EPIC Africa Aquarium! Aquascape Tutorial w/ Butterfly Cichlid & Congo Tetra

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In this video we are rescaping my 90P aquarium and turning it into an Africa themed planted tank!
Everything I've used for this tank (affiliate links)
TANK
EU: bit.ly/450GN6L
US: bit.ly/47mWS88 (Similar)
CABINET
EU: bit.ly/44QMK65
US: bit.ly/47xVbVR (Similar)
GLASS BACKGROUND FOIL
US: amzn.to/3NKopcC
EU: amzn.to/41d4HJg
LIGHT:
EU: bit.ly/3OMJsLK
US: bit.ly/48Fyr5Q (Similar)
AQUASOIL
EU: bit.ly/3QupYNa
US: bit.ly/3qoaoI0
ROOT TABS
bit.ly/3tAQM5k 15% off with code: MJAQUA
FERTILIZER
bit.ly/3vngdrA 15% off with code: MJAQUA
ROCKS
EU: bit.ly/4aI4eot
JADE STONE BOX
bit.ly/3tHEOGT Use code WIOMJAQUA and get a free gift with your order! (first add the gift to your basket)
WOOD
EU: bit.ly/47sBgGp
US: bit.ly/3NUfKn7
LILY PIPES
EU: amzn.to/3tKLt3i
US: bit.ly/3RPG6rh
Super glue Liquid
EU: bit.ly/3rC0rY3
US: amzn.to/408UAqi
Super glue Gel
EU: amzn.to/46B3L52
US: amzn.to/3J2owwM
ALL THE PLANTS USED
ANUBIAS BARTERI 'COIN LEAF'
US: bit.ly/3NTnjds
ANUBIAS BARTERI NANA IN-VITRO
US: bit.ly/47rmVtU
ANUBIAS NANA 'BONSAI'
US: bit.ly/3QtSfDa
BOLBITIS HEUDELOTII
US: bit.ly/48QO0Zp
APONOGETON BOIVINIANUS
US: bit.ly/3TPLbCz
APONOGETON LONGIPLUMULOSUS
US: bit.ly/41RG1Iy
APONOGETON MADAGASCARIENSIS
US: bit.ly/46y558Q
APONOGETON ULVACEUS
US: bit.ly/3RKWFVv
LILAEOPSIS MAURITIANA
US: bit.ly/47sBIEB
NYMPHAEA LOTUS 'RED'
US: bit.ly/46GSZKi
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CO2 buying guide! • BEST CO2 SYSTEM FOR BE...
How to SETUP your CO2! • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO...
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  • @MJAquascaping
    @MJAquascaping5 ай бұрын

    Everything I've used for this tank (affiliate links) TANK EU: bit.ly/450GN6L US: bit.ly/47mWS88 (Similar) CABINET EU: bit.ly/44QMK65 US: bit.ly/47xVbVR (Similar) GLASS BACKGROUND FOIL US: amzn.to/3NKopcC EU: amzn.to/41d4HJg LIGHT: EU: bit.ly/3OMJsLK US: bit.ly/48Fyr5Q (Similar) AQUASOIL EU: bit.ly/3QupYNa US: bit.ly/3qoaoI0 ROOT TABS bit.ly/3tAQM5k 15% off with code: MJAQUA FERTILIZER bit.ly/3vngdrA 15% off with code: MJAQUA ROCKS EU: bit.ly/4aI4eot JADE STONE BOX bit.ly/3tHEOGT Use code WIOMJAQUA and get a free gift with your order! (first add the gift to your basket) WOOD EU: bit.ly/47sBgGp US: bit.ly/3NUfKn7 LILY PIPES EU: amzn.to/3tKLt3i US: bit.ly/3RPG6rh Super glue Liquid EU: bit.ly/3rC0rY3 US: amzn.to/408UAqi Super glue Gel EU: amzn.to/46B3L52 US: amzn.to/3J2owwM ALL THE PLANTS USED ANUBIAS BARTERI 'COIN LEAF' US: bit.ly/3NTnjds ANUBIAS BARTERI NANA IN-VITRO US: bit.ly/47rmVtU ANUBIAS NANA 'BONSAI' US: bit.ly/3QtSfDa BOLBITIS HEUDELOTII US: bit.ly/48QO0Zp APONOGETON BOIVINIANUS US: bit.ly/3TPLbCz APONOGETON LONGIPLUMULOSUS US: bit.ly/41RG1Iy APONOGETON MADAGASCARIENSIS US: bit.ly/46y558Q APONOGETON ULVACEUS US: bit.ly/3RKWFVv LILAEOPSIS MAURITIANA US: bit.ly/47sBIEB NYMPHAEA LOTUS 'RED' US: bit.ly/46GSZKi 🚨Watch this next!🚨 Inspiration playlist! • Build Videos CO2 buying guide! • BEST CO2 SYSTEM FOR BEGINNERS?🤔 CO2 S... How to SETUP your CO2! • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SETUP ... Simple fertilizer dosing! • SIMPLE AQUARIUM PLANT LIQUID FERTILIZ... 👉🏻Cool Aquascaping T-shirts: mosscotton.com/ Code: mjaqua10 👉🏻15% off 2hraquarist.com with code: MJAQUA 👉🏻Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my KZread channel: / mjaquascaping #plantedtank #aquascape #mjaquascaping

  • @lutalightning

    @lutalightning

    5 ай бұрын

    What brand of planting tweezers do you use? 🤔

  • @F1atman

    @F1atman

    5 ай бұрын

    Hey MJ I have a question. In all your scapes I never see a heater. Is that something that is needed? I see some channels say it is but i've never noticed a heater in your scapes. Unless I'm not noticing it. Just thought I'd ask.

  • @MJAquascaping

    @MJAquascaping

    5 ай бұрын

    @@F1atman I do run a few tanks without a heater, but it depends on the inhabitants. This tank has the Oase filter with a built in heater

  • @morneschaap2944
    @morneschaap29445 ай бұрын

    Not sure what to compliment more, the layout, the plants or the fish. Great work, this is a beautiful tank.😊

  • @MJAquascaping

    @MJAquascaping

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @tropicalfishlover
    @tropicalfishlover5 ай бұрын

    Very nice hardscape! The Myriophyllum "Guyana" is from South America though! 😉 But the Thomas cichlids took care of that problem their own way! Lol 😋

  • @Populiervogel
    @Populiervogel5 ай бұрын

    Weer een super bak geworden, erg mooi, de beste wensen nog, Guyana ligt naast Suriname, Zuid Amerika dus. 😊

  • @inxsgoat
    @inxsgoat5 ай бұрын

    I have a 6 foot tank. The first scape I did was really amateur. Your videos inspired me to start from scratch and now it's a masterpiece :)

  • @simianlife5949
    @simianlife59495 ай бұрын

    Absolutely gorgeous. The bulb plants give it a very unique look compared to most scapes you see. I had never heard of either African butterfly cichlids nor the banded barbs before your channel--amazing fish selection!

  • @Entobrand71
    @Entobrand715 ай бұрын

    This has become my favorite of all your tank vids. One the overall scape and I love that your take the time to list each plant individually with side description and facts.

  • @MandyJane123700
    @MandyJane1237005 ай бұрын

    Using all those bulbs as background plants turned out really beautiful. The whole tank looks great, and the fish are really cool.

  • @Ankescapes
    @Ankescapes5 ай бұрын

    This is definitely one of my favourite tanks! I live the mixture of the different aponogeton and the Lotus, and the fish are gorgeous. Very well done!!!

  • @meggincarter302
    @meggincarter3025 ай бұрын

    Wow! Love the bulb plant development and the addition of the barbs and Congo tetras. Stunner!😮

  • @frankvermeulen4621
    @frankvermeulen46215 ай бұрын

    I just love themed tanks. Not every fish or plant needs to be from the same region, just the majority. This looks great. 👍

  • @nordicscaper
    @nordicscaper5 ай бұрын

    Really stunning!

  • @LaBeLsDistracted
    @LaBeLsDistracted5 ай бұрын

    Have been looking forward to this one! I love the format of the 90!

  • @JP-gl5hw
    @JP-gl5hw5 ай бұрын

    Great job. Love the fish. Thanks for sharing

  • @mrstea1813
    @mrstea18135 ай бұрын

    Beautiful as always! 🎉

  • @TazTuz
    @TazTuz5 ай бұрын

    Loving the video already!

  • @patrickinocencio1431
    @patrickinocencio14315 ай бұрын

    Love your videos! Your setups are always super inspiring 🙌🏼😎

  • @sentameier9795
    @sentameier97955 ай бұрын

    It is just beautiful! Very nice👍

  • @sixt3denied
    @sixt3denied5 ай бұрын

    Absolutely love this tank and aquascape. Has a bit of a wild natural look to it which I love. Fish selection was outstanding as well. MJ this is definitely one of my favorites! Amazing job!

  • @DashDrones
    @DashDrones5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful! Can't wait to see how this grows. Those blue eyed congo tetra are the perfect addition 👍

  • @liaml9992
    @liaml99925 ай бұрын

    Looks fantastic 😍.

  • @Sea-cucumber1151
    @Sea-cucumber11514 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous

  • @andrescontrerasvargas5865
    @andrescontrerasvargas58655 ай бұрын

    Everything looks amazing nice work!

  • @AquaverseAquatics
    @AquaverseAquatics5 ай бұрын

    Love this scape, great work mate and great video 🙌

  • @botanicalsblackwaterbeyond8871
    @botanicalsblackwaterbeyond88715 ай бұрын

    Stunning mate 👍👍

  • @MorningStar5354
    @MorningStar53545 ай бұрын

    Unique setup, looks amazing

  • @judianprithiv457
    @judianprithiv4575 ай бұрын

    A very unique scape and very very natural, love this!

  • @andreaspetrilli
    @andreaspetrilli5 ай бұрын

    Really gorgeous, as all of your setups.

  • @cherylmartin9994
    @cherylmartin99945 ай бұрын

    Wow! Love it!! Beautiful how the bulbs in back grew out. Love the fish choices too. Another winner!! ☺️

  • @SoNiels
    @SoNiels5 ай бұрын

    Really beautiful tank again!

  • @jeffreyrichardson9568
    @jeffreyrichardson95685 ай бұрын

    Love the new layout. Very interesting choice of background plants. I think it came out great! Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed it.

  • @abcd-jq1sy
    @abcd-jq1sy5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful scape

  • @IndoorEcosystem
    @IndoorEcosystem5 ай бұрын

    Man that grew in really, really nicely! Great fish selection as well. Those banded barbs are really pretty fish!

  • @mechbot9971
    @mechbot99715 ай бұрын

    Very beautiful aqua scape as usual! You never seem to disappoint

  • @silver_shaded1890
    @silver_shaded18904 ай бұрын

    Heel mooi resultaat 👍👌

  • @ashurgeorge4604
    @ashurgeorge46045 ай бұрын

    Top marks MJ~! Great concept and execution.

  • @vasacermak1
    @vasacermak15 ай бұрын

    It's really beutiful!

  • @lorenzospina3174
    @lorenzospina31745 ай бұрын

    Masterpiece aquarium ❤

  • @nikolaykostishen6402
    @nikolaykostishen64025 ай бұрын

    Nice tank!

  • @bmcc901
    @bmcc9015 ай бұрын

    Superb looking set up with a nice big selection of fantastic looking fish.

  • @ricardotolosa2671
    @ricardotolosa26715 ай бұрын

    I find this scape quite original and while you were building I could not imagine how awsome it would turn......kudos again! African barbs....how beautifull!

  • @octaviomedina9017
    @octaviomedina90175 ай бұрын

    Your tank looks great. Keep up the good work brother I really like it 👍👍

  • @mandyminshull2351
    @mandyminshull23515 ай бұрын

    Looks beautiful and the finish look amazing

  • @tombarb2864
    @tombarb28645 ай бұрын

    Wow…those bulbs! Very nice!

  • @tracys.6033
    @tracys.60335 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous! Fish selection great also. Bulbs give background a whole different look. Enjoy the tank. Thanks for sharing.

  • @SoTypicallyMeh
    @SoTypicallyMeh5 ай бұрын

    beautiful tank! those bulbs really turned out well!

  • @hukilausurfer
    @hukilausurfer5 ай бұрын

    All time favorite aquascaping channel 🙌🏽🙌🏽 every upload is a hit, keep it up 🔥

  • @boebender
    @boebender5 ай бұрын

    This comes right on time as I’m debating with myself if I want to do an all-Africa tank. Thanks!

  • @mickaelnegrobar2095
    @mickaelnegrobar20955 ай бұрын

    C'est un merveilleux cadeau et en même temps une incroyable leçon de simplicité et de perfection.. BRAVO ET BONNE ANNÉE 🎉❤

  • @rickyabdullah4758
    @rickyabdullah47585 ай бұрын

    Great Africa aquarium

  • @MaartenJanssenaquarium
    @MaartenJanssenaquarium5 ай бұрын

    Goed bezig MJ. Super mooi die Jade Stones!

  • @philcarlino6942
    @philcarlino69425 ай бұрын

    The colors of the fish really shine against all the green of the plants. Very nice!

  • @itsaxZOMBIE
    @itsaxZOMBIE5 ай бұрын

    This is jaw dropping… absolutely my favorite scape I’ve seen anywhere and now i want an African tank with a similar vibe!!

  • @St0nE_fLy
    @St0nE_fLy5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the inspiration Mate 😉👍 Very beautiful Tank !!! Congratz 😊

  • @veilside1000kw
    @veilside1000kw5 ай бұрын

    Great work mate👌 I think the whole aquarium with everything in it is also popping because of the light... Those skylights are still my favourite and absolutely beautiful 😊.

  • @MegGreeneSmith
    @MegGreeneSmith5 ай бұрын

    Beautiful tank! I have been thinking about setting up a similar tank and was very happy to see the banded barbs in there at the end. Thanks for sharing.

  • @dizzypdddizzypdd2252
    @dizzypdddizzypdd22523 ай бұрын

    I think it’s by far my favourite one yet!!! Beautiful and inspiring 👍👍👍

  • @azrulashraf6723
    @azrulashraf67235 ай бұрын

    Loving the scape. And the longer cinematic video at the end. Kudos!

  • @jtaka1453
    @jtaka14535 ай бұрын

    Those barbs are awesome!

  • @Dekraakjes
    @Dekraakjes5 ай бұрын

    een heel erg mooi aquarium mooie planten

  • @richardcunliffe
    @richardcunliffe5 ай бұрын

    Really nice! Having watched scaping videos for ages I often find the thumbnails less enticing but the video content always turns out to show how nice the tanks are. It's testament to how strong this scape is that even the thumbnail has punch. Definitely something a bit different. Loving the big greens

  • @uggezshanmuniandy1300
    @uggezshanmuniandy13005 ай бұрын

    So beautiful brother I love this ❤

  • @cococalm
    @cococalm5 ай бұрын

    Happy New Year to you. Excellentaquarium. Not much is known about the Non Cichlid African species. Great to see them get some exposure. More like this would be great. Excellent project and awesome outcome.

  • @ruialbrecht1828
    @ruialbrecht18285 ай бұрын

    the layout is mmuch beatiful than last one, love it!

  • @achilles_heel07
    @achilles_heel075 ай бұрын

    Those banded barbs really compliment the aquascape! Perfect selection of fish and gorgeous background plants! Simply amazing! You inspire many of us who do aquascaping as a hobby!

  • @aryn32
    @aryn325 ай бұрын

    Very nice, thank you.

  • @wickedmrwombat
    @wickedmrwombatАй бұрын

    Really beautiful creation! One of your best works 😊

  • @CanoYeezy
    @CanoYeezy5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing both the good and the bad parts of your experience, I think it makes baby aquascapers like me feel better about tanks that don’t always work out :)

  • @shawtyshort2648
    @shawtyshort26485 ай бұрын

    Love your choice of fish Congo and butterfly cichlids are so underrated. Don't need to say much about your scape always spot on! 👍🏻

  • @F1atman
    @F1atman5 ай бұрын

    This is perfect timing MJ!!!!! I was just trying to do an Iwagumi scape and figuring out how to mesh rocks with aquasoil and sand! This gave me an amazing idea and a good way to separate sand and aquasoil! You’re the best!!! Much love from US Delaware!

  • @monikaw2991
    @monikaw29915 ай бұрын

    Looks amazing. All the plants in the background gives almost forrestry feelings.

  • @modellbaurobbe9951
    @modellbaurobbe99515 ай бұрын

    Awesome aquascape its probably my favorite one of your scapes next to the big shallow v2

  • @curtisdesign
    @curtisdesign5 ай бұрын

    Fantastic! 👍

  • @TomTeysen
    @TomTeysen5 ай бұрын

    Mooie natuurlijke layout! Leuke vissen ook.

  • @Krishnath.Dragon
    @Krishnath.Dragon5 ай бұрын

    I think the issue with the Lilaeopsis is a light issue. They are very light hungry little plants. As for the layout, absolutely stunning, and a lovely selection of fish on top of it. I adore it.

  • @stephenevans7884

    @stephenevans7884

    5 ай бұрын

    It's mega isn't it

  • @sergeiz.5815
    @sergeiz.58155 ай бұрын

    Awesome 👍

  • @martinallan4053
    @martinallan40534 ай бұрын

    What a tank set up .. great work Recently bought my new 3rd tank and I’m going to give this a go Keep up the great work 👌

  • @gfunkHP
    @gfunkHP5 ай бұрын

    love the layout and the banded barbs!! gorgeous bunch of fish altogether. great execution of the rock barrier. rescaping a uns 45l partly because of the decorative sand mixing. it had some of the same lilies and they did great in the mix of caribsea sand and fluval stratum haha. going to have to comb through past videos for the nano long ideas, the smaller space has been tough to figure out. thanks for the video!!!

  • @rafameza4186
    @rafameza41865 ай бұрын

    This is definitely one of my absolute favorites aquascapes I’ve ever seen 😍

  • @itsaxZOMBIE

    @itsaxZOMBIE

    5 ай бұрын

    Same here!

  • @firefirefire8
    @firefirefire85 ай бұрын

    great story telling.

  • @xXSarTriXx
    @xXSarTriXx5 ай бұрын

    Awesome! and now tint it with this humin stuff ^^ i guess it looks even cooler with a light brown wather

  • @starr_ship
    @starr_ship5 ай бұрын

    That first frame after "6 weeks later" lands strong!

  • @legionaquatics
    @legionaquatics3 ай бұрын

    I really like the look of this aquascape! it looks more like something you would see in nature compared to something like an iwagumi or dutch style aquascape, the forest of aponogeton really looks natural. Great job Mark!

  • @MrAndshaz
    @MrAndshaz5 ай бұрын

    Wow well do a man, really great tank!

  • @sjfarrell2.03
    @sjfarrell2.035 ай бұрын

    The new layout looks really good. I will be rescaping my 90p in the next couple of months and might get the Jade rocks from Wio also. I have never tried bulb plants before and they look fantastic so might try them out as well.

  • @MegaBurrrito
    @MegaBurrrito5 ай бұрын

    Nice tank 🙂, finally something easier to maintain 😜

  • @BenlshTracker
    @BenlshTracker5 ай бұрын

    you inspire me to rescape my congo tank!

  • @BenlshTracker

    @BenlshTracker

    5 ай бұрын

    also just a heads up: guayana is in south america!

  • @danielmaclaren3065
    @danielmaclaren30655 ай бұрын

    this is my favorite tank you've made. non biased opinion from an African

  • @tom.jacobs
    @tom.jacobs5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for showing us a very nice scape, love the coloring on the jade stones in combo with the plants and wood. Personally like less population, but each there own ;-)

  • @MSalvadorStudios
    @MSalvadorStudios5 ай бұрын

    Awesome

  • @priyankardas2668
    @priyankardas26685 ай бұрын

    An excellent setup with classic MJ touch. I love how the backside has turned out with the aponogeton species. It's something I wanted to achieve with echinodorus but a mix of aponogeton did it better. Once again I am hooked to your choice of fishes...those Congo tetras are my new favourites.. The lileopsis probably have been shaded/outcompeted by the larger plants...so I guess cutting back the aponogeton might help...

  • @matthewsmith6169
    @matthewsmith61695 ай бұрын

    love this MJ, the cichlids are a great choice for the tank, they look like a Jack Dempsey breed (you may of said this) I'll have to show you my cichlids. The tetras are lovely, I can never get these when I go looking.

  • @michaelstraver
    @michaelstraver5 ай бұрын

    got mine aponegetons for 9years!! the boivianus ant they grow BIGG..but dont forget that these plants sometimes will stop growing and go in some kind of sleep mode, after some time you thingk to take them out!..dont do that..let them survive..they have some kind of sleeping periode , they loose leaves and give you the feeling that they die!!..and afther that they will grow again..i love this plant specialy in the big tanks..mine got in the best times leaves about 70cm's !! yes..so big! love this tank..the maanvis in nijmegen is such a good shop! and maarten is a good friend of mine..i will follow this tank..thanks..mike

  • @Homieguerneville
    @Homieguerneville5 ай бұрын

    Heel mooi gelukt

  • @OnkelStonkel
    @OnkelStonkel4 ай бұрын

    Hey, late comment but you might want to consider having the basket with sponges in the bottom of the filter. If I remember correctly water flows through prefilter > through heater section > from bottom and up through baskets and then out. So having sponges at the bottom should keep the biomedia and carbon less clogged with bad stuff and leave more space for beneficial bacteria. Love your channel! This tank looks amazing, lovely fish choice as well

  • @suvinuoska
    @suvinuoska5 ай бұрын

    This is very much a more-is-more kind of aquascape, which is not my thing (because I'm a greige Nordic person lol) but it's a refreshing change of pace for the channel :) Looking forward to updates on this!

  • @shlokbansal656
    @shlokbansal6565 ай бұрын

    Love it

  • @jevonswan8120
    @jevonswan81202 ай бұрын

    Hey MJ, I recently got into the hobby and am a huge fan. I would love to see you do an aquascape where all of the plants are trimmings/propagated from other tanks to see how you approach it. I live in Bermuda where it's next to impossible to get new aquarium plants because of regulation and 95% of my plants are trimmings from someone else's tank

  • @user-tv4si1ts3e
    @user-tv4si1ts3e5 ай бұрын

    Inspiring

  • @reigh_leigh
    @reigh_leigh5 ай бұрын

    Wow!!!!

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