WHAT IS A BALANCED AQUARIUM?

[@Okapifun]

WOW!! FINALLY the 'balanced aquarium' is explained in its truest and easiest to understand form. All over youtube are these videos of people talking about their 'balanced aquarium' saying it only takes a few months... Only With chemicals, supplements, filtration, water changes, lights on timers... I was left frustrated and confused after listening to all the channels, videos, live streams, aquascaping, tutorials, blah blah blah! None of it was explained like this. Because it seems like too me, next to no one does fish tanks like Father Fish anymore and it's blazingly obvious. Toooooo many people in this hobby have water changes, chemicals, little to no substrate, no compost or just does not understand exactly what sand does. FINALLY i found someone on youtube that has been doing this for longer than just a decade and actually knows what their talking about in depth!!! No flashy animations. No B.S.. No saving the viewers feelings on differentiating opinions. Just one person with a lifetime of experience and the evidence of all this knowledge plain as day right behind him. Wonderful.

[@FatherFish]

Said it all!!

[@fazaro1]

I could be listening to Father Fish for hours. His knowledge and wisdom are amazing.

[@FatherFish]

Thank you for your understanding fazaro.

[@kimthebudgetslayer]

I can’t stop watching him. He was GOD sent

[@kevinpowell7948]

Father Fish the greatest orator for natural planted tanks, with a heart of love. Lets hope the average Joe with an aquarium gets a chance to listen 🍀

[@FatherFish]

I hope so too!

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

👍🙏♥️

[@BathtubCollardGreens]

@@marypaigeflynn4512 hey I know you! 🤔 you must some how be connecting me to these great channels

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

@@BathtubCollardGreens Thank you Amsr these are some great channels 😁 glad to see you here!! Have a very Merry Christmas my friend!!🙏🌿🐟🌿💚🎄🎀

[@shesellsfish]

So glad you stress that a balanced tank is going to take time and patience. I hate when some slick company or individual says.. Just add 2 capfuls of this new, improved version of our Balanced Tank Chemical and your tank will be instantly cycled and balanced and good to go. People spend all that money and it never happens. Problem after problem pop up and once again folks are told well now you need X,Y, Z chemicals to fix it. Mother nature and Father Fish still know best...time and patience. 👍💓👍

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Well said♥️

[@FatherFish]

T Y Shelby, A well placed shot!

[@johnpotsch7349]

TY Father fish!

[@FatherFish]

YW John

[@chaaraapa]

Great, thank you Father Fish❤

[@aaroncutchins888]

Just wanted to say thank you for the advice! I set up my "forever" aquarium about 18 months ago with only your guidance. Got "mud" and sand from the creek and layered up about a 5 inch substrate. Planted it with some local hydrilla and sat back... Needless to say, I haven't changed the water in over a year and I have to cut my plants every week or they get unruly. I stocked VERY slowly. Now my 39 gallon system has 2 angels, a male gourami, a betta, 8 platies, 5 cories, and more local Snails than I can count and they are THRIVING! So yes, I CAN definitely say I have a balanced tank but only because of your channel. Thanks a ton sir!

[@FatherFish]

You are very welcome

[@bostonblue100]

This has been the way I've kept aquariums for years. Being told time and again I HAD to do water changes by fellow fish keepers. Where my fish would live 10+ years, and there's would last a year or two. Thank you for further confirming my beliefs.

[@chamaradhanushka5365]

for me ..This is the best video in youtube to learn about aquarium hobby ... and father fish is the best instructor i'v ever seen...❤

[@FatherFish]

Thank you Chamara

[@vijayrupnath1744]

@fatherfish #fatherfish Can't thank enough for the detailed and original content without flashy/fluffy stuff! Thank you for creating and sharing your experience to keep the hobby real and original! 👍🏽😇🙏🏽❤️

[@FatherFish]

Thank you Vijay.

[@StarsWithScars]

Man I hope you will see in your lifetime how the Aquarium and fishkeepingworld will change by the revolution you and others started! I will help and spread the word. Bless you sir!

[@Abadoo117]

Thank you for sharing. This explains so much. I can't wait until I get to the videos that explain it in more detail.🙂

[@angelikazak1392]

Father Fish !!i just set up my dirted tank.Thank you so much for your teaching!!!

[@FatherFish]

Great job!

[@Muh_Username]

The greatest of all time ! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us!

[@FatherFish]

Thank you Zachary!

[@FatherFish]

So nice of you Zachary!

[@qutubhashmi1656]

Wow amazing video with excellent ideas to keep fish in natural habitat

[@Xenda]

I'm watching this on Christmas morning and felt that I got sage advice from Santa 🎅 himself.

[@LittleTonysMommy]

LOL, this is exactly what was going through my mind, also watching on Christmas Day.

[@FatherFish]

Love that!

[@condorX2]

Just need the Gandalf robe

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

A balanced tank is exactly that... it takes a while for it to happen, in my case it took me leaving my tank for 6 weeks and not messing with it to bring it into the balance that you're talking about! Now my tanks are getting ready to go through another 3 weeks at least without me being there!! This is where the principals of what you have taught me makes the biggest difference! After leaving my tanks for 6 weeks they sustained themselves! It took a little work to get the algae and a few things cleared up, but since that time my aquariums have established themselves!! This time when I leave them for 2 to 3 weeks I really have no problems with leaving them. I have put in the time and the patience... I have wonderful plant growth I have deep substrate... The only thing I really don't have is having covers over my tanks.. but I have no fear of losing fish or plants or my tanks crashing!! I'm very confident in the system that I have set my tanks up with! The substrate is absolutely what makes what I'm doing possible!!.. it's the deep living sand that creates the right environment for the aquarium!! Thank you Father Fish for letting me be part of what you're doing I truly appreciate you! It's definitely changed the hobby for me! ❤️🙏🌿🐟🌿💪

[@bhuwanchander2196]

Yes, true the same happened with me and after about a month balance was achieved. Now apart from feeding and cleaning glass with a magnet scrubber there is no work. Not even water changes. Now I have more leisure watching fish rather than worrying for many other issues like fish not eating, water testing, disease etc etc.

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

@@bhuwanchander2196well said 😁👍🌿🐟🌿💚

[@patjesscole2709]

who would give this a 👎 this is the most truth on KZbin I've ever seen and the most informative video of it's kind 👍👍👍👍 wish I could give it more thumbs up 🥰

[@FatherFish]

TYTYTYTY

[@luckydays8239]

Love it

[@FatherFish]

Tnanks Lucky Days.

[@androcroes2733]

Educational info.thank u very much to put it straight.

[@jayrowe6473]

This is my idea of the aquarium hobby. I wouldn't want a tank that I constantly had to diddle around with.

[@condorX2]

😂👌

[@mauricematla1215]

In a few weeks time it is going to be 37 years since i first walked into a fish store with my grandfather. It was my fifth birthday. He bought me aquarium twice the size my mom had agreed (100 Ltr). And i am still hooked. He taught me 3 things that day. Substrate, real plants, and patience. Now later he taught me and i experienced for myself that other methods can be succesfull as well. But nothing i have tried thus far beats that combo. LONG TERM. Once is has setteld it is the easiest lowest work system i have done.

[@FatherFish]

Your grand dad was a wise man.

[@mauricematla1215]

@@FatherFish In that sense he was. And a good teacher. Offering insight and factual knowledges but also letting me make and figure out my own mistake's. I still have that first tank. My nephew is 10 months old and allready showing interest. When i babysit him i just put him in front of a tank and he will be there untill he dozes off. If he still has that in 5 years time that tank is gonna be in his room for sure.

[@narindersablania4339]

Scientifically defined the Balanced Acquarium. And many concepts cleared Thanks

[@1Dukecronic]

6x2x2 and this is what Ive been doing for 3 years now , no filter no nothing, just fish, plants Substrate that work together. people are amazed with my balanced tank, thank you for reinforcing my way of thinking and that I am on the right track after all. cheers

[@FatherFish]

Good jpb. Doing what comes naturally.

[@alexstewart8097]

1- Father Fish to me it's good and kosher as long as it is not UNbalanced . 2- It is that simple (like Truth IS) that not any simpletonian to me . 3- ...Shema!!!

[@bhuwanchander2196]

I have set my first dirted tank following Father Fish's instructions and it's been three months and I am loving it.

[@FatherFish]

Great to hear!

[@chuckgillespie1]

Awesome!

[@FatherFish]

Thank you Chuck.

[@stanleysaha4761]

I voluntarily watched all ads here, god bless man! Your saving this hobby!

[@greenmachinesweden]

Oh, halleluja! You are a true preacher. I agree totally. But People tend to overstock their tanks. Then biological aerobic filters and water changes is the key.

[@FatherFish]

OK Terrific channel. I LOVE your garden.

[@greenmachinesweden]

@@FatherFish Thanks a lot! I have been watching some uploads You are truelly an inspiration. Now I have to get myself a deep substrate tank again!

[@FatherFish]

@@greenmachinesweden You have been around since before the Green Machine. lol I have friends who will be delighted to view your videos. If you are able, join the shoal on weekday mornings or weekend afternoons. We are a friendly group of fish enthusiasts who will welcome you. If you are able t o share your farm that would be greatly enjoyed. Hope to see you soon. Father Fish

[@FatherFish]

@@woodensurfer Precisely. For purposes of maintaining a balanced tank, the focus of the video, these conditions are, however, critical.

[@MilosStevanovic1]

I like watching these old timers talking about fish keeping. Always interested as how they did the job their way 50 years or so back then. The guys speaks out from experience.

[@tnaqua5630]

Great video thank you so much for your knowledge that you share to all of us fish keepers.

[@FatherFish]

My pleasure!

[@michaeljoseph8229]

Thank you so much for your deep substrate methods. I used soil from my garden and play sand and it's finally starting to end it's cycle. My fish are so happy best of all. My plants are taking off and I haven't lost a single fish in the process.

[@gottasayit1328]

Father Fish has obvious experience in the hobby & has very obvious success w/ his tanks. A true pinnacle of balanced aquarium representation!

[@FatherFish]

I appreciate your insight G.S.

[@leafguy9938]

Unfortunately I have just discovered this channel 2 years after I started fish keeping, I started with zero knowledge and have learned a few things the hard way. If only I knew then what I have learned from your channel recently! I’m great full to have watched your videos on leaf litter! It’s created a whole new outlook, the fish are so happy - the tanks look beautiful and natural. My only downside is the established gravel substrates! They are very deep and some plants grow very well , I have loads of floating plants too. My goal is to start over one day with a new tank and have the soil and sand substrate! Thank you so much for sharing information simply for all to comprehend 😊 From Aotearoa / NZ 🌿

[@FatherFish]

Happy to be of real hel;. Look forward to seeing the result of your efforts.

[@pelkin]

Absolutely perfect 👌😃

[@FatherFish]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jjhanabal]

thank you nice one well done

[@FatherFish]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@canisteovalleydave]

Thanks Father Fish. Good stuff!!

[@brettpacker2779]

Adding a bit of crushed oyster shell to the system to replace lost minerals? Thoughts please father

[@FatherFish]

Thanks for watching!

[@FatherFish]

yes, Brett, absolutely

[@KarunakaranNaresh]

Great video father fish

[@mundomoney1176]

thank you so much for addressing this situation that's a problem that's being going on in the aquarium hobby. Not having a balanced tank is the reason so many people in the hobby loose interest.

[@reshmichowdhury9886]

ur too good...really inspiring...wish u good n healthy life ahead...ur such a positive energy....really feel sooo good every time i watch u talk...

[@FatherFish]

Reshmi you are wonderful to be able to feel my words so deeply and with so much positive love.

[@reshmichowdhury9886]

i jst love watching u father fish.....ur jst like a physician to d aquarium world....alws triying to solve things by ways closest to nature...and then amatures like us c dat if v know d basic...then we can definitely set up this amazing piece of nature in a healthy way...i jst love u...the more i c ur vedios...the more i gain interest in this topic...infact i have suggested many in my circle to watch ur vedios...get d proper info n then start..thank u for reaching us...stay safe..

[@FatherFish]

@@reshmichowdhury9886 Thank you Reshmi. I appreciate your kindness.

[@tmartin2347]

All time favorite video, absorbing your knowledge over here. Thank you

[@FatherFish]

Wow, thanks!

[@pamelacarmichael885]

Hi my son who breeds salmon for a living has been telling me this for years. I have fancy goldfish and have had lots of problems. I now understand why. Thank you, Pam from Scotland

[@FatherFish]

Interesting!

[@Chookie2629]

So grateful to have stumbled upon this channel on my home page recommended videos. I am watching everything now and soaking it all up! It's a revelation and I am switching to a dirted tank asap! Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and wisdom Father Fish 🙏🏻🥰🐟 Subbed!!!

[@FatherFish]

Welcome aboard!

[@SofiaTheGoofyComic]

nice work. i enjoy. thank you.

[@FatherFish]

Thank you too!

[@go4384]

Our Father Fish, hallowed be thy name

[@FatherFish]

Only the Lord is Holy.

[@henryrooyakkers8510]

@@FatherFishplease , not again..

[@amazingnature1885]

nice to see your fish in aguarium !!!

[@FatherFish]

Thanks for visiting

[@dennisverhaegen4978]

Wauw 👍🏝🕊

[@umeshraghukarkeratabla6727]

Thanks sir

[@AQUAGUYUK]

Deep beds with plants are always the way to go i have tried many options on this and balance is critical especially with community fish ,filtration is still important weather its anoxic ,bacterial, aerobic or anaerobic Balance is paramount ,,,,,great content well said

[@FatherFish]

Thanks for sharing

[@dax8753]

I hate unsightly un natural equipment in a tank , so this speaks to me

[@FatherFish]

Natural inspires our soul.

[@janecre1025]

I have a 4 foot aquarium and have only topped up water in 8 years and a recent gravel vac after feeling guilty that my base of the tank is thick with dirt. It is a gravel base with plants. I have no algae and only a few snails. Recently I joined Facebook groups and learned here in the uk people do up to 80% water changes every week, some every other day. I bought some additional fish for the tank and thought that I needed to start and step up my game and start to “maintain” it more. I found your channel and realise you are right and my way is right. My base is deep “muddy” gravel. My fish constantly forage. I have watched your videos back to back and am setting up another small tank but this one will be soil based like yours and I will transfer my smaller fish over into it. I am planning a six foot tank soon and that will be based on yours then my original tank will also be emptied and planted up with a soil base. Many thanks for your videos

[@FatherFish]

Thank you Jane. You understand the basics. Look forward to your new tanks.

[@cynthiaponce2133]

Father Fish! I love this video of yours. This is what I am aiming for. That is why I have followed your advise as much as I can because this is what I want to achieve. This video is truly informative and a great success! I love you Father Fish and Merry Christmas! Happy New Year to you too!

[@FatherFish]

Love you too Cynthia. Good job.

[@Xnam5]

Brilliant! Thank you for the information

[@FatherFish]

You got it. Thanks.

[@makis206]

This man is an inspiration, me and my fishes and plants thank you sir.!😍

[@FatherFish]

My pleasure

[@franciscoo.8656]

Remainds me of the days of creation (book of Genesis 1:11) if we (humans and also animal) were placed on hearth in “day third of creation” we would of die right away, cause there wasn’t any vegetation yet. It was just toxic gases all over, which is perfect for plants, which is exactly why plants were created on the “third day of creation” thanks >> Father Fish

[@FatherFish]

Thank you and yes, I try to remain Biblical.

[@ebertcombs6610]

Your gonna be the face of the dirted tank, your the man!

[@FatherFish]

dirted face. I love it.

[@CarolynnMc01]

thank you bunches!

[@FatherFish]

You're welcome!

[@wkunique]

Thanks

[@Veteran95B]

Great information. Thank you for sharing. I'm going to do this for my native tank.

[@FatherFish]

Good luck! Deep substrate is perfect for natives.

[@Veteran95B]

@Father Fish. I really enjoy your Videos, and the great wealth of knowledge that you share with all of us. I really do appreciate all your help. Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄⛄🎁🎀🐟🐠🦐🐌🐡👍

[@sunsunsaxena6444]

Father fish has bad ass attitude...😎😎

[@FatherFish]

indeed

[@kdr1048]

Lesson served! 👍👍👍🙏

[@FatherFish]

Excellent!

[@mahmoudbamarni3803]

thanks for this information ⚘⚘⚘

[@mahmoudbamarni3803]

I have tank fish 30 litar and. how deep of gravel can use

[@FatherFish]

Welcome 😊

[@FatherFish]

Filled with gravel to the top is not enough. Try sand, 3"

[@mahmoudbamarni3803]

@@FatherFish very thanks ⚘⚘⚘

[@pedrocastel8177]

Thx a lot from Bolivia!! Love your advices

[@GlassBoxHero]

You remind me of my grandfather, but he had different knowledge than aquariums. You've been doing this for so long, everyone needs to get your knowledge.

[@FatherFish]

Thank you Danny.

[@Molson2889]

I love this man so god damn much

[@FatherFish]

Whew. A little strong there! lol

[@zeezee9653]

Very good information.

[@FatherFish]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wiser84]

Thank you sir this was good im glad i found your channel

[@FatherFish]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@kevinsheppard8725]

Great Lecture professor! 🧐🤔👍🏾💯💥

[@FatherFish]

Much appreciated Kevin.

[@odinnz7500]

Nature definitely has a deep substrate but it also had the best auto waterchange system!

[@FatherFish]

A still retention pond receives new water through rain runoff.

[@sarcohuman8147]

Another tip for balanced aquariums is botanicals like leaves it is a skip able step but it does help and makes it look natural

[@FatherFish]

Yes. I like leaf litter in the tank.

[@amayatheperson1074]

Love this

[@FatherFish]

TY amaya

[@johnlarsen8308]

A balanced tank is the most important part of the fish keeping hobby. But very few people choose follow the that basic principle because of over population over feeding and bad advice from others

[@FatherFish]

yes.

[@ert-wert]

Your a cool dude. I could deffinetly see myself kicking it in your fishroom its hard finding people that think alike. Thank you for the videos, ill definitely direct people your way.

[@FatherFish]

Would be fun to have a fishy visitor. Thanks for the kudos. We need all the help we can get.

[@glassboxfox]

Thanks again for the info, getting some supplements from you soon for my currently empty 55gal . Just got to find a warmer day here to wash my sand.

[@FatherFish]

Sounds great!

[@tolgarupture]

Hello father fish. I noticed two fully grown uarus inside your fully planted tank. Are you keeping them there temporarily? If not, how is it possible to keep these notorious plant eaters among all these plants? I am really interested in keeping uarus but not sure if they can be kept with plants as almost everywhere I look I’m being told that this is not possible. Would it be possible to to have a big, balanced deep sand / dirt tank without plants housing a large group of uarus? Thank you so much for your tireless efforts to bring all this knowledge in to our hobby.

[@FatherFish]

Swords, val and saggatarius, fern and anubias are not easily damaged by uaru

[@tolgarupture]

Thanks for your quick response.

[@jennifermartin506]

Best fish man ever.

[@FatherFish]

Watta girl. Thanx.

[@KarunakaranNaresh]

💯

[@MrOnlymoin1]

your videos are so soothing.

[@FatherFish]

I love it!

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

this is very helpful cuz im starting my very first planted tank and i need as much info as possible

[@aquazon7698]

I got myself soil and sand ready to go, Father! 😎

[@hemnolinibhattacharjo1266]

Very well presented and good valuable information about balanced ecology by Sir.. I am watching this at new year.. You taught us very finely about Naturally sustainable aquarium. I like planted aquarium. I have a small 1 feet tank. I want to start it all over freshly after hearing from you. God bless you sir, I am adding this video to my liked favorite list. I am looking forward to get info from you about , how much thick substrate should i try to make for my 1 feet aquarium..? I will bring plants later. I will be holding my patience coz l love natural look planted aquarium. Dear Sir, You are absolutely right. Salute and Thanks for this video. ☺☺☺☺😍😍😍😎😎

[@FatherFish]

1" mud - potting soil - 2" sanbd on top of mud. CAREFUL put water in do not disturb sand. Good luck.

[@hemnolinibhattacharjo1266]

@@FatherFish Ok Sir Thanks a Ton ☺☺☺

[@rondroider8904]

this is sooo true. ive been following all the advices from these so called gurus doing water change every week. for months and months diatoms, algae and all sorts of things that makes my plants die.. I skipped doing water change since then coz Im getting lazy with the hobby. 2 months doing nothing and most of my plants died, some survived, but then comes in my water chabge after 2 months and tried to plant new ones. All of them now is doing great. no more algae, diatoms, etc.

[@FatherFish]

Good job Ron.

[@FoxiesFishes]

👍👍👍🤗🥰❤💕

[@FatherFish]

😇😊😍😃

[@FoxiesFishes]

@@FatherFish ❤🐑👴🐠!💕

[@patrickhamel2756]

Imagine me setting up my second aquarium with a 3-3.5 inch pool filter sand substrate, then seeing all sorts of talk about anaerobic pockets of hydrogen sulfite gasses killing everything in my aquarium. What to do…what to do? Well, I’ll get Malaysian trumpet snails and they’ll turn the substrate. Now a few months later I stumble onto father fish’s KZbin channel. Now I’m thinking gee, I didn’t even need those trumpet snails. But they’re cute so why not. Next tank is gonna be an inch of organic growing soil with a five inch cap of pool filter sand. I bet it’ll be amazing.

[@FatherFish]

2" of sand will be enough

[@patrickhamel2756]

@@FatherFish copy! And many thanks for the reply!!!

[@condorX2]

I like your gaming chair and your philosophy on a balanced tank.

[@gabrielpaulino2791]

this guy is the Gandalf of fish keeping.

[@FatherFish]

You got the white part right. lol Thank you Gabriel.

[@kenrooke9047]

Greetings Father Fish. New subscriber here. I have a dirtied system you are talking about. 2 months in and I have a green algae bloom. I know I overfed as I thought the Walstad Method needed that but I now think it is meant to feed heavier later on as the nutrients deplete. The question is in the name of balance should I just ride it out and risk a large algae die off or should I use a uv sterilizer to eliminate the algae. I have followed your advice on a previous video on feeding and have moved to every other day and smaller portions. A hungry fish is a happy fish. Your thoughts if you see this or can spare the time. Take care ole wise one.

[@FatherFish]

The UV Sterilizer will not correct the problem. Add plants, perform a few moderate water changes, and reduce feeding. If the problem persists add another 1/2 to 1 inch of sand.

[@wynot-n-wyoming3683]

Nice vlog brother ! Ty and blessings.. I believe u may find my system interesting.. though not substrate.. aquaponics/ hydroponics set up..

[@FatherFish]

I would like to check it out

[@wynot-n-wyoming3683]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJSufZtqqNCDmsU I think I pasted my latest vlog update here on my system.. If didn't work.. let me know.. still learning some tech.. lol .. blessings

[@nuseek]

Hello, Father fish! Thank You for this lesson. What If I want to set up a nano tank 5-10 gallon, and i don't have space to use 2 inches of Sand? Will 1 inch very fine 0,1-0,3mm work or should I go for 0,8-2mm? Also what soil do You recommend? Thank You! 👍

[@FatherFish]

1" should be fine

[@PaulC.494]

Great video Father Fish...why do small tanks require only 2 inches of sand and large tanks require more ?

[@FatherFish]

Good question! because they can

[@byz513]

Facts 100%

[@mrgrump2534]

I have a question , I have a high tech planted tank 30 gallon with a 4 inch flourite/gravel substrate bed. I have tons of plants and co2 injection and constantly trim every week I guess my question would be so the plants take up the nitrates then cuz I haven’t changed water in that tank in over a year and I’m not using sand I’m using gravel so are u shire u can’t use gravel ? Unless it’s just the plants that are soaking up the nitrates which makes more sense to me than 4 inches of gravel doing the trick I’m kinda new to this hobby so any advice is appreciated thanks

[@FatherFish]

4" gravel in an aged system is providing anaerobic cover based on detrius creating density. Plants are certainly absorbing nitrates. CO2 creates water column feeding. The plants are also receiving CO2 from the substrate. Sounds like a great tank. Pics?

[@melwinwin]

😎🙏

[@Christiebalazs]

🙏💕🙏

[@FatherFish]

😍😊😇💞

[@gardenstategoldfish698]

Hello Father, I love your videos, Do you need dirt in the bottom for it to be a balanced aquarium or can I achieve a balanced aquarium with just deep sand? I ask because I already have most of my tanks established with 3ish inches of sand and tons of plants rooted into the sand, so it would be a task to drain everything and add the dirt below. Thanks for your knowledge! My goal is to have all my aquariums be balanced.

[@FatherFish]

You are in good shape. Time resolves this issue.

[@b_neves]

Hello @Father Fish, i have a cichlids tank with open top, my question is, does the water evaporation (around 25 to 30 liters/month) afect my tank? Should i closed it?

[@Kingshukpalchoudhury]

I think another thing which would have really helped make it more balanced..if there was a way to generate live food in an aquarium.. Which will self replicate Algae already grows as food..then the protein part would have been taken care of or for those fish which are not purely eaters of vegetative matter.. I don't know if that's possible.. Maybe blood worms/tubifex can be grown in the substrate.. Other things can't be done in-tank..like daphnia, insects, brine shrimp, mosquito larvae etc.. Have you ever tried it father fish? Just put in a cluster of them in tank for them to colonize?

[@FatherFish]

Follow my videos on the subject of biodiversity.

[@williamvarni]

Well, like you’ve been saying I think food doesn’t need intervention either my nano fish aquarium in 29 gallon. I set it up your way maybe four months ago there’s 20 something fish in there. I don’t even really feed them at all and they’re always fat so I think substrate that I got from a wild pond and they’re goodon red worms in there so it just it’s alive

[@davidrix804]

Hi father fish after watching your video,i have about one inch of gravel ontop of sand,in your professional opinion,should i remove the gravel or leave it there,i have goldfish so they dig the substrate,on that note should i leave the gravel or remove it🙏🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@FatherFish]

You are correct. Gravel on sand with goldfish will definitely help. They pick up substrate but do not actually dig.

[@davidrix804]

Hi father fish thank you for replying,but in your honest opinion should i remove the gravel so waste can travel easier into substrate,i can do it tomorrow as my wife will be out allday,and dont want to do it while shes home,you know what women are like ha ha🙏🙏🇬🇧🙏🙏

[@suman5492]

I have kept a more than 2 inches of coarse grain sand only in my 1.5 feet cube and there's no dirt at the bottom. Will I be able to get a balanced tank? And please tell about water change frequency. My tank looses about a half an inch of water level in a week and leaves white stains. Do I refill it or do a water change? I do about 20% water change every Sunday.

[@FatherFish]

The detritus is precipitating into the sand. Your water is very hard. Your water change schedule is fine.

[@suman5492]

@@FatherFish Yes, the water is my area is hard.