Adding NERITE SNAILS | CLOUDY WATER in new aquarium | EP2 HILLSTREAM AQUARIUM

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Cloudy water in new Hillstream Aquarium (River Aquarium) was removed by adding filter floss to the filter baskets. Two Nerite snails were added and their main role will be to eat dead plant matter, produce ammonia and feed the "filter start" bacteria I added on the day aquarium was created. Other than that I added acrylic lid on the aquarium to stop evaporation and to prevent organism from escaping aquarium. The lid is barely visible. Skimmer was added to clear the oily film that started to create in the left corner of aquarium. Next episode I will start to introduce fish.
00:00 Intro
00:29 Recap EP1
01:01 Day 1 Hillstream Aquarium
01:18 Cloudy water in new aquarium
01:51 Filter floss for cloudy water
02:13 Day 2 Hillstream aquarium
02:51 Adding shrimp food
03:12 Day 3 Hillstream aquarium
03:33 Brown aquarium water
04:04 Damaged plant leaves
04:42 Aquarium stocking plan
05:11 Adding nerite snails
05:38 Adding blanched zucchini
06:35 Acrylic aquarium lid
07:11 Placing aquarium lid
07:56 Day 4 Hillstream aquarium
08:25 Adding surface skimmer
08:47 Nerite snail trying to escape
09:20 Future of hillstream aquarium
Aquarium - 120cmx45cmx30cm (47inx18inx12in)
Optiwhite glass 10mm | Tank Volume 162LTR | 43GAL
Filter - External with pre-filter basket (1000L/H | 264GAL/H)
Light - LED Power: 53W | Luminous flux 4800lm
Stream pump - (2000L/H | 528GAL/H)
CO2 - NO
Heater - NO
Plants - Bucephalandra wavy green, Anubias barteri nana, Anubias barteri coffeefolia, Cryptocoryne wendtii green, Microsorum pteropus, Vallisneria spiralis
Instagram - / im_aquariums
Music - Epidemic Sound:
Madison York / In Pieces / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
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Johannes Bornlöf / The Rose And The Thorn / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com www.epidemicsound.com/track/n...

Пікірлер: 54

  • @IskaSaint
    @IskaSaint2 жыл бұрын

    i'll be waiting next episode👌

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Next episode is probably adding fish and the next one after....shrimps 🦐

  • @sunriseeyes0
    @sunriseeyes02 жыл бұрын

    I cannot get over how beautiful this tank looks already. This is going to be fantastic!

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    And this is jus beginning. I imagined for it to look much better when it is mature and when I add fish I want.

  • @macyfitzgerald3854
    @macyfitzgerald38542 жыл бұрын

    Best channel I’ve found accidentally in a long time. So relaxing!

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @rajadey4919
    @rajadey491913 күн бұрын

    Esthetic. Elegant. Jungle val prefers hard water.

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    13 күн бұрын

    @@rajadey4919 thanks. Luckily my tap water is hard. Cheers.

  • @vladimirstojanovic3603
    @vladimirstojanovic36032 жыл бұрын

    I love it!! Amazing setup 👍 That lid is very discreet, I like it.

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah so true, you can barely see it. Reduced evaporation and it also protects against any sudden escape attempts.

  • @cedfra3209

    @cedfra3209

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua Nerites are kings of escape ^^

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thats why I put a lid 👍

  • @philcarlino6942
    @philcarlino69422 жыл бұрын

    A really beautiful aquarium. Some cryptocoryne species would add some different textures and colors to the aquascape. They come from fast-flowing streams and rivers as well. Can't wait to see the fish enjoying this aquarium.

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and the comment. Actually I did add some Cryptocoryne wendtii green (you can see them better in my build video of this aquarium). So far they have been growing nice.

  • @philcarlino6942

    @philcarlino6942

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua I watched the setup and did not even remember. Keep up the good work. Can’t wait to see all your creations.

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    I cant wait to scape all the tanks and bring them to life.

  • @qaswedfr1234
    @qaswedfr12348 ай бұрын

    a new art form? Aquascaping with music

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    8 ай бұрын

    It is perfect for relaxing.

  • @naegwut
    @naegwut2 жыл бұрын

    Wow I love nerites

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too. They are my favourite snails.

  • @cedfra3209
    @cedfra32092 жыл бұрын

    Great quality vidéo!

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @W3movedOn
    @W3movedOn2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing quality

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @lorenzospina3174
    @lorenzospina31742 жыл бұрын

    Great job 😉.

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lorenzo.

  • @PutuWahyuArimbawa
    @PutuWahyuArimbawa2 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget to add Alga Eater fish 🤘🤘

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    This aquarium will be full of algae eating fish 🐟

  • @PutuWahyuArimbawa

    @PutuWahyuArimbawa

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua Corydoras one of the best choice 🙏🙏

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @JuanSalazar-xk3lq
    @JuanSalazar-xk3lq2 жыл бұрын

    Nice, like!!

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see you back in comment section Juan.

  • @tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002
    @tinuljevicaquaticgardens10022 жыл бұрын

    Super!!! Plexi ce ti s vrimenom ulegnit :)

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    S vremenom haha, izdrzao je cak punih 10 dana. Ja mislim da je problem jer LEDica na samo 7cm od pleksija. Nekako sam i sumnjao, ali eto morao sam probat. Nabavit cu stakleni poklopac.

  • @tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002

    @tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua meni ti se i na nanu ulegnia :) s vrimenom se i zamuti a i filtrira dosta više spektra nego staklo

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002 a znas kako je, hoces proci jeftinije pa na kraju prodjes skuplje haha.

  • @tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002

    @tinuljevicaquaticgardens1002

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua a to covik uci cili zivot i nikad ne nauci 😁

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    A eto lekcija naucena. Kad je toplo pleksiglas se iskrivi a staklo ne. Back to school haha

  • @JustDoinFlorida
    @JustDoinFlorida2 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for some fresh hillstream aquarium content on KZread and came across your build video. Awesome job with the scape🙌can’t wait to rescape my tank and do hillstream. For stocking, if you can get your hands on Gold Desert Gobies, they would make an great addition to the tank and they breed in full freshwater! So you could maybe get baby gobies from them😄Psuedomugil luminatus would be great choice for mid-water fish or dwarf rainbows. Anyway, great vid and I’ll be following along in the series!

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for suggestions. Its extremely hard getting any fish where I live at. I have more or less an idea what to stock it with now i just need to get my hands on the fish.

  • @JustDoinFlorida

    @JustDoinFlorida

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua I totally understand that. I’m very lucky to have access to a variety of fish where I live 🙏🏼

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you are in Florida you are lucky. I was in Miami many times and I kove it. I don't even have a shop around me that I can go to and chose fish. So its a miracle I do get any fish at all. And of course when you get fish like that price jumps up double (triple). But I will not complain as long as I can get my hands on all the fish I want for this aquarium.

  • @JustDoinFlorida

    @JustDoinFlorida

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua you know, sometimes simple is better with hillstream tanks. I had a school of white cloud minnows and a few hillstream loaches in my first hillstream scape, and I loved it. Even for me in Florida, many hillstream species are expensive, so I could only imagine what it’s like for you. I guess you just have to be thankful for what you can get.

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    The problem is getting even the simple things. But I have already started to source the fish and I hope in 2-3 months I will have all. Actually it is better that way because I can introduce them slowly.

  • @DuzzyDobbin
    @DuzzyDobbinАй бұрын

    Excuse the language but that looks shit hot! (Aussie slang for spectacular, brilliant etc) cracking tank and scape. Can I ask why you didn’t cut back the Val to prevent melt? Great content Regards Duzzy🇦🇺

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    Ай бұрын

    If I remember correctly because this was almost two years ago all the Vallisneria melted because of the fact it spent 3 days in shipping during summer when it was 40C. I had to buy a new batch later on when the temperatures dropped and that one did much better.

  • @metallixro
    @metallixro Жыл бұрын

    Relaxing! Where did you get the acrylics and the clips for the lid ?

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    Жыл бұрын

    As far as I remember it was from Amazon or Ebay. Just search for "Lid Clips for Rimless Aquariums".

  • @dertrix37
    @dertrix372 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous scape! What is the exact brand of lighting used for the scape ? I googled but can't pinpoint exactly.

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. The light is Cichiros AII (2).

  • @tinmaravic8940
    @tinmaravic89402 жыл бұрын

    Jel to chihiros rasvjeta?

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ćićiros AII(2)

  • @tinmaravic8940

    @tinmaravic8940

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@IMaqua jesi ih vec testirao na nekom setup-u? Zanima me kako si zadovoljan?

  • @IMaqua

    @IMaqua

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pa evo ovo je prvi akvarij na kojem ih "testiram". Al uzeo sam uz ovo od 120cm jos 4 komada od 90cm. Za sada su super. Super aplikacija, mozes sve nariktat u postocima, itd. Sta mi se posebno svidja je mogucnost da se nakrive tj. "tilt" a to nisam vidio kod puno akvarijske rasvjete. Super je jer sam zaokrenuo nekih 10-15 stupnjeva prema zadnjem djelu akvarija lezim na kaucu i ne tuce mi u oci. Sada sta se tice kakvo je za bilje, u ovom akvariju nemam nista zahtjevnog bilja, ne planiram koristit CO2, tako da mi nista bolje ne treba.

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