How To Achieve BREATHTAKING Aquarium Looks | Aquascaping COMPOSITION Masterclass

Take a deep dive into aquascaping picture compositions with Balazs! But be very careful, this is deep water, only for 'swimmers'. If you would fancy taking some advice from a professional on how to achieve breathtaking planted aquarium looks, well then this 30 minutes masterclass was made for you! Have fun!
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[@RyoWatanabee]

My thing with planted aquascapes. I'm a nature style person by the way. Don't over think hardscape. The more you tinker around, add or glue stuff, over think the golden ratio, then your aquascape becomes more unnatural looking. Just do what makes you happy :)

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, you are more like Viktor then. :) BTW I admire your work on KZbin. I agree with the fact, that if you do not master the technical and picture composition skills, the more you use them the more artificial-looking your scapes will be. But if you learn, you evolve, you can use these skills without thinking, as your second nature. I strongly believe that it is better to learn the skills than to just put wood and rocks together, following your gut feeling. Some will do it naturally, they have the gift. But most will fail and do something that is not so appealing. With that said, sweat and effort will take away from the joy of pursuing the hobby, so it is most rewarding when you act exactly where your competence is. Cheers Ryo!

[@nathanvarghese.]

My gosh!!!! I didn’t know aquascaping had so much science behind it too. Awesome

[@GreenAquaShop]

It's the rules of picture composition. Those are general.

[@mofish3601]

I have watched so many videos on how to compose an aquascape and this has so many unique subjects. Thank you for taking us inside your brain!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome, glad you found something to take away from this message! Cheers!

[@ZeldaChan]

Wow! 30min of pure GOLD! Thank you so much Balazs! Your wisdom is like nectar for the thirsty!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found this useful! :) Cheers.

[@isaacfuller4034]

Hey green aqua I have been watching your videos for a couple of years and want to say thanks for putting up such high quality videos. They have helped me a ton with setting up my first aqua scape which is almost complete just need to buy some more plants and some fish. I was wondering what are some of your favorite epiphyte plants thanks!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for being a longtime supporter of our channel, and thanks for the appreciation of our production effort. I love Anubias, Riccardia, and Trident.

[@naturesounds...12]

It's amazing, wish everyone who sees this comment good health and happiness

[@aleksanderkowalewski4542]

Aquaristics is an encounter between a free man and a free nature. I personally divide the styles of aquariums into two. Compositions that create nature with the help of art. The second is when we create art with the help of nature

[@seanmasterson9282]

Great video! Excellent insights. I work a lot with cinematographers and I love the idea about how any emotional response to an image is greatly influenced by the negative space, perhaps even more so than the positive. Even more so in aquascapes, I think...

[@bhargavar926]

Amazing video, been planning on scaping a new tank for 2022 and this video just gave me what I needed an amazing perspective... 👍

[@theletterswalk1396]

Wow great guide 1. I agree! The rock would be a bad idea with the contrasting styles being joined. 2 absolute fountain of knowledge can’t wait to mess with my tank and find my composition. 3. I’m going to try and find a course. (Hopefully one ran by you)I would love to learn more as I’m starting what feels like the beginning of a very Long journey! Great content though! You mentioned it briefly a tank with 360 viewing and how that composition is different. I ask because I have a 110 gallon tub fitted on a large table so the view is like a 45 degree angle from almost all sides! It seems like I dove straight into the deep end on difficulty! Like you said some people are just more natural and I realized I ain’t one of em.

[@crisis688]

needed this video, setting up a tank soon, love the vids!

[@wilsonyip5826]

Thank you Balaz, awesome video. I love your effort in explaining with real examples. Great tutorial.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found this useful, thanks for the kind feedback!

[@arachnophilegrrl]

Whew... I have so much to learn! 👍

[@erbrferg]

Very instructive video! I learned that, while I might have started with island composition tanks, they are my least favorite of the composition styles. I'm excited to get back into the aquarium hobby with all this information!

[@mxsaufi5391]

So beautiful and relaxing 🥰

[@javier_lakondia]

Simply gorgeous

[@SleipnirADV]

Great start on the day!

[@GrowingInterest]

I found so much here, who was familiar, things I learned from design university. Very good explanaiton!

[@ros7754]

Amazing!:) Very helpful

[@PetrPospechApofis]

Thank you for inspiration for my next tank :-) These are amazing compositions.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers

[@justinturner4850]

Very inspiring video with great information. I have had a 20 gallon for a few years but I just bought a 55 gallon and I am excited to design a scape for it using this information.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad to inspire, good luck with your scape!

[@aresales8337]

i watched that video min. 5 times. Thanks a lot

[@rich7690]

Taking all the inspiration from this post

[@mattking1707]

Hi Team Green Aqua. Videos are great, keep them coming. Have you ever demonstrated a peninsula style aquascape? Thanks.

[@RWAquariumPages]

great video and i love this channel, watching and rewatching all the episodes. love the explanation and it's inspired me to start up a new aquascape! thanks for this!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Good luck with your aquascape, and thanks so much for the support!

[@radosawmurmanski816]

Thanks for the video ! Marry Christmas.

[@rdaquascaper8490]

Love you work so much. Love from India

[@Sreyam86]

I love your channel man thanks for all the hard work.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks so much for the support, Stephen! It means a lot!

[@user-vg7so3fq9m]

Спасибо ребята! Ваши видео вдохновляют и успокаивают в эти непростые времена

[@GreenAquaShop]

💚🙏

[@ilanovichsmilefishing2178]

Nature style! 😱😍🤩💥

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, a big favorite for many.

[@magstheonlyone]

Aquascaping master class, thanks a lot!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome.

[@MrVili83]

Merci pour cette magnifique vidéo qui m'a permis de découvrir la compétition des scapes.

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome! Cheers.

[@artkarr5689]

Very, very nice video

[@SifiFan]

Wanted to build a aquascape cave using black natural slate. After working with the slate for a couple days outside the tank, discovered my idea will not work. Lost my vision. I wanted height with shadows. The many examples you shared are sure to get me back on track...

[@Cherrysams1]

Please make a video about plants Positioning and placing.., with deep details and perspective

[@Josba92]

Hi, great job. Question, should I use seachem stability every week?

[@amedrifki86]

MANTAP.......!!!!! green aqua

[@vanessamcgrew4486]

Dude should have a master class

[@user-ce2jm1hz4t]

thanks! I didn't know there were so many styles in aquascaping! Iwagumi seemed like space, but now... I'm at a loss

[@vanessamcgrew4486]

I build my tank and found this video after the fact 😭 lol But I realized I unintentionally followed that spirally rule of thirds, and made a v composition 😆 yay!

[@Alex-pn2of]

That was good 😮

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you liked this tutorial! Cheers.

[@tomv7017]

thank you for this. may i suggest a video on stones; their chemical compositions, which work best for which types of scapes, etc

[@GreenAquaShop]

I think Tommy did a video on that, check it out!

[@JordanStirrat]

Great idea for a video! 😄

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers, Jordan, glad you liked it.

[@user-cy2bt8hv9b]

This is a really beautiful video. Can you give me a video link of how to lay out the fish tank from 3:40?

[@aquahub8410]

Wilson 😁 a hope for live.. ❤️

[@sprkv]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@GreenAquaShop]

You're welcome, thx for the comment.

[@suryaaquariumchannel554]

great my friend 👍👍👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers!

[@davidhunternyc1]

I absolutely love this video, Balazs! The aquascapes are stunningly beautiful! ...almost as beautiful as you! Question: Will an Iwagumi aquascape ever, ever, win a IAPLC again? Unfortunately, I don't think so. Everyone wants fireworks. No one wants zen.

[@GreenAquaShop]

They do want zen, but it really needs to be perfect. Cheers!

[@gensemchannel8496]

natural style team 🤩

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers! :)

[@andycablati]

Great video, as usual!! I'm always here checking lots of inspiration and to evaluate myself!!! Thanks for that! Question: What software are you using?

[@GreenAquaShop]

I used photoshop.

[@TundeEszlari]

Nagyon jó lett a videó.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Köszi!

[@markusengel5008]

Moin, Thank's for this tutorial! I feel sorry for Dave Chow, but I like the two sides disconected without the stone.

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL Markus, it can be disputed, right.

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

I agree with you, Markus!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers, brother. Thanks for the vote.

[@muhammetgultekin6649]

Hi green aqua, I rest the fountain water for two days and put it in the aquarium, do you think it will hurt, or how can I get pure and clean water?

[@darioortiz7841]

“With a little bit of effort you could say this is a triangle” *proceeds to draw a square*

[@AgxntAqua]

One thing I’m realizing watching this video is that in aquascaping, negative space doesn’t necessarily mean empty space and that lighting plays a huge role.

[@LonniesWorld007]

Can you please do an updated training video with a tank and hard scape ??? I love them

[@GreenAquaShop]

Noted. Will think about it. Cheers.

[@microcox]

Can someone point me towards the video on the Green aqua clone of Amano's islands scape? Can't find it. Thanks! Great educational video BTW Balazs, thanks and kudos to you!

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL, Thomas, we have too many videos on the channel. Here's the last one on it, in the description you will see all previous videos too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKrLc56nga2XfMk

[@romanzeman1675]

Very nice Roman czech

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

Diorama and Brazillian (I'm suspicious, I know that,haha) styles are my favorites. I wonder if would be possible to mix them both, creating a hybrid style, a "Brazilliorama" 🤣.

[@GreenAquaShop]

That is a good idea! Do it!

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

Man... I don't know how to properly thank you for (one more) such a great tutorial. In fact I know!😊 So, Balázs, get a flight to Rio de Janeiro city and I'll pick you up at the airport and take you to the road for a 170km ride to Angra dos Reis, a small town, but a beautiful brazilian resort (365 island, including a huge one, and around 2000 beaches). You'd find much aquascaping inspiration there. Cheers from "Professor Klebber" - Angra dos Reis City (State of Rio de Janeiro) , Brazil.

[@GreenAquaShop]

That would be wonderful, I will surely see you if I travel to that part of the world. Aquascaping is such a great family! I'm so grateful for your friendly support. Cheers!

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

My city: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppK0oKJ3iLWph5I

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZnQc56Qi5aUsK8

[@maniniscapes1936]

👏👏👏

[@sevensmurfs1]

Any recommendations to do an easy scape with a 100L cube tank? Would love to have a nice looking aquascape, however being a cube design feels like a major limitation

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cubes are nice, you can use a central composition, an island, for example. You can have depth to these...

[@Mosquito3314]

The Green Aqua Gods, dropping their nectar drippings of gold knowledge. We are not worthy for this amazing insight.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Come on Yony, I'm just doing my best hoping it's useful for some. Cheers!

[@YOUknor]

supper im sri lanka

[@pattersoncome8866]

Wilson scape is the best ! 😅🤣🤣

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL

[@ddivesh2709]

is like themain 2 rocks facing each other in the middle a composition too?like the v shape but facing each other instead

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for the vote!

[@putakvariumista]

Привет 🖐️ всем с разводни аквариумных рыбок из Ташкента 🖐️ дружеский лайк от моего канала 👍👍👍. Видео супер🐬💖🐬

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers, glad you like it.

[@ChristopherLecky]

What is creativity in the absence of influence ?

[@justinturner4850]

Is there a video demonstrating how to deal with a very overgrown scape?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yes, we had some bigger maintenance sessions, and tweaking sessions as well.

[@unitss4140]

I've been thinking about getting a betta, how many gallons would you recommend me to get for a betta? (I've been also thinking about adding some neon tetras to the tank too)

[@BeedoBimble]

For a betta, at least 5 gallons imo. If u add neons, which I wouldn’t recommend bcuz they could hurt the betta or the betta could eat them. If u think they’ll be fine, then I’d say at least 10 gallons for if u have both

[@vivekvs1992]

10 gallon if both.. I tried in a 5 gallon.. It wasn't pretty.. And I made the mistake of adding the betta first...so go for a bigger tank.. Tetra first.. About a dozen so they can shoal properly.. Then later a betta.. Plus some bettas are just meanies... Mine harassed every fish and shrimp possible.. My mom's betta.. Much more chill..but don't add betta if you want shrimp

[@klebberbrazilian.theprofessor]

5 gallons. But for a community with Betta and Neons, I'd say 12...13 gallons.

[@coerncapone5586]

Really depends on the betta‘s character. In my 84 litre (18 gallons) tank it works with a really relaxed betta named Pixie and 20 Black Neons. He doesn‘t even care about my neocardina davidi. My other Betta is a real tyrant and likes to stay alone. I keep him in a 30 litre (6,5 gallons) tank. I would never keep Neons in a tank smaller than 14 gallons.

[@sspartacuzz3037]

Minute 3:11 Does anyone know the name of this wood? Or the link to this montage?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Dragon wood. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4S5kHqIr56mras

[@sakikrahman6484]

Sir please list the name of the aquarium style..

[@aydnyesildal4145]

Great video. Amazing knowledge. Ver well prepared. 👌👌🤌

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks, glad you found this useful!

[@westernization]

Bro can you makes video aquascape for big fish like emperor snakehead?

[@GreenAquaShop]

The channel topic is different. I am afraid we will never have this.

[@Kundlarz]

🎉👏

[@kvelld9455]

16:54 the best ex of golden ratio

[@luiswicho5301]

Were you disturb in your continuous flow by the choki mouth sound? Hahaha. It happends sometimes. Anyway, thanks for this video, it helps a lot. Cheers guys.

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL.

[@ddivesh2709]

watchu guys think about a video just teachin gabout the tehcniques in buildin a scape..like how to stop soil cming foward,,,how to elavate it....

[@WhiteCloud746]

there's a reason these guys have a half million subscribers.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for the support!

[@monaangela4667]

👌👌👌🙏

[@Wupper_Ryder]

👍

[@GiantCake]

Great video! But I want to ask, arent the lines he is talking about the rule of thirds and not the golden ratio? Two different measurements.

[@GreenAquaShop]

I'm not using the rule of thirds so much. I'm using the golden ratio more.

[@nathanielwise508]

iiuc the rule of thirds comes from the golden ration being rotated in different directions

[@N87jS]

Reminds me of bob ross painting landscapes

[@sandorkarcza7124]

Kedves Green Aqua! Találtam egy új terméket az Oase új akasztós szűrőket, amiről sehol az ég világon nincs egy normális videó! Elvileg forradalmi megoldás van benne, mit gondoltok róla?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Volt már akasztós szűrő videónk, igaz a Seachem-ről. Előbb-utóbb csinálunk az Oase-ról is, köszi a tippet.

[@sandorkarcza7124]

@@GreenAquaShop Én köszi hogy foglalkoztok minden kommentel :) Ti vagytok a legjobbak !

[@sandortoth6219]

Sziasztok, az osszes videotokat lattam es mindegyiken volt magyar felirat kerlek allitsatok be itt is, mert a listaban nem valaszthato

[@GreenAquaShop]

A magyar felirat nem automatikus, mint a többi, Tamás barátunk készíti, nem kis energiabefektetéssel. Általában sikerül a videó publikálására készen lennie vele, de hosszú távon legfeljebb 24 órával később már fent is van. A türelmedet kérjük. Köszi, hogy nézel minket!

[@sandortoth6219]

@@GreenAquaShop ezt nem tudtam köszönöm es orulok neki :)

[@Radiant6.214]

I miss amano san natural zen style

[@theviolentone]

Vietnam Style is another one..

[@sandorkarcza7124]

Bocsi srácok de nincs hun felirat.

[@GreenAquaShop]

A magyar felirat nem automatikus, mint a többi, Tamás barátunk készíti, nem kis energiabefektetéssel. Általában sikerül a videó publikálására készen lennie vele, de hosszú távon legfeljebb 24 órával később már fent is van. A türelmedet kérjük. Köszi, hogy nézel minket!

[@dikoman516]

These videos are very calming, until the adds in the middle of the video kick in...

[@GreenAquaShop]

YT premium is helpful in this case

[@altf4axolotl669]

Looking at the thumbnail Jojo fans be like the spin !?!?!? :0 🤣🤣

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL. Right.

[@thimoschreiber4275]

As a member of the Aquascape and Biotop Aquarium Community i have to inform you that what you consider as Biotop tank (the 650l) does not fulfil the conditions of a Biotop Aquarium at any point. If you want to show a Biotop Aquarium in your Gallery you may consider hireing a professionall Biotop Aquarist

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are absolutely right. This is why I mentioned in the original video, that it is not a perfect example of a biotope, please consider watching that video too. We are not planning to go deeper into that side of the hobby, because there are so many rules, so many restrictions... It is kinda' the same with the Dutch style too. Peace Thimo. Cheers.

[@thimoschreiber4275]

@@GreenAquaShop I already saw the video the day it was published, but I was concerned that in this video today it wasn‘t mentioned that it was not designed according to the rules of the biotop aquaristics. There are also viewers who have not watched all the videos and so can not know that it is not biotop aquarium. This can then lead to confusion and wrong attitude towards biotope aquaristics. Especially as such a large aquarium channel, which has a very big influence on the hobby, I find that it is also your responsibility to clear up such misunderstandings. Even if you only do this briefly and concisely in one short sentence. Nevertheless great Video 👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks! I'll do my best to correct it later if I have the possibility. Cheers.

[@spambryan17]

What about Gangnam style?

[@_hamu803]

magyar felirat kéne csak😭😭

[@GreenAquaShop]

A magyar felirat nem automatikus, mint a többi, Tamás barátunk készíti, nem kis energiabefektetéssel. Általában sikerül a videó publikálására készen lennie vele, de hosszú távon legfeljebb 24 órával később már fent is van. A türelmedet kérjük. Köszi, hogy nézel minket!

[@_hamu803]

@@GreenAquaShop oh bocsánat és nagyon köszönöm tamásnak

[@GreenAquaShop]

Köszi a támogatást!

[@dig4u70]

Whatever aquascape style is done that should be done in a natural style so that it would look more natural and not a man made desgin..else It would never look natural. Whatever you are measuring the center point and the ratio and that v shape and all that blah blah doesn't make sense THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE MAN MADE 👍🏻

[@lobodread]

You guys are a democratic republic right?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yes, aquascapers are democratic. LOL

[@lobodread]

@@GreenAquaShop beautiful world!

[@user-cd8qq6qj3n]

This is the best Aquascape video ive ever seen and trust me boys, ive seen tons of em RESPECT SIR