Step by Step Tutorial IWAGUMI AQUASCAPE | What is Iwagumi?

[@petesie80]

For a minute there I thought you said 'eebygumi' , I pondered if it was a Yorkshire themed tank? Great stuff bonny lad.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@petesie80 eeeehhh that made me chuckle🤣

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Still my favourite style of aquascape for the same reasons as you. This tankt looks fantastic! Great plant choice.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you very much👍🙂

[@MickysAquariums]

Fantastic looking scape!

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Really appreciate it thank you🙂👍

[@reefs363]

Really nice scape. Perfect plant/rock choices.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you so much👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

Looking good! Lovely plant choice! 😀👍

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

High praise indeed coming from you guys. Thank you🙂🙏

[@theoschut1051]

Hi mark. Great video as always and love this scape. Looks awsome 👍👌🤛💪😉

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Hey bud. Thank you so much. 🙂🙏

[@NoobScapeuk]

looks awsome!

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you🙏

[@PeterAli-c6w]

Brilliant 👏

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Cheers mate👍

[@dennisvanopstal7437]

Love the end result. Beautifull

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you🙂👍

[@higherresolution3511]

Looking good Mark 😊 Glad to see the Geordie Scraper card is still on the go 😂 I like the Iwagumi style when the are done well they look very good. Think I will do one for a tank at my work in due course 😊 Hope all is well! 😊

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

haha yeah well spotted. I'm good thank you for asking 🙂👍

[@adam6260]

Fabulous looking tank. How did you get the blue haze in the background?

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you so much. It's an ADA lightscreen.

[@marcelvanmechelen]

Love it 👌

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you so much🙏🙂

[@rgilroy1909]

Was any of this design sketched out first? Or just going free handed in the moment? Do you prefer to design/visualize in "rule of thirds" or Fibonacci. min 7:54 - I love the different camera angles to get the "unspoken" details regarding rock placement. The amount of time you spend just moving the camera around to get the shot, never mind starting and stopping the the creative flow.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

It was inspired by a scape done by one of the ADA creators. I tend to use rule of thirds most of the time, mostly just place main piece of hardscape slightly left or right without over thinking it too much. It can be a bit disruptive moving the camera around but needs must if I want to give you guys better videos🙂

[@asapjakey3038]

Love the Blyxa, did it spread like that or do you propagate it?

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

@asapjakey3038 I planted it heavy from the start so it covered the area I wanted. Thinned it out a few times

[@anilmakwana5783]

The issue with an iwagumi is that it only take a few weeks to reach the desired affect which is usually just a lush carpet. There’s no further development. Just weekly trimming. Where as a nature style is always evolving, having to ‘tweak’ the scape as the plant grow and mature at different rates. Which to me is far more enjoyable and the true essence of Aquascaping.

[@RandB_Aquatics]

just wow, my guy this is extra top class. Exactly the iwagumi i hv had in my mind for 2 years now lol. monte carlo front, sp vietnam mid, parvula ot thin val in the back. thank you for this. One question though how do have good oxygen levels with your drop checker that light, mine the moment it gets to that light greenish color my fish are already by the surface gasping for air. when i put it lower the pearling doesnt happen which makes me feel like the co2 is not getting to use properly. help...

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you so much🙂👍 I raise the lily pipe every night to agitate surface and raise oxygen levels. Or lower CO2 levels so drop checker is showing a darker green.

[@keithdouglas8707]

Love it ❤ I want to create one is it possible to make one in a 30 cube?

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

Thank you🙂yeah for sure with the right size stone choice and macro fish like chilli rasboras or shrimp only. Might do one myself sometime.

[@nicklevene3911]

I am looking to do my next tank like this (iwagumi) , however I was thinking instead of grass I wanted to just use sand....lol wonder what trubble this is going to cause me.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

I think that would be fine. I would add lots of details with varied sizes of stone, sand and gravel. Just ensure your light intensity/duration is dialed right down to avoid algae issues.

[@RandB_Aquatics]

@@GEORDIESCAPER rue about the light and stone size details. i have seen one like that in south africa by a guy called Hiten, that scape for me i ddnt even want to put water, it was just amazing, its doable, go for it mate

[@frhaber]

Love the scape, and prefer this style to the one carpet plant style. The scale is so dramatically different. To me, it's like driving across the Canadian prairies towards the Rocky Mountains. From a distance, it's awe inspiring, with the massive mountains, and the trees are like the carpet plants, and the scene is breath taking, Your scape is like driving through the mountains in a broad river valley. Massive rock outcrops with stands of trees at the base. I want to park the car and walk across the flat land to the trees and explore what's there, not just view from a distance. Involved in the scene, not just a static view. For those of us who love our livestock as much as the scape, I feel it is much more appealing, especially if you prefer keep your tanks long term, rather than rescaping them once or twice a year. An ever changing view of nature out you window, as opposed to a picture of that view on your wall.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

lovely words and thank you for taking the time to comment. You obviously really do appreciate the beauty of nature.

[@dennisvanopstal7437]

One thing people forget is that not all fish species feel comfortabele in a open aquarium with bright light and no hiding spots. Its better to choose fish that arent skittish, and preferably live in open waters. Its unfair for the fish to only choose it cause of its colours

[@dennisvanopstal7437]

Footnote. Having taller plants in the back creates hiding spots. And thus more skittish species of fish could feel comfortabele in a scape like this one.

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

I totally agree. Large rocks also provide hiding space and shaded areas for fish to escape to. Thanks for taking the time to comment.🙂👍

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

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[@dennisvanopstal7437]

@@GEORDIESCAPER and thank you for reading my comment and reacting to it. It was rather extra info for your viewers, not a correction on you. Hope you didnt take it like that. 🤘🏻

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

No not at all mate. Valid points👍👍

[@Wtfzipcode]

i find expert level iwagumi to be strikingly beautiful - i find all other skill levels of iwagumi rather boring

[@GEORDIESCAPER]

This is more traditional style sanzon iwagumi. If I had just the one tank I would probably get bored of an iwagumi.

[@Wtfzipcode]

@@GEORDIESCAPER yea i feel it. i do similar style stuff for bottle terrariums (just moss and stone). when they're alone, they look pretty mediocre - when they are next to a lush or tropical one, they stand out. its kind of like more of an illustration of the skill of the scaper than the scape itself