I BUILT A ROCK ISLAND in my AQUARIUM!

Просмотров 4,2 тыс.

% 271

I've used my famous DIY dry rock mixture to build the overhanging rock waterline in my 4000 Litre Palau-inspired coral reef paludarium!
Learn how to do it, as well installing an overflow weir box in a plywood aquarium.
Thanks to the project sponsor, Boatcraft Pacific, for their support and supply of the BoteCote Epoxy and Filler Powder used in this video. Visit their website below, to purchase epoxies, polyurethane sealers and accessories.
www.boatcraft.com.au
Also consider supporting my other sponsor, Frenzy Fish Feeds, for the best Australian made fish food pellets, as well as live and freeze dried fish food.
Use the discount code AUSSIEAQUARIST at checkout, and receive 10% OFF your order.
frenzyfishfeeds.com.au
You'll be pleased you bought this food!

Животные

Опубликовано:

4 фев 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 88

@jamesbryan1285 2 месяца назад

Thanks for taking us along with you on this build. It has been pure joy.

@australianaquarist 2 месяца назад

You are very welcome James! I’m pleased to have you along, and hope you get some inspiration and maybe some entertainment from my channel. Feel free to reach out with any questions you have along the way. Adam

@reefboy21 8 месяцев назад

Dark blue fading into a light blue towards the top would look amazing. Loving this build series and can’t wait to see the final result. From a fellow Aussie fan in Canberra 😁

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Nice one. Thanks for the support reefboy! Looks like you’d like to see my high school art skills!

@lvengineerable 8 месяцев назад

can't wait for the next one!

@jamesb5277 8 месяцев назад

I’m a fan of black, clean and simple. Great video!

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Can’t go wrong with black ! Thanks for your support James

@glub9075 8 месяцев назад

Love your stuff man, im down in new zealand and your 3.6m estuary tank has inspired me to start planning out a small 100 gallon aquarium, please could you do a video on some of the equipment that you use like the wave makers and stuff, Thanks.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Can do. I plan to do a tank update on both the turtle and the estuary tank, as they are both just over 1 year. Pretty simple stuff though. I’m definitely a nature over technology guy.

@devachapman6315 3 месяца назад

I know I am late to the party, but this is fun to wach it come together. best DIY plywood tanks I have ever seen. truly inspiring brother!

@australianaquarist 3 месяца назад

Definitely better late than never , in my mind! Welcome to my plywood Palau Reef build

@dougieGTRVspec 8 месяцев назад

Awesome work! I’m hooked on this series. I think black mate always a winner, corals & fish pop so well against the black background.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

It’s a safe colour for sure. Most of my tanks are black- keep them clean and plants or corals pop, and if you don’t clean the back, it doesn’t really matter!

@ScottyR951 8 месяцев назад

Love it

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Scotty!

@oneofwethepeople1161 8 месяцев назад

Dark blue fading to black. The island is Looking so cool already.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

That’s a cool idea. Also pretty safe long term

@jackspencer63 8 месяцев назад

definitely Dark Navy blue to give the illusion of deep ocean

@tyuksel76 8 месяцев назад

Love your enthusiasm. I think navy or any dark blue tone would be a great background. Greetings from Türkiye.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Greetings from down under!

@BIG-ES- 8 месяцев назад

I vote for a dark turquoise gradient Great video brother

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Your vote seems to be a very popular one!! Cheers

@INJETUK 8 месяцев назад

From UK to Down Under! Can’t go wrong with Black👌

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, definitely too true. It works when it’s cleaned, and if left unscrubbed , it still looks fine!!

@barebottomaquariums1419 8 месяцев назад

Forest emerald green background would look amazing.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Wow Never thought of deep green

@Hasans01 8 месяцев назад

Insane ❤👌 Fingers crossed 👍

@Aaron-sx6en 8 месяцев назад

Awesome content mate! I'm really enjoying the channel..

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your support Aaron. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

But what colour!!?

@christiannicoll 8 месяцев назад

Nice work man!!!

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Put some thought into my tanks background colour! Give me some ideas!

@jtaus7041 5 месяцев назад

Awesome mate. Love ya work. Cheers from wollongong.

@australianaquarist 5 месяцев назад

Come say gday when you head north through Coffs Harbour some day!

@BazSouthern 8 месяцев назад

Liked 👍 and already subscribed. Really like your energy. It's gonna look fantastic. Watching in England.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Baz! Any ideas on the colour background? Seems deep green is popular, but I’m not sure….

@BazSouthern 8 месяцев назад

@@australianaquarist I'd vote for light blue fading to dark blue, but use a real stunning blue

@Vroomy1986 8 месяцев назад

Mate always a good day when you post, getting so much inspiration for my fish room. Black at the bottom into a navy going into a light blue at the surface? I can see how big the tanks going to be when you were standing behind it, the eel is going to love it buddy. Keep up the great content!!!

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Looks like your idea would really need my high school art skills!!

@johnmaude5065 8 месяцев назад

Starting to look good 👍

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Greens pretty popular here John… but I’m not so sure. Thoughts? Have you ever seen a green background

@johnmaude5065 8 месяцев назад

@@australianaquarist nope lol 😜

@davidmendlovits6854 8 месяцев назад

❤

@Reaper-sz6tz 8 месяцев назад

Just love you energy and excitement, personally I would go black or navy blue with that said unless you putting alot of maintenance time in it does not matter as the growth that happens should overpower it.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Too true My estuary tank has a black background that I’ve never cleaned, and you’d never know!

@ldr_zuvela4192 8 месяцев назад

make all the backdrop rock! do make a thin sheet of that rock and glue it up it will look so natural especially when it starts to be covered in corallin algae.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

I’ll have strategic rock work adhered to the island and part of the wall, but I think I still want the effect of “space”. I feel when the backdrop closes in with coralline, the feeling of spaciousness is lost. Love that you’re putting thought into my project….. cheers

@Gilsfishroom 8 месяцев назад

Looking awesome Adam. I reckon an algae coloured background. Problem solved.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Just like my turtle and estuary tanks! Trying to get a little fancy here Gil

@MW-ut3dk 8 месяцев назад

Dark blue fading to light blue as you go up to the top water level to mimic those island reefs

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

It’s beautiful seeing that when I’m snorkeling or freediving around here. You look up and sometimes when a wave passes, you get the white swirls

@jules2545 8 месяцев назад

Cobalt blue, interacting with the shimmer from the Sun light.

@MrCites1 8 месяцев назад

I worked at Sydney aquarium in t He 90’s and early 2000’s and when we built the large coral oceanarium we used flow coat and bags and bags of popcorn and it looks as good now as then

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

So it became a bumpy surface? What colour is flowcoat? I’m assuming it’s a polyurethane

@leebroadbent1340 8 месяцев назад

Dark Green or black 👍🏼👍🏼 Just a thought, maybe lose the music while you’re talking… Cracking build as always 👍🏼👍🏼

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Another dark green vote. Seems pretty popular. Sorry if it was difficult to understand my narrative at times. I try pretty hard to get the balance of sound right on the computer, but then it can seem different when the video is played on a phone or tv.

@leebroadbent1340 8 месяцев назад

@@australianaquarist yeah was watching on my phone so maybe that’s it.. was hard to hear what you’re saying.. maybe just keep the music for the non explanation parts..

@Messier87_M87 8 месяцев назад

I’m really torn on what color would look best. Maybe a navy blue, or black? But I think maybe a green would look more natural? I absolutely love this project, thanks for posting up! Appreciate you brother!

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

You just voted for blue, black and green!!!!!!!!!

@Messier87_M87 8 месяцев назад

@@australianaquarist 🤣🤣🤣🤙👍

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Time for a comment from me! Thanks for your thoughts everyone ! I must admit to never really considering a green colour! I think it could either look amazing, or like pea soup! I guess that would come down to the artist……

@ezwaters5847 8 месяцев назад

Black or indigo. Something that'll give the scape alot of contrast.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Yeah I’m leaning toward a deep indigo myself

@wes8539 8 месяцев назад

Deep green

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Another vote for deep green! I must admit to never thinking of green

@dazsboxofwater 8 месяцев назад

Aqua or maybe aqua into a royal blue lower down , never thought of a dark/ green colour as others have commented, could be really nice also, either way you’ll do a great job im sure , see you on the next video fella 👍🏻.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your confidence! I just don’t want to mess this bit up! Funny…. It’s not the fact I’m building a wooden giant aquarium that worries me… it’s the colour !

@janrstenskar6190 8 месяцев назад

I think you should make a fake rockwall on the background. It looks great, and you never have to clean it. It will be covered in purple coralline algae and look natural. I do know a dark blue will look great, but then you have to keep it clean.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

I’ve got stacks more rock work to do in the aquarium before I install the glass panes, but I’m not keen on completely obscuring the rear wall, because the sense of depth is lost. Ultimately only a 1 square metre area of the back wall will be visible once the rock and coral grow in. That should be manageable!

@HeftyReefs 8 месяцев назад

Midnight blue

@carlholmberg7303 8 месяцев назад

How about indigo or dark blue, but have a light that gives a lot of shimmer (like a Kessil Tuna Sun) only illuminating the back wall.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Now that’s an interesting idea!

@jonathankool1997 8 месяцев назад

Black mate, always black!

@teamstevensonGenEric 8 месяцев назад

Amalfi Blue

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Had to google that one! Do you mean the blue with a hint of muted green ? Or similar to the two tone Amalfi Bleu perfume box!!?

@teamstevensonGenEric 8 месяцев назад

@@australianaquarist either one - I have the blue with a hint of muted green on the wall behind my tank - however the fade of light blue to dark like the perfume box is very cool.

@truckinlow1 8 месяцев назад

Black bottom to a blue fade

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

That’s the second time black up to blue has been suggested!

@dustintinsley3899 8 месяцев назад

Black or Dark blue. Black is proven to be best for fish.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Dustin I’d be very interested in reading up on the fish welfare effects of our aquariums, and backgrounds. Do you have any links or can direct me to the articles Cheers

@squidarcherb9707 8 месяцев назад

I think that transition in colors would be greay

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

My high school art needs to be on point…..!

@Ian-qw1zb 8 месяцев назад

Indigo

@Shane-dy7ct 8 месяцев назад

Coralline algae colour

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Many tanks do end up that way! I do find the sense of depth is lost with coralline growth however, though it really suits the Rockpool style aquarium

@poseidonblacksea9506 8 месяцев назад

black

@jimb6117 8 месяцев назад

I'm going to be no help what so ever dark blue or black I thought about a fade in blue's or black to blue but unless your a bit of a brush artist the correct fade would be very hard to pull off.

@australianaquarist 8 месяцев назад

Yeah My art skills have potential to fall in a heap!