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That penetration of the roots fron the plants in the bags is for real. I am doing it the MD way and it is perfect!

Love the simple yet great look, sometimes looks more natural than too many different plants.

Het is wel de bedoeling dat al is het een klein stukje van de terratape in het water hangt. Deze tape zuigt dan constant water aan en houd het mos vochtig. Als je die terratape gewoon nat maakt en dan over het droog hout hangt , dan droogt het al snel uit of je moest het dagelijks gaan besproeien maar dat is extra veel werk.

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

Yes heb ik gedaan!

First video of the year 2023 and big shallow is looking awesome

A piece of Heaven.

Really like the aquascape. It shows off the fish more with it being lighter and more open yet has enough cover to make the fish feel safe. Well done 👏 for yet another great scape. 👍. Can't wait to see it grow in even more. Your videos are really Calming and always have great content. Thanks.

@rizwankhann95

Жыл бұрын

Ggggggggggggggggggggggg gggggg😅😅g😅gggggg

Looks nice...for a minute I was thinking its MD fish tank channel

this looks waay better than old one because this is more light to look at its not complicated its simple and clean it has less things to focus at when you look at it and there is not tons of plants coming out of nowhere. more space for fish to swim more light and no dark spots where fish hide and make you wonder where they are this is just beautifull amazing scape i love it

I really like the more minimalistic look, the fish look great on such layouts, well done.

Wow! I am eagerly awaiting the day I finish my studies and find a place to settle and start a tank. I really want a high fidelity replica of a riverbed/bank and this is pretty much exactly how I have been imagining it. This is a huge inspiration.

You know that last set up was really nice and thought you couldn't top it but this one is so simple yet you can tell how amazing it will be in a few weeks. I think this one will look more natural the huge stones really catch your eyes. well done!

Beautiful scape! So much open space makes the tank look a lot bigger, and I bet once those plants get their grow on it'll be stunning, really wild and natural! Gorgeous bud, great job!!

I like this design the best. I like it because it is not as dark. It’s more like a river flowing right to left naturally. The fish have room and places to hide. When the plants mature it will be even nicer. I wish you love, health, happiness, and the best scaping for 2023.

Love the shoutout to MD. You and he are amongst my favorite aquascapers!

loving it!

Breathtaking

Looks great!

Looks excellent!

Well done 👍

Wow!! Love it! Didn't realize you had a kitty😻Happy New Year!

Was waiting for this ❤️

It looks really good!

I prefer this to the previous scape. Looks like the fish do as well. I think the flow was far too much for them last time, but now its at the back they seem to be spending more time in the foreground, and making use of all of it, rather than just one end. Fingers crossed for fewer issues with this one.

Very nice one!

Lovely start to the new year! 👏

Love this, has to be one of my favourites!

Nice. Very naturalistic.

I love it!

Very nice as always

very smart to keep the filter running during the days of redesigning the tank. I once did not and the result was very bad smelling brown stuff you do not want to have in your tank. Very nice design. BR

Fantastic

Nice big shallow tank 👍🏻

you've made me a fan of amazon river scapes, lovely hardscape 👍

Love it

Much better than previous layout! Love it ❤

Can't wait to see it develope! Looks really nice and it's great to see you get out of your comfort zone. Well done.

Just used heteranthera zosterifolia recently in my build and I love it. It has so much volume and grows like crazy even without CO2. Also the stones look amazing and they remind me of elder boulders (I think thats their official WIO name). New Year started with a new build; thats a great start.

Nice Tank size 👍👍Great Aquarium

Really love this layout! Very nicely done. 😊

very nice set up. I love the arch the driftwood makes!

Love the hard scape. I’ll keep watching til the end to get the final look, but already loving it

I've been waiting for the big shallow

Very interesting video 😍😍😍

Another epic video!

Really, this is my dream aquarium! 👏

New year new improvement 3.0!!! Love it! Learn a hack from you. You rock!

wonderful

What a great way to start the new year! Thank you for all the inspiration 👌

Very nice aquascape!

I liked the big shallow.

Lover the bug shallow v3 it's beautiful so simple and elegant. Best one yet. So much more swim room for your fishies

Mooie rustige lay-out 👍

Sometimes, simpler is better. Well done 👌🏼

was waiting for this build, happy new year MJ ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for this creation. Inspiring... simplicity is always beautifull.

Been waiting on the new Big Shallow as well. Happy New Year.

I like it!

The new layout is so much nicer love the new layout. Can definitely say I’m now glad you tore the old one down and decided to make something better of the situation.

Brilliant to see the big shallow up and running again, Happy New Year Mark and looking forward to 2023

Really like this new River Aqua-scape, a tip for loosing substrate from terrestrial plants, use a bucket of water and wash it off, this way you don't break off roots and keep it hydrated when you work with it.

The tank looks great! Skylight Hyperspot led lighting is amazing.

The hard scape layout is brilliant. I'm normally not a fan of round rocks but they fit this layout perfectly. And I do like the emersed fern. I'm hoping it takes off and fills up most of the emersed wood.

Top video weer, de beste wensen nog en een succesvol 2023!

Hi mark! The best wishes for 2023! Thanks for all those beautiful video's last year🙏

Looking forward to seeing it grow out. Good on you for trying something different, I can definitely see your vision working out. Thanks for sharing and happy new year!

Nice! Looks v natural

Wow, you really did an amazing job making those little pieces a part of the main branch

Happy New Year!

looks so nice .gj ..thnx 😁

That looks awesome! At first I was worried that you were going to cover up all the beautiful hardscape with plants, but I think you struck a nice balance!

Awesome scape MJ, this really is one of the best setups I've seen in quite a bit, because it feels realistic/natural, like you have a part of a river or stream in your living room. I'm going to explore this method of letting the hardscape be the centerpoint instead of trying to cram as many plants as possible into the tank

A very beautiful tank I could easily fall asleep to watching the tetra swim back and forth. Well done.

Happy New Year! This is a beautiful setup. I look forward to seeing how it turns out :)

LOOKS GOOD MY MAN! I always enjoy your videos. It's about time you get a bigger tank! ;)

Гарний та просторий акваріум вийшов💚

Happy new year and thank you for a beautiful new video! I really like the Hardscape and I can’t wait to see it as the plants growing a little bit more. And that was a nice shout out to MD 😊 I have seen so many of his videos where he has put the aqua soil in bags and they have never gone wrong. Wishing the very best for you and those you love in this new year🎉🎉🎉

Super👍Happy New Year. Pozdrowienia z 🇵🇱

Plant roots really are fascinating. I repotted a peace lily earlier last week and I had lava rock in the soil. The roots managed to penetrate the rocks and find their way through with no problem. I've also had mesh bags finer than the ones you're using have the same thing happen. It's wild.

tank looks great , well done. look forward to seeing it grow in. i like the extra swim space and more open look, bet the fish will love sitting under the wood. if you have some of that tape going down into the water the capilary action will draw water up to the moss.

L❤ve this tank 🎊🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉 happy new year ......

EIN FROHES NEUES JAHR WÜNSCH ICH DIR UND DEINER FAMILIE .MJ. MACH WEITER SO IM DIESEM JAHR 2023 DEINE VIDEOS SIND IMMER SEHR INTERESANT :GRUSS FRANK AUS BOTTROP NRW.

Great aquascape . simple and elegant. I liked it .. just a small thought... Adding some badam leaves or dried leaves will add more perspective

looks good simple better than the one before.

Looks awesome uncle MJ😉, The fern will undoubtedly grow in nicely. This is definitely something different, but I think it suits the big shallow well. Keep up the good work and best wishes to everyone.

Happy New Year, MJ. Last night I was thinking about this tank, and I was excited to see the next iteration of the big shallow. I was hoping you'd continue with the more natural river vibe, and you surpassed my expectations. This really turned out great, I love the minimal planting, and the hardscape is stunning. This is one that will get better and better with age. Keep up the good work, take care.

As an Australian, I appreciated the she’ll be right attitude 😂 👍

Very minimalistic style. Definitely agree some moss on the wood was a good add, especially when they grow in more. Maybe a few pieces of Buce too?

I like it! I have a pair of apistogramma Hongsloi that I think would really pop in an aquascape like this. Might have to try something similar. I like the simplicity of using just one or two types of plants and want to do more scapes that are on the minimalist side

Happy New Year ✌

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

Happy new year!

Beautiful aquascape. I would only replace the fern, maybe maidenhair fern would look better.

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

I do like that one as well!

@1marcelo

Жыл бұрын

@@MJAquascaping The part of the Amazon that I know is full of maidenhair fern

Biotope vibe!

Beautiful result! I love these types of aquascapes, definitely something I plan to do in the future. Also, that's a lovely sand but it is rather expensive. I'm using very similar but locally sourced sand that costs less than 4 euros for 25 kilos and comes in four different sizes.

I’d imagine some of the beneficial bacteria will die off from the filter even running in that bucket because it’s not handling the large bio load you had in the aquarium but it’ll still have plenty of beneficial bacteria to get the tank cycled again quickly! I just set up a new tank popped out some media from a canister and it’s cycled. Still not adding any fish yet waiting for the plants to convert first! I enjoy the more open layout you made this time probably almost doubled your water volume!!! Happy New Year

Beautiful! I love shallow tanks. Some marble queen pothos would look beautiful running up that log. I think the light green would look really nice with the colours in the tank

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!

Heey neighbor just wanna let you know I really like the new big shallow 3.0 👍🤙👊😎 Looking forward to the growth in a few weeks

Very natural looking scape. I only miss some floating plants and leaf litter

From my knowledge the mat under the aquarium is often the reason it bends. It releases the energy over time and bends the wood beneath. It sounds weird but something to test in the future, with a weak board and a filled aquarium with and without a mat. Try it out if you want, maybe I am wrong.

@Dumbud

Жыл бұрын

If its the case it would be very bad as ifyou dont use the mat you have a 90%~ chance of cracking the bottom pannel. The littlest imbalance causses stress point on the panel and can crack waterless with substrate. Maybe bad luck to but the 2 times i tried that what hapenned with my fluval flex 9g and an aqueon 7g cube

@matz4k

Жыл бұрын

@@Dumbud I have seen setup with small stripes placed where there was a direct support beneath.

@Dumbud

Жыл бұрын

@@matz4k oh interesting! I wonder how well it works

@matz4k

Жыл бұрын

@@Dumbud Talked to my mechanics prof, the essential thing is not to have a big elastic mat. You could solve the problem with the cracking bottom by using a smaller, inelastic material which could fill the little voids between glass and shelf, glass is insanely flat. A couple sheets of paper could already do the job, but don't get me started on whether paper is elastic or inelastic. That being said, a very thin elastic mat should also do the trick, in theory :D

@Dumbud

Жыл бұрын

@@matz4k best solution is keep the mat and stay away from cheap softwood fournitures specifically melamine. And having just strips of mat creates more weak points on th bottom with the weith of things in the aquarium so no cheap wood good mat and and the patience to not want to move the aquarium every 30 days and everything should be fine

That’s an interesting minimalist scape. It might almost work on the tank I just setup, but haven’t planted yet. 🤔

Stunning. I, too, question the fern. It seems bit too grandma's house to me :)

@MJAquascaping

Жыл бұрын

Yeah 😂

@chrisrenee7438

Жыл бұрын

Same! But you said it perfectly 😂