Aquascape Tutorial Guide by James Findley & The Green Machine- Sticks & Stones

[@robertcarlos7273]

A WORK OF ART.... WELL PLANNED... CONCEIVED... SET UP... THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE...

[@godsbigtoe980]

These videos are extremely relaxing- I really appreciate the artistry. I’ve always believed there is a certain wonder in aquariums, I can sit and watch one for an hour or two. These videos are so interesting because as a classical artist I’ve never even thought of exploring art through this medium. It makes so much since though because composition and movement is so exquisitely executed in this context. An aquarium really highlights certain principles and elements of art in a very unexpected way. Absolutely beautiful and James Findlay is a genius

[@tulugozgur]

The quality of the vide and the instructions are very professional. It is very calming to watch James and listen the instructions.

[@swatitandel9509]

Slice of nature

[@الملكالملك-ظ8ه]

تصميم رائع جدا ... إنه حوض فائق الروعة والجمال ..اعمالكم وتصاميمكم تعجبني جدا اتمنى لكم التقدم والازدهار

[@jayrinehartjr8926]

but...ur designs are breath taking and all ur work is an A+

[@jaimekristof2003]

Absolutely breathtaking. What an artist.

[@jamesfairfoul1265]

I owned 4 goldfish from a young age, they came from the funfair as many unfortunate fish do, luckily my dad was a hippy and created a realistic living environment for them, with living plants etc, no filter, only changed the water every few weeks, he would stick the fish into a bucket of fresh water, completely empty the tank and start again, the substrate just looked like a river bed so I'm not sure how it ever got to that stage, the fish lived for 20-22 years........madness! but true! :D Im just starting a small planted tank now to see what I can create! best hobby ever!!!!

[@michaelkane2470]

I’m Michael Kane in Saint Augustine FL,love your videos.I follow Green Aqua videos.Luck of the Irish my friend.Ireland is where some of my Irish Ancestors are from,North Antrum Co,during the Potatoe Family.

[@michaelchatterton5744]

Excellent tutorial for the aquascape beginner.

[@Panster7]

This is very soothing to watch.....

[@AquaTVChannel]

Let's a look at my aquarium

[@themissindependent97]

I watch these to help with anxiety lol

[@anthonypope8429]

you and george farmer are my best aquacapers love you work

[@bharathcm8660]

That guy has a lot of patience, huge respect 👍👏👌✌🙏

[@ChasiubaoYumYum]

I like this guy's job LOL! Having all the products from the company and just use them all and make nice aquascapes hehehehe

[@velequest]

Im becoming strangely obsessive over these kind of aquariums.

[@dramoth64]

I have 2 scaped tanks and another two that are going to be replaced by 2 larger tanks that I am going to scape together with a bigger centre piece tank! I've gotten reasonable good at it now :D I just need to get good suppliers for the substrates and other additives.

[@NapFloridian]

@Hero Stratus, I hear you, I own a saltwater reef tank, and this was at first disturbing, but I am getting hooked to the idea of setting one of these up at home in my ZEN-CORNER

[@heaven7360]

it's great isn't it. Your own world you are in complete control over...well most of the time

[@grant575mixmaster]

me too

[@Ricardo_Veteran]

This is what they do to sell aquariums.

[@epicRMiddleton]

My second favourite aquascape by the green machine

[@terrybell912]

I started keeping fish over 60 years ago and we always tried our best to hide filters, heaters, tubing and the like. In today's video, I was surprised to see all that equipment left out in the open, highly visible. Don't you think it detracts from the natural beauty of the aquarium setup? I certainly do.

[@zalex2357]

Just the perfect video to watch to escape from the stress of studying for an exam.... heheh, thank you.

[@sling4425]

I just love seeing those shrimp between all the green.

[@JolliBliss]

This video is so inspiring and calming. Please keep making more of these, thanks.

[@chrisonebxl]

Thanks man , you're the best! greats from Bruxelles .

[@briannaheidrich5839]

All of the tanks are beautiful.

[@MsALEJANDRITOU]

que hermoso acuario plantado, buen trabajo y gracias por compartir. saludos desde Cancun

[@guydoesthingsforfun]

I do not understand but aquascaping videos are very nice too watch

[@anthonypope8429]

very nice I love your art work

[@weloveplantedtanks7837]

Beautiful tank.

[@cicco1838]

so Beautiful thank's for sharing....

[@TheGreenMachineLtd]

+peter verrone Thanks for your kind words :)

[@joebaxter6895]

+TheGreenMachineLtd Do you all ship to the United States yet? So hard to get everything in the video here.

[@shoulders-of-giants]

TheGreenMachineLtd., your logo looks odd. Try turning the corners white instead of black.

[@hasmusist]

Those are 4 edges of the aquarium. It cannot be white. it will always be dark

[@lavatche5311]

Looks like they took his advice

[@torgenxblazterzoid]

Magnificent, no other word for it.

[@motif5775]

Very beautiful setup. I love tanks, but your setups leaves me speechless. That will be my next setup. Thank you for great video and tutorial.

[@richardbunt2278]

looks real real nice .

[@kalo82]

How does one sustain small plants in a 3 gallon freshwater aquarium? I've used substrate, tank is running and with fish, but no live plants...yet. BTW - just watching this video is relaxing. Much needed. Thanks.

[@ediriyanto365]

beautful and harmony..thanks for your sharing James.

[@nidhinchandran2121]

James Sir..., it looks wonderful..thank you for sharing.

[@dvgvarma6124]

This guy is adding more spices than me which i use for making chicken curry

[@spencer5082]

dvg varma that's exactly what I was thinking!!

[@spencer5082]

It's like a ada additive tank with a little bit of substrate. Holy smokes

[@alkesrutar5013]

what an aquarium niceeeeee i like it so much

[@skipcharlie]

Beautiful tank. I wish a detailed list of equipment, water parameters, plants and fish was included. I guess that would be giving away the trade secret though.

[@samipivhal7186]

nice sharing with us

[@MNRamanujam]

Awesome.... you guys are gifted hands !!.. I am trying my first aquascaping but in Bangaluru, India... will share pics once i am done with :)

[@JJSoileau]

Beautiful aquascaping. I have a 40 gallon glass bow front that I will begin a similar layout to this one very soon.

[@webflys]

Very nice 🙏🏻 I like to use potting soil, no co2 and no filters - love your designs ❤️

[@Kenneth_Fishing]

These videos are the best! I wish I would’ve found this channel earlier

[@tiobuqi7753]

very beautiful

[@Sv-pv6kk]

he's a genius!!

[@craigwoodhull3028]

aqua scaping a discus tank.lots of sand as well as substrate for plants. i plan on using Anubias, java moss and java fern. thank you in advance Craig

[@timdizon2815]

I really like these videos, these aquascapes are beautiful

[@musicalmarion]

well done James

[@prashantdhotre]

wow good aquascaping !

[@oniesma]

Amazing

[@theseekerndestroyer]

Man this guy is good

[@petcoffeecream6912]

Very nice!

[@josejuliooteros3178]

MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS ME GUSTA MUCHO EL VIDEO Y EL ACUARIO GRACIAS HA TI

[@PatrickNobleX21]

Extremely helpful video for the beginner, very much appreciated, thank you

[@BaNuj]

He must always have fun doing his setups

[@giveberg14]

I like what you do absolutely stunning.

[@SueandGambo]

newbie question, for routine cleaning maintenance, do you siphon the rocks or soil or just the water?

[@wilinator56]

With enough plants and beneficial bacteria you don't need to. They do it all for you.

[@SueandGambo]

William Pike periodically how often do u change just the water?

[@house9850]

I'd recommend when you do a weekly 30% water change, siphon the ground area at the same time using a turkey baster to stir up detritus and vacuum the resulting cloud. Even with plants and a cycled tank, you should remove as much as you can during your maintenance routine. Just my opinion to avoid algae as much as possible.

[@dewiapriani719]

Nice video 👍

[@aquanico7715]

Great job, very nice fisk tank. I hope to do as well one day ...

[@frk6904]

Fabulous James ! And beautiful. I must ry to duplicate in my 20 gal tank....

[@cacachannel1096]

cool and steady my boss

[@TheMofaizul]

fantastic tutorial. thank you mr James

[@cristina5018]

this is so fun to watch. if i was rich, i would've liked to hire you guys to design my aquarium. ah well.

[@TheGreenMachineLtd]

+Cristina Rose if you shop with us we'll help you get a design you'll love

[@SERVER1992]

these videos are great

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

It's Mike from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He really can do anything.

[@meloniejen8400]

Drugs are hidden in the tank

[@eddydebacker8401]

Wow! So Beautiful.

[@OfficialBioDevil]

I need some help. So I got this CaribSea substrate but I don't know if it'd be good for planting any suggestions as to what I could use instead and potentially cheaper like say around the $20-$30 range? Thanks.

[@crestedgecko4013]

I'm so glad I waited. I knew it would be free to watch eventually!

[@wpchungTRIOT]

Absolutely stunning however how do you clean these tanks when the glass gets dirty or because it is a eco tank does the glass not need to be cleaned?

[@floringazeira3259]

James Findley obrigada por nos mostrar passo a passo do seu trabalho, parabens! Gostaria de saber o que foi distribuido no aquario nas 1, 3, e 4 etapa. Maceio alagoas Brazil

[@vladiestar]

Hi there! I love what you do. But How do you clean it? I usually clean mine from the bottom, by sucking out half of the water, and adding some fresh water. Whats the best way to clean tanks like yours? Thank you!

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

Perfectly made video. Thanks...

[@gezeb8323]

wonderfull

[@ArunG273]

awesome

[@sauce773]

Looks amazing

[@jayrinehartjr8926]

question? since i already know i cant afford all that u you, even for a 20gal tank, say you use underwater filtration on both ends with rocks covering that and in the middle use ur technique for growing live plants, does it work. im only asking because if i heard correctly, dont you have to manually clean out ur filtrate bye hand? meaning a filter bye itself just wont do the trick

[@stefanjoubert815]

TANK: ---------- 1 x ADA Cube Garden 60P Mist (L:60cm x W:30cm x H:36cm), 17.1 Gallons / 64 Litres SUBSTRATE: --------------------- Light Sprinkling - ADA Penac P (White Powder) Light Sprinkling - ADA Penac W (White Powder) Light Sprinkling - ADA Clear Super (Black Powder) Light Sprinkling - ADA Bacter 100 (Red-Brown Powder) Light Sprinkling - ADA Tourmaline BC (Grey charcoal & Tourmaline) 2 x bags ADA Power Sand (S) 1 x large bag ADA Aquasoil Powder HARDSCAPE: ---------------------- 4 x Pieces ADA Hornwood (Various Sizes) 8 x TGM River Pebbles (1 Large, 7 Medium to Small) TOOLS: ------------- 1 x Sand / Substrate Flattener 1 x Aquascaping Pinset / Tweezers Multiple TGM Substrate Supports PLANTS: --------------- (amounts vary depending on aquarium size / planting density. One or two plants I substituted as the ones he mentioned were hard to find) ... - Vesicularia Dubyana (a.k.a Java Moss / Christmas Moss --> tied to wood) - Recardia Moss (tied to wood) - Hygrophila corymbosa Kompakt (mid-ground, medium plant close to and around the wood) - Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' (foreground, carpeting plant) - Echinodorus Tenellus (a.k.a. Pygmy Chain Sword) - Ceratophyllum demersum (a.k.a Hornwort / Coontail) --> similar to plant he used in right-back corner - Rotala rotundifolia (Pinkish plant mid-back) FILTERING: ------------------ - ADA Super Jet Filter ES-600 (Includes inlet/outlet pipes, piping, suckers etc.) - ADA Bio Rio (bottom layer in filter) - Seachem Purigen (2nd Layer in filter) - ADA Tourmaline F (3rd layer in filter) - Filter wool (Last layer in filter) CO2 SYSTEM: ----------------------- - Pressurized CO2 Canister - 2-stage CO2 Regulator - Timer (Regulating CO2 & Lights) - ADA Check-Valve / Non-Return Valve - ADA Glass Bubble Counter - ADA Glass CO2 Diffuser FISH: --------- - White Cloud Mountain Minnows (School of at least 12 - 15) - Otocinclus (a.k.a Oto Cats - Algae Eaters --> 3 Oto Cats per 10-gallons, also schooling fish) - Red Crystal Shrimp & Amano Shrimp (generally 2 Shrimp per gallon, fewer in a community tank such as this. Probably 7-ish total in this setup)

[@boogiemanspud]

Is there a reason you don't inject the CO2 into the inlet line of your canister filter? I hear it absorbs close to 100% this way and eliminates bubbles in your tank. I'm still learning and wonder your opinion on this.

[@robpearce1673]

It does yeah. Not as aesthetic though which I think is why this method is often used. Tiny tanks also need minimal co2 so that might be an overkill. Im running 22l nano with inline and welding co2 as its cheap and easy to stabilise.

[@Shafy7]

Hello, You don't have any internal filter? i am new to Aquascape and try to learn from your videos.

[@edenfrawley9247]

I have a big tank and I'm thinking of redoing it (taking out everything and start from scratch

[@catalinaenriquezalvarez9290]

Hello, I wanted to ask why didn't you wash the substrate before placing it? Won't it pollute the water?

[@kelvindoan5648]

What is the kind of card which you cut small pieces and plant into land ? and what for ? ( from minute 6'-12') . Thanks

[@Blitzkrieg2002]

That is one SUPER AMAZING looking Tank, I'd love o have one like that. I might try to start one, if I can find all the things I need here in the US...

[@m3dmonds]

Can you provide a shopping list for this setup?

[@Dangermind88]

ADA AQUASKY 602 €449,90 CUBE GARDEN 60-H €399,90 CUBE CABINET CLEAR 60 €449,90 CO2 SPEED REGULATOR €299,90 EL VALVE €99,90 SUPER JET FILTER ES-600 €679,90 TOTAAL €2.379,40

[@Dangermind88]

so excluding co2 bottle, substrate + additives, hardscape and plants.

[@qiangzhang4557]

so expensive....

[@iridanos1443]

In this video, the tank is ADA cube garden 60P 60x30x36cm which costs approximately 140 €. The prices differ in each shop. Also yes, ADA products are quite expensive but have high quality and aesthetics are amazing. Their minimal design really showcases and emphasizes your aquascape. Personally, I see ADA as the Apple of aquascaping.

[@mathiashudson2953]

No way this can be that expensive, omg

[@thahiyathalibabu2233]

Good thank setup fish nice

[@Jumpinjackflas]

Absolutely love these vids. I’m looking to set up my very own 125l do you guys have a website I need to buy substrate. I have co2 injection arriving with regulator. There is so much substrates out there I’m struggling to find what you guys are using. Do you have a website I can order from ? Much love thanks for sharing these amazing scapes

[@amatoradam5715]

Are you talking about the aquarium fertilization system please ?

[@radenprasetiyo8]

nice

[@M0LHA]

Fantastic, really enjoyed watching this

[@anandknr]

Initially you have placed the tank closer to a wall. Hence we can see illuminated wall behind. Later part of the video I'm not seeing it. Have you moved your aquarium away from wall? This is the main challenge I'm facing, led light reflected back from wall adds an artificial look to my acquascape.

[@pollywalnut6090]

Thank you!! nice video

[@fourlegsandatail7882]

So Lovely. Thank's For Sharing

[@slee1733]

I like this video so much, if you don't mind, I would like to ask your promission to share this video to the other website in China for the embarrassion reason that YouTobe is blocked from accessing in China. Of course, I will give sourses of the original website. Thank you very much!

[@Peleski]

The compiled dead tree appearance was so beautiful, it was a pity it ended up invisible

[@curtisperson8239]

Ty, maxtastic

[@makisuites8170]

Cylcle of replacing water per week? per month? and how much light is needed or how many hours you need to light it up?

[@edenfrawley9247]

Did he create all the reefs in the world, because they are so beautiful ( I'm saying his work is GREAT)

[@terrybell912]

Reefs are in saltwater. This is for tap water.

[@ARSMIChannel]

Aquascape nice

[@Jumpinjackflas]

Absolutely love your content. I’m setting up a planted 125l in the uk. I’m looking to buy substrates and obviously need help with this. Do you guys have a website ?

[@saifal-badri]

Perfection!!

[@znate6730]

Perfect!

[@cosanostra9326]

james.. you're awsome

[@James-rk9pl]

cosa nostra thanks