UPDATE ON MY 3 AQUARIUMS...JUWEL RIO 240, FLUVAL FLEX 57 & 30CM NANO 2020

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

First up please like and subscribe really helps me out👍let me know your favourite and why in the comments below👇

[@davesaxon7348]

I like the look of of the flex,and the aqua sky light, but filter may be difficult to maintain at the rear, also the intakes look too big for baby shrimp/fish. The Rio, internal filter will it cycle the water well being at one end of the tank, I guess this tank would be easier to clean and plant/scape with the filtration not being in the centre of the tank? I didn’t want to get a small tank only to want to upgrade in 12 months time. I do dislike algae though as I have a pond which is a nightmare to keep on top of. Would you recommend the tank stand or use oak side board, much chance of water damage? Cheers 👍

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@@davesaxon7348 i can only go off the flex 57 filter and it's really easy to maintain. The Juwel filter isn't very good, first thing i did was remove the filter housing (large knife, stanley blade and white vinegar to clean off silicone). It's extra cost but i would highly recommend an external filter (oase biomaster thermo 600) for juwel 180. My favourite filter, maintenence is a breeze and heater is built in. The new Juwel stands are good quality and great in my opinion.

[@thepilgrim1581]

All 3 stunning tanks!..... 👍

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Again thankyou very much Matt😊

[@DeanR3]

Great update mate, i loved scape 1 and 2 the best, love nanos at the minute but the large tank looks great aswel. Keep them coming mate

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thanks mate, glad you're enjoying the vids. I'm starting to get more into the nano cube, wasn't so keen on nano aquariums at first but starting to get hooked.

[@bm3aquatic]

Love the 240 and the symmetry of the tank it is really stunning! But I love all your tanks as they are all pleasing to the eye and great choice of 🐠

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

240 is my favourite👍thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. As always very much appreciated.

[@cahillp3]

Love the flex. Allpond solution skimmer is amazing and does a great job in the back of my flex.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thankyou....never used the All pond solutions skimmer but love the Eheim👍

[@teaforthree1]

Way aye man, all smashing. I love the 240, the kitchen tank is beautiful but the fish make the 240. I’ve subscribed.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

haha....thanks Henry👍

[@greenman1426]

Brilliant video as always. My favourite is the Rio because I love the strong hardscape. However, all three tanks are great if you ask me!

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thanks so much, yeah the Rio is my favourite👍

[@dirtybaker]

I'm planning on getting the fluval flex 15 gallon with some neon tetras and a couple African dwarf frogs. Been watching 100s of hours of youtube videos. Nice aquascapes here!

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Appreciate that thankyou so much. Best of luck with your setup.

[@jamesfarrand1991]

Brillant update video :) tanks look stunning as always

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Cheers mate,, catch up with you's monday👍👍

[@jamesfarrand1991]

@@GEORDIESCAPER yer man looking forward to a catch up :)

[@robandrews5549]

@@GEORDIESCAPER hi Gordie I think all the tanks look great specially the 240 the contrast between the rock and gravel looks fab, hope you don't mind I've set up a nano cube &now have some small maggots ,quite a lot they crawl up and down the glass, I've only got a couple of cherry shrimp &2nitrate snails in the tank any ideas how to get rid of them?do you think they could have been in the substrate? Would be grateful for any advice, thankyou

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@@robandrews5549 thankyou🙏hard to say for certain, if they're tiny thin, white and worm like. Very common and nothing to worry about. Big water changes and siphon them out as you see them is my advice. Probably best looking for a more specific remedy through forums, and searches.

[@davidbarnett8199]

Great to see your tanks doing so well. I am struggling with two of my tanks having lost all fish in both tanks for not apparent reason. Only thing could be stress related but with lockdown have held off doing anything. But your tanks do give me inspiration to go forward. Keep up the good work!!!

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thanks David. Horrible when you lose fish, hapoened to me a few months back in my flex, lost shrimp and most of my Black Phantom Tetra. I assumed there was sometging wrong with the water out of the tap (maybe water company had been doing something nearby).

[@davidbarnett8199]

@@GEORDIESCAPER did you use anything to test your water for chlorine. Someone suggested it could be that to me.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

I didn't no but should really.

[@jscapes782]

Great vid as always mate

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Appreciate that mate...cheers🙏

[@jamiesampson6432]

All amazing but I was feeling the nano tank the most it’s just caught my eye more absolutely mint 💪🏻💪🏻

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Cheers mate, more nanos coming soon👍

[@jamiesampson6432]

@@GEORDIESCAPER can’t wait to see more videos from you, I have just ended up watching your channel backwards 🤣🤣 but love the progress you have made it’s well deserved and let me no when you get some merch I need a T-shirt hahahaha

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@@jamiesampson6432 Really appreciate your support Jamie, means alot. I'm waiting on a sample T-shirt if all's good I'll have them for sale soon😊👍

[@jamiesampson6432]

@@GEORDIESCAPER not a problem 😊 and awesome can’t wait 😎

[@andymfc]

Top channel pal 👍 new sub from a smoggy down the road 😂👍 keep it up mate top stuff

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Hi there and thanks for the sub, hello to Middlesbrough👍Appreciate the message mate😊

[@gedheaton1415]

Really dont know how I missed this till now,3 stunning and different tanks Mark(tough to pick a fav tbh),very impressive,it's clear that you put in the graft required to keep them looking their best,newbies to the hobby should take note of the 2x weekly water changes /tank, you dont get results like the big fella has(thats you Mark) without some effort. Well done ace,love your vids. Stay safe Scapz,the end is in sight !!! eta- I also like that your local fish store (Horizon) has helped you out,so big chuck up for them as well. ps- whats the light on the Nano Mark,

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Yet another another great comment, always love to read your flattering messages, thankyou🙏Horizon are great, very grateful for there support. The light on the nano is the Aquael leddy plant (great, affordable led light) Again thanks so much for the kind words👍

[@davesaxon7348]

Tanks look great, the 240 litre has oase thermo 350. Does the filter heater do the tank ok. Cheers

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thankyou. Temperature has always been spot on with the one heater👍

[@davesaxon7348]

@@GEORDIESCAPER I’m getting a 240 this week and just wondering if the internal filter heater would do the trick. Nice one 👍🏼

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Personally I don't like the internal filter, took mine straight out. Ok if you're lightly decorating with a small amount of fish but not strong enough in my opinion for a planted tank with a good number of fish.

[@davesaxon7348]

@@GEORDIESCAPER Sorry I didn’t explain very well, I’m getting a canister filter and want a built in heater, to try and keep the equipment out of the aquarium. The biomaster looks a good filter but wasn’t sure if the built in heater in the 350 would be powerful enough. But if your running on one heater it answered the question. I Watched the pong gurus video on the media and foam ideas, did you change yours around? Cheers

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@@davesaxon7348 sorry think I was a bit tired when I read and wrote that haha. No harm in doing it the pond guru way. Mine has the sponge that comes with it bottom tray and the rest Seachem Matrix. I purchased the Oase orange sponges for the prefilter which are more coarse and don't reduce the flow as quick (breeze to clean the prefilter).

[@AAaaaaqua]

Nice Job matey :D keep them coming :D

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Cheers mate, need a pc to edit, very time consuming editing on a mobile....much appreciated👍

[@AAaaaaqua]

GEORDIE SCAPER MacBook bud

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@@AAaaaaqua unemployed at the minute, no chance of a Macbook for me unfortunately😔

[@tko8855]

What about the stock filter and heater came with the rio, not enough for your setup? Amazing video btw

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thankyou🙏not a fan of internal filters and not very powerful that's why I removed it. Kept heater as a spare👍

[@R3DP4TH]

Hello mate, how do you find the frogbit holds up with the lid and the condensation?

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

I only kept it in to help mature the tank and then took it out, was in around 4 weeks and don't think it liked the humidity much with the lid.

[@R3DP4TH]

@@GEORDIESCAPER yeah that was the trouble I had to be honest. Shame really, it worked really well in the tank

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@@R3DP4TH yeah I know what you mean.

[@farbodgh7247]

Do you use any special trick the monte carlo from taking over and dominating over eleocharis?

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

No special trick, i did plant more eleocharis than monte carlo at the start, that may have helped.

[@AQUAGUYUK]

Yummy scape captain

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

cheers mate👍

[@davidbarnett8199]

Tanks looking great. Quick question, in your Rio 240 you have a Biomaster 350, would you recommend that size for a 200 litre tank where it is the only filter?

[@teaforthree1]

David Barnett Borderline. Get the 600 if you can afford it. Can’t have too much filtration and the flow is only slightly stronger

[@davesaxon7348]

Hi, new to the hobby. I’m thinking of getting either juwel Rio 180-125 or a flex 123. Which would you recommend for a planted aquarium. Cheers

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Personally i would go for the Juwel Rio 180, i'm old school and prefer the more traditional rectangular tanks.

[@teaforthree1]

David Saxon Check out the Eheim Vivaline 180, nice tank with a great stand

[@bm3aquatic]

This is off topic but I was wondering if you know if water column plants are more beneficial than root based or are they equal?

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Can't really answer that because I don't really know for sure. Food for thought though I will research that topic👍

[@bm3aquatic]

@@GEORDIESCAPER no worries it's just something I've been wondering. Thank you for replying 🙏

[@rootaccess6342]

i wanted to ask what is the purpose of having 2 external filters ? isnt that to much or ? i am soon getting a 240 tank aswell. just wanted to know why you have that thanks.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

In a fully planted tank I like to aim for 10 times the turnover better circulation around the tank, more room for bio media. More filtration the better in my experience. Also if one filter fails for some reason you still have one running.

[@rootaccess6342]

@@GEORDIESCAPER yea that makes sense, thanks for your quick reply! love your videos keep going mate.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Appreciate that thankyou😊👍

[@thepilgrim1581]

I use 2 internal filters for my 240. Fluval 3 and Fluval 4... Does the job very well plus saving pennies. 👍

[@rinocarbone3316]

flex

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

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