Building a Stunning 120L Bamboo Aquascape with Neon Tetras & Corydoras

I've been thinking about a bamboo-themed aquarium for a long time, and now I've finally made it happen. I wanted to achieve a natural look, so I kept it simple. The building process had its challenges, but it was worth it. I planted easy-to-maintain plants and two pond plants. It has become home to a large group of neon tetras and a few corydoras. I also had the chance to test a super smart lamp that creates a beautiful sunlight effect in the aquarium. What do you think of it?
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[@TheCineScaper]

I've been thinking about a bamboo-themed aquarium for a long time, and now I've finally made it happen. I wanted to achieve a natural look, so I kept it simple. The building process had its challenges, but it was worth it. I planted easy-to-maintain plants and two pond plants. It has become home to a large group of neon tetras and a few corydoras. I also had the chance to test a super smart lamp that creates a beautiful sunlight effect in the aquarium. What do you think of it?

[@mrcadoia]

beautiful. love it. I would add some cherry shrimps. but thats just me.

[@garrettcrabtree5050]

This is excellent. Absolutely love it👍

[@graffic13]

Wish this was sparkling gouramis, emerald eyed rasporas & glass catfish.... J/S

[@fernedowns6652]

I love it will have to copy it😂

[@jjmittra]

Excellent. Love it

[@drachenherz0079]

U had the chance to put corydoras panda in this tank😮😮

[@kirani111]

He can still do it, cinescaper do it!

[@fernedowns6652]

I agree do it

[@yashtapase3821]

Yeah panda corydoras will match the theme very perfectly

[@sarapocorn]

YES

[@PILOSOPAUL]

yes, do it!!!

[@davidlawrence3560]

This is beautiful and inspiring. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Stunning bamboo aquascape

[@ezakyky]

Each n every day i wait for your videos waiting n scrolling ur pages

[@cerisekappes580]

Really beautiful 😍

[@yanmischler5463]

I'm really happy to see you'r vidéo again ❤️

[@athelis4658]

Loved the last scene!

[@peanutkinder4609]

Beautiful and creative. Deceptively simple.

[@2infinititube]

Absolutely stunning!

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks!

[@yashtapase3821]

He made another masterpiece 😮❤

[@PlantedElement]

Best one yet!

[@mariewintzer2245]

Wow, it's stunning, as usual! 🤩

[@uhasp]

The soundtrack of this video is as awesome as the scape! Good work!

[@Necrosias]

I really like this composition! Great choice of fish, too 👍 Wonderful light effects from the lamps and lightly blackwater ❤️

[@naturalaquariums76]

Absolutely beautiful 🤩

[@aimanmc4891]

Loved it 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@MickeyMikeMd]

Gorgeous!

[@glennk.7348]

Very beautiful!! I love bamboo!

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks!🙌

[@TheOChinOOo]

the king is back!!!

[@TheCineScaper]

🙌

[@Chameshi]

Another beautiful aquascape! Thanks for sharing :D

[@Das_Logic]

This is very beautiful ❤️😊

[@AyahDirga10]

Beautiful

[@TheCineScaper]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kazik3337]

Thanks for this scape :)

[@zoejehuty]

finally you are back. great to see you back. great video as always. love it.

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks🙌

[@8Cheddar8]

love how you used a bamboo chopping board to lay out your plants before planting

[@alihasanain]

You are a genius!

[@evilone543]

One of my favorite tanks!

[@akhilennium]

Used a flute background music for a bamboo scape. Clever 👌

[@corinne4761]

J'adore cette décoration tout en simplicité et naturelle c'est magnifique

[@tombarb2864]

Dude…this is like really cool. Your cinematography is amazing

[@TheCineScaper]

Thank you! 🙌

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Very beautiful!

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks!

[@ChrisNLger]

Stunning

[@paulbryan1094]

I like the thought process, deceptively simple and extremely effective. I like the idea of pond plants in an aquarium as they can break into the empty space above the tank

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks🙌

[@SaishAqua]

Very nice setup ❤

[@jackjmaheriii]

There’s one where he put in the extra effort of adding VO, and a year later it’s still my favorite.

[@daluainternational]

The best aquascape youtuber right now!! ❤❤

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks mate! Your light is awesome! ;)

[@robw1927]

just as I thought. Tannins from the bamboo turning the water yellow. Anyways, tetras will enjoy it. reminds them of home in rio playa

[@saileswarharza1822]

So satisfied 😌 🤗 ❤

[@rod.istchuk]

Stunning 🤩 some hardware store bamboo may be treated with chemicals (ranging from boron to copper to arsenic depending on where you are), so if you’re thinking about replicating the idea , I’d keep an eye on that :) looks fantastic

[@TheCineScaper]

I haven’t heard about this before. I haven’t had any issues so far. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[@frankvermeulen4621]

Very nice. 👍

[@garywong6084]

I would like to ask if bamboo can be soaked in water and its roots may rot? Will dry bamboo grow mold if soaked in water? The water tank is so beautiful😊😊, but I’m really looking forward to knowing the result of immersing the bamboo in water😊😊, I hope there will be a next episode😊😊😊

[@Triplegemvlessyou]

Yes your doubt is correct...

[@gekosrock1999]

From what I've been reading the leaves rot and become toxic to the fish. I would also assume the mold risk is pretty high

[@stayelevated4205]

Amazing work man😍🔥

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks 🔥

[@scottmcgrath2125]

Looks great... I'd caution anyone trying this type of build, I've used bamboo in several of my aquascapes and sometimes it grows this sludge on it. I've had better luck using bamboo that's been dried/hardened by fire, but that costs more. But when gathering bamboo from outside (in Florida) it's generally caused massive issues with the water parameters.

[@genevievewilson9271]

I was wondering about that. I have live bamboo in some tanks but never tried dried because I know my bamboo patio furniture cannot take moist environments.

[@williammcdowell6257]

Great idea to hide filter tubes in bamboo tubes. Why filter manufacturers don't produce aesthetically pleasing internal filters and pipework for externals is interesting. Even top brands sometimes stick bits of grey, green or blue plastic trim on to bits of kit designed to be put in the tank, even if they just stuck to black plastic that at least can be blended out of sight with a black background, but blue on black or grey on green is a challenge. I can find green plants, black backgrounds and even red plants but in a freshwater tank I am pushed to disguise a blue or grey mix and match of plastic, maybe they think we all have divers, pirate ships and plastic sharks in our tanks. I was thinking of adding some green plastic frogs and yellow ducks to my tank to complement some of my equipment, after all, you do get waterbirds and frogs in the tropics! Great job as always. Though I spotted a cherry barb amongst all those neon tetras, but then nobody is perfect, though your work comes very, very close.

[@Dilrusadew]

decoration✔ durability ❌ but skill 💯💞☺

[@akvaristugur9479]

Very nice sharing my friend, regards

[@TheCineScaper]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@akvaristugur9479]

@TheCineScaper Best regards

[@zodziejsonca6010]

interesting - as usual the paw from Poland comes👍👍

[@TheCineScaper]

🙌

[@tortuegeniale3044]

Very nice 👍 it seems simple but simplicity is hard to achieve so very good job 👍

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 7:13 One of your little plants floated to the top.

[@93kristof]

It's a very Asian looking tank with the bamboo. I'd have done rice fish or rasboras and maybe some loaches or panda garras instead of the corys.

[@ezakyky]

Love you brother

[@DatYeuCayYeuCa]

Its nice

[@henrikstengard2615]

Great video as usual. Hope to see other materials in the next one - not a bamboo fan.

[@kankandas-j9o]

love from India bro

[@vishalbhosale9213]

Love u bro.... U make my day❤

[@charlesouza]

Cara, ficou muito bom! Parabéns!

[@vampgaia]

I have bamboo growing in my yard. I didn’t realize I could use it in my tanks.

[@genevievewilson9271]

Very beautiful!! Please give us an update in a couple months on the dried bamboo. I really want to do something similar but am anxious how to care for it to prevent molding and rot issues...

[@GrowingInterest]

oh wow, nice :) you could also call it a paludarium

[@arshamardalan]

I can’t speak😍🔥

[@hakanpolat3948]

Muhteşem 👏👏👏

[@boogie12319]

Wooooow 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@terraquaman]

Bellissimo! 👌

[@humility-righteous-giving]

cool

[@Mobilankerenloh]

Aquascap memiliki aura hidup di dalam akuarium

[@hookedonprjonrojas2314]

My only concern would be the store bought bamboo being treated. Looks beautiful

[@Skieeeeeeey]

Put Panda Garra, Panda Corydoras and Panda Loaches in this tank!

[@jawedansari108]

It is looking great just winding the filter pipe with coconut rope will lokks better

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks, great idea!

[@fernedowns6652]

I love the scape I want to replicate it I don’t w how but I will find a way 😊

[@geraldofabianoartes3074]

Linda demais parabens

[@aimanmc4891]

Yes!!This time he used silicon glue on bottom glass. Prior to this he used superglue and it got me confused;what if we decide to rescape.

[@oosaturatedfatsoo]

Zero nutrifying substrates and hardware store scapes, new bee.

[@evo12]

another beautiful tank. if the black water dosing is included that would be nice. what kind of light is at the back of the tank to create the bright spot?

[@FGaquatics]

Great concept, great idea ! I wish these hanging lights were affordable thought. Where do you get your metal beams from to hang the lights ? I'm struggling to find anything like that 😩

[@princebabu8497]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@riteshkasichhwa2359]

Love your creativity❤ but anubias should stick with rock or some sorts of wood

[@JS_Gaiserik]

very cool design! I got a question though. Will the leafy bamboo's leaves dry out over time?

[@onebluemonster239]

I’m also curious about that…and if the pond -lane will survive in sand vs the mud it was pulled out from

[@ithedespiser]

Of course they'll dry off. Will contribute to the aesthetics for quite some time.

[@vladimirstojanovic3603]

👍👌

[@TheCineScaper]

🙌

[@WorldIsNotCruel]

Can this kind of tank last long?

[@eduardogaldinodesouza7938]

Quando o bambu apodrecer na água você desmonta o aquários? Pergunto pois você colocou com silicone no vidro.

[@adnanmukaddam1]

Let us know if the emerged plants did well , seemed to be drying out

[@aquabudgie853]

Is no one going to mention the singular cherry barb? (and the spotted cory which is a different species to the rest, maybe Sterbai?)

[@TheCineScaper]

Yes, cherry barb. It got mixed in with the others by accident.

[@Lorenzo-vz6mj]

is that a custom or store bought tank?

[@Yusriq_SeSTek]

How long do the bamboo can last long in water

[@TheCineScaper]

I don’t know exactly. When the bamboo starts to decay, I'll build a new aquarium. Until then, I’m enjoying it :)

[@ezakyky]

Bro U said that u gona show a chevy trunk long term review

[@dodocheb]

Topnotch. Is z bamboo that is making z water yellow? Thanks

[@TheCineScaper]

The alder cone gives the water its color.

[@Spacewalker3043]

If you put a paper band around the area you wanted to drill, probably the wood wouldn't crack much.

[@TheCineScaper]

Thanks for the tip!

[@fernedowns6652]

What’s the cherry barb doing there

[@TheCineScaper]

It got mixed in with the others by accident.😅

[@wei6571]

Beautiful ❤ why not add some asian fishes ^^

[@mynameAli24]

Tolong buatkan batu dan bonsai swallow tank

[@tpetr1980]

Dalua Illumagic X=799$ 😮😮😮😮

[@kevingraczyk7212]

I really really love this tank, but why not stick to Asian fish, fitting for the theme of the tank? some Sundadanio axelrodi for example, if you wanted something "neon-tetra-like".

[@Chillfam]

The bamboo wont last long.

[@Flippinshopper]

Could of put mangrove trees instead maybe

[@danielthompson3205]

Selastic bamboo to glass base... Well yea, cause bamboo don't exactly break down like normal wood.. -nice

[@TheCineScaper]

Many of you think I'm making these tanks to last forever. Now I'll tell you that this is not the case. Believe me, it will last a few months in this form. When it starts to fall apart, I'll build a new one.

[@saltykraken9471]

This got me pregnant 8.5/10.

[@PoseidonHai]

Bamboo soaked in water for a long time will have a rather unpleasant smell. Waiting for update this tank.

[@minopausa]

Superglue, silicone, chemicals & sons.

[@TheCineScaper]

What should I glue it with? Can you recommend a better one?

[@gaberokw]

ej ka je fora te muzike uzadi zanima mojco