Aquascape Tutorial "Nature's Chaos" by James Findley - The Making Of
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www.thegreenmac... This 150 x 150 x 75 cm Nature Aquarium by professional aquascaper James Findley is growing in beautifully - it is definitely one of the most stunning works we have ever had on display.
Many thanks to James Findley, the creator of Nature's Chaos and founder of The Green Machine - the aquascape is a true testament to his skill and artistic ability.
You can see more of James' iconic work in our Aquatics Gallery.
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This was the first Aquascaping video I ever watched so many years ago, one of my original inspirations in the start of the hobby, thank you Green Machine!
At first I was going to kind of just click through the video to see the end result, but I found myself utterly enthralled with the process and how it was done. How beautiful a talent.
Bob Sus bob your a bit sus mate !
Bob Sus you're kinda sus dude... I'm voting you out
"James Explains" are used 24 times in this video.
and i always loved your work, James!
A minute, yes it is.
Videos like this inspired me to build my 1700 gallon aquarium/vivarium. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
lol vivarium
Paludarium
Now this is art and it deserves recognition.
it looks like a volcano
Can we applaud the assistant placing the actual hardscape within the tank, while doing the splits? The person has one leg across the top of the tank, while balancing one leg outside, and their hands within dropping down the wood. 👏🏽
Have you lads ever used a time-lapse to show the growth and development bit-by-bit rather than one big jump several weeks ahead? I think it might be a treat to watch maybe a half dozen shots per day over several weeks. A bit like a stop-motion animation of the aquascape's growth. Just thought it might be a fun idea.
Nice idea
Great idea!
The fish don't even know they're in captive!! It's great
No fish know they're in captive..
*captivity.
They know once they run into glass 4 times lol
@@h20aklandfng63 na they still dont know then.
Is earth like that? Lol
I like that James is doing the work himself and not directing others to place the scapes for him. It shows his humilty towards the hobby, very inspiring
James Findley really does have such a warm and genuine smile. Thank you so much for the content!
I've been in that shop myself- these guys are probably the best 'aqua-shop' in UK for freshwater fish tanks lovers !
I am a gardener/landscaper, & I feel like I found a kindred spirit in this gentleman. We are each working with nature to create a beautiful living environment, my canvases are my clients' back yards, & this man's canvases are these massive tanks with their miniature worlds inside. Absolutely beautiful, it must be so relaxing to have one of these tanks inside one's house.
this is absolutely a masterpiece, I stumbled across this and now have a future hobby this is so gorgeous and the possibilities are endless like a blank canvas. I love this!!!
Humans playing god.
Mister Findley is the Rembrandt of aquascaping. Absolutely stunning!
F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!
To watch this made me totally relaxed. This is pure art!
You are without a doubt a master of aquascapes. I am amazed at what you do. Thank you for sharing your art with us. I don't have room for even a small one but if I did...
Such an awesome aquascape! I'm jealous of James that this is his day job, I'd give my right arm to be paid to do that, amazing job satisfaction. Bravo!
It would be difficult without you right arm.
Very true! :)
@@keelyhehe 🤦🏾♂️ lol
The peace and calm i get from these videos is amazing!
The wood was pre-soaked for several weeks before being used to ensure it wouldn't float when water was added.
at least couldn't you have weighed it down with something? Scared thr living &$@* out of me as you filled the tank!
This is therapy. Perfect music! The tones touch the bones!
Too much efforts! Finally amazing fish's world. I loved it so so much, very beautiful.
Thank you very much for the idea. Wish you long and healthy life!
Absolutely mind boggling. A work of art created before your eyes. Thank you for sharing it.
James has the coolest job in the world. This makes me want to make underwater gardens(no fish)
Yo wassup ms mustard
I could sit here and just admit the work james does all day. Absolute Creative Creation! Keep it up!
Anytime I get angry, frustrated, upset, or anxious I imagine James aquascaping.
Words cant explain how amazing this aquascape is.james is the best at aquarium aquascaping.
james never said a single word
Lol
Artists rarely speak, the art says it all.
Wish James had done the explanation as he went he was clearly talking would rather he him explain it instead of this voice over dude are all the videos explained by him?
Minwell it’s a nickname Be grateful I think James is doing the voice over himself... soooooooo...
sunstich then why refer to himself in third person if he was doing it why not say I did this because ... instead of saying James did this because... it’s a little weird if he’s the one doing the voiceover
James is a wise man. He really explains a lot.
Fantastic! I would love to see some information included on the filtration and other water quality features of the tank. Also, I want to see what it's like maintaining the plants in there--how often are you pruning and doing water changes? The long term stuff is important too! Thank you for the video
I think this was the most relaxing video I have seen in years.
150 small fish looks better than 10 large ones for sure!
Agreed
James created à new masterpiece , a centerpiece of a large aquascaping collection. Thank you James for this prowess, one more to your painting . I can spend hours gazing at this wonder . But I am caught up in reality. Thanks James........
i am really amazed by your work, love to try this one day, being a disabled person i need a nice hobby to keep myself busy
This is the most enjoyable thing if watch in a very long time
I like the irony of the title for this tank..chaos..yet the tank is beautify balanced and organized. :-)
This is beautiful. Some may say over the top for a fish tank but this goes beyond that. This is living art. Bravo James
Breathtaking..! Stunning work. Thank you for sharing. 💯💕😁
I just stumbled upon this video randomly while looking for care of my sons beta fish and I must say I found it very cathartic. Soothing music, narrated by David Attenborough's brother, and the visuals. Very well done. I could fall asleep happily watching this stuff lol. Beautiful Aquascape, and a very well done video! Studio quality for sure!
I fell asleep watching the last 5 mins of the video! How relaxing
The Green Neons shoal beautifully all day long!
Cleaning the gravel and and the weekly water changes must be fun.
How do you stop the gravel from mixing when cleaning it?
There's a lot of room for the fish and everything, is just ... looks like perfect art, but also an example of well being. I did forward to the end at first, but slowly going to watch this fully to see how this was done. Just, wonderful. Cheers...
That's beautiful. I wished I had something like this in my house.
Expert people on their field makes excellent projects like aquarium that is so beautiful and looks like a piece of the ocean. Thanks for sharing.
What a Masterpiece, truly amazing.. i love it
i watched this whole video from start to finish! this was so amazing and the outcome was exquisite!!
this is so great, and you are crazy!! ;)
I used to be proud of my tank design, but watching this makes it look like a childs painting of a tree compared to a Monet!!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Best greetings from Germany
Master Piece ! Mind Blowing ! No Words ! Fantastic ! Beautiful !
I was thinking about doing this, I'm glad I watched this before I started.... Very good instructional video
I love this. It's so relaxing, and weirdly fulfilling, to watch this come together. I've attempted a live, planted, freshwater tank before, and the upkeep was pretty serious--and that was only 65 gallons! It was my first attempt, and I had a few plants succeed while the rest failed miserably. The ones that did succeed, though (like the tiger lotus?), became massive and outgrew the dimensions of my setup. I hope to try something like this one day, but on a smaller scale... possibly a BioOrb. It's such a creatively beautiful, stress-relieving hobby/craft.
I wish I had the money, time and skill to do something like this.
the biggest hurdle is the money unfortunately
I got stuck with a betta fish and one day decided to give it a bigger home than a weird vase it came in. It was a small 2 gallon tank but you could totally build something unique for under $100. I found the tank for cheap at a second hand store. Goodluck!
@@TigixPK 2 gallons of tank plus substrate, hardscape and plants isn't enough room for a betta
@@kegjnote I guess I'll put him back in a jar
@@TigixPK maybe you could get a bigger tank instead
I could watch this all day. Just brilliant
Hello my name is Richard. I live in the U.S. I have years of experience in the aquarium hobby. James Findley you are an incredible artist. Better than me I happily admit. However I have one complaint of you and every aquarium artist I who's work I have seen. Including Takashi Amano. If you are going to create art that is this breathtakingly beautiful then why do you stop short of the goal by leaving the aquarium hardware visible? Go ALL the way and make the hardware invisible to the viewer or near invisible. Some hardware should be visible so it's progress can be monitored but chances are even in those circumstances it could be hidden.
I could do it. With total confidence I could walk into your shop and hide your aquarium hardware almost totally from view if not totally from view. And so could you good sir. With aquarium mastery of your skill level you can, and should, hide the heaters, in-take and out-take hoses, co2 monitors and probes and so forth. There are commercial in-line heaters on the market. They can also be easily and cheaply made from acrylic. Beautiful work sir. Breath taking. So why don't you hide that ugly hardware? With some time and careful planning I could do it.
Stunningly beautiful!! I haven't been so relaxed in a very long time!
The music is so relaxing!
Beautiful, truly beautiful. Seems quite simular to the theories & 'industry rules' used in floral design. The added complexity of living fish within the 'arrangement' blows my mind.
James must get a really sore back
something tells me the narrator is all to happy to rub his sore muscles, he talks about him like he farts gold dust and sweats ambrosia
hahahahahahah
Gimme a break im an industrial mechanic, james is soft.
@@jeffmech600 Your pain does not invalidate the pain of others.
@@C-Hirsuta It does actually
Simply wonderful. I've recently gotten a 55 gallon tank allowing me to increase my planting experience and would love to get one even bigger one day. I didn't think there was so much substrate prep that could be done (I just purchased substrate specific for planting). Happy to see my tank slowly filling in as I use the plants that bud off existing ones.
The art of sculpting nature!!! I would work for free for them just to know their secrets!
I'd pay THEM to work there.
I watch this on nearly a daily basis! So much to take in its epic! They need more videos like this.
This aquascape would have been even better if the base is less circular and more irregular.
True, but I think its because they're aiming for a balanced 360 view.
No water changes EVER needed in this beautifouf aquarium ! The plants do ALL the word Beautiful !
Turns out we are in a tank made by James
My tanks always grey.. :-(
(Shows picture of grey sky)
30 minutes of pure talent on display
wow Great, looks like a pool
Amazing. James you are truly a master. Its like watching a piece of art being created. You inspired me to try my own aquascape project. Thank you.
That is so beautiful! Fishes are the best pet!
***** Cats are the best pets.
N Gurung lol
They're pretty but they can require A LOT of maintenance
Voldemort yeah but the idea of taking care of your own "underwater world" is pretty cool.
Wow! That was simply amazing to watch. What a job to create such beauty .
Man, I want this job.
Hope your name is James, otherwise you won't get it.
@@fjdkfdfjdf33 xd
This is simply outstanding! It’s as if you took a chunk of the wild and added into a tank
simply beautiful
I was lucky enough to visit this shop in Wrexham before it closed and I saw this in person. Let me tell you, this video makes the tank look terrible. It was actually mesmerising in real life. Absolutely incredible.
Have a drink everytime this guy says the name James.
...or aquascape
Tried it, now I’m white chick wasted
Thanks, I'm dead now.
This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
very nice tank wouldn't mind one for some filming
Wonderful work
I liked the smile that it raised the face of James at the end of the Video It expresses everything
wow... bravo james
Wow its so insanely beautiful! Im new to aquascaping, but I hope to get this good one day. I just upgraded to a bigger tank, and I cant wait to see it come to life!
How’s your progression with Aquascaping been?! This was the first Aquascaping video I watched as well, so many years ago!
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALLED A HABITAT LITTLE FISH PARADISE!!!
Yes! God bless you have a good day hopefully I'll get one in the future. What am I talking about, I know I'm young one in the future
My favorite aquarist Mr. FINDLEY!
I always watching your art sir!
Thanks for inspiring us =)
James was annoyed when he broke the glass of the aquarium, James now wades through 2 feet of water.
and next James does.. repeat like 3000 times. he is a man with a big vision that he bought to reality. Just beautiful
Did james explained anything?.
Haha just kidding, it's a great video
He is right on the fact that we should take time to finish that hardscape. I happened to take a week or so to watch and finally I noticed I had to change the whole thing.
his back must be hurting?
You guys have one hell of a dream job. That display is beautiful.
"Next, James adds a decorative treasure chest, he adds that the built-in airstone will give it a goldfish bowl feel and also look good next to the Doctor Who TARDIS"
🤣🤣🤣🤣aaargh! Too much aaargh🤣
Love this!
What I do find amusing is how much knowledge, planning, design, work, effort, etc., goes into just a tank of living organisms to make sure it can actually LIVE AND THRIVE, YET, people look at nature, natural ecosystems, full of living organisms that each contain the "building blocks" of life, DNA "code", but relegate it to accidental, no plan, no knowledge, no forethought, from nothing random CHANCE! Oh my goodness, talk about foolishness.
Anyway, the Intelligent Designer of this aquarium, James Findley is clearly and artist, no doubt.
Here i am trying to recreate this on my 3.5 gallon tank and my betta LMAOOO
Good luck! I've got a 54 litre on its way, and I can't wait to get started aquascaping!
I cant believe my eyes...This is so beautiful!!!
Those fishes are like in heaven
I could watch just the fish for half an hour.
mind-blowing, a pinnacle all aquascapers/planted tank enthusiasts should aspire to.
that tank is amazing but id be so tempted to take my shoes off and just climb in
🤣that's just so funny! I bet you were the only person who thought of climbing in and wrecking the joint😂
It takes one team member approximately 3 hours, once a week. We do use a moveable scaffold for this process. Most people usually think it would take more maintenance than this but Nature Aquariums are very good at self-maintaining. The closer you can get to Nature the easier maintenance is because of factors such as natural biological filtration.
what song is in the background? (i already checked rick astley and darude sandstorm) I'm guessing mum?
They make their own music
+Mattyew Hey there ! Pretty old comment, but: You can check an artist called "High Skies" which is pretty similar to the track used in the bakground !
Cheers
Black Mesa Engineer Thanks, will do! :D
another great aquascape by james findley.
I am so jealous that he gets paid to make stuff like this... What a job to have...
This is ART. Absolutely stunning...
how do you clean fish waste in a tank this big? D:
+christian tolentino The shrimp help clean it, as well as the large external filter. On top of that we use a syphon once a week to suck up debris from the aquarium floor.
+TheGreenMachineLtd and how many shrimps are there??
+TheGreenMachineLtd what is the white powder.
+joshua burgos substrate additive
I believe it's cocain
Absolutely breath taking the end result is!!
And truly inspiring.