Sumida Aquarium -- the Challenge of managing the world's largest Nature Aquarium

The 4m- and 7m-Nature Aquarium layouts are currently displayed inside the Tokyo Sky Tree Town. They are, indeed, "living aquascapes" made by well-functioning ecosystem exists inside the aquariums.

The creation of the world's largest Nature Aquarium layouts was received as sensational news in the aquarium industry because nobody had ever tried before. And, the long-term management of a Nature Aquarium layout of that size is another challenge that nobody had ever successfully done.
Providing proper daily maintenance is essential for the aquascapes which continue inspiring so many people. In this episode, we show regular maintenance activities proceeded by ADA staff and follow up the changes of the layouts from May 9, right after trimming, to August 7, 2012. Please watch how ADA staff take care of their challenging tasks.
■Sumida Nature Aquarium videos
Video series, "All About Nature Aquarium"
Vol.01→ • TAKASHI AMANO × SUMIDA...
Vol.02→ • TAKASHI AMANO × SUMIDA...
Vol.03→ • TAKASHI AMANO × SUMIDA...
Final Episode → • TAKASHI AMANO × SUMIDA...
Follow-up videos
25 May 2012→ • すみだ水族館 自然水景の経時変化 2012...

[@martingamino-samano7708]

Being so new to this hobby I am spechless, those guys are lucky to have a job doing that.

[@Tahamt]

mr amano .. your projects will live forever front of my eyes .. deep in my mind ... i still remmber your touch in every aquarium i see .. thanks forever .

[@TheTomeksup]

I want to travel to japan and see this country. I am fascinated but japan is very expensive for most of east european people. Beautiful aquariums. I am fun of this hobby for 15 years.

[@Lagarb]

Stunning, I can hardly wait to see an update on these two tanks!

[@TheH3dgie]

Amano has the best job. He gets to create this amazing, huge, aquascapes..with unlimited resources to get his hands on whatever plants he wants, whatever fishes... And then he just get's to sit back and watch the beauty while some other poor bastard has to spend 5 hours maintaining the tank. Great job.

[@ADUAquascaping]

I will sit there and do this all day if Amano wants to hire me! lol Give me a job ADA I will move to Japan!!

[@bane1607]

i hope these maintenance guys get pain a fair amount, cuz thats hard work right there.

[@TheJeding]

I wish i was a fish in this aquarium instead of being a human. Swimming around so carefree not worrying about anything going wrong.

[@YannHoiret.Fanatik-discus]

Just amazing... nice job guys !!!

[@coudb99]

Are these aquariums made from glass or Acryl?

[@antonp6917]

I'd say glass, as the captions say that they take care not to scratch the "glass" but then again it could BE acrylic and was lost in translation...

[@GlowingF0ssil]

the music... amazing

[@bane1607]

imagine how long it takes to trim everything in that tank

[@rexlinkfish]

The tank looks amazing. But I feel like it would be much easier and faster just to take a swim to trim the plants on the bottom. Just my thoughts :D

[@goaheadblockme]

Wow! How about learning to set up something similar, but being lower maintenance?

[@sylviedavid7372]

beautiful

[@TheRealJamie23]

These tanks are so wicked

[@jishnuraveendran7355]

very very superb.....

[@SunFarer]

Anyone happen to know what the red plant between the rocks is?

[@Filo011]

if they start doing this at 1am? how long do they leave the lights on during the day? i see zero algea and the plants are growing picture perfect....

[@emadakour]

Very Nice!!

[@3otuke]

buuuuuutiful

[@godricko8o]

wow.....

[@gabe3366]

Looks like acrylic to me.

[@Sirius-2.0]

es maravilloso con gusto trabajaria GRATIS en ese lugar en cuanto nesesiten trabajadores me avisan voy GRATIS

[@marelhinghsantos7148]

nice

[@pausmeletop]

the luckiest fish on the earth...

[@spelam9828]

those fish are one lucky bastards

[@bane1607]

ikr

[@dreamviewer]

Is acrylic...

[@neverwander]

They are glass. They were specially made just for this installation.

[@tyotanque]

sugoi

[@alejandrobj87]

Acryl

[@janstolk486]

It is all totally natural , but it takes a crew of 20 people to maintain it . Bull shitters.