Below are affiliate links of the equipment I use (shipping to ALL EU countries). If you buy anything by clicking on the below links I will receive small commision without additional cost to you. Please note I have not been given any free products in exchange for mentioning them. LED LIGHT 30cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/twinstar-light/twinstar-c-line-iii-300c?aff=19 45cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii451?aff=19 60cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii601?aff=19 90cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii901?aff=19 120cm: www.azaqua.nl/en/lighting/chihiros-aii-series-aii1201?aff=19 FILTER, SKIMMER AND PUMP Oase 75: www.azaqua.nl/en/filters/oase-biostyle-75?aff=19 Corner filter: www.azaqua.nl/en/filters/nano-hoekfilter?aff=19 Skimmer: www.azaqua.nl/en/filters/eheim-skim350?aff=19 Pump: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-pump/oase-optimax-300?aff=19 Wavemaker: www.azaqua.nl/en/stream-pump/oasis-streammax-classic?aff=19 Stainless steel: www.azaqua.nl/en/inflow-outflow/stainless-steel-skimmer-set?aff=19 HEATER Nano: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-heaters/dennerle-nano-thermometer-is-compact?aff=19 SOIL,GRAVEL AND SAND Soil: www.azaqua.nl/en/aqua-soil/aquarium-soil?aff=19 River gravel: www.azaqua.nl/en/cosmetic-sand/plantahunter-gravel-river?aff=19 Rio Xingu gravel: www.azaqua.nl/en/cosmetic-sand/plantahunter-gravel-rio-xingu?aff=19 Sand: www.azaqua.nl/en/cosmetic-sand/aquarium-decoration-sand-1-2mm?aff=19 STONES Round flat rock: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/round-flat-rock?aff=19 Black river boulder: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/black-sky-rock?aff=19 Black seiryu stone: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/dark-seiryu-stones?aff=19 Petrified wood stone: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/petrified-wood-fur?aff=19 Gray mountain stone: www.azaqua.nl/en/stones-per-kg/gray-mountain-stone?aff=19 WOOD Ancient root: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/ancient-root?aff=19 Corbo root: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/corbo-root-m-30-40cm?aff=19 Manzanita wood: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/manzanita-wood-m-40-50cm?aff=19 Spiderwood: www.azaqua.nl/en/aquarium-wood/spiderwood-s-21-30cm?aff=19 FERTILIZERS Micro+K: www.azaqua.nl/en/plant-fertilizer-and-additves/2hr-aquarist-apt-1?aff=19 FOOD Regural: www.azaqua.nl/en/fish-food-aquarium/dr-bassleer-biofish-food-regular?aff=19 Garlic: www.azaqua.nl/en/fish-food-aquarium/drbassleer-biofish-food-garlic?aff=19 MAINTENANCE Gravel vacuum: www.azaqua.nl/en/cleaning/dennerle-nano-soil-cleaner?aff=19 Aquascaping set: www.azaqua.nl/en/tweezers/nano-aquascaping-set?aff=19 Glass scraper: www.azaqua.nl/en/cleaning/window-cleaner?aff=19 VARIOUS Terra tape: www.azaqua.nl/en/necessities/dooa-terra-tape?aff=19 Moss cotton: www.azaqua.nl/en/necessities/moss-cotton-200m?aff=19 Superglue: www.azaqua.nl/en/necessities/superglue?aff=19 Pipette: www.azaqua.nl/en/plant-fertilizer-and-additves/pipette-1ml?aff=19

@melpi327

8 ай бұрын

Shame you give a link for everything, but not for the aquarium, which is very beautiful, by the way.

@IMaqua

8 ай бұрын

It was a custom made aquarium.

This is still one of my favorite builds ever. Came back for some inspiration as I get ready to scape my first rimless tank😀

@IMaqua

9 ай бұрын

Have fun with it and try not to spend too much money (easier said than done).

In one word, beautiful.

@IMaqua

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

beautiful!! a work of art!

@IMaqua

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.

My kind of eye candy, just so beautiful!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Beautiful scape. Hillstream loaches are a must 😂

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

It will be a nice home for them.

Girl Talks Fish mentioned your channel and had to check it out. The thumbnail of this aquascape she included in her post really caught my eye. I love this scape. Definitely subscribing.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to try something different with the thumbnail for the video. I think angled aquarium shot is eye catching. Anyway thanks for watching.

Gosh , that`s beautitul ! ❤

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Absolutely amazing,well done!! The stone is amazing, I love it.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Got it from Liquid Nature. Its really nice, black and smooth.

@anthonykontos7931

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaquahat was the price of this tank , I’ve been looking everywhere and haven’t found anything cheap. What’s the dimensions of this tank?

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Dimensions and volume are in the video description. I don't remember the price exactly because this was a custom made aquarium. I ordered this one (and 4 more with different dimensions) and I think the average price was 250€ per aquarium (shipping not included in the price).

One of the best builds ever. Can not wait to watch the update 😃

@IMaqua

10 ай бұрын

Glad you like it! This aquarium has many update videos. I will be creating new Hillstream and will publish it in a couple of days. Cheers

👏👏👏👏👏

@IMaqua

2 ай бұрын

Pozdrav 👍

Everything about this video is wonderful. The scape, the music, the videography-everything!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for so many compliments ☺

Beautiful.

@IMaqua

9 ай бұрын

Thanks.

Beautiful design

@IMaqua

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Nice, very, very nice, like!!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Perfect!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

👍

Liked and subscribed. Girl talks fish sent me.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

That's stunning, absolutely stunning! That's not just an aquascape it's a piece of art!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris.

Next level Wow absolutely stunning

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Looking good 👍🏻

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

One of my favorite styles. Awesome tank!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

I like it also. Can't wait to put the fish in.

👌👌👌

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

👍

Wow. Just wow. This is incredible!!!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

I fully agree with you on that. It really looks nice.

Awesome! Inspiring!

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Hans. It was an amazing tank to have and look at.

This was so relaxing to watch and made me smile. Can't wait to see what kind of fish you add.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Snails are already in. Next episode I will add fish.

looks outstanding. I had a small 20g long that I build a river manifold for, had various hillstreams, panda garra and stiphedon gobys. Was one of my favorite tanks. Only Part I didn't like was waiting for algae and biofilm to grow before introducing them.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I think for the next version of Hillstream I will do; I will grow algae on the rocks in a plastic container first and introduce rock with algae into the new aquarium.

wow

@IMaqua

10 ай бұрын

New Hillstream will be published on Friday.

Bin echt gespannt wie sich’s entwickelt. 👍

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

👍

Beautifully done scape 👏

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I love this scape man 😍.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lorenzo. Cant wait to fill it up with fish and shrimps.

A beautyful scape! I love it! The music was very fitting and I enjoyed watching the process! :D

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.

Beautiful!!!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great vid and scape. Keep it up!!!!!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Love it!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to put some fish in.

@deepershadesofhouse

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua they'll love it ;)

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

I hope so :)

damn cinmetography is amaing

@IMaqua

10 ай бұрын

Thanks.

Quality level is outstanding, dude. Great music, nice editing, clearly you love your craft. My only piece of advice would be to work a bit on your opening to make it slightly more captivating, like maybe take shots of your end product?

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for suggestion. Its always nice to hear quality advice. I am still trying to see what works best, but I have definitely been thinking about what you suggested.

Amazing! Let’s get to 4k hours of watch time

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. 4k will come eventually.

Magnifique réalisation. Et très belle vidéo, très bien faite ! Very good job !

@IMaqua

3 ай бұрын

Merci. Thanks.

Beautiful layout. Intriguing. What types are those driftwood's?

@IMaqua

11 ай бұрын

They are just called driftwood.

Lovely video editing, surprised you’ve not got more views hopefully the algorithm will get you more from aquascapers around the globe.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Actually the views are much higher now than at the time I released the video. Slow and steady. Cheers

Incredible dude! Saw your post on Reddit, had to watch the vid. You have a new sub!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy. I can't wait to add some fish in.

Wow I watched all your videos in one sitting. This scape looks simple but definitely alot of thought was put into it. Congratulations! Subscribed. Looking forward to more builds

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching all. I definitely did put a lot of thought into this build and I am glad it shows.

It looks incredible and is calming to look at,great work man!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ved.

One word: awesome!🔥

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

One word: Thanks 👍

I really really like your videos, keep up the good work.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for support. More videos coming soon :)

Awesome, love it 😍😍😍

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Loving it! Please keep up the good work! ><

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment I am glad you like the aquarium and the video.

Impressively high quality on everything, not to mention the filming! Highly appreciated, instantly subscribed - keep it coming!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for compliments. New video will be out end of this week.

What a great find, this channel has all the ingredients! Great job, edits, music...

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

And fish...

@fpvlegion

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua And water... ;D

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

...and tomorrow is new video...

@fpvlegion

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua hmmm, looking forward, im subscribed!

Just found your channel. The quality of your videos are amazing. Love the soundtracks too😊. I have a question please. Can you make a video on how you maintain your sandy substrate in order to keep it looking so nice and pristine

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I will think about doing it in the future because so far I have not been doing that kind of videos. So there is a chance I will make it. Regarding sand I don't do anything special, just a gravel vacuum every now and then (every 2-4 weeks) and in some aquariums I don't clean substrate at all.

@GoodSamaritan1972

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua : Thank you so much

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Beautiful full scape, one of the most underrated channel Deserves more recognition Gained a sub😀😀

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for compliments. I think as long as you enjoy what you do recognition comes sooner or later.

@parthgaming0484

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua agreed

Beautiful scape! I have just discovered your channel and I am loving all your videos!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. New video will be out soon.

@afifahzulkefli2647

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua Can’t wait! I’ve subbed! 💕

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Perfect😁👍

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hendra. I know you like shrimps and I will have some inside this aquarium 👍

@IskaSaint

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua Wow..i'll be waiting👌

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

They will be in soon

Does the filter floss between rocks have to be replaced occasionally? Also wondering if I should leave those places empty for hillstream loach babies to hide in. Really love your idea and want to do something similar. Fantastic!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

There is no need to replace filter floss. I used it also in my other builds and never replaced it. It just servers as a barrier for the substrate not to mix with sand. If you wanna leave them empty go ahead. This aquarium was never imagined as a strict "biotope". If you wanna have Hillstream babies I would definitely go with only rocks and gravel, long light period of at least 12 hours and a lot of algae.

@MN7263

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua long light period to boost algae growth? Thanks for the reply!

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The longer the better. Breeding tanks for Hillstream loaches have long light period. That way they get a lot of algae that are natural habitat for aufwuchs.

It's so gorgeous man 🤘🤘and If I could give a suggest for the fish is Redfin Shark & Bala Shark also Cichlid Lemon Fish 🤘🤘

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Tanks are small for Bala Sharks butI definitely plan to have dwarf cichlids in one of the tanks.

@PutuWahyuArimbawa

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua Good to hear..The RedFin Shark is about to contrary your whole Tanks view. I mean The Contrasts Colors 👍👍

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

@@PutuWahyuArimbawa i like the colours of red fin shark

@PutuWahyuArimbawa

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua it's nice man. You can see the channel of Pakne Kenzho for your inspiration. Thank you for your sharing 🤘🤘

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

I think I heard that name somewhere. It definitely sounds familiar.

I often times find myself returning to your video and have finally decided to upgrade to a long stream tank for my Hillstreams. I can’t help but wonder where you found that spray bar? I need an attachment to evenly distribute my flow 8-10” wide. The time stamp is 9:12

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

The spray bar arrived with a filter. The filter is Aquael Ultramax 1000.

whats kind of river wood did you used?

@IMaqua

10 ай бұрын

The wood was sold to me under the name "Driftwood".

I really want to build a 75 river scape like this, but I’m really struggling to find the correct rocks. Any chance you remember where you got these? I’m at the point where I’m going to Lowe’s to test some rocks lol.

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

These were bought at the aquascaping store in Europe.

nice looking tank and well done video but not much of a "hill stream" with that little flow

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

The smallest stones strewn around could have been in proportion to the big pebbles

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately these are the only stones I could get.

@canecorsomolosser3294

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua where did you get these stones, really curious about it. Hope you have link maybe 👍😁

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

They are made by Dennerle and called "Plantahunter natural gravel".

@drganesan62

Жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua great work

Where do you buy large stones like that

@IMaqua

10 ай бұрын

This one was bought from an online shop located in Vienna. The shop is called Liquid Nature.

Where did you find the black river boulders? Can't find any similar local to me 🤔

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

If you are from Europe I got them from Liquid Nature (Vienna). They deliver all around Europe. If you are from US good luck finding the boulders.

@canecorsomolosser3294

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua found it 😁👌very nice, at last ☺️

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

You found it in a shop or outside in nature?

@canecorsomolosser3294

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua liquid nature Vienna 👍

@canecorsomolosser3294

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua I live in Europe

Sewellia lineolata ?

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Psst 🤫 Yes...

Absolutely stunning. I’ve sent an email. Hope you don’t mind 👍👍

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Will reply tomorrow.

Hi what type of aqua soil did u use 🙂

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Aqua soil used was Dennerle Deponit Mix 10in1 and JBL Manado.

@aamirsuhail3586

2 жыл бұрын

@@IMaqua tq so much ❤️ for replying so fast and with such humblenes

Пейзаж отличный.Только зачем пол ролика кисточкой махать.Всё равно же в итоге засыпал всё дно песком.Отходите от скейперских стереотипов и к вам потянутся люди.

@IMaqua

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for suggestion. Спасибо.

13 minuten same song is rly annoying. Turned it off

@IMaqua

Жыл бұрын

You got a really good solution. Thanks for watching.