Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. The strawberry plants hung on for much longer than expected. Towards the end, the tank’s balance broke b/c the strawberry plants were not “filtering” the water. This resulted in spread of cyanobacteria. This was the one of the reasons why I did a very big water change. I also manually removed the cyanobacteria with toothbrush and syphoned out most of it. I don’t expect the cyano to completely go away, so I might end up spot bombing it with hydrogen peroxide or maybe use “Blue-Green Slime Stain Remover”. The giant duckweed also mostly died. I removed them for the time being, and I think I’m gonna try regular duckweed in the near future.
The lettuce are doing great. Kartoffel really perked up after the lettuce spread out their roots.
* I’m still filming my tanks. I’ll try to upload more often, but these days, it’s hard to find the time for editing. This video was shot from Nov 11, 2019 to March 6, 2020. I’ll update the volcano tank next, soon. Thanks for understanding.
I bought the lettuce plants from a local gardening store. If you want to try it and can’t find it locally, you can try the seeds here: amzn.to/32UuCsK
Patreon: patreon.com/footheflowerhorn
Youtube Member: youtube.com/channel/UC3Kk8tvhHkWMMfKBb0q0X9g/join
Paypal: paypal.me/footheflowerhorn
Merch: teespring.com/stores/foo-store
Episode 12 youtube.com/watch?v=NN8vo3dOfus
Episode 11 youtube.com/watch?v=QDG6uEbcE8Y
Episode 10 youtube.com/watch?v=JM522-JRJYY
Episode 9 youtube.com/watch?v=RLy9svjiIu4
Episode 8 youtube.com/watch?v=iAt1w3Y-ACE
Episode 7 youtube.com/watch?v=qpU8Mwvb-FQ
Episode 6 youtube.com/watch?v=OZ047sn5bFs
Episode 5 youtube.com/watch?v=HYHmSM87dno
Episode 4 youtube.com/watch?v=OkuFdnurFHM
Episode 3: youtube.com/watch?v=o7LEkEBvR68
Episode 2: youtube.com/watch?v=LUp2-DqEfOE
SETUP video of this tank: youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZWMGdKxJo
Clay pebbles (hydroton) amzn.to/2XfxEU3
Live one-eyed water fleas(Daphnia) amzn.to/2OmfgX8
Making Brine Shrimp: youtu.be/qpU8Mwvb-FQ?t=239
Brine shrimp eggs: amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
100% deep sea salt amzn.to/2YVeiFd
(I use deep sea salt, but I think other salts will work, too. Something like aquarium salt, or regular sea salt.)
Brine shrimp net: amzn.to/30Gkrqg
60ml syringe: amzn.to/2W9iWm5
Neodymium Magnet: amzn.to/2QkFABu
(*The most important part is the salinity and temperature. At room temperature, it might take 48 hours to hatch. At Higher the temps, they might hatch in less than 24 hours.
(*For salinity, I’m going by the 1 table spoon per liter rule. However, depending on the salt, you might want to try up to 2 table spoons.)
Favorite Kartoffel food:
Freeze dried blood worms amzn.to/2ISrbek
Frozen blood worms
Frozen brine shrimp
Frozen mysis shrimp
Live brine shrimp (eggs) amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
Other easy to find pellets for betta:
Hikari Betta Bio-Gold amzn.to/2ByRG3h
New Life Spectrum Betta Formula amzn.to/2R36fWA
Ocean Nutrition Atison's Betta Food amzn.to/2RZBYF8
Fluval Bug Bites Betta amzn.to/2S0sBoJ
How I made the auto top off: youtu.be/Im9lDTRTAOk?t=269
Light : Osram 14W CFL 6500K – duration 11 hours a day.
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)
Aquarium Siphon: amzn.to/2Hya9Ct
Gravel VAC:
amzn.to/2qjQgaY
Desk lamp (I used the clamps to mount it) amzn.to/2svkS9s
GE CFL light bulb (14w 6500K) amzn.to/2tAPVQo
Philips CFL 13W T2 Daylight 6500K, 4-Pack amzn.to/2H67BrI
Almond leaves amzn.to/2S3B8Hn
Hornwort amzn.to/2srT6HY
2~3mm gravel 20lb bag amzn.to/2gJ5tOl
2~3mm gravel 5lb bag amzn.to/2y3e3ih
15pcs diamond hole saw amzn.to/2DGGXqL
Magnetic thermometer amzn.to/2LRCrXd
Mini Algae scrubber amzn.to/2MHbOHJ
amzn.to/2PrgIXZ
Aquarium lid clips (gotta know the thickness or your aquarium) amzn.to/2qW9S1T
seiryu stone amzn.to/2K5rVuX
Inline Switch (I use them for pumps and heaters during water changes) amzn.to/2L05ozT
Music:
Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune - played by PMG Projects
soundcloud.com/pianomusicgirl/claire-de-lune
Reverie
.
Kartoffel is a wild betta species called Mahachai betta. The strawberry plants hung on for much longer than expected. Towards the end, the tank’s balance broke b/c the strawberry plants were not “filtering” the water. This resulted in spread of cyanobacteria. This was the one of the reasons why I did a very big water change. I also manually removed the cyanobacteria with toothbrush and syphoned out most of it. I don’t expect the cyano to completely go away, so I might end up spot bombing it with hydrogen peroxide or maybe use “Blue-Green Slime Stain Remover”. The giant duckweed also mostly died. I removed them for the time being, and I think I’m gonna try regular duckweed in the near future.
The lettuce are doing great. Kartoffel really perked up after the lettuce spread out their roots.
* I’m still filming my tanks. I’ll try to upload more often, but these days, it’s hard to find the time for editing. This video was shot from Nov 11, 2019 to March 6, 2020. I’ll update the volcano tank next, soon. Thanks for understanding.
I bought the lettuce plants from a local gardening store. If you want to try it and can’t find it locally, you can try the seeds here: amzn.to/32UuCsK
Patreon: patreon.com/footheflowerhorn
Youtube Member: youtube.com/channel/UC3Kk8tvhHkWMMfKBb0q0X9g/join
Paypal: paypal.me/footheflowerhorn
Merch: teespring.com/stores/foo-store
Episode 12 youtube.com/watch?v=NN8vo3dOfus
Episode 11 youtube.com/watch?v=QDG6uEbcE8Y
Episode 10 youtube.com/watch?v=JM522-JRJYY
Episode 9 youtube.com/watch?v=RLy9svjiIu4
Episode 8 youtube.com/watch?v=iAt1w3Y-ACE
Episode 7 youtube.com/watch?v=qpU8Mwvb-FQ
Episode 6 youtube.com/watch?v=OZ047sn5bFs
Episode 5 youtube.com/watch?v=HYHmSM87dno
Episode 4 youtube.com/watch?v=OkuFdnurFHM
Episode 3: youtube.com/watch?v=o7LEkEBvR68
Episode 2: youtube.com/watch?v=LUp2-DqEfOE
SETUP video of this tank: youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZWMGdKxJo
Clay pebbles (hydroton) amzn.to/2XfxEU3
Live one-eyed water fleas(Daphnia) amzn.to/2OmfgX8
Making Brine Shrimp: youtu.be/qpU8Mwvb-FQ?t=239
Brine shrimp eggs: amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
100% deep sea salt amzn.to/2YVeiFd
(I use deep sea salt, but I think other salts will work, too. Something like aquarium salt, or regular sea salt.)
Brine shrimp net: amzn.to/30Gkrqg
60ml syringe: amzn.to/2W9iWm5
Neodymium Magnet: amzn.to/2QkFABu
(*The most important part is the salinity and temperature. At room temperature, it might take 48 hours to hatch. At Higher the temps, they might hatch in less than 24 hours.
(*For salinity, I’m going by the 1 table spoon per liter rule. However, depending on the salt, you might want to try up to 2 table spoons.)
Favorite Kartoffel food:
Freeze dried blood worms amzn.to/2ISrbek
Frozen blood worms
Frozen brine shrimp
Frozen mysis shrimp
Live brine shrimp (eggs) amzn.to/2L0Y4rG
Other easy to find pellets for betta:
Hikari Betta Bio-Gold amzn.to/2ByRG3h
New Life Spectrum Betta Formula amzn.to/2R36fWA
Ocean Nutrition Atison's Betta Food amzn.to/2RZBYF8
Fluval Bug Bites Betta amzn.to/2S0sBoJ
How I made the auto top off: youtu.be/Im9lDTRTAOk?t=269
Light : Osram 14W CFL 6500K – duration 11 hours a day.
Temperature: 26°C (79°F)
Aquarium Siphon: amzn.to/2Hya9Ct
Gravel VAC:
amzn.to/2qjQgaY
Desk lamp (I used the clamps to mount it) amzn.to/2svkS9s
GE CFL light bulb (14w 6500K) amzn.to/2tAPVQo
Philips CFL 13W T2 Daylight 6500K, 4-Pack amzn.to/2H67BrI
Almond leaves amzn.to/2S3B8Hn
Hornwort amzn.to/2srT6HY
2~3mm gravel 20lb bag amzn.to/2gJ5tOl
2~3mm gravel 5lb bag amzn.to/2y3e3ih
15pcs diamond hole saw amzn.to/2DGGXqL
Magnetic thermometer amzn.to/2LRCrXd
Mini Algae scrubber amzn.to/2MHbOHJ
amzn.to/2PrgIXZ
Aquarium lid clips (gotta know the thickness or your aquarium) amzn.to/2qW9S1T
seiryu stone amzn.to/2K5rVuX
Inline Switch (I use them for pumps and heaters during water changes) amzn.to/2L05ozT
Music:
Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune - played by PMG Projects
soundcloud.com/pianomusicgirl/claire-de-lune
Reverie
.
