links to a product with different options and lands on the wrong one.
Hey dude can you plz help me choose a light to grow HC, I have a 50 cm tank . Which branded ones would be suitable ? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work your vids are great !
I don't know what 50cm is? Left to right? Up and down? What is the height of your tank from top to bottom?
I have only ever gotten green slime algae when I use ADA aquasoil. Never considered it, but is that substrate the culprit?
Most likely. You'd have to keep on top of it and hit those WC when it looks like it's just spiking too much.
Do you recommend this method for a beginner? I will be setting up my first tank next month and want to grow a carpet, this looks very promising. I will be going all in with co2 and medium to high lighting
Sure. If the person wants to take on a challenge. Many beginners uses this method with great results. It's up to the person,
How did you stop the hairgrass from taking over the carpet. I really want to use it in the background of my tank but im scared that it will take over the HC Cuba in my nano. Please let me know
You have to just pull it. Is this Dwarf, regular or giant?
thanks for the tips.. new sub....
You already kno I been binge watching while I uber and lyft every day lol
Cool!
I have a 190l tank that I am about to setup abit like yours using this method, my only concern is that I want to use liquid co2 and not high tech after the 10 weeks, is it possible maintain a monte carlo carpet with liquid at a high dose at the start then lower it down every week till its at the dosage recommended. Great video btw, very interesting especially the moss painting.
Monte Carlos my be easy but "liquid Co2" which I'm assuming you mean stuff like Flourish Excel doesn't really work. You can try all you want but I don't recommend it:
Does Excel Work: ua-cam.com/video/WXt9zGqYPQ4/v-deo.html
DSM without Co2: ua-cam.com/video/IZBQsayMwOk/v-deo.html
Thank you for sharing this great video and patiently filming it for us 😀👍🏻🌱 Can I do this method in a low- tech tank where I will not be using CO2?
Probably not. The carpet used here requires high co2 and if you try something like Dwarf Hair Grass that doesn't require high Co2, you need to compensate the time from dry to being flooded to ease them into losing all that co2 to grow. There are other techniques such as filling the tank slowly over weeks but I've never tried that.
@@TheWaterBox Thank you Chung for your response and help me understand. I’ll get back to you with any experiments and updates :-)
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