'The Island' aquascape maintenance and sand swap

Quick maintenance and update about 'The Island'. I have changed the sand over for more natural looking one, Fiji sand. White sand looked good on day one and never since.. I had to constantly siphon layers after layers to get it cleaned and in the end I gave up :) Also fish looked washed out every time they got close to the bottom. If you want to support me and my channel you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/adriansaquatics https://www.paypal.me/adriansaquatics I am using Nikon D3300 which you can find below: http://amzn.to/2fNeMcV

'The Island' aquascape maintenance and sand swap sentiment_very_dissatisfied 6

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Quick maintenance and update about 'The Island'. I have changed the sand over for more natural looking one, Fiji sand. White sand looked good on day one and never since.. I had to constantly siphon layers after layers to get it cleaned and in the end I gave up :) Also fish looked washed out every time they got close to the bottom. If you want to support me and my channel you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/adriansaquatics https://www.paypal.me/adriansaquatics I am using Nikon D3300 which you can find below: http://amzn.to/2fNeMcV

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fkeduis
fkeduis - 6 years ago
why your eleocharis got yellow and look a bit rotten ? not enough fe?
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 6 years ago
hi there, thanks for watching..yeah it could be that, i didn't use much ferts at all..never had much luck with eleocharis for some reason..
9- AXN
9- AXN - 6 years ago
Nice videos thank you Friend's
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 6 years ago
thank you for watching my friend ;)
Killer Shark
Killer Shark - 6 years ago
love the mixture of cardinal and neon tetras
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 6 years ago
thank you
Killer Shark
Killer Shark - 6 years ago
what the fish at 3:45?
aditya tan
aditya tan - 6 years ago
Is it killi fish??
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 6 years ago
oooops, I thought it was diff video :) sorry, but yeah, is it Norman's Lampeye?
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 6 years ago
at 3:45 there was still planting goin on..you sure it's the correct time? Anyway, I'm sure you're asking about Norman's Lampeye :)
Killer Shark
Killer Shark - 6 years ago
btw nice fish tank so nice
Dustin Norte
Dustin Norte - 6 years ago
Great vid. I appreciate the scape maintenance videos, helps to know what people with awesome tanks such as yours do to keep them nice. One question for you. 1) what is the fish at 3:45? Thanks!
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 6 years ago
anytime my friend
Dustin Norte
Dustin Norte - 6 years ago
Thank you
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 6 years ago
hi there, thanks for watching..it is a male Normani Lampeye..
Bobby
Bobby - 7 years ago
Great Video! I love all your content. What size tank is this?
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
hey Bobby, thanks a lot..it is roughly 96 litres..not that big
Pleco-Park
Pleco-Park - 7 years ago
I really would like to live on this island! Great job Adrian!!
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
thanks man :)
Colbyyy
Colbyyy - 7 years ago
What filter??
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
it was Eheim 4+
Jake dominguez
Jake dominguez - 7 years ago
I usually don’t comment, but I really enjoy your videos.. keep it up you’ve inspire me to get a CO2 system.. really love your tanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
hey Jake, thanks a lot for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it ;) hopefully, there's lot more to come..

10. comment for 'The Island' aquascape maintenance and sand swap

Jason Yeung
Jason Yeung - 7 years ago
I think the fiju sand is better too
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
it did..it was a nightmare for me..it showed everything..
Eval
Eval - 7 years ago
Jason Yeung I agree, although the white sand looks nice it gets dirty fast and shows all the left over food and waste the new sand is way better.
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
agree :) thanks for watching
Abraham Alejandro Gonzalez Peña
Abraham Alejandro Gonzalez Peña - 7 years ago
fantastic video.
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
thank you mate :)
AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac
AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac - 7 years ago
Nice video. Really like that Fiji sand. May have a look into using it myself.
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
well, that was the thing..vacuum.. once a week wasn't enough as it was getting dirtier by day and i hated the 'dirty' look of it
AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac
AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac - 7 years ago
The trick is to vacuum a bit of the top every now and then and add new sand.
It keeps it looking nice.
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
yeah I saw your videos. The big problem I had was that it was getting very dirty, very quickly and it was an eye sore..
AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac
AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac - 7 years ago
Thanks. I like the look of it, i use white sand quite a lot to add details to my scapes, like enhancing pathways and give the illusion of water courses. But that fiji can actually be used to enhance non-planted areas that are just suposed to look like real sanded areas.
Adrian's Aquatics
Adrian's Aquatics - 7 years ago
Hi, thanks a lot. yeah it is very nice looking, not expensive at all, £16 for 10kg. My fish doesn't seem to look as 'washed out' as with the white sand...

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