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Simplicity. Perfect.

@animegod1714

Жыл бұрын

Father fish. I want to set up a 20 long walsted tank without any filter or airstone. How deep should my substrate be

@rustyshackleford6092

Жыл бұрын

@@animegod1714 I believe the general consensus is 1 inch of soil and 2 inches of sand works well. Good luck!

@quki3

Жыл бұрын

@@rustyshackleford6092 i would think you would need more soil than sand or at least equal parts. Plants have deep roots will need more than an inch of soil to grow? But what do I know. I just started keeping aquariums-

@rustyshackleford6092

Жыл бұрын

@@quki3 Welcome to the hobby. Experiment with soil depths and see what you find. As in nature, there is no one right way.

@Meilingsueyoung

6 ай бұрын

Jesus himself

Father fish has the best advice out of all aquarist I've watch. Some channels are just pure business and will tell you to buy this fertilizer buy that etc. Father fish is honest and straight forward.

@Just_Lurking8

10 ай бұрын

I totally agree… In this case dirt is more than it should be( 1 inch for this tank) also sand should be 2 inches… Need more plants in aquarium not just floating plants 🌱 Add fish after 2 days 😢

@marcoboet4971

7 ай бұрын

fully agree

@sahindemirer

6 ай бұрын

I made one with Father fish technique but my tank is bubbling some gas from the dirt which has a fair odor but did no harm until now which I’m curious when this will end or if it will. If you’ve experienced such thing please tell me your opinions.

@neklang9020

6 ай бұрын

@sahindemirer it will stop mine still does it but nothing catastrophe happen

@sahindemirer

6 ай бұрын

@@neklang9020 mine reduced to single one in a day

Used straight garden dirt, worms and pill bugs and all, worms are alive a year and a half later underwater still going. Fish don’t mind. Cap with sand though to keep ammonia trapped in the substrate and cleaner water

When you dumped the dirt in my heart skipped a beat. I one time did that and a stone fell out and cracked the bottom panel

Thanks for simplifying this process!! I’m so tired of all the stress!

Thanks for sharing how you do this. I had never seen the process of starting a dirted tank like this!

WTG! So good to see more people going for dirt tanks. Your plants and aquatic life will love it. I hope we see more top soil planted tanks coming to KZread.

@sahindemirer

6 ай бұрын

I made one but my tank is bubbling some gas from the dirt which has a fair odor but did no harm until now which I’m curious when this will end or if it will. If you’ve experienced such thing please tell me your opinions.

Excellent advise on pre soaking the dirt first. Makes all the sense in the world. You are the only one on KZread that I heard say that. I’m building mine right now as I rewatch your video. Following your footsteps. 👍🏼

Great video. Can’t wait to see the finished product.

I love the honesty about not worrying with small things haha

Looks great! I hope you're considering doing a future video on this tank as well.

All of the beautiful greenery. Can’t argue with those results. Thank you for sharing.

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

Thank you for keeping it simple I have stressed so much over what should I do

I've almost done the same thing with all my tanks!!!! I absolutely love dirty tanks

this has been awesome. perfect and exactly what i needed

sweet. probably the best way to do planted tanks.

Simple but make sense well done 👍

thank you. best vid so far for this setup. most of the vids available are just product placements, while yours is very informative and direct. thank you

@FatherFish

Жыл бұрын

appreciate your insight

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

Hello from Stillwater. Hope to see you Saturday at the Minnesota Aquarium Society AQUARIUM EXPO 2022.

Man, you have fish kingdom! It’s awesome! Thanks for this very helpful video. Going to sort my tank for the first time.

Just started setting up a tank like this. Started to question whether the peaty potting soil was a poor choice, so a feel more reassured after watching this. Now I need to go get some plants and a few mud guppies.

Awesome. Thanks for the info!

Love your tanks!

I haven't heard about Menards in years great video I still remember the jingle

The dirt mistake with the air just happened to me before watching this video, thanks so much great video

Thank you so much For this video, I was super stressed about where to start and how to do it Now I have an idea Thank you again sir

When it comes to working on my tanks I have all the patients in the world, & by the way you explained everything a kid could do it, so being I can do the EXACT SAME THING you did, but on a larger scale of doing 1 in a 110 gal stock tank for plant's.

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

If you keep the dirt dryer (mud pie), you can pull it off the edges of the tank. When you add the sand, the dirt is hidden. I like equal parts, black cow & peat moss for the soil. Subbed ❤

@Just_Lurking8

10 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey ! i am one of those foolish newbies on the learning curve right now i got a 10 gallon tank with like half an inch of gravel as the only substrate💀 So i was thinking could i just add an inch of potting/garden soil over the gravel and then cap it up with 2 inch sand?? or do i have to remove the gravel first? i would end up having like almost 4 inches of substrate by this...would this be an issue? thanks

@aquamarine_aqua3

6 ай бұрын

​@@sandidsaman7723Yes, you can.

@zayeemsavage6488

5 ай бұрын

@@sandidsaman7723 onlu soil,,then sand over it,,no need gravels

@kevinsmith8076

3 ай бұрын

@@sandidsaman7723 gravel is good for plant roots

I need that floating plant ultimate mix list!

GREAT VIDEO I'm gonna do this on my next aquarium Peace ✌️

Great video! Thank you!

Hola ~ i just found your channel because i want to do a dirt tank . your video really helped me decide on which substrate to use Thank You . oh and i noticed that you have Pothos in your tanks i thought Pothos hated to have wet feet because mine which are potted hate being in to much moisture i guess the fish waste keeps them happy . again Thank you for info i've learned a lot ~ God Bless ~

Nice soil. My organic is always loaded with bark.

I saw a hack for sponge filters. take a top for a mcdonalds cup, run the air hose through it and rest the cup top on the surface. it really slows down the surface bubbles. i love it.

wish we could get promix at lowes or HD here, use about three bails yearly for our plants. Would be so much easier to not have to go to a specialty shop to get them; but thats just what it is here.

Wish I had seen this a month ago. I didn't know about the ammonia part of dirted tanks and have been having some of the issues you talked about that comes with ammonia but thankfully my fish have stayed healthy. I don't have floating plants yet but I have live plants in the tank

I like your neon pothos. I can not get mine to look that bright.

that driftwood looks awesome! Looks like a dinosaur skull..

Love your house and tanks /plants ! Also, the audio on your videos is great. So many videos are hard to understand. I find them muffled, but yours are nice and clear. Give your partner/wife / girlfriend a patt on the back good camera work.

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

I started to set up a dirted tank today. Thanks for the help!!

Just tried the dirt and found it easier to put dry mix in, then slowly add water while mixing. Makes all the mixing much easier and quicker.

Very interesting 👍

Palmer Aquatics: Spring Mix Floaters XD I’d totally buy that!

Nice I think I might try that

I say this with love- scout from tft teaches me how to set up a dirted aquascape

By any means if it works for you well…. then do it! I have a few dirted tanks and love them. Reason I leave my dirt out side on a tarp is to get all the moisture out so it is dry. Then I sift the dirt with really fine mesh to get out the sticks and what not. Put the sifted dirt into a container for easy transport and storage for later. Haven’t ever really have a problem with the tanks doing it this way. Although, the tanks that i had that we not sifted never really did well. So there’s my reasoning haha. Tank on 🤙🏻

@mr.jiakun2032

Жыл бұрын

Hello sir, did you wash your dirt before using it? Or you just put it into the tank after sifting ? I'm new to this hobby and I want to try dirt for planted aquarium cause aqua soil is expensive.

@basfishermanallyear

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.jiakun2032 No I do not wash the dirt really no means to do that.

@mr.jiakun2032

Жыл бұрын

@@basfishermanallyear ok thank you sir

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058

Жыл бұрын

Did you buy your dirt or did you get from the yard ? the reason why I'm asking is I have been composting all my oak leaves into dirt & was thinking if that can be used for a tank that has no chemicals in it.

@basfishermanallyear

Жыл бұрын

@@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 I did buy the dirt since it was cheap. Although I do hear that people say only use organic top soil but I have never used top soil before. I just use organic potting soil. None the less, your compost pile on the other hand sounds like it will be fine (assuming). What I would do so make sure that it is fine is doing a small tank first without livestock in it. Just as a experiment tank with plants and see what happens for a few months as well as water testing. Just to make sure that there isn’t anything harmful in it. Just in my opinion.

from Spain greetings friends, I wanted to say that now that I was going to opt for gravel to siphon definitively since 2015 that I have been with the trial and error system, well that's it; I love siphoning.

@franciscojaviergarciagomez2846

3 ай бұрын

guau Vietnam bueno pues yo quería decir funciona esto qué buenas noches y que a tirar pagante amigos

That watering can is very popular I have the same exact one

Awesome video bro. It's a simple setup but, its definitely not as easy as you made it seem. I guess you learned from trial and error.

@donkeycheese9104

Жыл бұрын

How is it not as easy as he made it seem? It really is that straight forward

@prolly2stoned420

Жыл бұрын

@@donkeycheese9104 Forreal. This the most ‘natural’ setup you can have.

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

Dirted tanks are great for plant growth, but suck for water changes. When I set up my 50g "dirted" tank, I pre-treated the organic potting soil by dumping it in a pail, adding 1/3 of a volume of unscented, non-clumping cat litter, and soaking it all in water for a few days with occasional mixing. Every day, when the solids had totally settled, I poured off the brown water, and replaced with fresh. This was much easier than doing water changes in an established tank, because I could do it all in the back yard. After this treatment I would put the mud in the bottom of the tank, and cap with 2 inches of aquarium gravel. After about 2 years of having to do lots of water changes for the tank, the excess nutrients levelled off, and my water chemistry was much better. I ran the tank for 15 years, and had great plant growth the whole time. The only reason I tore it down was because I had to move it into another room. I decided to try a "no water change" tank for the new setup, by reasearching and setting up a "plenum" tank.... lots of videos on that. I guess I will see if that setup gives me good plant growth.

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

Might be a stupid question but can you use eco compleat on top of the dirt instead of sand?

Now in setting up a dirt tank, do I need to use a sponge filter or can I use a filter that hangs on the back ?

What kind of sand are you using

I put in potting compost, then added in blood bone meal. Then drop of water, then sand. Even after all settled if i disturb the substrate it soon settles. Over the sand i have various coarse grits, pebbles , all sorts. What with dead leaves the fish love to ferret around digging and hiding feeding under leaves.

@flybobbie1449

5 ай бұрын

Planted, 4 weeks later the plants have nearly filled the tank from just a few cuttings. Ammonia dropped week 4. With 20 fish in. I started 3 days no fish, then 3 Platies. Week later 3 more, week later guppies and tetras, snails ans shrimps.. All happy bunnies (or fish).

If you doing like dark method for about 4 weeks (covering tank and no light just filter for beneficial bacteria) do you think should fix the problem with algae and does it water become clear in dirt tank after awhile,cheers

Is miracle grow organic choice safe for my 10 gallon planted aquarium?

What’s going on with those pathos in the big tank upstairs? Are they in floating baskets?

Duckweed is the real saviour.

I use Coast of Maine stonington blend to grow my cannabis. I have enough left from my last grow to setup a 5 gallon betta tank. Is that soil okay to use? Or should I save it for future grows and get something else?

ok, I'm down to making a decision, a question for you. Do you still like the dirted substrate capped with sand method? I am leaning this way. Do you have any algae problems due to the dirt? thanks! I have enjoyed your channel for year! Todd

Nice

Was that blasting sand? Thanks for your time.

Would adding soil work with freshwater puffers? Are there fish that don't respond well?

If you let it gas off for two days you leaf it or do you turn the soil ones or twice a day for those two days ...

Hi, At The First Tnx for Info, Question: we dont need wash it Or i Hear and saw In youtube They Cook It in macrowave, We dont need it?

How to add soil substrate into the existing established fish tank ? My plants are not doing well with my current stone gravel tank, and I am thinking to add soil substrate for better plant survival and growth. I feel it could be risk to add 2 - 3 inches of soil substrate all in once to cover the bottom. I plan just to add a few plants in small soil pots to reduce risk for the fishes in my current tank. Will that work ?

hello, I am a beginner to planted aquarium and I am setting up my new 2ft tank. Does using organic soil stink the aquarium? please let me know. The aquasoils are very expensive.

On the advice of a friend, I started a tank with about 1/2 to 1 inch of compost from vegtable kitched waste, plus ground dry leaves, coffee and some grass clippings. On top a mix that I had of pea gravel and purchase aquarium gravel. After about 10 days, the Ph was about 6.4 and nitriates pretty high. I ran a canister filter - water is now clear and just added a dozen small plants. What would be a tollerent starter fish, more important will the compost be a problem. The lawn has a service that uses chemicals, but the compost is about 2 years or longer. Suggestions please.

@kevinsmith8076

3 ай бұрын

You could try a beta fish. Probably too late now lol

I just did mine but don't think I did my sand that thick and now I have some organic mix floating around. Will that event go away? It's a 55 gallon tall

How timely that I came across this video. Yesterday I put organic potting soil into my new 29 gallon, wet it down into mud and have a fan on it to help remove the ammonia. You mention floating plants to help process the ammonia. Would a large (12 × 12 x3 inch) free floating mass of Java Moss do the same?

@helloaldrian

Жыл бұрын

I don't think java moss can succ nutrient that fast (?) Well, not as fast as frogbit, salvinia, water lettuce, etc. _cmiiw_

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

Hi! So I have a very very basic tank for breeding ramshorn snails , and I was wondering for filtration can I just use a air pump?

@sandidsaman7723

6 ай бұрын

hey , i have prepared a dirted 10 gallon tank but the problem is i have comparatively low wat light (only 10 watts for 10 gallon) so can u suggest some hardy stem plants that i can plant in there in the low light? thanks

how do your floaters not get moldy with a lid on? i think lack of airflow molded mine

Did you add water safe/dechlorinator to water before adding to the tank?

I like to do a dark start until the tank cycles use the ammonia t9 kick start the bacteria then turn on the lights and plant heavy

Potting mix has pearlite in it to help keep it from getting compacted and to drain well. Wouldn't you want more of just an outdoor gardening soil that doesn't have pearlite in it?

Hello, I have a huge African Leopard bush fish that I would love to send you footage off. Not sure if it’s male or female, hardiest fish I’ve had. I am wondering if you ever got some and what you feed it? Sorry I didn’t comment on the bush fish video.

How come you use so much soil? I’m trying half an inch of soil when wet, 1 inch when dry (maybe more because there’s more under the black bar) and then capping with pool filter sand

hey ! i am one of those foolish newbies on the learning curve right now i got a 10 gallon tank with like half an inch of gravel as the only substrate💀 So i was thinking could i just add an inch of potting/garden soil over the gravel and then cap it up with 2 inch sand?? or do i have to remove the gravel first? i would end up having like almost 4 inches of substrate by this...would this be an issue? thanks

Does any ol potting soil work?

What are the big leafy ones he has growing out of the top of a bunch of his tanks?

Is it normal to have brown cloudy water for a while even after water changes?

For all of mine I use a soil mix and put the fish in right after filling it up and don't ever change water and never have any problems like others say they do. I use fox farm ocean forest soil as it doesn't have any water soluble nitrogen and has aquatic based nutrients and I mix in sand (mostly pool filter), some crushed coral, I use flourite to give it some cec value and usually use the sand but have used the red as well. Then I cap it with sand and it usually doesn't matter how thick the cap is. I have 1 tank with only a tiny sand cap and it's working just as good as the one with 3+" sand cap.

@shadeaquaticbreeder2914

Жыл бұрын

With my mix I can break the cap, which I do frequently when moving plants that have long roots, and I never have anything to worry about.

@Calthrow

Жыл бұрын

Where do you get that soil I am going to be replacing a tank soon and I want to do a soil tank

@shadeaquaticbreeder2914

Жыл бұрын

@@Calthrow I get it from Home Depot or lately I have been going to Rural King as they have it sitting outside on pallets. Good luck! And remember there are usually more roots than leaves in most plants so it's good to have enough room for them.

@Calthrow

Жыл бұрын

@@shadeaquaticbreeder2914 thank you so much I can't wait to set it up I love planted tanks

@willparsons32

10 ай бұрын

Your reply to the KZreadr here that uses organic potting soil has got to be the closest comparison to my situation. I thought I could simply use sand in my aquarium to grow live plants. According to a few people who I have talked to say that I may as well have used concrete for substrate. I guess after reading and watching how to grow live plants in the aquarium, my "old school" sand method has become "past tense" for the lack of better words. So as per my particular situation, I have strictly sand as my substrate. I also have 3 angels in the aquarium as well. I read that you had removed (I assume) the fish before introducing the soil to the aquarium and then immediately put the fish back in the aquarium. I'm a little sceptical about doing that - especially when we all know that ammonia can kill rather quickly. I think my approach would be to prepare the soil in a separate container like that of a large plastic Rubbermaid container and let it sit for a few days or week occasionally sifting the "mud" with your hands in order to extinguish the ammonia gases locked up inside the mud. While I'm on the topic of ammonia, perhaps using API's ammonia lock might be a good option as well!

how many times do u change the water in the aquarium tank in a year?

Will house plants, do, as well?

Do you add heater or not?

Sir can i put loam soil? Or garden soil......

Hello sorry just came across you video can I use pool filter sand?

Would lucky bamboo do good in dirt?

Hey i just have done all of the things you did and i planted some plants to but there were worms in the soil they are just climbing up what to do

I need some plant what did you say yours was.

I cut a whole in the top of the bag ran water in sat it out in the sun/let some of the water drain and stuck it in a day later

What about using water conditioner to remove chlorine and ammonia?

how do you siphon the bottom level tanks?

I’m late to this but what’s the point of dieted tanks if you’re not planting a ton of plants in the substrate?

If you follow the father fish, you’ll be extremely pleased with the ease and the rapid way you can add fish almost immediately. I did a tank about six weeks ago my first father fish he calls it planted dirty aquarium, but he always catch the dirt with twice as much sand, maybe an inch of dirt that’s enriched soil, and then 2 inches of sand or double that for a larger tank than 55 gallons Mine is going wonderfully the plants are growing like crazy. It is crystal clear and there’s only about 10 gallons in the tank after displacement it’s a 15 gallon tank and I have had 45 fish and only two have died over the last six weeks. One was because the temperature went a lot higherthan I expected because I live in South America and I was using very intense LED light too close to the surface

Hi guys, what kind of sand do you use?

Does bigger tank needs more than 2 inch dirt?

My water is really dirty when I did this will it settle or do I need to redo it ?

I was afdaid to starT an aquarium whith THE dirt. It is the best thing i have ever had. Ph 8.5 kh 12. No3 25(50); po4 2. Every thing is growing. EVERY THING. HOLAND AQUARIUM 300LITERS.