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MD, I'd love to see you really challenge yourself and do a 3 or 400 pound budget challenge. Like facebook marketplace tanks and finding deals to see how far you can stretch your money while still making one of your impeccable tanks.

@levibennett5166

28 күн бұрын

I was thinking $100.... It's doable

@Honda250Racer02

28 күн бұрын

@@levibennett5166 it's for sure doable at that price. I was just throwing out the 3 or 400 as a rough amount.

@landonw8982

28 күн бұрын

@@levibennett5166not really.

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

@@levibennett5166 I could do the whole tank above for 400 quid. Few less plants and a couple less rocks but that's about the budget of this.

@levibennett5166

28 күн бұрын

@@MDFishTanks it's beautiful and we love it. I was just thinking maybe there could a unique challenge for you. Like a 10 gallon old school tank for as cheap as possible. I have faith in you 🤙

Man I wish Superfish was in the US

If anyone has heard their calling, its you. Stunning 😍

Hey MD , " that couldn't have gone any BETTER " , but seriously the whole video was a pleasure, and Dave is the most generous man in the business .... hope you left the shop with a few pieces of hardscape that you can't wait to set up your next display !!! For the longest time I have been seeing more faces in driftwood and a few in stones but check out the back one @ 11:44

i love how you have aquariums for all budgets 💜

Beautiful shop. I do miss the trips to Maidenhead aquatics.

@bob21345

28 күн бұрын

Me too.

@johnnydubbsaquascaping

27 күн бұрын

Me three

@ASPHALT.Animal

27 күн бұрын

Me 4

I've been watching you channel for a while now, absolutely love you aquariums. Today after many months of studying I am doing my 1st planted 10 gallon 37ish liters aquarium. I had a few aquariums in the past, just never planted. My wife and kids gave me $300 to spend for it for fathers days. I am so torn on what fish to get now lol.

@R-ur6my

19 күн бұрын

For nano/schooling fish chilli rasboras are a great option and if there are lots of greens the red should nicely pop foe singular you can't go wrong with a nice betta or some guppies even

Great tank ! I'm all exited as I'm soon getting a 720 liter tank for my office. Thx for all the inspiration ❤❤❤ Cheers from France

wow another video! hell yeah for being back 🥳

Stunning as always

Just stunning

Good morning, another amazing tank. Well done MD.

@tone.flawless_1235

28 күн бұрын

Wait good morning?

Thank you Dave.

Love the medium tech videos.

ANOTHER BANGER

I hope we get an update once the fish are in.

Love it!!! I hope you can do a indepth video on how to setup the colombo co2 kit and refill ones its running low/out

came out great . I need to invest in a Co2 system.

Another great scape! I'd love for you to create another take with your Buda statue. I loved that scape and miss when you used to get creative with extra stuff like the owls and Buda.

You greatly appreciate this channel and all of my scapes are based on your videos and expertise. I would love to know if there was a place where you could see all of the aquascapes you have inspired.

magnificent as always MD :), maybe this is the tank for some CPD's ?

“Root around”. That means something very different here in Australia 😂😂😂

Love the videos MD - relaxing, inspiring and educational, keep it up please! Just wondering how you deal with tanins when using wood in your smaller tanks?

Merci pour la vidéo

Have you stopped using mesh bags for the aquasoil? I'd be interested to know why - I always have the soil coming back up above the sand!

Nice job. Beautiful. What lighting did you use on this tank? Thank you.

Lava rock is my favorite aquascaping stone. Cheap, lightweight ,high surface area, inert , you can find a lot of textures, pairs well with other volcanic stones. I feel like they dont get called high-end because the are so easily sourced and cheap.

would love to see some green tiger barbs on the channel, theyre my favorite 🙏🏻

Hi, love the videos,. Have you got any recommendations of where to source plants online?

great work as usual don't get me wrong but at the final stage even big pieces of wood all covered by plants, so you can't see any details is there any sense in using all of them?

When you said that, he’d never capped soil…😧… I almost fell out of my chair & out of my car, lol. 🤣 He has all the best ingredients at his disposal! What?

How did the crypt flamingo get on? I couldn't make it out from the 1 month later shots 👍

Another beautiful setup! MD, have you ever considered entering IAPLC? I'd love to see what you could put together for one of the big competitions.

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

its not for me really. First of all I think there skill level is a lot higher but also, takes all the fun out of creating aquariums for me personally.

How long do u keep the light on in these small aquarium?

Love this tank setup! I am trying to find someone in or around Leicester to help me scape a tank. It's a Wall Tank so a bit of a challenge.

nice ! :)

Did you leave the fern in the little plastic pots

What is a comparable USA tank?

omg name reveal what😮

@person1077

28 күн бұрын

I was looking for this comment lol

@hamo4558

28 күн бұрын

@@person1077 Me too !

@dforgash

28 күн бұрын

If you go way back… it was revealed long ago

It would help if when you do these "budget" aquarium videos that you include, either at the end or pinned in the comments, a detailed list of equipment, hardscape, gravel, and plants including price. I'm quite sure the sticker shock for this "budget" aquarium would put off many people new to the hobby.

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

medium budget. Talking like 500 qui all in

We know you use the super glue and paper towel method for gluing hardscapes but could you please show us the sort of glue you use; brand, type and how much to use cheers heaps 😁

The CO2 bubbles are going up to the top of the aquarium from the diffuser. Doesn't this limit CO2 efficiency throughout the tank?

Just a question about the wood used, how do you avoid mold on the bits sticking out of the water?

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

give it a little brush every once in a while. Alternatively attach moss and it will grow up out the water and onto the moss.

@marcopolo208

28 күн бұрын

@@MDFishTanks thanks for the advice!

Hi MD, you don't use anymore net bags for substrate anymore! Why is that?

@HotshotH

28 күн бұрын

Explained in a previous video. MD says there is nothing wrong with that method but he doesn’t need to redo and reuse the substrate so often for new setups anymore now that he has a lot more tanks. Net bags were quick and convenient to remove and reuse. Less need in longer term setups.

What's the cost all in MD

Heh. I'd be wanting to scoop the wood bits out of that sand table for compost... =p

Another beautiful tank were are you based do you have a shop would love to come down and visit

Unlimited money 👍✌️

Zwei "Profiaquariengestalter" unter sich! 👍

Another great video. Hopefully i can start making some videos with a bit of this quality.

@johnnydubbsaquascaping

27 күн бұрын

Would be good :) the quality of mine is about the level of a 10 year old 😂 then again a 10 year old would probably do better

Nice MD! only critique i have is most of ur co2 is escaping to the surface right next to the skimmer... the flow is not optimizing it.

@nikolastojanovic9348

28 күн бұрын

Also the soil capped with sand or gravel. Put a few cories and it's all mixed in 3 mins. They're like a fish tank crackheads.

Where did the flamingo go?

I'm not at all happy with my aquarium. I'm going to rip it all out and start over. Or maybe you MD could come to Missouri and set it up for me. 😁😅 Then I will maintain it. I wish. I will just try to copy you... thanks for the inspiration. (Gina from across the pond in the USA)

Timy is a female! (Not relevant, I just got to the video early enough this may be seen. Love the content, man! Please keep it up!)

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

Timmy is very sensitive about gender topics....

@ambystomaguy5825

28 күн бұрын

@@MDFishTanks Fair enough. Last I checked, turtles aren't too hung up on gender roles.

@user-wb1qr6vh3y

28 күн бұрын

@@ambystomaguy5825 only when it comes to digging lol

@MDFishTanks Wrong audio track at 14:23 - Music cuts out back to mic audio over the planting montage. ✌

Hey MD, have you experienced aquasoil “leaking” to the foreground with all (most) of your builds? I just scaped my first tank based on your clean “soil at the back capped with sand”, but constantly find bits of soil making its way to the front. From what I can see you do not cap it with a think layer (1cm tops???) but always get to maintain that clean foreground look. Please… give me that secret sauce!

@DaffCookie

27 күн бұрын

Do you have corys or plecos? If so then that is probably why. In my big cory tank I've given up having nice plants and nice looking tank as they've mixed up substrate and dig up plants. Even deep rooted ones. Pepper loves to dig holes 😂

My plants are on auto and completely overgrown I need help. Can I send a pic for education?

Think you should do a under £60 complete all in one tank challenge. Buy a 24l tank from pets at home along with gravel, plants and fish etc.

Let Dave aquascape next time

When you say medium budget setup, what is the final price of this? I don't ever remember you stating final pricing on your setups.

Been trying to get this bloody Nutri base stuff but it's out of stock everywhere I've seen!

Not cheap, cheap but still very do-able. Just have to put aside a few extra pennies! And saying this I don't actually have any tanks because where I live, I'm not allowed. So I live vicariously through you.! One day my friend, one day and Your enablement will have created a monster. Mwa-Haha!

Where the hell can you get these tanks from? Everywhere is sold out. Also never seen Nutri-base anywhere 😢

@DaffCookie

27 күн бұрын

I got my Superfish tank from my local LFS but Maidenhead Thornbury has loads. Will eventually get another one and sell my main tank as rimless so much better for me ( main tank is rimmed and chonky) 😂 yeah same problem with Nutribase - MD buying it all out 😅

I m ur regular viewer from india i love ur videos but i don't have that budget to do one but it aways awesome to see ur video love ur word

How are you defining "budget"? As others have pointed out, an indication of total cost would be helpful. Very nice set-up, but I would question the affordability for a lot of people despite the "budget" reference.

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

medium budget. For this setup, about 500 all in...you can bring that down with less plants and wait for them to grow in over a longer time.

Im just aquascaping my 5 foot 550litre shrimp only tank, why dont you just hop on the motorway and come up to preston and help me😂

42 s 😮

Back in the day you had to hire a guy to blow through a little tube to get that sweet, sweet CO2

Half the fun for me is picking out the rocks, gravel & sand. I like seeing the various layers built up in my natural tanks & I start out with a heavy, native, red clay then a rich compost layer that's 1/3 crushed carbon from my firepit, followed by a small capping of depleted compost/indoor plant soil & then capped by an .5 inch (1.5 cm) of gravel & then topped with an inch (3cm) of sand (for my cories to snuffle through). Over time, you watch it turn to gley (anoxic blue-grey) & watch critters & roots move through the layers. I find that more enjoyable than a pristine tank - though I love those too, but realistically, I can't maintain that.

Expectentions eh?

M & K Property (SW) Ltd

Why make a video saying a medium budget build but not talk about prices?

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

because the price varies from shop to shop, so you only have to look up "superfish scaper 90" and it will give you some costs.

@Joelpalmer123

28 күн бұрын

But a 'build' is not just a tank is it for £100? You've got a c02 tank worth £200 alone, probably £50 of soil and another £100 in rocks and wood? You should have talked about the costs in his shop so we can get an idea on how much a 'medium budget' build actually is?

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

@@Joelpalmer123 I'd say this whole set including everything is 400 to 500. I'd def class that as medium Budget when you think how much the high end stuff costs

Hi sir my name Rohit Sharma and my youtube channel Rs aquarium studio and your video my all friends and family all aquarium good looking ( in) india 🇮🇳

Hypoyhetically, if i date dave. Will i get free aquascaping materials such as driftwood and aquasoil. (Asking for a friend)

First! 😅

Budget aquarium then puts a c02 tank on it. 😂😂😂😂

@MDFishTanks

28 күн бұрын

"medium" budget aquarium...the step up to medium budget is BECAUSE of the affordable co2 system.

@Tambo81

28 күн бұрын

@MDFishTanks I watch all your videos..but would be interesting to see price tag on rocks woods substrate filter plants lights and tank. ££££

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Only real fans can like this comment.

@RicoHarding

28 күн бұрын

Automatically downvoted for cringey comment.

@saurabhvartak1992

28 күн бұрын

@@RicoHarding😂😂