5 MONTH UPDATE: No Filter, No CO2, No Ferts, No Water Changes 5 Gallon Nano Dirted Ecosphere

[@capuchinosofia4771]

My dream is to make a tank like yours without water changes (or minimal ones) and for the plants and fishes to be in a balance. Yours is absolutely an inspiration! Thanks for sharing!

[@chilloutvibesforyou]

Certainly a beautiful colourful ecological aquatic creation at 5 months, well done!

[@MsLinanator]

Stunning! Thanks for letting us see it.

[@RegisAquatics]

Thanks for watching!

[@RegisAquatics]

Hello everyone! Please subscribe if you enjoyed this video! Also, follow me on Facebook and Instagram for details on future projects! My Facebook: Facebook.com/regisaquatics My Instagram: Instagram.com/regisaquatics The products and plants used in this build can be found in the amazon link here: Amazon.com/shop/regisaquatics (DISCLAIMER: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases)

[@djssquibbs3295]

Absolutely beautiful little tank thank you for sharing

[@RegisAquatics]

Thanks for watching!

[@followmytrail-ameetsvlog5202]

Stunning - what a beautiful aquascaping. Want to build one

[@vijayjoseph8164]

Awesome! How do you keep red plants without CO2? What about the water changes (percentage) during the setup? Thanks

[@katelynnewoodall6978]

what is the EASIEST plants to keep? and a good carpeting plant?

[@RegisAquatics]

Easiest plants: Java fern, hygrophila plants, java moss and anubias. Best carpeting plant: hemianthus micranthemum 'Monte Carlo'

[@FIRYX-]

Great tank. Greatings from Poland

[@RegisAquatics]

Thank you! Greetings!

[@majorbruster5916]

Nice video. That 'topsoil' looks more like coarse peat, as you had to sieve out some very large pieces. I think the fibrous nature of peat makes a difference to the substrate and the pH of the water.

[@rahulrajendran4706]

What about the light ??? Model, Watt , power and time etc ??? Please reply

[@laurb2011]

So Beautiful

[@jairusivaniscala4507]

How long the lights were on? And what wattage

[@dauzzz9319]

What floating plant did u use?

[@milkyhuman5644]

Looks amazing

[@RegisAquatics]

Thank you!

[@pumpkinkings5503]

Love your vids please keep updating your awesome

[@RegisAquatics]

Thank you!

[@paulwang2748]

How often to change the water ?How much water do you change each time?

[@RegisAquatics]

I never change the water in this tank. I only top off the evaporation

[@ewaw8555]

Beautiful 🐟🐡💕👍👏😀

[@RegisAquatics]

Thanks!

[@YogeshKumar-ih7cw]

Soil is normal or some special does it smells after some time please tell me I m begioner

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

It can be done. Like a backyard fishpond that gets only rainwater..or here in the west..just topped off for evaporation. As long as the fish to gallon ratio is low.

[@michaelalvareda1477]

Is the white thing in the bottom part a sand? Sorry no idea just want to start mine

[@RegisAquatics]

Yes the white part is a sand substrate. Underneath the sand is topsoil for the plants

[@michaelalvareda1477]

Regis Aquatics thanks

[@shaikvakis9981]

That's it so beautiful

[@RegisAquatics]

Thank you!

[@atminh8222]

I don't understand if you don't change the water, how can the red plants grow well without CO2 (?), the other plants get enough nutrients (?) Do you add any other nutrients? eg Seachem supplements?

[@infiniity5529]

Nice video. If there’s fish you should do more water changes. Nothing can replace water changes, even if it’s all planted. With new water you add minerals that were used and also get rid of the hormones etc the fish excrete.

[@RegisAquatics]

Thanks! I top off using RO water to avoid mineral build up, Im not familiar with the impacts of fish hormones but I will look into that.

[@infiniity5529]

Regis Aquatics I see. Yeah it’s not just the hormones but a lot of other stuff build up in the water over time and a lot of stuff are also used up by the plants. By adding new water you replenish all the good stuff. In the wild it’s different since the volume of water is a lot, there’s new water all the time. Water changes are the best thing you could do for your fish :-D

[@piercarlotalenti4044]

What prompted the replanting? Was it a purely esthetic decision? Thanks for these videos. Very helpful as I'm planning a low tech planted tank.

[@RegisAquatics]

Purely aesthetics, I got bored and wanted to change things up but I left it pretty much untouched the last 3 months for the next update video!

[@gondwana6303]

superb; loved it

[@RegisAquatics]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@andrewdean7537]

Thank you for sharing this

[@meggrotte4760]

I think you must do a lot of water changes because guppies produce a lot of waste. Least I think they're guppies beautiful. I was wondering how do you keep it so green fertilizer? I was thinking you had your tank by a window or maybe you keep your light on often

[@RegisAquatics]

The plants consume any waste the guppies create, they won’t consume detritus but the other inhabitants do. The green color is from a good light source and sufficient nitrates.

[@tomkory7859]

Beauty looking for inspiration :) I also want to get something similar, but with 5 fish :-)

[@RegisAquatics]

Thank you!

[@dkbpesmobile8089]

How was your water so clear without any water change

[@bululu1846]

Beautiful

[@joesiever4844]

Did you get algae problem? How did you deal with it?

[@RegisAquatics]

I had a little hair algae around the 3-4 month mark, but nothing since. I decreased the lighting manually removed as much of the algae as i could. That was enough to take care of it.

[@MB-fh1dc]

@DGR aquatics when you have an algae breakout, one or two snails won't solve the problem, you need to remove the cause of the problem (like he did, reduce lighting), and be patient

[@joshdavis3304]

How do you get oxygen into this tank? Can plants really provide that?

[@ridhwansulaiman2244]

Hello bro,can you share what plant are you used?

[@kidrobin171]

Heater & lamp always on?

[@stianthijsen4784]

of course not ;o)

[@RegisAquatics]

Heater always on. Lamp on 10-12hrs each day

[@dimitrijsvoboda9573]

Could you please advise how do you manage to have Endlers without a lid? Dont they jump out of the tank?

[@RegisAquatics]

Floating plants may help. I havent really seen mine jumping though

[@geoffk21]

How are you floating those plants for emerald growth on the top right? Seems like some sort of basket?

[@RegisAquatics]

I used a stainless steel wire to suspend the wabi-kusa ball at the water surface. Check out my Wabi-kusa tutorial video for a more detailed explanation

[@morgangrimes6372]

Did you ever have to feed the fish and if not what did they feed on

[@RegisAquatics]

Yeah i feed them flake food every other day

[@thecruize9034]

What fish do you have in the tank? And did they survive a long time without a filter?

[@RegisAquatics]

I have assorted guppie/endlers. I haven’t lost a fish in this tank. The water parameters stay extremely stable.

[@thecruize9034]

Regis Aquatics Thanks! Can I add fish a day after setting it up if the water parameters are stable?

[@vEGan1909]

TheCruize Don‘t put fishes too early ! They will probably die. The parameters may be stable after 4-6 weeks. Check them .

[@trailrunningwild]

Thanks for this! I am gonna start one as yours ☺️. If a plant died during the 1st weeks, is it better to remove it please? Overnight tap water to fill the evaporate one or direct from the tap?

[@RegisAquatics]

Remove any dead plants to avoid fouling the water. Tap water with dechlorinator works fine, just make sure the water temperature is close to the aquarium temperature when adding

[@bunsoir]

Do you have any advice on keeping the red coloration on the ludwigia so vividly red??? Mines starts red and quickly grows green 😔

[@shres1567]

without Co2 it turns green :(

[@jacksonanil2558]

What is that white soil?? What is that name. Bro

[@noahboy6349]

Did you use fertilizer soil in the tank? An you’ve never changed the water? How is that possible?

[@stianthijsen4784]

I've got a very similar setup with organic garden soil and just a few tetras. a monstera and a pothos grow roots into the aquarium wich looks pretty wild and natural. there is no need to change water but I have to refill 1/4 once a week. everything perfect with no maintainance over 6 month. 8 firetetras and 3 otocinclus live very happy inside.

[@RegisAquatics]

A layer of topsoil under the sand and the fish poop in the aquarium is the only form of fertilizer. No additional additives/fertilizers. Only maintenance is refill evaporated water, trimming plants and feeding fish. The plants consume the nitrates the fish create.

[@egserrano19]

Edwin from Costa Rica, thank you for your information and sharing !!!

[@thecruize9034]

Stian Thijsen are you talking about a 5 gallon tank?

[@zsirothehero4330]

What light did you use? Can i use a led bulb light?

[@RegisAquatics]

Yes! LEDs works great. I used a 13 watt led cool white LED

[@faizalfishingtv]

Great job awesomex👍😁

[@RegisAquatics]

Thank you!

[@moeed1435]

Wonderful passion

[@anilagarwal4718]

BEST UNDERWATER PLANTS

[@rinuraphy]

Which us the rred plant used ludwigia sp red?

[@dennisbinkhorst2039]

Might be Palustris.

[@RegisAquatics]

The red plant in the back left is ludwigia sp red. The pinkish red plant in the front right is purple cabomba

[@naturezone1212]

What soil do you use?

[@RegisAquatics]

topsoil from a local source

[@TheCarAddict]

I realy enyoj this video!

[@sassipiep]

What measures does your thank have?

[@RegisAquatics]

35*20*25 cm approx. 5 gallons

[@DeepikaAditya]

When you say no CO2, no fert, no filter how do you replace the jobs these are meant to do with

[@jezackr3500]

In these kinds of tanks it all depends on the plants and the livestock.

[@DeepikaAditya]

@@jezackr3500 so kind of biosphere

[@jezackr3500]

@@DeepikaAditya yeah, the plants filter the water and provide the oxygen while the lifestock feeds the plants:)

[@mr.biibek]

How much watt is your heater?

[@RegisAquatics]

50 watt

[@mr.biibek]

@@RegisAquatics and what about your light how much watt is it and kelvin that it produce??

[@mr.biibek]

and what watt of heater is suitable for 3 gallon tank

[@RegisAquatics]

@@mr.biibek 50 watt would work great

[@RegisAquatics]

@@mr.biibek 14 watt led, 6500k

[@SpiritAquatics]

Very nice

[@RegisAquatics]

Thanks!

[@hugomalaya]

nice video

[@RegisAquatics]

Thanks!

[@mandarine_YG]

what is this that that.. brown powder??

[@RegisAquatics]

Topsoil

[@michaelalvareda1477]

Did you change water?

[@RegisAquatics]

Nope! Approaching the 8 Month mark too!

[@frankieadolph]

What is the floating plant with red roots?

[@RegisAquatics]

Red root floaters (phyllanthus fluitans)

[@infodunia223]

what size Aquascape is...?

[@RegisAquatics]

35*20*25 cm

[@hermawanerik4946]

What thre secret bro?

[@RegisAquatics]

Fast growing plants and dirt substrate. IMO

[@hermawanerik4946]

@@RegisAquatics what is dirt substrate?

[@mikeb1189]

It figure s that the one thing I wanted to learn about is not documented at all in the video

[@SteveSerednicki]

How long do you leave the light on each day?

[@RegisAquatics]

10-12 hours

[@rinuraphy]

What is lighting used on this tNk?

[@dennisbinkhorst2039]

I'd like to know that as well.

[@RegisAquatics]

The fixture is a common desk lamp. The bulb is a GE 14 watt led, cool white color.

[@imaflowerhorn6458]

Why some people mentioned constantly that injected co2 is needed to keep red plants in an aquarium? Are these marketing lies or what? 🤷

[@ZSFries]

Because most red plants needs really high light to keep their reds. High light plants will demand significantly more CO2 due to their rate of photosynthesis. Put super high lighting in a non-CO2 tank and the plants will get stressed out and eventually die ( think of it as forcing a man to do extreme workout plan every day , but providing barely any protein or enough calories for his extreme activity level, he will eventually get worn out, fall sick and die ). Only certain species does not need high light and CO2 injection to keep their red, like red tiger lotus and ludwigia sp. super red. Basically its not a lie, it just true for most species in the hobby, except for a very few exception.

[@imaflowerhorn6458]

@@ZSFries awesome thank you

[@RegisAquatics]

Z.S. Fries is exactly right!

[@anilagarwal4718]

DO YOU SELL

[@MaybeKastro]

Am I the only one like where did the betta go lol

[@RegisAquatics]

I moved him to the dragon stone betta tank. Last video I posted for an update on him!

[@MaybeKastro]

@@RegisAquatics bro I never got the update ty man, 😁😁time to binge

[@АкваскейпЛюбитель]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@marias.collado9501]

No, no, tu tienes que meter Las manos donde hayan tiburones..necesitas ser mas delicado.

[@mikeb1189]

You put something in there on the back wall that you did not document at all. That's what got me to click on the video and you didn't even show it... Disappointed

[@RegisAquatics]

I added the details in the follow up video for this tank. Also I have a diy wabi kusa video that includes this one.

[@playboy6622]

whats the white coloured sand?