A Perfect Tutorial to Start Your FIRST Planted Aquarium

This tutorial will guide you through the essential steps to set up your first planted aquarium. From substrate preparation and hardscape arrangement to plant selection, we provide practical tips to ensure a successful aquascaping project. Discover the basics of design and planting to kickstart your journey in creating a beautiful and sustainable aquarium ecosystem. Watch now to learn the key takeaways and expert advice for beginners.

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AQUARIUM SPECS

AQUARIUM
ADA Cube Garden 60-P - 60x30x36cm

AQUARIUM FILTRATION
ADA SuperJet ES-600 external filter

AQUARIUM LIGHTING
ADA Aquasky RGB II 60 - LED light

CO2
Pressurized CO2 system with a diffuser

SUBSTRATE
ADA Power Sand Advance - S
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia Ver. 2

AQUARIUM DECORATION
10kg Seiryu stone
2kg Coral Sinker Wood

AQUATIC PLANTS
1x Micranthemum glomeratum
1x Eleocharis vivipara
2x Lilaeopsis brasiliensis PAD
1x Vesicularia dubyana 'Christmas' moss
4x Hydrocotyle tripartita Mini
3x Cryptocoryne parva
1x Rotala rotundifolia 'Green'
3x Anubias nana 'Jade'
2x Rotala 'H'ra'
3x Pogostemon deccanensis
2x Microsurom trident
2x Hygrogphila pinnatifida
3x Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Caudigera'

LIVESTOCK
Trigonostigma somphongsi

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro
00:43 Step One: Substrate
02:15 Step Two: Hardscape
05:03 Step Three: Planting
10:58 Step Four: Be Patient / Final Look

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Camera Operators: Miki Bacskai, Áron Tamaskó
Post-Production: Péter Hajdu, Miki Bacskai
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[robertdekany]

Fantastic narration! We need more of that.

[tolgaornek]

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this Video. I look forward to videos like this more often because they contain very useful and practical information, allowing me to progress in this hobby and enjoy it more consciously. Thank you.

[jakehinch]

Respectfully, for a beginner to truly be successful, the ‘Be Patient’ step should be at Step 3, before planting, while including more instruction for establishing the bacterial balance of the tank through methods such as dark start, used substrate/filter media, or starter bacteria. When I was new to the hobby, I used to get so frustrated watching videos of pro aquascapers building gorgeous scapes that seemed to thrive right away. While I constantly battled algae and dying plants in my newly setup tanks. But when I reset my expectation to starting a tank over two or three months, using dark start and slowly getting the system running and balanced, I really started to get similar results to what pros like Green Aqua get.

[johnwhat]

That's got to be one of the best aquascape tutorials for beginners

[IndoorEcosystem]

The HC Japan carpet was a great idea, I haven't seen it used like this before.

[norbertthoens]

Informatives Video zum Thema Beckeneinrichtung! 👍

[patrickgraham]

thank you so much for this. I have listed all the plants in this tutorial and will try to recreate something similar in a couple of days..thanks

[deanos]

Excellent narration and video shots. Thanks for the inspiration.

[gutbrodcsaba]

Jó látni téged is itt a csatornátokon, Atilla.

[anoop]

Very brief and very informative tutorial for like us❤❤

[whengchung]

I don't know about "perfect" but it did have some good pointers on how to get started. I'd say if someone only watched this one video on how to start their first aquascape they'd be missing out on a number of pretty essential points

[eldridgehenry]

1ST TIME WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL. I AM SUBSCIBING!

[asianshrimp]

i got goosebumps when i heard the "welcome to the community of aquascapers"

[lepoissonrougeoff]

I really like this scape, thanks Ati 🙂

[robertocasas]

Now we need one about the fish species to use ❤❤❤

[adamskyakwarystyka]

Hello. Nice guide. However, there is no information about fertilizing this aquarium at the start. Maybe you can make a video about starting an aquarium and fertilizing it with Amazonia substrate, since you have so many tanks there. Greetings from Poland 😊

[smamq]

I loved this video and appreciate you guys taking the time out of make this.

But can you please also make a video on short term and long term maintenance? What to expect in the first week of starting this aquarium? How to clean it, how to use suction to clean while not uprooting the plants, how to trim it, etc. Thank you

[Fsuholley]

I would love to hear the amount of and frequency of water changes in the first month. Also, tablet and liquid fertilizer frequency. I have watched you for 5 years now and have found you to be an encyclopedia of knowledge for our hobby/profession. ❤ you guys.

[benjaminmateja]

Vous m avez donné envie de refaire mon 60L...
J ai beaucoup de hardscape...
Demain j irai chercher des plantes ..
Merci🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[Warrenthien-jrtz]

Amazing tank, can i ask do you turn on the filter while you are letting it to cycles for weeks? should i add dechlorination? should i change water every week? (1 month before adding live stock). Thank you.