No Tech Ecosystem Vase For Anywhere In Your Home! 

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The smiling dog cut in totally made my morning, legit LOL!! Another great creation MD!

I love when you do builds that are easy to do for us who have budget/space constraints. I would really like to see you do an aqua scape using a regular old sponge filter - I’m curious how you might hide it while still making sure there’s enough filtration. Thanks for being awesome!

My father got me into fish keeping when I was a child. The way he showed me was to set the aquarium up with a layer of soil out of the garden and then about half an inch of gravel on top of the soil. And you know what, the plants always grew rampantly. And this is the way I’ve continued to do my aquariums throughout the years. From my experience with this, I’ve eluded that tanks don’t need all this tech like CO2 etc.

I set a thing up in a drinking glass - just big enough to hold a can of coke. Put inch of aquasoil with bit of root tab, and planted some sprigs of Elodea Densa I found in local pond. Just put in the window and changed 1/3 of water each day and it is growing fine. Even has a little snail that snuck in on plant. Its been up for about 6 weeks now and no algae issues

I love small builds like this. My most successful planted "tank" when I first started out in the hobby was a 250ml glass bottle with rotala in it. It sat by the window and I barely ever touched it. It was dirted and I had to trim every 3 weeks. Really helped me with my bigger tank where I just scaled up the bottle. It even supported what I think was a bunch of Daphnia. They ate algae that grew on the sand cap and had a self regulated population. Never dosed it or put food in.

Started 2 vase tanks following your method. Both thriving with plant growth and the shrimp are having babies. Thank you MD

Please know that I can turn your videos on and my 8 month old is content. The vibrant shots and awesome music captivates him every time. 🎉

Holy hell🤣😂🤣 my drink just came out my nose 🤣😂🤣 that dog face caught me off guard🤣😂🤣 absolutely stunning tank as well❤️❤️❤️

The clip of the dog was a nice touch. Made me feel better about giggling. One of these days I'm going to get around to a small no tech setup like this. I love the idea.

I swear these little ecosystem might be the key to restoring others in the wild.

Quite a while ago I emptied my community tank (just wanted a change) and returned all my platies. After a few days I went to drain the rest and rebuild and I spotted a tiny fry. So he lived in a planted vase for a good few months. His name is Lucky, he has platie friends again now and a planted 90L to swim and play in. Have to say though I absolutely loved when he was in the vase cause he was so small and I got to watch him grow up. ❤

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Thank you! I never had an aquarium, I don't have the place or budget but I've been thinking for a while that I'd like to have a tiny tank with plants, shrimps and snail so I learnt a lot here!

I'm off to IKEA to buy this vase! I need to make this right now! Love this idea, thank you! I'm definitely going to do this. 🤩

Md I would rlly love to see u make a mudskipper tank. Something I believe you haven’t done before? Love the videos lately I get excited every time you upload ❤

You make me feel calm as hell! Like your voice is so soothing to me and the content is phenomenal!!!

MD absolutely killing it again 👍 Showing how easy it is to create a tiny environment which provides interest at utterly minimum cost. I have done the same with only a little bit of sand and gravel sifted out of my local stream.. and a handful of the plants along with the snails, etc (so the beneficial bacteria is already there in the sabstrate and plants)... Total cost: £2 for the vase from a local charity shop... And this setup gives me just as much enjoyment as the 3 established aquariums I have already have at home (maybe even more?).

My dad had a fishtank and I never saw him change the water in the tank or clean the tank. Besides the tropical fish and the plants, he had snails in them and some sort of tiny eal on the bottom. He said that the eal kept the floor clean. You only noticed the snails when the glass started to become green. Suddenly the entire snail population was on the glass. Few days later, the glass was extremely clean again.

Here in Brazil we never use rounded aquarium, cause make the animals anxious, they can't understand this shape. I love your creations but please consider this aspect.

another great plant to use in boggy settups or even like this with the roots and base completly in the water is: Sagittaria sagittifolia. This one also gets white flowers. A plant i had in my pond and it is a very easy plant to grow. Or some Irises can work very wel in a setup like this. Plus the irises are very good to keep your water quality high :)

Very good I have had several very similar vases with the time. They can be very biologically stable. I mainly feed them with poached stinging nettle leaves and sometimes tiny crumbles of cooked sea food. Though one thing I think is a bit risky in what you did and that is the amount of snails you directly added. I have made bad experiences with this; though the probability of the snails dying out in the tank is almost 0, it can lead to initial fatalities, especially if some of the Planorbella snails are very large. They need more "grazing space" then one might exspect and new tanks tend to be quite clean. So I would recommend viewers to stock less snails.

How cool! I just started one of these yesterday in a vase I found in my home. I have another one that is full of peace Lily, pothos, and some other vine plants. The baby shrimp and snails love climbing all over the roots 💕 thanks for the inspiration!!

I'm back in the hobby after a 6 year break 🎉 I discovered your channel about a week ago and I'm so impressed! I love your emphasis on creating beautiful aquascapes and planted tanks. You keep it fun and real. Youre giving me so much inspiration! Thanks MD!

I set one of these up in my classroom and it's great. Just a little water top up each week and some extra food occasionally. We have shrimp, snails and neon tetras. The kids love it and so do I

Thank you for this! I've had fish my entire life, but am now delving into plants, multiple types of fish, that sort of thing. I have accidental no- tech tanks, both involving small wild snails, plants and algea. You just taught me a ton!

Love these! I’ve tried a few over the years and they are great on my desk!!!

12:59 so cute how a bunch of them all congregated where the food is. They look so adorable! I'm not too big into underwater life, usually I only see the same type all gathered in one place, cool to see them diverse like that.

i love this. recently created a tank like this in an extra large brandy glass. just waiting for plants to establish more before i put in shrimp and snails. it's so simple yet so stunning

Thank you! I was just on the cusp of trying to do something like this myself! I love that it can also support some livestock!

You inspired me to do this for my work desk, this is easy and looks nice. Need to head to ikea 😂

Cloudy water can “fix itself” in a couple day as well as jump staring your tanks with pre cycled water from other tanks

I found a large jar about this size with a rope attached to it so I am going to follow this step by step!

Hey MD thank you for all the inspiration. Because of you and your channel I bought a tank last year and started my new hobby. I have had great succes using some of your methods on my 80 gallon tank and it looked beautiful, I even got a underwater plant to flower above the water. Since that tank did so good I decided to upsize, a 200 gallon tank was delivered to my house a couple of days ago. I am going to try and make a beatiful planted tank out of it that is in perfect balance. Because if anything I learned from this channel, balance is everything.

I tried a big vase last week and it broke and emptied completely when I was gone :') thankfully I managed to save my shrimp thanks to the aquasoil that kept them wet

I love the "small" tanks or containers. Thanks for sharing your info about setting them up.

You are amazing man, I wish here in my country home we could have access to so many amazing supplies for aquariums, but the hobby is not really that spread... watching your videos is just great info and inspiration. I'll try this with my kids.

Bent the fork pins halfway through like rake, will make easy to remove rock wool.

I have a small 10 litre tank and I've done EVERYTHING - the filter, the pump, lighting, thermometer, plants... To think I could have just done this! How do you feel about the Pure Aquarium Bomb for bacteria?

What a great little project, MD! Thanks!

I really love the small tank ones. Makes it seem more affordable for starters

Love this idea, such a great idea for a table or kitchen counter top

This is very useful. I’ve been wanting shrimp so bad for years. I’ve bought probably 3 dozen in the last year, but all were lost for unknown reasons. But recently, I caught my betta in the act. It was killing my shrimp. It is a male and somewhat aggressive, but the female I had before him never went after shrimp so I thought they’d be okay. I considered returning the betta, as I live in an apartment and can’t have tons of different tanks for different animals, and I wanted shrimp more than him LOL but this vase seems like a great workaround. I’ve already got tons of live plants prepared. I did have some live substrate but I don’t think it’s enough for this tank. My current tank is a real hassle to clean, it’ll be relieving to have such a small simple system to maintain.

I’m sure we have various names for water tanks, but the most common is a rain barrel

So glad I found your channel. I’m making 2 no tech tanks for my apartments. Total vibe….

Thank you again for the simple builds !!! 🔥

Rewatching this video MD. I'd forgotten just how great this little build is and how much it influenced me :)

Great little setup! From now on I'm calling my tanks 'ecosystems' it sounds waay cooler this way!

This is amazing on a lot of levels. But most importantly I've got that kind of vase for years (didn't buy it myself) and never thought of a way to use propertly. Now I've found one. Thank you,

Thanks for the inspiration! I just started this project! I went to Ikea specifically to acquire this vase and make this project happen. I found some white pebbles there as well for substrate, some tiny plastic plant decorations for the bottom and I also purchased a Pothos plant as I hear they work well for filtration and you don't even need to plant them in dirt, you just stick some clippings right into the water and let the roots grow out! I've set it all up and the only thing I really need is the aquatic life now! Not too sure if I can host snails in mine though as I only used the pebbles for substrate. I'll inquire about that.

Wow second video of yours and I'm hooked! You are such a wonderful artist! Just got my first 2 gallon bowl, really enjoying learning from you, thank you!

I feel like this is the starter project I’ve been looking for! I great way for me to experiment and learn

I love all my plant and they always grow larger than my home can handle even though I share my plants with people........A lot of my plants come from people I know...this makes them special....I now want one of these pieces of art.

The most gorgeous aquariums I've seen. I am floored!

I’m so glad you gave praise to snails 🐌 - I love my little helpers 🪴 🐌 🌱

What a beautiful gift and love this hobby room. If I had the space I would start this . I already grow my one favorite house plant basic boring super easy Pothos in water vases some in soil. I also love simple basic betta fish.

The most creative and beautiful I've ever seen.

I'm going to do that!!! I have plenty of room for a vase like that. Can't wait to try it. 😊 Gina

Loved this tutorial MD! I haven't had an aquarium for many years and even then it was technically my husband's, I just helped with maintenance and feedings. But I want to break into the hobby on my own and this makes it so easy and low risk, which is perfect and a great way to begin learning. Thanks so much for the inspo and sharing your knowledge!

4:33 - kinda looks like a Giant is just finishing up a pint of Guinness! 😂

You really have a gift for design! So lovely!

Haven't watched one of your videos since you had just started. I think you had about 20,000 at the time. I just came back to your page to watch a ton of the videos I've missed in the last year...😂 And I can't believe how many subs you have now! It's so awesome to see! Congratulations! 🎉

Gotta build one of these this summer. Thx for sharing!!

The second video I watched about this topic, started with tanks for nothing and oh boy the subject is great. Learned a lot and also had a giggle here and there, keep up the good work lad

Wow. Blown away by this. Thank you.

It’s inspiring. I would love to make a small no tech tank too. Please do update us on how the ecosystem vase tank doing 😃😃. Thank you! ❤

New to your channel, but you inspired me to start my own vase type ecosystem for shrimp, snails, and maybe a couple fish!

Great idea! I'm thinking about setting up one of this, maybe with a lucky bamboo as well. Thanks for sharing

So pretty! I really need to set up my freshwater tank

This is a lovely idea for a table centerpiece for an aquarium addict like me ❤

I needed this video I'm in the process of making one of these without lights and filter thanks M ❤

That amazon is gonna look AMAZING once it starts reaching out further!😮‍💨😮‍💨

3:50 The reason to put a few inches of sand is to create a low oxygen environment in the substrate; as the bacteria responsible for denitrification (Nitrate to N2) are anaerobic, meaning they need a very low oxygen environment to thrive. The sand helps create an area that is suitable for this to occur efficiently.

nice water butt... theyre called reservoirs afaik here in the US, but i vote we adopt that term

Thanks for letting me come see the studio. Only 2 and half years, I've been waiting 😂 Your videos don't do its justice! Keep up with the great work! 😊

Thanks a ton from your newest subscriber...You rocked my (Aquatic)World! Cheers from Sunny SoCal

This was a great favorites video! Loved everything.

Thank you for talking about snails. I got an aquarium just a few days ago. I bought it second hand and the previous owner gave me a lot of things to use that she no longer needed, including a lot of substrate that had been used for about a year, and in that, some snails. I wasn't sure about what to do with those, and at the moment I've just thrown every plants and such down in the aquarium so that they will survive until the weekend when I have time to really put things together properly. But yeah.. I think that the snails will stay, if they're not way to many. I have to count them.

Beautiful and so simple. Love it.

I've always used a turkey baster to remove water from my small tanks

These are all so cool! Do you have a 1 year follow-up and what to expect in that year regarding cleaning, maintenance activities, etc?

Beautiful and easy ❤ inspiring as always

Very cool! I like it. Perfect plants for it.

Thanks. I got some ideas for a simple vase. Not aquarium yet, maybe in the future

Very nice project and decoration

This video taught me a lot!!

Looks beautiful! Snails are awesome..I have a 15ltr just for my two apple snails:) The shrimp look great against the bright green plants you've added. Off topic: I recently was given a baby blue crayfish. Made her a separate 30ltr with foam filter gravel, allodia densa ( which she leaves alone) water perfect! Put in a bit of driftwood from local shop. Soaking in in boiling water etc etc. It's been in about a week. Checked water today..ph dropped, ammonia up. Nitrate up! I've now removed it and done a 50% water change. Also added an Aqua Ball to help bacteria. Have you ever experienced driftwood doing this?! My snail tank never needs water change. Also has Elodea Densa plant and the same foam filter system. ❤️ the videos btw

General question: Can bacteria establish in the ground if you "lock it down" with the fine sand? (I come from 20 years ago, no soil, and the teaching was "you can use sand or fine gravel, however, MAKE SURE it's all the same size so no detritus can sink between the grains and produce foul spots". It was also encouraged to use ground-dwelling snails who would act like earthworms and turn everything over) I know that bacteria will also establish on the plants and leaf litter, but I'm not so sure about the ground. That's my question, then :)

Loved this video. You are the man MD!!

love your setup

I'm loving those tanks and your knowledge. 😊

It's a very nice video thank you. I feel like trying that now. What kind of shrimp will tolerate colder water?

Thanks for this vid MD!

Looking so beautiful ❤️. Really I'm loving it 🥰

I love this it is so beautiful and would nice on my cocktail table.

Should we do the top-ups with distilled water? To make sure that we don’t have too many minerals as a result of evaporation? Or it’s not an issue? Also, won’t the shrimp just jump out if you have such a small tank without a top?

As usual MD, you have created a beautiful ecosystem that will give anyone a gift of beauty who see it! A question: at 12:15 you are mentioning snails and show a bigger tank with clown killifish (I believe). Since these fish are notorious jumpers, how do you keep them from jumping in a open tank? Thanks so much for this video! ❤

Thank you😊

Great job MD!

Wow. So simple and cool