"Welcome to the beautiful European world of aquascaping." I laughed! We Americans love to be different. I think you did a very good job with the scape. The reddish rock contrasts well with the bright green of the plants (and fish). For me, this style of Iwagumi is not for me. My favorite Iwagumi are the ones with very large rocks with competing structure with a lot of tension. Everyone has their personal taste. I still really enjoy this creation, and you did a wonderful job.
Some odd questions? For a rimless tank measuring 1200L x 500W x 600H mm, how thick should the glass be? Should the bottom be thicker? Is it best if the bottom is made of Plexiglass or Lucite rather than glass? Love your videos. I never thought I'd get so interested in aquascapes. I've even purchased stuff from you (and I live in Sydney, Australia).
Oh, how cool, Neil, thanks for the support. Well, I would not mix glass with plexi... I would just simply do it with opti-white (clear) glass. The thicker the heavier it will be but the front and back would not bend that much. A minimum of 10-12mm glass thickness is preferable. (The price also goes up with the thickness, and you'll need good quality silicone).
First, I'd like to say I'm really thankfull for what you, Balázs (and the rest of Green Aqua Team), do for us, Aquascaping fans world wide. Personally, besides the weekly video release, every time I'm passing through a bad moment I come to this channel to get some relief. And for that I'm forever greatful! Secondly, I liked the scape! Simple and beautiful! But I got a question, Balázs, about the two main stone lines of the scape: Have you noticed the depth sensation achieved by the fact that the first line is stronger, thicker than the second one? I wonder if you did it intentionally or not. Cheers from Brazil. (Professor Klebber) P.S: the only improvement I would do: tilt the stones of the first main line a little bit foward, to have more shadows in the tank.
Oh, it was absolutely not intentional LOL. I'm really glad that you have good moments watching us, this is our main mission, I know that feeling, I get it by watching other types of videos. Keep it going, brother. Cheers!
Even though, I love Green 💚 Aqua and all the folk's behind it; I just hate iwagumi! Not, that I do not appreciate the artistic layout of stones and grasses, as Balazs has masterfully demonstrated; it is a barren scene to me. No cover or hiding places for captive, easily stressed fish. No where to rest from the strong overhead lighting. As a scenic, underwater garden; they are beautiful if you are into that type of terrain. As a small, tropical fish habitat; not so much. There, I got that stick out of my craw!! Likewise, I love my underwater gardens, but first; they are my fishes home.
Yeah, not all styles are for every scaper. I do understand your concerns, however, some fish are used to swimming in open spaces, in fact, they prefer open spaces. That is not a source of stress for them - like bad water quality would, for example.
beautiful work legend. love it. monte carlo always my top favourite one. crypto doing fabulous job. amazing layout. i always want to work with rocks only hardscape.
I would say they are fully cycled by the time we introduce the fish, but we use cycled filter media also, regular water changes, and wait 3-4 weeks after setup before we release the video with the fish in it - last minute. With that said, I would say everybody should wait at least 4 weeks before introducing fish, and use filter starter bacteria after they fill up the tank.
5:00 I wish if you do a Video about how to prepare the stones to be used for the first time. The dragon stones are very attractive with their reddish colour but the cleaning process is very challenging to get these beautiful cavities.
Perfect video and the scape. I will copy this scape to my aquarium (60x40x40x) without making any changing. :) I hope ı will take same result. I have only one question. Which Fertilizer we need to use for this tank? Did you use only micro+macro+ excell or something else? A little help about it, would be just perfect. Thanks in advance .
Sounds good! Good luck with your scape. About fertilizers: you can use both the lean type or the EI fertilizing regime, depending on what you want to achieve. You might want to check out our fertilizing masterclass video for more info.
Sir I have a question… I found one bottle of Seachem comprehensive liquid which was manufactured in 2017… but there is no expiration date mentioned… so do these products have an expiry? If no then how long can they be used if stored well.., thank you 🙏🏻
I don't think so, they are just salts, maybe the chelated iron has decomposed, but I doubt it. Try it and see if it causes algae in a couple of days, then stop using it.
Iam Happy because 755 member who like your video but I am unlucky because your service is Not Available in my country's I am very upset lot of times in sending you on mail but I am unhappy
Oh, sorry about that. I wish we would be able to send stuff to you, we're progressing slowly.... Maybe with time. Until then, you could have stuff delivered to your European friends or family and have them forward it to you. Cheers.
You look like a youngster in the fertilization masterclass video compared to now. :) But hey, we went through a lot of s**t since then. Jokes aside, I am planning to replicate that scape at home. It looks beautiful and easy to maintain in the same time.
It depends on many things, the tech you use, the quality of the stuff you put in it, the place where you buy it from. But you can actually drop things into the Green Aqua shopping cart on our website to get an idea. We have weekly maintenance on all tanks, it's about 1 -1.5 hours per week, maximum, with this size. Welcome to the channel, Marco.
The beauty in aquascaping come in many shapes and styles, and they all contribute to the world of inspiration of some form and purpose. That’s Why we can’t stop watching. 😅 I love this, can’t wait to see more of you guys. I follow you like a shadow. What was Tommy doing? Some kind of funny business? 😂
2:43 Yeah women don't realize how guys act. The meaner you see a guy act to another, the closer friends they are. So any type of comment calling that out is either coming from a chick or a dude that doesn't have any ultra close friends.
People are very different, we have viewers from all cultures and of all ages, what might seem natural to a Westerner could be mean for an Asian, and vice-versa. The key is openness and understanding of differences, tolerance without limits.
Hi quick question. I noticed that u didnt glue the hardscape together. I wonder how the maintenance will do later on? How do u guys scrub the rocks when needed?
Maybe you can help me. How much purigen seachem should be used in a 96L aquarium with lots of plants? I also have some fish, but they are not overfed. Right now I have 100ml of purigen and the NO3 content is 50-100. Oase biomaster 250 is responsible for filtration.
hello! im ritz, im actually new to this aquascaping stuff, and i watch green aqua video every single day before i went to sleep. i just want to give shout out to the editor who edits all of green aqua video for an amazing job of picking songs and music, very good job! actually my background is photography and i work in videography. keep up the good work!
2:24 when you were explaining about friendly teasing we do that all the time in England. Its called banter! I tried abit of "banter" when i went to visit family in the US but i find they take them selves way too seriously! 😅
It's a very pretty composition, others can hope to recreate. I do think you're missing something by not including (what I will guess was) Riccia in the original version. You're missing the contrasting color and texture of the dark green which popped, due to the abundance of the lighter colored mote carlo. The current version has to many of the same hue, so it looks washed out. But, it is a pretty composition. And overall, I'm personally a fan of easier to execute compositions like this one. It may not win a competion, but it's also approachable.
MC gets more nutrients from the roots, if there is no nutritive soil the roots will get out of it. in a suspended bonsai MC will grow roots down to look for soil.
"Welcome to the beautiful European world of aquascaping." I laughed! We Americans love to be different. I think you did a very good job with the scape. The reddish rock contrasts well with the bright green of the plants (and fish). For me, this style of Iwagumi is not for me. My favorite Iwagumi are the ones with very large rocks with competing structure with a lot of tension. Everyone has their personal taste. I still really enjoy this creation, and you did a wonderful job.
Thanks, brother! Cheers!
Some odd questions? For a rimless tank measuring 1200L x 500W x 600H mm, how thick should the glass be? Should the bottom be thicker? Is it best if the bottom is made of Plexiglass or Lucite rather than glass? Love your videos. I never thought I'd get so interested in aquascapes. I've even purchased stuff from you (and I live in Sydney, Australia).
Oh, how cool, Neil, thanks for the support.
Well, I would not mix glass with plexi... I would just simply do it with opti-white (clear) glass. The thicker the heavier it will be but the front and back would not bend that much. A minimum of 10-12mm glass thickness is preferable. (The price also goes up with the thickness, and you'll need good quality silicone).
Please anyone can tell the background vinyl is using matte white or gloss white?
Te quedo muy bien
Este es mi proyecto de hardscape:
th-cam.com/video/mItZ0SesCqk/w-d-xo.html
Espero que os guste,salu2.
2023 and still watching
First, I'd like to say I'm really thankfull for what you, Balázs (and the rest of Green Aqua Team), do for us, Aquascaping fans world wide.
Personally, besides the weekly video release, every time I'm passing through a bad moment I come to this channel to get some relief. And for that I'm forever greatful!
Secondly, I liked the scape! Simple and beautiful! But I got a question, Balázs, about the two main stone lines of the scape:
Have you noticed the depth sensation achieved by the fact that the first line is stronger, thicker than the second one? I wonder if you did it intentionally or not.
Cheers from Brazil.
(Professor Klebber)
P.S: the only improvement I would do: tilt the stones of the first main line a little bit foward, to have more shadows in the tank.
Oh, it was absolutely not intentional LOL.
I'm really glad that you have good moments watching us, this is our main mission, I know that feeling, I get it by watching other types of videos. Keep it going, brother. Cheers!
👍
🙏
I really like the simple ones you all create. We can follow along much easier. Thanks
Even though, I love Green 💚 Aqua and all the folk's behind it; I just hate iwagumi! Not, that I do not appreciate the artistic layout of stones and grasses, as Balazs has masterfully demonstrated; it is a barren scene to me. No cover or hiding places for captive, easily stressed fish. No where to rest from the strong overhead lighting. As a scenic, underwater garden; they are beautiful if you are into that type of terrain. As a small, tropical fish habitat; not so much. There, I got that stick out of my craw!! Likewise, I love my underwater gardens, but first; they are my fishes home.
Yeah, not all styles are for every scaper. I do understand your concerns, however, some fish are used to swimming in open spaces, in fact, they prefer open spaces. That is not a source of stress for them - like bad water quality would, for example.
If I can suggest, the two rocks on the lower part in the right should be tilted more
Yes. You are right.
First here haha hello green aqua
The moment i saw the notif! The inside me says OWYEAH ITS GREEN AQUA 👌👌👌
I’m afraid i think you are third
@@MF.FINLAY ohhhh noo hahaha but its ok important is we enjoy the vid 🙌🙌🙌
Cheers, guys, thanks for being here.
Yep love it so simple but highly effective ❤️
Cheers Steve!
I love this style of iwagumi. For sure my next aquascape will be inspired by this tank.
Glad to hear that 😀
My montecarlo is dying and i don't know why. Someome told me to plant them and spread water every 2 weeks, the tank its not filled yet
Goodmorning!!!
Thank you for sharing!
We love your videos
Thank you for the support!
beautiful work legend. love it. monte carlo always my top favourite one. crypto doing fabulous job. amazing layout. i always want to work with rocks only hardscape.
saya selalu gagal menanam monte carlo, untuk penggunaan lampu berapa jam, tolong jawab
terimakasih
Hi! Its necesary to fill it with cycled water? Or Its okey With Fresh water with fertilizers, you recomend grow in emerged?
Nice to see the behind the scenes on how Tommy buys such a nice rocks for his hardscape lol
LOL. Right.
Hahahahah
Just wondering are the tanks usually fully cycled by the time you put the fish in? 3-4 weeks as you mentioned.
many on YT setup scapes only for the vid, then they brake it appart, never copy what they do, document a bit more
I would say they are fully cycled by the time we introduce the fish, but we use cycled filter media also, regular water changes, and wait 3-4 weeks after setup before we release the video with the fish in it - last minute. With that said, I would say everybody should wait at least 4 weeks before introducing fish, and use filter starter bacteria after they fill up the tank.
5:00 I wish if you do a Video about how to prepare the stones to be used for the first time. The dragon stones are very attractive with their reddish colour but the cleaning process is very challenging to get these beautiful cavities.
Hello, I planted monte carlo, but the protection solution is not completely cleaned, does the mixture of water cause any harm?
Man! If there are two things I love in this world it's Aquascaping and eating ass!
I love it. I Had MONTE CARLO PARADISE Once, but it didnt last long, max 3 month, the monte already melt. Poor me 😂
Oh, something was not right then. I'm sure you'll eventually figure it out.
@@GreenAquaShop i didnt monte carlo anymore today. Just anubias scape for my tank, more hardy and i can sell it too…
Is the background color paint or vinyl?
Hello
Hi!
@@GreenAquaShop Thanks
You are welcome!
Very beautiful. Also, after being inspired from your videos, I have made my own nano tank 😀
Cool. Good to hear! Good luck with your tank!
@@GreenAquaShop Thanks.
0:46 Yesssss!😂
Superb! I am always awe and inspired by Green Aqua! I just wish to have planted aquarium 1 day (Hopefully Soon) 👍💯
Glad to inspire, hope you'll have your tank someday!
Works out twice a week.. Has no muscle 😂🤣😂
Pięknie wyszła aranżacja akwarium pozdrawiam serdecznie miłego dnia życzę like👍
Thanks so much for the kind comment!
can Monte Carlo be grown without CO2? I have failed miserably using seachem Excel + api leafzone + tropical aqua soil
It will not look the same as with CO2. Might survive and grow, but will not look perfect
it feels amazing using metric system lol
Balaz's finally did aquarium in his favourite style!🔥🔥🔥
Yeah! Indeed!
Perfect video and the scape. I will copy this scape to my aquarium (60x40x40x) without making any changing. :) I hope ı will take same result.
I have only one question. Which Fertilizer we need to use for this tank? Did you use only micro+macro+ excell or something else? A little help about it, would be just perfect. Thanks in advance .
Sounds good! Good luck with your scape.
About fertilizers: you can use both the lean type or the EI fertilizing regime, depending on what you want to achieve. You might want to check out our fertilizing masterclass video for more info.
I love the concept for beginners this is will be a great Start & i will also day try to do this scape because i am also a beginner
Gogogo, good luck with this great hobby, it will bring much joy to your days.
It looks amazing. A stunning layout. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 2:05 "the only style that Tommy builds". Hahaha. Cheers guys.
Cheers, Luis. :) Yeah.
C'est magnifique pour la photo mais les poissons s'ennuies !
I'm still watching in korea
Excellent video guys. I actually was looking for how u guys did that older tank. I m going to try something similar to it in a near future. Congrats.
Gogogo. Good luck!
Sir I have a question… I found one bottle of Seachem comprehensive liquid which was manufactured in 2017… but there is no expiration date mentioned… so do these products have an expiry? If no then how long can they be used if stored well.., thank you 🙏🏻
I don't think so, they are just salts, maybe the chelated iron has decomposed, but I doubt it. Try it and see if it causes algae in a couple of days, then stop using it.
iv been told they dont expire
What kind of filter do you use
I love that fish but I don't know the name to it
What will be the tank temperature
Leave the rock to Tommy. 🤣
(Only joking) It's fantastic.
LOL, cheers Liam!
Iam Happy because 755 member who like your video but I am unlucky because your service is Not Available in my country's I am very upset lot of times in sending you on mail but I am unhappy
Oh, sorry about that. I wish we would be able to send stuff to you, we're progressing slowly.... Maybe with time. Until then, you could have stuff delivered to your European friends or family and have them forward it to you. Cheers.
Both long n short version are nice but I prefer the long version, long version Is like 1500 meters Olympic game 😆
LOL, right.
I closed my eyes for a second and thought I was listening to Zlatan Ibrahimovic aquascaping
Do I have that Swedish-Eastern European accent? LOL
i love the simpleness of this tank its also probably not that bad in terms of price :)
Minimalist = probably less stuff, yeah, but the tech is the same with all layouts, and that's the majority of the cost.
nice!
Thanks Andrew!
Looks so beautiful 🤩
All of your tanks are Beautiful. I learn so much from you guys. Thanks 😊
Glad you like this one too, Bruno!
I had to literally LOL at "welcome to the beautiful world of European aquascaping" I will say American measurements are so confusing!
In the long run, will those rocks slide down from the soil (substrates)? Because they are not sitting on any hard surface but just substrates.
No, interestingly they will stay in their place.
Can you make a video about some tricks/tips of contest tank like planting, creating hardscape…
We do have quite a few videos on both the contest tank building and layout techniques!
You look like a youngster in the fertilization masterclass video compared to now. :) But hey, we went through a lot of s**t since then. Jokes aside, I am planning to replicate that scape at home. It looks beautiful and easy to maintain in the same time.
LOL, I'm almost 50, age should show sometimes. Should also shave. LOL, anyway, thanks for watching, glad you like the scape.
@@GreenAquaShop 50? Really? You look 40.😉
How much does an aquarium like that cost to have? And monthly maintenance?
It depends on many things, the tech you use, the quality of the stuff you put in it, the place where you buy it from. But you can actually drop things into the Green Aqua shopping cart on our website to get an idea. We have weekly maintenance on all tanks, it's about 1 -1.5 hours per week, maximum, with this size. Welcome to the channel, Marco.
you are a wonderful team.
I’m amaze the slopes doesn’t roll down. How many bag of amazonia v2 do I need to build this & how many kilo of ohko stones?
I used around 1.5 bags of 9 liters in this size. YOu can calculate it yourself, on our website even.
Hi Balazs,
Which color did you use at background? Is it white or blue
white. The photo color grading is off.
will this tank need c02?
I think you bully Tommy, you can see it in his face, he doesn't appreciate it.
LOL, nah, man, it's just friendly teasing, we do it all the time.
The beauty in aquascaping come in many shapes and styles, and they all contribute to the world of inspiration of some form and purpose. That’s Why we can’t stop watching. 😅
I love this, can’t wait to see more of you guys. I follow you like a shadow. What was Tommy doing? Some kind of funny business? 😂
2:43 Yeah women don't realize how guys act. The meaner you see a guy act to another, the closer friends they are. So any type of comment calling that out is either coming from a chick or a dude that doesn't have any ultra close friends.
People are very different, we have viewers from all cultures and of all ages, what might seem natural to a Westerner could be mean for an Asian, and vice-versa. The key is openness and understanding of differences, tolerance without limits.
Beautiful. I’m trying to get one up myself, but contemplating between dragon rocks or Seriyu stones. How would you decide between them?
if you want a challenge, use a 60p and scape it lengthwise, so its 30cm long and 60cm deep,
Good idea too!
Welcome to the beautiful European continent of aquascaping
LOL, cheers.
Metric system is the way to go!
I’m Canadian, we are so confused.
LOL, right.
Hi quick question. I noticed that u didnt glue the hardscape together. I wonder how the maintenance will do later on? How do u guys scrub the rocks when needed?
we want you to make your own aquarium decoration for African cichlids
Yeah, well, we don't do that. :) We like having both fish and plants in the tank. :) But I love cichlids, best fish, and very beautiful.
Actually just gorgeous! Great work!
Cheers!
You guys should do a how to film an aquascape tutorial with a camera
Thanks for the suggestion 👍
Looks great what steps as in water changes and ferts do u do after filling with water for the first month I’d like to know I’m about to set one up
Whenever i have to trigger my hobby I watch any greenaqua video 😃
Very nice 👌🏼love a good ‘complex iwagumi’ 🤓👊🏼
LOL. Cheers.
O, my god, it beatifull😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Cheers!
very kind men i see honest with him face
Is it necessary to use that amount of soil or you can use other substrate to create that slope?
Maybe you can help me. How much purigen seachem should be used in a 96L aquarium with lots of plants? I also have some fish, but they are not overfed. Right now I have 100ml of purigen and the NO3 content is 50-100. Oase biomaster 250 is responsible for filtration.
100ml is enough
Very cool 👍
👌👌👌👌👌👌👌😍😍😍😍😍
SUPERB !!!
Its 12am and I've got class tomorrow but f it let's watch this beautiful video. Thank you green aqua!
Thanks for staying up late for this!
Вы богаты. Можно не экономить грунт )))
There is not much soil in this tank.
hello! im ritz, im actually new to this aquascaping stuff, and i watch green aqua video every single day before i went to sleep. i just want to give shout out to the editor who edits all of green aqua video for an amazing job of picking songs and music, very good job! actually my background is photography and i work in videography. keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for your words and support 👍
Salut ,
Personnellement , je préfère les scaps de Tommy !!! 😅🤣😂
Damn you, LOL. Just kidding, you're forgiven. Cheers.
@@GreenAquaShop
ha ha !! 👍
😉😎
2:24 when you were explaining about friendly teasing we do that all the time in England. Its called banter! I tried abit of "banter" when i went to visit family in the US but i find they take them selves way too seriously! 😅
LOL, banter, I'll remember that word, thanks for that. Sense of humor changes with continents. :P
Looking great. Thank you for sharing! - Little Bobby
Thanks for watching!
What fish do you have in there?
All details in the description, as always. Thanks for reading it. Cheers. 🙏🏻👍🏻
It's a very pretty composition, others can hope to recreate. I do think you're missing something by not including (what I will guess was) Riccia in the original version.
You're missing the contrasting color and texture of the dark green which popped, due to the abundance of the lighter colored mote carlo. The current version has to many of the same hue, so it looks washed out.
But, it is a pretty composition. And overall, I'm personally a fan of easier to execute compositions like this one. It may not win a competion, but it's also approachable.
Yes, Riccardia. Good point, it was out of stock and couldn't steal from any tanks. LOL.
simple and so beautiful..with dragons stone, i like it..
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I'm thinking of making a Rotala Vietnam carpeted tank and also with other stem plants too
Good luck with trimming that. LOL
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is this carpet enough plant mass for a stable aquarium?
Yes. If you do the regular maintenances.
MC gets more nutrients from the roots, if there is no nutritive soil the roots will get out of it. in a suspended bonsai MC will grow roots down to look for soil.
Getting out of the soil is more a matter of leaving the MC grow too big. It will be fine with regular trimming.
very nice build, I like these simple Iwagumi layouts
Me too!
Hi bro your explanations are awesome I'm just started giving tutorials for my customers from your aqua scaping videos .. thank you 👍.
How cool, we are honored! Cheers brother.
@@GreenAquaShop cheers 👍bro
Beautiful., God bless you brother
Thanks, brother!
It looks very simple. I enjoy the lines .Iwagumi is my favorite style of tank.
Yes, it is a great style. Cheers.
nice one! thanks for the name of the fish it's beautiful
Cheers!