CUTE Little Desk Aquarium (How To Aquascape: No Filter, No Ferts, No co2, No Heater)

Cute Little Desk Aquarium (How To Aquascape: No Filter, No Ferts, No co2, No Heater)
INSTAGRAM: / md_fishtanks
Hi again everyone. This was a really enjoyable and quick little build...but, having done a jar aquarium before, i know how fun they and can evolve into something very satisfying.
Let me know in the comments if you like this sort of thing and want to see more. I have a nice fish bowl that i think could make a really nice scape from that everyone can try.
As usual, i will answer as many questions as possible in the comments. Peace!
#plantedtank #nofilteraquarium #mdfishtanks

[@MDFishTanks]

So this is a nice quick build but it will give hours of enjoyment watching it progress. I've called it a desk aquarium but obviously, it could go anywhere. I just really like watching it when im working on my laptop and producing videos for you guys. If you want to show support for the channel, be sure to click subscribe, like and share if possible. It would be amazing to get to 50k subs by the end of the year :)

[@MDFishTanks]

@@jmarshaii7914 thank you and will do

[@PavanKumar-fk9gk]

Bro where do you get the tank?

[@TinRoofVintage]

@@PavanKumar-fk9gk - Ikea

[@MDFishTanks]

@@PavanKumar-fk9gk ikea

[@grimsal]

@@MDFishTanks what is the name of the Tank from Ikea? I can't find it on the Website.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Great job! Love the music and ASMR style sounds in particular. You’ve inspired me to consider something similar... 🙏💚

[@MDFishTanks]

Inspiration is my biggest ambition so that's great to hear George 😊

[@StealthyDrake12]

Same

[@LL-oc1xw]

THANK YOU for showing us in multiple videos how you've used simple LED desk lights for grow lights. That was a real (pun coming) light-bulb moment for me. Truly, it has transformed my attempts at the tiny nano tanks. Mine are nothing in comparison to yours - but for me this is such a boost to my imagination and success. THANK YOU!!

[@jackanddan]

Little tanks are so much fun....we went through a little tank phase....then we got bigger and bigger....but now we want some smaller ones again....very nice....👍

[@MDFishTanks]

I'm the same lol

[@emeraldent]

One of the best small nano scape tutorials out there! I've watched a bunch! Thank you for sharing!

[@MDFishTanks]

wow, great compliment. Thanks

[@mariamhernandez3377]

Out freaking standing!!!! The soil the plant the decorations and the animals you chose were perfect for this type of setup BEAUTIFUL 💞❤️

[@rickyabdullah4758]

I like the way you make it so dramatic and put the angles together, so fantastic, even in small tank, thank you bro

[@MDFishTanks]

Cheers ricky

[@shesellsfish]

Just gorgeous, as are all your scapes. 👍💕👍

[@MDFishTanks]

thanks shelby

[@FreshwaterIchthyology]

Really beautiful little nano tank! It's very peaceful.

[@MDFishTanks]

Thank you

[@FreshwaterIchthyology]

@@MDFishTanks You're welcome :)

[@zacharyhoofman1707]

You videos are so calming and peaceful! Love it man!

[@magnusfrivoll5473]

Great video, great tank and lovely chatting with you under the premiere. Have a good one!

[@MDFishTanks]

thanks Magnus. You too.

[@emmabaron6480]

You should sell an 'aquarium desk kit' like this :)

[@coolguy1748]

Man I really want to get into this stuff once I move into more permanent housing. Awesome video

[@FIRYX-]

Very nice small tank :-). 👍😃🔔

[@MDFishTanks]

thank you :)

[@TM-je7nf]

Looks Awesome, you make very inspiring videos. Thank you for sharing them.

[@TinRoofVintage]

I. CAN'T. WAIT!! ♡♡♡

[@MDFishTanks]

🤗🤗

[@robertfletcher3421]

very nice interesting exercise.

[@MDFishTanks]

cheers Robert

[@EyeAtleastTry]

Beautiful and simple Can't get better than that brorher.. that piece fit perfectly, snf beyond

[@chadr3376]

I love all the tanks that you did already i have been watching your channel since 8,000 subscribes all of your fish tanks does looks so beautiful how its thriving with life.

[@MDFishTanks]

Thank you very much

[@jackd5181]

Man I’m watching it in the third minute after release I’m proud

[@MDFishTanks]

thanks jack :)

[@monaangela4667]

Beautiful little world

[@MDFishTanks]

thanks :)

[@thunderousshore6968]

Who in their right mind would dislike this? Those 14 dislikes shouldn’t be there, this is an amazing scape

[@Bludhundr]

Honestly seeing your videos makes me want to try this! Thanks for uploading these amazing videos

[@Kevinrhoe]

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing, I'm gonna build one asap

[@leos898]

I cant believe how far your channel has gone!! It's so well deserved, you do amazing work! - your 24 follower

[@MDFishTanks]

thank you Vegan

[@baybay7765]

Love your videos dude ... I tried to make one of this. (Soon). 😆😆😆

[@Hirochicken]

I am very inspired by this tank!

[@MDFishTanks]

Awesome :)

[@Pembalap]

This is cool. Thanks for sharing

[@MDFishTanks]

no problem :)

[@Lay...]

Nice vid. A follow up video to include a technical breakdown of everything would be great. Where to buy etc and info on shrimp.

[@cnrv85]

Love it!

[@MDFishTanks]

Thank you

[@StevenMonk]

How do you keep the water at a temp that the shrimp will survive in? Any update on who the setup is doing now?

[@Youssii]

Cherry shrimp are good over a wide range of temperatures so long as the change is not too sudden (18°C to about 29°C - covers most indoor temperatures)

[@steveng666]

Recommend by George so thought it take a look what a great little setup love how simple and elegant it looks great work Mark 👍

[@drrdmohile]

Nice concepts, beautiful aquascapes. You are a master. Love all your videos.

[@MDFishTanks]

How very nice of you

[@Cruxity_YT]

Great video, a project I really want to do. Also I never knew you were left handed 👍

[@hoangtian6339]

Love your video

[@aje8790]

Amazing

[@MDFishTanks]

Thank you

[@santamonicahelpassistant418]

Man the tank is awesome for its size! the video in general is very satisfying to watch. My technical question, how long can they live in there before you need to transfer them to a larger size tank? -Abdullah

[@aslmx1918]

I want this for my office. What kind of maintenance does it require?

[@ImSigmaFr]

Love ur videos MD also I’m pretty sure I have the same laptop as u

[@dmizui]

Super!!!!

[@hannahsms3816]

I thought you were going to put a betta fish in without a heater, but you chose shrimp, Great choice.

[@jomstv8989]

Wow!' Nice one!!😍

[@miguelsalty]

I have a question. I started the same process with no filter, no c02, etc and all I have gotten was algae growing and brown/black plants. I was using fluval Stratum and a fluval light?

[@MDFishTanks]

Possibly not enough water changes during the initial phases and ot enough plants

[@miguelsalty]

Okay thank you. I also saw in the video you said daily water changes for the first week. After that should they be weekly? And how long do you leave the light on?

[@MDFishTanks]

@@miguelsalty 2nd week every other day and then weekly after that. my lights are on for 14 hours per day. I go for long duration for low light. Works well for plant life.

[@lowcost549]

lights , or sunlight give birth to algae control it, plants only need 8-10 houra of light... put some shrimp it might help

[@MDFishTanks]

@@lowcost549 I have many many tanks that are very mature and all have 14-16 hours of low light a day with zero algae...

[@fantasticfishhobby6557]

Awesome video 😍

[@MDFishTanks]

Thank you :)

[@harshpatil5453]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@grateful86]

What's a nice low wattage full spectrum bulb to use?

[@kamenidriss]

Interesting how you set hydrocotyle japan in a lot of your shaded tanks even though its technically a 'medium' plant.

[@MDFishTanks]

It grows slow in the low light tanks but looks great eventually

[@monapaler5056]

Yes, it works for me too. 👍

[@fan-yang]

Inspiring ! Thank you for sharing :). Could you please do a tutorial / video on a cylindrical shape vase style ? Thank you !

[@MDFishTanks]

This is a cylinder shape vase??

[@fan-yang]

@@MDFishTanks taaallll vase please :)

[@Sarah-rf5rj]

Whoah what

[@MDFishTanks]

Hi :)

[@Sarah-rf5rj]

That tank is incredible

[@lilirose72]

Absolutely gorgeous, I've done something similar but it wasn't as pretty as yours. I'm a bit concerned about the lack of algae and biofilm for the shrimp to eat in a very fresh set up...those things take a couple of weeks to grow in my experience.

[@MDFishTanks]

If worried then you can always chuck in a few flakes.

[@lilirose72]

@@MDFishTanks I always feed shrimp in an immature tank- my concern was the video saying "the shrimp will not need feeding" as many beginners watch your videos. :-) Still very impressed by your skill.

[@MDFishTanks]

@@lilirose72 ok, maybe I should have been more clear for the start up

[@ludwigSamo]

i would love to do one too! this isnt even that expensive and doesnt need much room

[@amusingkiwi9586]

Hahaha not that expensive... Im alread in $170 for a ten gal no filter set up.

[@eticocr]

I wonder how thick is the vase glass

[@aprilsage5695]

Absolutely stunning! Was thinking about doing something like this, this video might just convince me ;) Is the light just a regular lamp? Also from ikea?

[@MDFishTanks]

its not from ikea, but i know they do sell some cool lamps. But yeah, just a regular clip on desk lamp.

[@devihartiningsih7198]

Sumpah bagus bangetttt😍 greatttt!!! This is no filter???

[@brendonpayne4451]

What is the type of music being played in this video called? Or better yet, does anyone have any good recommended playlist for this type of music? I really want to listen to it and reflect. HELP ME!

[@monapaler5056]

Amazing, how much Gravel and Soil do you fill in? I also bought some at last week 😂. Your Video is just right. LG Mona 👍❤

[@TheJeggome]

amazing! will try to make one. can you recommend plants that just needs minimal light

[@sambhuraman8475]

Could you share the link to buy the light and other materials.

[@AllAboutPetsz]

I have a question how did you edit planted tani videos? And plz add red cherry shrimps and endler guppies in this vase

[@MDFishTanks]

I use Lightworks pro. And stay tuned to see the stocking :)

[@AllAboutPetsz]

@@MDFishTanks ok by the way i am from Pakistan

[@MDFishTanks]

@@AllAboutPetsz well hello from the UK :)

[@MattJDayton]

Lovely! Going to attempt one myself. Do you recommend snails for these setups, and if so which? Also could you detail the ongoing water changes needed? Thanks, subscribed!

[@MDFishTanks]

Thanks. Rams horn snails. 1st week change 50% every day, 2nd week every over day and then once a week after that.

[@Nakanam1]

@@MDFishTanks Would not rams horn snails overpopulated the tank? That's what always happens to me. Any advice, please?:)

[@MDFishTanks]

@@Nakanam1 the population of snails is determined by available food. If there are tons of snails, you are overfeeding

[@HyeonsikLi]

@@MDFishTanks why is it inportant to do so many water changes at the beginning?

[@aritoga999]

can i keep a pea puffer in this type ?

[@jaimeochoa2473]

nice tank, BTW... how often do you change water after the first week and how much water do you change?

[@MDFishTanks]

50% every other day

[@jaimeochoa2473]

@@MDFishTanks thank a lot, i love all your projects and i´ll try to make this one.

[@MDFishTanks]

@@jaimeochoa2473 brilliant 😊

[@Jude-to7lw]

MD Fish Tanks So with a 50% water change every other day for the second week, what's next? How often do you have to change the water for the life span of the tank? BTW beautiful work, thanks for sharing.

[@duyentran2914]

Hi, this is awesome. Thanks for sharing. I love it. Just a quick question, can we put some guppies in this kinda tank?

[@fredespinosa9640]

Hey, md fish tanks, what are those brown shrimp. I have the same type but I don’t their species name.

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

Why do you use the initial substrate mix & not just all aquasoil?

[@MDFishTanks]

i didnt have a huge amount of aquasoil and it was just a way to bump it up. all aquasoil will work as well.

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

Is it from a previous, cycled setup?

[@ArnoldQMudskipper]

@@MDFishTanks oh, okay. Cheers

[@MDFishTanks]

@@ArnoldQMudskipper yes, although it was dried out but will contain some nutrients and perhaps dormant bacteria.

[@Mr.Laidukas]

Great channel, lots of inspiration and examples of what can be used to achieve great scape. However I miss commentary on top of the video explaining what is that you are doing and why. I don't have that much free time to watch all the videos so I like to listen these videos while I'm working and only glance when I need at a critical points. Without commentary I just forced to skip videos.

[@MDFishTanks]

Sorry mate. That's not my style ;)

[@grateful86]

Where can I purchase that exact lamp?

[@tiffanydasilva9103]

I want one now! Great job. It looks amazing. Where do you buy your plants?

[@MDFishTanks]

I buy mine from my lfs.

[@silvarbullet1]

@@MDFishTanks Do you buy plants in sealed packs or from tanks at the lfs? Do you treat them or quarantine them before use? Thanks for any tips, newbie aquatic enthusiast :)

[@chocolava6068]

What was that black soil

[@MrJo2trs]

Hi, Great Stuff. What brand of aquasoil do you use for this. Thanks in advance!

[@user-lk2cm1il5f]

OHow to put oxygen in rotary basins I love you from Iraq

[@phuchuynh92]

Is there a video where you explain how you take care of the biofilm in no filter tank?

[@MDFishTanks]

I dont take care of it to be honest. The tank does. Water changes take care of it initially and then after a while, the tank becomes balanced and there is no surface film.

[@phuchuynh92]

MD Fish Tanks got it. Thank you

[@jeipondaelevens1196]

If u post link to buy all It will be good

[@jingly1000]

I'd be the one to do all this in a hurry And trip it on the laptop the very next minute and cry my ass off 🤕

[@gbj6581]

Do you not need water movement. eg a power head to move the water around?

[@MDFishTanks]

No. The plants will provide everything that is required.

[@mikeywalnuts7015]

What I would do for open top nano tanks at home. Unfortunately though they would become cat watering bowls and have floating cat hair in no time

[@MDFishTanks]

I have a cat...and yes she drinks from my aquariums. I think it's nice she is paying an interest 😂

[@monapaler5056]

A cat? Take a picture please. 🙏

[@mmphmaverick004]

This is awesome! A few questions though. Is there a need for fertilisers to he added and do we need some sort of cultured sand? Thank

[@laurensdeboeck9083]

Would it be possible to add like a betta to this tank (or if the tank would be slightly bigger)? Because I'm looking for a nano tank on my desk but i want some good looking fish in it :p

[@MDFishTanks]

I know that some people would put a betta in it but for me, it's a bit too small for that. I will add new fry to it to grow them out.

[@laurensdeboeck9083]

Yes it looks small but would it be okay to put a betta in a desk setup like this with low tech and a bigger tank?

[@laurensdeboeck9083]

@@MDFishTanks Maybe you could update us on the redbeard tank? Because that was something i was looking for :) great work again btw

[@MDFishTanks]

@@laurensdeboeck9083 coming soon :)

[@nukeno0dle931]

Lawrence D sure , just make sure it’s a 5 gallon minimum , also I’d recommend having a test kit so you can check to see if the water is okay for the fish, if you don’t have a test kit your water could be dangerous for your fish and you wouldn’t know

[@jonisolis9645]

💚💚💚

[@robijames8726]

Hi, I have a question, do you have shrimp in the aquarium without filtration and good cool? And how often do you change the water? Thank you very much for your answer.

[@tyngchinchillachang838]

Is duckweed a must for non filter tanks? Is it possible to have a dutch style aquarium with no filter and just powerhead?

[@MDFishTanks]

Possibly. Floating plants are needed initially for nutrient uptake in my opinion. You could remove them later and increase lighting when the tank is mature and full of plants

[@PaigeAndrus18]

I am starting to get into smaller tanks. I have a betta right now, and I would love something like this. So even after the first week of water changes, I’ll still have to do changes?

[@MuhammadRizaalfarizy]

i love it. i have question, how long is it to wait for the jar to be ready and can put the shrimp in? I've done the same thing but the shrimps died 😄

[@MDFishTanks]

You could have had weak shrimp. Mine have been home bred and are strong. But I am using plants and aquasoil from a different setup so is technically cycled. As long as you are ok with daily water changes, your shrimp should be fine.

[@IcePhoenixOfTime]

Hopefully they rest in peace :/

[@skall1an]

I did it too and all died but 3 months later I found one alive.

[@aquaticmaniac8979]

Where did you get the light from? I'm trying to set one up but can't find any light that fits. New sub!

[@MDFishTanks]

I got it from a shop called homebase in the uk

[@keytube1012]

Quick question, don't the shrimp ever jump out of that uncobered tank? Ibe heard stories of people with shrimp who jave jumped out

[@user-xf2tq3mj6w]

great video! which shrimp is this?

[@mr.drax777]

Hi First of all thank you for your nice and short video, it's complete and positive Second, are those substrates necessary for tiny aquariums? I've bought everything else except those And doesn't it need any small CO2 capsules? And I want to add some small fishes too, is it possible?

[@beavertown2006]

I have found a tiny hang on filter that fit this vase, if I use it on the same set up as your tank, do I still need to feed the shrimp?

[@ultimatefantasy1]

@MD Fish Tanks What water you use for the Plants setup only...just tap water? and how much water do you change in the first week on daily basis

[@drewfonzo7772]

If I decide to add a little filter to either a 1 gallon or 2 gallon tank, do I still need to do daily water changes for the first week or so? Thanks

[@ritinfek]

how long did you wait until you placed the shrimps?

[@hdetail]

Where did you get the little tank/vase on this one? I still live at home sharing my bedroom with my girlfriend, I've squeezed 2 tanks out of her and my family, one being 54 litres and one being 105. They wont budge on me getting any more in the room 😂 they like there fashionable looking rooms apparently. However, I've spoken to the mother, 3 sisters and partner, and they didn't instantly dismiss the idea of me having this little eco system on my desk 😂 I'd like to know where it's from, I've been looking for a vase like this for a little while but cant seem to find one. Thank you

[@LifeWithNix]

Do you still have this tank?

[@robinnithin]

Hi I just setup a tank 60cm x40x35 and I add some. Stone and soil but after 2 days my water is not clear even I change the water per day can you give an answer

[@daniellefettis2767]

If I were to do this in a filtered tank would it defeat the purpose of not having to feed the shrimp in the long run?

[@robrkarl]

where did you get the lamp

[@rayedwards1013]

Do you use fertiliser every day for the plants?

[@vtales]

👍👍👍👍👍💯

[@nilla123wafer]

What kind of plants and light? I used too much moss with hallugen and all my shrimp died.

[@jonathanle972]

where did you get the bulb from? I cant find anything that is 6500K and only 4 watts, everything is like 40-60 watts.

[@MDFishTanks]

It's an LED. no led bulbs are that wattage

[@jonathanle972]

@@MDFishTanks thanks! Would this work? I know its 5 watts but I couldn't find anything for 4 watts. www.amazon.com/CTKcom-Equivalent-Daylight-Degree-Bedroom/dp/B06XXHRX34/ref=pd_cp_60_2?pd_rd_w=wxL4L&pf_rd_p=ef4dc990-a9ca-4945-ae0b-f8d549198ed6&pf_rd_r=Z0M0J00K2WYZRT5AQYMF&pd_rd_r=fa2c7fd8-47f9-4de1-9b91-a1741c5d1c50&pd_rd_wg=kIudO&pd_rd_i=B06XXHRX34&psc=1&refRID=Z0M0J00K2WYZRT5AQYMF