I MADE A NEW AQUASCAPE FOR MY ALIEN BETTA! Full Step By Step Aquascape Tutorial

In today's video we are rescaping my Alien betta tank!
Everything I've used to create this aquascape (affiliate links)
Tank
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Filter
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Light
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Soil
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Heater
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Co2 system
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Sand
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Equipment I like to use (affiliate links)
Tank
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Light
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Filter
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Clear Filter Pipes
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Substrate
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Wood (similar)
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Rocks (similar)
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Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula)
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Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara)
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Riccardia moss
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Juncus repens
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Crypt parva
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Crypt lutea
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Crypt walkeri
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[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks for watching! Everything I've used to create this aquascape (affiliate links) Tank US: amzn.to/3U4FjlV EU: bit.ly/3Nf6dVU Filter bit.ly/46o1bjh Light US: bit.ly/44lwvNF EU: bit.ly/3PzFSW0 Soil US: bit.ly/3Hopkda EU: bit.ly/3qhHDt4 Heater US: amzn.to/3Xrzli0 EU: amzn.to/3XqrEZv Co2 system US: Can't find it unfortunately EU: bit.ly/3JKBUGI Sand US: bit.ly/3A9JKV4 EU: bit.ly/3NOmbIH GLASS BACKGROUND FOIL US: amzn.to/3NKopcC EU: amzn.to/41d4HJg GRAVEL US: amzn.to/3Nf789n EU: rebrand.ly/goc0odo SUPERGLUE US: amzn.to/3J2owwM Equipment I like to use (affiliate links) Tank US: bit.ly/3EbkdxH EU: bit.ly/3S3y9ht Light US: bit.ly/3S2WxjC EU: bit.ly/3z6R16F Filter US: bit.ly/3yxFttR EU: bit.ly/3eoYxUn Clear Filter Pipes US: bit.ly/3RsFJkT EU: bit.ly/3AL5oyv Substrate US: bit.ly/3bux8yR EU: bit.ly/3qhHDt4 Wood (similar) US: bit.ly/3VmDUJ0 EU: bit.ly/3MwgKfm Rocks (similar) US: bit.ly/3yAO7Yk EU: bit.ly/3Tn0tLX Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula) US: bit.ly/3VsJIR5 Umbrella Hair Grass (Eleocharis Vivipara) US: bit.ly/3MpO9br Riccardia moss US: bit.ly/3SR3Zy9 Juncus repens US: bit.ly/3yyJjmo Crypt parva US: bit.ly/3Cs0APn Crypt lutea US: bit.ly/3yBGDo7 Crypt walkeri US: bit.ly/3rSxBzu 🚨Watch this next!🚨 Inspiration playlist! kzbin.info/aero/PLrlvf56gZy-ipL3105SdfKsUBrMUSttoh CO2 buying guide! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnq5o6Vnrrhmqbc How to SETUP your CO2! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4Sri2d8Z7V8aNE Simple fertilizer dosing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5Cuc4KLgpaFjq8 👉🏻Cool Aquascaping T-shirts: mosscotton.com/ Code: mjaqua10 👉🏻15% off 2hraquarist.com with code: MJAQUA 👉🏻Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my KZbin channel: KZbin.com/mjaquascaping 👉🏻 Use Code ''MJAMSTERDAM'' for 10% off Fzone products #plantedtank #aquascape #mjaquascaping

[@maxlarock8788]

I love how your videos cover the whole time while the tank is maturing over months after setting it up so we don’t just watch you set it up and completely forget about it. Nicely done!

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@aaalopez83]

Just made my first scape. It’s a little messy, a lot really, but I’m so happy with it. You are great inspiration and a great source of information. Thank you so much. Thanks and good vibes from south Texas!!

[@MJAquascaping]

Awesome! Enjoy the journey! :)

[@cherylmartin9994]

It's perfect! You're so talented. I'm a big betta fan and I don't think we see enough scapes dedicated to them. Mr Alien is one lucky boy🤩 he's gorgeous

[@chongli297]

Love these microscapes. Bettas seem to be particularly well-suited to them, due to their small territories in the wild!

[@JosephGodisGood]

You would be hard pressed to convince a redditor this lol.

[@chongli297]

@@JosephGodisGood It's definitely cruel to keep a betta in a tiny cup but this tank is plenty! Wild bettas have territories smaller than a square metre, in water that's often 20cm deep or less. They can even survive out of the water for extended periods, allowing them to find a new puddle when their current territory gets too shallow.

[@JosephGodisGood]

@@chongli297 Oh absolutely but I have mine in a 6.5 I believe and its stocked heavily with plants more than this one and I was made out to be a monster

[@sarapocorn]

@@JosephGodisGoodok but you do realise that the tank in the video is more than five times bigger than yours? People on reddit seem to be fine with with 19l/5gal for a betta and most would probably love this microscape. It‘s just that yours is/was a nanoscape. Hope you‘ve upgraded since.

[@TerrariumDesigns]

Love the end result! Can’t believe the fissiden moss came back!😮

[@86Kera]

The sand looked a lot better than the first look but I also liked the before look as well

[@Chompchompyerded]

You have an amazing eye for putting together very interesting scapes. Well, one plant didn't work out so well, and the Christmas Moss showed up like a surprise gift, but still the overall feel of the scape was still there. I learn so much from your videos. Thank you for taking the time to share and explain.

[@aiyalidat]

One of the best channels on KZbin and it's not even close. Much love from Hawai'i brotha. Keep crushing it.

[@tombarb2864]

The re-do is perfect. So calm and inviting. I’m sure Mr Alien is happy again. I know I am 😜. Thanks MJ

[@MJAquascaping]

😁

[@gankedbydendi6857]

I'm also been struggling with ug carpet plant for a few time , but one thing i'm sure about is that plant really don't need a lot of light , if the light was to much it will be like you , light green - yellow , I suggest you reduce the light , they will grow dark green 😉

[@MJAquascaping]

Ah good to know! Thanks!

[@ikanpari24]

as always i really do admire your patience dealings with the tiny troubles coming along the way

[@Quest-Giver]

他の言語の字幕を付けってたありがとう！水槽やアクアリウムことがだいすきですのであなたのチャネルを見つけた嬉しいです :)

[@morneschaap2944]

Lovely setup! I was wondering if the sand would work but you were right, it made a big difference. Thanks for a very enjoyable video!😊

[@yaronjacobs5953]

Love the scapes u make, they got me into the hobby of aquascaping and I hope you keep making these scapes:)

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you like them!

[@waterlover]

His color pops next to the red Ush plants for sure

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

SO much better with the sand.

[@darrenderousse4804]

Looks awesome mate! Pretty cool how the moss grew back on the lava rocks! I really need a betta again! I hope all is well Mark!

[@MandyJane123700]

That turned out really nice! I think the sand looks better, too.

[@MJAquascaping]

I think so too!

[@EscapeReality94]

For the calcium build up PH down or PH decreaser works wonders!! I actually have been using it for hard water stains on my bathroom for a few years now! 😅

[@MJAquascaping]

Nice! Gonna try that next time 😬

[@EscapeReality94]

@MJAquascaping i actually learned it from the channel @snakediscovery years ago when emily and ed made a video called, "how to remove hard water buildup from glass". PH down done the best out of multiple different products.

[@dndndndndn419]

Beautiful scape - those rocks with the moss (how did it survive all that time?!) are particularly nice. And the sand was a great substitution, well done 👏

[@twistedvibrations4669]

the sand was definitely an improvement.

[@Urodoc2011]

Nice 1. Learnt the power of fissidens moss..a year the spores survived outside on pores of lava rock 2. I bet ur going to rescape this again😉

[@priyankardas2668]

Great video once again! Nice to see the classic MJ look to the scape with the rocks... Hope Mr. Alien is happy there...

[@edwardpinner]

Great to see and hear your thought process as you progress and even change the aquascape. I dislike plants that look like they are dying - plants that are too pale and even some variegated leaves can look like they have a problem. Keep up the great work.

[@JhunDumsTVXj]

wow beautiful

[@loriantunes7074]

Wow ! Thank you for sharing ! I just came upon your video, now a new suscriber 😊

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks for subbing!

[@emberframe6994]

Awesome Scape I love the final sand look.

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks buddy 😊

[@jonnyboytech2574]

Amazing transformation way better with the sand

[@kristofimre3763]

My kind of therapy,i appreciate it. Much love

[@cipriancoada1284]

It really turned out to be a beautiful aquascape. Well done 👌

[@klau8947]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@AquaJoyClub]

You are so talented! I liked that you included swapping out that carpet for sand. Your Betta is lucky! Mine was doing well in a little community, for a while but then one day he got a bit snippy toward the shrimp so I put him in mostly solitary confinement 😅. His cell mate is a grown out bladder snail.

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah betta's and shrimp is a bit of a hit and miss... sometimes it works just fine, and sometimes not at all😅

[@KK_SHRMP]

Looks realy much better with the sand 👌🏼 nice experiment

[@benbarnett5684]

Very beautiful scape!😊

[@akvaristugur9479]

Привет мой друг, очень приятно поделиться, супер видео ❤❤❤

[@Mrhorsiest]

i have been watching your videos since i got my fish tank a couple days ago and I've loved all them thanks for the great videos and your talent

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you like them!

[@sergeiz.5815]

Im doing terrible 😅 relaxing at home😊 hello from U.S..coffee n pancakes for breakfast😅

[@MJAquascaping]

Good morning!

[@JosephGodisGood]

SHEEESESSH BOY THIS LOOKING GOOD

[@BTQ410]

On your first arrangement that big rock in front was too much. When you rearranged you moved it and it looked better. I think that one rock was overpowering where it was initially. I also agree about the yellowish carpet plant. It just didn’t fit. I really liked the finished aquascape. The sand was perfect.

[@v-man372]

It definitely looked so much betta with the sand 😂👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@MJAquascaping]

😁

[@craigquinn8225]

I like the sand better. Good choice 👌

[@StephenDeiss]

Really cool tank! Thanks for showing!!

[@bertoni8270]

Good job

[@noodlechild666]

Yay, moss! Got to be my favourite aquarium plant. One of my favourite Bettas too - such a stunning colour. The UG looked nice in the pot, but messy once planted.

[@MJAquascaping]

Totally agree!

[@formgeben]

Yes, I think planting it in whole and slowly growing it into a ball could look cool

[@abfmkarin]

A bigger tank is the trick.If you give him more space you can add more other species even if he has been on his own.

[@jurikovic1986]

Enjoying watching your aquascape journey. Again better than last time ;-)

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks 👍😊

[@endoroboto]

If you have the time to do this, I like to place the rocks in the hardscape and just let that layout sit for a few days. This way I can come back to it multiple times with different perspectives. What ends up happening so far is the first layout I set is completely different from the final form.

[@stoneysscapes7544]

Whatever works best for you ..... Because I have no doubt that he has more modest commentary than the opposite, and the curiosity to get to know the hardscape prior to starting another build !!! If I had to guess how many scapes he completed the first until the next yet to be seen? 300 is my 2nd choice but I have no idea what it is or even if Mark has been counting? Since he is actually quite the visionary and the professional aquascaper I have a feeling that he is seeing the actual scene well before he has even started. " Get up stand up , stand up for your right " You can always get it right One Day you will find , that your ammonia levels keeps ya up all night .... Get up stand up..... Stand up for your right!!! So he's off again to his LFS... To him its like a game of Chess . To win you gotta make moves , when you can find out the rest your own style is always best ...

[@endoroboto]

@@stoneysscapes7544 I don't think I 100% understand you, but just to clarify, my advice was meant for people watching the video, not for Mark himself.

[@Talons_N_Tails]

Wow! Loved the do over!

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you liked it!!

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Awesome alien Betta fish aquascape 👍🏻

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you 👍

[@serifaquascaper]

Güzel bir deneyimdi izlemem bile keuif vericiydi. Uzun bir süre bitkinin halı olması için upraştıktan sonraki hayal kırıklığı beni üzdü.

[@nade801]

Did i miss that build video for the other aquarium on your table? New scape looks great 👍

[@MJAquascaping]

Still working on that one :)

[@SurvivalEZ]

Lemon or lime juice, really any citrus to remove hard water buildup lemon is best also relatively safe for most stock.

[@MJAquascaping]

Great suggestion 👌🏼

[@cozmin1424]

Yesyesyes

[@Iamaguienapig]

Betta’s don’t get lonely.

[@DRaquascapes]

I was very curious to see how your UG goes... I believe the trick is no,to very little nutrients. They are a carnivorous plant.. so just like bog/terrestrial carnivorous plants like venus fly traps or pitcher plants,they grow in nutrient depleted soil,which is why they grow well in just sphagnum moss. Its suggested to use RO water with terrestrial carnivorous plants,I think the same should be for UG.. no nutrients are best, which is difficult when you have other plants that need nutrients, in the same tank.

[@ricardotolosa2671]

Hi MJ, nide vídeo as it seems to be your trade mark. You know, I had a floating rock as well, which I preferred to have it replaced at my local shop. He has never seen this happens so.......

[@tonyironstark3422]

I am currently making a betta tank. But a lot of experienced betta lovers and breeders told me lava stone can be really bad for them as they scrape against it and get damaged. Did you keep bettas with them for a long time ? What do you think about that ? Thx!

[@michaelrojas7240]

Once again, another great scape and video. I was wondering, did the new soil create an ammonia spike? Also what temperature do you keep the tank? I thought bettas require a temperature to high for neocaridina shrimp. Thanks.

[@MJAquascaping]

I didn't test for ammonia, but I'm assuming that with the ''old'' substrate and the cycled filter I didn't get any ammonia spike.

[@mauropires6647]

When a vídeo for your salt water tank?

[@MJAquascaping]

This month! 😊

[@jenniferjchuong]

I have tried UG for my carpet each time I’ve rescaped my medaka tank and it melts every time!

[@sergeiz.5815]

Put some snails in with betta

[@lcfishing859]

When can we get an update on the saltwater tanks

[@MJAquascaping]

This month 👍🏻

[@nocturnalsky9733]

Did the betta attack the shrimp?

[@AquaSkrimps]

What nano canister do you use or recommend?

[@littlenikki9539]

Nice scape once again MJ! Can you tell me the name of that moss on your lava rocks please I think it is very beautiful? Thank you 😊

[@MJAquascaping]

That's Fissidens fontanus :)

[@littlenikki9539]

@@MJAquascaping thank you 😊

[@dmartinx]

Interesting that the fissidens fontanus survived months out of water. I'm planning a shrimp tank with a mattenfilter and I'd like to cover much of the filter with fissidens using the paste technique you described in a previous post. I'll probably do a dry start to allow the fissidens to get a foothold. Any experience in this area? Any recommendations?

[@MJAquascaping]

Interesting! Yeah definitely do a drystart for at least 3 weeks, give it enough light and keep it moist and it should work just fine!

[@marcl.1346]

Would blue shrimp not fit the overall tank aesthetic better with your cute blue Alien?

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah would look nice as well :)

[@balajisubramanyam7053]

Hi MJ what was the cleaning liquid you used in that gwoon bottel is that vinegar??

[@MJAquascaping]

Yes vinegar indeed! Helps to get rid of the hard water marks on the glass

[@waynewagner4360]

Why add the fresh substrate as the top layer, don't the plants need the nutrients deeper down within the soil?

[@MJAquascaping]

The old substrate is usually a bit dirty and messy, so i prefer to cover it :)

[@user-tq7wd3zx9t]

Hi! The link for the filter doesn't work anymore... which filter did you use? 😮

[@aurikarusnak8872]

👍👍👍😍😍😍

[@riioken7765]

Hi, i have a question. Im struggling to keep the algae under control, i tried APT3 and it gave me GSA and hair algae (after i removed floating plants, with them in, the tank was algae free), i tried EI and filamentous exploded everywhere with GDA too. So i want to do a reset. I want to try a leaner approach (apt3 or even Zero) but this time with a rich substrate (the tank has an inert substrate), so i was thinking about Tropica Aqua Soil (or ada amazzonia). What do you think? should a rich substrate and a leaner ferts resolve my problems? About water change, im doing it 2 times per week and every time i scrape off the glass algae and try m best to keep things clean. My GH is 11 and KH is 8. The tank is Co2 injected.

[@MadinaAfghan222]

My plants are not so frech after a few weeks,what can i do😢

[@puneetcool72]

Hi Mj,can you please tell me how to protect my moss from hair algae.

[@MJAquascaping]

Try to find a good balance between light and CO2. Too much light and too little CO2 will give you hair algae. If nothing works then use liquid co2 to kill the algae

[@puneetcool72]

@@MJAquascaping thanks MJ

[@ErikBenders]

Welk merk filter heb je erop?

[@johannhuwae6045]

Waar kan je Dennerle goed bestellen? Hornbach heeft vaak ook niet alles online staan.

[@MJAquascaping]

www.oceanandlake.nl/zoetwater/planten

[@andugo]

i use UG before it look too bright lightgreen stand out too much..

[@blauinferno]

I know it’s not the focus of the video but what silver-blue fish are those @14:10?

[@MJAquascaping]

tailspot corydoras :)

[@blauinferno]

Thanks!

[@azizbensalah1867]

n which store did you buy lava stones

[@MJAquascaping]

Azaqua :)

[@theseaworldd]

No doubt scape is nice beautiful but tank mates not good for betta because betta eat them all 😊

[@skysurfer79]

looks ok but you probably aware that this environment its totally wrong for betas 😅they need topwater vegetation to hide underneath with some catappa leaves and much less light. 🙂

[@mdstmouse7]

as you can see this aquarium doesn't look very good, said no one

[@morganealexandra]

This rescape is awesome 👏 👏👏. I can stay hours to watch your videos 🤩 May I ask you if you will use Co2 or add algae cleaner crew like shrimps or snails ? 🍀💜🌿🩷🍀

[@MJAquascaping]

I am running CO2 on here, and maybe in the future if needed i will add some snails :)