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Congrats - you're gonna have lots of fun!

🤣 I feel like you deserve an award for purging the duckweed. That's no easy task!

@@freshflowaquatics It was definitely not easy. Was able to remove it from 2 tanks manually but the 3rd I had to tear down completely. It was due for a rescape so I was okay with it thoughz

Ohhh yeah!!! The tank Henry is drinking out of has the fish from the old 75 and ive been slowly adding them in now that it's cycled. Maybe do a video on that in a month!

@@freshflowaquatics awesome

Thanks! An advantage to pointing it up is that it can agitate the surface and oxygenate water. On the downside, I think that loses some of the turbulence doing it that way. I usually point it in the middle to get some kind of circular flow to allow for more debris to get pushed into the filter.

@@freshflowaquatics Thank you.Funnily enough i moved it into that position last night.

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Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that. That's not a good thing to happen, since it can compromise structural integrity. You'll probably want to take all the glass apart and rebuild at this point.

Appreciate the comment! Hope the new fish settle in well and you enjoy them 😊

I did use iodized salt since I couldn't find my reef salt. It seemed to work fine though. Am I missing something?

Thanks so much, appreciate you dropping a comment too!

Strong light, CO2 and fertilizer. It's not the only way to grow plants, but by supplying plants with essentially an unlimited supply of stuff they need to grow, they can max out. It would be really hard to get such a thick carpet without all three.

Thanks, glad to have helped.

It's the Marineland Magniflow 220 - fairly cheap canister filter that gets the job done -> amzn.to/3XyT6Gu

Hope it was helpful!

AGREED on the live plants!

I didn't reseal the bottom because the silicone was still in great condition. I learned to do this from someone years ago and should have talked about it more in the video. Reseal the bottom for the greatest durability. It's not likely to peel, but I suppose water could get in there, granted I feel good about how the shape of the reseal. It has been a little over a year now that it's been filled with water FYI. Good question!

Thanks for the advice! I used to have them and they were terrific cleaners while they were younger. Like you said, as they got older all they looked for was fish food .. and cherry shrimp!!!

Those are planaria, which were wiped out and didn't make a difference in the shrimp population. Also, I have my reservations about how bad they are for shrimp. I've seen them interacting around each other on many occasions without praying on the shrimp... Including in this tank and a lot of the shrimp tanks at my LFS. Regardless, I've read enough accounts of bad stories about them so I get rid of them the times I've seen them.

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful. Thanks for dropping a comment! 😊

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Lol, there's never a bit of duckweed

Did u copy paste that or not bc that's alot of info...

Thanks for dropping some info!

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I used Monte Carlo, that's a great one to go for!

Sorry, forgot to give advice. Most carpeting plants need decent light. While CO2 isnt a requirement, it does help a lot. If you don't have or want to get CO2, then a good one to try is pygmy chain sword. That can grow pretty well with strong lighting and nutrition.

That's great to hear, I'll have to let Adam know. They are such terrific products. Thanks so much on the Stargate aquarium! I'm glad to have inspired, feel free to copy as much as you want. Had to hack back at plants yesterday, had a problem with hair algae 😩

No problem Jennifer, thanks for dropping a comment as always!

Hey, thanks for dropping another comment @vassetz , appreciate you supporting the channel! Hopefully the video was helpful! Deep dive on the topic coming next week 😊

Oh no, sorry to hear that. I did a follow up video reflecting on almost a year or so with scuds. I did not notice any decrease in plant mass, but I did notice that they decreased my shrimp population. There was still shrimp breeding occurring, but it was far and few... A lot harder to keep up with my bloody marry genetics with such low breeding rate.

Great to know, thanks! I believe Fish Guild Corp makes them as well.

Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that. I'd bump the temp up to around 80 and use some meds. I've noticed that since cories spend a lot of time on the bottom, where they can pick ich up, they tend to have a hard time shaking ich without medicine. I do like Fritz meds, but whatever is available at your local fish store will probably work. Hopefully this is helpful!

Happy to help. I thought that part was nifty, thanks for commenting!

No problem! Glad the video and table were helpful, thanks for dropping a comment 😊

I didn't know that, thanks for sharing! Is it cause the goldfish will try to eat them and get spined in the throat?

@@freshflowaquatics yeah and depending on the size of the goldfish they could choke on the smaller fish and well…die. I’m not 100% sure it’s true but when I had my Cory’s in the same tank with the goldfish they were very stressed cause the goldfish were chasing them away from the bottom of the tank.

I've never heard of that, I'll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing!

Been full for just shy of a year and it's holding strong. Thanks for the advice.

Lol, I've accidentally swallowed some while siphoning them out of the hatchery. It's pretty wretched. There is a lot of protein though...

Me too

@@ST-rx1vw lol, don't do it

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Thanks so much! Hope you had fun setting up a CO2 system.

@@freshflowaquatics I just ordered the necessary things to make such a carbon dioxide system! ;-))

@@vassetz Good luck with the project, I'm sure it will go well!

I think you mean Chironomids? Mosquitoes are actually in the family Cullicidae. Even though they have an aquatic larval stage, they aren't Chironomids. Also, if you watch the full video I talk about the fact that mosquitoes are disease vectors and containers need to be emptied frequently to prevent any adults from emerging. There are also regulations in some areas, so depending on where you live this might not be legal. How would I just hatch Chironomids? If possible, I would love to give it a shot.

No, the substrate doesn't always have to be in a bag. If you plan to use sand on top, it's nice to have the soil in a bag that way it doesn't get all mixed in with the sand - mostly an aesthetic thing. Or time save if you plan to try and keep soil off sand. Trust me, that gets very tedious 🤣 You can check this site out - tropica.com/en/plants.aspx - while you are shopping for plants. When you see one you like, look at the alphabetical list and see if it's listed as easy, medium or hard. The easy ones don't need a ton of light or care. That being said, some trial and error is part of the game, so don't feel bad if some of your plants don't make it, especially if it's your first aquascape. The tank below is a very easy setup, similar style to the one you just watched. I only use Pogostemon stellatus octopus in that tank because it's very hardy, meaning it grows well in a variety of conditions. In my opinion, the easiest way to start is to find a tank that you like and try to replicate it. A tank like this video would be good since it's not a hard setup and is relatively budget friendly. If it goes well and you enjoy the process, you can work on a more complicated aquascape in the future! czcams.com/video/yeZ3lBlRXyg/video.html

@@freshflowaquatics awesome! Thank you so much for the help and extra information!

@@cassandradeangelo4967 No problem, let me know if you have other questions. Hope you have fun setting up the tank!

@@freshflowaquatics Me again, sorry! Haha If I am only doing floating plants for now, do I need to add substrate to the bottom of the tank?

@@cassandradeangelo4967 Hey, no worries! If you are only doing floating plants you don't need any substrate at all. You could do some sand or even bare glass.