I Made a Tiny Ecosystem Out of an Abandoned Fish Tank (And Let It Grow)

Accidentally sparking a tiny ecosystem was not what I had in mind when I picked up an old, free fish tank. With a bit of restoration, I hoped to build a new home for the extra critters in my main aquarium, but nature quickly put a stop to my plans.

Watch as the tank develops the natural way; with no filter, and no co2 injection.
Happy to answer questions in the comments :)

Chapters:
0:00 - What's to come
0:25 - Tank restoration
1:48 - Building the environment
4:08 - Signs of life
5:44 - Crustaceans everywhere
6:50 - Adding strange fish
8:53 - Looking for catfish
9:50 - Daphnia invasion
10:58 - Shrimp factory

Music:
Morning Mood - Grieg
Frost Waltz - Kevin MacLeod*
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Kevin MacLeod*
Lightless Dawn - Kevin MacLeod*
Dark Fog - Kevin MacLeod*
Comic Game Loop - Kevin MacLeod*
Tranquillity - Kevin MacLeod*
Volatile Reaction - Kevin MacLeod*
Why Did the Crow Cross the Road? - RoccoW*

shut up i like kevin macleod ok???

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[yourenotthatguypal]

This guy came out of nowhere and started dropping high quality content from the start

[caramba]

I have no idea how why Youtube recommended this to me, I'm not a fishkeeper, but have to say this is one of the most interesting videos I've seen in a long time, captivating watching the progress. Great photography and narration, thank you.

[NoLuckJustSkill]

It’s refreshing to not see some MEGA expert who does everything perfectly first try. Funny things like the amount of foam make me smile

[epsilonius-the-great]

I love this guy's editing style. So refreshing and entertaining compared to the boring story style of most other people in his youtube niche

[sohamsengupta]

I am not an aquarist, but this guy here is making me question my life choices which led me to not be one. Stellar content.

[jorge]

Mf made his first video and it´s instantly better than 99% of all aquarists' youtube...

[mangoschaos]

I lost it over the seed shrimp takeover. your editing style is delightful!

[christygodfrey]

I love how straight forward, not clickbait and easy to listen to his videos are. He's very smart knowing and knows what he's doing which makes the videos easy to listen to and watch. Love he shows a lot of clips of the progress and life in the tanks. Also Love the lil speech bubbles used for the fish and the sound effects used.

So glad the algorithm blessed me with this content worth watching, would personally love to do one of these except I don't have the time, knowledge, skill and patience to do it😂

[jwr]

Such a clean but whimsy and fun way of editing and highlighting the effort you put into these beautiful tanks. Absolutely stunning!!

[ZarvielAustin]

Dude! I am so happy the algorithm Gods suggested your Channel! I love your editing, the humor and how you narrate and tell your story! your content deserve more views and subs!

[DEMON_DEMOLISHER]

JOURNAL: It has now been one year since I made this ecosystem. The tiny humans have discovered fire, and they also started contemplating whether or not if there is life outside the invisible shield that prevented them from leaving...

(Also, I am planning on building one of my own in the future, man.)

[ShayShayPlay]

your editing skills, narrative spacing, and storytelling ability really make this feel like a journey shared with the viewer. that takes serious skill!

[shinysnake]

Obsessed with your editing style and the little sound effects used for the fish. Keep up the good work and may all your tanks flourish!!!

[Rorstarwallyperson]

This man only has three videos and he’s already one of my favourite YouTubers🎉

[okoddy]

I've seen so many aquarium videos, I'm very big into the hobby. And this, by far is the best video I've ever seen, super entertaining. Keep up the amazing work

[Quest-Giver]

I love your style of video, the sound effects, cuts, macro shots, narration, everything it's wonderful! I love this kind of stuff and I hope you keep making more videos!

[allisonwivezz]

I came to this channel hungry for more aquarium ecosystem videos, and I was not disappointed. Keep up the good work✊✊

[subhadeepbiswas]

Brother you have only 3 videos, but trust me they are worth 30, 000 videos on youtube... your editing, filming is top notch, you will be a superstar soon bro! Loved your art!

[mademoisellenseven]

I like everything about this channel. The experimental DIY science aspect, a more relaxed and natural approach vs the usuals fish tank videos. I love to see the projects evolving over time. It meets my aquarist/plant lover/ curiosity. Humour brings something special too. Thank you, I hope there will be more!

[darkfang]

This video deserves millions if not then billions of views because it is so well put together, its informative it has great narration and just overall amazing quality! ❤ please keep the amazing videos coming! But for now this is one of my favorite fishkeeping channels out there