More to come! Thanks for watching 🙌

Glad you enjoyed it! Will definitely do more - stick around! 👊

👋! You can definitely cap it with a layer of gravel for example and the plants will still thrive!

Thanks for checking it out! If you’d like me to test something else let me know what you’d like to see and I’ll see if I can make it happen!

Thanks for watching!

Totally agree - already started an experiment that will be backed with data which I hope you’ll like! Will take 4 weeks but looking forward to getting it out there and more like it as well. As for this one, I wanted to give some relatively easy answers to some questions that have come in which I hope is also helpful to some people out there. Thanks for watching - really appreciate it! 🙏

👋! On these I am using 1/2 inch silicone tubing on the Aquario lily pipes

Yes if you have a lid, you might need to cut a hole to fit the tubing. However if the lid already has a cut out for a HOB filter, you could use that space and place the intake and outflow pipes next to each other there if they fit. Might be easier? Thanks for checking out the video!

That can be the hard part with Monte Carlo because it is a plant that will grow layers on top of itself creating more of a mound that can float when on flatter surfaces; however when placed like this where the base is near vertical the leaves will grow down into long strings. The key is regular trimming to limit the growth on top of itself allowing the lower layers of the plant to grow further. Another example where this happens is tying it on a piece of wood that’s elevated above the substrate and letting it grow over the top and then it will start to hang down making a curtain which can be really cool!

Our friends at Josh‘s Frogs said that the area of land we had would work great, and the frogs have been happy!

Cool trick!

Thanks! See ya later ✌️

Well I mean the related video says it all 😉

@ so your saying click bait tactics, big turn off

Yikes - I guess I’m not as funny as I thought. Sorry about that. Well, the plant is called Monte Carlo and this clip of a longer video just didn’t happen to include the name which is why I had put it in the beginning of the video description. Anyway, thanks for watching and if this is the last time you check out the channel, I appreciate you stopping by and wish you a Happy New Year!

Sorry you don’t agree with this one - Hopefully, you’ll give the channel another chance but if this was it, thanks for stopping by 👋

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I think you will find a lot of people saying yes. That said I know of a 2 gallon aquarium that has a few cardinal tetras in it and they’ve been doing fine for almost a year. Shrimp is a great choice for a 2 gallon tank!!

👋! We have an AI blade on a discus tank and all is good so no issue there in my experience. What’s your budget and do you have plants?

@@BRSfresh its a no plant tank-- i gave up the extra work plants present a while ago and went to a minimist veiws with branches and rocks -- .. i like the blade type lights for their look and placement as the tank is central to where it is - a mounted holder bar for a a light or hanging light is not practical it needs to be a blade type.. -- i have discus and neons so id like to show off thier color plus i love shmmier but ive never had that before.. i love your channel and the tanks look awesome - oh yeah -- ive looked at Current , Kessel , Chihiros, - a lot of these are hanging types

Thanks for checking out the channel! Appreciate the support 🙏. Because you aren’t doing plants that actually gives you a lot of options. A cost effective light that could work well is the Aquaworx EOS LED light- check it out at brsfreshwater.com and see what you think. Depending on tank size you could do 2 side by side and not get too pricey!

@BRSfresh I actually melted down and bought chihoris 30 inch led. For 125 $.. now I'm looking into driftwood but no/no tannin

Ok that sounds cool - what driftwood? Like spiderwood or a malaysian driftwood type? I got some tannin tips for ya 👊

thats a fahaka puffer that can reach 18 inches btw.

Ugh my bad - I messed that one up. Sorry all! This is actually a Fahaka puffer (but they still eat snails 😅). Changed the title. @reformedsoteriology thanks for the heads up! 👊.

👋! How’s it going way over there?! Thanks for watching 🙏

Truth - maybe the next one 😁

Appreciate you watching and hope you find what works best for you 😊

@BRSfresh i did long time ago and its diy. Save monney and enjoy the learning and proces

I'm on the other side, I'd rather pay to have it done well haha. I love aquascaping but timing is limited.

@punkrawkgangsta i get that. Enjoy 😅

I love hearing about people enjoying aquascaping in whatever way they want - just get into it and have fun 😊👊

This cleaning is holding up well because I took a lot of time to be meticulous about it. That said, I think once hair algae gets a hold it’s always there to some extent and might be a battle that wages on. Going dark is a great way to make a big impact though if it gets bad. Putting a beach towel over the tank, lights off for a couple of days and that algae dies quickly!

@BRSfresh you are correct! I'm off work for a while so I have plenty of time to work at it here and there. If it's not showing a big difference when I go back to work I'll give it some more darkness

Good luck!

Nicely done! A little DIY goes a long way 👏

Thanks! 🙏

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Yes, BE CAREFUL with this move 😁

Can't you just use a net like a pool skimmer?

For sure - and that would be the best move to start unless you have a small tank with hardscape like this one which makes using a net difficult so in this case, I like this move. However, even with a net and larger tank it is hard to get on the corners or tight spaces and that’s where this move comes in handy! Thanks for watching!

👋! In this case I would just place them this way - they were very secure though you might not be able to tell in the video. If there was any doubt or if I were standing a stone up on another or building an arch, for example, I would use super glue. I prefer our gel glue with an accelerator over liquid glue for hardscapes. Any glue with cyanoacrylate will work! Check out the gel glue and Instaset at brsfreshwater.com to check out what I use!

@@BRSfresh Great. Thank you very much. Subscribed.

Thank you!🤘

I was channeling my inner Shark Tank presentation style 😆

👋It’s a great question! Typically, what will happen is the plant will actually come off of the glue spot without a lot of effort and minimal damage to the plant stock if any (especially with a rhizome like Anubis). Then you will be left with the glue spot on the wood which you should be able to pull off easily with a pair of pliers or use a blade to cut it off. That will expose some new wood temporarily which will be a lighter color than the rest, but that will fill in and blend in no time.

Thank you for the quick reply. I’m in need of rescaping the tank so this was really useful 😊

Have fun! Thanks for watching!

Well, be careful with this. In my experience it doesn’t fully harden so make sure things are secure before you let go! 😬

👋! Thanks for watching! For a larger bio-load I would want to add some more but this one is just one fish so don’t need quite as much beneficial bacteria

👋! No those are silicone hoses I added to connect to the lily pipes you see there. Super easy to do if you want to add lily pipes to your set up!

Thank you! 🙏

Thanks! What are you waiting for!? 😁.

It can definitely be a pain - I haven’t had it show up in other tanks as much as this one. To your point about the river, I think part of the problem was the flow was too high as well. Thanks for watching!

Bummer! Sounds fine on my end. Is that the same on any other videos on the channel? I typically have the settings the same across the board. I hope the subtitle info was helpful and that the next one is better!

@@BRSfresh Sounds fine to me as well. volume at ~25% in KZbin and system volume at ~100%