Beginner CO2 Planted Tank Setup 

A million thanks for the plethora of information provided here!

I really like how the scape came out. The rule of 3rds is for safety, you unknowingly went outside the box and it came out refreshing.

Wow a South African aquascaper. Great work you did there and thanks for the video. I have been doing research for some weeks now. Planning to do a tank for myself and my daughter before the end of the year. Keep up the good work!

I think by not adhering to any sort of aquascaping rule of thumb you were able to create a unique and beautiful tank. Well done!

Out of so many videos this is the only video that shows mistakes and learning

I have been doing this hobby for 55 years! I'm an avid aquarist with lots of knowledge on fish. But I also learn from other people like you!

So great to finally find a channel that's SA based!!!! Dam.

just bought my co2 kits few days ago thank for the video, its really informative for starter like meXD

you are crazy, this loook great

Hey, thank you for this sharing. Ive been in this hobby for one year and still learning new thing everyday. I appreciate your honest sharing on your experience..the good and the mistakes. I've been doing water change regularly for my old tank and hasn't seen algae problem and for my new tank I thought maybe I shouldn't do it so frequently which now I know that's not a good idea haha. Have a great day, cheers!

Great honesty! More mistakes please.

Due for an update on this tank

You have an off centre 1/3 of plants and a rule of 3 with the plant mass and 2 rocks. Bottom 1/3 intersects with the 2 rocks. You have negative space on the left where the fish swim and the eye is naturally drawn to the negative space by the relative heaviness on the right. Your lighting gives good contrast throughout the scape. So, I would say you are using the basic composition rules quite well.

I don't think it looks like crap, I really like the look and might copy it.

i learned your mistake and Im thankful you put it in your vidoes.. if could find more tips, please upload more.. I did my first freshwater aquarium but it didnt end well.. Now im trying saltwater and damn its hard.. I have spare tank, so once again, im thanking you for the tips.. Im going to make another aquarium tomorrow.. freshwater.. thank you!

to get rid of algae you can also put some alage eaters in the tank like Siamese algae eater

Thanks man. I too am in Cape Town. Im currently suffering with the black beard issue. Great Video

Thank you for the inspiration! Def using this as my carpet plant.

Amazing tank.

Good!!

What is the stone you have and how soft is your water, because with CO2 water can become Acid and dissolve the stones if alkaline. I think that is the right way round. Thanks 👍

Good video, how much CO2 did you use in the tank, how many drops in the counter?

I've had a planted tank now for 2 months now... no CO2 System, minimally stocked tank. I've been dosing liquid fertilizer, using root tabs, and liquid CO2 daily. Just recently I've been adding some liquid Potassium Nitrate to give the plants a boost. The only water I've added has been to replace for evaporation. All tests are 0.0 for ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrates.When you went through the period of missing water changes, was the water still testing okay? I've heard stories from people with planted tanks that they rarely do water changes.Thanks for the video.

I gave this video a thumbs up for three reasons. First it showed me what I wanted to see plus I enjoyed it. Two you admitted your mistakes and told us how to correct them. And thirdly you didn’t ask us to like the video like most others on RU-vid and was ok with gets a thumbs down.

Brilliant!

Great Video!! Thank you. Curious, how often do you do water changes?

Finally a bokka

I like it dont follow the norm

Thank you very much

Isn’t there any way of doing a DIY CO2 setup and if so where can i get the equipment?

Thank you! Very informative. Explains well why my dwarf grass is still looking the same after 3 weeks. I'm setting up a CO2 system in the coming weeks and fingers crossed! :-)

Nice

Thanks

Thank you

use floating plants like duckweed they feed off the excess nutrients that cause algae

Great info, thanks!

U need to explain as you go fella. That I'll explain later sucks!

Why don't you produce more frequent videos ? I enjoy your content more than most.

The name of this is CO2 for beginners....

You can grow dwarf hairgrass (sp. parvula) with no CO2, here you tried growing mini dwarf hairgrass (sp acicularis), which stays shorter but needs CO2. The parvula grows slightly longer (about 2-3 inch), but in a non CO2 tank this height takes longer to achieve and can be maintained as a low carpet with occasional (every 2-3 months) trimmings.

Hi Jacques, great vid. I can’t find the Eleocharis sp. 'Mini' on your website, is it available to order?

Nice video. The light included in this kit looks far too weak to do justice for plant growth.

As an artist, I hate the “rules” of aquascaping. As if aesthetics were a science we could analyze and replicate. This scape has a unique, minimalist look to it that speaks of restraint and appreciation for subtlety.

How to wash this tank after few month

Bro what was up with that music that cut into the video?

Why would the hairgrass did not grow? I'm pretty sure hairgrass can grow without co2. What do you think that might hinder the growth apart from the lack of co2?

Ok Later..

What was the white powder you put? What is that for? Thank you

At 4:09 , why plant root grow above the soil? Is that normal or whats sign is this?

Beautiful. Did you actually add the CO2 inline into the filter?

Could you of used dry start method for the carpet grass???

How do you clean the tank?

Do you think I can do this with out CO2

how by these aqua plants ..?

How many hours of Co2 is normally used for lowtech aquarium..?

did co2 kill fish?

Will co2 cause enough of a ph change to kill my shrimp

Hey.Is co2 system necessary for a planted aquarium

Put a snail in there

1a

do you use tap water ?

Thanks for showing us how to 'ADD CO2 to a tank'.... oh wait.. YOU DIDN'T. All you did was show off your tank and not your filtration or anything we want to learn how to do.