5 Easy Tips for Making a Good Aquarium Even Better

‎ Cory shares his top 5 easy tricks for making your aquarium look better like a beautiful underwater scenery. Get the right background and lighting, hide all of the equipment, and more.

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[EarnestWilliamsGeofferic]

I love that Cory needed more lighting while he was talking about lighting.

[butkusfan]

Lighting definitely makes a huge difference. I bought two shop light LEDs for my 55gal and 60 gal tanks. They were cheap and powerful, but they were also very yellow. They made the whole tank look like watered down iced tea, and they grew tons of hair algae. I replaced them with an Aquasky 2.0 which has an option to customize the color spectrum and put the unit on a timer as well, and the results are incredible. The colors in the fish pop a lot more, the plants and gravel have a nice natural contrast, and when you shut off the lights in the room at night the tank looks dramatically lit. I love it. Don't be afraid to try new things with your tank!

[sarahwoodring]

Hack 2.0: puncture root tabs with a straight/safety pin to help it sink. Placing a root tab at the perfect place just to have it float/ dissolve is super frustrating! Just jab the root tab with a safety/straight pin before you bury it to ensure it stays put!

Edited to add: the ACO heater is the easiest to hide.

[mitchl]

Cory is one of the few honest business men and true expert in aquaristics giving useful advices on YT . No lies, misleading, ,tips'' or wasting time with rubbish talking .
Unlike Dr. Anoxic, Snake oil Guru and many others 😜

[RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

Here's a tip for the tips
😊 always love learning new tips.

[sunflowermouse]

Really honestly I've been kind of bored with my aquarium setup recently and this video is the reminder I need to just rescape it with the extra materials I have already. I think I'll suggest my local fish store to add black backgrounds to their aquariums. It would definitely set them apart from the big pet stores who all use blue backgrounds.

[pattykake]

I have a white background on one of my tanks and it looks great. The greens of the plant and reds of some of the fish really stand out. Black is not always best, it depends on your scape and fish…👌🏽

[KhaeLikesCoffee]

Awesome, love these tips. Definitely going to try the root tab one.

[BeckyS]

I see your points on black...but I painted my newest tank in a very light teal (almost white) and I LOVE it. The room its in is very light - black would have looked silly there. I also did angled side cuts on the side of the tank.
I love how it turned out.

[jennynovoa]

Also want that night light option, so beautiful 😍 i wanna see how my fish act at night and actually be able to see them, awesome!

[ryanpenrod]

Since you showed it during the "black" section and didn't mention it--my only problem with your sponge filters is the green. I understand branding, but you're saying yourself right here that black would have blended in better. I hope you consider having some made with black hardware.

[CBales]

Cory and his team back again with Grade A top notch advice! I love the plant tip. As I struggle to have my corycats to not uproot plants before they take hold. Just got my plant shipment in from you and will definitely be trying this to give ‘em and extra boost.

[BobBombadil]

I would love if your sponge filters had an all black option. All my aquariums have black backgrounds and the green plastic is really hard to hide even with plants in front of it

[MrEddieskool]

always love the helpful tips being a newbie they really steer me in the right direction some of this I haven't considered.

[avilacanario]

Great list! Thank you for all that you do.👍

[stilesslosson]

I agree a black background is the best to make your plants n fish pop and it hides the algee on the back of the tank as well...the more I watch ya Cory the more I'm liking ya...keep up it up brother 👊

[andygee]

I love making my own background by using fabric and literally hanging it over the back of the tank - keeps it nice and warm for longer so less chance of heater failure. I've used a dark green / brown tartan fabric backdrop on my amazon blackwater tank

[goldentony]

Does leaving a plant in the pot deter it's potential growth? I always remove and plant right into the stratum gravel mix. Root tabs went in at the bottom before set up

[bjk]

I just set up my first black background tank about 2 months ago...I absolutely love it!

[Exquailibur]

my favorite aquarium is a 29 that uses pea gravel, a few large river rocks and a piece of wood that honestly is too big for the aquarium. there is also a lot of plants so its a jungle.