I would just look online at my water company's own charts to find out if there's silicates in the tapwater.

How many galon tank is that?

I made a mistake! The tank is actually an OASE HighLine 600! So 160 x 60 x 65 cm 😬

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I decided to try this method after watching the video. Since I don't have the tank yet, I put the rocks and wood in a large plastic storage bin from a discount store and then covered the bin with a thin piece of glass taken from unused framed photos and prints in my basement. If you don't have any of those you could go to a discount store and simply buy the cheapest frame or framed print in the size you want, remove the glass and throw the frame away. I also bought a cheap but very bright twin LED light from a home improvement store. I had to add a plug to it but it's putting out much more light than the aquarium lights that I had laying around. Now it's just a matter of waiting.

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Sir, I am your subscriber from India 🇮🇳 and want to know if I can use Chira stone is also known as laterite stone in English. Laterite is a type of soil and rock that is rich in iron and aluminum. It is commonly found in tropical areas that are hot and wet. . Will it effect my Fish or plants ?

Depending on your stock of supplies, itd be cool to see what you could build with leftover bits. Take that unique rock, whatever extra wood you have from scrap, leftover gravel, and trimmings from overgrown plants. Might be a fun challenge

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Was that a dark start?

Cleanly built, great hardscape and plants, the fish are exceptionally beautiful

So glad you made this comparison because it touches on 2 things I have wondered about. With tissue culture plants, isn't a big plus that they come disease and pest free? I'm 4 years into this aquascaping pursuit and have now run into planaria in my tank and that's a huge bummer because you have to resort to chemicals to rid the tank, or just start over and ditch everything because plants will be harboring eggs, apparently. So gross I almost want to quit, sadly. I also have always wondered about tissue culture plants being small and slower growing at first, is there a down side to them not helping a tank to cycle and help keep algae limited? I guess you suggest that yes you may have algae issues in the beginning but hang in there and things will come around.... Also, these tanks had C)2, I wonder how it would have gone without CO2...I'm still on the fence about adding that in since I hesitate to make things more complicated. For those small tanks, how do you set the amount of Co2. Lots of questions....sorry :(

I visit de maanvis almost every week and already saw the tank and heard from Maarten that you would make a video about it soon. I love to see both tanks you made at the store and they give me some inspiration to make new scapes at home!

What is your cabinet height size, please

I picked the winner！yeah! It is the most beautiful tree I have ever seen.

These types of videos are so helpful! I have tried C02 but still afraid of it and really don’t know what to do. Refill cartridges never in stock for the 95 gram had to dismantle. Love to see more to expand for the novice🧐

Have you glued a hardscape whilst its underwater? I just want to add a few extra bits but am already setup

@mjaquascaping what name did you come up with? I was going to suggest Astro or Atlas being that he's a Galaxy Koi.

New to all this, saw this video, you're very informative but I had a few questions. Do you have to wait a certain amount of time before adding fish, I noticed you said you added them a few weeks later. Was that intentional or could you add them sooner? Also, how different would maintenance be with a typical rear hanging filter be? Do you have to run CO2 with that build?

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I love the neon blue raboras but they are so sensitive.

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Does this light bring the color output of bucephalandra with co2 ?

i now have 7 tanks and am only 14 so i sometimes forget the weekly maintenance but spend around 2-4 hours a month trimming the plants and an hour every week cleaning them

The tank is amazing

Cool tank. I'm missing some other info though: what light, how many hours, filter? RO water or regular? CO2? Etc..

You shouldve gave the plant to me if you didnt need it cuz plants are expensive hehehe

Hi, could you be zo kind to do an aquasoil test?

Why not reduce everything? Co2, lighting and temp to slow down the growth.

I also had these fish in a 500l aquarium. I sold them when they were fully growm cause the tank was actually too small... I think minimum tank lenght must be over 2m

"Any nasties", like...tannins? Those things that are super healthy for the fish? Neat tank! All of your builds are beautiful

Hi MJ, how long can the bacteria in my canister filter survive after the dark start? I ask this as it’ll take me a long time to drain the tank and do planting and the subsequent refill. I intend to leave it dark for 8weeks. Appreciate your advice. Thank you!

Those Corys are beautiful

can you do another review of the tank and how you select plants

Nice change for a river tank, the rock is incredibly well done. Thanks!

Soooo does it works??

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Do you cap your aqua soil?

Well it's possible to do something simple and nice! Thanks a lot.

Great aquascape

Those cories are cute 😍

I have a 4 feet river tank..a 400 litre one or higher will be my next step but have to move for that. The river fish that I keep absolutely love to swim in the river current which I created with two strong wave makers in the foreground

Now this is the kind of tank I need...I could keep this running easily! Thanks MJ

I really appreciate that you're filming the final result, matured and grown. That's class !!

Crypts are always a good choice

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Love this one, every fish selection was on point matched the awesome scape

Love the quality of your work and videos, and your patience!