Making a Strawberry-Powered Aquarium (With No Filter)

Homegrown strawberries taste sweeter when you don't have to remember to water them. This time I setup a small, cube ecosystem using an old, used aquarium I found for free on Marketplace. After ripping out the factory filter, I let it develop its own biological one, complete with aquaponic strawberries.
Follow along as the fish tank develops the natural way; with no filter, and no co2 injection.
Happy to answer questions in the comments :)
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Setting up the tank
1:28 - The best aquascape you've ever seen
2:16 - Hydroponic Aquaponics
3:10 - Microfauna
4:27 - Proliferation
5:34 - Actually adding the fish
6:30 - Cutting back the overgrowth
7:24 - Sweet victory
Music:
Gaiety in the Golden Age - Aaron Kenny
TipToes - Myuu
On the Island - Godmode
Background - RuneScape
Classic Mariachi - Jimena Contreras
The Rule - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Thanks a lot George, I know you like your hairgrass and monte carlo trimming :) I'll be trying my hand at some more purposeful and photogenic scapes in the near future!

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Hey and thanks for your appreciation! Best results come from patience in this hobby, whether it's tank development for fish health, or aquascape refinement for eye candy.

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That strawberry timelapse was such a pain I had to tiptoe around a tripod in my doorway for like a month which is why it's a bit janky lol. Thank you and here's to hopefully better timelapses in future!

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My channel is like a month old and I only have 6 subs

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I've got 1000 ideas in the tank ready to go!

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Ha thank you for the specific appreciation. - Mr. Editor

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Aquaponic setup with strawberries? Heck yeah I want one. 🎉

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i love me a dirted tank with no filter. it was a ton of fun watching your videos, i wish you had more.

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I love that "Oi" at 7:21 when you close the lid lol

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This was absolutely amazing and so fun to watch! (Plus it was really calming, the editing was great man)

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I love this, it’s so relaxing and slow for a change

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Glad you think so!

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Thank you very much :)

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I love gourami's! I had 2 honey's. I taught my dwarf gourami how to jump out the water for food.

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I gotta try that!

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Your videos are so fascinating, organized, and high quality! I can’t wait for more of your amazing videos.

[@reiss8078]

Glad you came up on my feed👌🏼 I’m literally planning on setting up a no filter aquascape this week 🙂 you gave me good inspiration

[@tanksfornothin]

Use a bit more light than me and you'll get a lot more fruit.

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Watching these videos sometimes makes me think how cool it would be to be an aquarium fish, living in a nice planted tank, just chilling. No stress, no expectations, just living and doing absolutly nothing lol

[@GeneralShrimp]

Must be the most satisfying strawberry ever 🍓

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i've seen so many of these terrarium/aquarium videos, but i think this is my favorite. love the soundeffects for the aminals. adds a lot of extra character

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Just what I need to watch whenever I can't sleep at night. Way too relaxing and the subtle humour made it more worthwhile. I'm planning to make my own aquarium or terrarium after I got everything settled. Hoping for more amazing videos from you, sire. Have a blessed life ahead. Stay safe! ✨

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i was feeding my fish and then boom this awesome channel was recommended! i've been looking for other fish content creators so this is perfect :) definitely gained a new subscriber!

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Only problem is I ran out of this guys videos to watch :/ Each project is a masterpiece

[@richardsandwell2285]

I once had a large Golden Orfe in my pond it loved Strawberries.

[@maskenby5126]

Floo the Flowerhorn vibes, so happy to find someone to watch make new videos

[@vstabilo2084]

i love how chill and interesting it is. making me want to change my tank to a tank like this in the coming weeks

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Let me know if you do give it a go

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I've been looking for a channel like this since Foo the Flowerhorn stopped making videos. I was so sad. 😢 Glad I found you, please keep them coming. ❤😊

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honestly kinda shocked this is only your second video and you’ve already amassed a following! loving these videos they are so well made!!!