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Hi I'm Alex, this is Tank Tested, and you're looking at my Best in Show

winning aquascape. It's a custom tank with a viewing panel that gives a unique

perspective into the aquarium. In this episode, we'll be exploring the scape and

how I got it to the Big Fish Deal.

This tank has been in my home for about a

year it's near and dear to my heart because it's one of a kind

I built the stand myself and I modified the aquarium to make it a unique

centerpiece to my apartment the tank originally had the sloped side panels

you see here but they were just aesthetic so I decided to make a

modification I installed this viewing panel myself I cut a pane of glass to

size and then I used black aquarium silicone to seal it into place this

modification not only made the take stand out it also allowed me to fill the

aquarium all the way to the rim when it's filled this setup holds about

25 gallons or 95 litres of water so what's in the tank let's start with the

stone these are sold as see arrow stones and they're a form of limestone like any

limestone they'll slowly dissolve in water but under normal conditions you

die of old age long before this stone breaks down still see arrow stones like

this do increase the hardness of your water obviously I also have quite a few

plans in here as well in the foreground I've planted micrantha mom tree dia

which is sold under the common name Montecarlo it's a low growing carpeting

plant and it pearls nicely if given enough see you too

I've also grown it very successfully with no co2 at all it just grows quite a

bit slower in the middle of the tank I've got a thick carpet of MRSA Lea here

Asuka and sold into the name four leaf clover

but I think that's a pretty inaccurate title the leaves can take multiple forms

depending on their growing conditions in some instances they do look like

four-leaf clovers as they do when the 10-gallon scape I showed you a few

episodes ago but they can also grow large single leaves or four-leaf sprouts

that look bifurcated rather than rammed regardless it's a great beginner

carpeting plant that can grow under a low light and no co2 but it also grows

decently under medium light and grows well with pressurized carbon dioxide

finally I have planted this grass in the back it's a staple of my local club

guapa the Greater Washington aquatic plant Association a small clump was

collected from the wild by one of our members and it's since spread around the

club we've yet to get a positive ID on the grass so I don't know the scientific

name but there are similar grasses commercially available in the Hobby

now at competition there were also fish shrimp and snails in the tank but we'll

get to them after I move this scape to the big fish deal to get the tank to

competition first I needed to drain it that's why I waited to add the aquatic

life I used a Python that connects directly to my sink and it makes the

whole process speedy and clean I've included a link to the Python in the

description of this video now you don't need to drain the tank fully it's just a

matter of getting enough water out that a friend and I can lift the aquarium to

keep the rocks in place I filled about 50 sandwich bags with air and stuffed

them in the tank you can use any type of bag or newspaper for the same purpose

and like that the tank is where it needs to be filling the scape is pretty

painless you just need something to break the flow of water up I use a

colander

and there we go it's good as new

there's also a school of fish here courtesy of Rachael O'Leary

these are emerald iris Bora or more specifically Villa Bora gossip I'm not

pronouncing that name I chose them for this tank because

they're tight schoolers but won't steal the show they're brilliant reflective

eyes add a pop of color but they're silver bodies don't distract from the

rich green world I've tried to create escape I'll probably end up adding

another dozen or so emerald eyes in order to provide them

with enough numbers that they feel at home I really like species-specific

escapes because it means you can get enough fish for the natural behavior to

start to show a single species tank also means that you can make changes to the

habitat with a set of behaviors and needs in mind it's something you just

can't do with a community tank I've also added a few Amano shrimp to the tank

also from Rachel and they were very badly needed you've likely noticed the

buildup of algae throughout my tank these guys are masters of taking care of

finally there are a few neurite snails here there are wonderful cleaners and

because they're so rock like you almost don't notice them unless you really

start looking now since everyone asks I'm running this tank using a k1 bat

canister filter it's a great little filter but it has very low flow just

enough to keep my established tank running I also used a fin explanted plus

to light this game it provides decent coverage and gives off enough light for

my plants to live I provided a link to both the light and the filter in the

description of this video so that's my tank at the competition it was judged by

a couple people of note first the man who discovered the hare grass and

escaped Shawn Murphy second Joey the king of DIY also had a long look at my

tank he runs a wonderful YouTube channel that

I'll link here but let's be real you already know him to my surprise and an

odd turn of luck this tank won Best in Show I also got 3rd place in my category

of medium-sized tanks so you know try to figure that one out

still I want to thank Joey and Sean for judging and I'm glad they didn't hate my

escape if you like this video please share it and if you haven't already

please subscribe I'll see you next time

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