Aquascaping - Aquarium Ideas from Aquatics Live 2012, part 2 345 21

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FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/DefiniteAquascapeTV YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/DefiniteAquascapeTV PAGE: http://definiteaquascape.tv Second part of the video-report from Aquatics Live 2012 show, organized in London on 10-11th November. This time I show aquariums at the booth of AquaJardin company. Altogether five aquariums, the first one is marine saltwater aquarium manufactured by the company Red Sea. The layout consists of living rock, there are no hardcorals here, and there are some Scalefin Anthias, and some other saltwater tropical fish. The three aquarium setups are freshwater, planted tanks. Aquarium plants are provided by Tropica. The first tank has plants for beginners, easy to keep and grow in low-light condition, without CO2 supplementation. Mostly they are Microsorum and Cryptocoryne species. The aquarium is stocked with fish of the Hyphessobrycon genus. The second aquarium is a moderate-level tank, with plants requiring higher levels of light, aquarium fertilizers, and CO2 supplementation. It is stocked with beautiful Electric Blue Ram cichlids. And finally, the third planted aquarium, the biggest of them, is an advance-level setup, with plants requiring high level of light, delicately balanced amounts aquarium fertilizers, and CO2 supplementation. There are nice tropical aquarium fish here, namely Beckford's pencilfish and Apistogramma agassizi. And finally, the fourth planted aquarium at AquaJardin's booth is a really small Do Aqua! tank, planted with Myriophyllum stemmed plants, and stocked with Sawbwa resplendens and one Betta fish. No LED lighting was used in these aquariums, only T5 fluorescent tubes or compact fluorescent lamps.

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Lucas Blog - 7 years ago

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Lewis Seow - 8 years ago

cani put money plants in my tank

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 8 years ago

What are "money plants"?

Lewis Seow - 8 years ago

where is this place

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 8 years ago

It was organized in London, UK. But only twice, and it's not being continued anymore :(

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 8 years ago

It was organized in London, UK. But only twice, and it's not being continued anymore :(

Matt S - 8 years ago

Hi. You're tank designs are impressive. I was looking to do a freshwater tank design and looking to use Driftwood. Can you recommended any types of driftwood that you or the designers have used that work well. I have researched driftwood in aquariums and have found that they can discolour the water and that you may need to boil them in hot water or repeatedly expose them to water remove any tannins prior to adding it to a tank so it doesn't create murky or brown water. Can you please help me with this problem or suggest how you're designers over come this. The naturalistic look is best for me and i rather not use plastic. Thanks

LeeshyOaC - 8 years ago

Could you tell me the name of the plants in the second tank (rio 125) please? I am looking to build my rio 240 tank exactly like this :) Thanks

pratik hande - 8 years ago

What fish are these with red fins at 6:04 ?

sufficientlyoldskool - 8 years ago

+pratik hande Apistogramma agassizii

Harry Jackson - 9 years ago

+CentralParkShark that's an electric blue ram cichlid. Max size, around 7cm. Needs 60 litres at bare minimum

Dream Tanks - 9 years ago

that tank is more then 60 ltrs, and it all relative and way the fish could even be dwarfs if they exist.They also were not full size and seemed very happy even with all the changes im sure the went through.

Russ Andres - 10 years ago

what's the fish at 4:34?

Ramesh Balakrishnan - 10 years ago

awesome

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+Ramesh Balakrishnan Hehe, I know, beautiful tanks :)

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K00L VIDEOS - 10 years ago

beautiful

SonOfNye - 10 years ago

Do I really need a 500 dollar light system to pull something like this off?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+SonOfNye
I think you can have a nice planted tank for far less 500 bucks. I don't know prices int he US (or where-ever you come from), but I know that a nice tank can be created using simple, basic components. Look for "Low Tech aquarium" on Google, you'll find out what I'm talking about :) Also, there are several forums dedicated to planted tanks, like ukaps.org, plantedtank.net or aquaticplantcentral.com - there should also be subforums about low tech tanks.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

"Pull off"? What does it mean?

KaNeyGe - 10 years ago

Tanks capacity ain't adapted to their population at all ...

Shubham Mondal - 10 years ago

7:05 Siamese Algae Eater the best way to prevent Algae growth in tank without any use of chemical :) this is my opinion. please correct me if i am wrong ^_^

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+shubham mandal No worries :) These fish are Nannostomus beckfordi - they are from the Characidae family (same as neon tetra) and originate from South America. So they don't have much in common with SAEs, which are Cyprynids and originate from Asia. As for planted tanks, visit http://plantedtank.net, http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com or http://ukaps.org - these forums are dedicated to planted aquariums and there are numerous helpful people there :)

Shubham Mondal - 10 years ago

oh sorry for that. i thought it was Siamese Algae Eaters. Thank you for correcting me :)
btw sir could you please suggest me how could i get a planted on a budget way. thanks in advance :D

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

But these fish are not Siamese Algae Eaters :)

Mr.GTA5 MOD - 10 years ago

hey man, the name of Fish at 4:30 is Electric Blue Ramirezi I think...

almcloud - 11 years ago

what type of camera are you using?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

+almcloud
Thanks! :) Indeed, G6 looks to be a very good camera - and video quality is great, I've just checked some samples on Vimeo :)

almcloud - 10 years ago

+DefiniteAquascapeTV Thank you! I researched it and it is pretty cool:) I just got a Lumix G6 that has very good video quality besides still photos and I'll see how that goes. Happy Holidays !

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 10 years ago

Sony HDR-CX550V. Great camera for filming aquariums.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Yup, that's true :)

GOONOFTHEWORLD - 11 years ago

Wow those are all beautiful tanks.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Hehe, good reason! :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

AS for substrate, check Tropica's website, "Layouts" section. These tanks are mentioned there, and there is a complete list of plants, substrate, equipment etc.

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DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Your'e welcome :)

WerkWerkWerkWerk - 11 years ago

Apparently, you cant import Tropica into the States. I was looking for a reason to move anyway.

Alex Marchesi - 11 years ago

I particularly like the lay-out of these aquariums, and the fishes are really beautiful, especially the blue rams. Thanks for upload these videos!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Vallisneria sp., some crypts Cryptocoryne sp.,Staurogyne repens, Microsorum "Windelov" and some kind of moss on the driftwood, probably Taiwan moss.

Thomas Lee - 11 years ago

Beautiful aquariums! Can anyone tell me what the plants in the "Tropica Easy Plants" tank are? And what kind of substrate is used?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Did you check "Rapid LED"? I don't know about the other brands you mentioned, but Rapid LED seem to be easy to set up and configure, and it is also not very expensive... (but I didn't use it, I just like the idea of making your own LED fixture)

007gametester - 11 years ago

Thanks for the help

007gametester - 11 years ago

Is that true that the lights that I mentioned are not really towards the top level in the $250 range? I am curious what is the best LED that I could buy for tops $270? I couldn't find a site that has ALL existing LED maker brands (like with pc products :P), also, there is not much decent info on this topic. It should have more comparisons etc. Also, I was messaging to guys who have tanks with a light for over 2 years, since their plants are still like new, and beautiful, but no answer yet...

007gametester - 11 years ago

Hi! I was looking to get a decent LED for my 30 gallon 32" long tall freshwater amazon style tank. I was looking at the kessils, but god they are expensive. I would have to spend 500 with everything to set up my tank with kessil A150 amazons. I was looking at the Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED Plus and the Marineland Reef Capable LED Lighting System and Marineland Double Bright LED Lighting Systems, but Age of Aquariums guys (long Beach CA) told me that all of them are a big crap... :S

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Hmmm, I don't think wave maker is a good idea... If you want a gentle current, just use the outlet of the filter. Freshwater fish are not used to waves, they prefer to stay in the current (these which live in flowing waters), instead of being constantly pushed back and forth by the waves.

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from37on - 11 years ago

First off, I want to say thank you for the videos..... But I do have a question for you, I have a standard 55 gallon aquarium with neon tetras and rainbow fish. Would it be okay for me to add a wave maker to the tank? I love the gentle sway of the leaves and fish in the tank, but I do not want to harm the fish.....

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

4 gallons is still slighlty too small - minimum 6, if not more. Enter "keeping betta fish" in Google, you'll find a link to "bettafish" site, with lots of useful infos about keeping bettas.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

No, it's Sawbwa resplendens, originating from Lake Inle in Myanmar.

Minh Kenji - 11 years ago

Are those fish @8:52 Rummy nose tetra ?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Well, many aquarium plants are called "red", even though they are rather brownish in appearance :)

tanpec - 11 years ago

Thanks for the info. Interesting, it looks more brown than red...

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Sure :) According to one of the guys from AquaJardin, it was Myriophyllum "Red" :)

tanpec - 11 years ago

Nice Video! Can you tell, which Myriophyllum plant was used in the Do Aqua! tank. I like the colour.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Cheers, mate! :)

ireneus benny - 11 years ago

nice video man....

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

They are Electric Blue Rams.

Sam Butler - 11 years ago

what fish are they at 04:18 ?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks :) For conditions, check Tropica's website, the "Layouts" section. Layouts no 68, 69 and 70 :)

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

There is no one simple answer to such question. Various plants require various conditions - but most of the time soft and slightly acidic water is better than hard and alkaline.

Darren Cordina - 11 years ago

A big wow congratulations. Can I ask you what are the water conditions for the plants to grow so nice?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 11 years ago

Thanks, I'm glad that you like it! :)

Felis sylvestris - 11 years ago

great video thanks for upload

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

Well, Rams would probably not harm adult shrimps, but they would eat young ones, I think... However, during molting, even the adults could be damaged by Rams, so I'm not sure if it would be possible to keep Rams&shrimps for longer time.

Stephen Florek - 12 years ago

Didn't think you'd be able to keep cherry shrimp with the rams.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

Electric Blue Rams (variety of Microgeophagus ramirezi).

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CentralParkShark - 12 years ago

Fish at 4:30?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

Naaah, they are agressive mostly towards their own kind, not other tankmates...

Evoker Br - 12 years ago

Because the Betta is very aggressive! Hard to see in a community!

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

Yup, it's Betta :) Why are you asking?

Evoker Br - 12 years ago

In 10:00 is this a betta fish? he is with the sawbwa resplendes?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

Some Hyphessobrycon species, probably H. bentosi.

terence rose - 12 years ago

which fish r those @2:03 ?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

They know that you're watching them, that's for sure. But if they "want" to grab one's attention... Hmmm...

EpiK1ReM5611 - 12 years ago

its funny but it seems like sometimes, the fishes try to grab your attention its like they know haha..just a thought.

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

It's Sawbwa resplendes, species endemic to Lake Inle in Myanmar.

TheBlackLotusKing - 12 years ago

what kind of fish was at 9:00?

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

"Spider's butt"? You mean it ate a spider? That's perfectly normal, these fish feed on insects in nature :)

SilentScreamer - 12 years ago

Well that's new to me! I was concerned about him eating other's babies and smaller tankmates. You know last year my 2 month-old show betta killed and bit off a spider's butt. I thought these fish can become nas~ty sometimes :D

DefiniteAquascapeTV - 12 years ago

Guys, fighting fish are fighting mostly against their own kind. They don't pay much attention to other tank mates, and sometimes they need to be pretected from them (like from tiger barbs, for instance, which will nip betta's fins).

spartan381 - 12 years ago

you can put a betta in a community tank. the one in the vid looked like a show betta. i have a betta in my tank too. the only thing i dont recommend is putting real fighter betta plakats in community tanks lol

SilentScreamer - 12 years ago

You put a betta in a tank with other fish? Isn't that a bit risky? That's a "fighting fish" afterall.

haraldsson33 - 12 years ago

superanckie!

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