How to Aquascape a 125 gallon Planted Aquarium - Step by Step

[@Stavrosmct]

Tank settling in fine George, everything running as it should. Happy to send some photos. Talk soon.

[@randyhoseajr.8935]

I would like to see how its doing can you share photos or video please?

[@lynngrigg5576]

Pics please yes

[@OMCbuilt]

I love this George! I personally really like the traditional aquariums with wood stands and matching canopies. The aquascaping part of the hobby is saturated with rimless tanks, and I understand the aesthetic, but a little variety is great!

[@omarbjn89]

Honestly, the tank (at 14:00) looks way more beautiful and stylish without the hood !!

[@jreustle76]

Love the tank, it’s nice to see a traditional hooded aquarium - lots of homes with these covered type tanks out there, very relatable and attainable! Beautiful layout... can’t wait to see it grow in! I’d stock it with a big school of cardinal tetras, the have the red that your friend likes and would balance the tank nicely. I’d probably also put some select koi angelfish or maybe some Discus in there, they would keep the cardinal school tight. Thank you for the video!

[@geodesicmonkey]

George- as always a beautiful scape. I’d add a few species of Tetras or Rasboras and school them up with 25+ of each. Much Thanks from Texas!

[@aquariumplantman]

Nice arrangement of the scape, super keen to see what it looks like when grown in George. 🤘

[@김형-p8h]

When the plants grow, they'll look better than now. Nice~!!

[@MisterTaveras]

George... I started AquaScaping because of you and I love it!! thank you!... A big hug from New York!

[@darrylmoore5847]

Beautiful scape, I think a large school of neon tetra would really pop in it.

[@saifullahsufri8904]

Lovely as always! I hope we get to see more of nano tanks

[@edwiser]

Must have been fun getting the wood and rocks up there on the train. 😀 Nice job.

[@twunderaquatics1770]

I agree with a previous comment. Cherry barbs would be beatiful and they are a very underrated fish. I have them in a planted 40 breeder with tetras and they are great! Beautiful scape!!!🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

[@newmexicoaquatics282]

Great scape. Beautiful as always George. I personally would use.... White cloud mountain minnows. Love those little fish. - Little Bobby

[@aquamind9996]

A huge school of neon green rasbora kubotai would look amazing with that dark background

[@louisgenin1038]

nicolai 7967 Yes! Great idea

[@Dudelizious]

Beautiful as always! I love this natural looking Style without any sandpaths or something. Total focus on the plants and the overall harmony.

[@Nick-we7lf]

A bit Understated George. I was expecting something more grand with this much size.

[@siobhonphillips2295]

Lovely tank George! Particularly loving the use of so many red plants. I too hope you go back for a catch up in a cpl of months.

[@bluemanpaul]

I love Hygrophilia and have Polysperma and Siamensis in my tank. It's super easy and fast growing so it allows for really cheap and effective background planting. I cut them all in half before planting because it just grows so fast so I can have really dense planting

[@1reefluvr2]

You always find the best hardscape ever

[@rosshale2384]

Very nice scape, hope we get a return vid to see how it’s grown in 👌👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@spencerbray2054]

Love this large triangle scape! Classic George Farmer scape, always getting better! AR mini is currently my favourite aquascaping plant. Trim and replant for a lush red/purple carpet. Cant wait to see this scape grown in, it will look absolutely amazing! I would stock it with a massive school or rummynose tetras. They are beautiful schooling fish that will stand out in that tank and they have a touch a red which your clients like.

[@chefpinot45]

I'm thrilled to see you using Lymnophila Hippuridoides lately. It's my favorite plant.

[@bshenanagins]

Finally a sump tank! I know you were puzzled about what route to go for injecting the CO2 and Tom Barr’s Venturi reactor is an awesome tool! I made one myself years ago and it worked famously, complete dissolution. I particularly didn’t care for the micro bubbles spewing out of the output so the reactor worked well in that aspect. Maybe try it out sometime!

[@jarvonstout4101]

Another beautiful creation George! You continue to inspire me with your work!!

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks 🙏

[@omnifox6308]

great video George cant wait to see an update if it ever happens its along way from you. keep it up

[@myaquascapingjourney1255]

Lovely layout, look forward to seeing the settled in pics! 🌱 Looks high enough for some angels, pearl type maybe?!

[@fload46d]

George, it would have been fun to hear Steven speak. We had a camera system put in at church and one of the workers was from northern Ireland. I was guessing he was Scotch but he pointed to my Notre Dame shirt. Anyway, I hear Yanks flying private planes across the UK have a very tough time understanding the dialects. Very nice scape, George. I was very interested in the oak cabinet which looks exceptional. Very sturdy looking. I will be making the cabinet for my 110 Custom Aquarium and it will be oak with similar doors as this one. Cheerio.

[@OriginalApexTwin]

Intrigued to see how the red looks, definitely get some photos once it’s grown in! Pentazona barbs would look good.

[@PastTheDirtRoad]

Spot on my friend. Looks amazing. Red colander, the new multitool.

[@BMWFTW123]

That’s a brilliant scape, very lucky owners 👍

[@DrHdread]

New to the hobby .. inspired by your work .. been binge watching whilst on holiday! 😁live in oxford so aquarium gardens only an hour or so away .. I have a small tank at the moment and wildly enthusiastic about getting a 90cm .. going all out .. thank you for such a mass of great content and an introduction to such a Zen hobby .. beautiful tank man 🙏🏼

[@sidwellavfc]

Great job George, would love to see this grown in

[@myzri3557]

I think a bunch of tiger barbs would be stunning. Great scape again.

[@bkelly821]

That’s going to look awesome when it all grows in!!!

[@bkelly821]

Thanks also for the detail on soil, lighting and plants!

[@weloveyou1234]

Beautiful scape! Great job!

[@lynngrigg5576]

I hope you will help when my aquarium happens. It may be a while. I love your work. Lynn Grigg

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

That's lovely. I will be interesting to watch it mature. 😊

[@cliffburt6027]

Nice aquascape, didn’t realise Twinstar lighting could be used in a hooded aquarium.

[@kamenidriss]

Love this classic nature style aquascape. For fish, i'll drop like 50 cardinal tetras in there and perhaps some centerpiece like the flame gourami?

[@LongshotLennox]

I wonder what your friend is gonna stock in the tank. It's a biiig tank, and the plants are gonna be so beautiful once they're established and grow in. Awesome job on the scape, it looks lovely! Thanks for the video, and really digging the ADG shirt :)

[@robertfletcher3421]

Looks great I look forward to any follow-up.

[@ameenuksg]

I cant wait to see this tank grow out and I would put some black phantom tetras and some german blue rams

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Nice wood, it’s big and fit with the tank

[@andrewstrathdee6154]

I have such a dislike to hooded tanks now ,"go rimmless or go home" lol but it is stunning cabinetry none the less,works well with that hard wood flooring and those sofa's.the scape is stunning as always georgy 👌💪

[@7643Roger]

Perfect George beautiful scape😍

[@raimondogomes6407]

Excelent hardscape george i love this layout wery beatifull done i like the reds alot as wel can t wait to see how those grow in months to come as the rest ofcorse and i think red schrimps can make itt beatifull for starters and maby some electric blue ram s 😊👌

[@NaturesWhim]

Whoaa!! this is monster sir! I enjoy watching haha. More power and god bless!

[@vinniejudilla3921]

Enjoy Steve..👍👍👍

[@Stavrosmct]

I am already :o)

[@CorrieBerryCLB]

Hey George, love this - going to use it as inspiration as I’m hoping to get an AquaOak when I buy my first flat! Do you happen to have any update photos now that the tank has been running for five months? Thank you so much! Corrie

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Hi Corrie. I have been sent update pics and they look great!

[@DanFromIran]

hey George. one of your fans from Canada. I am setting up a 2 feet deep (24 inches, ~60cm) aquascape and I was worried about light penetration to the bottom for carpeting. very excited to see how this one grows in.

[@fabialodi7601]

Hi george , nice video, I 'm thinking to buy same brand of the aquarium but probably the 6feet , is it good manufactured I mean it is siliconized properly and also the thickness of the glass is reliable ?thank in advance .

[@TheJoeologist]

Fantastic as always, I bet prepping all those plants took a long long long time though!!

[@jordanyang3066]

I was hoping this would be the longer 6ft 125. Really want to see how you would scape that rectangular style tank.

[@chrisi8397]

Omgggg so beautiful mate love your work !!!!! Keep it up And is there such thing as too many plants?

[@Ourfrenchiegirls]

Looks great George 🙌🏻

[@keith.morgan]

Hi George, nice looking tank as ever but I just want to know would it have been better with another bag or two of soil? It appears to be very shallow compared to most other aquascapes I’ve seen? Would it need additional daily or weekly ferts?

[@Lemonators]

I would be interested to know how the light is doing now, and how it got on being placed directly on the glass supports, I’m interested in doing this myself

[@scottwilson4203]

Hi George is your instructional care sheet available?. Many thanks

[@mikem602]

Please do an update on this. This really helped me in my planning process for my 150 gal. I have all my hardscape and equipment just waiting to finish my floors before I set it up. Have you used fluval stratum and if so what are your thoughts? Thanks George. Beutifull scape as always.

[@bluemanpaul]

Fluval stratum has a good reputation although I've never used it myself as my local store stocks JBL branded stuff. George is absolutely spot on when he stresses the importance of a hardscape. Make sure you have a really high impact hardscape and then the plants will just grow in and compliment the scape you are creating

[@michaela-be4le]

Master George strikes again :)

[@timothyvandermeer6807]

Nice tank setup. Curious how the sump and CO2 work

[@nicklaspersson4687]

Me too I would think the CO2 will escape more quickly as it trickles thru the sump and the CO2 bottle will run out faster than not using a sump. But if economy is not an issue i guess its a solvable problem. Just throw some more money into the tank. :-D.

[@migueldbarbarav1964]

Ahunque hace tiempo que te sigo, nunca he comentado , no entiendo lo que dices pero si cual es el mensaje, me fascina tu modo de crear.

[@RichardKnight9309]

What light did you use? Looking for something that doesn’t fix to the wood, is your resting on glass? Great tank!

[@rolicaaquatics7867]

The only thing missing from all your new graphics..... Is the red helmet! I can't believe they left it out!! :D

[@traceypaterson3264]

Congo Tetras would look good, possibly the longer finned ones..

[@exit9b150]

Do you think the twinstar 1200 would work on a 6 foot tank? Or should I go for 2 24 inch or 2 36 inch twinstars?

[@laurafedora5385]

I just added some cardinal tetras and celestial pearl danios to my tank and they look great! And some Corydora catfish and shrimps! My only ‘regret’ is this awesome snail I put in there, who’s doing a great job at cleaning, but at night digs up my plants when it buries itself a bit 😒

[@Kapybaraaa]

for background stem plants, is it better to plant them in perfect rows one behind the other or stagger the rows? or does it not matter

[@k.s.fish.aquariummansa2558]

Very nice sir

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Thanks 🙏

[@drs6884]

Hi George - I'm sure this is going to be very beautiful! I wonder if you ever encountered any stories of Amano shrimps eating Alternathera reineckii 'Mini' and which algae eaters you are going to add.

[@vapaqua7208]

Hi bro,,,if we use Tank lid,,it won't cause algae problem???

[@dlester8641]

looks great what are you going to feed the plants with in the future?

[@nathanbull7790]

That looks sweet mate! A lovely home it would appear too. Maybe a few Red Robin gourami would look nice in there! Do you have any updates on the other large scale you did at a mates house, the one built in the wall you had to climb in?

[@paulwestcott8171]

Very nice, at first it looked like there wasn't enough hardscape but when done its perfect. I notice a lot of the other aquascapers use ada powersand and other elements added to the soil, however you dont seem too, is there a real benefit of adding them/are they really essential or is it worth saving the money for other parts of the build? As for fish i saw some diamond headed tetra that were a little different but i would just put small shoaling fish in it to really to show the size of the tank and scape.

[@Robson-2]

Excellent job! Which tenellum variety do you use in the combination?

[@ybendek]

Awesome video George, I have a question, seeing the arrangement of plants especially the carpet ones, I found you mix at least 3 species in the same area, why you do that? is not hard to maintain later for example for trimming...in the past was normal to have one area for one and other area for other carpet plant, how you decide which types of carpet plants could be mixed in the same area?

[@robertreid555]

How much did you charge per hour or overall

[@davidperrin1675]

George would you use biohome media

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Perhaps. In planted tanks the plants do most of the biological filtration

[@teenagescaper6753]

Love the intro

[@54Howie]

Good video George despite the cat trying to get into the act lol

[@Airsling]

Lovely scape! Hoping for an update video in the future 👌👍 Just a comment; the sump is setup in the wrong way. Just switch return pump and inflow and it is correct (put the sump tank in the opposit way) 👍 If you think about it you'll see I am correct 😊 - Alden

[@eddie7763]

6:30 a lot of people say to plant densley but i started my first aquascape with 2 pots of stems lol its a 80p aquarium

[@aurelian869]

is it utterly crucial to not put the tank in view of a window? or is it ok as long as its not directly in front of the window, my flat doesnt really have anywhere not in view of a window bar the hallway, but it would seem a waste to put it in the hallway as id like to watch and enjoy it

[@dayankkumarasinghe]

"DISCUS and PLANTED AQUASCAPES never go along with each other". Heard this today in the morning. Discus need a warm environment and plants prefer a not too warm environment. But I have seen many people have discus in their planted tanks. Can you guys do a full review on this topic? Please! (FYI; I posted the same message on AquaGreen)

[@ragaviv5698]

when u go to start the aquascap ing please tell about tank dimension

[@t1mblumer]

Will the sump style overflow system blow off alot of the CO2 due to the water falling/tumbling?

[@xavierayayaell546]

The CO2 is dispensed at the return end of the sump so it doesn't go through all the filtration.

[@vishalkore2375]

💓💓💓 lovely

[@АлександрБусыгин-к6п]

Георг ваши видео интересны и содержательны. Много полезной информации..мне бы спонсорскую помощь я бы тоже запустил выставочный скейп...

[@paulguenther8925]

I have a two month old scape an I don’t know if everyone who lives in the us. Has the same problem or where I live I don’t think it is. I have a hard time finding anything to set up a scape. There’s not one store that carries good soil,hard scape, or plants really. Every pice of hard scape I had to get for my scape I only could see just what it might look like. I have no clue till it gets to me. It’s also across the country 2 thousand miles away. All plants I get are the same way. I can’t just go to my store and get some plants. It’s really pushing me out of the hobby an I love it it’s really been what I needed this year. I need a new light but it’s once again harder to get than it should be for my 36in tank. If anyone has any ideas or has the same issues.

[@driftindriftwood7301]

Diamond tetras or possibly pristellas?

[@alef.f819]

I would put like 2 Discus & 2 Angel's plus some cardinal teras

[@tcwarnaar]

Hey George! You often use high (quality) lighting but also low lighting plants like crypts and epiphytes. How are you not combatting algae all the time?😂

[@aquablaster86]

How many bubbles per second did you start with for the co2?

[@Stavrosmct]

Alot... Still going!

[@SiddharthSingh-sp5ix]

Hii... Snails are good for Planted Aqurium or not..reply

[@Mr.Plant1994]

Have you ever created an aquascape in the Walstad style? Not necessarily a full Walstad tank, but just planted with no real purpose in mind to mimic nature.

[@ruslFuSiON]

Вы бактерии используете?

[@unwired]

Add 1 more unit of Twinstar.

[@AG-wf4mu]

Lets hope for an update in a future video

[@bluemanpaul]

Hope he goes for some oddball fish like glass cats rather than the cookie cutter tetra/rasbora tank

[@magstheonlyone]

7:00 Cat tail