LESS IS MORE?! | Building a MINIMALIST NATURE Aquarium with Fabian Beck(

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In this aquascaping tutorial, Fabian from Berlin joins us at Green Aqua
to build a low-level heartscape nature aquarium.
We leave ample space for creativity and the plants to thrive,
using sinker wood and a variety of plants.
Follow along as we discuss the design, placement of hardscape, layout decisions,
and the importance of balance in aquascaping.
Don't miss out on this educational and inspiring aquascaping experience!
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AQUARIUM SPECS
AQUARIUM
Green Aqua Opti-White Aquarium - 243 liters, 120x45x45 cm (120-P)
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AQUARIUM CABINET
Premium Aquarium Cabinet 120x45x80 cm
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AQUARIUM FILTRATION
Eheim Professionel 3 - 2080 external filter with
Seachem Matrix and Seachem Purigen filter media
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AQUARIUM LIGHTING
2x ADA Solar RGB
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CO2
Pressurized CO2 system with
Aqua Medic 1000 External CO2 Reactor
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SUBSTRATE
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia Ver. 2
ADA Powers Sand Advance L
ADA La Plata Sand
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AQUARIUM DECORATION
2kg Wild Rhino Stone
3kg Coral Sinker Wood
Wio Nano Boulder - Elderly - S
Wio Gravels- Elderly
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AQUATIC PLANTS
4x Vesicularia dubyana 'Christmas'
1x Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger'
5x Eleocharis acicularis
6x Anubias Mini Coin
10x Helanthium tenellum
10x Blyxa japonica
4x Helanthium quadricostatus
2x Nymphaea lotus
16x Cyperus helferi
3x Murdannia Keisak
LIVESTOCK
Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus)
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:43 Hardscape & Layout
08:01 Planting
14:44 Outro
15:44 Final Look
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[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

Thanks again for having me, guys. It was so nice to talk and scape and laugh together. Greetings to the whole team 🥳

[@lorenzospina3174]

Fabian Beck great aquascaper .

[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

​@@lorenzospina3174thank you :)

[@JFScapes]

Nice work mate!

[@ladislavhlohinec2814]

Looks perfect

[@bavarian_aquascaper]

Hab in deinen Storys schon gesehen, dass du auf dem Weg zu GreenAqua warst und hab seitdem auf ein Video von ihnen mit dir gehofft. Ihr habt meine Erwartungen übertroffen! 🔥 Eine großartige Arbeit, es wirkt so harmonisch 💚 Du bist für schon seit 2 Jahren eine echte Inspiration für mich und ich finde es klasse, dass deine Arbeit beim letzten IAPLC so gewürdigt wurde 🙌🏼 Mach weiter so! Beste Grüße, Olli von Bavarian_aquascaper

[@Kittensinurface]

This is the perfect style for us, so clean and relaxing.

[@Tropictank]

Such a clean and beautiful layout. Also, the choice of fish is perfect. Great job, guys, as always.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers! Yeah, we love the scape for the same reasons.

[@JurijsJutjajevs]

My favorite scape inside @greenaqua gallery as of right now! In addition it was a pure joy to watch. Please more videos like this one ☝️

[@DonCron]

Deine Scapes sind einfach traumhaft - egal mit welcher Skalierung.

[@MJAquascaping]

Love it! Great collab!

[@dayankkumarasinghe]

My favourite so far... The world is moving towards minimalism, and Fabian just nailed it.

[@casperboejensen3303]

Fabian for me is on the very top of the aquascaping world! We just miss more videos from him 🙂 Thanks for having him help!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome. 💚 He is a fantastic scaper, indeed, it was such an honour to have him at Green Aqua.

[@karateschule_kumadera]

In my opinion, Fabian is one of the best aquascapers in Germany. What he describes reflects the Japanese soul very well. Keep it up dear Fabian! Your work is really great and very inspiring!

[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

Thank you so much 🙏🙇

[@roelnoten]

Awesome. Not only a beautiful scape but also at last one we can aspire to replicate. All those tanks with overloads of hardscape are just not realistic when needing to pay for it. Please more of this nature style !

[@GreenAquaShop]

Noted, glad you like this style, it is indeed more approachable. 👍

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Stunning aquascape! Nice and simple and the placement between the two really hardscape heavy tanks makes it stand out even more ☺

[@lighttrustx]

Gotta see an updated look with with tank matured. I keep seeing it in the background of your newer videos but it's in the distant so it's hard to get a good look at this work, which is gorgeous for a minimal hardscape scape too imo

[@rowanwhite3520]

Less Is More. Beautifully Done!

[@aquajerd2377]

Nice layout,fantastic harmony..

[@Ankescapes]

I like the idea of space to give room for imagination and for the natural evolution of plantgrowth. It could be worth to follow the thinking of "less could be more" from time to time 😊

[@GreenAquaShop]

Absolutely. We do very complicated scapes most of the time. Good to have something minimalistic for a change.

[@wyblemontano7165]

Very well said!

[@jedeo299]

Beautiful! Love the negative space to allow that grassy background to shine

[@jasonvernon8338]

very awesome! the congos is a great choice for the tanks as well, the color blends very nice

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like this, thanks for watching. Congo tetras are great looking fish indeed.

[@inahoopina3155]

What a beautiful aquascape!

[@wyblemontano7165]

OMG i really loved it!

[@AdyM35]

Beautiful scape and a great video. Fabian’s work is always so inspiring, he has a very unique style and it’s awesome to see it showcased in the Green Aqua gallery 💚 Great collaboration guys 👊🏻👊🏻

[@-AndrewR]

Love the minimalistic aquascapes they’re personally my favorites

[@REscapes]

This is absolutely beautiful, ive follwed fabians account for a while now and his style is my absolute favourite, what a talent, and what a beautiful addition to the gallery. Great job! I absolutely love love love it!

[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

Thanks a lot :) can't wait to see it really mature. Time will make this scape only more beautiful 🤙

[@alwalsted]

I can never make up my mind about what to create next, which style to try. But now I think I have found it! Thank you Fabi!

[@apollow4153]

I sketched mine two weeks ago and built it last week :) Doing a dark start at the moment👍🏽

[@kingzlatan12]

I always like his works. He have a great touch in his works for his build. Love this video guys ❤️

[@detlefh.7090]

Matrix sends greetings when slowing down fish movement. 😁 Nice work to look at, nothing overwhelming just room to move 😆 and space for imagining, Fab nailed it. And he's got a plan...

[@milosmarkus4468]

This tank made me think again what kind of scape I really want. Well done guys, something new again.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks! New is good! 💚

[@jamescorrigan6063]

This is cool. There's something old school about its simplicity.

[@RWAquariumPages]

I've been following Fabian and his scapes and videos are awesome! love the results of this layout! great addition to the greenaqua gallery, which i hope to visit one day!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You are welcome to visit any time! Cheers! 💚

[@boglarkaracz8312]

This is so fresh and relaxing aquascape, my favourite! I had waited for this video since i saw this tank in the Green Aqua show room. ❤

[@user-dg7rr9wu7t]

Fantastic!!!

[@GreenAquaShop]

👍😅

[@florianbreindl5348]

Absolute banger aquascape! Fabian did a great job!

[@miniandy82]

Beautiful, this scape will get better and better with time. Fantastic

[@GreenAquaShop]

Agree. Will keep you posted with updates on this one, thanks for the comment!

[@tausnikbose90]

what a collaboration :D

[@changliu2175]

this one is fun to watch!

[@Scoville13]

This looks fantastic! I often find myself overdoing my scapes. I keep adding more and more and finally I realize it's too much. Less can be more!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Totally agree with you! 👍

[@amiransari9746]

Beautiful scape

[@stuartreed37]

His suggestion to get a Japanese hand saw is a good one, if anyone hasn't used one give it a try sometime they're different and much better for small detail work. They cut on the pull instead of the push so they are thinner but stay straight by physics. ✌️

[@Fariz.Mammadov]

Really nice hardscape!

[@frankvermeulen4621]

Very nice scape! I really like these kind of setups. Less is indeed more. 👍

[@Dariuslynel]

Beautiful end result! thoughtful commentary. I really enjoyed it. Congrats. Fabien!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you liked this video! 👍💚

[@martinbohm9372]

Wow 🤩 nice 👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers, glad you like it. 🙏👍

[@lehrchen]

really good video and scape! Fabian brings aquascape to a very high level here in Germany with his way to creat theese kind of tanks. I really like his works! ❤️🙌

[@GreenAquaShop]

We like how this works too. It was such a great time having another German friend over! 💚

[@pieterboersma5518]

Very Nice scape👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks! 💚👍

[@mirtagordillo3486]

A very simple but yet amazingly beautiful scape great job Fabian 💜

[@GreenAquaShop]

We love the approach too! Thanks! 💚

[@tetraguytx1705]

That's a beautiful tank with an excellent choice of fish. Well done.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks! 💚🙏👍

[@St0nE_fLy]

Mega Aquarium 🎉

[@MigHeart68]

Awesome.😍😍😍😍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cheers! Glad you like it. 👍

[@SimonCharbonnet]

Liking this... a lot! ❤

[@craigquinn8225]

that's a cool tank. with it not having loads of hard scape the fish really stood out. Great choice of fish BTW... but you still have a scaped tank. yea cool idea. 😎 👌

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, cool idea indeed, thanks for the kind comment!

[@__Michu___]

The best ❤

[@GreenAquaShop]

Absolutely! 💚👍

[@theviolentone]

this is dope!!!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like it! 👍

[@velocitymj]

In Japanese art, simplicity is beauty.. That is what you see reflected in a stone garden (sanzon-ishigumi) and in Sanzon Iwagumi

[@GreenAquaShop]

Exactly!

[@Gabor.P.]

You know what? I like it. I would give a name for this; Less is more. Yes, it is different and hey the fish has room to swim in not only picturesque design but something simple yet it's pretty in its own simplicity. It's good to see sometimes a different idea kind of eccentric and unusual from the norm we used to. No need for more words to describe it cause like the tank it's simple but it works. No more words are needed. Thanks, Fabian for a little something special! Thumbs up to you! OK OK, Tommy gets a thumbs up too cause he was such a good helper. 👍👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, good name! Glad you liked this layout, Gabor. 💚

[@redamesky264]

Love it! I did also build my 60p nature style a couple of weeks ago! For ne it’s the true sense of aquascaping. The technique with filtermesh - glue - sand is a first for me, great tip there 👌🏼💚

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you found useful tips in this one. This scape is so inspiring!

[@Wren212]

Fabulous aquarium.

[@cosminlupu87]

Beautifull...this is the layout that I will copy for sure...congratulations boys.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Good luck with your scape, this is very inspiring indeed.

[@bleak0218]

It's like an Iwagumi with some woods, but it looks good. With some other nature tanks i would like it, but not for an only one.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yeah, it contrasts well with the other tanks in the gallery, we love the impact of this creation.

[@Jedapoo]

He's so wholesome ❤

[@GreenAquaShop]

💚👍 He is!

[@danielpfister866]

Ganz toll - I like it a lot 🤩🤩🤩

[@GreenAquaShop]

Danke! 🙏

[@levemsan]

Amazing! I like it so much! 💚

[@GreenAquaShop]

Cool! Thanks for watching us regularly. Cheers! 💚

[@ichhabeeinaquascapezuhause]

Love this style 🙂. Turned out beautifully ❤

[@GreenAquaShop]

Absolutely. Agree. It was great to have a new style presented in the gallery. 💚

[@Davidova]

Super, Fabian. Your work reminded me famous ranking 17 2009,IAPLC) That was very strong discussion about that tank. Many people said "very simple, no good" . But Sensay Amano made his choise

[@gaetanp77]

The layout was later disqualified? Because it was removed from the ranking on the official website. If I remember correctly it was using non aquatic plants.

[@Davidova]

@@gaetanp77 I don’t know why it was removed from the official website and when. But Amano himself then highly appreciated the simplicity of the composition

[@GreenAquaShop]

The ranking does not really matter for me. What matters is the inspiration such a creation can give to other aquascapers, and that can not be taken away. That's why contests are good in my opinion. I don't know what happened to that layout, really, but we love this one. 💚

[@kamil0260]

Very Nice tank,👍🙂

[@bosskaloi]

Wow

[@GreenAquaShop]

💚👍

[@janvanrookhuijzen8309]

super nice and clean look. How to keep the sand as clean as it looks now?

[@GreenAquaShop]

Good filtration and regular maintenance help. :) Glad you like this. Thanks for watching.

[@aguma2067]

Un diseño precioso y gustoso para los peces 👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like this style, we love it too!

[@DrBitolab]

This one is gorgeous !!! Bravo ! Can you please tell me which led backlight you used for that one ??? It’s not indicated on the tank specs 😢

[@jonasho6803]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 for Tommy

[@LucaPaglia]

I would like to see a minimal tank with just Anubias. No other plant, just Anubias. Do you guys think it can be done? ❤

[@GreenAquaShop]

Sure why not? Just make sure to set the light intensity and the fertilization according to that.

[@carterdavid3819]

❤

[@bramaramadhan9114]

Mantap 🎉

[@DesignRobPearce]

How do you stop the Cyperus Hilferi leaves growing algae guys? I kept it at bay for a while but this past week it’s seemed to take over a bit.

[@dayankkumarasinghe]

GreenAqua can you please upload an updated video of this aquascape? Cheers

[@GreenAquaShop]

Will do this later probably 👍

[@williammcdowell6257]

Love it - I end up with a jungle every time - sometimes Green Aqua creates a quarry. Calm and pure, bright and fresh, flowing and peaceful. Fantastic actually.

[@DesignRobPearce]

Really well thought out and lots of great tips, creates a really nice scale there too. I’m guilty of over scaping and like tidy house tidy mind logic, if your scape is chaotic it’s harder to relax to. I get that.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yes. Zen style is very relaxing.

[@DesignRobPearce]

@@GreenAquaShop what ferts are you using to maintain this one? EI method? Sand on floss in the middle is interesting

[@DesignRobPearce]

@@GreenAquaShop recreated similar to this in an 80p! What ferts are you dosing guys and would a Biomaster 600 be enough flow in an 80p?

[@robpearce1673]

Won't the Blyxa japonica get quite tall where it's placed on the sides, almost as high as the Cyperus? Or are you going to keep it cut down low?

[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

It usually stays just about 10-15 cm

[@DesignRobPearce]

@@scapeling-loveaquascaping that’s great thanks dude. Copied your tank but only an 80p, looking great so far! Using complete+ ferts daily not EI. Seems quite fast growing!

[@DesignRobPearce]

Can you do a maintenance vid on this one? Would you swap the sand for instance or just clean it? Thanks 🙏

[@GreenAquaShop]

We do stir the sand a bit and maybe suck out some from the top layer and get in a fresh layer on top.

[@DesignRobPearce]

@@GreenAquaShop nice 👌 I’ve tried to replicate it in an 80p so definitely stoked to see an update and maintenance vid :)

[@GreenAquaShop]

👍

[@DesignRobPearce]

@@GreenAquaShop what ferts are you using guys - EI?

[@DesignRobPearce]

@@GreenAquaShop hi guys. I noticed you are using a Twinstar steralizer on this which interested me as I’m getting BBA on a similar planted tank. I’ve increased O2 which is helping but is it due to that and is it helping? Thanks!

[@petrfrolich7544]

So nice and zenlike aquascape. What happened with Murdannia keisak? I can’t see it in final shots… I love this plant but find it difficult to look good like little bamboo :)

[@GreenAquaShop]

Yup, probably the Murdania did not work, so we removed that. Sometimes, this could look pretty good. But other times, the plant struggles.

[@alessandrobelforte165]

I looked for sinker wood on the site but I can't find it. Did you use it all for this hardscape? 😅

[@GreenAquaShop]

Look again, now the wood is available on the site :) Sorry, for being late with it.

[@anoobis_]

Rank 11 on the IAPLC 😶

[@membersonlyvr4626]

Didnt know Elon Musk is in to aquascaping

[@GreenAquaShop]

LOL.

[@NK1948]

Simple is difficult.

[@GreenAquaShop]

I agree! 💚

[@frankschulz3169]

German rules 😊

[@asyraaafs]

My guys looks like Elon Musk but for nature!

[@GreenAquaShop]

And he scapes better than Elon, for sure. LOL

[@richardgutierrez9223]

Relative of Elon, Musk, maybe?

[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

😂 I heard that so often already 😂

[@GreenAquaShop]

We have the Tesla of aquascaping in the Gallery then. 😅