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Sree Kiran - 7 years ago

What type of filter & CO2 was used in this?

Yeniraki68 - 7 years ago

that's wonderfull, what type of rock and wood do you use ?

Yeniraki68 - 7 years ago

Thank you for having cleared this subject and good luck for your channel I'd like to see more video's of aquascaping with nano cube's made by you ;)

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

I'm not sure that "dangerous" would be the word to use. People do not reccomend seiryu for shrimp tanks because it raises water hardness and it is said that can cause molting issues for shrimps. Being responsible with water changes keeps the hardness pretty consistent and in my experience doesn't allow the water hardness to rise to less-than-ideal levels. Having said all that, this is an aquascape with shrimps in it, and not a shrimp tank. By that I mean that the shrimps are not the focus of this aquarium. the neocaridina family of shrimps are very hardy and you can see in the video they are doing just fine, even breeding in the tank.

Yeniraki68 - 7 years ago

Thank you for your quick answer lol, isn't it dangerous for shrimp ? because it's a calcareous material?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

thank you =) this is seiryu stone and spiderwood

Skip Attix - 7 years ago

Really nice work!!! Tank looks great!

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

thank you!

BillyBobbyBoy - 7 years ago

THIS IS SO NICE!

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

thanks =)

Jan Burek - 7 years ago

looks like the wood also has grown lol

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

That's what she said :)

Mals Aquaholics - 7 years ago

Another great scape , you make look effortless .

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

thank you!

muffemod - 7 years ago

Dude you forgot the filter

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

haha no I didn't, I took it off for the video for better aesthetics

kristian9107 - 7 years ago

I truly enjoyed this video! Awesome cinematography and video assembly!

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

Thank you! More coming soon ;)

Bit Blu - 7 years ago

WoooWhat plants did you use?

10. comment for Step-By-Step Nano Aquascape:

Matt Bershinsky - 7 years ago

My goal is to create a scape similar to this, but add a few anchor cats in there!

YenieD13 - 7 years ago

What type of fish is that?

Heavy Metal Lion - 7 years ago

omg your exclamation point rasboraras are so cute!

Gregory Marrero - 7 years ago

Why was it named "Amelia"?

Leonie Grätz - 7 years ago

Are this BORARAS

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

Yes, boraras brigitae :)

Piotrek Pe - 7 years ago

What plants did you use in this aquarium?

Jay Holbrook - 7 years ago

Beautiful tank and great camera work

Eric Dieckman - 7 years ago

Awesome nano. Awesome scape.

Владислав Аква - 7 years ago

It turned out very nicely. How did u make the algae on the rocks?

Mayank Arora - 7 years ago

all i need to know now is do i need a co2 tank for this kinda setup...and also how big of a co2 system??

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

I recommend using CO2 in any setup, it can benefit any plant. for layouts using only epiphytic plants such as java fern and anubias, CO2 is not mandatory but will still improve the health and speed of growth

20. comment for Step-By-Step Nano Aquascape:

Adam Holčapek - 7 years ago

Your nanoaquarium is beautifull.

Al F - 7 years ago

can you tell me all the plants do you use in tank ? thx :)

Bagus RPEP - 7 years ago

is it needed to change the water?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

yes, once a week

Amcay_immer - 7 years ago

what about water circulation?? where u put in??

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

just a small palm HOB filter, I dont include it in the video because it is unsightly

Victoria Monares - 7 years ago

I love this, I am about to attempt my fist aquascaped tank. So far I have a tank, filter, led light, sand, rocks and driftwood. I am doing my research but most videos don't list the names of the powder they lay before the substrate, would you mind telling me what you use underneath your substrate? thank you in advance.

Victoria Monares - 7 years ago

Thank you for the clarification, I appreciate you taking the time to explain each one for me

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

The powders used are 3 products made by ADA. Bacter100 is a mixture of over 100 types of beneficial bacteria for the aquarium environment, the black powder is called "clear super" and is just crushed carbon to help keep water clarity. And the grey powder is tourmaline BC, its just a powder tourmaline that is supposedly beneficial for the bacteria and plant roots. all three of these products are supposed to help provide a more optimum aquarium envrionment for the bacteria and substrate, but are not absolutely necessary for a successful aquascape.

Jocelyn - 7 years ago

whats the colored powder you sprinkled under the rocks? whats it do?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

Wyll Yancha - 7 years ago

This tank flourished without filter or CO2? Nice

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

thank you!

Wyll Yancha - 7 years ago

Still Amazing...

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

filter was used, I remove the equipment for the video for presentation purposes

TweFoji - 7 years ago

nice tank! i have a few question, please answer!!

1) do u put any O2 diffuser into the tank? because i cant see it in your tank,
2) any filter you also use? cause the water looks soo clean and i also cannot see that you have put the filter in.
3) i used to have the small guppy fish alongside the red cherry shrimp.. the shrimp gave birth to babies, but was all eaten by my guppy fishes.. do you know how to prevent it? as it is impossible for me to catch all the babies and separate it?

Thanks alot!!

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 7 years ago

I remove all equipment for the video because it looks nicer without all the equipment, this tank was running with a filter, and water changes were done often with water from other tanks high in CO2 content. If you want to keep the babies, do not keep guppies with the shrimp, or try to catch the babies when you see them, but this will be very difficult

Anto Gagak - 7 years ago

nice

Hansel Chua - 8 years ago

Hi man. I was wondering what plants are in this tank? Thanks!!!

30. comment for Step-By-Step Nano Aquascape:

GUGU GAM - 8 years ago

wow!! awesome~ one question!! what kind of plants in this tank??

Joel Patrick Sarmiento - 8 years ago

low tech?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

more or less, yes. like I said in another comment, everyone has a different definition for what "low tech" means for an aquarium. in this case, the light was not super bright (but not dim either). I did not inject CO2 directly, but I did do water changes with CO2 rich water from my other tanks in the middle of the day when CO2 concentration in the other tanks was at their peak. Although you don't see any equipment or filtration in the video, I did have a hang-on-back filter for the aquarium, I choose to remove all equipment for video/presentation purposes, just so it all looks cleaner. Hope that answers your question haha.

Aema - 8 years ago

do i need filtration for a 20x20 nano planted? and what can you say about low tech tanks?

btw, i am a total beginner so i can't tell if i have enough lighting or not.. hope you reply :D

Aema - 8 years ago

Thank you so much for answering my questions man :D

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

as far as lighting, i use my eye to judge (which i realize is not a completely adequate method) but most people will quantify it with PAR ratings. It really depends on the plants you want to use, most stem plants will do better in high lighting and generally epiphytes like ferns/anubias/mosses do not need as much light. on the subject of CO2, it is definately worth it if youre looking for healthy, dense, lush growth. CO2 is vital part of photosynthesis. Simply put, the vast majority of plants will not grow well without CO2 injection into the water. the three essential reactants for photosynthesis are water, light, and CO2, with low CO2 concentration in the water, your plants are not producing the energy needed for proper and healthy growth.

Aema - 8 years ago

Thank you so much for the quick reply man :D, i have some last questions
how much lighting is enough and is co2 worth it? since im just a student relying on what i can save (co2 systems cost so much!) hahahahaha
you have awesome tanks btw Love it!!

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

P.S. if you were asking if filtration is necessary because you did not see a filter on this video, i remove all hardware and equipment from the tank while filming for presentation purposes. it just looks nicer without all the glass and plastic all over the tank.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

filtration is always reccomended, beneficial bacteria thrive in the filtration media and water movement is beneficial in the planted tank. many people have different definitions as to what defines a tank as low tech, all i can say is, make sure you are meeting the needs of your fish and plants. if not, choose different fish and plants that you are capable or willing to provide care for.

BalkanMusicVEVO ! - 8 years ago

could i make this with an orion aqua wave 25

BalkanMusicVEVO ! - 8 years ago

Yeah i was wondering abaut that too could you tell me minimum lightning req for theese plants?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I dont see why not. maybe upgrade to a better light though, im not sure how bright the light is for that tank

Irouza - 8 years ago

Hey!
Great tank man! Need to ask you, how many liters of Soil have you used in this scape?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

it was a small tank, i would guess around 2 liters of soil

tri haryono - 8 years ago

if need c02?

Debonair Gaming - 8 years ago

Where do you get all of the products? I'm looking for a way to start this on a very small scale at first, like just a couple desktop aquascapes for my desk at work.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

everything here I was able to buy locally at my fish stores, the only things that you might have a hard time finding are the ADA additives, you can get them online

AuSZhao - 8 years ago

This was a very nice tank. Just wondering did you use any filter system or Co2?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

the light was okay, I did dose some ferts

AuSZhao - 8 years ago

wow no co2 with amazing result! strong light? or do you dose

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I used a small HOB filter, no CO2

arun ashok - 8 years ago

Hey. That's totally awesome. Could you tell me what's the hard scape type and rocks

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

thanks! its spiderwood and seiryu stone

Quicky107 - 8 years ago

hi man. great tank. can u give the name of fishs ? i'm looking for fishs that i can add to my nano tanks. thx

Jonathan Hart - 7 years ago

theyre actually boraras uropthalmoides

Quicky107 - 8 years ago

OK ! Thx again.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I would put about 7 chili rasboras and you can house up to 50+ shrimps in a small tank no problem

Quicky107 - 8 years ago

I have another question. How many Chili Rasbora and red cherry can i have in a 20l (around 5gal) ? thx man

Quicky107 - 8 years ago

thx for this quick answer.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

they are Chili Rasbora (boraras brigitae)

Captain Van - 8 years ago

What about the CO2?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

thanks for your support!

Captain Van - 8 years ago

Subbed...Great stuff. Thank you. I have a medium sized kind of ghetto planted tank (dirted), about to make a CO2 set up with DIY kit. Hope it turns out half as awesome as yours. ; )

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

i ended up not using CO2 in this tank

Hungry - 8 years ago

What is the lighting? and tank link please

Hungry - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape thanks!!

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I dont have a link to the tank, it was unbranded from a local shop

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I used a fluval power compact hang on light for the tank, in the video i used an LED light hanging from above to get more brightness for the video.

Sheldon Richards - 8 years ago

what is the photo period used .. interval ..

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

7 hours daily

Sheldon Richards - 8 years ago

what kind of filter is used, coz I don't see any.... also what is the source of air supply for the shrimps and fish....

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I used the tiny azoo palm HOB filter, did not use any air bubble or air supply, just water circulation from the filter

SirMacLean - 8 years ago

which lens you used for macros on shrimp?

tony714GG - 8 years ago

where did you get the white foggy background?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I got it at home depot in the window section, its window privacy film

Rommel R - 8 years ago

How do you fertilize all your tanks?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

I've been using the PPS pro method, but lately I have been using a product called Thrive by NilocG

Rommel R - 8 years ago

As always, great scape and congratulations!

LitiAquaria - 8 years ago

That's awesome, man! Awesome! :)

Dennis Wong - 8 years ago

Well done Hiep ~

50. comment for Step-By-Step Nano Aquascape:

c4c4t1 - 8 years ago

Hi, how many time

Rahul Vidwans - 8 years ago

it's not the same tank at the end of the video. that's unprofessional to put up such thing.

Rahul Vidwans - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape ok. cool. looks great.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+Rahul Vidwans it is the same tank, I decided to add some wood and change some plants

DroneProShift - 8 years ago

Not the same *

DroneProShift - 8 years ago

Hey glass Canvas i'm fan of tour aquascaping Channel (i'm french ) but i don't understand why this is not the same aquarium at the end but it is wonderful but this not the same tank there isn't the plants plants on the right like the layout of the rock and the plants on the left but i love what you do

DroneProShift - 8 years ago

okay

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+GoPro & coline its the same tank, over the course of 9 weeks i had decided to make some changes

Sergio Gmez - 8 years ago

It look awesome.. Thank you for sharing.. Can you give us the name of the plants you're using? I would appreciate it so much.
Again thank you..

COOPER'S CICHILDS - 8 years ago

excellent video

Olav Øverland - 8 years ago

do u use any co2 or fertilizers?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

no i did not

Fitto Hartoyo - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape so you didnt use any co2 stuff in this tank?

Olav Øverland - 8 years ago

+Dennis Wong

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

lol

Dennis Wong - 8 years ago

Pls don't ill-treat your plants

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+Olav Øverland not on this tank, I do on other tanks

Rainer Pramudi - 8 years ago

what is he doing at 2:57?
I'm new in aquascaping! thanks and great video

Rainer Pramudi - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape I see, thanks for the quick guide!
+1 subscriber, I will be waiting for your next video :)

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

yes its just normal water

Rainer Pramudi - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape so u are just using normal water (tap water)?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+Rainer Pramudi I am spraying water to moisten the substrate for planting

Neill Jansen van Vuuren - 8 years ago

Great vid as always, aquascape looks great with algea on rocks...balance is awesome

liam wharton - 8 years ago

what fish arr in here

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+liam wharton Boraras Brigitae AKA chili rasbora

Gudako - 8 years ago

What was that powder stuff you sprinkled at the beginning?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+4444333220 ADA substrate additives. ADA bacter100, ADA tourmaline BC, and ADA Clear super

Morgan Rose-Fleming - 8 years ago

Where do you get the background?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

sorry I dont remember, there is one brand where it is very soft and feels like just static cling, and there is a much more hard brand that is adhesive based, the adhesive based one is much much better, i think it came in a long purple box

Morgan Rose-Fleming - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape Do you remember the specific brand haha? I have a one that's a Gila frost and one that is an Artscape etched glass. Thanks again!

Morgan Rose-Fleming - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape thanks!

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+Morgan Rose-Fleming I got it at home depot in the windows section

trevor payne - 8 years ago

What's the powder you are putting in the tank?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+trevor payne ADA substrate additives. ADA bacter100, ADA tourmaline BC, and ADA Clear super

ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago

Looking good man. I like the theme with the shrimp and the way the algae looks on the rocks! Great balance dude!

FexxaGaming - 8 years ago

amazing as always!

Lucas Goodding - 8 years ago

It would be nice to see a "live" aquascape session, with you talking about the setups.

Neill Jansen van Vuuren - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape that is going to be cool

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

yes

Lucas Goodding - 8 years ago

Will it be on youtube?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+Lucas Goodding i will be doing a presentation and demonstration in jacksonville florida in may, and planning to do something for the greater houston aquarium club in houston texas sometime this year.

Ryan Tran - 8 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous! love that algae on the rocks.

jeremiemcd - 8 years ago

Great nano tank, it grew in well. How often do you do water changes?

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+jeremiemcd i did much bigger changes, more like 80%

jeremiemcd - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape do you do 50% , I'm still trying to find my balance in my ada 60f , still getting algae here and there.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+jeremiemcd thanks! I did water changes about once a week

Nathan Keck - 8 years ago

Do you use RO water with a mineral additive? Or a mix half RO/tap.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+Nathan Keck my water is very hard and ph around 7.8, i dont know exactly the kh value

Nathan Keck - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape by the way
The cherries look killer!

Nathan Keck - 8 years ago

+Glass Canvas Aquascape what's your Kh in your tap? I have really hard and really alkaline water.

Glass Canvas Aquascape - 8 years ago

+Nathan Keck I actually just use tap water

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