The Last Episode (Teardown + The Entire Series in One Video)

This is the entire series in one video and the ending. I felt like I’ve reached the end of this tank’s journey. Moving twice in the last 2 years, and moving to a place with old pipes was too hard on this tank.

I re-edited the entire series. I was just going to stitch the videos together, but I found a typo here and there. For example I said “it was like groundhug day” when I meant groundhog day.

I did have to change some of the music, b/c you know, youtube.

The conclusion:
Most of the plants you see at the end are pearl grass, hornwort, and guppy grass.
I did feed the tank with a little bit of fish flakes every day. That’s why the plants were still healthy when I tore down the tank. There were some shrimp still living, and most of them were transferred to the volcano tank. All of the hair grass melted b/c they couldn’t get any light. I was really surprised to see that so many plants still did well when I stopped trimming them. While re-editing the videos, I got to take the journey of this tank again. When I first started this series, I remembered having lowkey fun doing youtube videos. This is a simple channel. My little sandbox, if you will. A little corner of the shallow end of the pool where I dip my legs in and read a book or something. But as the months went by, more and more people came in and it became something much bigger than I would have ever imagined. Most people were so nice and made me feel overwhelmed, since I’m just an ordinary guy. Then there were those who reached out b/c they wanted something from me. It would take several hours for me to tell you all the horror stories pertaining to this channel. I don’t think you would believe me. My brother’s wife’s sister’s best friend contacted me when she realized this channel’s sub count number, b/c she wanted a free consultation for her youtube channel.

Anyhow, this was too long already. I saved the plants for future projects.

Curry is doing well these days. She still eats and drinks on her own. We still feed her medicine and water four times a day.

Hindsight is always 20/20. Some of the decisions I made with this tank were super hard, and I tried to make the best decision I could at the time. For example, figuring out how to remove a tiny fish in a heavily planted tank without destroying the tank. That idea took me two days to come up with it. You can see that at 17:56

The original videos:
NO filter, NO CO2, NO Ferts Planted Tank Series:

This is a Walstad Method tank.

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Check out her book in the link below if interested.
The book I read to make this aquarium:

(I'm using the tiny thermometer with a small rubber band to hold it in its place.)

The Best Growing Plants in this tank:

The rest:

Shrimps:

Music credit:
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

gnossienne 1

gnossienne 2

Francisco Tarrega - Lagrima

I own the rights to all other recordings not mentioned above.

[FootheFlowerhorn]

Thank you for taking this journey with me.

The Ending, The Teardown
02:47:16

Day 0 - The Setup
0:00
2 months update – Surprise hitchhiker
03:38
3rd month update – New Fish (Sparkling Gourami)
08:44
4th month update – Eggs Hatched
13:55
5th month update – Baby Food & Shrimplets
21:32
6th month update – Population Explosion
29:34
7th month update – Feeding Frenzy
36:35
8th month update – Too Many Shrimps
42:48
9th month update – Saving Amano Larvae L
49:04
10th month update – Melting Pot of Shrimps
55:19
11th month update – Peace and Balance
01:01:25
12th month update – Surprise Baby Gourami
01:05:42
13th month update – The Battle of Driftwood
01:13:16
14th month update – The Baby Becomes the Alpha
01:19:49
15th month update – The Baby Becomes a MOM
01:27:04
16th Month - Luck of the Fry
01:33:58
17th Month - Shrimp & Fry
01:41:53
18th Month - NEW FISH Tuxedo Guppies
01:46:53
19th Month – It’s a BOY!
01:51:25
20th Month – Vs.
01:57:03
21st Month – Cabbage Feeding Frenzy
02:02:38
22nd Month – Broccoli Feeding Frenzy
02:07:48
23rd Month – Cucumber Feeding Frenzy
02:12:52
24th Month – Carrot Feeding Frenzy
02:18:07
25th & 26th Month – Watermelon & Banana Feeding Frenzy
02:25:00
28th Month – Eggplant Feeding Frenzy
02:30:02
30th Month – Red Cabbage Feeding Frenzy
02:34:12
33rd Month – Sweet Pumpkin Feeding Frenzy
02:39:30
38th Month – Mulberry Leaf Feeding Frenzy
02:44:06

[marivb]

I accidentally found you one day in my recommended about 2-3 years ago. It was the best accident I ever came across. Thank you for adding a little more joy to my days. I’m hoping you’ll still update on your other tanks as well as Kartoffel and even if you choose not to, I’m excited to see where this next chapter leads you! Much love 💖

[AntsCanada]

Man, the bittersweet feels of the end of an era and series millions have followed. So grateful to be among those who discovered your channel! Great videos and looking forward to new and exciting builds! The story is far from over, and I'm sure you've only just begun. ❤🙏

[alasiacompton]

It’s been 3 months since you uploaded this. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it. Especially at bedtime when life often gets the best of me. Thank you for caring for this little planet of life. And even more so for bringing peace to a lot of people in these tough times. 💕

[thekatloaf]

It's strange to click through each update thinking "huh, I remember that" for every single one. So simple but so perfectly nostalgic. This series will forever hold a special place in my heart.

[jrvondoom]

I won’t carry on but this thing was a random find that I followed silently and it saved me through some really heavy heady times. inspirational. A peaceful journey in a chaotic time

[bambydeluxe]

I'm a 37 year old grown up guy living in a fishing-village, after I lived 35 years in a metrople. I was married, I had a job in the tech-industry, I spent my time in-between concrete-blocks and traffic.
Watching this somehow triggered me very hard. It made me cry. It was like putting my life under a microscope and suddenly seeing the whole image. I didn't cry a single time, when I got divorced, moving to another country, leaving 35 years of my life behind - with just 2 bags.
But right now my tears are running down like ... I don't know. It feels like geeting a therapy, that I didn't know, I need.

Thank you for your patience while recording, cutting and underlining this beautiful artwork with the perfect music.

[sawyer]

Is it ridiculous that I’m crying because it’s over? This channel was my rock, and this series brought me so much joy. Thank you for creating it and inspiring so many like me.

[bryanh]

I was wondering when the next vid was going up... bittersweet that it's the end but what a calm, magical journey it's been. Take care and thanks for all the Zen!

[kdouglas]

this made me absolutely cry, I found this channel years ago when I was in a really bad spot, but I would watch your videos to calm down if I was doing badly. Its amazing to me to see how much older Curry looks. thank you for everything

[MadHatter]

This channel has been nothing less than a masterpiece of amateur naturalism. Every tanks was it's own little world, and it was such a pleasure to take long, cool, engaging looks into them with you. Safe to say I'll be tucking this video away for future rainy days. I hope that you still keep your passion for your tanks and your little creatures, even if we can no longer walk down their paths with you. Stay smart and healthy, my friend.

[blackosprey]

This tank is almost completely responsible for me seriously getting into planted aquariums. It's one of my greatest joys in life. Thank you.

[adarshsivaprasad]

You were the only reason I started having love towards fish breeding and planted aquarium. Please come back man. You will be missed

[adrienbeeatingpeaches]

Can’t believe it’s come to an end. It’s crazy one minute I’m in high school watching to destress and relax next thing I’m in college still doing the same. It’s been amazing seen this tank develop.

[lucasthedragon]

I first discovered this wonderful little channel, not knowing how deeply this aquarium hobby went. You were the gateway that revealed to me this entire microcosm. I had a broken arm and was cooped up inside thanks to a certain disease that will go unnamed. My mental health was plummeting fast. Then a video about an aquarium's shrimp feeding frenzy popped up out of nowhere. Your videos were the one thing that helped me stay calm and soothed for these last few years. When I was down in the dumps, I would watch your latest video and feel all the better for it. After a successful week, your videos were the icing on the cake. When I had trouble sleeping, your music and soothing visuals worked every single time. I feel so honored that I got to be apart of this channel/series' journey, even if I joined late and only watched silently.

Thank you so much for these wonderful videos. Give Curry a pinch of catnip for all of us!

[JohnSmith-bwqu]

This series helped me through the pandemic shut down, job changes, a move across the State and many, many more stressful times. I’m sad it’s over. Thank you so much for the beautiful journey.

[merrickli]

You'll be missed...As a nurse working in an acute care setting, I'd been watching your video since I was in nursing school. Your video helped a lot with my anxiety

[Cola]

I feel devastated. I’m sure you were much more attached to your fish and snail than we were, but man. I was deeply invested in the little dramas playing out in this tank. Thank you so much for all your work sharing it with us.

[mark]

I still come back to this. Your videos were very much therapy to me for a number of years. I will always appreciate you. I hope all is well in life.

[fritz]

I still remember watching these videos when they came out a few years ago. As a student with a screwed-up sleep schedule, these series helped lull me to sleep. When I graduated I eventually forgot about this only to come back with this, the last episode. What a ride. Thank you for the videos!