HOW to KEEP a NO FILTER BOWL ECOSYSTEM AQUARIUM (FULL TUTORIAL)

In this video I will talk more into details about bowl aquarium (NO filter, NO heater, NO CO2, NO ferts). I will share how I do maintenance and how much it cost me to build something like this and what kind of stocking is best for a small no filter aquarium.

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00:00 Intro (Topics to be discussed)
00:41 Glass bowl
02:19 LED light
03:33 Soil
04:22 Plants
06:35 Maintenance
09:33 Stocking
11:24 Fish ?
12:44 Outro

Aquarium bowl - 25cmx20cm (7.8inx9.8in)
Bowl volume 10LTR | 2.5GAL
Light - LED Power: 1W | Luminous flux 100lm
Filter - NO
CO2 - NO
Heater - NO

Plants - Hygrophila triflora, Marsilea hirsuta, Pogostemon quadrifolius, Lobelia cardinalis "Mini", Hemianthus micranthemoides, Pistia stratiotes

Music - Epidemic Sound:

[IMaqua]

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LED LIGHT

FILTER, SKIMMER AND PUMP

HEATER

SOIL, GRAVEL AND SAND

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[MarksShrimpTanks]

Lovely little bowl, specially like the halo the light made around the base when it was dark.

[LushSaltyAquariums]

I have a VERY similar vase aquarium in my fish room. i used only bacopa for a tree-like effect.

[kidoctane]

Just back from a visit to Japan where I visited a few aquarium shops. They seemed focused on small tanks, including kits for smallish bowls and the display bowls had fish - thou limited to white clouds and madaka. I ended buying a tiny specialised bowl u/g filter for my next project.

[ind_ants]

Whats your camera setup?!!? Like the quality is amazing on your older as well as the newer ones😮

[danaoanatambaloiu]

I actually find them in a shop near my place(I live in Italy) and the cost is 20 euros
I've sold 6 EcoSfera in 3 monts 😂

[jenpink]

This is lovely. Like a little jewel. Do you think that you will do another bowl if you can find one that is a little bit larger? I don’t think that I could have one without a heater, I keep my home very cool in the winter. Maybe 65 Fahrenheit. But I like the way they look better without a big heater sticking in the middle of the bowl😂

[frankvermeulen]

Still something I need to do myself sometime; sofar, I haven't gotten around to buy a small bowl or cube because I am lazy.

The Neocaridina sp. I have in a 30l cube would be perfect for this kind of setup, because they remain pretty small (and breed like maniacs).

How often do shrimp shed their skin? I added 5 Amano shrimp to another tank 1.5 months ago, I only see 2 occasionally, but within that time I have found 5 exoskeletons (last one yesterday).
Does this mean all 5 could be still alive, or is it just the two shedding their skin repeatedly?

Anyway, nice and easy and almost costfree setup. Thanks for the overview.

[mrchumly]

Do you do any testing at all besides the TDS? And did you do any in the Ikea 1 gallon?