I make different aquariums
to check new ideas and to test them
under different conditions.
Most of what is in the old aquariums
gets moved into new aquariums.
In this example, I move this
outdated 2 liter plastic bottle nursery
into a larger, 3 liter jar.
I like to keep my aquariums
on wooden bases.
The jar comes with a cover that I will use
to make a planter for an aquarium garden.
I wash gravel from old nurseries
and then reuse it in new aquariums.
A tilted background
makes all aquariums prettier.
Fill the new aquarium partially
with dechlorinated water.
About 1/4 or so would do.
First, I move the floating Frogbits and
duckweed from the old aquarium.
Put it temporarily into some other nursery
to keep it out of my way.
I use spare plants to make fish food
or share them with my friends.
Here you can see my
growing underwater Pothos.
I want to check how it grows
in a larger aquarium.
So, let's start moving.
Here I move Hornwort.
Anchor it with a seashell.
My dwarf guppies can be transferred
between tanks using a pipette.
It is the safest way I can think of.
Use a fish net to transfer larger fish.
I also move top water
from the old tank into the new nursery.
Avoid picking up waste accumulated
at the bottom of the old nursery.
Now I move the Pothos.
Clean up plants as necessary.
I move plants in the order
that is easiest to pull out.
I anchor both Pothos
with one seashell here.
Here they go into the new nursery.
Next is Elodea.
It is an interesting plant in many regards.
I need to put it in a separate nursery
for further observation.
Check my previous videos for more
details about all the plants and
everything else shown in this video.
The next is growing underwater land moss.
I want it in the new nursery.
Here comes a different type of land moss.
It also grows underwater.
Though, it is less pretty than the first one.
Let the waste settle down.
It's easy to catch guppy fry
in an aquarium without plants.
Once again, I use a fish net
to transfer large fish.
Here is Hairgrass.
I like this plant
and grow it in all my aquariums.
Let's just clean it up a bit.
And here it goes into the new nursery.
Add more water from the old aquarium.
I add seed shrimp (Ostracoda)
and pond snails in all my aquariums.
Now I can put the cover upside down
to reduce evaporation.
Or better yet, let's use the cover
to make a planter.
I have showed how to make this
and other types of planters
in previous videos.
Check links in the description
if you need more details.
This planter reduces evaporation and
serves as a base for aquarium garden.
There are many different land plants and
herbs that grow with their roots in water.
I even have cactuses
growing in my aquarium gardens.
That is the upgraded nursery
on August 11th, 2019
And here is the same nursery
two and half months later on October 27th
That is how I upgrade all my aquariums.
I prefer to call them nurseries.
The new things I learn from my nurseries,
I use to improve the old,
reusing as much as I can.
And so it goes.