It's strange, even before know the golden ratio, my eyes naturally set scapes up in this way as it's the way we see nature without even thinking about it. Great video guys :)
Yup for many people this comes naturally. Others having a hard time to see these layouts with a photographic eye. For them, it may be helpful in some way. 👍
@@multipletanksyndrome hi thank you for asking! It's going pretty well now i guess. Im a student in a dorm, after just half a year i gave up having the perfect aesthetics & techs 😂 my betta died few months ago and now i just keep lots of cherry shrimps in a 5 gal tank with a forest of easy plants and some pothos & peace lily in the hob filter. Far from my expectation in the beginning but it's a healthy tank :))
You know Balazs. That sci-fi tank you showed has really stuck in my brain. Saw it a few years ago and created a tank similar. I didn’t know it was your tank. But I love it
I actually quite like the scape at 12:15. TH-cam honestly as a site has gotten really shit but it's honestly channels like this that remind me TH-cam is a great site BECAUSE of the people on it. I don't know why but ever since I can remember I've always loved in some form or another geography. Something about landscapes and nature really brings some joy to me. So it wasn't far fetched to fall in love with aquascaping. When you run out of outdoor space for plants, bring them indoors in the form of tanks. I want to say a huge thank you for these videos, all of which are free, you've really helped me out regardless of whether the videos were intended to teach or not, talking about videos that aren't educational in terms of you're just making some cool videos doing what you do. Having watches quite a few videos and learning for your tutorials I think I'm beginning to grasp the subject. Obviously very far from being proficient but I hope I get there one day. I have realised though that the 118L tank I recently got second hand is probably a bit too big for a first go. So I'll be sticking that in the shed and buying an ada 'nano-ish' tank around the 30-40L mark and taking it to an aqua store and trying to build something that I can take home. All the best Green Aqua team, - Michael.
Brilliant tutorial with in depth explainations, love the hardscapes layouts in this video! I must admit I screamed a little in the inside when you take apart such gorgeous hardscape to move on to the next one, hahaha
I've watched quite a few vids on scaping now and this is the first one i have watched through to the end. Not only is it informative but also a) you speak clearly; b) you do not speak in monotone and c) you are not patronising. Thanks for a great video.
@@GreenAquaShop Quick questions: I am looking for a bigger aquarium. Currently have 60l but fish and prawns have been breeding and it is going to be overcrowded. I am looking for around 190l/200l. Due to size, the location in my house may have to be a corner. I have not seen any aquascaping from you guys for corner aquariums. Is this not recommended? or too hard? I am looking at either a Juwel lido or if in the corner, Juwel trigon. I see you do not sell Juwel on your website. Is this because you do not think the Juwel brand is good? Is it ok to scape with units with a closed top and inbuilt LED lights? thanks!
I know I criticized you for the inexpensive aquascape video..... But I have to say this is one of the best and simple videos about ways to set them up. Great Job and keep doing stuff like this....THANKS!
Great demo for beginners.... I especially love how you show tank from the side and front. In my opinion its important to get more hardscape than you think you need. And most off all don't rush...... Have fun creating different scapes with the materials you have before finalising
You are absolutely right Matt, thanks for adding these, they are kind of missing from this video. I do the same like you, start with an abundance of hardscape, and return what is not needed, I always encourage people who buy from Green Aqua to do the same. And yeah, spend time on this.
@@GreenAquaShop Thanks for the reply!! I bought a box of mini landscape stone for an 80l tank but used all off it plus 4 pieces of redwood root for a 60l just goes to show..... The more the better!!
@@GreenAquaShop im not particularly sure on the weight. The large amount of rocks made it easy to stagger the substrate though. And the redmore's twists and turns made it easier to create a natural pattern to weave between the rocks... My plants have been growing for a few weeks so im excited to add livestock this weekend
Till last night I was not knowing these aqua jargons and thinking of making some random artificial tank setup, thanks to your channel today I got an aquarium and I have started scaping, all planted🤘
I was somewhat confused about the GOLDEN RATIO till you broke it down for me. Now I can SEE IT when I look at nature for inspiration!! Wish I could send you a picture of what it was. Lol
I was about to scape my first 2 nano tanks today. Had some ideas how to start but this video opened up new perspective and thanks to you i know how my nano would look like :D
The quality of your videos is top tier. Showing us this process and not even adding water was a big help. It makes it easier to follow when applying this to our own work. Thank you sir.
WOW WOW WOW What a great video. It is so practical for those of us who are in the research and learn phase of beginning aquascaping. Being a visual learner, the use of the Golden Ratio graphic is huge !!!!! Thank you so much for doing this. You have a gift for teaching.
Great video for beginners like myself! So much information on the process and design! I have just did my first aquascape tank and I have followed advice, ideas from u and the other greats in aquascaping! I have to say I am very happy and pleased with how mine turned out! So a big thank you for guiding me thru the aquascaping process over the months! I will continue to follow and learn more and more as I continue in this awesome field! Thank you!
I could not wish for more positive feedback really! To have you being happy with your own creation after watching our videos - that's the ultimate goal I have - thanks for that. Best thing, really.
Again, an awesome instructive video, I become addicted!! Great job by the way in every aspect of your presentations, everything is clear, clean and instructive: Love it!
I've noticed in the last few videos the sound has been very level. Meaning the volume of people talking and the volume of music in between has been the same loudness. This is excellent! In a lot of your older videos, the cuts with music were much louder than people talking. I was always turning the volume up and down constantly to hear people talking, then turning the volume down as to not get blown away by super loud music. Good job on the editing! It does get noticed!
Some of your earlier videos you seemed more nervous and it felt a bit forced but as you've gone on you seem so at ease and more natural in front of the camera and its informative as ever. Been nice to see the growth.
Thanks, well, we all learn stuff as we experience it, right? Some with the work in front of the camera, others with arranging hardscape. It was really difficult for me to speak in English in front of a camera, alone in a room at the beginning, at it kinda still is, but learned a bit how to deal with it, hope to be better in the future. 😊👊🏻
@@GreenAquaShop Yeah that is very true and you do speak English very well considering its not your first language. I can barely speak a second language. I have just been noticing how much more relaxed you seem with the camera and its nice to see. Your videos and workshops have been incredibly helpful for someone like me who is only a year into the hobby
Glad to hear that, good luck with your tanks Sebastian, I'm sure they will be better and better with time. Stay tuned for more quality content coming up. Cheers.
Nice video 👍 I think what’s most hopeful for beginners is the materials you are using. Take your time and choose the right pieces. Anyone can create a professional incredible aquascape when they simply have the right pieces in front of them / very simple when you have unlimited access to rocks, plants and wood.
This is why we always say that you should get twice as many rocks as you need and use the remaining ones in other aquariums, or future scapes, or simply return them to your lfs.
You're welcome, really great that you guys like this video so much, and you appreciate the quick tips and styles that I presented you. Makes my day. Thanks for watching. 🙏👍
Personally I have always used the "rule of thirds" method (quick and easy). Its interesting to see the golden ratio method and will try use it as it seems you can create dynamic scapes using this method. Thanks!!
You are welcome, and good luck with your tank(s)! I'm sure you'll make better and better scapes with time. Welcome to this hobby and stay tuned for more info and inspiration from us.
Excellent! Green Aqua Rules. I've learned a great amount and have grown enormous inspiration from watching your entertaining, helpful and informative, top quality videos. Thank you very much, and much appreciation for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience. Keep it coming!
Another great video, golden ratio is much like the thirds in photography. Basically good composition for the viewer. I bought a Nano tank and would have filled it with plastic sh.... from the pet shop. Thanks for saving me. Watching you work, and the finished results are very therapeutic.
Hi guys , I don't need the notification bell, I know it's Thursday. Green Aqua day. Great vid again Balazs, I think I know it by now but when you show it again I do say oh yeah that's the way to do it right the first time. Little lessons do matter. Thanks. The scapes that were put in the video( I believe they are yours) were very nice to say the least. It's time ( next vid maybe) to look at all the scapes in store again ,incl the pond/ garden. Always nice to see scapes mature. Have a very nice day All
Some of the scape were ours, some of them are the Hungarian Aquascaping Contest - HAC winners. Thanks for your kind remarks, you are great - for those, and for following us on a regular basis. Cheers. 👍
Glad you found it useful, yeah, some people use these rules unconsciously, I'm a very conscious person, so I measure and plan everything with a math precision. I'm a quarter German, that's probably why. 😂😇
@4:30 In fine art composition we call this the rule of thirds. The triangle design plays with perspective to add depth to the minimal space. This can be found in Renaissance paintings, ref. "School of Athens".
Wow! Excellent. While your store displays are amazing, this adds so much hope on how to get there. Thank you so much for all the help(and the humor you add included)!
Yeah, the workshops show usually the whole process, but there's not much time to detail the hardscape building process, and this video is exactly that. Glad you found it useful, stay tuned for more from us. 👍🏻
Very informative video. It really changed my perspective of how an aquarium should be built up. I love the golden ratio theory - it resembles that for taking photos. 👍
It not only resembles, but it's totally something that comes from photography and fine arts. Really glad that you had a revelation here, good luck with building your new tank with that idea in mind. Cheers.
Finally, something about the essence of the GR! I enjoyed it so much, that may I suggest making another video. This was simply too short, as I could watch it for an hour or so.
Really good explanation. Feels like a real class to a beginners like me.. very easy to understand for a fast learners. But for me i need to watch it twice😅. Thanks Guys for making this video.🤗
Great tutorial Balazs. I'm new to aquascaping and this type of videos from someone with a lot of experience are really helpful. Now I need to think how to achieve the golden ratio with one lava rock and one piece of moor wood. Greetings from Guatemala
I would place them right next to each other - probably - this is just a speculation, on one side of the tank, with their 'weight center' at the golden ratio point. 💡
Now I finally know why I love aquascaping so much... It's like LEGO 😂🤣 Nice one Balasz, more of these quick hardscape examples please, maybe in a bigger tank. I really like this 👌👍
Thanks Nick, yeah Lego is nice, too bad I grew up without it - there was no Lego in the communist Romania in my childhood, but I'm kinda' compensating for it now.😄
I didn't think about that at all, when I wrote my comment... 😞 Sorry mate. However you (and us Green Aqua fans!) are very lucky to have discovered aquascaping, which is indeed a great compensation for having missed lego. In fact aquascaping is even more then that, it's an enrichment to life, a great way to relax, enjoy nature and meanwhile learn a thing or 2, even after years of being in the hobby. I think if more people would enjoy this hobby, the world might be a bit better place and people would respect nature a lot more. So enjoy your compensating Balasz and have some rest and green tea, you deserve it!
Haha, thanks, you are very kind. Well don't be sorry, I actually had the best childhood - even without some basic stuff like chocolate, bananas and lego. We had aquariums, been hiking a lot, skiing, etc. Sometimes I think I had a better childhood then my daughter today with her having everything she wants. I'm talking about things. Well, that childhood experience of having tanks lead us here, where we are. Thanks for the wishes, I'm doing exactly that now. Tea and resting. 😉And answering your comments, which is the best thing of the week, keeps me going. Cheers.
I see what you mean mate, I grew up on the countryside with all kinds of animals around me and also aquariums. It indeed lead us to where we are. Nowdays kids grow up in a different world, I think... So keep on spreading the Green Aquascaping religion, might be good for the youngsters 😉👍
Yeah, definitely. I agree with you, times change. It is so good to see teenagers at workshops (even at the Dave Chow workshop we had a couple of them in the audience).
I've been looking for materials about scaping a planted tank that is not placed with its back in a wall. I mean, the tank have to be built thinking about the 3d (all sides) view. Do you have any video about that? The construction of the depth and perspective is very hard to manage in this scenario. Thank you! What a great channel you have!
Love the video. The sparkle in Balazs's eyes never dull even though he's been so tired from producing aquascaping videos. I get weary after watching so many green aqua videos, but when I look at Balazs's eyes as he describes aquascaping, I get motivated to learn more! Someone's purposely putting this in the golden ratio of the video. By the way, do you have a more in depth tutorial on what to put outside of the golden ratio? We seem to focus so much on what to put inside the golden ratio. If this come across as irrelevant, I'm happy to stand corrected!
Wait until you see my golden ratio tee in one of the future videos. Haha. Anyways, everything else should be constructed to lead the eye towards to golden ratio :)
I don't live near any good aquarium stores, so i have to purchase my rock online meaning i can't play around in the sandpit with it first. This makes it so tricky to ever find a hardscape layout i'm really happy with.
Well, I always suggest everybody to try to buy a lot of rocks, you will maybe use them later, and if not, you can swap with local hobbyists. We do encourage people to buy a lot of rocks from Green Aqua and tell them that they can return the remains (at their own expense) and they can get credit for that for a later purchase.
I just realized that Torres del Paine in Chile, or Mount Fitz Roy in Chile/Argentina would be an amazing inspiration to make an iwagumi style... Hope you can come someday and see it for yourselves... :D
This is a great video discussing design. Similar to training for art and architecture. I’m about to scape my first cube. Any suggestions for layout since the rectangle is now a square. My first inclination is for a single island a teeny bit off center. I have a piece of petrified wood that has a flat top so I imagine a monolithic stone formation rising out of the prairie with a little vegetation on its top. Inspired by your comment to mimic a landscape from movie or favorite place.
Cool, these are good rules to start with, really. You can always experiment and deviate from them later, or make them more subtle as you gain more experience.
It's strange, even before know the golden ratio, my eyes naturally set scapes up in this way as it's the way we see nature without even thinking about it. Great video guys :)
Yup for many people this comes naturally. Others having a hard time to see these layouts with a photographic eye. For them, it may be helpful in some way. 👍
@@GreenAquaShop oh yeah for sure. Certainly wasn't taking anything away from this very informative video
😊 👍
O snap MD!!! Lol
@@GreenAquaShop when you invite MD to hungary? Balazs with MD would be hilarious. Yeah... i know that that conversation was year ago, but still...
Im a newbie to this hobby and im so grateful for green aqua. All these videos feel like a free workshop webinar to me
Glad you enjoy these 👍
How's your tanks these days?
@@multipletanksyndrome hi thank you for asking! It's going pretty well now i guess. Im a student in a dorm, after just half a year i gave up having the perfect aesthetics & techs 😂 my betta died few months ago and now i just keep lots of cherry shrimps in a 5 gal tank with a forest of easy plants and some pothos & peace lily in the hob filter. Far from my expectation in the beginning but it's a healthy tank :))
@@chikihc Sorry to hear about your fish. I'm sure you're learning. When you graduate, I hope you have space for a bigger tank.
You know Balazs. That sci-fi tank you showed has really stuck in my brain. Saw it a few years ago and created a tank similar. I didn’t know it was your tank. But I love it
You are the Bob Ross of aquarium scapes. Beautiful work. Thank you for another informative video.
You are welcome, thanks for the support!
This guy perfecting in minutes, what I've been struggling with for weeks.
The moment I heard the intro, I I paused the video to like and subscribe immediately. This guy is so professional.
Welcome to the channel, thanks for the support! Cheers!
I actually quite like the scape at 12:15.
TH-cam honestly as a site has gotten really shit but it's honestly channels like this that remind me TH-cam is a great site BECAUSE of the people on it. I don't know why but ever since I can remember I've always loved in some form or another geography. Something about landscapes and nature really brings some joy to me. So it wasn't far fetched to fall in love with aquascaping. When you run out of outdoor space for plants, bring them indoors in the form of tanks. I want to say a huge thank you for these videos, all of which are free, you've really helped me out regardless of whether the videos were intended to teach or not, talking about videos that aren't educational in terms of you're just making some cool videos doing what you do. Having watches quite a few videos and learning for your tutorials I think I'm beginning to grasp the subject. Obviously very far from being proficient but I hope I get there one day. I have realised though that the 118L tank I recently got second hand is probably a bit too big for a first go. So I'll be sticking that in the shed and buying an ada 'nano-ish' tank around the 30-40L mark and taking it to an aqua store and trying to build something that I can take home.
All the best Green Aqua team, - Michael.
The Golden Ratio was always confusing to me. This was very well explained. Thank you
dude this is the best aquascaping video i've seen, im getting my first tank in 1-2 weeks AND THIS IS TOO GOOOOOOOOOOOD THANK YOU SUBBED
Brilliant tutorial with in depth explainations, love the hardscapes layouts in this video! I must admit I screamed a little in the inside when you take apart such gorgeous hardscape to move on to the next one, hahaha
I know what you mean bro, but the hardscape is here in the video for you guys to see and maybe get inspired from it, so its mission is fulfilled. 😊
The golden section method is the best idea to design a natural aquarium !!! Thank you for the video!!!
Glad you find this useful, you're welcome, thanks for watching!
Best tutorial on YT currently.. well done Green Aqua
Good to hear that, thanks for the kind comment!
I've watched quite a few vids on scaping now and this is the first one i have watched through to the end. Not only is it informative but also a) you speak clearly; b) you do not speak in monotone and c) you are not patronising. Thanks for a great video.
You are welcome, glad you like the style. Cheers.
@@GreenAquaShop Quick questions: I am looking for a bigger aquarium. Currently have 60l but fish and prawns have been breeding and it is going to be overcrowded. I am looking for around 190l/200l. Due to size, the location in my house may have to be a corner. I have not seen any aquascaping from you guys for corner aquariums. Is this not recommended? or too hard?
I am looking at either a Juwel lido or if in the corner, Juwel trigon. I see you do not sell Juwel on your website. Is this because you do not think the Juwel brand is good? Is it ok to scape with units with a closed top and inbuilt LED lights?
thanks!
I know I criticized you for the inexpensive aquascape video.....
But I have to say this is one of the best and simple videos about ways to set them up. Great Job and keep doing stuff like this....THANKS!
You are welcome. Thanks for the positive feedback this time. :)
Great demo for beginners.... I especially love how you show tank from the side and front. In my opinion its important to get more hardscape than you think you need. And most off all don't rush...... Have fun creating different scapes with the materials you have before finalising
You are absolutely right Matt, thanks for adding these, they are kind of missing from this video. I do the same like you, start with an abundance of hardscape, and return what is not needed, I always encourage people who buy from Green Aqua to do the same. And yeah, spend time on this.
@@GreenAquaShop Thanks for the reply!! I bought a box of mini landscape stone for an 80l tank but used all off it plus 4 pieces of redwood root for a 60l just goes to show..... The more the better!!
Is that like 25 kilos? Yeah, we used 40 kilos in a 60p once. 😎
@@GreenAquaShop im not particularly sure on the weight. The large amount of rocks made it easy to stagger the substrate though. And the redmore's twists and turns made it easier to create a natural pattern to weave between the rocks... My plants have been growing for a few weeks so im excited to add livestock this weekend
Good luck with that tank, make sure to change the water regularly, and hopefully you'll be fine. 👍🏻
This is the best tutorial I've seen on TH-cam. I've studied this video. Thanks!
You're welcome and thanks for the support. Cheers 👍
Till last night I was not knowing these aqua jargons and thinking of making some random artificial tank setup, thanks to your channel today I got an aquarium and I have started scaping, all planted🤘
Cool, good luck with your scaping, check out our tutorials for more info and knowledge.
Love that you showed us the golden ratio! Thank you so much for you informative and valuable videos!
You're welcome, glad you found this useful. Good luck with your scapes, and please stay tuned for more from us. Cheers. 🙏🏻👍🏻
I was somewhat confused about the GOLDEN RATIO till you broke it down for me. Now I can SEE IT when I look at nature for inspiration!! Wish I could send you a picture of what it was. Lol
LOL. I watch "nature" like that always. :)
I was about to scape my first 2 nano tanks today. Had some ideas how to start but this video opened up new perspective and thanks to you i know how my nano would look like :D
This is great, mission accomplished then! Good luck with your nanos, I'm sure they will look great. Cheers. 👍
Aqui no Brasil falta muito um canal como o de vocês, principalmente uma loja como a de vocês, trabalho incrível
Just subscribed and liked this video. Please make more of this kind of tutorial. I am really liking this hobby and more and more getting involved.
Thanks for the support, you are great! Glad you like what we do, we'll certainly do more for you guys.
The quality of your videos is top tier. Showing us this process and not even adding water was a big help. It makes it easier to follow when applying this to our own work. Thank you sir.
You're welcome, glad you found it useful!
Couple minutes ago i thinking about rescape, and BAM!! Ur notification bell ringing about hardscape layout. Its the right time hahah thanks dude 🍻
So it came in timely. Enjoy and hope to get you some inspiration, good luck with your scape! 👍🏻
WOW WOW WOW What a great video. It is so practical for those of us who are in the research and learn phase of beginning aquascaping. Being a visual learner, the use of the Golden Ratio graphic is huge !!!!! Thank you so much for doing this. You have a gift for teaching.
Thanks so much, glad you think that. We're doing our best to be able to do deliver quality contents for you guys. Stay tuned.
This video is so good! Full of useful information. Greetings from Poland 💕🦐💕
I needed this video. And the part about mixing rocks and wood was a nice bonus. Aquascaping is turning out to be more complicated than I expected.
All knowledge seems more complicated as you dig deeper. It means you already learned a lot about aquascaping.
They look so sophisticated at first, now I'm excited to start own aquascape from your guide!! Thank you!!
Good luck with your scape and pls stay tuned for more info and entertainment from us.
"Dobrotka Norbert - Spikes of the Dragon" it's fantastic! I love it...
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Great video for beginners like myself! So much information on the process and design! I have just did my first aquascape tank and I have followed advice, ideas from u and the other greats in aquascaping! I have to say I am very happy and pleased with how mine turned out! So a big thank you for guiding me thru the aquascaping process over the months! I will continue to follow and learn more and more as I continue in this awesome field! Thank you!
I could not wish for more positive feedback really! To have you being happy with your own creation after watching our videos - that's the ultimate goal I have - thanks for that. Best thing, really.
Again, an awesome instructive video, I become addicted!!
Great job by the way in every aspect of your presentations, everything is clear, clean and instructive: Love it!
Cheers, thanks for the kind comment, glad you found this useful.
Welcome to the beautiful world of aquascaping! I love aquascaping
Cheers, we have that in common. Thx for watching. 🙏👍
I've noticed in the last few videos the sound has been very level. Meaning the volume of people talking and the volume of music in between has been the same loudness. This is excellent! In a lot of your older videos, the cuts with music were much louder than people talking. I was always turning the volume up and down constantly to hear people talking, then turning the volume down as to not get blown away by super loud music. Good job on the editing! It does get noticed!
Thanks, we learn from mistakes really, you are great for mentioning this. This kind of feedback is very important to us. Much appreciated, cheers!
Some of your earlier videos you seemed more nervous and it felt a bit forced but as you've gone on you seem so at ease and more natural in front of the camera and its informative as ever. Been nice to see the growth.
Thanks, well, we all learn stuff as we experience it, right? Some with the work in front of the camera, others with arranging hardscape. It was really difficult for me to speak in English in front of a camera, alone in a room at the beginning, at it kinda still is, but learned a bit how to deal with it, hope to be better in the future. 😊👊🏻
@@GreenAquaShop Yeah that is very true and you do speak English very well considering its not your first language. I can barely speak a second language. I have just been noticing how much more relaxed you seem with the camera and its nice to see. Your videos and workshops have been incredibly helpful for someone like me who is only a year into the hobby
Glad to hear that, good luck with your tanks Sebastian, I'm sure they will be better and better with time. Stay tuned for more quality content coming up. Cheers.
Green aqua is the best channel for Aquascaping! Hands down!
Thanks Jeffrey, we appreciate your words mate, you are great! 👍👍
Nice video 👍 I think what’s most hopeful for beginners is the materials you are using. Take your time and choose the right pieces. Anyone can create a professional incredible aquascape when they simply have the right pieces in front of them / very simple when you have unlimited access to rocks, plants and wood.
This is why we always say that you should get twice as many rocks as you need and use the remaining ones in other aquariums, or future scapes, or simply return them to your lfs.
Smart 👍
I dont know why i love all his video..
maybe he's so natural...
More uploads to come ❤️
Whatever the reason is, thanks for watching 😀
I've watched a lot of videos on how to build hardscape and layout the tank hands down best explanation yet! Awesome video. Thank you 😃
You're welcome, really great that you guys like this video so much, and you appreciate the quick tips and styles that I presented you. Makes my day. Thanks for watching. 🙏👍
Personally I have always used the "rule of thirds" method (quick and easy). Its interesting to see the golden ratio method and will try use it as it seems you can create dynamic scapes using this method. Thanks!!
You're welcome, yeah, you are right, it's very dynamic. It has been widely used in photography and cinematography for decades. 💡
I love the methodology you use in your scapes. Always so appealing.
Thanks, glad you found it useful, hope to have been able to give you some useful insights. Cheers. 🙏👍
This video is definitely a great start point for all of us amateurs! Great info here keep it on!
We're glad you like it. Cheers 😄
This is the tutorial I been looking to learn how to aquascape. Thanks
You are welcome, glad you liked it.
It is amazing to learn the tips on how to put rock and wood in the aquarium! Thanks for the excellent tutorial!
You are welcome, glad you found this useful. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers!
I am about to create my first aquascape and this video is extremely helpful. Thank you so much!
You are welcome, and good luck with your tank(s)! I'm sure you'll make better and better scapes with time. Welcome to this hobby and stay tuned for more info and inspiration from us.
Amazing Video, with a lot of examples and "wrong" examples, very helpful!
Yeah, wrong examples are important too!
This is the best tutorial vid, I’ve ever seen ! 🤩👍
That's so great, makes us very very happy. Thanks for the comment, you are great. Cheers. 🙏👍
Excellent! Green Aqua Rules. I've learned a great amount and have grown enormous inspiration from watching your entertaining, helpful and informative, top quality videos. Thank you very much, and much appreciation for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience. Keep it coming!
Thanks for the support Ron, glad you like our videos. Will do our best to continue providing you guys quality info and entertainment. Cheers.
Another great video, golden ratio is much like the thirds in photography. Basically good composition for the viewer.
I bought a Nano tank and would have filled it with plastic sh.... from the pet shop. Thanks for saving me.
Watching you work, and the finished results are very therapeutic.
Haha, sounds good that we saved you. Good luck with the tank, glad you like our videos.
Hi guys , I don't need the notification bell, I know it's Thursday. Green Aqua day.
Great vid again Balazs, I think I know it by now but when you show it again I do say oh yeah that's the way to do it right the first time. Little lessons do matter. Thanks. The scapes that were put in the video( I believe they are yours) were very nice to say the least.
It's time ( next vid maybe) to look at all the scapes in store again ,incl the pond/ garden. Always nice to see scapes mature.
Have a very nice day All
Some of the scape were ours, some of them are the Hungarian Aquascaping Contest - HAC winners. Thanks for your kind remarks, you are great - for those, and for following us on a regular basis. Cheers. 👍
I like your videos. I try to make one planted aquarium now.
Good luck with your tank! Enjoy!
It's great that you go into the theory behind design aesthetic :) 👍
Glad you found it useful, yeah, some people use these rules unconsciously, I'm a very conscious person, so I measure and plan everything with a math precision. I'm a quarter German, that's probably why. 😂😇
@@GreenAquaShop yes it's a necessity and as a German and former design student I can totally relate to that :D
Haha, okey, glad to hear that. 😇
Thank you this helped a lot this gave me many ideas for my 5 gallon
Sounds great, cheers!
@4:30 In fine art composition we call this the rule of thirds. The triangle design plays with perspective to add depth to the minimal space. This can be found in Renaissance paintings, ref. "School of Athens".
Yes, absolutely, I have heard that expression before but for some reason never used it. Thanks so much for adding this info here, you are great! 😎👍🙏
Wow! Excellent. While your store displays are amazing, this adds so much hope on how to get there. Thank you so much for all the help(and the humor you add included)!
Yeah, the workshops show usually the whole process, but there's not much time to detail the hardscape building process, and this video is exactly that. Glad you found it useful, stay tuned for more from us. 👍🏻
Very informative video. It really changed my perspective of how an aquarium should be built up. I love the golden ratio theory - it resembles that for taking photos. 👍
It not only resembles, but it's totally something that comes from photography and fine arts. Really glad that you had a revelation here, good luck with building your new tank with that idea in mind. Cheers.
Nagyon tanulsagos volt kerem szepen johet a folytatasa is :) szuper minoseg mint mindig :D
Köszönjük szépen, örülünk, hogy tetszett. Igyekszünk majd folytatást is csinálni hozzá. 💡
Wow!!! Beautiful. Make it look so easy!
Glad you found it useful!
Very helpful video I've already watch this video like 7 time in just 1 day
Wow, glad you found it that useful. Mission accomplished! Cheers!
Finally, something about the essence of the GR! I enjoyed it so much, that may I suggest making another video. This was simply too short, as I could watch it for an hour or so.
Thanks Mary, glad you liked this tutorial, yeah, we'd love to have longer videos, but nobody has time nowadays on youtube... Gotta keep it short. 💡
Really good explanation. Feels like a real class to a beginners like me.. very easy to understand for a fast learners. But for me i need to watch it twice😅. Thanks Guys for making this video.🤗
You're welcome, glad you liked the composition rules video.
The best aqua channel on TH-cam 👌🏼👌🏼
So glad you say that, thanks a lot mate. Cheers. 🙏🏻👍🏻
You're always so good-natured
Trying my best, glad you like the style.
Great tutorial Balazs. I'm new to aquascaping and this type of videos from someone with a lot of experience are really helpful. Now I need to think how to achieve the golden ratio with one lava rock and one piece of moor wood. Greetings from Guatemala
I would place them right next to each other - probably - this is just a speculation, on one side of the tank, with their 'weight center' at the golden ratio point. 💡
Great video, lots of useful information. Thank you
Thanks Richard, glad you found it useful. Cheers.👍🏻
Very helpful, abt to start a 10gallon. Thought I knew what I wanted. After watching this video, I'm rethinking all of it. But, thank you really!
That's cool, it's always good to rethink our plans, good ideas come through a self-evaluation - always. It happens to me quite often.
Great work Balazs! Fun video 😁👍👍👍
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Awesome video. I started my first nano high tech planted tank and i have changed it 4 or 5 times lol. The latest composition is my profile picture.
Thanks so much. Trial-and-error, that's key in this hobby, you've probably done everything very well. Cheers.
Ive been in the african cichlid hobby for 15 years but thankfully they dont do plants. Rockscapes are sooooooo much easier.
Yeah, plants do not really work with those beautiful fish.
What a perspective. You're awesome at this
Cheers, glad you found this useful, thanks for the kind comment.
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
You guys deserves more subscribers
We will work our a** off but will be there at some point 😀
Wow, great tips. Just starting to design my first tank !. I like your presentation .
Glad you found this useful, thanks for watching.
YEESS GREEN AQUA, so inspirational. Thank you
You're welcome, thanks for watching this.
Thanks for adding value in my little knowledge of Aquascaping 🙏👍
It will grow with time for sure, if you're interested. You are welcome, and stay Tubed! Cheers.
Best tutorial for beginners like me. Looking forward for more videos!
Love to hear you like the vid. We will do more like this in the future for sure. 👍
Now I finally know why I love aquascaping so much... It's like LEGO 😂🤣
Nice one Balasz, more of these quick hardscape examples please, maybe in a bigger tank. I really like this 👌👍
Thanks Nick, yeah Lego is nice, too bad I grew up without it - there was no Lego in the communist Romania in my childhood, but I'm kinda' compensating for it now.😄
I didn't think about that at all, when I wrote my comment... 😞 Sorry mate. However you (and us Green Aqua fans!) are very lucky to have discovered aquascaping, which is indeed a great compensation for having missed lego. In fact aquascaping is even more then that, it's an enrichment to life, a great way to relax, enjoy nature and meanwhile learn a thing or 2, even after years of being in the hobby. I think if more people would enjoy this hobby, the world might be a bit better place and people would respect nature a lot more. So enjoy your compensating Balasz and have some rest and green tea, you deserve it!
Haha, thanks, you are very kind. Well don't be sorry, I actually had the best childhood - even without some basic stuff like chocolate, bananas and lego. We had aquariums, been hiking a lot, skiing, etc. Sometimes I think I had a better childhood then my daughter today with her having everything she wants. I'm talking about things. Well, that childhood experience of having tanks lead us here, where we are. Thanks for the wishes, I'm doing exactly that now. Tea and resting. 😉And answering your comments, which is the best thing of the week, keeps me going. Cheers.
I see what you mean mate, I grew up on the countryside with all kinds of animals around me and also aquariums. It indeed lead us to where we are. Nowdays kids grow up in a different world, I think... So keep on spreading the Green Aquascaping religion, might be good for the youngsters 😉👍
Yeah, definitely. I agree with you, times change. It is so good to see teenagers at workshops (even at the Dave Chow workshop we had a couple of them in the audience).
Great tips! I see this is going to get addictive. I already want to do another one!
Gogogo, the more you do it, the better you'll get at it.
I like the way he switched from being really happy to just plain dull serious when he was talking about finding inspiration for the tanks 😂👌🏽
Haha, a real psychopath when it comes to creation. 🤪😇
You are a great teacher!
Trying my best. 😇 Glad you appreciate it. 👍
Now that was a great video, learned so much. The creative ideas are starting to flow. Thank you and really hoping for a part 2
Really glad you liked this so much, will certainly consider a second part later. 🙏🏻👍🏻
1:45 what kind of rocks did he use there? That look and porosity is perfect for my mega ecosphere.
Sculpted basalt.
I've been looking for materials about scaping a planted tank that is not placed with its back in a wall. I mean, the tank have to be built thinking about the 3d (all sides) view. Do you have any video about that? The construction of the depth and perspective is very hard to manage in this scenario. Thank you! What a great channel you have!
Very nice advices. Some rocks don't change water parameters. Like lava rocks granite.......
Yup there are some. Unfortunately the nice grey ones which is closer to the natural rocks are usually change.
@@GreenAquaShop In my county we have granite in nature, so not only the dark one is nice 😜
Yeah, granite would be perfect. 👍🏻
One day I would love to come to GreenAqua!!! Definitely be a wish come true.
We look forward to welcome you by then 👍
@@GreenAquaShop 😀
Very useful video! I can't wait for the hard scape I ordered to show up!! And then making some changes :)
Good luck with your creative game and your new scape! Glad you found this useful, stay tuned for more like this video from us. Cheers.👍🏻
Thanks Balazs for another fine and relaxing video, learned alot in 15 minutes :D
That's great, glad you found this useful. Good luck with your tank! 👍
Love the video. The sparkle in Balazs's eyes never dull even though he's been so tired from producing aquascaping videos. I get weary after watching so many green aqua videos, but when I look at Balazs's eyes as he describes aquascaping, I get motivated to learn more! Someone's purposely putting this in the golden ratio of the video. By the way, do you have a more in depth tutorial on what to put outside of the golden ratio? We seem to focus so much on what to put inside the golden ratio. If this come across as irrelevant, I'm happy to stand corrected!
Wait until you see my golden ratio tee in one of the future videos. Haha. Anyways, everything else should be constructed to lead the eye towards to golden ratio :)
@@GreenAquaShop Thanks for the advice!
You're very welcome.
Excellent video!! Very informative and helpful video especially for newbies.
Glad you found this helpful, stay tuned, cheers! 🙏🏻👍🏻
How to become my favourite channel in more or less.. 10 videos since I discovered you? lol You guys are amazing
This is really cool mate. 😎It's these comments that make us want to deliver more quality content for you guys.
Love you guys at green aqua👍
Amazing tutorial! Thanks for this video! I'm going to build an aquarium next month, and I'm going to use these tips
Really glad for that, mission accomplished. Good luck with your tank, I'm sure it will be nice. Cheers.
I don't live near any good aquarium stores, so i have to purchase my rock online meaning i can't play around in the sandpit with it first. This makes it so tricky to ever find a hardscape layout i'm really happy with.
Well, I always suggest everybody to try to buy a lot of rocks, you will maybe use them later, and if not, you can swap with local hobbyists. We do encourage people to buy a lot of rocks from Green Aqua and tell them that they can return the remains (at their own expense) and they can get credit for that for a later purchase.
Watching these videos even though my snake definitely does not need water in her terrarium. It's very useful for the aesthetic component though!
yes, these rules can be used anywhere, in terrariums, in photography, fine arts, etc.
I just realized that Torres del Paine in Chile, or Mount Fitz Roy in Chile/Argentina would be an amazing inspiration to make an iwagumi style...
Hope you can come someday and see it for yourselves... :D
Yes, you are right. Nature is the ultimate inspiration and you are very very lucky to have such beauties near you.
This is a great video discussing design. Similar to training for art and architecture. I’m about to scape my first cube. Any suggestions for layout since the rectangle is now a square. My first inclination is for a single island a teeny bit off center. I have a piece of petrified wood that has a flat top so I imagine a monolithic stone formation rising out of the prairie with a little vegetation on its top. Inspired by your comment to mimic a landscape from movie or favorite place.
Another amazing video and so informative and entertaining! Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
Love it Balazs, great video. I could hang out and mess around with hardscape all day haha
You're welcome to do that any time you're around Green Aqua. And we'll have a nice chat too.👍🏻
I enjoyed the lessons so much. Thank you.
That's great. Mission accomplished, you're welcome! 😎
The one thing that I wanted
Just keep doing what you doing you always inspire me 🙏
That's so great to hear Paul. Good luck with your tanks, and thanks for watching, stay tuned. Cheers.
Your videos are amazing and informative. Keep up the good work.. 👌🏼
Thanks so much for you feedback, it means a lot to us. 🙏🏻👍🏻
Golden ratio, the rule of thirds!!! I've applied this in my 200ltr dry start atm!
Cool, these are good rules to start with, really. You can always experiment and deviate from them later, or make them more subtle as you gain more experience.