The Dwarf Danio Stream: 2ft Aquarium Tutorial

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[@irshadroj2840]

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[@ASPHALT.Animal]

This video is wholesome af

[@graffic13]

No do GIANT DANIOS!

[@Scaperoot79]

MD, I can barely keep up with how fast you're putting videos out lately! You're spoiling us😂😂

[@teeribbzz11]

I get to excited ‘ ! Like yesssss!!!!!!!! Makes my day !

[@tylerdetwiler8836]

I’m taking full advantage of it!!

[@renaldsmith4492]

😂

[@j.t.cooper2963]

Thats the way it is when you have dedicated studio to work in.

[@tylerdetwiler8836]

@@sillysausage4549 chill out Debbie downer

[@salvatoreattinello3942]

I have not kept fish since I was a child, and had two 3 foot fish tanks that my father and I built by hand. However, I absolutely love your channel. I never miss an episode. I find incredibly informative, and very fun to watch. Keep it up.

[@MDFishTanks]

thanks. now you better get some fish!!!!

[@mrdzuan94]

We should all send him a tank each so that he’d have no choice but to scape them all. Loving how often you put out contents recently!!

[@msbranen6261]

I like the past few 'back to the basics' videos. Over the years it's been so fun watching and learning as your set ups have been more sophisticated! However, I know I'm never going to get there. I'll probably always stay at this level, and it's nice to have the simpler, less costly video every now and then, too! You're always fun MD!

[@xxsid1979xx]

That you've even managed to make danios interesting for me says it all really.

[@Samizard]

Loved seeing you go back to pool filter sand for this build! I really enjoyed some of your older super low cost setup videos. It gives the average DYI scaper like me lots of inspiration! Would love to see a "low dollar amount" challenge type of video. Can't wait to see you cross 1mil subs 📈

[@agirlnamedmichael1670]

The time-lapse with the Accu-Clear was neat- that stuff really works well!

[@aislingmckee2964]

I really love how inspired I get from your videos. I never really enjoyed fish keeping in the past, but I didn't have my tanks planted. Now I have 3 smaller tanks, loads of plants and some really fun, happy fish.

[@brookebiddle6199]

I love love love this scape very crafty I must say thanks for the sneak peak before this in ur other video ❤

[@donaldburgess1003]

Well, another great scape! Though, I don't think I could've resisted another plant or two...my will power sucks. Have a great weekend! From Charleston, SC, US

[@PhiaSoHOYO]

I think we are at the stage of simplicity MD. All the new tanks so far are all very simple. Still have alot of plants, however not so nature looking, and I'm enjoying it.

[@Azk.Studio]

My favorite aspect of MD is that all of his tanks have a natural appearance, setting him apart from others 👍

[@f00mp]

Thank you for all the tips & tricks, MD ~ to this day, still learn new ways to improve my building 🌴

[@suehouston7908]

This is one of your best tanks so far. Love the simplicity and openness of the set up. :)

[@kwackytankslap9339]

Very sweet set up. Simple can be so effective. My only suggestion would be some leaves at the foreground to give that riverbed look.

[@darhunt6074]

Luved the demo n info for all the different lighting ...it really shows the variations lighting can make.

[@surfer101ist]

Been watching your videos for a while and they’re so good. You got me into planted-tank fish keeping, and I’m never going back! Quick suggestion: could you do a once or twice a year full-studio update? I love seeing all the new builds but I would love to see how some of your older tanks have matured!

[@MDFishTanks]

I did one a month ago. Take a look at my videos list.

[@surfer101ist]

@@MDFishTanks Missed that one! Thanks!

[@bigben8369]

Really well done, simple scape. You're constantly outdoing yourself! Keep it up!

[@rebeccaampuero2347]

I like the serenity of this aquarium. Beautiful!!

[@MyNanoFish]

Thought I was about to watch a tea towel go up in flames. Awesome tank MD🍃. I love dwarf danios too, always busy so entertaining to watch.

[@infamoustrick4979]

Hiya mate, I am in the process of doing an Amazon River type aquarium and I use your videos all the time for good tips and ideas for substrate, scaping and planting. Top quality videos and great Intel. Thanks fella! I have been watching this channel for only a few weeks, but you absolutely got me hooked on this hobby and I'm excited to get started.

[@drdoolittlefishhobbyist6055]

I do really like this tank , great size and simple but stunning. Nice job.

[@GFHill]

I just watched the build on the 1000 gallon african tank. You pointed out the one fellow, was wet. I would not trust a fish shop, where at least one person, was not wet. My wife, and i enjoy your videos!!!

[@carinalarsson9310]

Like your aquariums! Like plants so much, my aquarium are filld! I always get new idees. Your love for making Nice places for fish really showes. Thanks! 😁

[@boatmaster4047]

Dude... drying the gravel... You are definitely dedicated to this hobby!! Love your channel, been watching for years. How did you get started doing this for a living? I'm definitely a little envious 😮

[@PraneshAquaticWorld]

Hii Sir, love ur aquascapes. Ur aquascapes are really beautiful. It looks so natural. Inspired by ur Videos I have started trying aquascaping. ❤ from India...

[@annmoomau881]

those fish look so cute, doing their little fish tag around the tank...

[@BeckyBoultonxo]

Love your videos MD! I have 4 fish tanks now because of you 😂🐠

[@mtgtomescourer]

Man, the Rio Xingu is damn near impossible to find online in the US. Walked into a small shrimp shop a few weeks ago and found three bottles of it randomly on a shelf. Totally made my day since I was just about to set up a 4 ft tank, and it's the perfect scatter gravel!

[@reinisnikolajevs3020]

One of your best aquariums, keep it up❤

[@Sneezy1956]

I love this tank the simple two plants really speaks to me

[@tygereyes]

Great Job - I preferred the oldest single spot (I think it was the 2nd alternative - bright and shimmery with some nice fall-off to the sides - that would have been my choice... but I am glad you did a run-through of all the lights).

[@FMAquascapes]

Nice tank.....scaping my very own 2(ish) foot river scape this week. Great looking scape as always!

[@Diospyros1985]

This turned out great! Have a 20g long with similar vibes...Vallisneria and rainbow shiners!

[@ExpensiveKoala]

I love the 2ft tanks just as much as the 4ft tanks! Nice scape! I would put some buce or mini anubias amongst the rockwork

[@TalisaAquarist]

I LOVE this simple tank!

[@shonhatley541]

How often do you change the blade on your tank scraper? I'm still here, and a huge fan. Please keep'em coming.

[@robertwinkler8444]

Sooo Good, wish I had your scaping skills. All your stuff looks amazing👍🏻👍🏻

[@Biologoybecario]

Very nice set-up ❤ The small barbs look like some kind of Pethia; perhaps Pethia stoliczkana or P. ticto (mind you, if you google pictures of P. ticto most of the first results are actually of P. padamya, the same which share Timmy's tank).

[@andreagalda28]

Love it... some ember tetras and a few shrimp would have been my stocking choice 🤔 ❤️

[@richardgutierrez9223]

You have so many awesome pieces of buce I’d love to see maybe a big buce covered wood tank or something to best display them maybe run co2 too just to see them glow, I find it looks much better when you split it apart and almost plant it as a carpeting plant, love the content thanks mate

[@tamimrahamaan5872]

I was so high while watching this video i heard MD speak fluent Japanese.

[@DieterHuckstedt-j6v]

Love the snail on the table on the vid picture couldn’t get the word can’t think today 🤣

[@TheRealTMar]

I also have a Superfish Scaper 90 set up here with loads of plants, lush carpet (mostly monte carlo and a few other species dotted throug), a dolmen, some 'trees' and a few otocinclus, 10 pygmy cores, 10 ruby tetras and a few amano shrimp. I also put in some of the skittle neo caridina's, you know the ones that aren't quite blue or not quite red. Perfect for a fair number of very small fish!

[@andrescontrerasvargas5865]

Looks amazing, I also made a tank with vallisnerias a few months ago and try mix it up with another plant like eleocharis vivipara as another texture

[@neur0ness]

Looks great. I think it might be cool to see you do an odd-shaped tank. Like one that is L-shaped or U-shaped. Would probably need it to be custom made though.

[@LOVEANGEL-hm6oj]

10:34 *oh my gosh the rock on the left looks like a heart!!

[@DeyellKemp]

I’m the third person! Love your videos it inspires me I have two fish tanks I’m now 12 years old .

[@juanitabolster2483]

🌿🌱🌴Love this tank, cool colours and scape. Have to say, knowng how you work, I'm surprised you left the scratch across the front? Maybe turn the tank round? Unless the back was worse! Fantastic job, as always. Thankyou.🐠🦈🐟🌿🌱🌿🍂

[@_DROM_]

Talking about underrated fish, the female feeder guppies are gorgeous. I breed mine and I love the way they are basically translucent all the way to their tails, where they develop a rainbow of colours. Their shape is beautiful too. I don't know, I just love them. I keep them separate from the males, in their own tank.

[@YinYang2435]

I know it’s a bit overkill but the Skylight hyperspot light could get you the shimmer effect and strong lighting. I remember seeing it in many European settings

[@MeanOldLady]

I love aqua essentials too for my tanks. When I'm not doing tap water changes, I'll collect rainwater in a couple buckets & use that to top off my tanks so they don't get so much mineral build up over time compared to tap water + chemicals.

[@shaymaanburkatally3544]

Great work..hard work beat talent!❤

[@asnilloc]

Great idea using a croc (I can only just make it out) as a measuring instrument!

[@MegGreeneSmith]

Tank looks great! I am so impressed that you were able to restrain yourself from putting more plant species in there lol. Anyone know what those barbs are? It's driving me nuts not knowing the species...

[@codylyon5639]

I love this tank but I have to admit I really liked the shimmer 🙂

[@juliam4283]

Absolutely fascinating!

[@chaosdj]

You need some Burjor's Brilliance (nechela dadiburjori) in there with the dwarf danios - biotope correct and just awesome little fish.

[@ventsislavuchkunov5472]

When using this filter (I've got 4 of the same) screw the pump at the top of the filter. Using it the way it comes, makes it impossible to bleed all the air, hence why the flow isn't good. Other than that, they are amazing for what they are!

[@Jen-w1i]

Nice tank, although I was looking forward to the one type of planted tanks and would have gone with shimmery light.

[@z.memon1]

that snail outside the tank in the thumbnail 😂

[@marcussamuel7303]

Weekend starts early let's goooooooo

[@kennethdeitzel8026]

Would love to see you create a tank for snakeskin barbs!

[@LauraGaulrapp-jv4vg]

❤ this one! Way to restrain yourself- any more plants would have ruined it. It’s perfect as is.

[@Adam-eh1qd]

Happy Friday!

[@Traceyp1970]

Had anyone else noticed that the first rock looks like Timmy wearing a tin hat? At 07:03. I swear it’s a monument of ickle Timmy

[@tylerdetwiler8836]

LOVE THAT SHIRT 🐢

[@snips0307]

Thx for giving information for the tank and so on

[@Rosewood22]

Love your videos, would you be able to do a tank for spotted blue eye rainbowfish, i have some and looking for some ideas on how to set up the tank

[@LisaBright-j7z]

I love learning from your videos! I have a curious question. If you use Nutri base for beneficial bacteria but you lock it down with sand. Does the bacteria get in the water column?

[@dennisvanopstal7360]

Bacteria dont live in the watercolumn. They live on surfaces. The glas, wood, rocks, sand, deep in the sand bed. Filtertubes, sponges everywhere except for the water. And they spread from the nutribase to the rest of the tank slowly.

[@rathiutham8124]

thank you for the influx of videos

[@thomasmckaig909]

I reckon those barbs kind of look like Odessa Barb babies. I wonder, was there ever a point that they crossed into that tank when rescaping Timmys tank?

[@gibbnasta]

I finished a similar scape with dwarf sag as its background plants!

[@SierraJenson4]

CAN WE GET A BLACKWATER TANK CREATED AND THEN SHOWN HOW YOU KEEP/THE STEPS IN MAINTAINING THE TANK TO KEEP IT A BLACKWATER LOOK. I love the way the would comes through the rocks in this aquarium! 💯

[@FranNoesse]

I think this would suit betta well since reeds are their natural habitat.

[@MDFishTanks]

oh yeah for sure.

[@AndreKochDre]

@MDFishTanks you need to try Twisted Vallisneria (aka vallisneria tortifolia)

[@farukdiken7521]

Hi MD, a quick question, do you really need that much of a nutrient layer especially since you tend to rescape it like in 6 months?

[@MDFishTanks]

Yes, because in those 6 months, the growth is lush and fast with no co2

[@corysinger4749]

'they're just so moving' hahahah, this man is cooked

[@erikawindhaber6585]

Hey, I have a crazy Idea! What if you did to small tanks (or big ones) and conect them with one of those bridges. You could do the one tank with only green plants and the oder one with only red plants. I think it could look amazing! 🐟🐟🐟

[@AnaLaMama]

I think that your mystery barbs may be Stolikza's Barb (Barbus stolikzanus). They are in many ways similar to your Odessa Barbs and Rosy Barbs, and will get about 5cm long.

[@olivierl2172]

Shoutout to the snails 🐌 ❤

[@NermarPaborito]

Rio xingu is back, back again

[@SumargJ]

the lumini light was real good

[@robertoperezjr.1119]

Does you floor get hot when you dried your rocks? If glue is what holds down the flooring I would put something under the towel.

[@DatKrazyKook]

Still waiting on the old school sand slo-mo 😮

[@giggiwidit5638]

Love this scape !!!

[@amx1820]

Serene... I get that its a sponsored video but the surface skimmer is a lil bit of an eye sore.

[@MDFishTanks]

the skimmer wasnt sponsored. Just felt it was required. wont even see it in a month because of plant growth

[@taipann9195]

Hey MD what would u use for a aquarium stand for a super fish scaper 90? I’m a bit reluctant to pay the odd £150 for the specific stand superfish make by the design of it not to my liking however I’m not sure what else will hold the 110kg when completed

[@richardhuggett8896]

Would love to see you do discus again please

[@RapDwaTrzy]

the water flow can be decreased maybe on that the filter is not under the tank ?

[@High_Desert_Tropics]

Another banger good job man

[@rickbooher8224]

Pygmy cories would compliment the dainos because of their size. Maybe 6-8 cories.

[@LordChumbley]

I really like the minimum species of plants look.

[@Critcher7]

Where do you order the pool filter sand that you use and also the rio xingu gravel?

[@markjustinejalandoni7299]

MD have you seen the king of DIY’s piranha tank? if not please check it out and make a mini version of it with blackskirt tetras 🙏

[@lloyd011721]

a case for not filling in gaps in your rocks: dwarf shrimp love those gaps.

[@calebbezuidenhout2998]

WOOOOOOOO MD VIDEO

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I am from nepal. Sir Show off your aquarium room collection ❤

[@SusmitaRai-ez5ue]

Lovely ❤