UNS 30C BLACKWATER FOR BLUE NEON RASBORAS! Natural Style Aquascape Tutorial

[@MJAquascaping]

I'm back after a short break! Hope you guys enjoy this black water cube! 👉 Easy shopping! (Affiliate links) UNS 30C US: bit.ly/3PSPho5 EU: bit.ly/3CDEQBJ Twinstar 30B US: bit.ly/3b1XiZe EU: bit.ly/3PUIniC HOB filter US: amzn.to/3PUSsLM EU: bit.ly/3pNejKB WIO Mulchbed EU: bit.ly/3Tm8qBw WIO Biotope Bed Mere EU: bit.ly/3QTlAEN WIO Druid gravel EU: bit.ly/3PSxihw 🚨Watch this next!🚨 Inspiration playlist! kzbin.info/aero/PLr... CO2 buying guide! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnq5o6Vnrrhmqbc How to SETUP your CO2! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4Sri2d8Z7V8aNE Simple fertilizer dosing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5Cuc4KLgpaFjq8 👉🏻Cool Aquascaping T-shirts: mosscotton.com/ Code: mjaqua10 👉🏻Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my KZbin channel: KZbin.com/mjaquascaping 👉🏻 Use Code ''amsterdam'' for 10% off CO2art products 👉🏻 Use Code ''MJAMSTERDAM'' for 10% off Fzone products

[@merlost1624]

Awesome fish!

[@IMaqua]

Black water cubes are fun, just did one yesterday. Perfect little aquarium for a nano fish and this one looks amazing. Cheers MJ

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks buddy!

[@jdksjdfu4436]

For people who don’t know about fish keeping this looks dirty and nasty, but fishkeepers realize that this is a incredibly clean and safe-tank, it looks beautiful too lol

[@darrenderousse4804]

I’m liking this change up in scaping styles Mark! Never really considered those fish but now I want them 😂 and we’re waiting for you over here when you are ready to make the move 😉 keep up the great content bud!

[@philcarlino6942]

Terrific display for these fish. Very inspirational. Thank you as always for the quality of the videos, and the focus on fish health. Take care.

[@jordow63]

This is my favorite tank you've done so far, nice to see a UNS tank.

[@krzysszwajnos5511]

Thank you for including your cat in todays video. My cat will lay on my chest while I watch your videos. Keep up the good work Mj

[@user-vg3os8ds7m]

I just got this fish a couple of days ago to build my first tank I scaped myself! Couldn’t find many videos of people aquascaping tanks for blue neon rasboras, so thank you so much. Amazing tank as always!

[@hawjfamily321]

You inspired me to make a blackwater tank recently. I love your aquascaping skills. I can never get mine to be as nice as yours.

[@kerstintrauzettel6838]

I just love it! 😍 The tank looks so natural and the fish are great! 👍👍👍

[@MJAquascaping]

I'm glad you like it

[@lorenzospina3174]

I love blackwater aquariums 😍.

[@Sinserg]

My first sight a planted tank was a black water tank, Amazonia themed tank, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, the person in charge of that tank made a beautiful work on that tank I really felt like looking at a section of the Amazonia river, that was like 20 years ago, big fan of black water tanks keep it up. 👍

[@austriaaquascaping]

Love this Style of aquarium! And the fish store is absolutely amazing!!😍😍

[@FirstLast-rt5qc]

Nice. The store had them in great condition. Their color was already incredible.

[@emberframe6994]

Loving the more biotope style scapes

[@nickbovee4372]

Please keep making videos like this. The way you present your experiences is very relaxing and enjoying to watch.

[@NetherViking]

Beautiful tank! I tried the plant on the filter and it works great. Did not know that I could use organic Rooibos thee :D Well next time going to make a tea party for the fish :D

[@priyankardas2668]

Watching you're videos are so relaxing mate... Great quality videos and entertaining as well

[@seanmorrissey2499]

Great video. Love the UNS line of tanks, just got a 30T that I cant wait to scape! We also need this Wio stuff here in the US, it looks so great!

[@SlickNick3]

Congrats on all your success Mark! You are killin it! I love all the scapes and content keep it up man 👍🏻

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks so much Nick!

[@stevegee8010]

You make very good videos. Even the music is good.

[@johnleee3804]

Great work mark💪

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you 🙌

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Cool little scape I just put together a 50x30x30 experimental scape for CPDs

[@BananaPeelEuroTrash]

Those Wio bags look super fun! Rescaping one of my shrimp tanks at the moment so I'm definitely going to order one to play around with :)

[@MJAquascaping]

They are!

[@AcuariosRtules]

Great video

[@justinkasprzak4756]

This is aweseom! I would love to see what maintenance is like on this

[@PureAndShrimple]

I have some of these in a shrimp tank. They're so small but very pretty!

[@adrianradu2332]

I have these guys too. They do look better in blackwater because it makes their colors pop more. I keep them in high tech and they look fine, but I am sure they would look better in this kind of setup. The shop where i got them from was keeping them in regular tap water parameters, at a PH of 7.5

[@nickpetersonvfx]

I swear, aquarium stores in other countries are so much better than every experience I've had here in the states. Far bigger selection for livestock and plants it seems.

[@AquascapingLiverpool]

Lovely little fish. Might have to try source some for my nano 👌🏼

[@adrianradu2332]

BTW don't know if you knew this, but these fish make sounds, similar to sparkling gouramis. It's similar to their noise, but quieter. They do it sometimes when they play and when you feed them. if it's quiet enough you can actually hear them, but the most obvious is when you net them out, which of course I don't recommend you do just for the pleasure of hearing them "scream for help" xD

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah I heard it in a few KZbin videos when I was doing research on these fish. But when the guy at the shop was netting them out I didn't hear anything.

[@adrianradu2332]

@@MJAquascaping You kinda have to put your ears up to them, they are quiet little fellas

[@woodfield9584]

Very attractive cube

[@PabloLópez-c7u]

Yes, this is a Potus, I have them in my acuariums, they grow very very nice, I gues they love that water

[@nade801]

Looks fantastic! Really hoping Wio makes it's products available in the U.S. at some point.

[@lovefishkeeping]

Love the fish choice!

[@tombarb2864]

Hi MJ: this tank turned out very nice. Black water is not for me but you nailed it. It is unique.

[@MJAquascaping]

Thanks Thomas!

[@alejandroherrera5589]

Love it and amazing fish selection 🤩

[@rogeriocanuto6245]

Oi mano os teus aquários são lindos demais e não precisa de comentário são verdadeiras obras de arte maaaasss muitos de nós não temos condições de ter CO2 por isso faz uns vídeos de aquários que possamos ter sem CO2 mas com sua beleza ..obrigado manda um abraço pro Brasil

[@Gilsfishroom]

Nice mate. That hairgrass is pretty cool. 😎

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah it is!

[@BigBoy_Aquascape]

I inspired by you and made a youtube channel for my srilankan 🇱🇰 audience . Your killing it man . I love your videos 💚

[@louiswintle8312]

Pothos roots in the tank works quality for the plant and the tank itself, try find a way to have the plant attached without hiding the roots in the filter. Looks even better with black water scapes.🔥

[@Palafraza]

One your best builds🤩

[@HAL-cp4mt]

Very lovely fish, a bit sensitive though, hope they do well.

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Great black water tank 👍🏻

[@ukaszmorawiec5348]

Looks great👍 How to clean glass and do other maintenance inside the tank when hardscape is so close to glass?🤔 Please do a maintenance video with this tank

[@MJAquascaping]

Ok will do!

[@yuliya212]

Have been binge-watching your videos since subscribing recently. Love your style, calm, collected. Beautiful work! The question, please, what is the shelf that you have - it's practical and I love that it holds the weight of all those aquariums! Thank you for a response!

[@MJAquascaping]

Thank you! This is the link to the shelf www.leenbakker.nl/kasten/boekenkasten/wandmeubel-kyan-zwart-naturel-180x120x40-cm

[@carloscleber1125]

Oh man, top ,really great, here from manaus Amazonas

[@michaelmitchell5909]

Tank looks absolutely stunning man. Hey doesnt your cat like to paw the open water in the tanks???. Ours does, drives me crazy!!!

[@marchopkins2400]

Man I wish we could get some wio stuff over here in Australia

[@the_original_fenestren]

Hi, what a nice video and what a beautiful channel! I started following you, of course. How many liters is this tank? Most of the time I read that fishes are forbidden in small tank, especially Neon tetras who need long tank to swim into groups of ten or more.

[@tomelliottguitartutor1325]

Lovely little scape. I have had no luck with Eleocharis it always melts and attracts stag horn Algae. I have been scratching my head over all the parameters and have had no luck. Any tips would be welcome

[@jom7982]

im glad you didnt put co2 injection to that tank 😅😅😅, anyway nice work, beautiful as always, i would prefer cardinals tho

[@aquashrimp4099]

Beautiful and nice work but the volume is not too small for neon?

[@charliebrown9188]

Hang on a bit Mark, did I see you pouring Rooibos Tea into the tank? Twice?? I'm very curious about this. would you do a video on this? or have you already? As always, love your content, I'm considering getting some of these fish as well... my local pet shop has them, the owner is very sweet and very knowledgeable, but I learned a lot more from this 24 minute video of yours :-) I've always shied away from dark waters aquariums... this has me very curious. Only thing is, if I do it wrong these fish are not cheap in my local area in SE UK

[@jbthunder1475]

Hey Mark, Hope all is well I bought a aquario difusser after you recommended it and I have to say best one ever ! Quick question how do you go about cleaning them!

[@MJAquascaping]

That's good to hear! To clean them I soak the whole thing in a container with some bleach, and I do this while the CO2 is on! This way the bleach does not go in the actual diffuser. After 10-15 minutes i just rinse it in a container with tap water and that is it.

[@jbthunder1475]

@@MJAquascaping Thanks for the help! I have come a long way in this hobby due to you !!Thanks again👊

[@hardouindenis9530]

Congrats ! you have my dream micro fish! (very hard to find here in France. and very sensitive fish !). I probably not doing a black water for this fish if i have them, but nice tank. A question if i can, your aquariums (specially the little one) not having trouble with the high temperature we had lately ?

[@giuseppecastania3475]

Bravissimo 👍

[@oliverraikes6069]

Hi MJ, i was wonering how you go about heating you tanks? I assumed that you had built in heaters to you cansiter filters but what about you no filter tanks?

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah the tanks with canister filters have a built in heater, the other tanks are just kept at room temperature which is usually 21 degrees celsius

[@stollie9403]

De maanvis in Dordrecht is ook een winkel de veel soorten vis hebben zitten

[@RileyHDWerner]

I love your videos! Also very curious where you got your shelf from!

[@MJAquascaping]

I'm happy you like them! Here's the link to the shelf: www.leenbakker.nl/kasten/boekenkasten/wandmeubel-kyan-zwart-naturel-180x120x40-cm

[@nermarpaborito4830]

Keep it up sir 😉

[@dm7797]

i think this is my first time seeing you do the drip acclimation method.

[@MJAquascaping]

Yeah I don't use it often!

[@trollXmakefunner]

What are the grass stiff looking plants in your blue neon rasbora tank?

[@PaulZyCZ]

I think soon that hang-on filter will be too small for pothos roots. It doesn't even need to have roots when putting it into tank, they will grow in few weeks.

[@febryanmz]

Bro, for all of your videos. are you using a glass or an acrylic for the tank? please reply me

[@Dirtscreamer]

I love your vids so much! 1st!

[@MJAquascaping]

Glad you like them!

[@scorpion-lt4yo]

Je vous souhaite mes meilleurs voeux 2025 annie, continuez à nous faire rêver.

[@rgilroy1909]

silly question, but when you added back all the black water concentrate, didn't you just increase the TDS that you tried to reduce? #confused

[@debangansamanta]

Can u please do a video on Java moss carpet and wall only tank???? Please

[@ChandlerWeaseGuitar]

where did you get that planting tray

[@nikhan14]

awesome setup.thanks for the videos.how often u change the water of the tanks?

[@MJAquascaping]

Usually once a week!

[@nikhan14]

@@MJAquascaping thanks for replying

[@DRaquascapes]

The IAPLC was amazing this year.. are we going to see your work in the contest next year?

[@MJAquascaping]

Don't think so 😁

[@JulyRobbins]

What did you use for the floating plants?

[@michaelhoremans1337]

topwerk weer!

[@brandontoy996]

weird question but where did you get the shelving unit that this tank is on ?

[@luqzmania7650]

IAPLC result coming in

[@BirkirFMC]

Quick question. I see you used water clarifier early in the process. Would the water have eventually reached the same level of clarity in few weeks of regular water changes?

[@MJAquascaping]

Absolutely!

[@BirkirFMC]

​@@MJAquascaping Nice! I was just wondering because the store I deal with doesn't not usually carry any clarifying liquids. So I was hoping my willingness to wait out the process and do water changes would in the end clear the water. Thank you for the work you do. I love this channel!

[@MrWilierizoard]

Do you use check valves on your c02 lines? Are they necessary? Thanks, I’ve just got into aquascaping and I’ve learned a lot from your videos.

[@MJAquascaping]

With my DIY CO2 systems i'm not using check valves, because they are running 24/7 but with a pressurized system on a timer you do need check valves.

[@MrWilierizoard]

Thanks!

[@AJ-mw4nb]

Amazing video, thank you so much for sharing! Also, sorry, I think I have a very dumb question, but can all freshwater fishes be okay with tannins? Are they harmless in any concentration (if made from 100% natural stuff)? I have a 140L community tank that has 1 fire eel, 1 pleco, 1 black ghost knife fish, 4 gouramis, 3 rainbow sharks, 2 platys, and 6 cherry barbs for 4 months now. Can I tiny the water by your method and will all my fishes be safe and happy?

[@MJAquascaping]

Totally harmless 😊

[@shunhongwong8316]

Hi Mark. Did you participate in IAPLC? Can make a review video on it?

[@MJAquascaping]

Nope no IAPLC for me 😊

[@ppjj4078]

How do you maintain natural black water aquarium?

[@jacqueline7938]

Not gonna lie. That (downstairs) staircase was low key scary.😆

[@VaDirtfishing]

Where do you get your backgrounds???

[@aquasquare]

Plz help me.. how to put bio media and how to place mechanical media in that type of hange on filter ..

[@MJAquascaping]

Just put a little bit of bio media in the big chamber, and finish with some sponges near the end.

[@tooswoos]

Heb je een update van deze mooie Blackwater tank?

[@harshalshimpi8851]

What background music you used?

[@petervandieren]

Be careful changing water parameters of a cycled tank. The bacterial culture has to adjust. It is always best to cycle your tank with water parameters as close as possible to the parameters you are going for.

[@michaelyciano2123]

I love the neon blue raboras but they are so sensitive.

[@donaldshults8957]

I’m sure you get this a lot, but I would be curious where I could find shelves like that haha

[@MJAquascaping]

www.leenbakker.nl/kasten/boekenkasten/wandmeubel-kyan-zwart-naturel-180x120x40-cm

[@RegineUS14]

May I know the tannin water you used? Did you make it? Or you bought it ready?

[@MJAquascaping]

I made it! Just some catappa leaves with organic rooibos tea

[@RegineUS14]

@@MJAquascaping that’s so cool! Thank you so much for the info 🥰

[@RegineUS14]

@@MJAquascaping what is the ratio of the catapa leaves and rooibos tea? Will it matter?

[@MJAquascaping]

@@RegineUS14 no doesn’t matter 😊

[@marionvanroon5302]

Heb je ook visjes die in darkwater met kraanwater kunnen? Je mag me overigens in het Engels antwoorden. Bedankt

[@marionvanroon5302]

Zie ik jou nu zonnatura thee bij de wio gebruiken? Waarom. Leuke film Word enthousiast

[@MJAquascaping]

Ja een beetje rooibos thee om het water nog iets donkerder te maken!

[@sovavalorant4589]

do fish store tour if possible

[@NanDeSuKa84]

Are your Sundadanio Axelrodi still alive? These fishes are sensitive and not easy to keep. They don’t accept dry fish food too.

[@taNNinhabitat]

Cool

[@joepdezwart9195]

Hey MJ, Ik wil graag een laag budget aanhouden voor een aquascape, maar door de energieprijzen wil m’n ma niet dat ik energie bespaar… wat moet ik doen voor de verwarming in mijn aquarium?

[@MJAquascaping]

Hey Joep! Er zijn genoeg vissen die prima op kamer temperatuur gehouden kunnen worden 👍🏻

[@joepdezwart9195]

@@MJAquascaping top, dankje! Je video’s zitten heel goed in elkaar🙌

[@seanaldrich5024]

Is that stone really pronounced that way? It looks like an English word pronounced re-leaf and it spelled the same relief. I want to know so that when I go into a store in America and want to tell them what I'm looking for I don't sound nuts. So is it an accent thing or not actually an English word?

[@AliFwzi]

Are You Using A Tap Water ??

[@norbipuhl111]

Whats the brand of the wallpaper?

[@MJAquascaping]

I don't think it has a brand 😁 It's just the cheapest one i found in my local hardware store

[@ahmedalbarwany5988]

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