Making a Strawberry-Powered Aquarium (With No Filter)

Homegrown strawberries taste sweeter when you don't have to remember to water them. This time I setup a small, cube ecosystem using an old, used aquarium I found for free on Marketplace. After ripping out the factory filter, I let it develop its own biological one, complete with aquaponic strawberries.

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

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Setting up the tank
1:28 - The best aquascape you've ever seen
2:16 - Hydroponic Aquaponics
3:10 - Microfauna
4:27 - Proliferation
5:34 - Actually adding the fish
6:30 - Cutting back the overgrowth
7:24 - Sweet victory

Music:
Gaiety in the Golden Age - Aaron Kenny
TipToes - Myuu
On the Island - Godmode
Background - RuneScape
Classic Mariachi - Jimena Contreras

[jamielingenfelter]

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[louiscornet]

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[maijamichelle]

Bro joined YouTube and started casually dropping cinematic masterpieces 😭

[Lord_Baphomet_]

You know that feeling you get when you discover a star before everyone else :)

[errortrossity]

Dude has only three videos on his channel and already makes aquariums better than most aquarium hobbyists on this platform.

[brysonboots]

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This dudes vids are absolutely pristine.
The work, the heart and soul, the intelligence and articulation, and especially the film work.
I hope this stays on yt for ever bc I will refer to this till I die.

[Nadmira]

No annoying But, great close-up shots. No annoying intro, but straight to the video. Keep on making videos like this!

[spitfirebird]

I love the goofy sound effects used throughout these videos, they add a lot of humor along with the witty narration! This channel is golden and deserves more love than it gets!

[RigOriginal]

I really love how you narrated and edited this! The edits and sound effects were charming but not overly flashy or distracting; your narrative tone is very pleasant, a nice meandering manner that sets a nice tone for the video. I'm new to aquascaping and am going to start adding creatures eventually, so I've watched a lot of videos to learn. This one is definitely my favorite. I can't wait to see what else you get up to!

[MAXinsanity]

Only two videos and content this good? You deserve more attention.

[BlairFinch]

Dude the lid idea for the strawberry pots was GENIUS. Only two videos and content this good? You deserve more attention..

[harley]

My man dropped 3 of the best videos I’ve ever seen then vanished 💔

[sauceboy]

dude your videos are so cozy. The atmosphere, the music, the sound effects, I could watch your stuff until the natural end of one of our lifespans

[sabinegray]

I have no idea who you are but your exactly what the fish industry needed. Love this fun content! And I love that you mentioned the process of acquiring the tank and that you don’t have to drop a bunch of money to start! This makes the hobby so accessible. I see a whole generation of fish keepers being inspired by your cool videos!

[justforcommenting]

4:47 "...and inside the tank, there's life everywhere you look" 💗

[MrStephen]

If anyone owns house plants or grows veg and owns an aquarium then you need to water you plants with the water when you do a water change. It's an incredible natural fertilizer! Love this video, subscribed and can't wait for more videos

[rat-boi-zen]

Dude the lid idea for the strawberry pots was GENIUS

[franksmith]

Way cool dude! I used to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce with fish water from a Tilapia tank. And about 8:38 three months collected the larger fish.

[acerniss]

I absolutely loved the calm, relaxing editing style that is so hard to find nowadays. This whole video was amazing.

[sluggmom]

I wondered why the heck this was reccomended to me, now I'm glad it was! I loved the little munches and sound effects, the way you showed how the branch would divide the tank, and how casually informational this was. Never watched a video about fishtanks before this one.