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Cal Kustomz - 7 years ago

Would you sell and ship to Hawaii? Do you have a website?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Cal Kustomz Currently I am not selling any. Possibly by next spring

Christina Holland - 7 years ago

Some native plants are protected by California law. Important California laws for native plant protection are the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), the Native Plant Protection Act (NPPA), the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (NCCPA), the California Desert Native Plants Act (CDNPA), and California Penal Code Section 384a.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Seymour Seamore I don't know about that, but thanks, and thanks for watching

Seymour Seamore - 7 years ago

Dave knows his shit!! Fellow hobbyists are just threatened by his knowledge. He has helped many Hobbyists, including myself, and he always spits the truth! He's a genius.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Christina Holland by the way, by next year I will be an environmental manager, so I fully understand what you are saying. Thanks for watching

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Christina Holland All true, but you can still get a special use permit from the forest service. Manzanita is not regulated in Utah, and can collect for commercial use. Also, many hobbyists sell Manzanita out of California. Are you an environmental manager or earth sciencist by chance? It sounds like maybe you are. I would assume manzanita isn't much of a concern in California. Just have to call the forest service and find out.

Pray4Mojo - 7 years ago

I just find rocks that look good and use them. Unless you are using limestone or something with pyrite, I wouldn't worry about any rocks changing water parameters. Muriatic acid is just a waste of time.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Pray4Mojo ? How so. People use it to acid wash the rocks. Makes them darker in color if high in carbonate- for aesthetic reasons. You can't always tell the calcite concentration just from looking at it bro

botanic aquarium - 7 years ago

hello, ADU, i want to know weather the oxigen peroxide could kill the moss. because I have a planted tank of moss and anubias , but i got some algaes. so could u help me. thanks

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

It can kill moss. I would never use it on moss or liverworts personally.

Anthony Pardo - 7 years ago

where can i contact you privately to purchase some stuff?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

I don't have any for sale. Possibly by next summer

Cal Kustomz - 7 years ago

Me Too....

Jadren Aquatics - 7 years ago

What an amazing find! Gotta be thousands of dollars Worth of manzanita wood. Not to mention the beautiful scenery, very jealous in Texas lol. New subscriber

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Jadren Aquatics I am currently obtaining a special use permit for commercial collecting! Haha. Thanks for watching and for subbing!

9628s - 7 years ago

What part of Utah did you collect these?

Mals Aquaholics - 7 years ago

Love that video ! Cant wait to see the scape . Its a lot harder to find good scape wood here in UK .. maybe the beaches but we dont have sun bleached stuff like manzi

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Mals Aquaholics thanks! I only discovered this place last year. I have some good information coming. May be getting a permit to commercially collect! Yes, I can't wait either. I am designing my hardscape today and it will be a part of the setup video

matthew smith - 7 years ago

Lovely looking part of the world you're from Dave! Those rocks look great, love all the different lichen growing all over it, be great to do something with that above the water level

matthew smith - 7 years ago

Very very tempting indeed! Yeah, little tanks are mostly what I have room for, got a 55 and a couple of ponds out in the garden. Nothing too extravagant

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

matthew smith I don't like nano tanks anymore. Haha. 10 gallons is as low as I will go. Dude! I swear we always need teachers. Maybe look into it. Park City starts out at $50K US. And if you are willing to work on an Indigenous reservation in Kanab, Utah they will pay $80K, but is usually in the middle of a rural area. I swear we are having a teacher shortage in Utah. Look into it.

matthew smith - 7 years ago

If you ever get desperate for maths teachers over there! Yeah, the evaporation really isnt a myth. Constant water changes to keep uo with it on my little walstad shrimp bowl. I planted a small vase up and had similar issues

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

matthew smith Thanks man, yeah it is very pretty in Utah, but the culture needs some changes. Come live here to help it out. Haha. Am planning on designing the hardscape today and it will be a part of the setup video. I may do some bog plant vivarium with my ADA 45F. It just has so much evaporation I hate scaping the tank. Really hard to take care of so right now it is just sitting empty.

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sagrath1982 - 7 years ago

Awesome, thank you Dave but what part of California is that? I live in Las Vegas and California is relatively near. After watching your video I'm in the quest of manzanita lol.

sagrath1982 - 7 years ago

ADU Aquascaping yeah, it is! Exactly the same!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

sagrath1982 is it just small lava rubble?

sagrath1982 - 7 years ago

It is a rip off also for stone and substrate, I found a cheap way, I went to my local rock store I found ecocomplete 50 pounds for $5 can't beat that, lfs make their business out of it

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Jacob Adams yeah it is!! You shop at Animal Ark in Orem? Mike the manager is a great dude, but his stuff is expensive!

Jacob Adams - 7 years ago

.... I live in utah county and the price of aquascaping wood is ridiculous HAD I ONLY KNOWN BEFORE!!!! Time to go up the canyon lol

horsepanther - 7 years ago

Sweet! :-)

sagrath1982 - 7 years ago

horsepanther I went to mountain Charleston, 45 from Las Vegas and found a mine of manzanita wood. Best trip ever there, thank you

horsepanther - 7 years ago

Sagrath1982, check out the Tahoe region!

sagrath1982 - 7 years ago

ADU Aquascaping on my next trip
To Salt Lake City a must stop needed will be in Cedar City. Thanks Dave.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

sagrath1982 oh I am actually in Utah. California just has a lot of Manzanita! Brian Head near Cedar City, Utah may also have Ponderosa pine too. Just search for Ponderosa pine forests near your area or call the forest service.

Rickard Rocks - 7 years ago

Awesome video, i live in sweden i went out to get some stones for my aquariums and after 2 hours i came back with a fucking brick.. think it was used for a bridge or something along time ago, perfectly squared and heavy as hell.. there is even a river close to me but it dont have any nice rocks in it :/ Anyway if you do this again please bring the camera :)

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Haha, what the hell. Well I figured you would have rocks around that area. Yeah you noticed the shitty smart phone quality!? Ha. Hey man thanks for watching.

NanoScaper - 7 years ago

I so envy you right now. Over here, we pay ridiculous prices for layout materials at our LFS.

Cal Kustomz - 7 years ago

Would you Sell and Ship to Hawaii?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

NanoScaper I feel your pain. The guys in Florida and Malaysia get all the free plants they want! I wish I would have know about this area sooner. I have spent a lot of money on Manzanita in the past. Thanks for watching!

João Ismail - 7 years ago

Hello Dave! Nice video. Sawtooth is Proserpinaca Palustris right ( AKA as Mermaid weed )?

Travis Hemming - 7 years ago

I got lucky and found some at my LFS a few months ago. Didn't even know what it was, and it was in its weedy emersed form. I bought it anyway...because why not...and fell in love as soon as it started converting. One of my favorites for sure!

João Ismail - 7 years ago

Thanks! I just ordered some as well from germany and will be planting it soon. No one in my area has it in stock as well ...

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

João Ismail yes that is it. One of my favorite stems. No one has it in stock. I will have to look for it at my LFS. Thanks for watching man

CO-MTB - Lukes Fish Vids - 7 years ago

Dave, if you have any big projects coming soon I'd love to send some manzanita your way asa a sampler.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Luke's Aquatics Well I too am trying to get a special use permit. Tomorrow morning the forest service is going to let me know if I can start collecting. If they give me a no than I will hit you up in the future.

DMAN D - 7 years ago

I don't think we have Manzanita here in Australia. How can you tell what kinds of wood are safe?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

DMAN D near creeks is a good area. The bank of a creek. Because exposed roots have already been exposed to water and air, so if they are still solid after all that exposure and not rotten than those are the pieces you want to get

DMAN D - 7 years ago

Ah ok, thank you. I live near a park with some bush land. I will go around and have a look.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

DMAN D just if they are dense wood or not. Or not too rotten. Some species, such as Walnut and Cedar are dangerous for shrimp.

CREEPONATER Minecraft - 7 years ago

Are you at independence pass in Colorado? In this video

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

CREEPONATER Minecraft This was in Utah! Just a spot with a lot of Ponderosa

CO-MTB - Lukes Fish Vids - 7 years ago

Should I start shipping manzanita?

Joel Patrick Sarmiento - 7 years ago

GOLD for Aquascapers!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Joel Patrick Sarmiento Glad you like it. Was a really awesome day up in the mountains. Up next is the rescape!!

CO-MTB - Lukes Fish Vids - 7 years ago

Hi you so much btw, this is actually the video that kicked up my lazy butt to start my soon business from home. I was thinking about shipping manzanita from central Oregon in the high desert, wen to the forest service place and bought a permit, started collecting manzanita to sell online.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Luke's Aquatics If they allow you to sell it I definitely would. That would be a pretty good way to make some extra cash!

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David diaz - 7 years ago

too bad i cant find dried out wood in Illinois its always rotting or releases tons of tanins

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

David diaz You could try to find some rocks too. Also, if you find exposed roots next to a creek sometimes those will do the job because they are already exposed to a lot of water

CO-MTB - Lukes Fish Vids - 7 years ago

also you need a forest permit to collect any forest products from the forest, i went and got one to collect dead manzanita :)

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Luke's Aquatics yeah that is true. If they even allow a permit. Haha. Technically I need one for hunting mushrooms too, but no one really cares. If it was a substantial amount to be harvested for personal use than I could see that being more of a concern.

MASS Aquariums - 7 years ago

Very beautiful place you live dude. #America

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

MASS Aquariums the place is an amazing area of the world. The culture on the other hand... Well not all of it is that enjoyable. Haha

Aquatasy - 7 years ago

That's it! You've convinced me that as a Californian I am without excuse. Time to go collect some Manzanita wood! Thanks for the video, Dave.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Aquatasy yeah get a permit and get collecting!!!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Sandra Konechy sometimes they offer permits for personal use. Technically you should have a permit to collect mushrooms too, but most people, at least in Utah, don't really care. Cali is probably a different story

Aquatasy - 7 years ago

Sandra Konechy Thanks for the heads up, Sandra. I will look into the laws regarding manzanita collection in my area before I do anything.

Sandra Konechy - 7 years ago

Be careful, at least in S. Cal, it's illegal to collect manzanita wood on federal/state land. Check with your local Forestry Office for the exact rules and regulations, lest you get hit with a hefty fine.

nathan e - 7 years ago

I love u

Rommel R - 7 years ago

Welcome home Dave and thanks for sharing your trip to the beautiful mountains. Can't wait for the 60p!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Rommel R yes! I can't wait. Plant packages coming in the next couple of days!!! Was an awesome day up in the canyon. Thanks for stopping by

EsotericAquatics - 7 years ago

Collecting stuff from outside is great. I never have to buy dwarf hairgrass.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

EsotericAquatics dang, wish I had that luxury. Always wished I lived in an area with aquarium plants. You in Florida?

я Hajji 분쇄하는 Bárbara - 7 years ago

This stuff is all over south AZ between 4000-6000 ft.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

я Hajji 분쇄하는 Bárbara Nice! You are lucky too it sounds like. I like your name. Four different languages!?

Ricardo Ortiz - 7 years ago

oh wow, I'd love to live somewhere close to that Manzanita Heaven.

Ricardo Ortiz - 7 years ago

cool :P hope to see tons of your awesome scapes soon.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Ricardo Ortiz The sad part is that I didn't know about the Manzanita until about two years ago. Haha. Plant packages coming in the next couple of days! Rescape coming!! Thanks for watching

Sean Meister - 7 years ago

I live in northern New Mexico and I was wondering if dead sagebrush would be ok in my aquarium...there are some of the the coolest wood pieces I have ever seen and would look so sweet in my nano tank. Any thoughts would be very appreciated. I have access to the best black lava rock too here, it is all along the Rio Grande River...every size you could image, some wore down really smooth right at the river's edge. My idea for gravel is using ant piles here on the mesa where all the sage is...they make these piles of the perfect size gravel (1-3mm) any where from 1-3 feet tall.

Sean Meister - 7 years ago

thanks...yeah, that is what I was thinking about the sage too...I may still give it a try...not sure yet...but the ant pile 'gravel' is going to be perfect! I will keep you posted. thanks a bunch.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Sean Meister haha, funny thing is I have always wanted to try ant sand as well. Ha. Sage brush may not be as good of an option long term because it isn't as dense and more loose fibers. If you find a really fresh dense strong piece I am sure it could work before it rots. Even Manzanita will degrade after a few years of use

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BAMAZ#1 - 7 years ago

Damnit Dave! I was just looking on manzanita driftwood web to buy and the pieces I liked sold b4 i could purchase! Your a lucky man. Cant wait for the 60p!! Bout to do a new scape myself similar to your idea! GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK BRO. YOU R THE GOAT OF AQUASCAPING VIDS ON YOUTUBE!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

BAMAZ#1 Yo!! Thanks for watching as always. Yeah do a bucephalandra heavy scape. I am just in love with the blue and purple/red colors they produce. Late to the party, but it is time for a bucephalandra heavy scape. It does suck that the wood is pretty expensive. At least around here it is. If it makes you feel better I only discovered this area two years ago.

Aquascapes_OR - 7 years ago

beautiful area out there man.

Aquascapes_OR - 7 years ago

those are some gorgeous ponies. thanks for sharing. very cool history!

instagram for just aquascapes is a great idea as well!

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Andrew K Yeah Oregon has and is a big part of my life. A bunch of my family lives there and is from Oregon. My great grandfather was one of the earliest Appaloosa breeders, and he dealt directly with the Native Tribes dealing with Appaloosa ponies. And I am closely related to the first mayor of Portland. O'Bryant square in Portland is named after him. That is my last name. O'Bryant square is now where the homeless hangout. Been to Seaside, Astoria, Indian beach, Cannon beach, Portland, Salem, Coos Bay, and others dozens of times throughout my life. I guess I could move there. Maybe Medford or something. Usually go surfing, crabbing, go up the column in Astoria, etc... You know the drill. I remember once going to Powell's bookstore in Portland. Largest bookstore in America, right? I thought it was odd that they had the human mutilation section right next to the Jazz music section. Let alone the fact that they had a real human mutilation section with real authentic mutilation pictures. It was pretty intense. Went to the Omni science center, and also we would always go to Marsha's Museum in Long Beach Washington right over the Astoria bridge. You know Marsha's Museum by chance?

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Andrew K I am going to start another Instagram. All about aquariums. No personal stuff.

Aquascapes_OR - 7 years ago

no sorry. Aquascapes_OR on instagram.

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Andrew K is this Andrew Kelly by chance?

Aquascapes_OR - 7 years ago

i feel ya there :D come up to oregon haha

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Andrew K I agree, it is a pretty amazing place, but the culture... That is another story, haha. Thanks for watching

Pinaki Pal - 7 years ago

I love NA style as well thats d best style to scape.....peace out brother ...u r the best ....

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Pinaki Pal thanks for watching as always. Yes! The classic nature aquarium just cannot be beat! Just my style

CO-MTB - Lukes Fish Vids - 7 years ago

yeesssss, that looks like my backyard, manzanita everywhere! glad to see you back again

Greg Smith - 7 years ago

It's mostly lime rock oak trees or palm trees and flat lol

Greg Smith - 7 years ago

Definitely none of that rock

Greg Smith - 7 years ago

I love in florida I'm not sure if that stuff grows here

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

time to move to Utah. haha. You may just have to go out and find what your area has to offer!

Damion Markham - 7 years ago

I love collecting hard scape ,thanks

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Damion Markham I agree, was a pretty fun day in the canyon. Have a couple Plant packages coming!! Classic nature aquarium style is more my style. This last scape was a good experiment and practice, but not re my favorite style

ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago

Went out an collected some wood and rocks!!! You should do the same if you can. Saves a lot of money! And it was such nice weather as well. Had a great day out-and-about at 11,000 ft! Thanks for watching! A NEW 60P scape is coming!

Seymour Seamore - 7 years ago

ADU Aquascaping you are the aquascaping GOAT! I love your channel

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