The Story Of TOMMY'S CONTEST Aquascape

[@sumitkahar96]

"Blue" is looking so appealing to the eyes but "Green" is looking more natural😍 so imo Green is looking better over the Blue one👍🏻

[@marcoceliento9032]

This is probably tommy's masterpiece, one of the best tank he ever built. The proof that perseverance always pays off. Personally i prefer green looks, it's much more natural. But in the second shoot you added some rocks in the background and it looks less flat than the first one. I don't know which one could be the one, but anyway great job! Fingers crossed with the competition and good luck Tommy!

[@MJAquascaping]

Amazing! Blue is my favorite!

[@Cherrysams1]

Green one looks so Natural, reclaimed by nature and the blue one looks so fresh..... Good luck Tommy sir...

[@ТеньСолнца-ы5в]

Один в один мои мысли😉

[@Habits1986]

Apart from creating beauty, sharing knowledge is the most valuable think you do, guys! Highly appreciated! Good luck with the contest!

[@glasscanvasart5273]

Blue stones for me. It complements the fish more, emphasises the hardscape and the extra details really improve the layout.

[@LightSearch]

This is by far my favorite tank ever aquascaped at Green Aqua. It would be a great Tanganyika tank without plants, with a few small rockdwellers and a school of small cyprichromis hovering above.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like this Alfredo! Not a bad idea indeed.

[@GuilHelmus]

Hey Tommy, grats on again a great scape. Love your creativity and your pieces. Good luck on the contest. You guys at Green Aqua deserve an award for all your positive contributes to this fantastic hobby.

[@lukaszpawlaczyk5274]

Zbiornik petarda. Trzymam kciuki za wygraną. Mi osobiście bardziej podoba się z zielonymi skałami. Bardziej naturalnie. Pozdrawiam serdecznie cała ekipe Green Aqua ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kashifs786]

MOST IMPRESSIVE GR8 HARDSCAPE ... n U r very true for not rooling the cameras ....

[@MINKY75]

I like blue version of stones, it shows natural colors of rocks with contrast of plants green. I like very much hard scape, frodo rocks are amazing.

[@fabioprata9539]

Really beautiful Layout Tommy. You have become a very talented aquascaper. 👏👏👏

[@GreenAquaShop]

THanks Brother.

[@ranjuislam77]

It looks perfect. Best of luck for the competition Tommy!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks! Cheers!

[@jesusknight1]

How do you transport a fully finished tank to a competition? Do you have to break the whole thing down and do it over at the competition, or how does that work? LOVE LOVE LOVE the clean blue version, so crisp and really makes everything pop! It goes so great with the color of the fish and it just seems to have much more depth to it. Thanks for this!

[@little76boo1]

Green all the way! Beautiful 😍

[@thedivide3688]

Tommy is so talented!

[@AquaBenyStyle]

I think all your projects are really interesting. Greetings to the entire Green Aqua team.

[@aquariumplantman]

This is the kind of stuff we love from Green Aqua, love it Tommy. I prefer the touch of green from the algae.

[@nunosoaresmaquetas]

Just wow!!! There's not much to say. Congratulations on the excellent work. Blue is much more beautiful. Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹 🇵🇹

[@redamesky264]

I think this is one of the best iwagumi style tanks I’ve ever seen. Great work Tommy and good luck 🤞🏼 🍀

[@manufacturer3602]

Quite possibly the best aquascape I have ever seen, the green colouration gets my vote!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks Colin. :)

[@Blastafober]

Thank you tommy! i've been stuck looking at my empty 60L aquarium, but thanks to you, my creative thinking has reignited :-D

[@thenanoscaper2689]

green definitely looks awesome

[@b.dangerfield6499]

Love the honesty at the begging Tommy... and lovely scape.

[@mathewhudson7649]

Nice behind the scenes and insight into the your process. 👍

[@Trevorfoggia]

Well done Tommy, a fabulous creation. Greetings from Cumbria in the U.K. Stay safe and well.

[@pedroquaresma8812]

Wonderful setup, good luck on the contest. I also applied IAPLC this year and it was only because of Green Aqua work and inspiration, thank you so much.

[@HuuChi93]

Beautiful tank and it’s really beautiful that you share with us the process on your contest tank. Good luck to you and wish you have a nice score from the judges!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Fingers crossed, thanks so much!

[@tru001]

Beautiful indeed!

[@steve852011]

Sweet!!! you da man Tommy, cant wait to see your contest pictures.

[@OtonildoLima]

very beautiful tome, You're improving incredibly on your hadscakp congratulations and I'll be cheering for you👏👏👏👏

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like this! :) Sorry for the late reply too! :)

[@calum6304]

Love this aqua scape Tommy! Love your clear presentation style also......Calum, Stirling, Scotland

[@rachelmurray8970]

Good luck on the contest Tommy

[@kemalgunes1519]

Very nice design, congratulations...

[@lagoonaquascape9430]

Awesome! Love the hardscape, the look and the fishes you chose! Good luck!

[@greenaquascaping9491]

I have been waiting for this a long time. Great tank and videos

[@jerrygonzales4006]

Love the blue version. Great video! 🤙

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks Jerry!

[@be_emm4853]

Good job Tommy. I will keep my fingers crossed for the good result in the contest.

[@TheUbuz]

Oh my god the green one looks so much nicer so much more natural.

[@Larsonthebeach]

Fantastic layout!

[@FauziDikaFamily]

Green stone looks so natural 🤩

[@subhajitsen6189]

Beautifully scaped, blue one is looking cool

[@f.f.1980]

Great job Thommy 👏 Booth tanks looking amazing. I would go with the green one. Good luck with your tank. Hope it will get a good place.

[@jmaquascaping]

Another Awesome video. Keep them coming. I love to sit down Thursday morning before my hike and watch these. Really nice layout and I love the fish. I do wish instead of doing extreme green or blue you had artfully selected where to leave algae. Regardless top notch! and Best of Luck! Some day I will make the trip to visit the gallery.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Hey Jeff, thanks for your words and encouragement. We love your new KZbin series and just like you said would be awesome to meet sometime in the future. Keep up the great work my friend 💚👍

[@ВикторХайрулин]

Классно. По мне так идеальный Aquascape. TOMMY удачи, работа достойна лучших мест.

[@andreranzani]

Fantastic Job Tommy!! Luckily you’ve got the guys to help you there. I’ve done all by myself and hopefully I can get at least the 100 place!! I would be very happy as my first entry!! Good luck mate!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤞🏻

[@BeedoBimble]

Do u have any videos u could maybe post on KZbin so I could see it? I’m curious what it looks like and I’m trying to get inspiration from other tanks so it will really help.

[@andreranzani]

@@BeedoBimble follow me on Instagram and you will see buddy!! I will post all my journey on my tank soon on KZbin!! ✌🏼

[@BeedoBimble]

@@andreranzani Ok, is your Instagram just your name?

[@BeedoBimble]

@@andreranzani Oh I found it. It’s a really nice tank. I hope you do well.

[@violettenewman8686]

Best wishes, my fingers are crossed for you. All the best my friend.

[@Pssst.ByTheWay]

the hard scape is stunning. i really wanna see how plants develop and the contest shot!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You will. With time.

[@williamannelli9822]

Tamas, Beautiful tank. The fish and the scape are perfect. I really hope you win. William

[@0nly1wyll]

Looks promising tommy. Looks awesome!

[@hbraasch]

Love the green! Great job!

[@nickh9294]

Very impressive Tommy, real high impact scape! I've never really been into Iwagumi but these wild style ones are just so beautiful, especially with the frodo stone. I really like the green version, that looks a bit more natural to me. However the contrast in the clean version is just great and goes very well with the fish. Hope you get a good ranking on this one, I'm sure you will! Best regards from the Netherlands, Nick

[@jennabasson803]

Green has a more warm feel to it while the blue is more cold but it is quite striking. I'm glad the choice was Tommy's and not mine as I can't make up my mind which is more suited for the comp. Best of luck Tommy! Greetings from South Africa!

[@Serje85]

very, very, very cool. Thanks Tommy. Is there a phosphate dosage in this aquarium?

[@joakimlager2477]

U are really good man! Love to watch it. My first time here. Now im subscribed

[@suvajitsaha5620]

All the best!! Loads of Wishes and love from India 🇮🇳

[@GreenAquaShop]

😃🙏

[@midnightrain8258]

This was a beautiful work, congrats Tommy

[@jkellyid]

I favor the blue stone if you could adjust the temperature of the lights to keep it from being seizure inducing. If the lights are static I'd use the green, if you can go and scrub some spots on the green to create some blue highlights.

[@juristimma5366]

This is WOW....Amazing

[@cristi862009]

The first pic with the algee is in my opinion more pleasing(natural) to the eyes, also regarding the collour nuance. Cheers and best of luck for the contest !🍀

[@darrenwicker4881]

Stunning , green for me

[@lolame323]

That looks amazing Tommy! Such a beautiful scape. I think both look amazing but the green looks slightly better than the blue. Best of luck for the contest!!

[@bradnapper118]

Bravo a wonderful iwagumi style aquarium. I look forwad to seeing how you go in IAPLC good luck. I like the Green ;)

[@charlottefalconer8602]

Wow what a scape! Personally I prefer green, it gives a maturity to the scape, makes it more ancient and natural looking.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for the vote, yeah, many prefer the green version! Cheers Charlotte!

[@sebjean7793]

Great video ,awesome tank! I wish you good luck for the contest ! I wanted if I can trimm lilaeopsis brasiliensis ? I wanted to know if I trimm does is carpet better? Thank you and have an awesome day

[@richardbuki658]

Nice composition!😊 What is the fish? I have not found in the description!

[@cseperegazesolefolyikazarcomon]

Nagyon jó lett. 😍 Tetszik a köves aquascape is, de remélem ti is majd csináltok valami extra vadat, ahol alul felül növények vannak, ilyen dzsungelesebb hatású.

[@MrFildur]

Thanks once again for pure inspiration!! :-)

[@Flynnly]

Amazing work tommy, your hard work is paying off!

[@BEINGSAHILBABU...]

Yaa it's truly awesome I just wanted twice the video I really appreciate this idea is truly awesome 🔥

[@tanikmarine]

really great job I would love to see green around the big rock in the center.

[@ramiz1447]

Green yo...u guys are green aqua for a reason... not red or blue aqua. Green looks far more natural. All the best Tommy. I honestly think this your best work till date. cheers. Love from India.

[@arvinstarvin5929]

Frodo stones are lovely.

[@alejandroc363]

Un hermoso trabajo, gracias por compartirlo! Personalmente, el azul me parece más dramático e inquietante (creo que me imagino un betta splendens rojo o uno azul nadando por ahi), y el verde más natural, descansado y cálido. Ambos me parecen hermosos. Elegiría el verde (o tal vez un intermedio entre ambos) porque me parece que destacan más los peces al pasar delante de las rocas verdes que sobre las azules y se acerca más a la idea inicial de darle un toque más "salvaje". Gracias por ponerle tanta pasión, buena onda y amor a todo lo que hacen!

[@jeevandewee]

Awsome scape! I like the blue version.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Not if you grow it slowly. :) For a year or so. LOL

[@cloudivaporz952]

I'm not a big fan of the Iwagumi style but that rock work is incredible! Nicely done. You should be very proud of yourself.

[@jkellyid]

As fun as it is to watch competition videos, do you have any videos on long term setups. To be frank, my average tank life cycle is in excess of 24 months. Some were up for almost a decade. I've never had a long running planted/aqua caped tank. Any pointers in this regard I'm sure would be appreciated by the average at home aquarist. does gluing everything pan out well over subsequent years? seems you just sprint towards photos. How do the deep soil beds hold up over years?

[@Sp_K1984]

Great tank, awesome hardscape! Not fond of sand paths myself, but looks great. Good luck!

[@leshanton4546]

Loving this scape, green version is my favourite.

[@cedfra3209]

Stunning work! I prefer the Green stones version. Fingers crossed for your contest.

[@baskindarkness8457]

Good luck Tommy!!!!

[@craigquinn8225]

Good luck... really nice tank 👌

[@MigHeart68]

A awesome Hardscape.👍👍

[@muniandyirusiya1431]

Hi green aqua ..im 17 and its been a pleasure learning from u guys as a kid..and can i know if u add anti clorine in water how long must i wait till i pour it into my tank

[@GreenAquaShop]

That is great to hear. Use a dechlorinator solution, works instantly.

[@312Carlito]

Great scape Tommy! Fingers crossed with the competition. What is your plan for the algae removal from the stones?

[@brianklimaszewski]

I personally like the "green" and think it would score higher because of the more natural/realistic look compared to the clean crisp look of the "blue". Can't wait to see what you entered and how well you do!

[@valous03]

1st off both are amazing as always. The green one looks more natural but also darker. The blue stones the tank looks a little deeper and brighter. So I have a hard time choosing

[@myzri3557]

Amazing job. I love the layout, and the green algae is a perfect highlight in my opinion

[@GrowingInterest]

the blue fish are locking great in there

[@will7093]

Dope scape, I prefer the blue.

[@laurag1076]

Looks amazing

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like it!

[@SteveScapesYT]

Good luck Tommy and everyone entering IAPLC 2021!!

[@NORIaquaCh]

I look forward to see your entry, hopefully #1 this year 🌿🌱

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks Steven, we can't wait to see your work as well later. 👍

[@PlantedTank]

Tommys Frodo stones are created by Michelangelo i guess :-D SO DAMN DETAILED! And a masterpiece of layout my friend! I had to screenshot it as an inspiration!

[@saikatkundu4218]

How did you clean the rock? Blue one looking good but the green one is more natural looking.

[@codyshowalter583]

Great video and really enjoyed watching the process of this amazing tank. I like both versions but think I prefer the green one more, feels more natural. Good luck this year in the IAPLC Tommy!

[@alessiamazzoli2208]

I like the green version, it is very natural😍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Next to the clean one, it looks maybe off, but as a standalone shot, it works great!

[@mariamauridou4416]

GREEN STONE I THNK IS BETTER ... GOOD JOB TOMMY .. BRAVO I HOPE YOU GET THE BEST PLACE IN THE CONTEST

[@patrickdijkman8974]

Looks great, hope for a good score for during that IAPC contest (?). Now, to get real, jot down the list of materials you used and the list price for clients of Green Aqua. Just to have an understanding on the budget required for participating in such a contest. This to put things in perspective and trans parity the viewers of the Green Aqua channel. Thanks in advance!

[@GreenAquaShop]

The goal of the channel is to inspire others. To get the first kick to do something. Let your creative side do the work. It is up to you you collect resources, DIY certain things, go with 2nd hand (which is common in the hobby as well) etc. Marine tanks are not cheap either. If you go with the best or the most expensive material/equipment the final price will be high. I have to add that my photo gear cost me more than my 240L fully equipped aquascape. 👍

[@gokuangry]

Can you please build a big tank with big plants and less rocks? I was wondering to see the results. You guys are very talented.

[@notasidiri]

Amazing 👍