TILTED Fast Flow River Aquarium: Cold Water Setup for Super Fast Fish (Aquascape Tutorial)

[@MDFishTanks]

👇👇MD MERCH CLICK HERE👇👇: FULL SHOP: md-fish-tanks.creator-spring.com I this video, @MD Fish Tanks & @Fish Shop Matt try something they have never done before. We were not sure if it would work but thought we had better just go for it...and boy am I so glad we did because it turned out AWESOME. The whole look of the tank but also the fish and how they behave as well. Very cool tank! Find @Fish Shop Matt here: KZbin: kzbin.info Insta: instagram.com/matt_swfishkeeper/ Equipment (all links affiliate): LED FLOODLIGHTS: US amzn.to/3m3cEz9 UK amzn.to/3orIdRv GOOD BUDGET LIGHT:: US amzn.to/2MDfjk1 UK amzn.to/3iYlfQQ SMALL HANG ON BACK FILTER: US amzn.to/2Mw63OO UK amzn.to/39rx3b5 NANO INTERNAL FILTER: US amzn.to/3oxGBWm UK CANISTER FILTER: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a GOOSENECK CLIP ON LAMP: (similar as product is now discontinued) US amzn.to/2IlwLVA UK amzn.to/2LNat13 MINI WATER PUMP: US amzn.to/2oAmf5y UK amzn.to/2mjHDez TANKS: US amzn.to/2SOocHG UK amzn.to/2SPA24i STRIP LED LIGHT: US (similar) amzn.to/2SNgbm7 UK amzn.to/2Fn9aW1 ASTA LED LIGHT: US amzn.to/3k9EmpY UK amzn.to/3p5XUPY AQUARIUM RACKING: Shelving: US amzn.to/2SrYZ5k UK amzn.to/2GFWKJ2 AIRPUMP (FILTER SYSTEM): US amzn.to/31z8FA9 UK amzn.to/37GIoUa FILTER SPONGES: US amzn.to/3dQLUfM UK amzn.to/3dS2k7K MEDIA BAGS: US amzn.to/34Kaf2N UK amzn.to/3lAj3z1 STAINLESS LILY PIPES: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC BOWL AQUARIUMS: US amzn.to/2M4FwFO UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL API® products Subscribe to API on KZbin: kzbin.info USA consumers purchase API products on Amazon: www.amazon.com/stores/page/2193F555-CE5F-4A6B-BDC4-F315CB7F175D?channel=MDTanks UK consumers purchase API products on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/25663644-6C8C-432C-9E6A-0A85082C3E3C AQUARIAN® products Follow AQUARIAN on KZbin: kzbin.info/door/NxaNWKoWr_ztSgXgPj9r8A Purchase AQUARIAN products here: aquarian.co.uk/where-to-buy/ AWESOME MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY kzbin.info/door/3uQXzXSPspf2LoGdtYGiHwjoin FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/md_fishtanks/ FOR BUSINESS ENQUIRIES: [e-mail] #plantedtank #aquascape #mdfishtanks

[@timothythexiii7548]

I don’t think you should’ve put this in a comment instead of just keeping it in the description

[@chronicawareness9986]

@@timothythexiii7548 am i the only one who sees the fault? the tilted tank does nothing ... the water is still level

[@chronicawareness9986]

@@timothythexiii7548 he has 15 likes and my comment has 2, plus he hearts his own comment lol i dont know looks fishy

[@patrickbaldwin9244]

Thanks, I wondered if it was to maintain turbulent flow across the length of the tank, Sorry didn’t realise the comment was in the wrong place, it wasn’t a criticism just a question, not wanting to start a bun fight

[@synthetic4]

@@chronicawareness9986 I searched the whole 460 comments and it was a relief to see that we are not the only tilt deniers, there are some other 15 people that agree with us :D

[@rgilroy1909]

Wishing we all had a "scaping buddy". I really do prefer videos that the two of you do together. The interactions between you both really brings something special to the videos.

[@LuckAqua]

True. The vibe there is really nice.

[@jawjagrrl]

Yes! I am working in a vaccum, it would be nice to be able to share the experience more.

[@BrickieBuilder]

I got a chance to pop into the shop and see this tank first hand. Looks fantastic. Thanks Matt for the tank advice too!

[@valeriee9532]

I’m so jealous 🌱🐟🌱🐠🌱😍

[@stephenevans7884]

Did it lord? I'd love to see one of these in the flesh man. Do they look as good as they do on vid like?

[@peterww3106]

Cool. I’ll pop in this week! I’m about 6 miles away😁. Smug or what😂

[@alaskangirl7675]

Thinking of finally going across the pond just to go to the shop!

[@LuckAqua]

Hello from overseas and I have no chance to visit the shop. T_T

[@Chompchompyerded]

I tried it at home. I used flat sandstone rocks and let the water cascade over it making pools after each pour over. My hillstream loaches and the two small plecos I put in it loved it. I created a bit of an undercut beneath one of the stones in one of the pools, and similar overhangs on each side for each of the pools. The fish in the pools would go under the overhangs part of the time, then would come out to the main current to feed. I had to have the sandstone cut to shape so that it would fit properly into the tank. I also planted the overhangs with mosses. I did not put any sand or soil in the tank. I did put some mosses in the flow of the water as it went over the sandstone. I placed three water intakes about a foot upstream in the bottom pool. By placing three in, and putting them upstream I was able to limit the suction on of the outlet intakes so that fish would not get sucked in. I did not use a power head. There was plenty of flow generated by the slightly angled sandstone. The idea was inspired by a stream which I had seen in Colorado in the United States. It also has a sandstone bottom with little sand or other substrate, and it hosts lots of cutthroat trout fry and some skulpins. In my tank, the bottom pool had sand in it, but only in the bottom of it. As in the stream in Colorado, no plants were on the sandstone, and only a few mosses were growing on and next to the water. I had the water coming out from two pieces of sandstone placed one on top of the other at the top of the stream a bit like a spring. On the top piece of sandstone I put some moss. I put a little soil behind that, and put in a sliver of mountain bluestem grass. Except for the fact that when it goes to seed, the seeds are a bit messy, it perfects the look at the top of the aquarium. As it is in your tank, the hillstream loaches are always in the flow. From time to time, some of the other fish will fight their way up or downstream to get to one or another of the pools. Though sandstone is in short supply in Great Britain, I'm sure you could find plenty of slates which could be cut to size and used to the same effect. I did not have nearly the amount of water in the aquarium as you did in yours. As a result, the pools went from small at the top to large at the bottom. Further, the water depth going over the stone was not deep. it was enough to cover the backs of the hillstream loaches, and that's about it. As the other fish ran the flow, their backs were out of the water. They ran it fast though, and if they ran out of juice before making it to the next pool, they just let the current was them back from whence they came. I witnessed trout fry doing this same thing in the little stream in Colorado which inspired me to make this aquarium. If I live long enough and can amass enough money, I hope to build a much bigger and longer one with a heavy duty chiller on it to make a true Rocky Mountain style creek complete with cutthroat and brook trout, as well as the little skulpins which are the clean up crew of those real creeks and rivers. Dreams dreams dreams...

[@cryinf]

With that setup it doesnt matter if the tank is leveld or not as long as you dont have an outlet in the glas on the lower site. Thats why you dont see a constantly flow at the filter outlet. There is no gravity working on the water downwards when it still remains in a closed system.

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

Exactly

[@Poeticfloetic]

*levelled *glass ❤

[@santoscortes9656]

That’s what I was thinking maybe they should of let it overflow on that side and have a reservoir catching it and a pump

[@leguy9396]

​@@santoscortes9656 that would make a video that I would finish rather than skipping to the results lol

[@Ellie0427]

Very neat to see a replica of a different type of aquatic environment than a conventional tank would showcase. Super interesting, and highly educational too! Would love to see you continue to explore this sort of concept, playing with scapes to replicate environments that I think a standard fishkeeper may either not think of, or feel they have the tools/knowledge to do!

[@towaofficial]

Super interesting tank! Love the call on zebra danios. They show their real energy and personality when you put them in a tank like this. You're really getting me into these sparsely planted river scapes, new tank urges are building quickly.

[@haitch04]

Lovely! just shows how much benefit there is to be had by balancing everything to it's natural habitat. Love it.

[@andrewpinnell7139]

Got to visit the shop yesterday and saw all the tanks in person. They all looked amazing and been inspired to change up one of my tanks. Matt was so friendly and gave some great advice 😊

[@adamgreen9907]

Which shop is it as they have a few when I googled them

[@no-knickers-emma1112]

@@adamgreen9907 Maidenhead aquatics

[@panetrist]

which location was this i see they have a bunch of locations?

[@roadjet184]

A perfect example of how a simple hard scape and a single plant specie design creates a truly natural looking presentation. Well done Lads, well done.

[@kellyg1972]

I just love the dynamic and friendship between you two. The videos are calming and fun and bring a smile to my face. Love these continued collabs ❤

[@THandP_org]

Fabulous build as always MD & Matt! The tank is shallow enough that the silicone seams should be able to withstand the tilt in applied pressure. If that turns out to not be the case, you can get the "tilted" sloped substrate of a river with bags of dirt/soil supporting egg crate light diffuser, then cover with your substrate and boulders. Looks fabulous and fish look so happy!!!!

[@chronicawareness9986]

am i the only one who realises the tiled tank does nothing? the water stays level... they could have just made a gradient and a pump on the side to create a flow

[@LumberHoward]

I really like the interaction of you and your fish shop friend. Setting up tanks at the shop makes sense and is entertaining.

[@DamonsDoodles]

I love that you've become good friends with the workers! so cool that they allow you to build tanks with them.

[@stuartball3538]

I love all these combinations of tank builds, the friendship you pair have really comes through on screen, as I follow both channels I would love to see MD in Mats channel,if what I heard is true if MD is getting a bigger fish room sometime soon, you should both work together on both channels from There

[@Heterogeneity]

Hear Hear! It would be cool to see Matt visit MD's new studio on his channel with his style, cuz I really like both channels for their different ways of doing things *and* the pair of these guys together is magic and lots of fun.

[@LuckAqua]

It's always fun to see two great aqua scapers working together.

[@user-eo1sv5kn4i]

The enthusiasm, expertise, and empathy that goes into making these beautiful and healthy tanks is really inspiring - thanks guys!

[@jamie2424lfc]

Seen this earlier in the week in the shop, definitely something different! Especially testing the limits of aquascaping! 😀

[@DGphotography123]

Where is the shop?

[@tinchytarantula]

Yet again MD and fishshop Matt build another great aquarium I really am loving these joint build video's hopefully we get more in the future

[@racbailey]

Amazing video because you guys were having so much fun being creative and pushing your limits. It really seems to make a difference in the fish behavior when they are introduced to their natural habitats. It is good to see that change, then you know that tank is a success. I am looking forward to the next collaboration:)

[@Poeticfloetic]

Replicas of their natural habitats. ❤

[@sophiedawson8307]

That tank would be great for keeping mudskippers😍. The way it naturally gets deeper. I would love some mud skippers. Keep up the hard work MD your tanks never fail to amaze me!

[@chrislecky710]

20 odd years ago aquariums were really popular, the industry maxed out people got fed up of the mess and up keep then you could find abandoned aquariums all over the place, same things occurring again..

[@rachelschildman2327]

Amazing tank guys! Love that you made it with the fish in mind, glad that they seem to really be happy in there ❤

[@erikdg]

Having a hillstream myself it is nice to see one on KZbin. For some reason there aren't that many on here. Some rhinogobius species would work great in this tank too. They will bring life to the bottom of the tank.

[@bennydufresne8994]

PUT PADDLE TAIL NEWTS IN THIS WOULD BE LITERALLY THE MOST IDEAL SET UP

[@sparkymark68]

Nice idea. The bromance continues ❤️

[@Redacted_glitched]

I love watching these fish take videos! Thank you for making them!

[@chronicawareness9986]

am i the only one who realises the tilted tank does nothing? the water stays level... they could have just made a gradient and a pump on the side to create a flow

[@mdotschrody]

Even before the caveat I was thinking this wayyyyyy beyond my skill level. I do love how it turned out. It's absolutely stunning. Great job!

[@hutch3459]

Love the idea! Not sure tilting the tank does much for the aesthetic, feel like you could get the same result without tilting and a cleaner look overall

[@piacnm]

And more water and swimroom

[@Animalguy__33]

@@jonathanr72 it would level itself out over time from the high flow.

[@boostedbadboyzx12r31]

​@@Animalguy__33 until the filter gets clogged, which generally happens lol

[@noLuckyStrike09]

Nice little sunday video! The fishbois in action!

[@mandyminshull2351]

Love the hill stream loaches. Awesome build guys 😊

[@debshaw680]

My floors aren’t level and my tanks are off level by about half an inch and I’ve been freaking out about it being too much pressure on the front of the glass and here you are doing it intentionally. 😆

[@sdqsdq6274]

seen one done at a aquascape contest thou , not sure if last long term , how its goes, guess have to wait and see , old hobbyist will cringe , haha

[@aadityawakode846]

It's a fantastic build BUT my only worry is when you tilt the tank the complete water mass weight moves towards the lower side instead of the be base. If you really do the math, let's the water quality is 300L which would rest on base glas of 4ft by 2ft after tilting the tank the weight of 300L now moves to lower sided glass wall that is let's say 2ft by 2ft. Gravity does play its role, not the complete weight is shifted but this causes problem to the tank in long run, problems like wall silicone leak or even side glass break( I pray none of this happens to this tank) but I hope you got the point. Love you guys. Once again fantastic build!!

[@PheOfTheFae]

I really enjoyed your banter in this one. And the tank turned out great!

[@chernz722]

Just had a crazy idea for a project: 3-4 tanks in a row and you gradually transition from one habitat at one end to another at the other (i.e. deep river to shallow river, or stream to pond)

[@twitteringothers5059]

I love this tank. Imagine if that tank is twice as big. Or even three times as big. That would be so wow.

[@clamboni9]

Super interesting tank, but with that water depth, I think you could get the same effect by building up one end inside a level tank. I'd think the angled tank would only be necessary if the upstream rocks are not submerged and the water is running down the substrate, not flowing through it. Picture a shallow stream vs a deep river. You'd also be able to increase your water volume substantially that way.

[@coreyriggs5701]

Cleva gurlll

[@wirtification]

This is one of my favorite builds. I'd love to see more streams and river builds with a good flow.

[@blueboltshrimp]

this was really cool! loved the energy of "let's just try this and see what happens" and also not cleaning the tank glass before water

[@glenncousins5685]

MD, I could listen to your music choices all day long. Super chilled and relaxing!

[@gearoidosullivan356]

Looks fantastic , and I love seeing the new set-ups you try. Seeing the stream loaches moving through the flowing water over the rocks is awesome. My only question is whether the angle of the tank will stress the seams at the deeper end and could potentially lead to a failure of the tank? I was thinking you could have the base of the tank level, and have a long "wedge" underneath the substrate to introduce the slope you want. Maybe by using old under gavel filter plates stacked and cover with a fine mesh? This would also allow you to use closer to the full capacity of the tank in terms of water volume, as the water would still go under the wedge. Whereas here, a portion of the tank volume is lost as it rises diagonally above the water line. Many years ago I worked in an aquarium, and we had a tidal flow tank. they could have gone with a closed system and used electronics for the rising and lowering the water levels. But since the aquarium had a flow through system, the simplest method was to have the substrate move up and down instead. It worked so well the kelp was happy to grow there and the fish loved it. But, as above, there are many ways to achieve the same thing. I love your aquascaping. But that angle has me terrified 😀😀

[@chronicawareness9986]

am i the only one who realises the tilted tank does nothing? the water stays level... they could have just made a gradient and a pump on the side to create a flow

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

@@chronicawareness9986 I'm about halfway through the video and have been pondering that myself, what is the actual benefit a river is level if you are a snorkeling in it and an aquarium should be level if you are viewing it from the side, like you said nothing is gained except for views

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

How did they raise and lower the substrate levels in The reef kelp tank? Any videos of it / which aquarium and where?

[@drdoolittlefishhobbyist6055]

Wow this was off the chart. What an amazing idea and such a centre piece . I was so concerned the glass wouldn’t take that pressure but it obviously does. Great project .

[@Brianhahahaha]

Pictus catfish would love this tank too

[@dshobe720]

3 words for you to research.......laminar flow pump. I think this would give you the best river high flow high oxygen set up ever. They are pricey but the effect is amazing. Alternatively you could use a pond pump 700 gph output with a slotted pipe diffuser to spread the flow with a bio fall dumping into the tank. Just some ideas thought you might like.

[@ebaero6673]

Still loving the aquascaping bromance files! - really cool tank too

[@mann1zee]

When u can’t see MD through the dust 😂😂😂😂😂 I rarely chuckle out loud but that got me

[@Qadupae]

The loaches happily scooting about was definitely my favorite bit XD

[@thegreenapartment4750]

MD, I am not sure if you have a full time job going on, but you should definitely run your own shop! Where you will be able to do all kinds of scapes of your own method!

[@Caketime2]

I think that's exactly what he does lol

[@Heterogeneity]

This is my favorite build yet! I've been inspired to try a "temperate" scape with a spare tank and some parts I've been wanting to put together. You guys make such a delightful team and I love seeing the bits of the shop in each video so a full store tour sounds just what I'd enjoy.

[@LuckAqua]

I built a similar one but with a plastic tank for a top view and it's kinda cool.

[@Paul-li9hq]

Nice effect with the sloped tank. I would be a bit worried about the uneven pressure generated. A level tank has even water pressure against the glass on all sides. A sloped tank has a much higher pressure on one side. I don't know the formula for calculating how much more... might be worth finding out?

[@leefi1]

The two most affable blokes on KZbin are funny, entertaining and informative, what more could you want?

[@tonyjones9460]

I had a temperate river tank, on the level with hill stream and reticulated loaches. Didn't have shiners BITD. Had twin powerheads feeding through a hidden internal custom made filter set up. Luv Ur tank. If only I too had the space. Looks great.

[@IanTheTurtleMan]

Getting actual reticulated hill stream loaches for the tank would look amazing and they would stand out better than those Borneo sucker. A nice little group of stiphodon goby’s would also look amazing!😁

[@chronicawareness9986]

am i the only one who realises the tilted tank does nothing? the water stays level... they could have just made a gradient and a pump on the side to create a flow

[@jman2u50]

I love hill stream style tanks. This concept is literally my dream tank. Great job MD!

[@lucamorandi1590]

Absolutely not an expert of this world but I reckon the effort put in this project and from an outsider WOW what a wonderful aquarium!!! Amazing!

[@lorraineoldford8339]

Love seeing all the tanks first hand..... had lots of fun finding the fish in some of the scapes ...... keep up the great work guys

[@chronicawareness9986]

your mother told me in a dream that you better stop smokign cigs.. random but yeah

[@lorraineoldford8339]

@@chronicawareness9986 stopped smoking 2 years ago lol

[@zombi3907]

This was one of my favorite builds in a while. I think you could end up with the Loaches breeding a bunch, that scape is perfect for them. Thanks for the video!

[@skydivertanner]

Danny's haircut looks good! Let him know. This tank is really fun. I have a 40 breeder peninsula style where the 2 longest sides look completely different depending on what side you view from. My new favorite style

[@tommyculm7010]

I recently set up a tank with the same fish, didn’t know they liked fast flowing water, thanks for the tip ❤

[@agungagjagoldfish2007]

Really inspires me, the arrangement of the aquarium is amazing, greetings from goldfish cultivators in Indonesia

[@chronicawareness9986]

am i the only one who realises the tilted tank does nothing? the water stays level... they could have just made a gradient and a pump on the side to create a flow

[@joepop25]

I love this video just the attitude of you two gentlemen make people excited to watch your video. Thank you so much for the video.

[@ijustshatnered757]

i love the pufferfish randomly in the background like "whatcha doing guys??"

[@matthewfarrell317]

I had the tilt idea for a frog tank. Get a long tank, section it off into 3 parts. Build a river in it with a few spawning points, pond at the end. Have our tree frogs at the top of the river, river frog in the middle and a marsh frog at the end.

[@marienixon148]

Love this! Before you fished-up, I was yelling "Hillstream Loaches!" at the screen! Can't wait to call in and see it.

[@nancystanton955]

White Cloud Mountain Fish. Cold water, easy breeders, active,and beautiful!

[@s_u_b_z_e_r_0896]

I love how professional both you guys are plus now Matt in the MD fish tanks he a part of it now sweet big wins from the USA

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahahaha the not level fish tank! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MDFishTanks]

Wasn't sure how else to describe it 🤣

[@carolebraswell982]

I thoroughly enjoyed this build video! I had never seen an aquarium like it before, anywhere!

[@jbertmccrackin8842]

Elodea is native where I live and I can confirm that it definitely does grow in shallow rapidly flowing water

[@joerutherford407]

ELI5 wouldnt the same flow be achieved if tank was level? seems this would only make sense if water flow was pouring over the top of the lower end.

[@andreashessler838]

Great tank! I'd be shitting myself that the end panel will eventually explode with the amount of pressure on it.

[@alexlap8448]

It absolutely will

[@zoescott779]

Once you guys put all the plants in it really looked like a little slice of river bank!

[@lakeshiamills1454]

Another great video! I have a tank in mind for hill stream loaches but I've been putting it off due to my current lack of space 😅 gotta get that sorted out so I can set that tank up after seeing how beautiful this turned out.

[@thomas1848]

Love how all the hill stream loaches go straight to the rocks.

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

these store builds are so cool

[@dcphifer4307]

Neat. Those 2 plants... Elodea and the other one. I had not seen here those plants in this area. I had them back when I had my big tanks between the early 80s and early 2000s. Thanks for the memories.

[@kingterra111]

I love river aquariums, wish there were more videos on them

[@cristiansofake7854]

Amazing! Came out very natural looking!!!

[@BenniTroll]

Flo is the real unsung hero of these videos😂

[@thesarcasmkid539]

love your and matt’s repertoire. i could watch you two shoot the shit in the pub and be just as entertained as you two scaling a tank. keep up the awesome work

[@Flankerivo]

3 years ago I was thinking about doing an aquarium with no heating, but after imagining why it would not be looking so good like the classic tropics, I disregarded. The scape and the plants. That's what is most important. Getting back home and enjoying the small tropics for minutes...

[@cheeseburgero1]

very good selection of scaping material, need more places like this world wide.

[@cheeseburgero1]

iv spent hours breaking down larger stone for the perfect shaped rock. + good cobblestone with charter is hard to find im lucky i live in the forrest with rivers and endless supply.

[@forg0tten]

The red line MD used to show the angle in the thumbnail makes me think I already watched the video because the red line is right where the watched bar is.

[@taco2422]

super unique design , GREAT WORK MD and MATT!

[@chronicawareness9986]

am i the only one who realises the tilted tank does nothing? the water stays level... they could have just made a gradient and a pump on the side to create a flow

[@lsi7675]

Those rainbows are going to look insane when they color up.

[@norbertthoens3561]

Es ist sehr schön geworden. Gerade die Flossensauger werden sich "sauwohl" fühlen in dem Becken mit großen Kieseln, starker Strömung und hohem Sauerstoffgehalt! 😉

[@billbush1270]

A fellow I knew always said "We work till 2, then we get out the beer and start engineering." You guys might need shirts like that.

[@stevenpavan327]

MD - You and Matt need to open a huge studio where you can experiment and display new and exciting tank techniques. The studio could have a store front where you would sell your branded MD/Matt aquarium products, plants and fish. Something big, like Reef builders has with saltwater and Jake Adams (God rest his soul).

[@plantrevelations]

These two jokers! Best combo and my favorite Fishy KZbinrs. Don't take themselves seriously with decent content. Thanks

[@Jacvibes]

It reminds me of a pinball aquarium the angles anyway.. love it

[@oba_tata]

MD and Fishshop Matt are 2022's powercouple

[@terrydabill283]

my local maidenhead aquatics store needs a matt, i bet its great fun doing these scapes in the shop with limitless supplies.😁

[@elexhud8089]

What an amazing tank, love the fish in there!

[@kristofnagyvari5498]

Such great tank! I love danios and I'm happy that u FINALLY did something for them 😆

[@GlitzyWitch]

This is actually the best scape I've watched, i love your banter, and the tank turned out amazingly. I love it, the fish are beautiful ❤ i hope they love their new home. Well done lads. i LOVE the Madusa Plec ❤❤❤❤❤looking forward to seeing more 😊❤

[@freb]

I would have added mosses like you said on the big rocks near the surface and it would have been perfect with what you did! Nice one!

[@Pinnix]

That one spot near the top end where elodia is streaming in the faster flow, maybe replace it with some long grass. I see that quite often in the fast flowing mountain streams near my home. It would contribute to the naturalistic look you are going for.

[@aussiejjdude3066]

If you swapped out the elodea with some plants thats long and tapered (like vals) it would really emphasis the flow as the stream-like (turbulent) flow. Buce and anubias would also work nicely for the rockwork as well!

[@scottsmanonahorse]

I really love the inclusion of Matt, also his spin off channel 🤣

[@captainminxley]

My favourite 'fish shop' aquarium so far. Good work, fellas!

[@chronicawareness9986]

am i the only one who realises the tilted tank does nothing? the water stays level... they could have just made a gradient and a pump on the side to create a flow

[@patrickbaldwin9244]

Look good…… could the same effect not be got from leaving the tank level and building up the substrate at the “shallow” end, so the slope is in the tank?

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

There you go using logic again, I watch this all the way through and still don't get the point

[@BumbleBee-bc7vs]

Yes..if I do it I would level the tank..get the substrate higher on one side where the pump is, creating a slope down..planting long leaves at the high slope..let it flow down the stream..that's natural..