it's a bit of a small volume for corydoras and they need to be at least 8. Especially considering how fast guppies reproduce. You should replace those corydoras with a single betta fish (adding lots of hiding places for the shrimp) so that the betta helps regulating the population (so it must have short fins not long ones). That would be a much better population for your aquarium.
I'm somewhat of an experienced fishkeeper, and I find this tank pretty dang cool! Especially the automatic waterchanging feature, since it can be a pain to siphon out water.
ive noticed your voice sounds very less humane and robotic, your enthusiastic narration added quality to the videos and using this accent or whatever is displeasing
The only thing that was required was the dechlorinater. Fish poop will help to nourish the plants but with hair grass a little extra fertilizer to start isn't a bad thing. The old water was also (nearly) pointless. The biggest chunk of bacteria lives in your substrate, the second biggest in your filter. Also you have plants which help to deal with nitrogen and ammonia. Honestly the best way to cycle your aquarium is to add a few fish after a few days of leaving the light on 24/7 for your plants to start growing. After a few days your tank will be balanced around those fish, so you can then add more in small groups. I would also recommend a few floating plants of a few that attach to hardscape (like anubias and java fern) with their roots in the water, because they REALLY help keep your water good for your fish! You get enough plants and a good layer of substrate and you quite literally never have to change your water!
Yes, you should always remove the gel from the plant because the gel is so rich in nutrients, when you plant your plant into the soil that is already rich in nutrients as well. It's easily prone to algae issues. And you can also spray them with water if you're afraid they're going to dry out. You should also divide your plants into smaller potions to help the spread of the plants and create more space for the roots. You should also dechlorinate the water every time you make a water change. You can dose a maximum of 1ml liquid carbon per/day in a new tank, It acts as an algae growth preventer. Liquid Carbon is not something we use all the time but as a second last resort type of situation when your tank is full of algae, and you tried everything but still couldn't get rid of the algae. Liquid Carbon doesn't help you get rid of algae, it only prevents more algae growth. Ferts for plants is not necessary at the beginning, but it's definitely a must later on once the tank has matured and soil nutrients start to deplete.
@@grisuinle also in a lot of countries, tap water is heavily chlorinated because the natural water sources are polluted af. When I was visiting china, there were some places where you could actually smell a little chlorine in the tap water (of course that's not how all the places are like). And since this tank was designed by a chinese company and probably intended for ppl in china to buy it, it's important to know how to dechlorinate your water before pouring it in (for tap water treated with chlorine, you can use a dechlorinator or you can also pour the water into an open container and let it sit for a few days cuz chlorine evaporates.. if your tap is treated with chloramine, then u gotta use the dechlorinator lol)
For a first tank, this was ok.. but definitely doing some more research would help. First, as many others noted, corydoras are schooling fish and they need to be in a larger group. Also they would prefer a bigger tank, so it might be better to just send the two back. The size of the tank is good for the guppies. You might want to add a few more of them (+ 2 to 4), and make sure there are more females than males. Also used aquarium water won't do much to balance out the ecosystem in a tank. The beneficial bacteria responsible for the nitrification cycle live on surfaces and not in the middle of the water. It takes time for these bacteria to increase in an aquarium and help balance everything out. Adding all of those extra liquids are not necessary, especially for a new aquarium. The excess nutrients might even cause an ammonia spike, an algae bloom, etc. If you want the plants to really grow faster, installing a co2 system would help a lot. Then it would be better to add those other liquid nutrients. But remember, fish and shrimp poo = nutrients too If you want plants to spread faster (especially carpeting plants), it is better to break the big group into very small pieces and plant them over a larger area in the tank rather than just putting one or two big clumps in one spot. An option for an actually really low maintenance setup would be a walstad (filterless) aquarium. Instead of a filter, you plant heavily so the plants act as the filter. The plants get all their nutrients from the substrate, water, and inhabitants' poo. It's almost like a real ecosystem in nature and all you would have to do is feed the fish, trim the plants, and change the water. There's so much more that could be added but I need to sleep now
That’s the worst suggestion I’ve ever read, never ever in an aquarium that size put female and males guppies, they’ll breed like crazy in no time and he’d have to get rid of them or get a bigger tank just to put the babies. Please do not make recommendations if you have no idea. In addition to that, the water he got from the pet store is indeed helpful, he did not need to bother with chlorine, ph, etc… so it’s okay to buy water for a beginner (at the end you’ll have to buy products to fix your tap water tho) co2 system is expensive and will change the ph so if you are beginner you better stick to easy plants like Monte Carlo for your carpet.
@@mateocadavidc9945 Hi! When I say add both I'm obviously assuming the adult guppies will eat the majority of the babies (which they are notorious for doing, especially when there is little cover for the babies to hide like in this tank). If there are some left, he can start a new tank or give them away to friends, the LFS, or even sell them online. While writing that suggestion, I was thinking about how there was only one male and one female, and the male would pester + stress out that one female. That's why it is important to have more females than males if you intend to keep both. You are right in that keeping one sex would be a lot easier -- so he would have to remove one of them and add some more, otherwise the two guppies will still breed like crazy. As for the water part, it's true that he won't initially have to deal with adding dechlorinater, checking ph, etc etc, but it will only last a few days and those are all necessary for fishkeeping.. So why spend money buying that water when you can instead learn and do everything on your own in the beginning? When I was starting my first tank, I dechlorinated the tap water myself and it was very easy and took no time. The used tank water has no long term benefits and it is also a good way of introducing pathogens to your tank (at many of those big pet chain stores like Petco and PetsMart, they keep lots of fish together and don't take very good care of those fish which is why you'll often see dead ones or ones with health problems. Judging by the stocking choice this dude decided upon, whatever store he went to didn't inform him well so it's most likely one of those and not a LFS). Lastly, I know co2 systems are quite expensive, but when I was writing my suggestions the intended audience was for this content creator and other fishkeepers who might read my comment. I was talking about how generally the aquarists who do use liquid ferts also combine it with co2, otherwise it might lead to excess nutrients and algae. Pls let me know what you think, I was just trying to help but we all make mistakes. I could have made my suggestions a lot better and more specific, but your argument had several flaws as well. Also im a kid lol. Sorry for such a long response, but hope you have a good day! ya thats all :)
You don't have to change a little water every day. Just on a regular schedule will be fine. That is a really cool aquarium! I wish it were bigger. Big enough for a soft-shell 🐢. ❤
You do have to change water every day if you haven't seasoned the tank for even a day before adding livestock. Ammonia spikes would wipe any aquatic life out, but especially guppies and dwarf shrimp
I also have a soft shelled turtle, but I need to find another home for it because it's getting bigger. I actually have mine in a pond set up in my house.
Sadly, the water from aquarium store is not contain any beneficial bacteria, since they live on surfaces, not in the water column (tudro start bacteria take care of it anyway). You might get home some fish disease :( You definitely want to add more cory catfish, they live in groups (and show awesome social behavior). Aand fill up the tank to the top, provide as many space as possible to your fish :3 Nice scape, and good husbandry! Thank you for your work
Corydors are schooling fishes, needs to be at least 6. The driftwood can have some moss attached, shrimps love grazing on them. Usually grass grows better with CO2 as Carpet.
The size of the aquarium isn't very big, probably if he put more fishes the ammonia will rise and algae can take advantage of it. And I think the CO2 isn't necessary for this aquarium, there isn't many plants, and he isn't an expert to know how to mantain this
came back to this channel after a while and ill say that the commentator voice really annoyed me since it just doesn't sound natural at the end of each sentences, I actually prefer the older version of this guy's voice even though it doesn't sound like the original commentator but his voice speak naturally which i enjoy
you should also have food for bottom eaters. Corydoras need them. Usually waffles that sink to the bottom. And on corydoras topic, they must be in schools of a minimum of 6. Apart from this, the tank is cool.
I wouldn't recommend wafers for cories They can try to graze on them but they don't have teeth, just tiny little mouths meant to vacuum up food like worms and small pellets (food that can easily get out of reach if the tank has gravel, unless you have a petri dish or something)
@@oTnnnnn Those were floating pellets, not sinking ones Also one of the guppies looked to spit it out after eating, suggesting they might be too big for them
You don't need the "liquid carbon" but the other water additives are useful. Looking forward to seeing how your aquarium matures, as I have just set one up myself. Take care.
@@flopsuma unfortunately thats not the case liquid c02 is nothing more then an algecide,beside stoping algae from growing is doesn't do anything thing eles for plants. There's videos here on RU-vid about it if your still interested.
@@flopsuma co2 is very important. Unfortunately it does not come from these "liquid carbon." These are glutaraldehyde which is a disinfectant and algaecide. In high enough doses it will kill your fish and plants as well as the algae. It work because algae is sensitive to it than plants and fish. On the subject of co2, many plants are able to do just fine with the co2 that get produced naturally in the tank and what gets into the water from the atmosphere through gas exchange at the surface. I have a 75 gallon fairly heavily planted tank that has been running for over 13 years now. Most of that time has been without co2 injection. Now the plants in there grow much slower than the plants in the tanks I do inject co2 in but they are quite healthy. I am always cutting new runners from the sword plants. The anubias barteri currently has 3 flowers and my cryptocoryne is also flowering in a couple of spots. The co2 I inject in 2 other tanks is injected as actual co2 gas using a diffuser (similar to an airstone). "Liquid Carbon" has been proven to be ineffective by multiple sources.
Very interesting tank, and beautiful scape too! Though I do have a couple concerns, I’d you don’t mind hearing them Corydoras catfish do best in groups and need small sinking foods to make sure they get enough to eat, and the tank might be a bit too small for them too It looks to be a good size for a few guppies (you’ll want to keep several females to a male otherwise he’ll constantly be chasing after her and stressing her out), but they breed very quickly and easily, so I recommend keeping only males The cherry shrimp are a-ok tho 👍 Other good options would be a group of chili rasboras, or a single betta (for the latter you’ll want to give the shrimp time to establish a population so they don’t all get eaten)
I'll start at the beginning with an opinion about the aquarium. 1.) No BIOmolitan in the filter is comparable to high-quality porous stone - several times more nitrifying bacteria settle there. 2.) In my opinion, bacteria are not very worth buying. 3.) Liquid carbon serves only as a disinfection against algae and has no other meaning, in addition, it slows down the settling of nitrifying bacteria together with the fertilizer. 4.) I would only add fertilizer when the aquarium stabilizes (after 1-3 months). 5.) The aquarium needs at least 14 days for bacteria to settle before adding the first animals. 6.) Shrimp need sufficiently stable conditions for life, so they are added only after 2 months. 7.) That method of changing the water is only good as long as there are no fish there, then it is necessary to suck the water from the bottom with a skimmer due to the excrement of the fish. The water should be changed in the first weeks once a week 50-20%, then it is different for each aquarium. Changing the water every day is stressful for the fish and will not balance the aquarium. 8.) Regarding fish and plants, it is necessary to study the conditions before buying them. Before setting up an aquarium, it is always good to study something, and not just start.
Nice little setup. Some dechlorinators also contain substances to protect fish skin and anti stress. You can add these as well when you get new fish. The tank should have a rim to which you can fill the water up to so you dont have to look into the light. Maybe use a good black tape or strip of plastic. Even with extra bacteria you should let the aquarium run in at least a week or two. Pro tip, divide your plants more and let them grow in before adding fish. Especially ones that dig around. But definitely more coryies now that you have them. Are there spare parts available for this system? Usually a tank like this is only good if you can replace parts once they have failed.
Hello, as usual with wish stuff it's nice on paper but what about replacement parts? the charcoal filter will be useless past a few time and if the pump or heater jam (by the way 50w heater on such a small tank is OP)? Have a nice day.
The carbon was not needed, but recommended. It is more of an algae inhibitor/killer, but it will also kill or damage some plants that. It does not help them grow, you would need actual c02 system for that. It depend on the plants you put in the tank. Yours looked good you do not need c02 or the liquid carbon. They are also safe from the liquid carbon. You may not needed the fertilizer also for now, but you would eventual. The substrate you picked has fertilizer in it already. Should last about 3 to 6 months maybe longer depending on the plants and how they feed. You have all slow growing stuff so it should last a while.
The Sea chem stability is the right product they sold you. You need to do it for 7 days from the day you added the shrimp or fish this helps you do a "fish in" cycle where the fish waste provides a food source for the bacteria to feed on. The different bacteria will oxidize the ammonia the fish excrete from their gills and fish waste ect into nitrite then nitrate in a form that the plants can uptake as fertilizer. Testing your water parameters during this time is essential Incas you get a high spike in ammonia which can happen while bacteria are starting to colonize and may not be enough to convert it in the early days. The Cory will deff need some friends and it be a good idea to get another female guppy. Normally you want 2:1 ratio of females to males :)
FIRST also the liquids are needed and i’ve been watching your videos for years and try favorite was the shrimp eco system and you’re aquatic skills have been amazing and been getting better every video love from Georgia!❤
Okay this has to be one of the best fish tanks I’ve seen. Just one thing I would change is the temp display, I would put it on the side … not on the front. That way it’s a clean looking tank.
Very interesting concept for an aquarium system for sure. Would be nice if the mfgr could upsize the idea, to say a 32 gallon size. As most larger tanks paint the back blace, this eliminates that need. Please do update videos, please.
20 Liters would be a 5 US gallon tank. My biggest concern is replacement parts. The link provided has replacement filter elements (every six months) I've never had a filter go bad but about every 4-5 months I break down my HOB filter to clean the insides and impeller. Your video has no details on how difficult to clean the water pump from deposits. The link also had replacement heaters. I had three heaters go toes up in last six years so I suggest you keep a spare always ready. So after about $300 for this marvel, you'll need another $60 to keep replacement parts on hand since you won't find them at your local pet shop. No thanks, I'll keep my free-to-me used 5 gallon tank with about $70 of equipment and enjoy hand feeding my fish, doing a filter cartridge and water change monthly.
I find this pretty cool, but it’s lacking in a lot of areas. First thing I’d do is throw away all that sponge media and replace it with Biomax filter media. Also, that pump is super weak… curious if it’s adjustable. Why is the feeder near the filter inlet? Also, beneficial bacteria lives on surfaces not in the water. I’m not sure how long this tank has been up in running, but following this videos instructions… most of the stuff in there would be dead in a week or 2.
I recommend that you do not use that automatic feeder at all. Even at the lowest level it is 10X more food than what is needed. The extra food will rot and release ammonia which will kill the fish.
smart features are not smart in my experence. wifi connectivity is vy unstable and despite setting up schdules i have not seen it working .. does anybody has a different experense?
The shrimp and guppy combination is actually a really good combination. You probably could have done without adding the cory cats. Depending on what species they are, they might get too big for your nano. But overall great RU-vid video.
no way that dwarf hairgrass is going to get enough light for it to grow properly with out adding some supplemental lighting to assist. low lighting = tall grass, high lighting = more horizontal growth, so if you want it to be more like a carpet I would add another LED light if possible.
guppys...GUPPYS O.O ....in a few weeks u will have tonns of them XD that pair will make hundreds of life born babys ^^i hope you are ready for a guppy explotion XD
Do the corys not need sand do as not to damage their barbells? They like ti sift through sand to find their food and they need their own food not just the odd bits n bobs the fish don’t eat from the surface , they don’t like old food
Taking water is a bad idea, can easily carry parasites and very little beneficial bacteria will live in water. While not a huge issues as the fish came from the same store its not recommended. Also it is much better to cycle the aquarium first, taking an used piece of filter media and placing it inside can kickstart or even provide all the bacteria needed. There is no need to drip acclimate the fish by mixing the water, temperature acclimation is fine, but i never had a fish die without it. Edit: keeping fish in the small container is also a bad idea, you want them out of the bag and in the aquarium as soon as possible.
I’ll tell you right now the seller just wanted to make money from you. However these chemicals are still useful if you want to set up in aquarium quickly however, one of them adds beneficial bacteria that kickstart your ecosystem and is healthy. I still highly recommend it
