DIY Walstad Method Aquarium Setup - Easy Plants

DIY Walstad Method Aquarium with easy aquarium plants
No Filter
No Co2
No Fertilizer
6 Weeks Growing
How To Setup Walstad Method Aquarium

[@n_e_y_o]

Limnofilia Sessaflora, Pogostomin Octopus Stellata, Rotala rotundifolia, for those who wanted the names of the first few

[@ceyhunderindere]

thanks, plant names on the video

[@seachangeau]

​@@ceyhunderinderebut what is the soil and the cap?

[@Wal48]

Thanks 🙂

[@eh.440]

Hi sir, this is very beautiful! And a well made video. One peice of advice, I've made something similiar and I found that the cap on top of the soil needs to be thicker than the layer of soil. Otherwise over time the soil expands and goes into the water, which is not good.

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thanks, yes I agree with you

[@Kamerun241]

Yes yes yes

[@83Goldy]

Wow! I’m in love with that simplicity that came out so beautiful. Now I want to redo my tank and do the same one. My White Cloud Minnows would be happy. Thank you very much. Keep it up 👍🏼

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thank you so much ☺️ 👍

[@canada6618]

2cm is a little low for the cap, its not good to plant the plants directly into the soil, rather let the roots find their way into the soil to absorb the nutrients on their own

[@rat_dragon]

Wow, this is my favorite build you've done so far. It's the first time I've stayed mesmerized and speechless the whole time :)

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thanks a lot 💦🌱☺️

[@gabrielpaulino2791]

im surprised the plants didnt burn since the capping is so thin. good stuff man

[@ceyhunderindere]

☺️👍, Thanks

[@mustafawasif1280]

Amazing🎉. Just amazing. I am from Bangladesh. I want to do this same natural settings. Please can you tell me what things exactly do I need?

[@aquariumsatbptv3350]

Im amazed that the plants are healthy even without co2, aeration or airpump or filter, would it be possible to put some fish without those things

[@ceyhunderindere]

Betta can be put, you better be a filter for other fish

[@aquariumsatbptv3350]

Yeah betta or gourami im sure they can tolerate with out those.Thanks

[@xeniyaa1053]

Great set up 🌺 I wonder if this method can be used in setups with un uneven bottom??? Like, can I create a hill/ridge at the background and have a similar effect??? 🤔

[@ceyhunderindere]

thanks, it's doable, but ground layer slippage needs to be prevented

[@xeniyaa1053]

@@ceyhunderindere Thx for responding ❤ Sorry, but I do not understand ur answer😅

[@ceyhunderindere]

@@xeniyaa1053 ☺️, hills need support

[@xeniyaa1053]

@@ceyhunderindere OWWWWW like in the landscape design 🤔 Good thing I asked, was not sure if this is the case with aquascaping - almost no one used support/walls in KZbin tutorials 🤔🤔🤔

[@MrRoberto167]

It's been over a year but what I think they mean by support is in reference to the sand, if you build a hill of dirt and then put sand on top you run the risk of the sand just rolling down and exposing the dirt. Exposed dirt is BIG no no in Walstad tanks, because the rich dirt will leach many nutrients and chemicals to your water that would make life for fish and plants pretty much impossible. So that, keep the dirt capped with sand.

[@sebastianstempkowski8113]

Looks really nice ,simple and clean. What dimensions of tank?

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thank you, i think 25x30x40h

[@thelittlethingsinlife239]

Looks beautifully done 🙂

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thank you 🙏😊

[@asifali007]

you used normal garden soil? can i use vermi compost? any reason you replaced water after adding soil and sand for first 2 days? I just realised you from Turkey.. i hope you all right?

[@ceyhunderindere]

yes, I used normal garden soil, I did not try vermi compost, min 50% water change is necessary to remove the accumulation in the water. evet istabuldayım , teşekkürler

[@trashlahn6993]

Walstad minimium dept of soil is 1.5 inch

[@purgattocalistenico1240]

I` m 2" the sand , + segurance

[@Pradeepkumar-h2h]

Bro same set up big size tub me karna sahi hai indoor

[@haspek_scaping]

Hem şu berrak hem de bitkiler güzel gelişiyor eline sağlık abi 😀

[@ceyhunderindere]

Teşekkürler, bakalım zamanla nasıl olacak

[@haspek_scaping]

@@ceyhunderindere sen halledersin güzel bi şekilde abi eminiz (:

[@lulu_achoo]

What was the soil you used? Looking to do a 5 gallon betta walstad soon!

[@ceyhunderindere]

Garden soil,normal. I hope,thanks

[@gregwatkiss8973]

The opening sequence show you using what you have called garden soil. To me it looks like commercial potting compost. Please can you tell me what you actually used and if you mixed up the soil can you tell me what you mixed together to get the final product?

[@ceyhunderindere]

Use a plant soil sold in a package, garden soil can be risky

[@gregwatkiss8973]

@@ceyhunderindere Thank you for the advice. I thought that what you have used was a soil made for garden plants. As a beginner to aquascaping I have been looking for helpful videos that are not all about the maker of the videos and how clever they are but good facts and details about what is used and how to create beautiful aquascapes. Your videos meet all my expectations and I am slowly working my way through them. Another very helpful thing is that you reply to questions. I have watched other videos on the subject and asked the video maker questions but never receive any replies. Keep up the good work. Your videos are great!

[@felixfeil7770]

Please do an update video on this project. Does the tank still exist?

[@ceyhunderindere]

Except for a few aquariums, the others are constantly changing, unfortunately this is not one of them.

[@mr.jiakun2032]

Did you use dechlorinated water in tank sir or just plain tap water?

[@ceyhunderindere]

I used rested tap water

[@MuhammadhaikalsaidSaid]

Hanya dengan media pasir tidak menggunakan pupuk apa bisa ..dan berapa lama lampu menyala nya

[@prasanto4u]

Can i add fishes in this set up ?? As i was thinking kf trying this beauty ! Let me knkw and thanks in advance !

[@ceyhunderindere]

Of course it can be added, but it should take 3-4 weeks for the bacterial culture to be fully formed.

[@jeevamist7520]

bro if i planting plants in gravel the roots will grow to organic substrate or planting in organic substrate .i put the plants into last organic substrate .the organic substrate starts to mix with water

[@ceyhunderindere]

That's the system, I hope I got it right

[@jeevamist7520]

@@ceyhunderindere ok you said thing is planting in top soil is enough .there is no need to planting plants roots into organic bottom layer right bro. If i typed sentence is right just give a like bro i will understand.

[@ceyhunderindere]

@@jeevamist7520 yeap ☺️👍

[@gismosfinalform2031]

I made the error of an overly shallow soil cap and recently had to take that tank apart. Apparently a substrate depth of 2+ inches is more effective

[@gismosfinalform2031]

Also a more compact substrate may prevent leaching, i'm using sand

[@shabeerok7274]

Very nice

[@shabeerok7274]

Could you please share your tank size and led detail

[@prateekyadav203]

How did you prevent algae ?

[@ceyhunderindere]

more water changes and excel carbon

[@benjaminsoans7335]

So beautiful! Thanks.

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thanks ☺️ 👍

[@ritalilly6588]

How far do you put the plants down in the substrate? Should they be touching the soil part or sand/gravel part? Some of mine I put all the way down to the bottom of tank and others like moss and smaller plants that I couldn’t put down all the way are sitting in the gravel/sand.

[@ceyhunderindere]

There are two ways, the roots will grow.

[@jordimateubartroli951]

So beautiful!

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thanks ☺️

[@9catlover]

so beautiful. i did the same but put the soil in net bags. i have some red cherry shrimp. can i know what light u are using, it is a uv lamp? i am new to all this and just started my first no tech tank.

[@ceyhunderindere]

thanks, i didn't use uv lamp, i think i supported it with 6500k grow light

[@danielerickson1132]

How do you avoid getting biofilm on the top of the tank?

[@ceyhunderindere]

If there is fluctuation on the water surface, it will go away over time.

[@arronkho4282]

What type of light using ?

[@espiaguipo9509]

Does algae grow on the sides of the tank or you just scrape them off?

[@ceyhunderindere]

algae may form over time, it is necessary to intervene

[@DabbinLlama]

Can you explain why you changed the water so many times?

[@ceyhunderindere]

garden soil initially contains a lot of minerals

[@chrisrusso4512]

Why are changing the water so often?

[@ceyhunderindere]

garden peat contains heavy load

[@jbvmpsmtr5488]

I'd put an inch of sand more

[@xiyuanliu4322]

How deep the plants roots go when you place them, all the way under the soil???

[@ceyhunderindere]

They can go pretty deep

[@AC-xk4wm]

I love your setup.

[@ceyhunderindere]

Thank you 👍

[@adayurduseven8174]

Bu tekniği uyguladıktan sonra hemen balık koyabilir miyiz yoksa bir süre beklemeli miyiz?

[@ceyhunderindere]

Normalde olduğu gibi yine beklemek lazım bakteri döngüsü oluşsum diye, daha sağlıklı olur

[@shabeerok7274]

What about the light

[@NoSmokeG]

What mm sand is this? Can you please link me or tell me exactly which one this is so I can buy it?

[@ceyhunderindere]

4 cm is fine, i buy a local store

[@NoSmokeG]

@@ceyhunderindere 4 cm? I was looking at contrasoil river stone. it's a little bigger than sand but similar. It is 3-5 mm. is this size okay to use? Did you mean 4mm?

[@ceyhunderindere]

I mentioned the top layer as sand thickness, it would not be appropriate to use coarse grained sand, it should be fine grained sand​@@NoSmokeG

[@luckydays8239]

Bro I really love the setup but 😅 my tank need some help when ever I made tank like this method in the gravel a dark spot grows and the plants roots melt and becoming black 🙂I don't know why but it's happened many times Ur advice and full setup explanation plz

[@ceyhunderindere]

hi, i suggest you do more water changes first, you can try again, take it easy

[@luckydays8239]

@@ceyhunderindere 😂 yeah I just doing like that how to reduce aneraobic bacteria bro ? Substrate cap will be black ....like if I place a stone on the substrate under the stone I got black spot 😂

[@ceyhunderindere]

@@luckydays8239 You can give plenty of oxygen to the water to reduce these bacteria.

[@luckydays8239]

@@ceyhunderindere 🤔 ok ok bro thank you 😌 instant replier 😌I like Ur hospitality so I subscribe keep doing lot things bro 🥰😍😘

[@alexortiz1515]

@@luckydays8239root burn you didn’t cap the dirt well enough you need double the amount of cap for how much soil is used

[@awesomebroke]

For How long the light is on?

[@ceyhunderindere]

7 hr fine

[@JK......]

@@ceyhunderindere which light are you using?

[@ceyhunderindere]

@@JK...... bar strip led, 6500k and grow led

[@Pradeepkumar-h2h]

I buy plants bunny cart so all plants 🌱🌱 setup new tub so any problem plants and fishes

[@GoodSamaritan1972]

Hi. May i know what is the temperature of your tank water?

[@ceyhunderindere]

hi, if I'm not mistaken, it could be 23-24 degrees.

[@ceyhunderindere]

slight yellowing over time, very difficult to keep full white

[@طهطباطبایی]

سلام. ببخشید اول خاک ریختید؟

[@ceyhunderindere]

First soil, then sand

[@طهطباطبایی]

عالی بود

[@gunterwerner5105]

how long do you have to wait until the water is OK? I started up a Walstad 20l cube. I am now in week 5 without water changes. but it has a high phosphate and I think 2nd nitrite peak. Do you also have a Facebook page or Questions forum?

[@ceyhunderindere]

I did frequent water changes until the water improved.

[@gunterwerner5105]

the small aquarium in itself is no problem to get it right, and then, do you also do water changes?

[@ceyhunderindere]

​Water change is a must, especially for Walstad @gunterwerner5105

[@gunterwerner5105]

@@ceyhunderindere also during the start-up weeks? I do have a small filter in it that provides current in the aquarium. there is only a sponge pressed into it to keep the flow rate low. But after the start, just do a 30% water change every week?

[@gunterwerner5105]

@@ceyhunderindere How many hours of light per day?

[@maigrandde]

Plants used in this tank dont nessecarily need Co2

[@SatouKazuma]

Are the first plants called Ambulia?

[@ceyhunderindere]

Yes ,limnophilla sessiflilora

[@erenyldz1711]

Işık ve su hakkinda bilgi verebilir misiniz. Aritma mi mesela

[@ceyhunderindere]

Su çeşme suyu dinlemiş tabi, ışık da burdaki 15w civarı, geniş aralıkta da yakın sonuç elde edilir

[@erenyldz1711]

@@ceyhunderindere sağ olun bilginiz var mı üstadım ama ihlas ev arıtma su sistemi var onu kullansam uygun olur mu Adana suları çok kireçli ya da dediğiniz gibi çeşme suyunu dinlendirmek yeterli midir. Sağ olun

[@subham777]

How you prepare the soil??

[@ceyhunderindere]

I used ready-made garden soil

[@ChillingwithMalc]

Just saw another video with the same music. 😄

[@uchihamadara7116]

Eline sağlık abim

[@ceyhunderindere]

Teşekkürler 👍 🌱

[@joannecanono4313]

I so wanna do this but I keep killing plants no matter how hard I try, idk what I'm doing wrong :'>

[@ceyhunderindere]

Do the water change too much at first.

[@tyroneobamacare4998]

Why did you do a water change on the second day

[@ceyhunderindere]

plant soil causes excess mineral and element accumulation in the aquarium, we remove the excess with water changes second day

[@greeneyedpixie2]

wow

[@hrithik2107]

I bro is cryptocronyne tropica and cryptocronyne brown the same?

[@ceyhunderindere]

Color tones are different, shape is considered the same

[@hrithik2107]

@@ceyhunderindere ok sir thnx

[@Afjalalikhan]

U put Co2?

[@ceyhunderindere]

No co2

[@kafisandy6462]

it is better to use sand or gravel ? Or mix?

[@ceyhunderindere]

sand would be better, to hold the soil well

[@kafisandy6462]

@@ceyhunderindere ok thank you sir, i want try next time this method 😅👍

[@Mubariq11]

Does it need co2

[@ceyhunderindere]

No co2

[@Mubariq11]

Can we also use lucky bamboo without co2

[@ceyhunderindere]

@@Mubariq11 I think it might be

[@casseycastro1985]

No filter no heater no CO2?

[@ceyhunderindere]

Yeap👍

[@Abhijeet77777]

Massa alla ❤

[@randomweirdo3899]

how many watts of light do you use ? because i think the rotala rotundifolia needs high ligh

[@ceyhunderindere]

Rotundifolia don't need so high light,

[@musiconvinylisbetter.1449]

To thin layer of sand. Double it!

[@TheVirkk]

Can you tell us about light plz for this tank

[@ceyhunderindere]

İ think 4 rows 5730 bar led, mix 6500 k red blue

[@jonathanmartins7744]

Foo The Flowerhorn

[@ricwhk]

No fish?

[@ceyhunderindere]

I tried only for plants

[@tybeedoo]

Literally muted your video and pulled up some Debussy in another window because the stock audio was honestly terrible lol. Sorry

[@AquaOne1]

Thats not 2 cm Sand. Its barely 1 cm.

[@ceyhunderindere]

make 3 cm

[@rajprajapatiraj6878]

What about co2

[@ceyhunderindere]

Dont need co2 for this plant

[@deltoid4]

Dude, the classical music is such a Foo the flower horn rip off. Just be you and don't copy shit.

[@celorart]

Toprak seciminiz nedir ? Torf katkısız öneriyorlar ama ben Türkiye'de bulamadım. Siz ne kullandınız merak ettim ve sonuçlarından memnun musunuz?

[@ceyhunderindere]

bu sistemler kurulan akvaryuma tam anlamıyla bi akvaryum demek zor, evet işe yarıyor ama sürekliliği tartışılır