I Tried Aquascaping This Huge Fish Tank

I tried to 1v1 this driftwood while I was giving the tank a rescape and, well... I lost and we ended up 3v1ing the wood and I cut it 😓
But it came out kinda cool 🤙

[@AquaticArtUK]

That huge arching piece of wood looks absolutely fantastic 🌿🐠🌱

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@gaidin]

Thats an awesome piece of timber for scaping....love it!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@oscardean6351]

Very impressive. I agree a tank needs it’s hidden gems 👍☹️

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, its nice to see a fish you forgot about every now and then

[@amx1820]

Epic🔥2024 is starting great

[@occichlids1700]

Nicely done! I've always enjoyed this tank of yours!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@robertjohnston25]

This tank always has my favorite scapes of yours. And this one fits right in, love it! Wish I could find massive driftwood like that, it’s gorgeous.

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@luigigreen9823]

"So I resorted to violence" 😂 man people don't understand the hardest thing in fish keeping next to live coral is keeping central and SA community cichlid tanks. Love how you explain the importance of hierarchy and tank boss!! No one really does that beside you. Keep it coming man

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, I'm obsessed with the hierarchy I think most people don't understand how serious these fish take it

[@michaela-be4le]

Great job 👍🏻 the tank looks amazing & those cichlids are gorgeous!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@DjPosey3]

Very cool piece of driftwood !!

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks!

[@DjPosey3]

Could you possibly make a video showing how you do your water changes ?

[@chrismontroe5707]

Looks awesome! I don't keep fish anymore currently, going to build a pond nxt summer. But your channel really does help me during this time of no fish in my life 😂 keep up the great work!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@owencasey6444]

So glad your back with the videos, definitely the best channel for south and Central American cichlids on KZbin

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@OceanLife6977]

Man, the tank came out amazing with the mammoth drift wood! Great video.

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@jasonshedaker281]

Looks great in the tank man. Would have been a nice piece for the 880 as well. Beautiful tanks

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, I was debating which tank to put it in, just didn't feel like swimming in the 880g trying to install it. Once its waterlogged I might toss it in there

[@Scb30476]

Yeeeees another vid !!!

[@stephenschulte455]

Amazing content❤!!!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@natoelbori]

Good job brother looks Great 💪🏼

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@eddyortiz8110]

Looks excellent, what a cool piece it makes the tank look even bigger. 🌿🌿

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, yes it does

[@dennispeleg7843]

Man!!!! That looks amazing

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@chrispatterson3110]

Aqua scape is perfect,I would kill for that gravel in the 350 very nice

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks!

[@nigelchase2407]

Good job

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@dannyaquatics]

Oh my goodness I love that piece of wood.

[@dwsdarius]

It was the find of a life time

[@rudyquezada7088]

Tank looks great!! Glad you’re posting more often!

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, I have more time on my hands so I'll try to stay consistent

[@STORIEDAMAAN]

man man man. thats all. FIRE tanks!!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@briggjohnson358]

Nice addition to the aquascape 👍🔥🔥

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@DROIDRAZR16]

That black belt is the boss

[@Kay13Jay]

I understand the pain you went through with this. Working at a wholesaler importer we'd find ourselves in some insane situations moving fish tanks without measuring the space between the top of the tank and the roof.

[@dwsdarius]

Yes I only had 2ft to work with above the tank so that was tough

[@92083Barb]

what a score on a beautiful piece of driftwood

[@dwsdarius]

I had to walk a mile and a half with it back to the car, in the rain...but it was worth it!

[@92083Barb]

for sure@@dwsdarius

[@elvinsworld11]

Nice

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks

[@KingCJ66_7]

❤️‍🔥

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

scape looks great !

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@oneofwethepeople1161]

Beautiful man. I have a huge piece of wood I'm hoping to find an aquarium to fit and space for the aquarium 😂

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, yea I found this piece and it took almost 2 years to find a spot for it

[@VinylUnboxings]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Lion-h3art]

Thanks DW for sharing! Did the huge driftwood ever become water-logged enough to remove the rock?

[@dwsdarius]

Not yet, but its slight less buoyant so maybe another year

[@lboogie738aquatics]

Dope as hell. Did you do anything special to the outside driftwood before you put it in the tank?

[@VinylUnboxings]

He has a video about the ritualistic blood sacrifice on his channel

[@lboogie738aquatics]

@@VinylUnboxings wasn’t taking to you buddy

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks! Yea I found this piece close to 2 years ago but it came from the beach unlike most of the wood that I get from lakes and rivers. Normally any marine parasites and organisms living on the wood will die if kept in fresh water for an extended period of time. It was too big to soak so I pressure washed it and being added to my freshwater tank any life should have been nuked. Wood that I find in freshwater environments or from a forest I try to boil and if its too big to boil I soak pressure wash it and get a kiddy pool and soak it in salt water.

[@BradK02]

How did you treat the wood after picking it up from the beach. Looks great.

[@stoneysscapes7544]

@BradK02 I don't know what D does but the way I have been doing it has been driving back with whatever I found is a couple of minutes @ a U do car wash for the power washer and sometimes I might even clean my ride , and then I have a 50 gallon storage.bin with 2 wheels and a removable steering handle I bought from TARGET . His probably wouldn't completely fit but it is still just the same, boil the largest pot and pour over the wood with hand protection and repeat.until you have enough to do all or just keep moving the pieces until everything has been under . Usually after a couple days of additional lots of boiled water and usually a 50 lb. object from the bench press in a few weeks or so most likely the pieces will be ready to go in the tank !

[@dwsdarius]

I power wash it first to remove external debris. I have a kiddie pool that I would normally let large pieces soak in with salt to treat for parasites but being that this piece came from salt water I just soaked in freshwater because freshwater will nuke most marine parasites. I let it soak for a few weeks and that's it.

[@АлександрСергеев-к9у6п]

супер

[@rickymurray]

Do you not feel it takes up a little to much space from within the tank considering the size of the fish?

[@dwsdarius]

These fish don't swim much, instead they choose a territory and chill there for the most part, this helps with aggression because it has two natural dividers breaking the tanks complete line of sight.

[@charlesdunlap3169]

Where do u get ur Fish from??

[@dwsdarius]

Wetspottropicalfish, impericaltropicals, tangledupincichlids and local fish stores for the most part

[@alchemist384]

Please get some green terror😍

[@dwsdarius]

I'm tempted to

[@Iamapuzzle]

Are you going to get a granulated catfish for your biggest tank

[@dwsdarius]

No I'm not a big fan of the monster catfish

[@Iamapuzzle]

@@dwsdarius why are you not a big fan of the monster catfish?

[@earthgirl7267]

🐟🩵🙌

[@Princeton58]

I would not change a thing. It looks awesome. But there’s one thing I would change I would not put the Texas cichlid in there he’s gonna cause chaos

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, I'm watching him, he's already trying to fight some fish but I think my Vieja can handle him

[@Princeton58]

I hope so

[@Princeton58]

You’re gonna need a red devil to keep him in check

[@michelrood2966]

Meh, I dont it looks good at all, you dumped that log straight in the middle taking away all illusion of depth. You could have done better imo

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks for the feed back