NO WATER CHANGES for a YEAR!! Ecosystem Aquarium How To

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It's been a year!!! A whole year without a water change. The Ecosystem tank has been a huge success with perfect balance. I don't do a thing to this tank apart from feed the fish and top up the evaporation. It has taught me so much about planted tanks and balancing aquariums. It has a very rough look but I think that adds to the authentic feel that it gives. Nature isn't perfectly sculpted at the end of the day is it. Anyway, hopefully you enjoy this and I give enough of an insight for you to be able to do it yourself 😊

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#plantedtank #aquascape #mdfishtanks

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It's been a year!!! A whole year without a water change. The Ecosystem tank has been a huge success with perfect balance. I don't do a thing to this tank apart from feed the fish and top up the evaporation. It has taught me so much about planted tanks and balancing aquariums. It has a very rough look but I think that adds to the authentic feel that it gives. Nature isn't perfectly sculpted at the end of the day is it. Anyway, hopefully you enjoy this and I give enough of an insight for you to be able to do it yourself 😊

Equipment (all links affiliate):

API® products

AQUARIAN® products




#plantedtank #aquascape #mdfishtanks

[aimswanson]

Very enjoyable viewing. I'm 81 and have been a fish keeper since I was 12. I'm amazed at how much I am learning from your channel. Much progress has been made in fish keeping lately.

[AndrewPayne]

To all of the doubters: I used to religiously change 1/3rd of a tank for each of my five tanks every weekend. After watching MD's channel I have planted much more heavily, a mix of fast stems, floating as well as slow anubias, and now only trim the plants and top up every week which is much more satisfying (and easier!) - this has transformed both my tanks, my fish, shrimps and ramshorn snails as well as my enjoyment of them. Never looked back. On one occasion I lost a couple of fish, tested the water (ammonia spiked) and then did an 80% water change, then the tank balanced itself in no time, the plants certainly do wonders naturally filtering the water, as well as the substrate (deep mix of aqua soil and gravel - just as MD advises. Best advice I have ever learned in the hobby. Cheers! 😁

[dr-k]

You've inspired a lot of people MD and brought a lot of joy to those, who like myself just enjoy watching you create. Nature aquariums look amazing and when done right really are less fuss, if that is something you don't want to spend time doing. Watching the worlds you create when the camera isn't rolling must be really soothing. You're surrounded by so many beautiful and healthy fish and plants. Thanks for sharing and encouraging others to create a bit of nature in their space.

[oscardesignma]

You are so lucky you guys to live in countries where you can find many different fish species in LFS, or order them online. As an eurasian French dude (not lying) living in Morocco, I can tell you that I have very hard time to find the species I want (regular blue Accra, Bolivian ram, Pea puffer, ...)... So watching MD videos is always a pain and pleasure at the same time lol.

[MasterDeks]

Sometimes, no water change is the best thing you can do. Take my situation. The water from my source was 40ppm so while the plants would bring this down over the course of a week, I was still essentially throwing in more nitrates every time I did a water change. So I changed to just topping the water up. Now Nitrates never rise above 20ppm and everything is healthier.

[jgzitxxitcocllh]

This video can’t have come at a more perfect time! I’ve been dying to get into aquascaping but I can’t handle waterchanges, so I’ve been studying your ecosystem videos for tips! Hoping to start a tank for a betta fish soon

[nathanvarghese.]

It’s so raw and natural when you don’t trim them. It’s a whole new world in that tank. A slice of nature. Gorgeous!!!

[bec]

I've learned so much from watching your channel for 2 years. I started with my turtle aquarium with waterfall repto filters and fake plants and struggles with algae. Now his home is full of corys, shrimp, plecos, and a ton of live plants. I've even incorporated a section of his tank with terrestrial plants to create something like a bog filter because turtles produce SO much waste. Colby is the happiest I have ever seen him, he is thriving and loves his little habitat and the health of the tank gets better and better the more I learn from your channel and some others.
I don't know how you're not over a million subscribers, your channel is so underrated.
Love u lots,
Colby and bec 😁

[smallp.p.]

I will say it would be nice to find even one single video where someone did this self sustained tank, and showed the entire process

[EuroGupper]

These are the tanks that interest me! No water change wizardry!

[HomemadeEcosystems]

They can film some nature documentaries in this thing, beautiful!

[jonargoudelis]

You literally inspired my 40 gallon tank and I live in a small town in cottonwood, Arizona. I watched hours of your videos and just finished my build after a month of gathering supplies.

[stripmusic]

I started my ecosystem tank around the same time as you, but I've still done a few water changes since it makes the plants and fish so happy, especially since the turquoise rainbows get so yellow and orange afterward!

[blakemoreskye]

I had just started watching and someone who doesn't really know anything got me a starter tank as a gift. I didn't know what to do and the tank ended up not good. I didn't have time for proper maintenance and I felt really bad for the fish and shrimp I had. I only got myself a different tank and had the confidence to set it up after watching your videos and realizing I could create a tank that didn't need all the maintenance. I now have a very nice shrimp and snail 15gal that is doing wonderful and almost never needs anything other than water top offs and feeding. Thank you so much for helping me feel more comfortable with not having time to always maintain the fish without feeling like I was neglecting them.

[thomashinch]

Been really inspired by your channel. Since watching 2/3 years back I’ve spent a fortune on various tanks lol but eventually settled on 30 gallon. And the family ( my 10mth old boy and 4 year old girl) love watching it. Keep up good content! 👍🏻👍🏻

[gardeningwithgabriel]

Hello from South Africa. This may sound super insignificant, but I am really grateful that you use the metric system i.e. litres. great video, thanks.

[gabrielleyourmoder]

This tank looks marvellous! keep it up MD!

[slipalongtobascus]

My first ever aquarium was setup after watching nearly all of your videos. I copied the aquascaped, heavy planted, big substrate approach and its an amazing success. Thankyou for all the advice and knowledge as well as the great entertainment.

[sih]

Love it! I've been doing no water changes for 20+ years and I learned from people doing it for 25+ years before me! The "experts" on Facebook fish pages have no idea what they are talking about I actually think they get commission from prime to promote water changes lol