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Suction cups not working? Try this aquarium hack

As aquarium owners and aquascapers, we rely on suction cups to keep our tanks in ship shape. For example, the hold our headers and parts of our filters in place. However, after a while, they can wear out….
Essentials

Give your tank a current with a powerhead

In this video, I add a small powerhead to my 230 litre freshwater community tank to give it a bit of current. My aim here is to explore how this affects fish behaviour, given that many of the…
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aquaSplainer partners with Hygger

Some news has just come in that’s exciting for me as a new website and YouTube channel operator. The aquarium goods manufacturer Hygger has invited me to join its affiliate programme and has offered me a choice of…
AquascapingInspiration

Let's build an aquascape in a giant wine glass

A while back, I bought a giant wine glass online and posted a short asking viewers whether they wanted me to use it for an aquascape inspired by red or white wine. The vote said ‘red’ and, although…
AquascapingEssentials

Troubleshooting my low tech bowl aquascape

In this video, I revisit the Dutch-inspired bowl aquascape I set up 30 days later, and look at how it’s progressing. Not everything has been a success, and I’ll go through the challenges that arose and how I…
Fish & Invertebrates

Zen moments with celestial pearl danios

Relax and enjoy a Zen moment with my celestial pearl danios, also known as galaxy rasboras or galaxy danios. Just tune out with these beautiful nano fish. They remind me of rainbow trout, but they’re only 2cm long….
Aquascaping

Unboxed: A GIANT wineglass for our next nanoscape

Here at aquaSplainer, recent projects have included a 22l nanocube, a 650ml mayo jar aquascape and a Dutch-style 13l bowl aquascape. What next? Well, I found this HUGE wineglass on Amazon. Check it out and then help me…
Fish & Invertebrates

Hey! That's MY algae wafer

Absolute scenes in this short video as a tiny otocinclus negro and two cherry red neocaridina shrimp battle for a chunk of algae wafer. All the action takes place in a 22l nanocube, which is almost a self-sustaining…
AquascapingEssentials

Mayo jar aquascape: 28-day update

A month ago I set out to see if it was possible to set up a living, breathing ecosystem in something as small as a mayonnaise jar, and here’s proof that it is! This 28-day update gives you…