Step by step RIVER AQUASCAPE tank FULL OF ALGAE | EP1 HILLSTREAM AQUARIUM (low tech shallow tank)

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Published 2022-07-08
Let's create something different; River aquascape tank full of algae. This Hillstream aquarium is low tech shallow tank and will mostly be hardscape only tank with only plant being Cryptocoryne Wendtii. Plan is to grow as much algae as possible on the smooth surfaces of the rocks because later on I plan to add mostly algae grazing fish. I will clean only front glass while back, left and right side of the aquarium will remain with algae on it.

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00:00 Intro
00:21 Tank dimensions and volume
00:38 Egg crate
00:57 Crushed lava rock
01:17 Aquarium gravel (sand)
02:53 River pebbles
03:34 River gravel
04:03 Canister filter, outflow and inflow
04:26 Filter floss
04:42 Aquarium soil
05:33 Adding one snail and 10 white cloud minnows
05:53 Lets grow some algae
06:15 Adding Cryptocoryne Wendtii and skimmer
06:35 Success - Algae are growing

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Aquarium - 90cmx45cmx27cm (35inx18inx10in)
Optiwhite glass 10mm | Tank Volume 110LTR | 29GAL
Filter - External with pre-filter basket (1000L/H | 264GAL/H)
Light - LED Power: 40W | Luminous flux 3580lm
CO2 - NO
Heater - NO
Plants - Cryptocoryne wendtii green

Music - Epidemic Sound:
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen / As History Unfolds / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com www.epidemicsound.com/track/hRtIDqBslw/
Martin Landh / Guna / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
www.epidemicsound.com/track/BVXcrHgL1G/
baegel / Sunset Boulevard / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com www.epidemicsound.com/track/RtVwY4JrWq/
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