Dear Green Aqua! I think Tommy is skilled enough to make his own masterclass with stones. No matter what was between Tommy and stones before.👀😅 From Russia with love!
Love ur vids and tatorials and all the deep info. Had my first 15gal planted tank for abiut 5 months now with gravel substrate and fish was orgiginaly for the kid. Just got a used 32 gallon fluval tank that needs some cleaning and scratch removal that im going to try my had at a true aquadcaped carpeted tank. Gona take this one slow and get it right. Thank u for all the information you share with the world
I just finished my very first aquascape up a couple months ago. But each time I see a Green Aqua video my mind begins to race with ideas for the next one.
I am also a beginner of few months like you and feel exactly the same! Let your tank mature, reach it's prime (within 4-6 months) and take a "final look" photo so you can tear it down and start a new scape :)
I loved the video! Better saying: I loved the Aquascaping Mini Class we've got this time! Thanks, Tamás! Thanks, Green Aqua! Cheers from Brazil!🇧🇷 (Professor Klebber)
I learned quite a lot from your teachings Tommy. You inspire me. Got some nice ideas to create a nice scape with my rocks that I was struggling with and with the various woods that I am using now. Busy with my first 1.2m x 50cm x50cm tank. So excited.
It would be nice if aquarists used the geological names of the rocks rather than these marketing names. That would actually tell you something about the physical properties of the rock and how it might influence water chemistry. I know it can be figured out but it would save doing density, moh's hardness, and acid base reactions tests on the rock.
Thank you so much for your easy tips! I've been struggling a bit about what rocks I can use. Now I've got to find a video about the different kinds of drift wood and what can we use in our freshwater aquariums. TY👍
wow...bonus video. tommy always come back with amazing tips for us. perfects hardscape materials. i never use seriya rocks and iron woods , i want to try them this year...
I also tend to put some smaller rocks inside aquasoil "paths" from back to front where I don't have actual hardscape. They will act similiar to wall in your mixed scape and help with holding elevation. Plants will also help with holding the hills when they root.
Lots of good infos here! Thanks Tommy :D In my region we also have access to Eucalyptus roots, they come in lots of different shapes and sizes and I love using them in my scapes.
Super Tommy ! pour ma part je prefere le bois uniquement . mais videos instructive , bravo ! peut avoir des nouvelles de Mister Grubber ce beau Betta ? 👌👌
A magyar felirat nem automatikus, mint a többi, Tamás barátunk készíti, nem kis energiabefektetéssel. Általában sikerül a videó publikálására készen lennie vele, de hosszú távon legfeljebb 24 órával később már fent is van. A türelmedet kérjük. Köszi, hogy nézel minket!
@@GreenAquaShop Nagyon szépen köszönöm a választ minden elismerésem a Tamáse meg a tietek le a kalappal amit csináltok eszméletlen milyen gyönyörű akváriumot tudtok létrehozni az embernek a lélegzete is eláll nélkülletek soha nem sikerült volna hogy alga mentes akváriumom legyen meg itt tartsak ahol szeretem volna lenni mindig mondják a szomszédok meg a haverok milyen szép akváriumod van mondom nektek is ilyen lehet ha nézitek green aqua- csapatát már vártam az új videót Üdv Erdélyből
Any thoughts on manzanita wood? I have 2 large branches in my tank but it's quite pricey to build a more complex look with just manzanita, so I'm thinking of adding some smaller redmoor branches.
Awesome video, thank you for that. How do you solve issue that a lot of stones increase KH with combination of co2? I have seiryu stones and co2 because of plants and KH is every day one degree higher.
You said you would make a way with sand in the last scape on top of the soil. How do you do that? My sand way would disappear within days, falling down to the front or into the soil since sand is heavier than the soil.
Dragon wood? That's just Malaysian driftwood. It comes in many shapes. Long, smooth branches, as seen in the Florestas Submersas layout, the rarer perforated-type seen here dubbed as 'Dragon Wood' & finally, dull-looking, chunky stumps for plecos to chew on.
Hello. I bought elephant skin stone. Could you be able to tell how much rise in pH / GH this stone causes. ? Is it good for freshwater planted high tech tank ?
Iron wood is not a specific type of wood but a class of woods that includes several hard and high density woods. Some drift woods can also be iron woods. By the way, not all iron woods will colour the water. That entirely depends on the amount of tannins they have.
I have few question regarding drift wood in nature I have few woods I bot from nature and cleaned it some of them gets drown into water but releases yellow tint within 15 days and this is repeated for almost 4 months some of the wood I bot from nature has very little tint but is floating even after it is in the tank for more than 2 weeks I am going to setup my new aqua scaping tank (tank size 57" x 18" x 15") and i m having 2 options 1] to search more wood in nature - pros - zero cost for wood with more options - develop connection with nature and a habit which will help me build experience the way most of the legends had done cons - not sure of the effect of wood on water conditions - not sure if the cost saving for wood has adverse effect and instead i need to pay more on other solutions - need lot of time and effort 2] To buy wood in aquarium shop -- save lot of time and effort cons -- expensive -- may have to choose from limited stock of woods and shop keeper may not allow that I have same question with respect to stones I can find lot of videos and material online for stones and woods internationally but not from India
Great video, but you upset me a bit with those Monten stones. Yesterday I just launched the tank with them. Mine are those original ADAs and I heard they don't raise GH and KH that much ... Do you know more about them? I run a 100% RO aquarium. Will 50% water changes every week solve this problem? Greetings.
@LukaszTiger I reacted in the same way as you regarding Manten stone. From your experience, does it affect TDS/KH/GH? I believe they use the same name in the video, but it is not the same type as from ADA.
So even the petrified stone alters the the water paramethers? I'm looking for something that don't raise my kh (and I don't like lavic stone and slate too much). What would be a good choice for a ryoboku style?
There are dozens of types of petrified wood. Some woods petrified in carbonate rich environments, while others in silicate rich environments. The former will change the dKH, the latter not that much. You will never know unless you measure the effect of the rock on the water. Sedimentary rocks (such as limestone, sandstone and other soft stones) usually contain a high percentage of carbonates and can significantly change the dKH. How much depends on the stability of the rock and other factors (for example, sandstone is more stable than limestone). Igneous and Metamorphic rocks (lava rock, granite, basalt, quartzite, ...) would be your best choice since they have high amount of silicates and low amount of carbonates. However, even these rocks can contain layers of carbonates that will change the dKH. If you perform regular water changes and start with a low dKH water (e.g. from RO), you can keep the pH and dKH under control. Moreover, fish and plants do not care about the dKH level.
The usual electric conductivity (EC) target is 230-320 µS/cm (some fish or invertebrates might need different values). This will be TDS around 150-200 ppm if using a TDS 640 scale. You might need to use Reverse Osmosis water to get to these levels. _Please be extremely careful with the units!!!_ If not, you will be comparing apples and oranges. For historical reasons, aquarists use TDS to measure dissolved solid in the water, instead of measuring electric conductivity (EC). EC is measured in micro Siemens/cm (µs/cm), while TDS is in ppm. The problem with TDS is that there are different measuring scales depending on the type of dissolved substances you want to measure. If you do not use the correct scale, then you will end up with a significant measurement error. So, if you get a TDS probe, you must know exactly which TDS scale is being used (which may not even be appropriate for a freshwater aquarium). To make matters more complicated, different countries use different TDS scales! So, you cannot compare TDS values unless you know exactly which scale was used. This means that 120 ppm TDS in the US (500, 550 or 640 scale) is not the same as 120 ppm TDS in Europe (usually 640 scale), or in Australia (sometimes 700 scale). If you read internet forums and webpages, usually they just say ppm, and do not say which TDS scale was used, which makes the information useless. A much simpler alternative is to use a probe that measures the standard EC instead of non standard TDS. If you want to use TDS then you must learn how to properly read and convert the values.
I have a piece of petrified Redwood that my great grandmother got from the petrified forest in California back before it was against the law to take the petrified wood away. Could I use it in my tank? I think my family would get a huge kick out of it getting a second life but am unsure of petrified redwood. Thank you.
Sure you can. Soak it for a couple of weeks and wash it thoroughly several times during the soaking period (ideally with a pressure washer and brush; do not use detergents, bleach or similar). Any rock, including petrified wood, can contain some carbonates, which can increase the dKH and pH of the water. But this can be tested (with a pH meter and a TDS/conductivity meter). You can actually check if the pH of the water you used for soaking the wood changes over time. "Dangerous" rocks are the one that include significant amount of metals (like copper, zinc, cadmium). However, petrified wood will have none of those. But a small increase of the pH and dKH is not a problem at all and can be very easily controlled with regular water changes.
@@ampac if it is petrified does it not make it inert? I've been watching several vids talking about petrified wood saying that unlike stone or wood it won't change the chemical balance of your tank at all. I planned to give it a thorough blasting to remove all dirt for sure. By why the soaking? Confused on this.
@@robinbeasley4591 the soaking is just to help removing the dirt. Petrified wood usually does not change the water parameters, but it all depends on how the original wood mineralized over time. petrified wood is often based on silica, which is mostly inert. But it can also mineralize as rock with carbonate content. In any case, the changes in water parameters, if any, are usually low and gradual. Just make sure the rock is clean and do not worry.
