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@misterbgs14 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see a fish shop treating aquariums like hobby tanks.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Nailed it.
@wowdad30554 жыл бұрын
Back in the 70's and 80's in New York some small pet shops where just like Father fish. Those where the good pet shops but not all where good.
@georgeb68223 жыл бұрын
reminds me of ocean aquarium in San Francisco. Father Fish where is your hobby shop?
@roni47203 жыл бұрын
@@georgeb6822 its in Florida
@leuchtrakete7093 Жыл бұрын
@@Bushapes No vacuuming, low maintenance tanks
@lightningdt14 жыл бұрын
35 years ago the gentleman that taught me how to set up an aquarium said minimum 100 pounds of substrate in a 55. Best tanks I ever kept.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
BEST ADVICE YOU EVER GOT.
@lightningdt14 жыл бұрын
Father Fish absolutely
@basicbaroque4 жыл бұрын
Yes! I read the title and instantly clicked. I do deep substrate beds in all my fish tanks and have great success, even in the one I don't use a filter in.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@danielhall5364 Жыл бұрын
Can't believe I just found your channel. Love the old school aquarium techniques. The KISS method from the early 70s when I had gotten in to the hobby. As a kid a neighbor w/ 'advanced' life experience. got me into the hobby in the 70's. He had been in the hobby since he was a kid. Evey tank he had he ran this way. I ran deep bed for decades always had great results. Back in the dark ages one could find the old plate filters / under gravel filters really cheap. I added a bag of poly fill @ 1-2" deep then place the filter plates on top of it then add @ 2+ " of soil then sand & river /creek stone for cover. the plates and poly would save @ 2-3 " of depth. great way to get deep bed advantages and to save space. 4" vs 6" bed depth. I always ran a deep bed irregardless of what aquarium I ran fresh, brackish, salt and reef systems and NEVER had to water changes on any of my systems. The method is incredibly stable.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
BRAVO Daniel. Happy to hear from you. Yes, my grandmother was the love of my life.
@susanbriggs8624 жыл бұрын
I love your tanks. I'm a Peace River native and also a fan of deep sand beds in my planted tanks (5 so far). So happy I found your channel as there is always so much to learn in this hobby. Your tanks are inspirational.
@mujacko20024 жыл бұрын
this is one for the books. thank you so much
@johnprofessionalexoticshri52764 жыл бұрын
Good day to you sir I am very pleased to see the video I really appreciate your knowledge and I'm keeping in mind when the same thing I'm new at the hobby I also want to ask do you have an easy organic way to kill the string algae without killing anything else. I hope you may reply
@KarunakaranNaresh3 жыл бұрын
@@johnprofessionalexoticshri5276 hi
@johntompkins95834 жыл бұрын
A local guy who has visited your shop through the years got a great surprise to see your videos on the KZbin keep it up.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@Ed-527 Жыл бұрын
Well I did it, I put a layer of dirt with potting soil and the additives you use in my new 65 gallon aquarium. And then I put three inches of pool sand. And then added some leaves and planted all my plants. You ought to make up little bags of all your additives and sell them. I had to go out and buy the smallest of each bag and I'll probably only use it one or two more times. I guess I'm going to get some pots and plants some tomatoes and peppers so I can use up all the additives. Will keep you posted
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
ED! I have been selling bags of additive for years. How did you not know this? Guess I need to promote more actively. Best wishes with the tank. Good job. Post some pics on our DISCORD channel
@Ed-527 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish I just came across your channel 2 weeks ago and dove In deep. Are you talking about the bone meal and lime etc.... And yeah to go out and buy all that stuff is about $70 dollars. And like I said I have 99% of the stuff left over but I'm going to plant some vegetables
@sexyguy9525 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFishl
@sageoblouk67824 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite way to do tanks. I've been doing my tanks similar to this, but never so deep. I'm excited to try it.
@madebykm Жыл бұрын
I am very happy to see this video. This video is a great example of how beautifully aquatic plants can be grown using ordinary garden soil/dirt and sand. Every aquarium you have is very beautiful and so are the fishes.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Many many thanks KM> Your efforts in this effort to teach the deep substrate soil system are vital. Congrats on your video using garden soil for substrate. It is excellent. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXTQlKB-nrZ6qsU
@madebykm Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Thank you 😊
@irenedool10692 жыл бұрын
I hear your birds 🥰 I have a pair of female budgies as well as a 20 gallon aquarium. They are so sweet and sing when ever they hear your voice Father Fish.
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Irene. That fills my heart with smiles. I miss al my birds.
@wowdad30554 жыл бұрын
Nice Video you remind me of some pet shops in New York in the 70's and 80's before Petland Pet Shops.
@madfishdiva4 жыл бұрын
I’m totally convinced Father Fish. Can’t wait to set up my new tank using these principles!
@johntompkins95834 жыл бұрын
I've used his store for at least 15 years tanks are constant. He also does salt water too.
@TankTastic4 жыл бұрын
Wisdom right there.
@carolan9740 Жыл бұрын
Ever since I started FatherFish's deep substrate, I rarely do water changes- huge savings in H2O bills & the stability is remarkable!! Very happy fish. Unfortunately, I dealt with neon tetra disease recently too- didn't catch it early either- it's a difficult disease to treat. Appreciate your wisdom @FatherFish
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
microsporidae is tough. You are doing wonderfully well. post some pis at FATHERFISH SHOAL DISCORD: discord.gg/sgeQSduS
@marcruic3556 Жыл бұрын
This is so interesting. Our 45 gallon planted community tank is 3 inches deep with dirt substrate, and when we had our 2nd kid it went almost a month without doing a water change, we just added water as it evaporated. I assumed it was the plants that kept the tank levels perfect, but this sheds more light on it. Amazing stuff.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Excellent Marc
@JoshUC4 жыл бұрын
Those are very happy and healthy fishes; this is the first video I see of your channel, keep the good job up, I will subscribe.
@liquidrockaquatics39003 жыл бұрын
I just came over here from My he Secret Life Living In Your Aquarium channel (and Facebook group) because one of the members recommended it. I am setting up a 20 long and was going to gather soil from a river bed lower than 6” deep to hopefully get a jump start on anaerobic bacteria, then add coarse sand on top of that. I’ve never tried using river mud and silt before, so I hope I don’t regret this. I will be using change water from my guppy tank to fill this over the next few weeks as I add plants, and I plan on taking nitrite/nitrate tests as I go to see if changes are happening
@FatherFish3 жыл бұрын
Sounds good. You want a minimum of 2" of sand on top of 1" of soil. Fine sand is preferable to coarse sand. We have a DISCORD channel where this is being discussed daily. Feel free to join in. It will be an opportunity to engage in conversation with others doing the same thing. Link is on the COMMUNITY tab. Welcome to Father Fish
@pammugridge41062 жыл бұрын
I just discovered that channel and this one. By far the best two out there
@isarainie4ever Жыл бұрын
I am convinced, will try to add more subtrate in my tank to meet 3 inches.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Good. It will make an amazing difference.
@MichaelClark-uw7ex4 жыл бұрын
One old fishkeeper to another, great video. Been keeping fish since 1968. I just recently set up a planted 55 for shrimp, 3-4 inches of organic potting soil (Promix organic) under 1 inch of construction sand, works perfect. I get an occasional gas pocket but nothing extreme.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Perfect, whipper snapper.
@MichaelClark-uw7ex4 жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish LOL yeah I'm a newb, still learning new stuff after 50 years in the hobby. Thanks for the videos, I love learning from the old pros. LOL BTW the wild type striped Discus are the best IMO.
@קרןחיון-ו1ש Жыл бұрын
the variety of fish in the first tank is awesome
@christinamorris28234 жыл бұрын
I love deep sand beds no problem ever with nitrates
@Baffi_4 жыл бұрын
I completely agree. I ran 4” deep substrate in a 55gallon Dirted tank. 2.5” dirt, 1.5” Flourite sand. Ran for a little over 3 years, even had a dwarf lily in it just gobbling up the nutrients. As long as you don’t have fish that will dig it up it’s amazing. I didn’t mix enough amendments my substrate though, and after about 1 year I started seeing potassium deficiencies, but the tank was PACKED with plants. Haven’t had that problem since I’ve increased how much greensand I mix in my dirt
@mr.octopus6972 Жыл бұрын
What about installing a screen midway into the sand layer ? Roots could pass but not fish.
@nathanlewisuk4 жыл бұрын
Same as reef tanks always use deep sand beds great video 👍
@MediTANKtion Жыл бұрын
I love you! This is the video I’ve been looking for! I want to do my new 125 gallon! I’ve been nervous! I’ll be watching more videos before I start 😍
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Join us on the Father Fish Shoal for help and encouragement. discord.gg/GdakStEjAy
@mr.octopus6972 Жыл бұрын
125 gallons ! 😮 More like litres right ?
@MediTANKtion Жыл бұрын
@@mr.octopus6972 nope! Gallons!
@mr.octopus6972 Жыл бұрын
@@MediTANKtion OMG ! 😮 OMG ! 😮 OMG ! 😮🤯
@MediTANKtion Жыл бұрын
@@mr.octopus6972 I know! I just got everything inside of it and mixed so I’m letting it sit for 24 hours 😍 I just ordered his plant package too!!! I’m so excited
@dgstanks74474 жыл бұрын
Great video, I have to agree 110%, i have 14 tanks but the one tank I never have to use ferts in and my swords grow out of control, is my 55gl tank with 5 inches of Caribbean Sea substrate in.
@fishgirlforlife9374 жыл бұрын
So true, I NEVER see fish poop in my 29 gallon 😁
@bonnieconner804 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. All this time I was wondering why my fish was always die on me. I was using gravel all this time. Thank you again.💚💚
@mandriva4280 Жыл бұрын
They don't die because you use gravel.
@otallono Жыл бұрын
@@mandriva4280the dirt substrate is exposed with gravel
@mr.octopus6972 Жыл бұрын
@@mandriva4280 Maybe not directly but indirectly yes. Gravel becomes so disgusting just over 3 to 4 days and the water smell is unbearable. All of this is fixed permanently with sand. You don't even have to change water.
@theNEWTful3 жыл бұрын
It works because it's basically the same as occurs in nature.
@FatherFish3 жыл бұрын
Preciisely.
@mercedezlucke-benedict1122 Жыл бұрын
Incredible!!!
@CarlRRogers Жыл бұрын
What type of plant is in the back right corner of that first 200 gallon acrylic tank he shows along 3 min into the video? I love it!!
@markhaunert50294 жыл бұрын
Oh im so looking forward to going through all your video's. New sub. Excellent information. Thank you so much.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@marypaigeflynn45124 жыл бұрын
👋😁
@markhaunert50294 жыл бұрын
@@marypaigeflynn4512 peek a boo 😀
@patjesscole27093 жыл бұрын
love watching your videos over again haha I'm setting up a 55 in the next couple days I just made a stand out of 2x4s need to paint it and the back of the tank then put the soil and sand 🥰 I'll make a video of it soon thanks FF your the best 😊
@sandbrm77867 ай бұрын
With that hat you look like John Hammond but instead of resurrecting dinosaurs, he got into fish tanks.
@jasonpeculiar4 жыл бұрын
Cool vid. Thanks for posting. I use similar set ups but never quite so deep. I'll give it a go. Cheers
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@QualeQualeson4 жыл бұрын
The nature aquarium shop that,.. I believe it was aquarium co-op, visited (in some town I don't remember), had very deep substrates. More like 10+ inches and they used little to no filtration and no water changes and those tanks had been healthy for many years. They didn't look too shabby either. Just lots of substrate and lots of plants and critters and voila! Virtually maintenance free aquariums.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Good friends from Myanmar. Shop is in SF.
@QualeQualeson4 жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Bingo! :)
@Rjmjojo4 жыл бұрын
Great video!See you soon on live stream!
@julichow1404 жыл бұрын
very beautiful shop
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
@KarunakaranNaresh3 жыл бұрын
very very useful video.
@FatherFish3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
@zimrianispresent81234 жыл бұрын
This is amazing!!!!
@benjaminsonksen44514 жыл бұрын
Informative and exciting! Thank you.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Exciting like an airplane ride?
@aquaticsplanet50334 жыл бұрын
Interesting theory about having a deep substrate! thanks
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Yes. All knowledge of a scientific nature is theoretical.
@Jumalten0014 жыл бұрын
I accidentally made a Deep Substrate when i poured way too much Sand (or so i thought) on top of the dirt in my tank...4 years later and i havent had to dose ferts other than some roots tabs and everything is looking great. Maybe once a year i run a vacuum in a few spots to mix up the sand a bit but thats it.
@muhdilman109 Жыл бұрын
Thank tou sir for the sharing, hope you well, God bless u
@dermotkelly2971 Жыл бұрын
Great education. Say supposing I want to make an aquascape with higher plant decor than other plants can I just keep adding sand and build up until it produces a big mound? Thanks and I hope You understand my question.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You must have strips of material barricading the sand from levelling. Terracing is the effective way to do this. Cut sheets of flexible plastic about 2" wide to hold sand in place. Hope you understand.
@michaelkane24704 жыл бұрын
Hey....nice Aquarium set up.Ever heard of Green Aqua....out of Budhapest?Its a good brand.You can seen there videos on youtube-Green Aqua.
@GoldfishCorner4 жыл бұрын
Love the set up! Thank you
@vanissaberg58242 жыл бұрын
Hey Father Fish, I've been doing some research and learnt that back in the day, fishkeepers used to place iron nails underneath the substrate to supplement iron for the plants as a slow release supliment. Sounds crazy I know, but I'd like to know more about this practice and if it works or not. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Thanks!
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
We use iron oxide as a deep substrate supplement. Yes. It has the same effect of adding chelated iron to the substrate.
@jonnybravo420Ай бұрын
Hi, what type of sand do you suggest for a black bottom tank? Love your videos
@LUR1N0XX3 жыл бұрын
Cant agree with this man more. A mature deep sand bed tank is rock solid. No cycle issues or old tank syndrome. The only problem is it takes a while to mature.
@FatherFish3 жыл бұрын
Thank you J F. It does take a while to mature but you can begin with plants and fish immediately.
@juanDominguez-wl3un4 жыл бұрын
Great video Father Fish very educational and experienced.Do you have snails in all tanks that fish will not eat? How often do you change water in like the 29 gallon tanks? That 200 gallon cichlid tank how is the bottom so clean with all those big poopin cichlids? I just see sponge filters in the smaller tanks is that all you need for filtration/ thanks in advance...sorry for all these questions. want to try to do a 20 gallon tank with plants and a trio of angel fish....🙏
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
The deep sand bed is the key to success
@knyghtryder35994 жыл бұрын
Totally agree , great topic!!!!!
@cjcichlidsbailes13464 жыл бұрын
Frontosa with angelfish wow haha
@winstonwang1273 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your great video!! I have a 50L turtle tank with about 7-10cm of substrate. It’s going great!! - fan living in japan
@FatherFish3 жыл бұрын
That is awesome Winston Join us on DISCORD and share your fine efforts. discord.gg/XpqMuaVDTy
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! What's your opinion about deep substrate with a plenum on the bottom?
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
plenum serves no function. It is one more clever idea with no science to back it up.
@jenniferbunker2757 Жыл бұрын
Do you have a video of plants and what size they get to be ? Trying to figure out what plant to put in what tanks and betta bowl
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
all plants continue to grow. Stem plants can fill a rank with a single sprig
@christinamorris28234 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Knife fishes...
@PhoenixRising20409 ай бұрын
How do you feel about quartz pool filtration sand as a cap? Do you suppose duration will help the moam to dull the stark white of its appearance?
@FatherFish9 ай бұрын
perfect
@mercedezlucke-benedict1122 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@spencerpeterson86953 жыл бұрын
Great content. Playback speed recommended 1.75x
@FatherFish3 жыл бұрын
1.25 works well with no distortion.
@He.knows.nothing4 жыл бұрын
We need to spread the wisdoms! Most freshwater hobbyists have no clue about the sciences behind their aquariums. The ones that do have an understanding are usually limited to the nitrification cycle and how to measure ph, but that's only half the homework. There's the denitrification cycle, allelopathy, microbial biology, and fungi that can colonize and keep your aquarium healthy. There are very few individuals trying to educate people on the science and that's why the saltwater people refer to us as FRESHWATER SCRUBS! Time to step up our game
@jerichoron4 жыл бұрын
Justin Thillens so there is only one correct way? Salt water people tend to be superior aholes.
@He.knows.nothing4 жыл бұрын
@@jerichoron knowledge is the way.
@jerichoron4 жыл бұрын
Justin Thillens I’ve been keeping fish for over 40 years. I do water changes and I can successfully keep any fish. So how is my way wrong?
@He.knows.nothing4 жыл бұрын
@@jerichoron no, I said knowledge is the way. If you have done your research and you've learned from your experiences, then you have knowledge. If you're ignorant of what's going on in the tank, whether you're having success or not, you dont have knowledge. How you apply the knowledge is up to you. We aren't advocating for everybody to use deep sand bed/walstad methods. We are just advocating for people to learn more about the nature of their aquariums
@He.knows.nothing4 жыл бұрын
@@lcsaw21 Oxygenation is a necessary component for insuring that hydrogen sulfide doesn't make it into the water column. "No maintenance" more simply refers to an almost non existent need to do water changes after the necessary maintenance for set up has been completed. I'm not here to defend anyone. I'm here to support the growth of knowledge amongst freshwater hobbyists and this channel is a great source of exactly that.
@brianbell58874 жыл бұрын
So glad i found this video. What kind of filter are you running on the first tank of the video, the 200 gallon Frontosa tank?
@rhprasad804 жыл бұрын
It's a sump filter
@StagnantMizu4 жыл бұрын
Nice walstad
@waynescountry2 жыл бұрын
WHAT A GREAT SITE !!
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Wayne
@waynescountry2 жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish your welcome
@SweetLife5292 жыл бұрын
Love your videos….thank you!
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stone Watt
@andrzejbrzozowski85345 ай бұрын
Piekne akwaria i rybki
@naveedaltaf4 жыл бұрын
Many people says discus should be kept in bare bottom tank, they required a lot of water changes and people use commercial product like discus buffer to maintain water quality along with seachem prime. Do how much water you change for discus and how often and discus can breed these kind of tank as well. Tia.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
I keep discus in dirted tanks with lots of plants and rare water changes
@kodibox-ic2tp Жыл бұрын
What is your thought on using Flourite Black Sand? I was also thinking of using this with maybe a pond soil on the very bottom.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
excellent
@piranhakeeper4615 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting. Question. Do you do water changes or just add water as needed? If add only. Would that make total dissolved solids very high?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Plants absorb minerals
@weirdscience6820 Жыл бұрын
Do you dose the plants, CO2 & ferts etc? Also, are air pocket build up bad and it's better to add snails that turn over the sand? When you sell pants, you're disturbing the substrate when you remove them. Confused. Are rooting plants a must? Can you use only artificial or non rooting (into substrate) plants?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Too many questions to answer in this format. Please join our FATHER FISH SHOAL on Discord where these issues are being discussed routinely. discord.gg/2PB236za
@weirdscience6820 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Thanks
@mr.octopus6972 Жыл бұрын
No, no, yes, don't touch, yes, no. 😉
@Miraklum Жыл бұрын
You´ve convinced me to try an all natural aquarium. Wasted to much money on bad advice...can I use potting mix with matured manure? And sand from a beach will do? Greetings from Portugal.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Yes to all and best wishes. Please post your tank on Discord for us to enjoy. discord.gg/GdakStEjAy
@newenglandsrarefishery97694 жыл бұрын
I'll be trying this asap
@otownslinky4 жыл бұрын
Love u pops
@michaelkoenig67804 жыл бұрын
The Uaru are doing well BTW. I feed them my excess Amazon frogbit!
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@jisooisluv_jennieislifeu7320 Жыл бұрын
Hi! I bought sand like u said but can i add small layer of gravel on top of sand? I dont want to just throw gravels away.... Also can the combination of sand and gravel support natural plants?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely.It will work beautifully Jisoo.
@jeffreyabbey95923 жыл бұрын
Never understood the low substrate around this community My mind always said deeper but all I see is shallow substrate in media Interesting video. Nice to be different
@FatherFish3 жыл бұрын
Boom
@susanbriggs8624 жыл бұрын
I'm setting up a 4" deep sand bed; adding California blackworms and planting swords and crypts. I have a geophagus (red head tapajo, just one) going into the tank with angels, tetras and corys. Since there is only one geophagus going into the tank, in your experience with earth eaters and cichlids, do you ever have a problem with them disrupting your deep sand beds?
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
The geo will not disrupt the bed but will polish off the worms.
@susanbriggs8624 жыл бұрын
LOL! I was afraid of that! I will have to be prepared to replenish the worms periodically or try breeding them. Thank you Father Fish for all of your advice!
@shesellsfish4 жыл бұрын
I'm doing 3 experimental tanks with deep sand over yard dirt substrate. The water is so clear in those tanks, no filter, just the deep substrate, plants, and snails, fish are on the way.
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
HELLO ShelbyRae. Great work on the tanks. Have not seen you in many months. We are on live stream at 8AM and 6PM eastern US time. It would be a delight to have you join us. Hope all is well with you.
@shesellsfish4 жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Hello Father Fish, I will try and make a live stream when I can. Things are not going well, nothing to be done about it, but get through it and move on. One of those nasty, totally unexpected bad break ups of a 14 year live in relationship that leaves you penniless with the clothes on your back and your hat in your hand. It's not as grim as that, I'm not homeless, but I'm having to start over with nothing. Not a great place to be...but I will survive. 2020...the year that keeps on giving, 😢 Thank you for asking after me. Knowing my fish folks are still there doing what we do has been incredibly comforting. 👍💓👍
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
@@shesellsfish Please join our live streams morning and evening. We are a caring shoal of fishy friends who will welcome you warmly. You have a community here that will give you the courage and acceptance to move on.
@shesellsfish4 жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish 👍💕👍
@BenOchart4 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ben. Delighted to meet you.
@marypaigeflynn45124 жыл бұрын
Hello Ben 😁👋
@janicetan38744 жыл бұрын
How do you clean the sand? Mine had cories in it that like to snuffle around and admittedly the biggest problem is me messing things up by moving stuff around so the sand flies everywhere and poop goes under the sand. Should I just adjust the sand back then leave it as it is and only vaccum stuff off the top even though there's poop underneath?
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
You have not watched my videos explaining the purpose of deep sand. Waste is broken down by the sand into nutrients that feed plants.
@tylerclutts5778 Жыл бұрын
I have 20 lbs of eco complete in a 20 gal long and I have 40lbs of caribsea naturals sand waiting to cap. How much should I put on top to prevent the sand from sinking below the eco complete?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
2" of sand. It will not sink.
@saswineey4 жыл бұрын
what if im keeping a non planted flowerhorn tank...will having a deep sandbed help? if so how deep? ive got a 50 gallon tank (36x18x18)
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
deep sandbed will maintain a balanced environment. No less than 3" deep.
@saswineey4 жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish thats really thick, thank you sir!
@rifraf61354 жыл бұрын
@@saswineey i like thick
@glenkrakow15462 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your wisdom. May I ask your opinion on akadama for substrate instead of dirt?
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
It is OK but does not contain enough mineral to last more than about a year. It is volcanic ash. There are no biologicals and apparently little iron. It should be mixed with a rich garden soil and capped with sand. It can be used as a dressing on top of sand. I have been experimenting using it as an alternative to sand. Expensive stuff.
@SHHWANZ3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@carolfitzpatrick9122 Жыл бұрын
Can I use sand from the river? Do I need to clean it in some way first? Thanks
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
No need to clean. The biological activity in the sand is vital.
@jenniferbunker2757 Жыл бұрын
Love your channel ❤️ thank you Question I'm completely new to all this. I thought if you have a planted tank, you don't need a bubbler that the plants would give it oxygen?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
bubbler provides circulation. Often important
@alohadenzel8359 Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure you got this comment before but is it ok if the soil got exposed from a fish digging it up, will the nutrients crash the tank? What do you think about plenums? Thanks in advance!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Plenums are a net zero. A little dirt will hurt nothing.
@alohadenzel8359 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! because I’m trying to do a marine seagrass tank with your method might get a jawfish. :>
@Alex-te7xn Жыл бұрын
How do you feel about fine black blasting sand diamond brand 60/40 grit capping dirt? Sorry if you've gotten this question 1000 times but new to your channel and alot of what you've said makes sense. I'd like to eventually get to no water change tanks. Also about maybe trumpet snails burying into the substrate themselves popping gas bubbles would be a good idea? Maybe pushing waffers down for them every once in awhile and be a decent snack for puffers and such as they breed so easily.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
I love it. Perfect for substrate/
@FG-hw5ep2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for all the helpful information. I understand that you don't clean the substrate but I'm wondering if you do water changes or just top off the water when needed?
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
Water changes when needed, not automatically. Top off as needed preferably with 0kh water
@carlsfishroom6324 жыл бұрын
Hello Father Fish. 1 of my dirt/sand tanks that has been setup for about 3 months. Is sending up bubbles like the other dirt/sand substrate tanks. However when I smelt the bubbles at the surface. They had a rotten egg smell. So most likely Hydrogen Sulphide gas. Should I be concerned?
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
needs more sand, at least 2". If it is continuing add another inch.
@carlsfishroom6324 жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Ok thanks! I have made 1 of my 30 gal tanks, 6 inch deep fine silica sand substrate. This was a tank I had as 4 inch dirt and gravel for about 8 months. I did as you said. I just emptied dirt and gravel down to 1 inch. And then added 5 inch's of the sand. I have 5 adult Super Red Bristlenose in the tank. It has been doing well now for the last 3 weeks, with the water parameters staying the same at : Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrates less than 10. And a pH stable at 7.8. I am now looking to change all the rest of my tanks with 4 inch dirt/sand substrate to 6 inch substrate.
@ethanbruh34764 жыл бұрын
I’m going to be redoing my 29G soon and I think I want to do a sand bottom.. I have goldfish so I don’t know if I can do a fitted tank but I’ll make sure I have deep substrate 👍 Subbed too!
@MrWildNature2 жыл бұрын
nicee👏👏👏👏👏
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😃
@Noobgamer-qc5jt10 ай бұрын
Can i only put 4 inches of sand in my natural aquarium. There were no soil and it is a settled 2 fit tank with 6 guppy and a lot of Java moss?
@deathbyfishtanks10 ай бұрын
That’s worked for me so far. As long as you feed light so the waste and detritus doesn’t foul the water.😁
@timeepicvideos2 жыл бұрын
cool info and yes I agree it works best
@FatherFish2 жыл бұрын
Brave, Time Epoch Videos.
@mr.octopus6972 Жыл бұрын
It's so easy I always want to touch up things but really got nothing to do. Like AT ALL ! Two full weeks now into this technique and already everything I got in there is growing and thriving. Baby fishes quadrupled in sise, snails tripled in size. Some of my plants that I saved last minute from wintering are now back to their summer look. Some have doubled in size already. I had to do cuttings 😮 No visible waste at the bottom or bad odors. It's like magic ! @FatherFish just one problem. Microfauna can't thrive in there because it gets all eaten up pretty quick. I will have to continue to raise them in a jar until I find a solution. Got any tricks under your sleeve ?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
add a small handfullof dry leaves every week. As they build up microfauna will have paces to hide and multiply
@bipolaraquatics4 жыл бұрын
great info ff
@chillbill9335 Жыл бұрын
Can i use potting soil from lowes like orgainc soil or all purpose? And use the multi purpose sand from lowes?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
yes
@MrOnlymoin14 жыл бұрын
Sir, great videos, really inspirational. may i ask if you dose the tanks with plant fertilizers? which if any and how much every week?
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
I never dose with ferts.
@martinalara27474 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on how to convert a tank from gravel and fake plants to soil, sand and live plants and which to use? And I only have one 29 gal, plus a 10 gal ADF tank. Where do I put everyone while this is happening? Thanks for any advise!
@FatherFish4 жыл бұрын
You can start over but an older tank may simply need a few inches of sand to create a perfect substrate.