HOW TO: NO FILTER BOWL AQUARIUM SETUP || MD FISH TANKS 

“Im just using this big pebble” Thats a rock sir

I have to say.... I'm a wife and I'd love it if my husband would do this with me.... Yes. Even baking the dirt in our oven!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Super happy that I found your channel!!! I can't wait to try to make one (or more) of these for our home. ♥️😊💯❗

The fact that he actually did use the garden soil and work it out to still have a clear water... is just simply amazing

This would look great as a dinner table centerpiece. No more of em gauche fruit baskets or cliched flower vase. ✌

"HEALTH & SAFETY WARNING: Don't bake dirt in the kitchen oven when your wife is at home as she will kill you" - classic! 😅😅😅😅

Second time watching this video and thank you for answering the question about using dirt I was having. Just a little bit under the substrate!! 👍 I'm the wife that will be baking the dirt in the oven and have a husband come in and ask what I'm cooking and want to taste it 😂😂😂

Great video thank you....and ill be baking up some soil in my oven....BUT as a LADY, im using parchment paper with mine lol.xx

This is amAZING. My two favourite things about aquariums in one, hair grass and shrimps. We don't have any aquarium stores in my place,so I use a glass jar. I planted some hair grass I found in the fields and a shrimp my friend caught for me from the river. This video is just awesome. Can't wait to see the shrimps in it

I’m blown away by your ability to produce professional videos and yet be completely free and easy with us. Super content and, if I may say, you are as easy to look at as your creations. Thanks for the inspiration!

I've learned more about fish keeping, aquascaping, general inspiration, from any other youtube channel than this one. Thats by no means saying there aren't other good ones out there, but your videos, your dispositions, your overall energy in your work is not only informative but very entertaining as well. Love love love your videos man, been a quiet subscriber for many years now :)

3:35 wife:what are you cooking Me: I’m cooking dirt

My mom would say I lost it the day she sees me bake dirt.

Those stones are awesome in that bowl! What an eye you’ve got!

This is why I started to follow this channel. A simple set-up and very inspiring to do it yourself. I still prefer the nano no tech scapes but I love how the channel evolved. Shrimps are my favorite!

Great video, MD! This was a very enjoyable sort-of back-to-basics tutorial, and I really appreciate your focus on using materials that you can pretty much acquire from around the house, or a quick trip to the hardware store (plants excluded). That bowl came out really well, and I look forward to following its progress, and maybe even scaping a bowl of my own. Keep up the good work!

MD, I'm quite a seasoned aquascaper and got to say i love your approach. I wish i found you when i got into the scene about 10 years ago! even the most seasons aquascaper can find so much inspiration and help from your videos. cant wait to get scaping some nice simple bowls!! thanks dude

“That looks rubbish.” ??? Honestly, I was looking at that with a sense of calm and peace, almost with an outward smile and your comment startled me. Cool, cool stuff.

Thank you I needed some peace, I work in pharmacy and it’s been chaotic the last 2 weeks. Beautiful little setup.

Was thinking straight away how my missus would react when baking the soil. Good thing you put the disclaimer you must have saved a few lives! Love your vids mate keep it up 👍

Great video. My partner has decided that now is the time to find out what all the fuss is about, so I've given her my first ever bowl to re-scape! First task, get her to watch this video!! Thanks so much! 👍

Laddie ! Ye have some spectacularly gorgeous tanks. Just lovely. I got me first fish aquarium when I was a wee lad of six yrs old. Me mum had them many years afore that. I'm now going on 63. Videos like yers make it as fresh as when I was nigh but a child. Thank ye. 🍀🐟🐠🍀

You inspired me to try this type of tank. I now have 4 of these small no filter, no air tanks. They are doing great. My lime green endlers are breeding in their bowl. My old betta, Earl, is happy in his cube. My celestial pearl danios and my emerald dwarf rasboras are doing great in their respective cube tanks. All are 4 gallons and under.

I like how the rounded lamp finishes the roundness of the setup, especially next to the boxed style next to it. Good contrast!

Ive only been in the fish and aquascaping life for 6 months (thanks covid 🥰) you are so amazing! I will definitely learn so much from this thank you!!

I just found your channel today and let me say.....THANK YOU. It was very serene and satisfying to have you take viewers through a tour of your beautiful aquariums.

For some odd reason, the stones make me think of Easter eggs.

Back to the basics, just like the old days (1 year ago) love it!!!

I love the slow focus on the aquariums at the end. It's so nice and calming to just watch them

Some close-up slow-motion shots of the rainbow fish would be awesome to see. Looks like they've grown nicely and they're showing more colors. The bowl might become my new favorite along with the rainbow river by the way :)

I absolutely love this bowl!! I am going to try this as my first one!! Your passion for your tanks is so wonderful to see! From. The plantain to the fish etc. Is contagious🧡

you seem like such a nice and good gentle person. it makes me happy watching you and your videos. thanks for making them

Your river tank is so good now. Plants have grown out and the fish are darting about looking very busy and happy too..❤

MD: no filter, no heater, no CO2... Plot twist: *it was actually just a terrarium*

Greetings, I just wanted to say that I have been following you for a long time, not from this account from another, and I wanted to say that you are super talented. yours and newer how hard. I make terrariums as a hobby and as a small business and it was not very hard, but it's so hard when you start filming and editing, I just want to tell you that you have my respect for everything you do, you're great :)

3:45 FACTS, my wife caught me microwaving some river bank sand/clay... not good but shes adorable when shes angry :3

Tank looks awesome, liked the mix of voice over and normal vlog style in this one MD :D Excited for angelfish tank!

"You'll get this nice clay soil." *Cries in Oregon dirt.*

Thank God for this. This video is exactly what I need. Thank you. God bless you.

wow! i just stumbled here. had no idea fish tanks could be so beautiful. feeling love and awe.

This probably sounds weird but you have really nice eyes, whenever you face the camera I just can’t help staring

I always wanted to make my own mini ecosystem in a fish bowl and your video is so educational and gives great tips 🥺 I'm on a budget and I feel good knowing that I don't need to spend that much money on it after all! Thanks a lot!! Although I do think I'll still buy the led lights for aqua plants after all 😅

Watched this multiple times to prepare my new jar. Just got back from the lps and ready to put everything together!

I come to watch the scapes, I stay for the scientific name pronunciations. 😘

Looks good! I'll have had my No Tech bowl for a year in September. And while it's gone through some transformations it's been really successful & wonderful to watch. I used the Walstad Method and it has worked out pretty well!

Oh my god every single one of your tanks are absolutely gorgeous

Thank you for telling people about the benefits of using snails in planted aquariums.

Artistic. I spent a lot of time futilely searching for lights for my tank. Thanks for the info. Now I'll try to source an ordinary lamp👍🏻

MD....your work is simply amazing.... beautiful. Who coined the phrase, "Simplicity is genius?" At 74, I am just getting back into aquariums and am amazed at how far things have come. My problem is finding decent hardscape and decent fish. The big box stores are rubbish and unfortunately, all locally owned stores have closed. I am looking forward to binge-watching your content .... you have an amazing talent.

Just beautiful. So calming. Thank you.

What a fantastic video. Gosh this was beautiful and your entire fish room is just a dream.

WOW! 5 Seconds into the Video and it looks outstanding. Greetigs from Germany!

2024 and im considering doing this build for a budget nano shrimp tank!! Thanks man!

How do you prevent biofilm in a no filter set up?

I do have to say, I took inspiration and a few similar concepts to make a planted bowl just like yours. I'm still a bit new on being an aquarium owner in general, but hope to make beautiful aquariums just like yours. And more along the way.

This room is like a high-end jewellery shop full of diamonds. I want EVERYTHING you have there!

1st Job MD'ers...like the video for me. It helps more than you know! Can we hit 2000 likes??? So these little no filter nano aquariums are my favourite. I really like the bowl aquariums as well as they are particularly challenging given the magnification the bowl creates. Hopefully you enjoy this one guys. I enjoyed it so much, there will be more no filter nano tanks coming soon :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓, 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁: ru-vid.com/show-UC3uQXzXSPspf2LoGdtYGiHwjoin Gooseneck Clip on lamp (similar as product is now discontinued) Disclaimer: Not designed for aquariums so use at own risk. Amazon UK amzn.to/2LNat13 Amazon. com amzn.to/2IlwLVA You can buy the bowls i use here: Amazon UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL Amazon.com: amzn.to/2M4FwFO Mini Water Pump: Amazon UK amzn.to/2mjHDez Amazon. com amzn.to/2oAmf5y FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/md_fishtanks/ For business enquiries: sivadcram@gmail.com AWESOME tanks from www.aquariums4life.co.uk All my plants are from Tropica: www.tropica.com All my hardscape is from Aquarium Gardens: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/ Items i use regularly: Tropica Aquasoil: US: amzn.to/2JSU4qe UK: amzn.to/34GQsjp Tropica Substrate Powder: UK: amzn.to/2JROmVT Tropica Ferts Premium: amzn.to/2CaTakS Tropica Ferts Specialised: amzn.to/2WLgOxV Tropica Nutrition Capsules: UK amzn.to/36xqMau US amzn.to/2JQSfKp Opti White Nano Tank & Light: amzn.to/2pwuy3h You can buy the bowls i use here: Amazon UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL Amazon.com: amzn.to/2M4FwFO Mini Water Pump: Amazon UK amzn.to/2mjHDez Amazon. com amzn.to/2oAmf5y LED FLoodlights: Amazon UK amzn.to/31KQwgQ Amazon. com amzn.to/359rp9J #fishbowl #nofilter #mdfishtanks PATREON: if you want to support future builds or possible help fund a bigger studio to make more videos, then you can here: www.patreon.com/mdfishtanks

Soil and me don't get along at all. Every time I plant, I mess up the substrate. So after a while, I ended up gluing the plants onto the logs and rocks so that if I ever needed to do a full clean for any reason, all I'd need to do is to lift the logs and the rocks. Easy to place back in too.

As always creating something that makes me sit in aw. Keep up the work MD love your videos and hope you and your fam are well. 💪🏾🙏🏾🔥

Love the baking safety notice. 🤣😁❤️👍👍

Dont know how i got here, but glad i did. He really knows his plants! Not so much how to say them 😄😄 Beautiful job my friend!

Thanks! I have an old port glass shaped bowl that I was going to stick a fish in. You've inspired me and given me the knowledge to make it so much better.

That's probably the coolest stove I've ever seen.. those dials are sooo cool😂😂

Excellent video, this is a really nice simple bowl scape and looks great. This isn't one of your best scapes but I think this is one of your best videos, so much great advice and information. And you using kitchen stuff and the wife comments were hilarious, we have all been there haha. And you are absolutely right about being able to put some nano fish in a bowl this size, I have 4 embers and a colony of shrimp in my planted bowl this same size and they are thriving, the fish display the exact behavior you are talking about, so active. Good luck with the UG, such a challenging plant but that would be awesome if you got it going in such a simple setup. Looking forward to more updates on this and all your other projects. I've been subscribed since you were at 5k and you have quickly become one of the best youtubers in our hobby. Well done and thanks for putting out so much great content.

That shot at the end is absolute quality. Lovely photography.

I love how you decorated your little aquarium! You are gifted with a amazing talent! Your other tanks are also beautiful! I have a 5 gallon beta tank . And l have looking for ideas! Thank you for your sharing all of your tips.

The dirt steps is amazing!

You create such beautiful aquascapes! I can only hope that one day I can create something as lovely. Thank you for sharing your talent.

Great video and information 😎👍🏻 My Balloon Molly had fry uploading a video of it today 😊

Hi MD something so simple but draws you into looking more in depth. Thank you I hardscaped my tank yesterday & after watching this I’m going to take it all out & start again & keep at it until I’m extremely happy instead of just pleased. Thanks Tony

Can’t wait to see the jungle tank Great scape tho

Very nice! Was thinking of what to do with my big glass bowl like yours and what you did is a great idea. Thx!!

"OH COOL BROWNIES!" seconds before disaster.

Love the simple round rocks, super cute

I agree about the bowls, I have two, three gallon and the fish are very active.

Oooh! I can't wait to do this in my new apartment!

Maa Shaa ALLAH Laaa eilaaha illa ALLAH Amazing

Wauw!!.... You are one magnificent looking lad!!.... I was not ready for that xD....

Wow Love the plants you use in the tanks and the whole above water /below water vibe. Amazing!

Wow amazing no filter bowl

For those that don’t understand the reason for baking dirt. You are basically ‘pasteurizing’ your subsoil, killing harmful bacteria and other goblins you don’t want in there.

Baking the soil, this also ensures that the resulting baked soil is sterile as the heat kills seeds and any other things. Dad always did this before planting any seeds in seed trays etc, only he usually built a fire (BBQ) and baked the soil over that. Same result and the best way to get soil that won't suddenly spring any nasty surprises on you.

I could watch and listen to you all day.

Can't wait for you to hit 100k subs! Thanks for the upload consistency, enjoying every video :)

That is a beautiful bowl! Good video, too.

Every tank, whether Salt or freshwater gets algae. If you UV it the tank is clear. I got back into the aquarium hobby with a 2.5 gallon Jar from Walmart. My substrate came from a creek. It was hugely successful, but I wanted more lol. Algae will always be

Beautiful work. Everything looks so healthy and happy.

Roughly 20,000 years ago, humans began baking clay (dirt too, in a sense) to make pottery ... here in 2020, WE ARE STILL BAKING DIRT .... This is the longest running discovery and practice that I've ever seen, in my honest opinion from what I currently know. Baking dirt ... With all the technological advancements we have made, stunningly quick over the past 5,700 years ... The Wheel, Swords, Castles, Bow & Arrow, Trebuchets, Cannons, Guns, Steam Engines, Gasoline Engines, FLIGHT, Rockets, Deceiptful Governments, Laws of Oppression [including Religion] (this should actually be the first tool ever devised), Microchips and Microprocessors, and then AI ... Such an ancient practice that is still a tool in the age of Today to create self contained ecosystems, not to mention that baking ... the tool, is used in just about every single modern-day thing .... WOW!!!!!!!!! I say it again... BAKING DIRT. The only thing you can't ever replace with a more modern approach. It's just amazing to think of this while you bake your dirt.

*flashbacks to college soil science labs* I LOVEEE shrimp. so pretty!

I love how he pronounce those plants name lol.. it make my day :D

Bowl looks awesome mate👌🏻🌱

so beautiful bowl setup. dirt bowl is awesome idea. plants selection is so good. keep it up. md tanks is best in all.

Simple and Pretty! Good Job MD!

This made me laugh so much! Thank you! I was just curious about the pretty bowl. Man you have pretty eyes too!

Highlight of my Day !

MD I really like these little build instruction based videos.

This is fantastic! I've recently had to retire my nano aquarium due to water damage to the electricals at the back and didn't want to chuck my tank. I've had no luck with live plants when it was running so maybe I'll have better luck with a fresh start and finally achieve the scape I've wanted since the beginning! 😁

Wow ur aquarium water crystal clear ❤️

I'm just impressed with your eyelashes

nice，enjoyed watching how you set up your fish bowl。