If YouTube is anything to go by, hydroponics and aquaponics are very popular in the aquarium hobby at the moment. I’m always seeing videos where people are adding monstera, pothos or peace lilies to their tanks. Some people…
Echinodorus – also called Amazon sword – is a versatile genus of aquarium plants. They’re hardy, and come in a range of varieties which suit foreground, mid ground and background positions in your aquarium. In this short video,…
This is fun short video is a highlight from my longer Slow TV video, Tiny Underwater Garden. When I dropped an algae pellet into the nanoscape, the blue betta fish tried to take over. Watch and see how…
After much refining, our first slow TV production is live. Because I’m learning as I go along, I decided to start small with a 45-minute video featuring the 22-litre nano cube, which was the first tank we scaped…
Apologies for the length of time that has passed between posts. I’ve been receiving medical treatment which stopped me from making videos for a while. But… aquaSplainer is back. And I’ve got some fresh ideas. In fact, here’s…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…