I really appreciate videos like this. Many aquascaping channels come across as very elitist, expensive and a tad pretentious, but your videos are extremely grounded and accessible!
Thanks for the shoutout and kinds words. I am truly humbled to think that my work may have inspired someone. I hope you continue to make videos for a long time, we need to get your subscriber numbers way up!
Hey, I was watching you do your old tanks before I even started this channel so it's help my own stuff. I think I even looked into the S. Repens after seeing your vids. I'll try to keep it going man. :)
Oh wow, I thought I recognized you! I commented on that other video about fish-in cycle, lol Anyways I watched this entire series, all four parts, and it has been by far the best educational video about planting that I have been able to find!! I've been searching like crazy because I really want to get into it! I'd love to see a video about how to trim plants, propagate them, stuff like that..I can't find anything on how to cut off bad looking leaves, stems, or rhizomes; like where do you make the cut, does the angle matter, do you just cut the whole leaf off or make a cut on the leaf only where the damage is, etc...
Hi Amada! Haha Small world? Anyways, how you trim plants depend on the plant itself. But that's a great video to do. Let me see if I can put one together for this weekends release. :) Thanks for coming back! Even though I a FISH MURDERER! ;)
Very informative series. I like that he tells you about resources that would b helpful in getting into the planted tank hobby. Obviously he has a true love of planted tanks and sharing knowledge and information. Very positive attitude. I like it; recommend these videos highly
lmao at the football reference! I am the same way when it comes to sports lol. I really love your videos! The editing is so good, and your videos are always filled with lots of good information. I am positive your channel is going to blow up really soon.
Haha thanks. Yeh it's annoying cause I have to keep looking it up. My friend said it made more sense that the players with the ball is the offense because the are charging with the ball. But I'm like, yeh but it makes as much sense if the team with the ball HAS the ball because they are defending it. Or it's because I've seen one two many games with the Cowboys in it because no one knows what they are doing. *runs away from Cowboy fans*
I really wished I watched this series before setting up my planted tank! Thank you for clearing up so many of my questions and taking the time to thoroughly explain all the nuts and bolts of this hobby.
Just find your channel by chance recently. Lots of valuable information and thanks so much for your sharing. Definitely a channel that I will visit frequently.
Your videos were amazing, I just sat and watched all 4 on this playlist and got more than a few pages of notes. You hooked me in during the first video when you mentioned that everyone had different answers and methods because different ways work for them. That's when it clicked and I took out the pen and paper. I was getting ready to give up on looking for a simplified yet organized explanation on UA-cam. I feel this was the perfect way to scratch the surface of planted tank info and now I know where to look for the rest of the information that I need to get started. I really appreciate it. Great work!
I got a 9 gal fluval flex for Christmas, for my betta. I had no clue where to start with the plants. Thanks for all the info! Very easy to understand for a beginner!
Hi from the UK, i have watched all the 4 videos with interest, ive had tanks in the past but never had a planted tank with soil, i was made redundant a few months ago ( i have a new job now) but waiting for my redundancy money to come through and plan on purchasing a 4ft tank and would really love to have a goat a planted one, will be watching more videos inbetween now and purchasing my tank. will also be joining the FB group
Watched the 4 parts, very informative and easy to follow - thank you, I have tried and failed a few times with my planted tank however after watching i'm going to try again
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this video series. I've had fish tanks for years and only recently decided that I wanted to go into the world of real plants (I know, I know,) and this video series really answered a lot of the questions that I have had. I still consider myself a huge noobie so I am hoping that armed with this new knowledge I won't totally and completely blow it, haha. I still have a lot more research to do before I decide how I want to jump this off but I did want to say thanks so much again for the educational series!
I'm glad his helps you! :) Good luck with everything and if you gots questions, hit up the facebook group. :) Lots of people can help there. facebook.com/groups/thewaterbox/
Thanks for planted tank series. I am trying to get into aquascaping while figuring out how to grow plants in my 55 gallon as a beginner in the aquarium hobby.
Thanks for the entire Playlist, I was going to give up on my first 5 gallon planted tank because I got so much algea and my foreground carpet plants melted away it was a nightmare, one day they fine and growing and sundelly in two days the y died. But thanks to you and your recommendations about the experts, I have hope I will find the answer to my plants problems
I have watched every second of this series! So informative and have learned a lot this is a great time to make and upload this series! Because it is right before Christmas and when we buy stuff and gorge ourselves with fish stuff! Now my 72 and 5 will be so greatly planted becuase of you!
Great videos! I'm thinking about starting my first planted tank, but wasn't sure if I could do it. I have watched a lot of videos about planted tanks. A lot of these videos have good information about the hobby, but I like how you explain it so a idiot like me can understand the basics. After watching your videos, it's made me feel better about doing this. Thank you !!!!
You're welcome and it is simple to grow plants. Just people missing info to do it but get turned off with all the science talk right out of the gate so they get frustrated. I'm hoping this will ease people into it.
Omg!! this video series is really amazing. I could say that I wish I saw theese videos way earlier. You simply told everything I learned in 4 months in about 20 minutes :) Good work.
The green machine ltd used to have their base near me! The showroom was mind blowing and James is a really nice guy,always willing to help out and chat! You should check out MD fish tanks channel!
Great video. I was wondering if you could make or know of someone who made a video on plants that get along. I have read the Ecology of the Planted Aquarium and there is a section about Allelopathy. it was confusing and really didn't explain well what plants can thrive together. Maybe in your personal experience or someone you know this has been explained. Thanks and keep up the great work! Really enjoy your tanks!
I know there are plants that are like that but it's rare. Dustin at Dustin's fishtank talk about a couple in one of his videos so if you dig into it you might find the video where he talks about it. I haven't had any problems with Allelopathy or came across it with any plants before. Other than just some plants growing crazy than others and growing into their space but that didn't bother each other at all.
I'm in need of some advice on lighting. I have a 180g and wondering if two 36" finnex planted 24/7 will be enough for me. I'm not running co2 or anything. Just a beginner at planted tanks this will be my first. All I have is a huge piece of driftwood and some jungle val along the back. I plan on putting lots of different plants. Just don't want to restrict my choice on plants because my light isn't strong enough
Cut down? You can install a ball valve on the filter line if you're using a canister filter. I don't know what kind of filter you're using. HOB usually have the ability to adjust flow. If you're using a sump or something, you should have installed ball valves in your lines. If you wish you can plant near the outtake but that's not a fix to a problem. Your whole tank should have correct flow or you'll run into problems in dead areas of your tank after a while
I’ve watched the series and it’s great. I want to do a planted tank and I could use some advice. I have a 29 gal tank that was set up for a red ear slider turtle (lived 28 yrs) so it has a full spectrum light, gravel and now has guppies (tons 😂) 2 bristled nose plecos and 2 Corydoras. Which plants do suggest I use?
@@timothy_b03 ON a 125? I'd run on a extended photoperiod... like 10 hours but it also depend son the plants you want to grow. Those 20w floods is low light, you'll need three at least to cover the length of a 125 (and you probably won't hit anything outside of a 1 to 1.5 effectively). remember, the would only cover about 1 to 1.5 ft in a spotlight config. If you're planning on planting anything extreme that require high light and requires a lot of the red light spectrum then a flood light might not be a good choice. If they are all green type of low or med demanding light plants you should be ok (java ferns, moss, anubius... etc). I'm planning to run two 50w on my 120 with low light demanding plants. Mostly java ferns probably
Everyone is talking about lightintensity, yet I hear no one talking about the max time of the lights. How long do I need to keep on my lights for? I got the stock lighting
So far i don't have any algae problems in my 5 gallon planted tank. I keep my light running between 9-12 hours. During the day when I have a work at 7 pm, I allow natural sunlight to do the work but during my day off use my DIY LED light. It depends upon my work schedule. But i have a concern, is it better to run the lighting on a fixed schedule or is it ok to run it anytime of the day as long as it is 9-12 hours/day?
Run it at a fixed schedule. Plants love consistancy. As long as your tank is doing fine, 9 to 12 hours a day is fine. If you do get an algae bloom, just cut down the lights. I usually run my lights at 8 hours a day. I do cut it to 6 hours when I first set up a tank for a few weeks or through the algae establishment period.
Hey Brother new subscriber here, love the channel. Starting my first planted tank and i'll be dosing the water table and using river sand as a substrate due to vampire crabs preferring it. Including some basic fish and shrimp to experiment with some things. My question is in aquascaping with rocks and gravel. Is there any risk of using larger sized gravel under the substrate for design purposes? risk of bacteria building up or anything? Any tips would be great man, just looking to save dollars where I can. Already have lots of gravel due to bonsai hobby. Thanks for your time.
MORE TO LEARN ABOUT PLANTED TANKS: ☑️ Beginners Planted Tank Guide: goo.gl/oCujCK ☑️ Aquarium Lighting Guide: bit.ly/2INYuMA ☑️ Aquarium Co2 Guide: bit.ly/2rSteVY ☑️ The Dry Start Method: goo.gl/XC8Rnz ☑️ Using Soil: goo.gl/PxkvK4
as a paintballer, one thing i will say about the co2 paintball tanks is that the industry has almost completely switched to using compressed air and finding someone to refill your co2 tank can be a challenge these days. best call around and find if there is a field near you that still offers co2 before you buy.
I really want to try a planted tank I've just watched a contest by Paul chippington and he's giving a little tank away if I win I'm gonna do something with it regarding plants maybe some shrimp too 🤗🤗
The Water Box I have to win his tank first if not then I have my 40 breeder outside just getting full of leaves and rain water .... I was going to put some turtles in it but that's proving difficult so who knows what I do in the new year but a planted tank is on my to do list 🤗🤗
Oh man, the 40g would be nice. A little big to just a shrimp tank but it'll be great to do up a planted with it as it's not that tall and lots of surface room to plany with plants. Smaller tanks even in a 20g long I find later than it's small and limits to what I want to grow because it's so shallow.
I really appreciate videos like this. Many aquascaping channels come across as very elitist, expensive and a tad pretentious, but your videos are extremely grounded and accessible!
I appreciate that!
Thanks for the shoutout and kinds words. I am truly humbled to think that my work may have inspired someone. I hope you continue to make videos for a long time, we need to get your subscriber numbers way up!
Hey, I was watching you do your old tanks before I even started this channel so it's help my own stuff. I think I even looked into the S. Repens after seeing your vids. I'll try to keep it going man. :)
Thank You, I am getting back in the hobby after 15+ years and having a blast with my office tank and soon tanks :) very helpful information
Oh wow, I thought I recognized you! I commented on that other video about fish-in cycle, lol Anyways I watched this entire series, all four parts, and it has been by far the best educational video about planting that I have been able to find!! I've been searching like crazy because I really want to get into it! I'd love to see a video about how to trim plants, propagate them, stuff like that..I can't find anything on how to cut off bad looking leaves, stems, or rhizomes; like where do you make the cut, does the angle matter, do you just cut the whole leaf off or make a cut on the leaf only where the damage is, etc...
Hi Amada! Haha Small world? Anyways, how you trim plants depend on the plant itself. But that's a great video to do. Let me see if I can put one together for this weekends release. :) Thanks for coming back! Even though I a FISH MURDERER! ;)
Very informative series. I like that he tells you about resources that would b helpful in getting into the planted tank hobby. Obviously he has a true love of planted tanks and sharing knowledge and information. Very positive attitude. I like it; recommend these videos highly
Thanks Diane!
lmao at the football reference! I am the same way when it comes to sports lol.
I really love your videos! The editing is so good, and your videos are always filled with lots of good information. I am positive your channel is going to blow up really soon.
Haha thanks. Yeh it's annoying cause I have to keep looking it up. My friend said it made more sense that the players with the ball is the offense because the are charging with the ball. But I'm like, yeh but it makes as much sense if the team with the ball HAS the ball because they are defending it. Or it's because I've seen one two many games with the Cowboys in it because no one knows what they are doing. *runs away from Cowboy fans*
I really wished I watched this series before setting up my planted tank! Thank you for clearing up so many of my questions and taking the time to thoroughly explain all the nuts and bolts of this hobby.
I'm glad is helps!
This series was excellent!
Glad you enjoyed!
Best educational video about planting . THANKS !!!
Thanks for watching!
Just find your channel by chance recently. Lots of valuable information and thanks so much for your sharing. Definitely a channel that I will visit frequently.
Thanks! Welcome aboard!
Your videos were amazing, I just sat and watched all 4 on this playlist and got more than a few pages of notes. You hooked me in during the first video when you mentioned that everyone had different answers and methods because different ways work for them. That's when it clicked and I took out the pen and paper. I was getting ready to give up on looking for a simplified yet organized explanation on UA-cam. I feel this was the perfect way to scratch the surface of planted tank info and now I know where to look for the rest of the information that I need to get started. I really appreciate it. Great work!
Thanks for the great feedback! It really helps me to understand how to convey my thoughts in future videos! :) Thanks for watching!
Great series! It's so much more in-depth than others I've stumbled across. Thank you for taking the time to do all this!
You're very welcome! I'm glad it helped!
I got a 9 gal fluval flex for Christmas, for my betta. I had no clue where to start with the plants. Thanks for all the info! Very easy to understand for a beginner!
Glad it helped
Hi from the UK, i have watched all the 4 videos with interest, ive had tanks in the past but never had a planted tank with soil, i was made redundant a few months ago ( i have a new job now) but waiting for my redundancy money to come through and plan on purchasing a 4ft tank and would really love to have a goat a planted one, will be watching more videos inbetween now and purchasing my tank. will also be joining the FB group
Welcome aboard! Good luck!
Watched the 4 parts, very informative and easy to follow - thank you, I have tried and failed a few times with my planted tank however after watching i'm going to try again
Yay! Good luck. Any questions, join out facebook group. There's people that can help there. facebook.com/groups/thewaterbox
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this video series. I've had fish tanks for years and only recently decided that I wanted to go into the world of real plants (I know, I know,) and this video series really answered a lot of the questions that I have had. I still consider myself a huge noobie so I am hoping that armed with this new knowledge I won't totally and completely blow it, haha. I still have a lot more research to do before I decide how I want to jump this off but I did want to say thanks so much again for the educational series!
I'm glad his helps you! :) Good luck with everything and if you gots questions, hit up the facebook group. :) Lots of people can help there. facebook.com/groups/thewaterbox/
@@TheWaterBox I will do that, thank you!!
Np!
Thanks for planted tank series. I am trying to get into aquascaping while figuring out how to grow plants in my 55 gallon as a beginner in the aquarium hobby.
Well I hope it helps! Let me know if you have any questions
Gosh you’re amazing. Thanks for all of the educational information!!
Thanks for watching Becca! :)
great great series on motivating one aka myself to start with more confidence ;) thank you
I'm glad it helps! You got this!
Thanks for the entire Playlist, I was going to give up on my first 5 gallon planted tank because I got so much algea and my foreground carpet plants melted away it was a nightmare, one day they fine and growing and sundelly in two days the y died. But thanks to you and your recommendations about the experts, I have hope I will find the answer to my plants problems
Keep going. You'll get there!
I have watched every second of this series! So informative and have learned a lot this is a great time to make and upload this series! Because it is right before Christmas and when we buy stuff and gorge ourselves with fish stuff! Now my 72 and 5 will be so greatly planted becuase of you!
Yay! I'm glad it helped! Good luck with the 72 and 5!
Great videos! I'm thinking about starting my first planted tank, but wasn't sure if I could do it. I have watched a lot of videos about planted tanks. A lot of these videos have good information about the hobby, but I like how you explain it so a idiot like me can understand the basics. After watching your videos, it's made me feel better about doing this. Thank you !!!!
You can do it. It just takes patience. :) Thanks for watching. I'm glad it helped!
Thank you for the great post a great video and you show just how simple growing plants can be.
You're welcome and it is simple to grow plants. Just people missing info to do it but get turned off with all the science talk right out of the gate so they get frustrated. I'm hoping this will ease people into it.
Fully agree good job
i love your videos! it sucks that you've slowed down! you give so much information in such a good way. your edits are really cool too!
Thanks man! I'll try and get back into it soon. I got into a new job so that was kinda holding me back right now.
Omg!! this video series is really amazing. I could say that I wish I saw theese videos way earlier. You simply told everything I learned in 4 months in about 20 minutes :) Good work.
I'm glad you liked it! :)
Right on WB, loved the series
Thanks man!
This was really helpful. Thank you.
I'm glad it helped!
Hey thanks for the great beginners guide, gave me the confidence to start planning my new aquarium! Really informative and helpful!
I'm glad it helped! Good luck and have fun! :)
Thank you very much for the video!
Thanks for watching.
The green machine ltd used to have their base near me! The showroom was mind blowing and James is a really nice guy,always willing to help out and chat! You should check out MD fish tanks channel!
Love both of their channels
Cool series man! Looking forward to checking out the rest of your channel!
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Awesome video! Very informative! Thanks for the info The Water Box!!! As always keep up the great work!
Thank you my friend!
Very informative and kept my interest 10/10 keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing!
You bet, thanks for watching!
Great series. Thanks.
I'm glad it helped!
Great video. I was wondering if you could make or know of someone who made a video on plants that get along. I have read the Ecology of the Planted Aquarium and there is a section about Allelopathy. it was confusing and really didn't explain well what plants can thrive together. Maybe in your personal experience or someone you know this has been explained. Thanks and keep up the great work! Really enjoy your tanks!
I know there are plants that are like that but it's rare. Dustin at Dustin's fishtank talk about a couple in one of his videos so if you dig into it you might find the video where he talks about it. I haven't had any problems with Allelopathy or came across it with any plants before. Other than just some plants growing crazy than others and growing into their space but that didn't bother each other at all.
10 gallon tank looking awesome
Thanks!
if I harvest a moss from a near by river, how should I process that to be sure it doesn't have pests in it so I can use it in my tank?
You can do a very quick bleach dip. You'll have to google a recipe on a mix that would work for you.
thank you for this great series, really learned a lot on starting with planted tanks. do you have a guide in doing water change?
Not yet but I'll have a video on it in the future.
thanks that was awesome
Thanks!
I'm in need of some advice on lighting. I have a 180g and wondering if two 36" finnex planted 24/7 will be enough for me. I'm not running co2 or anything. Just a beginner at planted tanks this will be my first. All I have is a huge piece of driftwood and some jungle val along the back. I plan on putting lots of different plants. Just don't want to restrict my choice on plants because my light isn't strong enough
How deep is the tank and what type of plants are you planning to scape?
Do you have any suggestions on reducing water flow in the filtration system ? Would it be wiser to place plants near the intake or output?
Cut down? You can install a ball valve on the filter line if you're using a canister filter. I don't know what kind of filter you're using. HOB usually have the ability to adjust flow. If you're using a sump or something, you should have installed ball valves in your lines. If you wish you can plant near the outtake but that's not a fix to a problem. Your whole tank should have correct flow or you'll run into problems in dead areas of your tank after a while
Great video series enjoyed!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked!
I’ve watched the series and it’s great. I want to do a planted tank and I could use some advice. I have a 29 gal tank that was set up for a red ear slider turtle (lived 28 yrs) so it has a full spectrum light, gravel and now has guppies (tons 😂) 2 bristled nose plecos and 2 Corydoras. Which plants do suggest I use?
Low light demanding easy plants. Dose a good all in one fert. You should be good.
Thank You!!!
I’m thinking of using 20w 6500k flood lights. Think these would be good?
For what size tank?
The Water Box I’m thinking 3 on a standard 125
@@timothy_b03 ON a 125? I'd run on a extended photoperiod... like 10 hours but it also depend son the plants you want to grow. Those 20w floods is low light, you'll need three at least to cover the length of a 125 (and you probably won't hit anything outside of a 1 to 1.5 effectively). remember, the would only cover about 1 to 1.5 ft in a spotlight config. If you're planning on planting anything extreme that require high light and requires a lot of the red light spectrum then a flood light might not be a good choice. If they are all green type of low or med demanding light plants you should be ok (java ferns, moss, anubius... etc).
I'm planning to run two 50w on my 120 with low light demanding plants. Mostly java ferns probably
The Water Box yes I am not planning on having any high demanding plants. Perhaps I could use a higher wattage?
@@timothy_b03 I'd probably go up to 30 or 50 for a 120, mainly because of the depth.
Everyone is talking about lightintensity, yet I hear no one talking about the max time of the lights. How long do I need to keep on my lights for? I got the stock lighting
Besides this, this series is the best I've seen by a long shot.
Depending on what kind of lighting and what your set up is like but in most cases, 6 to 8 hours is a good starting point.
Wondering about using my sodastream water for CO2 boost on occasion ??
Does nothing but put bubbles into your water
So far i don't have any algae problems in my 5 gallon planted tank. I keep my light running between 9-12 hours. During the day when I have a work at 7 pm, I allow natural sunlight to do the work but during my day off use my DIY LED light. It depends upon my work schedule.
But i have a concern, is it better to run the lighting on a fixed schedule or is it ok to run it anytime of the day as long as it is 9-12 hours/day?
Run it at a fixed schedule. Plants love consistancy. As long as your tank is doing fine, 9 to 12 hours a day is fine. If you do get an algae bloom, just cut down the lights. I usually run my lights at 8 hours a day. I do cut it to 6 hours when I first set up a tank for a few weeks or through the algae establishment period.
Noted on that. Thank you!
Hey Brother new subscriber here, love the channel. Starting my first planted tank and i'll be dosing the water table and using river sand as a substrate due to vampire crabs preferring it. Including some basic fish and shrimp to experiment with some things. My question is in aquascaping with rocks and gravel. Is there any risk of using larger sized gravel under the substrate for design purposes? risk of bacteria building up or anything? Any tips would be great man, just looking to save dollars where I can. Already have lots of gravel due to bonsai hobby. Thanks for your time.
It's fine. I do it all the time. I never found a problem in doing so.
If I will have a successful channel. Master chung will be my number one in my list and then his list of people. 😎
Awe thanks man!
MORE TO LEARN ABOUT PLANTED TANKS:
☑️ Beginners Planted Tank Guide: goo.gl/oCujCK
☑️ Aquarium Lighting Guide: bit.ly/2INYuMA
☑️ Aquarium Co2 Guide: bit.ly/2rSteVY
☑️ The Dry Start Method: goo.gl/XC8Rnz
☑️ Using Soil: goo.gl/PxkvK4
as a paintballer, one thing i will say about the co2 paintball tanks is that the industry has almost completely switched to using compressed air and finding someone to refill your co2 tank can be a challenge these days. best call around and find if there is a field near you that still offers co2 before you buy.
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You the man!
Chick-a-dee!
I really recommend George Farmer channel for aquascaping tips
Thanks!
MD Fish Tanks is another great channel for info and inspiring ideas. Not as info dense as Water Box Boss though :))
MD Fish Tanks is a great channel to watch but thanks for the compliment!
I really want to try a planted tank I've just watched a contest by Paul chippington and he's giving a little tank away if I win I'm gonna do something with it regarding plants maybe some shrimp too 🤗🤗
Do a planted Shrimp tank! Those are fun to do. One of the things on my list to do.
The Water Box I have to win his tank first if not then I have my 40 breeder outside just getting full of leaves and rain water .... I was going to put some turtles in it but that's proving difficult so who knows what I do in the new year but a planted tank is on my to do list 🤗🤗
Oh man, the 40g would be nice. A little big to just a shrimp tank but it'll be great to do up a planted with it as it's not that tall and lots of surface room to plany with plants. Smaller tanks even in a 20g long I find later than it's small and limits to what I want to grow because it's so shallow.
It will make a great Shrimp planted tank good luck
Paul Chippington are you following me 😂😂😂💋
Cool video sir I subbed you great work . When you get a chance can you look at my 26 gallon planted tank ??
Thanks. You tank look cool.
Does any body know if the aqua machine guy james finley does his on voice over?
if he does what an ego he has. just sayin...
Not sure.
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching!
Thanks! Glad it helped!
The Water Box Your videos not only helps, but you inspire as well!
@@josemontalvo4532 awesome! Glad to hear it. :)