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ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

plant list and more in video description! Check the video description!

Kaveh Maguire - 7 years ago

This is a really great tank. Just set up a high tech 40 breeder and hope it looks nearly this good.

Juwairiyah Haque - 7 years ago

This was absolutely gorgeous, and perfect music to set it off!

El Dal-Cl - 7 years ago

Thank you for the plant list, helpful to those of us with bad memories :) Gorgeous tank. I love 40b's. How long did it take to grow it to that stage?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

About 8 months or so. I made a lot of changes, so some plants are closer to a year old, but others are only 6-8 months old. This scape went through a lot of changes.

Prathmesh Aquatics - 7 years ago

Gr8 video sir

Prathmesh Aquatics - 7 years ago

Yes ...why not ☺️

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Hey thanks for watching! This was one of my most favorite scapes of all time. If you like check out my latest scaping tutorial video! Peace

Cam'sJungleAquaria - 7 years ago

how did go about attaching the java fern?

Martin Mane - 7 years ago

thats a beautiful tank!

ZabrockiMusic - 7 years ago

Wow. I am envious. I have a 40 Gallon and just started with live plants. Thank you all the detail!!!! Hope my plants look like yours soon. Here's my wimpy first video: https://youtu.be/CEwHfZ4RFY4

MR Oz - 7 years ago

Hi Dave, How are you anquoring the JavaFern at 1:44? Did you actually submerged the JF root/rhizome? Looks pretty cool.

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João Gonçalves - 7 years ago

Wow, superb layout. Everything looks so beautiful and healthy

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Thanks! Glad you like it man!

Андрей Сафонов - 7 years ago

what is the lamp?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Андрей Сафонов I was using a retrofit kit from ahsupply.com. A 2-6-10 Kelvin tri phosphate bulbs. Really nice color rendering. 3x54 watt T5HO.

Rashan Moss - 7 years ago

hey was looking at this tank and was wondering if you still have the needle leaf java fern, or know where to get some

Rashan Moss - 7 years ago

Thanks I looked at the description this morning and saw you mention them. Placed an order today

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Rashan Moss yeah check out BucePlant.com or hansaquatic.com

jack sparrow - 7 years ago

Haha,rap akva,even now it hurts my eyes, but the tank pretty.

jack sparrow - 7 years ago

I look forward to whatever they are doing

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

haha, thanks! I am going to have a new ultimate beginner's guide to aquascaping video up very soon! It will show you how to aquascape a low-tech tank using sand substrate and planting on driftwood. Stay tuned! It will be a good one for sure.

Dominik Ortiz - 7 years ago

What are all the plants you have in there? Wanting to create something like this with my 40G but no luck so far. Its been a few months and only slight growth. Any tips/tricks?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

I am going to have a new ultimate beginner's guide to aquascaping video up very soon! It will show you how to aquascape a low-tech tank using sand substrate and planting on driftwood. Stay tuned! It will be a good one for sure.

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ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Dominik Ortiz yeah no worries. You just want to make sure you have consistency with your dosing and husbandry. That video I mentioned can do a better job explaining it, haha. It just takes practice and patience. You may need higher light or lower light depending on plant types and if you are doing low tech or high tech.

Dominik Ortiz - 7 years ago

ADU Aquascaping didnt even see the description! I'll check it out

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Dominik Ortiz there is a lot of information in the video description. Check it out! also, watch my 5 secrets to successful planted aquariums video.

Christian Lorentzen - 7 years ago

What temperature did you have in this tank? :)

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

76 degrees F

jayden kerr - 7 years ago

very nice tank.. is there a video of you aquascaping the tank???

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

jayden kerr there are two videos that show the process throughout. The first video is called, " new nature aquarium" showing how I first set it up, and the second video is called, " rescaping your established aquascape" check my video list for both videos. I made adjustments throughout the process of this scape, such as adding in more sand up front. Those two videos should give you some ideas.

Nerd Herd - 7 years ago

ADU is amazing!!!!

Orion - 7 years ago

What light do you use?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Orion I was using a 2x54 watt T5HO fixture on this setup. A retrofit kit lighting system from ahsupply.com. A little outdated these days.

felipe zunino - 7 years ago

Incredibly beautiful :)

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Thanks for such a wonderful compliment!!

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Mireya LaRiviere - 7 years ago

good video it gives me inspiration of other tanks to work on

Mireya LaRiviere - 7 years ago

1:36 gave me ceisures

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

great, glad I could help.

GoldfishRescueofWisconsin - 7 years ago

This would be relaxing but that.music though...

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

opinions...

Logan Ross - 7 years ago

40 gallon breeder?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Logan Ross yes!

Damian Hinojosa - 7 years ago

You are the man!Best 40 planted I seen!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Damian Hinojosa thanks! I really had fun taking care of this setup. Was an awesome setup.

sparaaaa - 8 years ago

HOw to you get that thread leaf java so compact?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

needle leaf gets longer. True thread leaf stays compact. This is true thread leaf. Only gets to 5-6" long max. You always want to trim abnormally long leaves on any plant to make it even more compact.

Francis DiMeo III - 8 years ago

Do you have saltwater tanks as well?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

I had one once that broke in half with only 30 lbs of live rock. haha. So no, not right now anyways.

Krulcifer. - 8 years ago

Can something like this made without using Co2 ?

Krulcifer. - 8 years ago

Yeah i hope that too :)
I actually already have some fish tanks but i never tried to scape!

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+Krulcifer. yeah that will be a great Birthday for sure!

Krulcifer. - 8 years ago

Thanks for the answer!
Im very exited to create a little 35 litres Aquascape at my Birthday!
I actually planned to build a Bio-Co2 myself just as a little support for my plants!
Could you rate me some little plants for it to made it a thing ?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

very close to this yes. It can be done. Some plants would just have to be replaced with other easier types.

pusc1f3r - 8 years ago

How many otocinclus catfish do you have in that tank?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

at the time around 4-6.

Danial Ghofrani - 8 years ago

This guy is the fucking plant whisperer

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

haha thanks!

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Emily Plett - 8 years ago

You put so much work into your tanks, your editing, answering comments, ... your whole channel!! So helpful

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

hahaha, yeah and I remember right when you left this comment is when I stopped replying as much. hahaha.
So many comments these days! Thank you for watching.

DEA- Exotics - 8 years ago

I am setting up a planted tank so I just subscribed to you channel great looking tank

Berus7777 - 8 years ago

Beginner question: What happens in a beautiful, mature tank like this when some of the plants start to get too big? I'm sure it would be possible to trim some of them, but do you ever end up having to take a plant out? If so, how does that impact the overall design scheme? Thanks again for putting all this info up.

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

yeah it would. Sometimes tanks can get past their prime for a bit and you may have to trim a certain plant way back to get the scape back on track, or how it used to look in its prime. This would be a second life, or stage for the scape. At this point some people just rescape, or used the same hardscape and soil, so they don't have to move anything around and then add new different types of plants.

Rahul Vidwans - 8 years ago

you could ve added some info about plants and systems. Sharing knowledge doesn't hurt, right?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Rahul Vidwans actually all of that information has been in the video description since I uploaded the video.

James W - 8 years ago

watch his other videos. this is just showing off the tank.

Bio Pope - 8 years ago

What CO2 diffuser do you use?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+Bio Pope An inline Aquatop Co2 diffuser. Or green leaf aquariums version, which is the same thing.

Zach_Clemons_ - 8 years ago

Amazing tank and sick video editing! I really enjoyed it and subbed!

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+Zach_Clemons_ Thanks for watching. Was a really fun video to make. I miss this scape!

josseyt - 8 years ago

Championship in sync audio and video,
and of course the aquarium like a dream.
Thanks for you hard work

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+josseyt Thanks for watching. This was really fun video to make. I miss this scape.

KOOLITUS - 8 years ago

NICE TANK! What lights are you using?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+KOOLITUS For this I was a using a retro fit 3x54 watt T5HO lighting fixture.

Chase .N - 8 years ago

whats that at 2:30? and similar looking ones to that plant?

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+Chase Nicholson the plants? Hygrophila sawtooth, hygrophila pinnatifida, fissidens fontanus, thread leaf java fern. Rotala sp. Ceylon. Giant bolbitis fern, cyprus helferi. Fish: Bumblebee goby. Green fire tetra

elvisaquarium - 8 years ago

Amazing!! That giant java fern was fantastic!!!

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+elvisaquarium Thanks, yeah it is thread leaf java, actually different than needle leaf, it doesn't get quite as long. It stays around 5-6" per leaf. Nice and compact. Amano really loved to use it in his tanks.

Ron Griese - 8 years ago

lovely; breath taking

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+Ron Griese Thanks, this was a really fun video to make.

lucasbck - 8 years ago

How is this fish called at 0:57?
I had it once in my tank but never knew what it is. It's amazing creature.

lucasbck - 8 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping
Thanks a lot! My wife will be delighted I found its name.

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+lucasbck Stiphodon- blue neon goby. Great little fish.

edimilson cerino - 8 years ago

hello , I wonder what lighting you use in your aquarium and if you use a liquid fertilizer ?

edimilson cerino - 8 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping hello , I enjoyed your aquarium was very beautiful even . Also have a planted aquarium , I hope someday achieve their results. Thank you friend.

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+edimilson cerino I am using AquaticLife Halo LEDs right now, the tank in the video I was using a T5HO 3x 54 watt retro hanging kit. I do dose liquid fertilizers to the water, and I use a mix of DIY solutions and Seachem AquaVitro bottles. I only dose minimal amounts and do not follow the EI Method dosing. There is really no need to overdose tons of fertilizers to the water column. It is better in my opinion to do a dosing method closer to the PPS-Pro dosing method.

hectornfigueroa11 - 8 years ago

Man. This tank looks awesome...Congrats.

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

+hectornfigueroa11 Thanks for watching, this scape was a fun layout to maintain.

Aquascape Indonesia - 8 years ago

Nice tank mate. ;)

Blue Euphony - 8 years ago

O_O wow

VAUGHAN THOMAS - 9 years ago

Incredible. I am a novice at planted aquarium. How did you get the plants to grow from the wood?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+VAUGHAN THOMAS You can use zip-ties, cyanoacrylate super glue, or green thread to attach plants to wood and rock.

sarpijk - 9 years ago

Any tips for healthy hygro pinnatifida growth?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+sarpijk Yes, dose a lot of potassium. It can be grown in the substrate or on rocks and driftwood.

torkil86 - 9 years ago

funikin awsome!

JClaude Moran - 9 years ago

Beautiful tank. I'd love to have my java ferns tight and bushy like that. It seems that almost half of them(the bottom portion) are completely shaded by being next to eachother. This doesn't negatively affect them? I always thought too much shading in the bottom portions of plants caused them to die.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+JClaude Moran I was continually plucking leaves that were either too long, unhealthy, or being shaded, or old. You just have to perform weekly maintenance to get them bushy, and if any have algae get rid of them. Also get rid of any leaves that are sprouting new ferns from the leaf.

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Paul Roadz - 9 years ago

This might be a stupid question but I'm new to this set up what filter do you use on this I don't see any ?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Paul Roadz I am using an API Filstar 2x canister filter. It is cheap, and gets the job done. I have used more expensive filters of all kinds and the best in my opinion is the cheap API Filstar, or even the SunSun canister filters. The hardware was taken out for the video. thanks for watching.

Kuze2 Himmie - 9 years ago

Wow, wonderful ; )

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Kuze2 Himmie thanks!

ApocalypticStorms - 9 years ago

Nature aquarium? Where are the snails? Where are the bugs? Where is the algae?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+ApocalypticStorms That is the genre name of the aquascape style. I do have a lot of snails in this tank. Tons of mini ramshorn snails that really keep my tank clean. Sometimes I may get Nematodes too, but haven't for a while. I also have a lot of different kinds of oddball fish, and I love them all!
And I do have algae. All tanks have algae. Actually in nature the less algae a water way has the healthier it is. There are two main things that dictate a water way with low algae growth, low turbidity, and high O2. They are macrophytes (aquatic plants) and a healthy bacteria bed. A lot of algae and snails in a water way is not healthy. It is out of balance. And will usually suffer from low O2 (hypoxia), high turbidity, high algae growth, low bacteria beds and low plant mass because of lower O2 levels, and lower available light because of turbidity. This condition is called Eutrophication.

AJ Canoy - 9 years ago

Wats the song name?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+AJ Canoy Equilibrium by Platinumtrax. I get my music through audiomicro.com.

sil15a - 9 years ago

Superb Production!

elvisaquarium - 9 years ago

Amazing!! Looks fantastic!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+elvisaquarium Thanks

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

Please share this video with your friends on Social Media.

Nerd Herd - 7 years ago

I will man

Phong Le - 8 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Hey I noticed that you were from Utah. I live in Salt Lake and was wondering do you buy your aqua soil local or online? Most the of the fish store in Salt Lake area didnt even know what aqua soil was.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

It is Glosso. Pretty easy plant to work with.

Kathy Hayden - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Hey, what did you use for the carpeting plant?

AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac - 9 years ago

Well done Dave.
That scape looks amazing, i really loved to have your talent to grow healthy plants.
I can scape,but sometimes healthy growth is still something hard for me to achieve.
I really like that scape.

AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping If amano says artistic design is more important than healthy growth he sure does not practice what he says.
Having seen is huge 40 meter aquascape in person a month ago i can assure when it comes to lush and healthy plants the man is the best.
All i kept wondering was, so much trouble i get keeping my plants healthy in a small glasa box,this guy does amazing plants in a tank way bigger than my house.
I was amazed and felt theres so much i dont know on how to grow plants.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Aquamaniac Thanks man, it is so true. The goal is to get good at both. Some guys create these amazing scapes, but often times have poor plant growth. But even Amano said that it is not about the plant growth it is about the design, which I actually DO NOT agree with. To me you have to get the plant growth down in order to create a good design. The IAPLC winner from 2014 had horrible plant growth. LOL

NeoMinerva - 9 years ago

Also IMO, even being a nature tank, a large school of a small fish. 30-35 Celestial Danio comes to mind and wouldn't distract from the plants, which is clearly the main focus. Beautiful tank either way.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+NeoMinerva Check out Takashi Amanos nature aquarium in his home. He has tons of different kinds of fish and some are oddballs. He only has a few Rummynose here and there. This is how a home aquarium should be IMO.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+NeoMinerva I just love all of my oddball fish. I once had about 30 Green Fire Tetras, but now only have five and all of my oddball fish.

NeoMinerva - 9 years ago

At what point can I see the utah native. Also, where is this Rotala Ceylon? I see a plant the resembles Hygrophila Polysprema "Ceylon", but that would be a federal offense of have purchased and for your friend to have sold. Possibly for you to own...if you are in the states. That would explain it's rarity.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+NeoMinerva Native at 2:46 to the left of the Riccardia. Hard to keep for more than a few months. Grows huge and then melts. In the carrot family, true aquatic. It is R. Ceylon, and you can see it at 0:40 in the back right. Maybe you see the potamogeton gayi? Thanks for commenting and watching.

Mbuna Marcus - Aquariums, Cichlids and More - 9 years ago

Now that was insane :) Your choice of species is awesome...pure fresh? Honestly...possibly the best aqua video I've seen in along time. What small rainbow species was that chasing everything?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Geovannie Pantojas how is the tank?

Geovannie Pantojas - 9 years ago

The tank go three week with the same problem(white water) and I do the procedure of the 25% water out put the bacteria liquid and right know the filters are dirty and I dont know what to do.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

Okay, it could be bacteria from an excess of DOC, basically too many organics and or nutrients in the water or it could be high phosphates. You'll need to get your phosphates checked, and if they are low than you may need to get better or bigger filtration. You can also try adding more media to your filter to help the biofilm grow. And reduce feedings as well.

Geovannie Pantojas - 9 years ago

the water is white

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Geovannie Pantojas Is it white or green? White is bacteria, green is algae. If your water is super high in phosphates it can also be from phosphate.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Mbuna Marcus - Aquariums, Cichlids and More Haha, thanks man, well I guess the Bumble bee gobies are brackish, but they are bred for freshwater nowadays. Thanks for the support man. It is a Gertrude's Blue Eye Rainbow.

Geovannie Pantojas - 9 years ago

Hi, I need to know if u can help me with my 125 gl tank because look cloudy and I clean up I take out a 25% of water and next week do the same thing and do all test (amonnia,ph etc..)and everything its ok and I dont know what more to do. Plus I went to petshop to do a test to water and nothing happend with it..

M. M. Ortiz - 9 years ago

Wow, really. I have been in the hobby for a couple months and you are one of my go to guys. Very knowledgeable and entertaining. Great videos, editing and music. Thanks for not screaming, cannot stand it. Beautifully and very artistic, good shots

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Miguel Feroz Thanks for the great support and compliment man. Right after you watched this I think I ended up going nuts in my following video, so I hope it didn't turn you off. I don't usually go that crazy, but I had to in that video. Peace

John Sebastian - 9 years ago

Very good video and aquascape.. I love it..

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+John Sebastian Thanks for watching, it was a pretty fun video to make that is for sure.

Professional Fish and Herps - 9 years ago

Your aquascaping skill rivals that of Takashi Amano.

Professional Fish and Herps - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping You're welcome. I can't wait to see more of this tank.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+ProFishkeeping haha, come on now! Thank you for such a great compliment. He is my idol if you cannot tell. ha.
Thanks for watching and am glad you liked the video. I am having a lot of fun with this tank right now and it is very relaxing to watch, peace.

PalJoey1957 - 9 years ago

What are those fish with the red belly & tail and white feathering on the fins? Just not familiar to me. They appear the perfect small tank residents.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+PalJoey1957 They are Green Fire Tetras! Super pretty fish and well worth it. They are green and red with black and white banding on the fins, I would try to get some if I were you.

Trey L - 9 years ago

How do your larger fish do with your shrimp and baby shrimp? I am about to get some blue panda shrimp and fantasy shrimp for my tank and would like to add in green neon tetras. On average of a female has a clutch of eggs of let's say 50, how many of the baby's would you say get picked out? My tank is going to be high tech co2 wth medium light around 60par and will be pretty stuffed with plants and a large peace of driftwood with holes all in it.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Trey L Well my Amanos don't produce in fresh water so no babies, but the green fire tetras are always trying to eat the eggs off of their underside, so I imagine that even small fish would eat the shrimp if given a chance. I do have neon tetras with cherry shrimp and they do not seem to bother the little shrimps. Hope this helped. Peace

Quantum Aquatic - 9 years ago

Sorry for the small mobile keypad spelling lmao.

Quantum Aquatic - 9 years ago

It doesnt really look like that in the video anymoere though, I have temple and microsword in it now but id like the microsword to grow good but it hasn't yet cause I left it on the fibery matt it used to be on until recent. I have 3 current usa led lights on my cube but my middle one is 18 to 24 and my others are 36 48 so im thinking of replacing the middle with a kessil AW150E. U think that would be good enough to have decent growth for the microaword in that deep of atank? My d Sag is good

Quantum Aquatic - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping hm maybe u can answer this, if I were to add another strong light fixture, will it increase the intensity in the tank ? Meaning my moderate foreground plants don't grow as good atm, but adding another strong light fixture will raise the intensity to higherlight and it will start to grow better ?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+derek brian I will check out the tank and we can discuss how to fix it. I just have to run through all the other comments real quick. Have been off the internet for finals week, and now I can get back to YT.

Quantum Aquatic - 9 years ago

Hey, check out my 60 gallon cube video on my channel. I keep trying to make an updated video but my phone always dies when recording cause I always have my old batterie in it and not the new one so I got fed up lol.

Mendy Werner - 9 years ago

Can you make a video of you showing all your tanks you have?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Mendy Werner Yes, I would love to all day everyday, I will in the future, but I have some other videos coming soon. Thanks for watching, peace.

Zak Rafik - 9 years ago

Nice video. Must have been quite a challenge trying to get the right scenes to match the music. Great effort. Please post more of your tips videos. Some of the tip are really useful and handy.
Cheers

Zak Rafik - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping that's great. Can't wait for them. BTW I was watching many of your videos over the couple of days and I noticed that you somehow manage to answer or comment back to all most all of your viewers' comments. I don't how you manage to find the time for that but it's very much appreciated by us. Kudos to you.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Zak Rafik Thanks! Yes, it was a challenge to get my butt to be creative, lol. I had a lot of fun making the video. Peace
I will have a couple videos out soon.

Abstify - 9 years ago

Very impressed! Not only do you have great aquascaping skills, you also have an unsung talent with the camera. Great job, keep doing what you love!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+athokala Thanks for the kind words man, I am glad you liked the video. I have fun making it. Stay tuned for more videos!

Pedro Madeira - 9 years ago

Excellent video Dave! I really enjoyed watching this! And I watched it twice on our 47" screen lol! Great editing I really enjoyed it and got that peaceful vibe that you were trying to transmit to us viewers! 24 months have past and you never cease to amaze us Dave! Keep it up!

Nerd Herd - 7 years ago

U R to COOL man !!!!!!

Pedro Madeira - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping that sounds great bro! Enjoy your weekend waterchanges! Tee hee!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Pedro Madeira Thanks Pedro, I need to come over and visit you someday, so we can have a real nerd aquarium festival! LOL. All the best man, and have a great weekend!

andrew luck - 9 years ago

Wowzy very nice

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+andrew luck Thank you for the kind words! And glad you liked the video, peace.

Bonnie Miller - 9 years ago

beautiful....

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Bonnie Miller Thank you for the kind words and for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.

Phil Grady - 9 years ago

Stunning Tank Dave! I can appreciate the effort it takes to bring a tank to this level of perfection. Great Job.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Phil Grady Thanks Phil, I am glad you liked the video man. I hear ya, and appreciate it. Peace

Mike Kollin - 9 years ago

Very Nice!!

Love the sand. Is that ADA Sand?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Mike Kollin Thanks Mike! Yeah man, it is ADA Colorado sand, really attractive gold color. Thanks for watching as always man. Peace!

Chris Noto - 9 years ago

Gorgeous aquarium. Well designed and well grown. Also, a very tasty video. Bravo!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Chris Noto Saving the best comment for last! Thanks for the kind words man, and I am glad you liked the video. I had a lot of fun making it. Should have some more videos coming soon. Peace!

almcloud - 9 years ago

looking really good, great job man!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+almcloud Thanks brother, had fun making the video, stay tuned...

boetti théo - 9 years ago

Awesome job out here !! Amazingly creative and healthy !!
You give a lot of ideas from this one

congrats from France !!
keep sharing.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+boetti théo Thank you so much for the great comment and the kind words. I am glad you liked the video and the scape. I had a lot of fun making the video, stay tuned for more....

MASS Aquariums - 9 years ago

Happy birthday tank. It looks mint as usual bro

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+MASS Aquariums Thanks brother! I am back now that school is over! Get ready for some videos!

theo1965stang - 9 years ago

How do you keep algie under control and what kind of fert dosing do you do?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+theo1965stang As the plants mature the algae will disappear, as long as you are consistent. What matters more than anything is consistency. I actually do very lean dosing to the water column and use a mix of DIY fert solutions that are in EI method concentrations and I have some Seachem Aquavitro bottles as well. You could say it is like PPS-Pro or ADA dosing, but it is really just tailored for this tank. I would recommend, no matter what path you take, to keep doing the same thing every week, which should include pruning and trimming, replanting, etc... Just treat it like a garden, even if you are hesitant tor replant or trim plants, do it anyway and they will grow back healthier. As well you must always have a low KH if you want to have dense lush growth. Also have a clean up crew of shrimp and snails really does make a difference in my experience. I would highly recommend getting some rams horn snails, and maybe one assassin snail once their colony grows, just to keep them in check.

KALZONE850 - 9 years ago

congrats! ya did good bud. real good

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+KALZONE850 Thanks man, haha, yes! I done real good son! LOL Peace

Luis Q. - 9 years ago

Stunning really can't believe it's been a year Dave dam time flies man so you going to keep this tank going?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Luis Q. Thanks man, and it has been three years that I have now been on YT, yesterday, May 10th was my three year anniversary. Damn! YT just sucks you in!

Trey L - 9 years ago

what type of bolbitis is that tall one? I have been trying to find some but idk the name and all the ones i look for are always super small

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Trey L I put a plant list in the description of this video, thanks for watching.

sanchezl92 - 9 years ago

Really liked the video editing.
Great job man! Enjoyed watching your tank.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+sanchezl92 Thanks for the great comment. I had a good time doing the video and encourage everyone to make more cinematic aquarium videos, they are really fun to do.

TWK Aquascaping - 9 years ago

Crazy its already been a year. I remember when you set this up. Things have grown in nicely! Good job, man.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+TWK Aquascaping This comment is the last one I have to respond to and then I am done! In no particular order just so happened to turn out this way. I just responded to two months worth of comments!!!

Still doing lower high light, lower CO2, and minimal water column dosing. Still high tech, but not as extreme as some people run their tanks, and the plants are thriving. Peace! Damn, my wrist hurts.

KrispyAquascape - 9 years ago

Nice to know that you're still rocking T's, it looks like you up'd your bulb count. You always got a very compact carpet Dave, as always keep us entertain.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+KrispyAquascape BML will work, I should get some too. Finnex Ray 2s work. Just that T5s have better color and for tanks with dark spots like my scape they will penetrate better. BML at one point was going to let me try some, but I haven't heard back from them.

KrispyAquascape - 9 years ago

Have you considered the Build my LED Dutch XB? A 48" is only around $300 or so. I'm planning on switching over to this light when I run out of T5 bulbs. I hope that it can grow plants as well as the T's though. I'm not too sure about it but read upon many great reviews. $1000 could definitely get a decent set up running lol

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+KrispyAquascape Yeah man, just for the video. I run only 2x 54 watt T5HO., 2bps CO2, and minimal water column dosing. Still high tech, but not as extreme as others run their high techs. I would switch to LED, but they are all so much and the cheap ones suck ass. The Current and Ecoxotics barely get the job done, Kessil would be great, but I ain't spending a $1,000 on lighting, which is what I would have to spend for my 40 breeder.

Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

Amazing!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 Thanks J! The tank is now turning into a jungle, better get to trimming!

James Hadley - 9 years ago

You are a super talented dude!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+James Hadley Haha, thanks man, it only appears that way because I have spent thousands of hours practicing. I am glad you liked the video.

Maurice Aquariums - 9 years ago

Looks very awesome +ADU Aquascaping You never cease to amaze me.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Maurice Aquariums Thanks Maurice, I am glad you liked the video. I had a good time making it and encourage everyone to make some more cinematic videos! They're just so fun to do.

Brian's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

This tank is a year old already? Wow, time flies. It looks great. Great video editing to brother!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Brian's Fish Tanks Yeah man, and I have been on the tube for three years yesterday! May 10th I uploaded my first video. LOL

colinbarsby - 9 years ago

Man!!!
What a rockin' video.
And the tank's OK too!! LOL.
GREAT work Dave.

colinbarsby - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Great Look, awesome Vibes.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+colinbarsby Thanks brother! I had a lot of fun making this video and should have some more to come!

Ruben - 9 years ago

Wow. Just beautiful man. I like how the fish were dancing to the music. Is there any difference in testing the water before turning on the lights. Just wondering. Thanks for sharing.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Ruben Thanks Ruben, haha, that is a great point, they look like dancing fish. lol. Thanks for watching man.

Ricky Kenerly Cichlids - 9 years ago

Very Impressive Nature Aquarium!

Ricky Kenerly Cichlids - 9 years ago

You are welcome! You always have some amazing set ups!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Ricky Kenerly Cichlids Thanks Ricky, I am glad you liked the video. I need to catch up on all the video on YT, this semester was so busy, but now it is summer!

jeremiemcd - 9 years ago

Tank has developed well, my favorite plants are the ferns, especially the narrow leaf java fern, always a pleasure to see your tank, keep up with the great work=)

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+jeremiemcd Thanks man, yes I love the ferns too, it is actually thread leaf java fern, the difference being that thread leaves only get to be around 5" long on average, so it stays compact naturally. Great plant and you can get it from Han's aquatics.

Zet Aquarium - 9 years ago

Amazing! Thank for sharing your art work. man you got some serious video making skills. Did you add co2 in this tank ?

Zet Aquarium - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Its perfect, healthy plants with moderate growths and low maintenance. I'm leaning toward this style for future display tank in living room. The mess from stems and other fast growing species can be left in the fish room kek!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+nam nguyen Thanks for the kind words as always. Well this tank always had CO2, I still run it at only 2 bubbles per second. I do minimal water column dosing, and I run only 2x 54watt T5HO lights. All still high tech, but not as extreme as some people run their high tech tanks.

JacobsAquarium - 9 years ago

Hey Bro! Great video as always. Wanted to ask you if you'd like to join me on my live show this weekend? I think it'd be fun. Let me know :)

JacobsAquarium - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Sounds good. Just let me know!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+JacobsAquarium I would love to man, but this weekend i have to study for finals. And I need to check my preamp codecs for my mic to make sure it still works through Skype or Google.I will keep you posted. Thanks for the invite Jacob.

FortWayne Fishtanks - 9 years ago

I'll watch it!

Cadens Pet Room - 9 years ago

Pretty cool!

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Cadens Pet Room Thanks for watching! The tank is really getting mature lately, turning into a jungle tank.

Stephen Cooper - 9 years ago

Nice, but what happened with the promised PAR readings you were going to do with the various light fixtures, also what happened to the video about Co2 proof tubing, I can't seem to find it anymore on your site, did you delete it?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Stephen Cooper still waiting on Build My LED. Probably will just rent a Li-Cor meter on my own. They are taking too long. I consolidated some tips into the tip series . It is now in episode 3. Beverage grade flexible PVC tubing from usplastics.com is all you need.

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Agr414 - 9 years ago

Looks good! I really like the red in the blyxa leaves.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Agr414 Me too! I don't even dose much iron, but once you do it sustains pigments, and my lighting isn't super high either, but it is still high lighting, just not extreme. Thanks for watching.

lazo5784 - 9 years ago

Can you put what type of fish you have in your tank?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+lazo5784 Yes, I will put it in the description of this video here in the next hour or so. Thanks for watching.

Tomas Schertel - 9 years ago

Hi Dave. Where can I find more info on this beautiful tank?

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Tomas Schertel Just PM me for details. I will put basic information in the video description, fish,plants etc... Thanks for watching and liking.

Glen Hawkins - 9 years ago

Excellent video. I really enjoyed that. One year old and growing strong. Tank is looking amazing and nicely done

Glen Hawkins - 9 years ago

No problem I really enjoyed this. I have some great stuff for you to check on my channel I am sure you will enjoy.

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

+Glen Hawkins Thanks for watching Glen, I need to catch up on your vids, school is finally over for the summer!

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