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[@Nanoscape]

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[@beekeeper7535]

I put straight dirt in my tank with real plants the plants take root in the soil. The plants use the fish waist. After a few months the tank takes care of it's self in a mostly natural way. Yes it works and crystal clear water

[@RogerKeulen]

The fish eat the algae ? Will try this. Have a lot of plants but no water plants. Will buy me some grow lights and play with it.

[@tiredofthisworld]

What kind of fish do you have? Do you use an air pump?

[@Geospasmic]

I can't seem to achieve the clear water. Even when the plants do well I still get lots of scum and algae.

[@tezzanoia]

​@@RogerKeulenI recommend looking at the channel Luke's Goldies for some basic insight into growing regular plants above the tank and using them to filter the tank (iirc he uses pothos) and serpa design for some really cool designs working with plant filtration (both plants that grow in and above the water) and some more info on the topic from someone who does it with some of his tanks for years now!

[@trira1171]

what fishes do you have?

[@namyac88]

$106 i mean….. that’s pretty up there tbh

[@ridog00]

i mean it’s really not.. not if you have a job and some extra cash. it’s just a hobby

[@badabing3391]

it is a 4 gallon bowl, if you scale this up to a larger tank with certain plants and arent able to source decor for free (fucking state laws) the cost easily hits 800-2000

[@ridog00]

@@badabing3391 which still isn’t a crazy amount of money think of the people with car hobbies or bike hobbies or art hobbies which can spend easily double that but really to each their own idc what you spend your money on.. it’s not my money🤷🏿‍♂️

[@badabing3391]

@@ridog00 yeah but those hobbies are a bit more obviously priced, a lot of aquascapes you see online dont really tell you about the several hundred/thousand dollars behind them

[@ridog00]

@@badabing3391 well yea cuz there making content on the item not the price

[@faktahewansingkat7262]

$106 is a lot of money in indonesia 😂, $35 for a single 4 gallon bowl could be used to buy a 60 gallon aquarium on here

[@Edigor100]

he's comparing to other things in america, obviously in any 3rd or 2nd world country this would be expensive, but I'm sure you can find these supplies or similar ones for cheaper in indonesia

[@MrSagium]

​@@Edigor100 and op is comparing a 4 gallon US tank to a 60 gallon Indonesian aquarium. As in, same money gets you more in Indonesia. Obviously...

[@xtomtomtomx]

Sad 😂

[@ffbeakuchanz4750]

You could buy a used 60 gallon tank in USA for $40.

[@earthtoinfiniti]

@@Edigor100there are no second or third world countries. We just get fucking raked over the coals in America so that we can continue to prop up all the billionaires we house. WAKEUP!

[@FridayNightQueen]

Giant bush... giggidy 🤸‍♂️

[@sureshgokul3598]

What's the plant name

[@JoshuaBurke-ir1yy]

Pearl weed it's a stem plant so you can trim it and re plant the trimming it grows very fast

[@coleyboy1921]

I did a 5 gallon which is immensely healthy running on no filter for maybe $50, could have done it cheaper. I got a used old tank on Facebook ($15), got sand from beach and cleaned readily, a bit of organic potting soil I already had for the bottom layer (maybe $1 worth max), got drift wood from beach and soaked / boiled several times to clean and remove tannins, got jars of leaf litter and water from several nearby ponds / creeks to create a bacterial and small critter culture which I added into the tank (at least 5 mollusk / crustacean species hitched along for the ride). Then bought cuttings from a local aquarist at $10. Bought an aquarium light, but you can use any cheap grow bulb with a used lamp fixture. I’ve also setup multiple other mini aquariums in my house for free after the fact. All you need is: a container, a small layer of soil, a small layer of sand to put on top of the soil, aquatic plant cuttings (When I trim my aquarium I put the cuttings in jars with dechlorinated water which become their own mini aquariums and let me plant future builds for free, and water from a living system. If you’re OK with just snails it’ll work great as is. If you want tiny caradina or neocaradina shrimp you aught to go at the very minimum 2 gallons for a single shrimp, I inadvertently created a shrimp colony in one of my 2 gallon cutting jars and they’re doing alright. If you want fish do a minimum of 5 gallons for the tiniest fish available, but 10 gallons is a better starting point. Also realize that this approach of cheapo aquariums is best for use without fish. But trust me if yo uptake lots of freshwater leaf litter and water samples to inoculate your tank and only grow shrimp in it there will be soooo much life you can observe without fish eating all the small microfauna. Try it out with whatever you have! River sand works as well! All you truly need to buy are cuttings of plants & don’t bother buying from a pet store, wayyyy too overpriced.

[@joshlamb9443]

First couple of seconds I thought I was looking at a watermelon

[@Nanoscape]

😂🤣🍉

[@tellibear]

I know guys don’t like it when women say that their things are adorable, but this is pretty adorable

[@Nanoscape]

I don’t mind. 😂

[@Christian_Constrictors_TV]

What are you talking about lol? I love when my fiancée calls me adorable 😂.

[@tellibear]

@@Christian_Constrictors_TV touché😂🤣

[@newlandsdw750]

​@@tellibearthat is fake news!! where did you get that from?😂😂

[@newlandsdw750]

​@@tellibearthat is fake news!! where did you get that from?😂😂

[@NighthawkTVHarvey]

That type of plant is beautiful ❤

[@user-vw6my2mj9t]

Baby tears aquascape plant

[@bradleydishner9698]

Monte Carlo is beautiful. Makes a good carpet if you have the patience and time to trim and replant

[@garg4531]

And appropriately stocked with cherry shrimp!^^ Which won’t cost much either but are also completely optional ;)

[@LuciferBug1421]

Yeah idk why theres a fish shown in there, i dont know any fish suitable for a 4 gallon

[@xXIronSwanXx]

Great work man!

[@Nanoscape]

Thank you! 🙌

[@baileyapedaile8306]

I've just set up a 15 gallon tank, £90 for the tank, £20 for the soil and sand, £20 for plants, £15 for a small cave and £8 for 2 logs, really happy with how it came out

[@Nanoscape]

Nice! Hopefully it grows well for you! 🌿

[@SSScreators]

Watching this from India, knowing I can make this for 1/3 of the price he mentioned 😂

[@sdubbeld]

It's like girl math: "the sand costed me 10$, but I didn't use the whole bag" 😂

[@curvingfyre6810]

The gravel goes on top of the aquasoil. When your aquasoil breaks down, it's gonna fill the water column with dust.

[@knightknight7811]

🧢, I have run aquasoil only tanks and they’re only cloudy when you first start them for like a week or two and then they’re fine.

[@curvingfyre6810]

​@@knightknight7811 Aquasoil begins to break down after about a year. If your water was cloudy day one, it's cause you failed to wash it. The breakdown is slow, but after 2 years, it'll be visible, and moving the substrate will allow you to see some granules fall apart. After 3, it's mud. If you are running a long term tank, cap your aquasoil.

[@knightknight7811]

@@curvingfyre6810 you don’t wash aquasoil wtf? Have you ever used what your talking about

[@curvingfyre6810]

@@knightknight7811 Perhaps rinse was the right word? Any substrate should have the debris and dust rinsed off it, especially a clay based substrate like aquasoil. No soap, just repeated dousing with water.

[@SatpalGandhi-dt2wd]

In India you can make it for 2000 to 3000 inr including everything and much better

[@rwild9356]

You can get bowls like that even cheaper at good will/thrift stores, and I know the dollar store (while it's still around) has/had some small ones.

[@mohammadhananshah]

That bowl costs 4 to 5 dollars here in india

[@Strawebbie]

Here I’ll also show how I did my 55 gal sorority tank First I got a second hand used 55 gal for about 50 dollars I think it was, it had a stand and all. It’s hard to find cheaper tanks in good condition but I got lucky. My sand was 5 dollars for two bags and I got a bunch of small plants that will grow. I searched a beach for drift wood and rocks and soaked them both to get rid of salt water. Filter and stuff was free (also second hand) and whatever the price if for filter cartridges.

[@dtecrust]

Love you're videos, very helpful

[@Nanoscape]

Thank you! 😄🙌

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

It’s funny, I used to do this with some of my tanks, I never knew there was a name for it. If a tank didn’t have residents, for whatever reason, we just did this cuz I had plants, and statues and little interesting things. I love this stuff!

[@AldrinAntic-ns6sd]

Top soil without fertilizer from your local hardware store is what I use instead of aqua soil. It’s much cheaper and you often get a larger bag.

[@mategombas771]

Bowl tanks are banned by EU😂

[@raerohan4241]

For fish, yeah, but are they banned for plants? Or do places just not sell them at all?

[@toetie2019]

@@raerohan4241you can still buy them everywhere. Just like you said, not for fish

[@JaSon-wc4pn]

Wtf since when ?

[@mfstarboy8690]

​@@raerohan4241they are sold still aquarium shops and plantstores till today. Just i dont ever recommend bowls, if ever a good loaded truck passes your house it will tear any aquarium. My 200 Juwel lido cracked its bottom when my neighbors ordered a 5000 kg sandtruck. Water leaking freely

[@mfstarboy8690]

The glass is so thin in these bowls i would not risk it. Ive seen thicker ones but still it takes up to 10/15 litres to fill them up.

[@margehaiduc9096]

WOW.... pretty cool ..I used to have a 20 gallon Aquarium....so relaxing to look at ...❤❤❤❤

[@Ucceah]

$29 for 3 hands full of gravel?! just grab some fine, 2-6mm, crushed basalt from a local gravel supplier. (it looks amazing!) as long as it's under a bucket full, they will just let you take some, for bringing a nice coffee or snack, because they cant charge you for building supplies, below like 100 pounds.

[@ping777--]

Add sea shells

[@kursive1]

Looks dope but I think they got you on the $35 for the bowl.

[@nictang8718]

"easy" plants, you can use 0.25-0.5 watts per liter, "medium" plants need 0.5-1 watts per liter. "Advanced" plants need about 1 watt per liter.

[@Puppies-z9h]

I was able to grow a giant bush in a few months too and it didn't cost me anything.

[@danvondrasek]

I used to use cheap construction clamp lights for my tanks. Petco and petsmart would sell the same clamp lights for like 5x more than home depot or lowes does.

[@Rotterdam-hoogvliet]

The red betta fish at 28:25 look like a plastic toy fish magnificent fish😍

[@RevolutionLowTech]

Awesome job dude, nice vid!

[@hemanofeternia9954]

35$ in 2017 is 357$ in 2024 this is way out of my budget

[@yermailmain206]

Just to let you know my shrimp tank/ pearl weed setup was inspired by your video. So cool🤙🏽 stay inspirational. Inspiration.🎋🦐🌴🐟 💪🏽CORY GANG GANG‼️‼️‼️

[@lavapop1900]

I don't understand the point of spending all that money but everyone has their Hobbies

[@garyi.2954]

Use growlight at night to function as a useful night light. Turn off during the day. $35 for a glass bowl even in U.S. seems expensive.

[@Espressoqueen9894]

It's so beautiful but make it a bigger tank and get one that is bigger for them to grow as the planets grow ❤

[@ruturajpatil3081]

You can put a Siamese fighting fish in it

[@Shadow-jk6ip]

Nah, they need a 5 gal for a bare minimum

[@sa9amisan]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@outinspace8760]

106 isn't cheap for a lot of people who live paycheque to paycheque. You also say somethings were "around" the price you mentioned so ill assume they were more expensive. Also you didn't mention the price of the desk which ill assume is at least 50$

[@Theetat_Chantapan]

Bruh this make me the most important thing to make this look good is tank

[@Saw-1995]

I can barely afford food, my guy. Paying more then 10 dollars for anything is too expensive.

[@oofuxbingus]

Love this channel already

[@Nanoscape]

🙌

[@JosephRobert82]

That bowl now cost $3324.45 due to corporate greed.

[@MzJones721]

Does it need a filter? Or the plants just grow with substrate, water and light?

[@Nanoscape]

Low bioload so the plants and routine water changes are enough

[@MagicLoveQueen]

❤Beauty of nature❤

[@rheachua5050]

Don't you need to use CO2 for the plants?

[@Tovii2022]

I want fish but my home is never warm enough in the winter. I once had a beta back when I was in grade school. My room got so cold I assume the beta jumped out of the water to escape the cold and dried out on the floor. I found something that looked like a leaf on the carpet. Then it hit me. That was my beta. I never asked my family about him or why he disappeared. It all made sense after finding him.

[@Fancysymbol]

What sort of maintenance does the soil require? Or is it a limiting factor in the lifespan of a tank like this?

[@johnmobley9369]

Dollar per watt. Pretty nice. Together it’s a sun but nothing compared to what it could be for a investment.

[@trixie1636]

How do you reuse the plants? How to you replant those cuttings? 🤔 I’ve never propagated aquatic plants

[@mannyvega7645]

The bowl and clamp light could be found at a thrift store

[@paragmazumder5508]

What's the price of the aquarium jar

[@allowmi]

... but you didn't clean the glass before you started?

[@xtrimbattle]

It costs nearly 9000₹ in india

[@Charjay5]

Very pretty!

[@PintuMahakul]

👍 Wonderful video of low budget designing. Thank you

[@raelhernandez5792]

What kind of magnetic brush cleaner did you use. The round red

[@Mistermeeceeks]

You should put a blanket with those sticky traps facing up. Teach them flys who’s boss

[@CaptainMonkeyJones]

Walmart has 5 gallon square tanks for under 20

[@Nanoscape]

Bet they would look great some pink gravel!

[@Imyourmoose]

No filter, gonna smell nice

[@Nanoscape]

It’s been setup for a year and still smells better than your mom

[@ethenjennings5800]

Can't say I expected that 😂

[@coleyboy1921]

My no filter smells like plants. If it’s heavily planted and not overstocked it won’t smell like ass. Too many ppl overstock and create what’s essentially a poop factory.

[@YJ-7]

@@Nanoscape🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nemesis0513]

@@Nanoscapedestruction 100

[@RoyalNZPoE]

This iPhone 15 only cost me $35 in 1976

[@dxmkrew]

How do you not hurt the fish when trimming the plants?

[@Nanoscape]

They swim away 🤦‍♂️

[@jamesynovitis4339]

It doesn't show well in the video but does your pearlweed have leggy growth compared to when you have co2 injections? I know that mine does but because it's so dense, it makes the leggy growth unimportant.

[@Nanoscape]

Nope! You can look back through my old videos to see the progress of this tank since I started it! I’m growing pearlweed in a new tank as well, so you can check back over the course of the next few months to see how that develops.

[@sibgatullahlabib5623]

Where I'm from 100 usd is 10000 plus in my currency and that's pretty darn expensive. Like it's someone's pay check😂😂

[@alexanderolekenakela2646]

I did the same , without the lamp tho and fancy soils ( I just got some from outside ) and I used pickle jar, it’s 2 years old now

[@buurma_family]

That’s like $90 dollars. Not cheap😂

[@Nanoscape]

That’s cheaper than the price of most peoples LED light 😂

[@meowjakx3]

That’s what I was thinking as a was adding it up in my head. 😂 I’m sure the big fancy set ups can way up there in price though!

[@DreamSquiddy]

😅 ive spent over $1000 getting a 40 gallon tank up and running. This is a VERY simple, yet very functional, afforable mini tank.

[@ResumenconR]

whats the name of the plant???

[@vidhyashreeaquatics]

2,917 Rupees in India which is actually quite money for a middle class family, it’s not cheap.

[@hamdy-man2237]

Btw those can bend sunlight and start fires. Keep it in the shade man

[@cristinasky1870]

Do you have to change out the water and if so how many times? And is this compatible with all fish or just a variety?

[@Nanoscape]

I do a 20% water change about once a week. This is only 4 gallons so it’s too small for most fish. I’m only growing fry out for a few months before I move them to a bigger tank.

[@Dream_incometax]

Can you tell the name of the plant

[@dvk578]

Did anyone else feel like he was drinking the water with that straw? 😬😬😬

[@maximusthegoldencat]

For 35$ i can buy 100 gallon tank and full set up😂 here in india specifically south

[@Fish_4_Life]

Where did you buy the bowl? What website

[@Nanoscape]

I can tell you didn’t watch the video

[@kornx10]

Great idea. Looks beautiful n I'll be doing that myself soon 👍👍

[@ARIFS757]

In our country that cost 3.5$ only

[@Seattlefan77]

See a bowl of water and grass: "It doesn't cost much to make this" I sure hope it costs however much the bowl costs and no more 😂

[@Nanoscape]

Sounds like you’re an expert on this topic 😂

[@Seattlefan77]

@@Nanoscape lol nah bro. Just having fun no offense

[@spookshow6999]

You could've bought a whole tank for that. With filter, and gravel.

[@Nanoscape]

Maybe I’ll spend the money on a pink gravel tank next time

[@Shadow-jk6ip]

Gravel kinda sucks for a substrate. It's only good for river tanks

[@Nanoscape]

@@Shadow-jk6ip pink gravel is built different 💪

[@Shadow-jk6ip]

@@Nanoscape fr

[@NolanCuellar]

74$ I mean 35$ is a good deal

[@b.o.4469]

Expensive bro for a bowl with some plants

[@abhay45452]

Atleast 100 that's expensive bro

[@user-wr5qw3lz2l]

I got mine for 27 dollars but i pive in south africa so its a different case

[@parinshah777]

$106 is a lot of money tbh 😅

[@user-hx2hl1zw3w]

The same applies to those beautiful terrarium tanks.

[@cadevgupta]

agree

[@tyronesimon3742]

Does it ever start stinking?

[@lukes_legos]

Yes you bought the bowl for 37 in 2017 it will be 60+ in 2024 today

[@artfx9]

What is it?

[@exiledreptile1]

Is that rotalla indica?

[@stuffedsomething1699]

That bowl is now 125usd it uhhhh pays to have things purchased back in the day huh...

[@arcanineryu]

Who needs all that expensive stuff when you can just grab an extra large glass pickle jar, go to a creek or river and fill it with water/mud/creek plants, and then leave it to grow. The bulk size pickle jar probably cost me $10 and i ate all the pickles, so nothing left over in lost value.

[@geargail]

great posting

[@KnorrAquatics]

Please pin. On the grand scheme of things $100 for a fully functional aqua scape isn’t a lot of money. Most people spend well over that on just plants, or just lighting, or just filtration….

[@EstehtixCakes]

I have a project to make a terrarium and my teacher used this video as an example 😭

[@Nanoscape]

Shoutout to your teacher! 🤣

[@mrTjstephens1]

You could literally just snip some of that pearl weed and plant another aquarium. That saves you money. If you really want to use that tank put some shrimp in there and you now have some cleaning crew.

[@rizzo7297]

How often do u water change

[@advaithnotpro]

i got my tank for 800 rupees ( 9.62 dollars )

[@apoorv1441]

Won't the nutrients in soil deplete if you would use same soil for next tank?

[@Hana.Behl-Lecter]

He said he didn't use the entire bag he bought. Pretty sure he meant using the left overs for the next one