ADDED MORE TECH TO SELF SUSTAINING AQUARIUM! (EP7)

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[MDFishTanks]

MESSED UP THE INTRO TITLE DAMMIT 🤣🤣. Oh well. days 19 - 26
I type a ton of letters so i dont forget to change at the end when I know what day we ended on....how did I miss it!! 😂

[BTQ]

I think a water change would be good. The tank looks awesome and the reality is you almost always need to do a water change once early in a setup.

My theory on top offs and water changes: in the wild, fish experience rain showers as well as big storms and floods. So the rain showers are like the top offs, short and sweet. The big water changes are like the floods or big storms that occur more rarely. Besides, I find my fish just enjoy a water change. I don’t consider a periodic water change as maintenance either because it mimics what fish have in the wild.

I am really enjoying this series.

[SamPonjican]

Negative Space Aquascape for sure! Having the opportunity to see the fish behavior in open spaces is going to be epic.

[Ftscotland]

I stopped water changes around three years ago, just top ups, after doing a four gallon water change every month. A few months later my Corries started breeding, after having them for four years, and they kept on breeding every six weeks or so during our winter, from about November to March. They are in a community tank but I have three generations of fish now, the original pair and two young ones. Even the colour of other fish seems brighter especially my male Black Ruby barbs which are always deep black bodies and bright ruby noses :)

[n.c.]

Quick tip for you, I've been using a cat litter tray poop scoop (bought new) to scoop out floating plants. It works a treat! 👍

[lisacampbell]

Do it! Do the water change and clear up that murk. And for the 8footer, one island with lots of wood work flowing through. Love your channel.

[Samizard]

For the ecosystem tank - leave the water and see how it does (or doesn't) correct its own murkiness. This is a bit of an experiment after all, isn't it?
For the 8ft I think one dramatic, swooping island and a large negative space on one side would be cool. Especially with all the schooling that happens in there!

[Lijnoftylerwoods]

I agree with you on the water change for the Self Sustaining tank. That's my happy place looking at tanks. I like the idea of a side view river tank for the big tank. It would look so cool since the tank is in the middle back of the room.

[williamsmithstrate]

#1 Go for the water change
#2 One island for the 8ft

[AquaticEscapeUS]

One water change is really more a part of the setup process than maintenance. Once the tank is established, that’s when maintenance kicks in. Let’s clear it up!

[bigben]

Yes! Do a water change. One a month shouldn't be too much, and we all want the tank to look the best it can.

[sarahsaunders-dpjg]

Yes Yes Yes, do the water change, even if the experiment is for LOW MAINTENANCE 1 water change is very minimal after nearly 1 month, PLUS you know MD it will look so much better . Do it do it .

[Pumpnineteen]

I like the embankment idea with big open space for the 8ft. Some upright bamboo/twig forest area could be a really cool space for the angels. They love to breed on smooth upright surfaces

[tonytraveller]

One island like a cross section of an amazon river might look more natural. Either would be great I’m sure. In addition, change the water… 💦 sort it 😝

[TitanSummers]

I love the 8f tank like that. Simple and you can see everyone.

[finallyfreeacademy]

Voting for water change! Tank set up is always more maintenance anyway.

Loving this project, currently trying to get my hubby to agree to setting our 3rd tank up as no-low maintenance. But he is a tech junkie!! But he is enjoying watching these so 🤞

[stonepiggy]

I think that occasional water changes are way less annoying and stressful than waiting or trying to treat it another way. Go for the water change!

Also, I like the idea of one island as the embankment with wood coming into the negative area. Your tanks always look great though!

[stoneysscapes]

Whenever I have a new setup it's always been about taking care of whatever it is and I'm sure it's not considered preventative maintenance which makes it much more hands on, so if it works out the way you are planning on being a top off only then doing something or anything else I believe it would be a great long terrm solution to sort out the water clarity !!! I remember Dustin.once said "dillution is the solution to solve the water pollution "

[AnaLaMama]

When you redo the 8ft, you get a little group of eartheaters! Geophagus argyrostictus are my personal favorites.

[SunnySingh-syjb]

I think you should do a water change and then also consider a low/little maintenance filter. Something that needs looking at every 6 months. Ultimately it’s not a river/lake etc it’s a tank so some maintenance will always be needed! Little bit now and then is fine!