Taming a WILD Jungle Aquascape - Fluval Flex Tutorial

In this video I show you how to tame a jungle aquascape in my Fluval Flex. 3 months of plant growth have to be managed in this planted aquarium using easy Tropica Aquarium Plants. This low tech aquascape is budget friendly and similar can be achieved by anyone following some basic guidelines.
Keep on scaping!
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Captions are good, it promotes the correct spellings of plants

[@chrisparish08]

The subtitles are really helpful - please do continue them

[@dorkgirlsrock]

i am deaf and so VERY MUCH APPRECIATE your use of captions and onscreen identification info 👍👍👍

[@gedheaton1415]

Very informative and helpful.Thank you and as ANDMA says below pls keep the subtitles. Cheers George.

[@delaineld7766]

Subtitles are helpful when looking for the spelling of names. The Flex 9 gallon is my work tank. Great little tank.

[@toddratson7526]

I love the subtitles - I read all of them. I live in western Canada and the differences in our accents combined with difficult to pronounce scientific names causes me to frequently miss them when just spoken. Another well done video!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Todd, appreciate the feedback 👍🏻

[@madmax1412]

I also pause the videos when the plant names come up to record them down in a notepad for what to buy.

[@captainbleedinobvious1684]

Wow, did'nt realize the hard scape was there!

[@ThePhiCode]

Same here 😬👀

[@martineclaeys7335]

Yes, I do read the subtitles. It’s handy to make notes when I’m interested in a plantname ! 😉. The beginning was very funny 😁

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Martine 👍🏻😂

[@cichlidscape]

Putting your game face on at the end😂 great video George👍🏻

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

😂👍🏻

[@jfgaxeworks3447]

I find the captions very helpful - they give me a way to easily look up the things you're referring to. Thanks!

[@IGNlTlON]

Subtitles are great! helps when I think I want to further research on a particular plant mentioned in the video!

[@sunz1337]

The kessil lights give insane atmosphere to the aquarium ..

[@profmoriarty5113]

Hi George, I do read the subtitles and think they are a good idea 👍

[@ShawnHineidi]

loving this replanting George. and yes, I think we all appreciate the extra effort you put in posting the subtitles so please keep on the awesome work!

[@SnazzyZubloids]

Maybe it's just my personal taste, but I absolutely LOVE the overgrown jungle look. Great for breeding guppies, killies, white clouds, etc.

[@boges11]

Yes we read the subtitles and comments.

[@Matt-mr6et]

Yes we read the subtitles George. Love them with a bit of humour too! 👍 i really hope this tank is an inspiration for lots of people to give planted tanks a try!

[@Matt-mr6et]

Why did you stop using the co2 system George?

[@turtyou]

Yes your subtitles are read, they are informative especially with plant names and at times quite humorous. Please don’t remove 👍🏻

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Glad you like them 👍🏻

[@jeanmck1577]

Hi George. I read the subtitles. They're really useful when I want to know what a particular plant is. Thanks for the vid. Hi to Nimrod.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Will do ! 👍🏻

[@BMWFTW123]

I’m aquascaping my aquanano 40 today based on this setup, your videos are great George 👍

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks 🙏

[@BMWFTW123]

George Farmer you’re welcome! Also the intro on this video is the best 🤣👍

[@Evil_Genius_888]

Nice! I don’t mind the overgrown look, but it does look much better trimmed.

[@mastersoftea]

The subtitles really help. Thanks for sharing your great work with us.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks for the comments, really appreciated 👍🏻

[@Lemou2904]

The subtitles means a lot to me. They remind that I ought to listen and watch what's happening when I space out. No, you're not boring, I just have limited attention span sometimes.

[@breederbizarre7748]

I like the subtitles, gives me an idea what to buy. I also bought a Fluval Flex about a month ago and the plants are doing great, even better than in my other aquarium. Same plants btw. Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers!

[@randysearle2702]

agree with the many - subtitles are good, this is how I am learning - I can pause a video and look up the plants I like on a new tab and save etc. Quite useful.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Randy 👍

[@boniboni4912]

The overgrown look has its charm but It does look really good! Excellent job!

[@AquaGardenAquariums]

Nice transformation! Now I can see there were fishes in that tank too :)

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks 🙏

[@perigrine]

Thanks for explaining the process for trimming stem plants. I have had that "umbrella" effect and not enjoyed the final product. I also enjoy subtitles when talking plants as it helps to see the Latin names. Your dog is cute, too.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thank you Edward 🐶❤️👍🏻

[@ilirpellumbi1788]

Excellent video, thanks for taking the time in making it!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks 🙏

[@teenagescaper6753]

Love the subtitles, helps me discover new plants for my tanks

[@ddarkkiller]

Always reading these bubbles George! Please keep them up ;)

[@HM-lk3pq]

Beautifully done! Thanks for sharing Mr. Farmer, have a great day!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thank you Rommel you too ! 👍🏻

[@yoyo_hughes_1179]

Ngl i think the really overgrown look is really cool

[@Ziggy1805]

I love your videos I’ve learned so much thank you very much I just purchased the fluval flex 15 gallon an have done my very first aquascape I have it cycling right now it’s been about 9 days...!!!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks for the feedback Christine and good luck with the scape ! 👍🏻

[@ericj1500]

I love the stump you used for the hard scape, looks good .

[@LostOliven]

Subtitles with plant names really help!

[@ArkGrinola]

Looks great! The subtitles are always super helpful especially when trying to figure out how to spell some of the plant names. :)

[@KentAJDK]

Thanks for the subtitles. Good help with the plante names. 👍

[@Wirewolf777]

Great video! The subtitles are actually super entertaining

[@mattds8035]

Whoa! George is slick with the yoyo 👏

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

😂

[@Ritaxbaby]

Although I love jungle style aquascapes, the new scape looks much more pleasing!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers Rita 👍🏻

[@Rews-fish-shed]

Very nice look, was nervous when you cut so much off but as always you had a plan 👍

[@noboretutanaguchi4522]

Yes the subtitles of the plants and their difficulty level are very usefull.

[@tonyshaw7420]

This is the exact tank I have, quite good for my beginner skills. I have tiger wood in mine, but I think a bulkier wood is preferable. Big alge problem, but I'll fix it when I have days off in a week. Great video!!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Tony 🙏

[@dannettepeters1507]

Much better!! Love the hard scape showing.

[@laszloszocs7477]

Jungle look is always nice but you made a beautiful scape out of it brilliant as always and highly educational too as always thx for all the tips you weave into these vids cheers ....and had to write it keep on scaping 😁

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks so much Laszlo 👍🏻

[@Zewch0]

by the end of the video the music it's to loud to heard you properly, except from that a really good video like always

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

My error 😆

[@garymckeown4278]

I really love that you make these videos for newbies like me. With your wealth of knowledge you could just make content that would be so far over my head, or promote really expensive equipment that is out of reach to the masses. I really appreciate what you do for people like me just starting out in this hobby. Thank you so much and I love the on screen text too.

[@fossphur]

Surprising how many fish were in among all those plants. Nice to see them swimming about with a bit more room! It's funny how much watching you do an aquascape makes so much sense to me, with which plants you place and where. I look and I understand it straight away; but when I set out to do my own tanks, even when I've thought it through first and go carefully the end result just makes me scratch my head and wonder where it all went wrong. Your fluency in scaping makes it look deceptively easy! One thing I really love about your videos is that you show that it's okay to rip everything up and start again, and the more we do that, the better our skills become. It's not a matter of setting it up and it will be picture perfect forever. I am inspired to massacre my rotala next time I do a trim.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thank you for your comments, very much appreciated 👍🏻

[@powerking25]

I work for Hagen/Fluval and that is one of the best planted Flex 15's I've seen, kudos to you sir!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks 🙏

[@Jkush463]

this scape is what got me to buy my Flex and start a planted tank,, loved the re-scape!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks so much 👍🏻

[@zackhenderson4995]

Thank you for the great videos. I was also glad you explained the terrascape next to your Fluval Flex. The plant name subtitles are very helpful!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Zack 👍🏻

[@josemontalvo4532]

A very well informative tutorial on Aquatic Plants! I’m learning a lot from you on your videos. Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed watching!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Jose 🙏

[@martinredfern9130]

Hi George,blimey, forgot you put the wood in there when you set it up, has it really been 3 months already. Great video on how to do a rescape and a great result on the finished set up. One more thing ,yes i read the subtitles !!!. All the best, Martin

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Martin appreciate the feedback 👍🏻

[@berndtwiest4571]

Great project, thanks for sharing.

[@kathleenwhite9741]

I like the plant name subtitles being shown. If I don't catch the plant name when it's spoken, I can read it or pause the video and jot it down. Thanks for asking us and again, a great job on the new scape! ❤️👍😀

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thank you Kathleen, appreciate the comments 👍🏻

[@call_me_stan5887]

I do read subtitles - very useful! :)

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thank you !

[@dylanspargo8993]

Yo-yo around all that glass and water? Brave man!

[@timberry4709]

Even braver when he did the "forward toss"(?) at the camera!

[@roshanraj5838]

Wonderful way to rescape an existing aquascape into something really good by reusing the plants available.. thanks George for this simple yet informative video .. was planning to rescape a few areas of my 75g as well.. #keeponscaping

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers Roshan 👍🏻

[@PlantedElement]

I'm glad you're enjoying the tank, I like it, too. Oh, and I always read the captions as I'm really into plant types!

[@cahillp3]

Iv a flex in a box. Waiting to move into our first house to set it up. Probably 6 months away but I plan on using your flex vids as a basis. Thanks!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Good luck! 💚

[@veedebee]

Yes I read the subtitles and find them really helpful

[@myzri3557]

Nice rescape! I do read the subtitles, mostly so I can spell the ones I like.

[@neilthomson4402]

George I bought one of these tanks on your recommendation, it’s fantastic. The 53b is a really easy plant to maintain. I’ve been out of fishing keeping for over15 years, and decided to return having watched a number of videos of yours, now I’m attempting aquascaping, I may, when I’m brave enough, send a pic of my effort, in a month or two. Please keep up the good work and tutorials. Neil Thomson in Lancashire FY6.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers Neil! 👍

[@Dezolat0r]

2 years later how did it go neil? 😊

[@theobserver4734]

Love this video George. I just half finished an aquascape (dry scrape) but decided to hand the tank to my cousin so can grow into the new hobby. Anyhow I have new tank now (fluva megal flex 123), I will be making some modifications and getting the additional extra light under the hood (plant light). The back glass will be frosted, the back plastic will be covered in grey slate, and I will build all the rocks and trees myself, I had a fluval edge for 7 years and managed to aquascape on a tiny level, so exited to start my new project. It will take time to perfect but I can assure it will be one of the best mega flex tanks out there. Of course your welcome to give me some tips. To me aquaacapping is like creating a pocket of underwater nature in your home, it connects you with nature and can helps relieve dailey stress and tension. I'm so happy to see this hobby has really taken off the last 10 years, its awesome. Mr R

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Great to hear! Thanks for sharing

[@newmexicoaquatics282]

Great video. I love the detail information on trimming. That seems to be something that not many fish-youtubers do. Very informative. Thank you for sharing. Cherri-O!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks 🙏

[@darrylmoore5847]

I love what you have done with the Flex. I had been hesitant about buying one because of the light, but your plant growth has convinced me. The new Mega Flex is in my near future.

[@randyshart5160]

I've just set up a 34l Flex today (will be inhabited by a betta soon) and the light is a lot better than I was expecting. Will be interesting to see if it gives me growth like this bigger version has. Failing that I'll add an RGB light from eBay. The tank itself is a really good buy in my opinion.

[@joskebervoets13]

You make it look so simple. I guess being able te get really healthy plants is the key. I also must get a terrascape it’s beautiful. And YES I read the subtitles, it helps me learning the names and it makes me smile when you are being funny. 😁 Groeten uit Nederland 👋🏻

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thank you ! Glad you like my funnies ! 👍🏻😂

[@conorkiser5727]

I love your scapes as well as the flex line of tanks and as Christmas rolls around I might be getting either the 9 or 15 gal flex, thanks for the inspiration great video 👍🏽

[@denisepollitt1021]

Hi George, great video as always. Love the tank after the makeover. I nearly bought one of these on ebay at weekend, already established, lightly hardscaped and planted. However my washer died on Saturday so had to forego the tank and buy a new bloody washer. Gutted.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Gutted indeed. 😥

[@sunnycal2293]

I like the new look much better. Beautiful, easy enough to do scape.💚❤️. You title was misleading though because you didn't "tame" you uprooted, trimmed, and did a new re-scape🙂

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Good point ! 👍🏻

[@oracleofdelphicchaos]

Love the subtitles, please keep them.

[@markwillmer5799]

Yes I read them don't stop ... and keep up the great work !!

[@markwillmer5799]

Oh by the way I am from the land down under ...Australia love what you do. Keep on Rambling LOL

[@GrowingInterest]

The plant's are so tense, you can't see the hard scape :D Well done George, now it's a proper aquascape

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers 🙏💚

[@MrPrentissDJones]

That looks great George! Love the recomposition.... and you’ve created a sense of depth. Architecture was my first degree, LOL....design theory implemented at its best!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@ianparking]

I do read the subtitles They are helpful for ordering plants that I like when I see you plant them

[@rideralarm]

Thank you very much for the video. I have a Fluval Flex waiting to be set up. I learned a lot here. BTW, I read the subtitles to learn the plant names.

[@1973Busman]

I read the subtitles, I like to know about the plants Looks much better now 👍🏻

[@vinniejudilla3921]

Totally missed the hint when you asked what your next video was about yesterday. I guess i just love the look of an overgrown tank😁👍👍👍

[@ThePlantedTankTV]

Looks great man! Love trying to get people into the hobby! Such a great way to get people to join us in epicness! haha Love it George always! ✌🙂

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks so much 👍🏻

[@adammillsindustries.]

This is one of your best videos for ages!!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks for the feedback Adam much appreciated 👍🏻

[@johnfloydman7735]

It is looking a lot better now , very cool 👍🌿

[@Rustyone83]

Wow, great tank!

[@nathanbull7790]

It's amazing what a difference it makes! Haha I like how the tetra were blasting round the hardscape! I finally bit the bullet and did my first aquascape today.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Great to hear Nathan ! 👍🏻

[@Showa666_Erik]

Of course I like the subtitles with the names of the plants!

[@TheCuz117]

The change looks great George I like it. Keep the subtitles too, I do read them :)

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers Luke 👍🏻

[@spencerk4077]

Looks great! Look forward to seeing it grow in

[@johnhowe4221]

Very interesting/informative video George. I set up my own planted tank( 105ltr) on Jan 6th this year after subbing to your channel.Its looking great now.Had problem with Diatom & green algae..after buying 4 Ottocynclus for Diatom & 12 Amano shrimp for the algae the tank is now clear of both. I recommend anyone suffering with Diatom to get youself some Ottocynclus. Thanks for the inspiration re planted tanks George

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers John 👍🏻

[@DeanR3]

Brilliant will watch when get a chance later, looking forward to it

[@luigicerino5559]

Thanks George very nice tutorial

[@vinniejudilla3921]

Looks great b.t.w. George! I too have an overgrown tank that I've been putting off doing the same to. Probably star in the morning. As always thanks for the inspiration and great video!👍👍👍

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers Vinnie 👍🏻

[@mlargnet5150]

Thanks... now I'm looking for my old "Yo-Yo". Multiple lessons/techniques taken away from today's video.

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Cheers Michael 👍🏻

[@juliafreedman6793]

I appreciate the subtitles!

[@carluberoi2258]

very nice george

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks Carl

[@ekmekthefig]

Hey george, I do like the subtitles and I find them to be quiet helpful

[@BlessedShihtzu]

Yes I read the names! Thank you for every detail! ❤️

[@OriginalApexTwin]

I’m amazed how painless that looked. I was expecting the substrate to go everywhere. Nice work! How long would that take if you weren’t filming?

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Around 30 mins or so 👍🏻

[@aloha298]

I like the tank wif the bent front glass great vid have good sunday 🙏😎

[@aquascapeundco616]

this is a great video again. as always, it is entertaining, you learn something and you remind me a little bit of my father;) Keep it up. Keep on scaping

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks the feedback 👍🏻

[@ArmandoRuas]

Man when I saw you with that yoyo I remember myself playing with my spinning top and rope! You should see my hydrocotyle tripartita carpet. I have to be always cutting them!