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I set up my first father fish aquarium today. 20 gallon long, 1inch dirt, 2 inch sand plants, wood, leaves, and rocks. Thank you Father Fish

@Centraxal

10 ай бұрын

Did you put leaves from the creek directly in the tank?

@crystalgrzelak

10 ай бұрын

@@Centraxal I did not I did take one from my backyard I also had some catapa leaves I bought months ago before watching FF. However, I do have 2 resurrection jars. One from the river behind my house and one from my pond a few towns up the road. I do plan to introduce things from my pond in a few weeks. The stuff I have in my river jar looks horrific so I will be returning those and starting another jar from the pond in Beckett

@ryanrogers8211

9 ай бұрын

Wow what does horrific look like 😮

@crystalgrzelak

9 ай бұрын

@@ryanrogers8211 omg I wish I took a picture. There were these things that looked like fat centipedes. Plus it had some other things that I wasn’t sure about. But I was damn sure those big aquatic centipedes in my tank. Thankfully my pond jar is doing very well with lots of small not horrific creatures lol

@zen747

9 ай бұрын

🎉🎉

KGTropicals will be mad at this 😂 This eliminates the highly expensive artificial CO2 injectors that they sell.

Greetings from Germany! I've had aquariums for almost 30 years now, but I'm learning so many new and important things here. Thank you father fish!

Handsome Hairstyle, Uncle Fish

When I setup my 55 I missed adding pond mud. I used organic. soil, cow manure, peat moss, additive. I mixed it with heavy detritus water from my former tank. Everything is thriving wonderfully.

My tank is a couple months old after this method. So beautiful. Also got his 65 plant stem kit. The best part is seeing my fish actually graze and explore the tank instead of glass surfing and begging all day!

@Centraxal

10 ай бұрын

Natural way 🤗😍

@90ritesh90

9 ай бұрын

This is the way

@Jay9595

7 ай бұрын

@@90ritesh90is that from the Mandalorian???

@90ritesh90

7 ай бұрын

@@Jay9595 yes

@brookebiddle6199

6 ай бұрын

Was the plant pack a good deal ? And how was the quality of plants from them?

Happy Friday Father Fish! Water is at 82F fish are all recovered with only a few unfortunate losses. All thanks to your guidance. Appreciate it big time, all the best from Ireland 🇮🇪

Love all you do for us! Thanks!!

Thank you for the information

Great video Father Fish! Awesome advice as always. 👍

Wow! Looking good !

Excellent, thank you!

I'm about to try this in a 1 and a half gallon tank.

Thank you, Father Fish; you are a wise man. Show us things that the retail store doesn't show us.

lots of love from South Africa 🇿🇦 thank you father fish ☺️🙏🏼

wonderful!!! thank u

Thank you invaluable info

loved it

Love the quality and structure of this video

Thank you very much! 😊😊

Lookin good father fish!

The best advice ❤❤❤ thanks again father fish!

Next time when i will be reseting my aquarium, i'll do it like you said Father Fish. Thank you :)

Love the new look ❤️

Thank you

Much needed video. Simple and full of information. I been watching Father Fish since day one. I love the progress ❤

Wow that was clear and simple. Excellent teaching. ❤

🐠Best laid out, simplest, most concise explanation yet. Thankyou 🙏 I've been wading into deep substrates, but knew I wasn't there yet. I had no idea how large a part peatmoss played in the mix, for starters. And the benefits of your special mix honed over decades cant be overstated. I hope you ship overseas 🤞 happy to lean into your years of experience..😊

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

We are setting up distributors in various regions.

Thank you for this. This is now my guide for my first planted tank! Looking forward to getting started.

I can see this video being very beneficial.

We absolutely needed this one …. This video will do miracles ❤

Thank you father fish for everything much love 💕

Clear, concise. This should help out a lot of new converts immensely. Well done FF.

Thanks so much Father Fish! you re motivated me to have a real balanced and natural aquarium.🐬

First. Love the haircut. Summer look ;) I'm sure allyour newer viewers will DEEPLY appreciate this exacting tutorial.

Thank you so much for kindly sharing your knowledge and experience! I'm doing it Father, dirt is going in my next tank!!

Love you too Father Fish! I am so excited to create my tank! I have a 20 gallon that is decently established, but eeek, it has a gravel bottom, and now I realize how much harder it has been. I’m jumping up to a 30 gallon rimless, I bought your soil supplement and other stuff, and will begin transferring all my friends to their upgraded home as soon as I get the shipment.

Wow Fr. Fish you are looking great!! I just got a 6 gal tank with all the fixins and will use this recipe, thank you. Coral

Holy video quality has improved. Much much better now.

Thank you so much for the exact amount of cups!! I'm planning on making an indoor minipond of 10 gallons for a rescued betta, this video was just what i needed ^^

Absolutely love the pic for your soil supplement 😂😂

I've only discovered your videos about a month ago, it was still mid-winter here in Aus. within three weeks after watching many of your videos I used your methods in a few of my tanks. i was working on a frog tank palladium the other night and noticed my fish had bred, they are all happy and healthy and I haven't had to feed them. I am so happy that I have found your channel and the knowledge learned from you. I wish I found this information years ago so I could look after my fish better earlier. thank you.

@skiddydiamond1085

10 ай бұрын

Am kinda confused how do I measure out the soil mixture for a 75 gollon tank.. am not good at math lol

@lizardFS

10 ай бұрын

@@skiddydiamond1085 i have multiple tanks on the go so i made more soil mix then i needed so i knew i was going to get the inch deep with leftover for another tank. if you think you have enough in the mix... go a few handfuls more to be sure.

@nathankennedy8704

10 ай бұрын

@@skiddydiamond1085 From his formula for 10 gallons, you’d multiply everything by 7.5 (for your 75 gallons) 28 cups peat moss, 14 cups soil, 14 cups creek mud/compost, 1 and 3/4 cup supplement.

@hummingbird3771

10 ай бұрын

The fact they are breeding is testament to your set up, congratulations!!

Wonderful video, full of important and critical information, my dumb questions is: I have new 30 gal tank. I just triple the portions in this video when making up my dirt substrate?

Now this is the answer to my question

Hi farther fish. Could you do a video or share your opinion on comment regarding using beach sand. I’m in the UK and was thinking of using clean sand from the dunes. Would you recommend Thanks

Hai , i like ur videos , i need suggestions for my aquarium. Can i use sea soil ?

What potting soil are you using there, I am having a hard time, finding something without additives, Thanks and I did just purchase your AAA supplement, can’t wait to put it all together!

I’ve got some play sand and some coarse sand that I have no other possible use for, would either of those be okay to use?

You are hands down my favorite KZreadr ever. In any genre of KZread. I’ve got a lot of hobbies. So KZread comes in handy really frequently. My latest hobby is dirted aquariums And you are hands down my favorite KZreadr ever, despite the hobby.

Would I need a HOB filter or sponge filter if I have enough plants? 10 plats in a 20 gal long tank.

I saw a local guy make a mistake when he set up his new tank. He had his plants with their roots buried deep down in the soil substrate, and guess what happened? All his plants died after two weeks. I sent this video to him, and he wished that he had seen this video earlier.

Thank you for openly sharing your ratios and experience with everyone! You are helping people take much better care of their pets and giving them good lives! People like you and Serpadesign have really upped the aquarium game! Thank you again for being you! A rare breed. If I'm in MD I'll certainly stop by!

@FatherFish

Ай бұрын

You missed me. I left Fl 2 years ago. Am now in MD.

I followed your directions to the tea, after I put it in the tank I had some mud along the sides so I took a spray bottle of water so there was alittle extra water in the mud. Then i waited an hour or 2 then i started adding 2 inches pool filter sand father fish.

Can this method be used for cold water fish such as White Cloud Mountain Minnows or Pearl Danios?

Hello Father Fish. Great haircut. You look very distinguish. I'm in the process of setting up my tank right now. I'm so excited to be getting this done. And I really hope that my fish will love their new home. They're even getting new wood and rock structures. Woohoo 😊. Thank you for all of the lessons and information that you have passed down to us. It certainly is a treasure of knowledge.

@fairlee

6 ай бұрын

😊

Hi Father Fish, Can I know the measuring cup that you uses on this video is a 500ml or 1000ml cup? That will give me a good measure as I intend to build a 10 gallon tank. You this video match exactly the quantity of each substrate and sand as mine.

tried to buy it from you site but it's only possible within usa. i live in portugal...

I just put a bit of dirt from my backyard in, no fish yet, but so far it looks pretty good, plants are happy and everything

@Spunky7819Hove-bi4eg

10 ай бұрын

It should also be noted that I know exactly what has been put in the soil, ie, no fertilizers or pesticides, and a sifted out the nasty stuff.

When will you be adding apple pay to your site? Or paypal?

@fatherfish how can I make this work with geophagus in my aquarium? Awesome tank, I’m a fan and thankful for your wisdom 👍🏼‼️

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

geos do not dig. they churn the top 1/2"

Hey 😊 Enjoyed your videos & knowledge. I love learning more have a few questions. I had problems in the past with anaerobic bacteria with deep sand this was when I was younger it all most killed all my fish how do you do with sand with deep is it a special type as I now don’t do deep sand cause of what happened just cover the 2 plant soil substrate I mix together. I’ve never used dirt soil but hear you have to watch the fertiliser in them & the ammonia going up heaps same with compost. Mud is like dirt & sand & matter broke down hey. What would you recommend to make a supplement I’m in Australia I would want to buffer water tho all fish, shrimp & plants I have do best in acidic soft water. Thanks look forward to hearing your thoughts 🙏

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

You many questions are best answered at the Father fish Shoal: discord.gg/G4fkAE6qNw join us, please.

Great video as usual Father Fish! I am new on the channel and have to say you got me onboard and can't wait to try your methods. Have a question though: you always stress the importance of putting 2'' of SAND and NOT gravel on top of the deep substrate. But what is the granulation of the "sand" - is it 0.063 - 1mm like real sand or more like 1-2mm or similar? Tnx and keep on the great work!

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

granule size is not important. The finer the better is my experience.

👍👍

Thanks FF! But I miss the beard!

Haha, Father fish got a haircut. Nice Father Fish

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I find this extremely interesting as a plant person who mixes my own soil mixes all the time. I’m thinking you could use bagged top soil as the second part of the recipe (correct me if I’m wrong). A garden KZreadr I watch recommends a very similar recipe.

@FatherFish

2 күн бұрын

That is 25% of my mix.

I 've just found your very interesting channel and I really appreciate your thorough explanations and steps. Please allow me one question : What if you already have made "the mistake" of having a different set up? We (me and my daughter) put some regular soil and gravel for guppies and after an incident with cyanobacteria, removed a part of it and it's now almost 1 inch in total. Can we apply this on top of that?

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

add an inch of sand

Hi father fish, your videos and tutorials are amazing, I have a question: how much does this product weights in pounds/ kg -> AAA soil substrate for 55 gallon tank. I live abroad but I plan to purchase it so my family can bring it to Colombia when visiting. Thank you so much!

@FatherFish

5 ай бұрын

1 pound

Hello Father Fish! How long should I keep the LED light on in the day? In my tank I have easy growing plants. Thanks for the answer!

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

your call. I have some tanks lit 24/7

Father fish thank you for your teaching the right way, I am very grateful. Please I have one question what to do for plants in winters when the water is cold and if we don't use heater. Thanking You.. Greetings from INDIA

@FatherFish

Ай бұрын

if you are in a warm climate it will be fine.

Can the left over additive from FF be saved for later? Could I freeze the leftover to use for another tank?

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

It is inert and will keep indefinitely.

@Father Fish unfortunately i setup my aquarium before finsing your videos. I have a C02 injection setup and was wondering your thoughts on having C02 injected into the tank as it drops the PH?

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

If you have a deep substrate it is creating more co2 than your equipment can produce, And it is in the substrate where it is needed.

This men is a legend 🎉

I just set up a 29 gallon tank yesterday took me 6 hours. Took all the fish, shrimp, decor, plants and aquarium gravel. I would say the FF tank has 3 or 4 inches of dirt/ mud from a river. Also have a planted plant in the middle from Home Depot. Then I have a layer of 1 inch sand. Some spots are a very thin layer like an inch. I already set up more plants and some fish back into the tank. Any advice on what to do? Worried that my sand layer is too thin or maybe my dirt layer is too thick 🤷‍♂️. My tank still has dirt and is cloudy. I was very careful adding in water to not disturb things. Please looking for advice! Thank you

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Soil should be no more than 1 inch.

Hey I’m wondering what your opinion is on UV sterilizer lights in canister filters was? I have a natural tank . Soil bottom capped with sand.

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

Why do you want to kill everything in the water?

@brentsmith4698

9 ай бұрын

I don’t . I needed up buying a filter with one in it. I guess that light will just stay off.

What do you think about keeping a sponge filter in the tank vs going filterless?

@FatherFish

3 ай бұрын

I keep sponge filters in all of my tanks

Thank you Father Fish, that Video was very well presented just missing the laughing parts 😁, I guess you must be fedup of People not following instructions properly. I am in the process of buying the 11 Ingredients to make my Substrate supplement as I am not able to order from the UK yet. I may join the discord soon to share my experience and interact more. Thank you again and God bless you ❤

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

Best wishes. Look forward to chatting with you and seeing your tanks on the Father fish shoal, discord.gg/G4fkAE6qNw

Father iyiki varsın iyiki Türkçe alt yazı uyguluyorsun seni takip eden sayısı her geçen gün artıyor .İnşallah 100 bin aboneye kısa sürede ulaşırsın .Sağlıkla kal .

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

Teşekkür ederim. 7 dilde altyazı yapıyoruz. İnşallah yıl sonuna kadar 100 bin aboneye ulaşacağız.

@zaferboran5343

9 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish Senin için Allaha sağlıklı ve uzun ömür diliyorum.

@zaferboran5343

2 ай бұрын

Yaklaşık 6 ay önce izlemiştim fakat bilgilerimi tazelemek için tüm önemli vidyolarını tekrar tekrar izliyorum .İyiki varsın , bilgilerin için sonsuz teşekkürler.

Hola, puedo echar la arena con el tanque ya con peces ? Es que cuando lo inicié solo pude ponerle piedrilla

@wowdad3055

10 ай бұрын

Echale despacio

Will mud from a local pond work? I have some creeks near me but they're park creeks and never seen fish in them.

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

yes. Always take from water with extensive life in it.

I have a 10 gal tank with 75% hornwort and java fern. About 1" of aquarium sand substrate. I live on the coast of North Carolina so we do not have ponds or streams. About 15min. From the ocean. Do I need the soil substrate for my tank? Since my plants are not rooted they are floating?

@FatherFish

8 ай бұрын

Add an other inch of sand and the detritus will create a soil layer.

I have an established tank with gravel but want to change to this set up? Is there a safe way to do this without stressing/harming the fish?

@FatherFish

5 ай бұрын

discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

I was looking for peat moss at a garden center recently. The only thing I saw was sphagnum moss. Is that the same thing? Thanks!

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

no but it is effective

This video definitely answer my question I posted on another video. Now I have another question I currently have a 75gal with sand substrate. My plan is to drain tank water into totes, put the plants I have, driftwood in with fish and sponge filter. Then remove sand, then put dirt in tank and cap with old sand. How long after setting up natural tank can I put all my fish back in. Some videos says add a few at a time. Can I not all of them at once since I’m using the driftwood from old tank and sponge filter? Thanks. I cannot wait to covert my tank

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

take your time to be sure but you should be able to return the fish. Just do it gradually.

@browncrcb

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. I have everything ready just waiting on your supplements and your plants, which are supposed to come today

Hey Father Fish! I noticed in your supplement package video you no longer include Osmocote. Why is that? Is it basically redundant with all the other ingredients?

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

Redundant, yes. And it creates imbalance in mineral conduct.

Father fish is the answer to the dream aquarium i wish to have. Your videos and explanations are simply brilliant. In some of your videos i see you mention that the dirt part of the substrate should be no more than 1 inch and over that, the sand should be 2 inches. Yet in some i see you mention that one can go for even a 6 inch deep dirt part with another few inches of sand. Now I have a 90 cm long by 60 cm wide by 90 cm tall tank. How deep should the dirt be so that its nutrients can last a long long time and vis a vis the depth of what you prescribe for the dirt, how much further up should the sand go? Thank you. Best wishes from India. Ps: do you ship to India?

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

You should go to my discord for extra assistance and unfortunately I don’t ship to India. discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

I am going to set up a 20 gallon tank using your method. I don’t have much sunlight where the tank will be. Do you have any recommendations on lights? Thank you!

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

I use inexpensive LED. with pretty high lumens.

😂 The Layne Norton picture with the supplement.

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

A genuine hero.

Do u use aquarium heaters...what temp do u run at or aim to maintain

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

82f

Does it matter what kind of sand it is? I imagine so long as its fine and inert it would work but I am not sure how much it matters, for example if I used a course sand would i need more to create the anaerobic layer than with finer sand? What if I wanted a very dark substrate? What would happen if one attempted a dry start with this dirt and sand mixture? Some people like to get their plants going in a high humidity environment before adding water since it can speed up coverage for things like moss and many carpeting plants. Its extremally interesting because the father fish aquariums remind me of a terrarium in the sense that they are biodiverse havens that focus heavily on the importance of the substrate, its makeup, and how its layered. The types of dirt and how they are layered can have a huge impact on a terrarium system to achieve different conditions, there has to be something similar with this style of aquarium. I am a terrarium person first and foremost so I cant help but compare, I got into the aquarium hobby for the the plants since many aquarium plants are also great terrarium plants but there are also many obligately aquatic plants that got me really entranced as well as the various fauna.

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

Curiously, fine sand seems to be more effective than coarse sand.

Hello! I will be starting the hobby and I don't really want to spend on sand substrate. Some say that beach sand is bad for freshwater planted aquarium. I need advice on what kind of sand to really use except those aquarium specific sand on the market. Thank you

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

ANY sand that is inert is fine. Collect beach sand high on the beach. It is rinsed by rain.

What if I accidentally put a little more than an inch of soil?

When using creek mud. Do you recommend digging down 2-3 inches to get it or can it be the top layer. You also mention in a different video about using sand from a stream. Top 2 inches and 3-4 layer. Are both mud mixtures comparable? Thank you.

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

Not quite. The mud is deeper.

@AquaticDomain

9 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish thanks for the quickly reply! do you recommend one method over the other or are they both the same?

¿Podria vender su suplemento en Amazon para clientes que estamos en México? o ¿de que manera lo podemos comprar?

@Noestastu

5 ай бұрын

So do I, from Spain, I want to buy a supplement but I cannot get it.

I'm almost done gathering my supplies to create a dirted tank! But the only "compost" I can find is Steer Manure, will that work?

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

yes, about 1/2 if it is raw.

You look nice and young father fish

Hey quick question So i start this 'all natural' aquarium hobby from scratch - just over 2 months ago now And My 5 & 55 gallon tanks are clear and doing amazing 🙌 (Thanks to you and fishtory) They are both very diverse 👍 So ❓ Am I out of the 'woods' yet ? Or am I pretty much good to go ?

@FatherFish

9 ай бұрын

Yes and yes

I set up my first (and only so far) planted tank back in January, but I didn't know about the substrate becoming acidic so I didn't add any buffers to it. My tank is acidic now, my tap water is base about 7.2, but now my aquarium is always acid. I have put about a 1/4 cup of crushed coral in on top of the sand, and I'm thinking I will add more, but I don't know if that is going to be good enough.

@FatherFish

10 ай бұрын

You need carbonates in substantial quantity to act as a buffer. Start with baking soda. A fish store with salt water supplies will have pure calcium, typically sold as Ph up.

@MandyJane123700

10 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish OK, thanks Father Fish. I will see if I can find the calcium, I'm sure it is sold online somewhere (I live far away from any fish supply stores).