Wow thank you so much for your message! Yes it’s a really easy hatchery to make and use. And the Austrian pleco 😂😂

Thank you! I hope it works for you!

No problem! It works well for me and I thought it would be a fun one to share. Cheers!

You always know what to say! I am lucky to have so much support! Thank you! ☺️

Awesome! I have never had caridina shrimp but the crystal reds are beautiful! I can’t help but want every colour of shrimp but I also don’t think I am alone in that!

@ You should definitely get some crystal reds and make another video 😃 🤙🏼

Hmmm 🤔

Thanks Blinky! They are beautiful! It’s a slippery slope. I want some yellows now too. Too many lovely shrimps and not enough tanks!

Thanks so much Mr Tank!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Do you keep fish or shrimp?

Thanks for the feedback!

I would say about 3 weeks and sometimes I add a bit more yeast to get some more production.

Thank you!

I don’t check CO2. Might be controversial but I don’t have a way to adjust CO2 and I find after the initial setup the flow eases up quite a bit.

I am not sure but I am glad you’re here! Thank you very much!

Thanks so much! I am hoping to build one in my grade 7 class with the students’ help so we will see how that goes!

@@Mrs.M-Aquatics That's great! Looking forward to the video soon! I'm sure they'll love it! =)

I do the same when I am stressed! I am so glad you enjoyed the video and subscribed. Thank you! I don’t have an Instagram but might set one up. I will let you know if I do.

I hope so too!

Thank you so much! I am glad you’re here!

Ecosystem in a biological sense is what I was talking about vs. an “ecosystem tank” or “Walstad tank” or “low tech” tank which are other ways to make aquariums.

I am glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

@@MrFroggieNL I am so glad you enjoyed it!

You’re my favourite! I am glad you’re here!

True. She sounds like someone from Nationa Geographics

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Very cool! I never thought of it that way but I can see it! Thanks for the comment!

I was worried at first but then realized they were just fine!

@@Mrs.M-Aquatics so cute ☺️ I actually read recently that when you see them doing that randomly in their tank, it means a female is fertile and it’s bebe time haha

@@trixie1636 let’s hope!

Wow, thank you so much for sharing such a great comment! I really appreciate it! Go for the 55! Haha. It is nice to see many little fish in a big tank!

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Hello and thank you! I am glad to have you here! Chicago is a very cool city!

Thanks so much! Glad to have you here!

Same here. New subscribtion

Thank you! I am so glad you’re here!

Aw thank you! I was worried they would be a bit cheesy but they made me laugh so I figured it would make others chuckle too. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thank you so much! Good luck with your redo! It is a big job but you will be so happy when you can enjoy your updated tank!

@Mrs.M-Aquatics definitely. It's been stagnant for months and looks dreadful!

Thank you! It is a 37 gallon tank. It was part of a Petsmart kit, which now I would not buy. Instead I would just buy a tank and all components separately.

Thank you! I fertilize occasionally with a liquid fertilizer (easy green) and Fluorish Potassium for the Java fern and Anubias. I haven’t put anything else in the substrate. The ludwigia repens is suffering a bit due to excessive growth of the hygrophila shading it out but I am just trying to keep things pruned. I use a Fluval 3.0 mainly because when I did my research it had very good PAR ratings for decent depths. The light is on full for about 8 hrs but it does have a ramp up and ramp down for about 2 hrs on each end. I do occasional water changes too but mostly top ups since I don’t use a lid and there is high evaporation.

@@Mrs.M-Aquatics I can imagine you are getting quite significant growth with the CO2 and the fluval 3.0 at full power! I am in Australia so don't have access to easy green so I make my own using dry ferts that I mix up and use root tabs as needed as well. I struggled with java fern until I started dosing additional potassium and now they have taken off.

I have used other fert’s as well since in Canada I can’t get easy green either, but I have some family that sometimes travels to the US. I have my light at 75% but still overwhelming growth with certain plants. I think it’s mostly about keeping an eye on things and seeing when plants aren’t doing their best. Compared to my last attempt with this tank, the root tabs and aqua soil have helped a lot so I would say that’s more important than the liquid dosing except for the epiphytes.

Thank you so much! I am glad you are here! 😃

The breeding box on the side of the tank is a Fluval breeding box. The one in the tank is a Zerodis aquarium breeding box. This video shows a great tutorial of how to build this egg collector: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIGTemWKj6x2rZYsi=oh7LlabqVY4885B6

@@Mrs.M-Aquatics thank you very much. I will watch the video then and get the fluval. One last question what you provide as food to a young fish? Not the fry but older. I have 5 that are taking ages to became big or similar to adults. Thanks

Wow, thank you so much for the kind comment! I am so glad you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for the sub! 😊

She deserve subs❤

Thank you so much!

Thank you very much!

Thanks so much! I found it wasn’t as intimidating or as expensive as using the full-blown CO2 system, and the plant growth was still crazy! Good luck if you try it!

Thank you so much! I would love to see what you come up with when you build your first tank! :)

Thank you! 🥰

Thank you so much! I think lava rock would be better and provide more surface area for sure. In this case this gravel is what I had in my shed so it’s what I went with. I haven’t used lava rock yet simply because I haven’t bought any and have instead used what was on hand. I have been impressed with the plant growth with CO2 and for this tank it has helped me reach my goal of having lush background plant growth. It is almost overwhelming! 😅

Wow, thank you! It is still early for me in the hobby but I am loving how it allows me to enjoy fish and plants together, and then adding in photography and filming really has been awesome! I have another video coming soon. I am so glad you enjoyed this one!

Thanks!

That’s definitely possible. That plus the high light was a dream for algae!

I will! Maybe we will raise some in class!

@@Mrs.M-Aquatics Brilliant idea. Hopefully, kids will let you feed them to fish ;)

I am glad to hear it!

Thank you!

Thanks Blinky! I am hoping to have a larger tank in my classroom but we will see. For now it’ll be videos from my multiple tank syndrome! 😂

Awesome! Thank you! I am so glad you stopped by. A sponge filter sounds pretty good for this type of setup. In this situation I was using what they had on hand but sponge filters are cheap and effective so might be worth getting in the future.

You always know what to say! Thank you 😊

Thank you! Yes they seemed to enjoy it!