WHY Your WALSTAD METHOD Tank SUCKS - Solutions to DIRTED Aquarium Problems

🌱 Join the FishTankTwins Community Discord   / discord   🐟 Follow @FishTankTwink on Instagram   / navinaigrette   🙏 Become a Channel Member for additional perks!    / @fishtanktwink   🎁 Support me on Patreon!   / fishtanktwink   Comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of solutions to common problems in Walstad method aquariums. Diagnosing and problem solving issues you may experience in the Walstad tank. ABOUT THIS VIDEO & TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Identifying Problems 1:00 - Wrong Type of Substrate 2:38 - Wrong Amount of Substrate 4:21 - Add More Plants 5:00 - The Aerial Advantage 6:30 - Circulation 7:57 - For Beginners 8:19 - Final Thoughts PLANT LIST Hygrophila angustifolia Bacopa monnieri Ludwigia repens Dwarf sagittaria Anubias FLOATING PLANTS Salvinia minima Duckweed 💬 Leave a comment with feedback, questions, or video suggestions you'd like me to make! 🔔 Subscribe so you won't miss my next video:    / @fishtanktwink   WHO AM I? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Hi! I'm Navin and I've been fishkeeping my whole life. I create easy-to-understand explanations of complex topics in the fishkeeping/planted aquaria hobby. I studied aquatic sciences, anthropology, and have a master's degree in communication. I focus on freshwater, naturalistic, heavily-planted, and Walstad/dirted aquariums. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🌱 Join the FishTankTwins Community Discord   / discord   🐟 Follow Navin on Instagram   / navinaigrette   🙏 Become a Channel Member for additional perks!    / @fishtanktwink   🎁 Support me on Patreon!   / fishtanktwink   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ In this video, I cover common problems people encounter with their Walstad method tank, while giving solutions to these problems. I create a 3 gallon rimless cube, using a "dirted" soil substrate, capped by sand. The tank is inspired by the Diana Walstad method. Additionally, this video shows specific instances of how her book, Ecology of the Planted Aquarium, can help alleviate the problems many home aquarist encounter. I personally love Walstad tanks and find them easy, but I understand many find them difficult. Don't be afraid of anaerobic soil conditions, or not having a filter. Afterall, nature is successful in keeping plants and microbial life alive in wetlands, bogs, and marshlands, where these low -oxygen conditions exist. Everyone's tank is different, and these topics may not apply to your tank but may apply to someone's. There is no correct way to have a successful aquarium. Some have high flow, some have no flow, some have light from windows, some have light from LED light bars. Everything is a balancing act, and any can have success or problems. Happy Fishkeeping! MUSIC Autumn Voyage - Official RuneScape Soundtrack owned by Jagex