Dirted Planted Nano Experiment - Setting Up
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- čas přidán 26. 09. 2023
- I was given another free aquarium!
This one is only about 5 gallon, or 20 litres, which I thought would be a good size to try a dirted, no filter tank for the first time.
I didn’t have a plan for anything, and an overall goal was to use only collected materials and to not spend any money in making this.
I found some sand and wood at a local beach, and soil that we just had lying around.
Everything was rinsed thoroughly with boiling water to clean out any pests or insects we don't want.
Water from the same lake was also added to add in a variety of microfauna that will help make this a full ecosystem.
All plants used were clippings or extras sourced from other local aquariums.
Fun fact, I housed a banded killifish in here for a day before returning it home to the same lake.
6 wild color neocaridina shrimps were added to help start everything.
I will continue to release update videos as things progress with my little ecosystem!
This bro casually has a legendary Sega Dreamcast sitting in the background.
Awesome cat btw.
Slowly building that retro console collection haha.
Thanks!
I came here to make the same statement 🤣
The set up would make an amazing habitat for sparkling gouramis.
That's what I've been leaning towards so far! Been looking at them for the past year or so now
It's so lovely watching your videos, calming yet interesting! :)
Thank you very much! (:
Cool!
Funny story: Like, 2 days ago, i went to the park, I saw some floating plants (think its duckweed), and i took like 7 of them. Legit 2 days later, there's already a small bit of carpet forming on the top
(carpet, idk what u call it)
Oh no, you've picked up the curse of the duckweed lol. It'll grow very quick and completely cover the top in a short time, and if you decide to get rid of it even missing a single one means they'll start coming back haha
@@freeshrimpYeah....... Its a really really good thing i LOVE duckweed then isnt it? XD
Curious, i'm a fisherman as well as an aquariust and this lake looks mighty fishable! What is the name of the lake?
Its huge for fishing here, gaspereaux school through in the fall for spawning, ice fishing for the winter, and tons of other fish all summer. Its called Grand Lake, in NB Canada. Full of so much life, including massive leeches.
Nice job! As I constantly say on my channel (I hope you visit :) plants and more plants always make up for a lack of plans!
Thank you!
Kinda jealous of some of your aquariums actually haha I'm still just a beginner when it comes to plants but slowly collecting more!
Get some easier plants (P Octopus/L.sesiflora/Vals/anubias) and create big sections. Tanks will be filled in no time! @@freeshrimp
ok common misconception to the walstad method is that you must sift your potting soil and remove the larger pieces this is wrong as the larger pieces provide carbon to the plants as it decays so co2 is not required. the reason why people tend to remove it is because they are too lazy to soak the potting soil the night before setting up the tank so that those larger pieces dont float up and then ruin the water. its best to leave your potting soils exactly as they are
thank you for the information! I only loosely followed the walstad method, more just an experiment. I mostly wanted to remove the larger pieces of wood in case they started to foul the water as they decay, but did not consider the carbon! I soaked the soil after removing the pieces anyway, but may try leaving it in the future!
Is beach sand safe for use in aquarium?
That's why it's an experiment!
But I think if there are fish naturally thriving there, there's no reason it shouldn't be safe for fish at home.
I have a healthy 10g betta tank with a breeding shrimp colony using beach sand and drift wood set up over a year now as well.
I just use material from healthy freshwater locations and wash thoroughly and repeatedly with boiling water to kill off any parasites