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I Rebuilt It Into a Dutch style Aquascape... Plants were growing too fast !

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In this video I share the full journey of my planted aquarium — from building an aquascape to experiencing explosive plant growth using DIY CO₂, and eventually making the difficult decision to tear down the tank and start a new Dutch-style aquascape. This planted tank was set up with a DIY CO₂ system, and the results were honestly surprising. Within about 30 days the aquarium plants grew extremely fast, with stem plants like Rotala growing tall and dense. The fast growth created a lush and healthy planted aquarium, but it also caused the aquascape to become overgrown and harder to maintain. Instead of simply trimming the plants, I decided to reset the aquarium layout and build a brand new Dutch style aquascape. In this video you’ll see the transition from the original planted tank to the new aquascape design. I also share the 1-week update of the new aquascape, where you can see early plant growth, some initial algae, and a few challenges like accidentally mixing two different Rotala green varieties. These are common issues that many aquascapers face during the early stages of a planted tank. This video is part of my ongoing aquascaping journey, where I experiment with low-cost planted tank methods, DIY CO₂ systems, and different aquascape styles. Future videos will show trimming, plant maintenance, and the long-term development of this Dutch aquascape. If you enjoy planted aquariums, aquascaping tutorials, aquarium plant growth, or DIY aquarium projects, make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next update of this tank. Email : tushardasgupta80@gmail.com Email For Planted Tank Reaction Submission : ryukdasgupta@gmail.com (Not Promising a reaction video on your tank yet ! But if you want personal suggestions or advice related to your Tanks then You can mail me your planted tank. If your Planted tanks seems like something that will help others to learn something, then i might make a video on that.) Open For Brand Promotion , Brand Sponsorship, Brand Collaboration. Background Music : https://pixabay.com/

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Last video me maine lava stone, glue aur tissue paper se hardscape build karke plantation dikhaya tha, RO water se fill kiya aur cycling start hua. First week me thoda plant melt hua—aur agar aap planted tank bana rahe ho to panic nahi karna, initial melting normal hai. Phir light change kiya aur honestly that changed everything—colors pop karne lage. Stable water changes + proper lighting + DIY CO2 (constant supply) ki wajah se around 30 days me Rotala waliichi ka growth dekh ke proper satisfying feel hua. But exams ke chakkar me main 30 aur din tank ko trim/maintain nahi kar paya—sirf top-up aur light on/off. Result: 60 days me stem plants aur moss itna overgrown ho gaya ki Anubias pura cover ho gaya aur shading start ho gayi. Is stage pe aap trim nahi karoge to Anubias ko light nahi milega aur melt hoga, aur moss ka lower part yellowish ho jayega. Mere paas option tha trim karke layout wapas lana, ya start over—aur maine decide kiya tear down karke Dutch-style aquascape rebuild karu. Dutch style me segmentation, color contrast aur plant height planning sab kuch important hai—no wood, no stones, full focus on planting. Maine toothpicks se substrate mark kiya, Tropica aquasoil ka fresh layer add kiya, Rotala green/blood red/HR, Ammannia golden, Alternanthera mini, Monte Carlo, Hygrophila tripartita mini, Polysperma ‘Rosanervig’ plant kiya. DIY CO2 ke saath initial weeks me frequent water changes, no liquid ferts for 2 weeks, aur 1-week update me thoda thread algae aur Rotala green varieties mix-up bhi show kiya—ye early-stage challenges common hain.

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