I've used mesh cloth over my outdoor tubs and secured them with clips. A lowered water level will help. Once, a typhoon filled the tub to the brim the some fish managed to slip out since mesh cloth can still be pushed by larger fish.

That's Zabby's first tank? She has a gift for scaping tanks. I'm in the process of building my last tank and I hope it comes out close to hers! Ironwood would make a great addition to any fish tank, but I doubt we'll see any enter the hobby. How about "Bobby" for the Hillstream loach? Take care.

I just got a bunch of C. wendetti "green" in yesterday, Monday, and am getting some different species on Friday. After going through plant sterilization and quarantine, they are going into my 75 after Christmas. This has been a very valuable video for me, as I want my plants to thrive. What Cryptocoryne species is your favorite? Take care.

Zabby's first tank is brilliant!!! Very well thought out. Nice hardscape layout with lots of different sections that keep your interest. Great stocking choices by keeping in mind the natural habits of each species. That tulle solution is inspired--it's like having a lid without having a lid. It prevents escapes but still has good oxygen exchange. The tank looks like it's ready for a specimen fish to feature in it--a Honey Gourami maybe? That Hillstream has "Lennie the loach" vibes to me😂

Happy birthday to you Lulu 🎂🎉👏

Happy birthday 🎉 🐾🐾LuLu

I knew someone from South Africa here in the US who had two Dachshunds that he adored. Happy birthday to Lulu (sp)! Zabby's fish are a little too ADHD for me but I love how well balanced her choices are with their swimming levels and the aquascape.

Great options. Beautiful fish

One of the better videos on crypts.

Great video. Very interesting alternatives beyond the usual standards. Thanks

4:50 So thats what they're called 🤔 Ive had a couple of these for months and thought they were just top minnows or something like that. I'm glad I found this video 🤔 I'll definitely move them to a tank indoors.

i cant even understand you you sound like your on xans

Love South African accents, great tank too!

There are some tetras here not commonly seen in fish stores. I've always been a fan of tetras, but with the exception of silver dollars, I tend to like the more traditionally shaped ones: neons, black neons, brass tetras, cardinal tetras, and the like. I'm actively looking for some green neons, but they seem to be scarce right now. Yesterday I mixed up some soil per your formula. I used one brick of cocoanut coir pear moss, half that volume each of organic compost and organic potting soil and added some organic bone meal and also some aragonite to help buffer the water. The resultant mix is about four gallons in volume. Planning on putting the soil in the tank and start washing the Black Diamond to put on top of it. I have set up a five-gallon tank to quarantine the new plants for a few days, as I'm tired of being surprised by snails showing up unexpectedly. Another quality video where I was introduced to something new. Take care.

Probably my favourite tetra along with congos.Such stunning fish.

Where do you buy the Flamingo rounded gravel? I haven't been able to find it online in South Africa. Do you know of any shops that stock it?

Id love a school of blue-eyed Congo tetras or African Red Eyed Tetras .

I just made a net cover for my freshwater tank from the left over pieces from the red sea net cover from my saltwater tank

One of my firm favourites,stunning fish especially the males

What do you think about bosemani rainbow fish?

rummy nose bly tops

golden congo tetras are really nice, also very expensive, always limited supply good video thank you!

I want to get some blueberry tetra , but pricey. Need some for my pleco tank

This looks like a pet store . I breed these 🇺🇸🇺🇸

One of my favourite tetra but have never managed to keep them alive more than 6 months which is strange as I have other tetra that are going on 4 and 5 years old.

I prefer gravel (5mm) with an undergravel filter, 7cm deep. My plants are doing very well. My Amonia, Nitrite and Nitrate counts are now at zero. My system is working. My water is crystal clear.

Looking at the Skylight Entriq for my next purchase. Phenomenal lighting, and not the worst pricing. Hyperbar and Hyperspot, are out of my price range.

We have an emergency can you help

Great information. Very informative video! Thanks 🙏🐟💚

At 11.43 a cichlid appears in your video of your community tank, he looks like a type of Acara? Can you tell me what he is thank you?

When I started my tank, I got 8 Golden white cloud mountain minnows just before going away for the weekend... 😅came back to find 4 little golden bokkoms on the floor next to the tank. I have a rimless tank with a large piece of wood sticking out the top, so a lid was not an option. I also don't like the look of a half-empty tank, so I constructed a flexible cover using coarse, black tulle and airline tubing: - cut the airline tubing length-wise and place it over the edge of the glass. - cut a hole in the tulle to fit around the wood sticking out of the tank. - place the tulle over the tank, and superglue the tulle to the tubing. - cut off the excess tulle, and you're done 😁😁

I am from, Cape Town. I have started a tank again after a break of 40 years. I didn't know the water parameters those years, but I had very good results with an undergravel filter. I started my tank, planted, and stocked with fish directly, using Seachem Prim and Stability daily. I used the Nygger strips, which cost R168.00 for 50 strips. I used it for my tank and my pond. In the 125L tank, I have an undergravel filter and a internal canister filter. I am cutting the strips lengthwise in half and then I can test both the pond and tank on 1 strip. After about a week I started to get an ammonia reading, followed by nitrite and nitrate. It stabilized at Ammonia 0-0.5, Nitrite 0.5-1.0, Nitrate 10-20. After some time I slowed down on my filtration rate by choking the cannister valve and the undergravel filter air feeding tubes. I saw that Seachem Matrix required slower speed of the water over the filtration media. It made sense and I did it as well, although I have other filter media an gravel in the tank, a thick layer of about 70 mm. It worked and my readings are now constantly at Ammonia 0, Nitrite at 0.5-1.0 an Nitrate at 10. It appears to be relative stable. I am using C02. I have a Milwahky PH meter for hydroponics, that I calibrate annually. The PH strip reading is close to correct. I am happy with the tests so far. I had no fish deaths yet and no green water, except in the pond, but there I use a uV light filter. Panorame Pet Shop in Parow offers a water test for R4.00 and their results are similar.

Would the popular community option work for a 15g Cube planted setup?

A good video that addresses a perennial problem. When I started in the hobby, we had metal-framed tanks with metal hoods. They didn't always close the same way and sometimes an opening was created after feeding your fish or scrubbing the glass. Over the years I've lost a betta, a newt, a tire-track eel, and a couple of Bala sharks. I know some of the open-top tanks give an opportunity for interesting aqua scaping but aren't practical for most aquarists. Today I need to audit my tanks for any openings. Take care.

just started getting into fishes got a 29 gallon to test the waters love the combos in here especially number 1, was also thinking for 29 is it possible to have no small fish and maybe like 2 or 3 bigger size fish ? or is the tank to small

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question: how do i work out how light for my tank?

Another great, informative video. I ordered a light for my new 75 gallon yesterday afternoon. After reading various reviews, I went with one that was recommended by many in their "best value" or "best for the money" category: a NICREW 32 watt. I'll review it after a few months of usage. LEDs are the way to go now. Take care.

looks solid man. Good call. Inspired. thanks for the name of the plants. God choices. I got a 1.5 I may do the same cheers.

That's a bit of a mix up of fish... Some I would certainly not put together, but it seems to be working for him... I love the old Box Filters and I use them in my 65ltr and 20ltr tanks. With a bit of Matrix in the bottom and the filter floss I get good water conditions and great clarity too... Yeah, they look a bit ugly, but they polish your water really well. His plants seem to be doing well, but there is a good amount of fish waste to keep them fertilised... Another great vid!

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I place about 2 inches of course gravel and cap it off with pool filter sand. I have a large number of corydoras, and they prefer a sandy substrate. My rooted plants do very well in this substrate.

Great vid as always... I'm growing plants very well in a sand only substrate with the fish waste as the only means of a fert source. Val's and Elodia for the most part and a lovely Amazon Sword Ruben's which is showing great colours. It would seem that some plants will thrive in just sand, and Val's is one of them. As long as your fish waste is getting deep enough into the substrate (I stir mine gently each two weeks before a water change). This ensures that I mix the waste into the sand deeply enough for the plants to feed from. The tank is about five months old and the plants are of good growth using this method. There are many ways which we can assist with such plant health, and while I have not seen any vids suggesting my methods, it is working well for me. Keep up the good work!

This is a question like "What's the best car?" Answer: It depends. You have laid out the advantages and disadvantages of each. Traditionally, I used the usual aquarium gravel sold in stores. When I restarted in the hobby over two years ago, I at first went with white sand. I wanted to grow plants, and it wasn't the best substrate for plants, so I put it into a new 5-gallon tank. My golden Ancistrus loves it, and we enjoy watching him constantly rescape his tank. That tank will remain untouched as long as he's alive. I have Flourite Red in my show tank. I like it, and most plants seem to like it, but the rinsing and rinsing and rinsing was a pain. I am (finally) getting in my 75-gallon tank tomorrow, Saturday. I have all the ingredients for your soil recipe, but I'm gonna add some Seachem Aragonite "Pearl Beach" coarse sand to it, as I'm planning on having a livebearer tank of Endlers and neocardina shrimp. To cap it, I have in some Black Diamond that still needs washing. To say that I cannot wait to get started is putting it mildly. I'll let y'all know how it is coming. Take care, and cheers!

Cool place, tell Taariq to give the tanks black background, display fish better.

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My fishes are dying can you make some medicines for pet fishes please

A beautiful tank. Not my kind of fish, but it works for him. I like the pot and also the filter; I'd like to find them over here. Take care.