Aquascaping Equipment Guide: Basic and Advanced Setup Explained

[@francescoparisi9402]

Guys you're Great! I don't have money to afford a tank like this but in a couple years I will build an acquascape with your advice!

[@Aquatic_journey2024]

One piece of advice from me. Don't buy all things and then do research, research/ watch videos first then buy things. This has cost me a lot of money.

[@zlusic]

Tommy, thank you for this video. There was a lot of info I appreciated, but no. one for me is the amount of plants you recommend, 17:51 I've been watching aquascaping videos for months now, this is the first time anyone has defined the min. 6-8 plant rule. Most scapers use many more pots when creating content, so it gets intimidating when we start multiplying € after €. By the end we realize just how much we would need in order to do something similar. Thanks for the help

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome! 💚

[@dimitarsimidchiev866]

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy! 🎉 For part 2 of this video you can setup these two tanks with the equipment you presented…part 3 hardscape and plants selection, stocking…part 4 maintenance 😊

[@GreenAquaShop]

Good idea!

[@bahadraltintas346]

Hello, I'm watching you from Turkey. There are many people watching you in Turkey. I can easily understand your videos with subtitles. Your explanation is excellent, thank you very much.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks so much for the support and for watching our videos. Hopefully, you find them inspiring in some ways 👍😃 Cheers to all of our fans from Turkey!

[@Ankescapes]

Unfortunately, it's not always a question of commitment, but of financial resources. My commitment is there with all my heart, but I had to start on the basic level. It's nontheless a great joy every time I have the possibility to level up another thing over the years. It's part of my journey with aqascaping, and I love that, too. Every step on the way towards the perfect high level setup is fun. Thanks for showing me the perfect goal to achieve ❤😂

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, we always suggest to start small too, and with time you can invest into a CO2 system, then you can use that on a bigger tank later, etc.

[@djiiimmmscape8125]

La 1er chaîne KZbin de notre passion bravo les gars vous êtes des maîtres 🫶🫶👌

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks so much for the kind comment! Cheers!

[@LnL1702]

Thank you Tommy...Always a pleasure to listen to you and the team with your knowledge and advice on this beloved hobby. This is one of my favourite all time videos, as it gives us knowledge and options and I love that you share the products that you are using yourselves, so we as the general public can search for and order. Thanks again for this most informative video.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for the kind comment! Keeps us going!

[@jaggynettles8382]

Excellent video thank you for sharing your expertise with us 👍👍👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

You're welcome, glad you found this useful.

[@hotwater8473]

Wonderful info for the budding hobbyist, thanks GA!

[@GreenAquaShop]

👍💚

[@nanoreaper5002]

I always find your technical videos very helpful.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, Tommy is the best teacher I know. LOL, thx for the longtime support - as always.

[@vishfishtanks2152]

Been in the hobby for quite some time but always learning something new on your excellent channel. Great tutorial, thank you.

[@meurlock]

Comme toujours, c'est parfait. Comme vous le dites rien n'est gravé dans le marbre, personnellement je ne suis pas en aquascaping mais le simple ajout de co2 me permets d'avoir de belles plantes rouges et un ensemble bien équilibré qui donne un peu de travail et beaucoup de plaisir. Encore merci de tous vos renseignements, je me suis abonné parce que je pense que ce serait dommage de ne pas profiter de votre expérience.

[@LaccerHS]

The lighting thing is true. I had a C301 above my 30liter Dennerle tank. Now I am building a 60p and bought a WRGB2 Pro. The difference in colors is incredible, and not to mention the intensity is crazy, it really makes the colors pop.

[@ornn6177]

Again what does a P mean for tanks

[@Christoph-Oliver]

@@ornn6177 It stands for Pool. The number always is the length in cm. A 60-P measures 60 cm x 30 cm x 36 cm. F stands for Flat. A 60-F measures 60 cm x 30 cm x 25 cm. H stands for High. A 60-H measures 60 cm x 30 cm x 45 cm.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Exactly!

[@Krishore_Aquatics]

Great Video Very Very Good Explanation, it will be very, very useful for those who start new aquarium, based on their budget they can choose Thank You so Much Green Aqua

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome.

[@antemercep8844]

As someone who is in this hobby for close to 20 years these are very solid advices to start aquascape journey. And ofc as you gain experience you can begin to experiment, for instance I have 30 liter no filter aquarium with capped aquasoil and the plants are healthy and growing really good (not only low demanding ones). I wish that I saw this video when I was starting cause I got 150cm aquarium and I believe that is bit to much for first time but I'm still here so...

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for the kind comment, Ante!

[@mickaelrousee3573]

Thanks a lot. Clear and efficient.❤

[@GreenAquaShop]

👍

[@zigg4045]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@GreenAquaShop]

You're welcome, glad you found it useful.

[@gritzd5070]

Love this video... Could you make a video on plant stocking idea and general quantity required (Basic vs advanced)? Im going to start a hi-tech tank and would love to have knowledge on how many plants I would need.

[@nickeverett358]

Great Video!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found this useful, Nick. Cheers.

[@lyndenbradley4513]

Great video it's good to show both options .I love eheim filters it seems they are not competing or as popular as they once were...

[@dennisvanopstal7360]

Oase took a big part of the market when they entered the aquarium hobby I got both Eheims and Oases and i prefer the Oases now. Dont care for wifi at all And eheims are build less bulletproof as they once where. Still got a basket in my shed from an old eheim filter with screws in it The plastic is 2 times thicker as the baskets in my new professional 3 filters. And the prefilter of the oase is more convenient as the eheim version. Still love eheim but they really should reconsider.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@Fantasticaquatics]

Great video and I’ve just purchased the Lilly pipe outlet from you guys think I was missing this from my scape and from your explanation it will help me with some issues

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks so much for supporting us, you are great. Good luck with your tank, and don't break the lily pipe LOL.

[@gitendrapatel1546]

Hey Tommy please tell more about dry start method, my question is ,when we planted dry start method ,plats are melting or not when we add water in aquarium, please tell me

[@GreenAquaShop]

Normally, they should not melt, if all conditions are right.

[@HeRo-qd6tk]

Good explications 😊

[@hellishmaggots7450]

Thanks for information ! 🖤

[@GreenAquaShop]

👍

[@iainaquariumagic]

Great information 👍

[@abdielsgful]

Thank you very much for the tutorial! could you make one with the water change system you use? pleeeaaas

[@GreenAquaShop]

We've explained our water change systems a couple of times. Please refer to our maintenance playlist. Welcome to the channel!

[@frankvermeulen4621]

Excellent overview. 👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

🙏

[@PaulZyCZ]

Currently I don't have any high-tech tank, but I plan to have at least one someday again. There's the issue with balancing fertilizers, light and CO_2, more intense maintenance (trimming, always checking the CO_2 set as there's bunch of components that could fail). But like Tommy said, it's hard to grow a real carpet without CO_2 injections. There are some options to do that (eg. Hemianthus (?) Monte Carlo planted densely), but in hi-tech plants grow more densely, lush... to compare it to 18th century castle gardens, low-tech would be a jungle, a forest or an English-style garden while the high-tech would be French-style garden (Versailles). I actually had a 12l nanotank with trimmed Eleachoris "Mini" carpet, piece of wood and trimmed rounded "bush" from "Pearl weed" (Micrathemum Micrathemoides). All growing with bio CO_2 from yeast + sugar solution. Hygrophila Corymbosa Compacta grew best in similar tank.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Actually, surprisingly, the CO2 system parts rarely fail, if they are good quality. At least compared to other components. Good luck with your tank! Cheers.

[@ericoberle9471]

Hello green aqua team, what is your opinion about heating cables? Many thanks for all your work and valuable advice! Sincerely

[@riesemma]

What is the "certain level" of light based on which metric when you say at 12:30 "above a certain amount of light you need CO2 orltherwise you will just get algae"

[@seanyoung7713]

This video is for people who are lot of disposable income, prefer MD aquariums for affordable scapes

[@Aquagold.goldysingh1313]

amazing information

[@GreenAquaShop]

💚

[@hanmalboro1307]

If add ADA bacter 100... do i need to add beneficial bacteria when cycling?

[@erich9907]

I am just starting the high tech route, any reccomendations on what water test kit I should go after? I am seeing a lot of them out there that cover many different things to test. Any must haves?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Not really. The only test I recommend is TDS meter so you can control your water hardness after changing water with reverse osmosis... Other than that you should be fine. If you use tap water, you should test for nitrate, phosphate, silicates and hardness and KH so that you know what you're getting and how to dose.

[@erich9907]

@@GreenAquaShop Awesome, thank you. Definitely will be using RO water.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Will help with the plants a lot! Cheers.

[@lalalarasophie]

"set in stone". solid pun from the iwagumi guy

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL

[@ldm7532]

Do I need a uv light for aquascape?

[@TheTeaWizard1]

my intake pipe has a surface skimmer built in, is this bad for co2? I have lily pipe outflow

[@danielnowitz5448]

How come you dont spec a heater? Do I need a heater for mine?

[@James_NatureAquatics]

Would love to see a Jeff Miotke masterclass one day 😊

[@GreenAquaShop]

That would be awesome! 👍😀

[@ChristianBarthels-xd4ls]

Can you make a video how a coldwater aquascape can be achieved with the motor of a fridge to cold of the water ???

[@GreenAquaShop]

Wow, never thought of this, but there are aquarium chillers that do the job.

[@ChristianBarthels-xd4ls]

Perhaps a native tank were you live???

[@carpcorner]

Great video! Which external filter would you recommend for 45P ?

[@ornn6177]

What does P mean

[@carpcorner]

@@ornn6177 I have no idea, It is the standard 45 cm long ADA aquarium!

[@GreenAquaShop]

P means Pool, we've discussed it in the puffer fish video, I think. Cheers.

[@hanmalboro1307]

Hi... if i use ADA advance power sand... do i need to add ADA additive?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Additives are inlcuded in the advance type, so no.

[@4loveoffish]

Do you feel an air stone in a high tech tank is helpful when the C02 is turned off?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yes, it could be useful. ADA is raising the lily pipes by hand every night. :)

[@ritzygfx]

What about heating?

[@4loveoffish]

What lighting level is best for wrgb2 pro for a 17 “ deep tank heavily planted with carpet ? I think 100% is too much , what % should I set each color to?

[@GreenAquaShop]

We have lights between 60% and 80% under similar conditions. It is not a bad idea to start lower, you can always increase the intensity.

[@thorium9190]

In Australia, Chihiros lights are very hard to come by and are ridiculously expensive. you can find a chihiros wrgb 2 pro (45cm) for 460 dollars, it is a 59W light. you can also find chihiros b series (45cm) for only 99 dollars, that's a 29W light with wrgb leds, you can dim it but you can't adjust the colours. So what if I just get 2 of the b series lights for my high light tank? gives me almost 60W of dimmable light

[@lemerodrigo]

Is there a reason to not highlight OASE filter anymore?

[@GreenAquaShop]

No reason, really. Oase filters are great! Love them.

[@jodip719]

My 225 gallon tank has euro bracing with a width of 3 and 3/4 inches. Have you seen lily pipes anywhere that would accommodate that width? I have not been able to find any. Prepared to bend my own, but I would love to find some to fit the biomaster 850 tubes.

[@GreenAquaShop]

We usually custom-made pipes in these cases for our clients

[@jodip719]

@GreenAquaShop Thank you for the response, looks like mine shall be custom then.

[@LuciaPevna]

Tommy, really nice video. Need to show it to my friend who wants a lowtech tank from me but keeps arguing About necesities… btw. Are those DOOA scissors kine of a standard? I have them and I dont really like them. Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@GreenAquaShop]

Oh, the maintenance tools are so subjective... I like the ADA curved scissors for example, would not touch any other type. But others have other preferences. I suggest you try a couple before you invest in one. Maybe visit us so we can show you. :) B.

[@srenlarsen7868]

Yet another great video! Btw, I left the discord server by mistake, and it seems like all your discord invite links are invalid? Either they are expired or I am banned for leaving 👀

[@GreenAquaShop]

We discontinued our Discord server!

[@kitapuk]

Do I need air pump to produce O2 for fish?

[@GreenAquaShop]

No. If you have enough plants, they will produce enough Oxygen, provided you don't overstock.

[@RyanWeezly]

What size are these tanks

[@watchman9198]

My guess is 15 gallon but idk

[@marcokorflur3621]

Nice Afrika ❤ Dream

[@helloman4251]

👍

[@ornn6177]

What does p mean for tanks ?

[@marcrite3435]

The P is the standard size of tank So 60p is standard size 60f is shallower tank size and 60h is a higher size tank .

[@anadi495]

❤

[@GreenAquaShop]

👍💚

[@atilioush3772]

Ok, basically how much money to set it all up?

[@TundeEszlari]

Nagyon jó KZbinrek vagytok, kaphatok egy komment szívet?❤

[@patricksijstermans2983]

what about heating, you forgot to mention this topic :)

[@-AndrewR]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@mahmutkaya9286]

Videolarınızda türkçe alt yazı olduğu için 🙏🙏

[@TadekWaleczny]

Ja używam oświetlenia mars hydro sp 3000 bez UV😆

[@RichardDowd]

Just an FYI, Iron is pronounced more 'i-un' as oppose to 'i-ron' :) But then again could just be my working class background :D

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL, good point.

[@vargasandor7472]

Klasz!

[@A_code]

선생님. 저는 선생님의 디자인들을 매우 좋아합니다. 선생님의 작품을 하나 선물받고 싶습니다. 어떻게 해야합니까? 혹시, 거래를 해야 합니까? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GreenAquaShop]

Come to Green Aqua, we'll make you one and you can ship it home. LOL

[@nonixnarreds]

Mit der biologischen Belastung stimmt nicht! Eine hohe Belastung entsteht nur wenn zuviele Fische und zuviel gefüttert wird. Die Pflanzen entziehen dem Wasser Nährstoffe, im Bodengrund sind Bakterien, die ebenfalls bei der Filterung helfen. Bei zu großer Filterung werden die gesamten nützlichen Nährstoffe ausgefiltert! Es kann kein vernünftiges Klima im Aquarium entstehen! Darum muss zuviel nachgeholfen werden mit Spurenelemente, Dünger ect. ect.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Actually, filters do not remove nutrients. Cheers, thx for watching.

[@LukaszTiiger]

:)

[@magdalenagardelin8925]

Basic? 🤔

[@bigsur370]

I find the Expensive LED lights to be an obvious RIPOFF. Because I reckon any led tank light will do just fine BUT it must have the ability to add a timer and adjust the luminosity WHICH CAN BE EASILY done by buying a cheap Light / Timer controller (its about 17.50 NZD). However If you want to have a FULL control with Timing, you could always just buy a Smart Plug Outlet which can be controllable through Smart Life APP. Its very smart, youll have the ability to set the Light to be on / off for how long its gonna be and which Days you want this to repeat on. If you want daily, you could just select every day and it will AUTOMATICALLY turn the light based upon the time you adjusted it on, and it turns off when the times finished. And MORE FEATURES that I couldnt be bothered listing. Its very handy indeed. This option is much much cheaper than buying a 300NZD light. All that only cost me roughly around 65 New Zealand dollars, which saved me 235Bucks with the same or even more flexibility.

[@teukuzulfatan1653]

Advance meaning more expensive 😂😂😂

[@GreenAquaShop]

Agreed. As with everything nowadays. LOL