SMALL AQUARIUM Setup, How to setup a 5 gallon fishtank or Nano Tank. LIttle Aquairum. I got 5 on iti
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Small and NANO Tank (I'm calling a 5 gallon Nano tank). This is fun for me to setup such a little fishtank. The smaller the Aquarium the harder they are to keep. Remember that Little tanks aren't going to give you enough room to screw up. Support Your Boy, check out our website! https://dustinsfishtanks.com/ Subscribe https://goo.gl/8Sa20Z Most Recent Video https://goo.gl/p4EUdq Most Popular Video https://goo.gl/ZU6YdC Support your Boy - Check out my aquarium plants for sale: https://goo.gl/Bmmm4G Popular Video Playlists Below INSANE FISH ROOM TOURS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VDOnZdGE2A&list=PLnw3D5LLGih10emjTgmqODUG8LUfiRyTO SMALL FISH TANK SERIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJipyQv-kEA&index=1&list=PLnw3D5LLGih2Of_h9-bSFkA9LU9XfVjJl TOP 5 Fish Videos (Funny :P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK6Oirg39x0&index=2&list=PLnw3D5LLGih14KD64PUgEp2JiFOZ1-kZL No Maintenance Aquarium Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV6qqzZ7e3I&list=PLnw3D5LLGih3ry49t00hLjsktfBV-hG6f Sunday Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJipyQv-kEA&list=PLnw3D5LLGih0Wdi2wtp_CVsfd7QiSr6Gv Aquarium TIPS and Tricks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFd0_zyrVP0&index=1&list=PLnw3D5LLGih1KEuNq_Ir6US8Q7A2Fdu3S: aquascaping Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IneqJdh82UY&list=PLnw3D5LLGih1_R4_q_U2nTRfIWjOp_q0v INSANE German Fish Store https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXZXJYzp71o&list=PLnw3D5LLGih04oeax4uTCfc6buTlsh9aJ Koi and Pond Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5HcRFLxfk&list=PLnw3D5LLGih3ynaEMqIpJ4d7r8hmM78JI Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DustinsFishtanks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustinsfishtanks/ What’s up Fishtank People?! Fishtank tv.com Dustin’s Fishtank bringing it to YOU on a Sunday baby house everybody doinging I hope you are doing well. So Today I want to start the SMALL TANK Series. Today I am going to setup a 5 gallon NOTE: I own more 75s and 125 than any other size aquarium. Generally speaking the bigger the tank the easier it is to work with but through out this series we are going to be breaking this all down for you on the Pros and the Cons. So TODAY we are going to start with the 5 gallon. First- Finding a 5 gallon out of the gate wasn’t easy for me to do, perhaps it is because the dollar per gallon sale was going on…. OR more likely because a 5 gallon isn’t that great of a size of an aquarium. We are going to get into the drawbacks and CONS of a 5 gallon in a minute, but first. Let’s start with the positives. The Positives. 1. A small tank is easy to find a place for. They don’t take up a bunch of space, they are easy to move it you want. 2. A 5 gallon tank doesn’t require all that great of a stand. A gallon of water weights a little over 8 pounds. So a 5 gallon tank weights a bit over 40 pounds. NOTE: Those of you on that wonderful metric system (and those of you who aren’t) (Don’t ask me why only the USA, Liberia and Burma are the only countries in the world who haven’t switched to the metric system) 3. They are EASY to LIGHT. A small tank only need a little bit of light to penetrate to the bottom of the tank, conversely if you want to get hard core with the lighting tanks. Its not hard to POWER light these tanks. 4. It easier to do water changes. You can do a 20% water change with just scooping the water out into a bucket 5. Easy to plant! You don’t need whole lot to cover the bottom of the tank with plants. 6. Cheaper to Plant- You can use fancier, premium substrate which while it might cost more, you don’t need a ton of it. 7. Easier to Throttle up with Fertilizers-, adjust water parameters, heat ect. 8. Super easy to tear down and start over if you screw it up. THE NEGATIVES. 1. A small 5 gallon doesn’t give you enough room to screw up 2. For example. If your filter goes bad or stops working, you simply don’t have the surface area of beneficial bacteria to catch up with the increase waste from fish. 3. You can’t keep a heavy fish load as there simply isn’t the room to hold them. Your fish selection is somewhat limited on both the AMOUNT of fish, and the amount of species to fit (there are still tons, but some, like slightly larger getting cichlids are OUT. 4. Equipment is limited for future growth. A heater, filter, or lights built to spec exactly a 5 gallon aren’t going to go far, when, you will inevitable upgrade later. 5. The Dominos fall FASTER- that is if something dies, the water volume is less, fish die quicker. - If something gets sick, the disease is more condensed and could spread faster - If something happens to your PH it would swing greater - If something were to happen with your heater, either it sticks ON or stop working, the temps will swing harder My goal and my Universal Gift to the Universe is to try to teach people how to Make AQURIUMS EASIER. With this as my credo and my Mantra- I DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOUR FIRST TANK BE A 5 gallon Aquarium.
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Do you like th Spec V? I have one and I think it is more of a pain than a big tank. If I didn't spend $100 on it I would tear it down. Only have a betta and have to adjust everything for him.
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I want to get a filter but am having lots of trouble because it seems there are next to none of that size. I only intend on keeping Bettas for the time being, and I'm currently in school in a dorm so size is an issue. Would it be worth my while to get a 5 gallon, or should I get more plants and filter "naturally"? (I've kept a couple other bettas, but I'm fairly new at this)
The vinegar test works because of acetic acid (use a pure vinegar, like a plain white vinegar, which can be used to sterilize new plants and used tank equipment). Acetic acid reacts with lime (a base, which will raise your pH) in the rocks, which you see as fizzing, or bubbling.
Im a bit lasy and don't care for looks.
I love my 10 Gal, and honestly it's been more stable than my 60. Mostly because I follow your philosophy of huge plant load to small fish load. Currently i have a lemon sword and 7 cardinal tetras which is more than i normally keep.
Plant wise I have several crypt undulatas, 2 amazon swords, a whole mess of wisteria that has formed like a cave on one side, a splash of java moss that originated as a couple of strings that rode in on a plant order from you, and a pseudo carpet of s-repens.
The plants keep it all stable.
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And I have some super red Ludwigia that just doesnt want to grow roots super red ludwigia has allways done amazing in my tanks before but this time it just doesnt want to grow roots. What should I do?