SPEED SCAPING - Takayuki Fukada & Steven Chong Tokyo Aquascape Secret Training Technique (Aquarium)

Fukada-san makes his first appearance on the channel, and we demonstrate TAU (Tokyo Aquascaping Union's) secret training technique - Speed Scaping. Learn how TAU uses this training to improve intuition, story telling, and design ability by forcing faster and more committed decision making. Learn how we use this technique to bring a novice aquascaper's skill to a higher level.
Special thanks to Green Aqua for hosting us in Hungary, letting us scape in their gallery, and taking the footage for this short vid!
For more speed scaping, check out the DUEL where I take on Fukada-san 1-1: • SPEEDSCAPING DUEL - TA...
Special thanks to Aqua Flora for sponsoring our trip to Europe.
Thanks to my teacher Fukada-san for always being an incredible inspiration!
For photos of speed scaping and layouts from Hugary, check out my IG: / b9n93gxj2tb
Music by Glitch x City: / glitchxcity

[@GreenAquaShop]

Great work guys! It was a pleasure to welcome you here and learn from both of you. Take care and see you next time - Viktor

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thanks so much Viktor! We appreciate all of the support from everyone at Green Aqua on an amazing adventure!

[@detlefh.7090]

That was a lot of fun, you're great not only in speed scaping but also in doing little improvements afterwards to an even more convincing layout. Much appreciated and good luck for your future works guys. Thank you both!

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

The legendary duo.

[@evo12]

Great tips with these 3 things - Shadow, main point and leading to focus point

[@royjentscheck6124]

Two masters at work. It looks so easy, but it is compressed knowledge of nature art work. You guys are an inspiration for all of us.

[@nanoswithabackbone232]

I loved this. Would like to see more of this.

[@Slim-qd8jr]

I think that everything master Fukada touches , turns in to a masterpiece . Congrats to the both of you! Congrats Green Aqua!

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thank you!

[@nanoconcept9216]

I love you guys. Great work as always

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

You guys are amazing and such an inspiration!!!♥️🙏

[@chrisl1398]

Just started into this adventure. It feels like a mountain to climb. Learning how to scape, and fertilize. My tank is bare at the moment as I decide my next move. I have the lighting in place, CO2 is valved out. I actually appreciate this video because I like the idea of playing with the materials before it ever goes in the tank. Thank you.

[@jasonlimweizen]

I don't want to be mean but Takayuki Fukuda is just on another level, it's like a grand master vs a little kid.

[@SteveScapesYT]

Yeah, pretty insane to have fundamental skills that make the soon-to-be World Rank 2 look like a little kid. That said, looking back I think that's fair-- I was still lacking in comfort and confidence at the Green Aqua trip. Last year, even taking world rank 2, I did so with abilities still very immature/incomplete compared to Fukada-san or Josh or Siak, who are much longer veterans.There's a lot more room for me to easily improve dramatically, and I look forward to showing my seniors just how much I have since last year.

[@niteshsetin]

Liked the speedscapes 😍😍😍. Great explanation by Fukada san on importance of this exercise.❤️

[@SteveScapesYT]

He is the master!

[@kevinchuang6538]

wow crazy how Fukada San just turns a rock in Steves last layout and it just took it to another level!

[@SteveScapesYT]

He’s the world champ 😉 though in this case I actually prefer my version- different vision and taste 🧐

[@KishoreKumar-wp8ic]

It creates more idia to do scapes u r both inspired world scrapers like this work u r grateful 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mikeinca3762]

Thank you Steve for the speed scaping tips! Lots of ideas and the thought process that goes with setting up under a time restriction. Great work! TAU training technique is an important one.

[@SteveScapesYT]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck!

[@tosniyom]

This is super fun to watch! Thanks for upload!

[@greenaquascaping9491]

Beautiful world

[@nickh9294]

Very impressive to see what can be done in such a short amount of time. Thanks for your tips and tricks! Really liked the Green Aqua series, thanks for sharing knowledge with other hobbyist! Kind regards from the Netherlands

[@SteveScapesYT]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Hellacop6]

Having this kind of training with a sand box is perfect for getting better 👍

[@HobbywithNature]

At first congratulation for your 2nd rank in IAPLC2020, Please make a video about detail analysis of your IAPLC 2020 TANK, specially how you create bottom reflection?

[@SteveScapesYT]

Working on it! Thank you!

[@sidaydayat6379]

Persaingan antara shifu dan muridnya.... Nice good

[@zeloteus2677]

Damn, fukada San is just so cool 😎

[@SteveScapesYT]

yup, bad ass.

[@aaaquascaping9774]

i am inspired by this.

[@araucario4921]

Excelente!!

[@rydanoel]

Great stuff, Steve. Feeling like I need to build a replacement for my foam core dojo. :)

[@SteveScapesYT]

Actually when I got trained, it was on top of a small table at an aquarium store - not even sand, flat surface. “If you can secure hard scape without sand on a hard surface, you’ll have the skill to make anything you want!” Is what my trainer Shito-San said.

[@classychandu5090]

It's like watching a aquascaping version of the Karate kid movie 😂❤️💪 You've earned a sub brother 👍

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thank friend! Really appreciate it! New vids coming up this weekend!

[@TankTastic]

Super fun to watch, great energy.

[@SteveScapesYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ginger95S]

Absolutely cool 👌😎😎

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thanks!

[@robinhasanrakib868]

Great work, Please upload this type video regularly 👌

[@SteveScapesYT]

Noted! Thank you! Will try to do something like this again- lack of space and Corona will make it tough though 🧐

[@rickijul]

Amazing😍😍

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@awhitwarrior77]

Congrats on the ranking!

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thank you!

[@aaaquascaping9774]

very nice

[@SNIPEzZ2020]

congrats on the iaplc placement

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thank you!

[@GonzaloIvanDelaX91]

Great video! To increase the fun adding a little sense of urgency and stressfully speed, you should view this video increasing the speed at 1.5x. The music at this speed helps reinforce that.

[@SteveScapesYT]

That sounds hilarious-- will have to try. I actually considered increasing speed in editing, but I thought for the purpose of demonstration I thought folks would value seeing it in real time. If they want to speed it up themselves though... nice

[@freddy9233]

Hello Steven, I saw the video with the tank you v made for green aqua and I am speechless. The atmosphere and the shadows of your tank are amazing . I really want to somehow copy this tank . I doubt that I can build that height with stones and substrate though. I couldn't understand all the techniques you used .. Congrats

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thanks Fred! Important thing is to secure the base-- using super glue+soft media (cigarette filters, etc.). Also, mentally challenge what you think is possible/comfortable.

[@quincyjacob9912]

Awesome 😍 thank you idol steve for the tips 😁.

[@SteveScapesYT]

lol you’re welcome!

[@quincyjacob9912]

@@SteveScapesYT oh my God , thank you idol Steve for replying in my comment, I didn't expect it 😮😍

[@EdmarJohnTusi29]

You inspired me Steve to start this hobby :)

[@SteveScapesYT]

Thank you so much-- no greater praise, no higher honor than this from a viewer.

[@syamalp1]

Wonderful...

[@SteveScapesYT]

Syamal Kamal Thank you!

[@091185091185]

Awesome talent... what you guys can do in minutes it takes me ages... 🤭🤭

[@KishoreKumar-wp8ic]

Osam bro stave have a nice day

[@example2061]

I like how you guys sharing your knowledge. Because of you, I decided to buy my 1st 60x30x36 aquarium and build Ravine myself. But without CO2. Will Monte Carlo, Anubias, and Hairgrass work? Any suggestions? Amazonia 1 or 2? What sand to use to create a road in between the rocks? Budget ~400 euros.

[@fazaribrahim4336]

from my experience with my low tech, i use those plant you said, and they're growing well

[@example2061]

@@fazaribrahim4336 it's almost 3 months for mine. Moss grows very fast, Monte Carlo almost doesn't grow (luckily did a "sry start" method to grow it before filling the water), and Rotala I bought already big one. Doesn't grow too much too.

[@fazaribrahim4336]

@@example2061 yap that's goes for me too, but at least the monte is healthy, congrats with your scape

[@Fsuholley]

Time to buy sand and practice. If I wanted to glue many large heavy rocks together any recommendations found locally in the US?

[@SteveScapesYT]

I tried Gorilla Glue for the first time at Green Aqua. Worked great, but got to use an applicator like a BBQ stick instead of just squirting it on.

[@satyajitmukherji7204]

And I took 1 and 1/2 hours to make iwagumi😢 to be so proud😅

[@unusualaquariumecosystems5805]

Interesting, but what is the rush?

[@SteveScapesYT]

We explain the purpose of the exercise in the end of the video

[@NORIaquaCh]

さよならが最後だと誰が知っていたのだろうね「コヴィデ」w

[@example2061]

What kind of stones are at 16:42?

[@SteveScapesYT]

Seiryu stone! (Earlier scapes using Ohko)

[@ivanaerox17]

So easy for them and so difficult for us 🤣

[@SteveScapesYT]

Everything comes with practice Ivan! When I was first training with TAU, I struggled even to make something that seemed half-way organized in 5, 7, even 10 minutes. It blew my mind that all the veteran members could look at the material, make a snap decision about what to make with the given limitations, and make it a reality in 3, 2, even 1 minute and create a result that was easily readable. Blew my mind, but it showed me what's possible. I hope this clip also shows a lot of folks a new way to proceed in their own aquascaping journeys.

[@greenaquascaping9491]

Not wonderful:))