The Story Of TOMMY'S CONTEST Aquascape

This time we bring closer the world of the aquascaping contests with a complete tutorial. The road to the competition is not easy, and success comes after several failures. But do not worry. You learn from these mistakes and build up your skillset over time.
You will not only be more experienced and more confident by yourself and your skills, but you will be able to build more complex aquascape layouts as a result. Join us and learn more about the story of this aquascape from Tommy this week.
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120 x 45 x 45 cm (WDH) or 47.2 x 17.7 x 17.7 in (WDH), 240 liters (63.4 gallon) rimless Opti-White aquarium, 10mm glass thickness
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Custom 120 x 45 x 100 cm (WDH) or 47.2 x 17.7 x 39.4 in (WDH) Green Aqua Premium Cabinet - Anthracite grey
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2x ADA Solar RGB LED light
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Eheim Professionel 3 - 2080 external filter with Seachem Matrix and Seachem Purigen filter media
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Pressurized CO2 system with Aqua Medic 1000 External CO2 Reactor
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21x Eleocharis parvula mini 'Pusilla'
5x Marsilea hirsuta
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Lilaeopsis brasiliensis (from Balazs' tank)
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Frodo Stone
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ADA Brighty K, ADA Green Brighty Mineral, ADA Iron, Seachem Excel
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Sawbwa resplendens
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[@sumitkahar96]

"Blue" is looking so appealing to the eyes but "Green" is looking more natural😍 so imo Green is looking better over the Blue one👍🏻

[@marcoceliento9032]

This is probably tommy's masterpiece, one of the best tank he ever built. The proof that perseverance always pays off. Personally i prefer green looks, it's much more natural. But in the second shoot you added some rocks in the background and it looks less flat than the first one. I don't know which one could be the one, but anyway great job! Fingers crossed with the competition and good luck Tommy!

[@Cherrysams1]

Green one looks so Natural, reclaimed by nature and the blue one looks so fresh..... Good luck Tommy sir...

[@user-gg8yd4mb1u]

Один в один мои мысли😉

[@glasscanvasart5273]

Blue stones for me. It complements the fish more, emphasises the hardscape and the extra details really improve the layout.

[@Habits1986]

Apart from creating beauty, sharing knowledge is the most valuable think you do, guys! Highly appreciated! Good luck with the contest!

[@little76boo1]

Green all the way! Beautiful 😍

[@lukaszpawlaczyk5274]

Zbiornik petarda. Trzymam kciuki za wygraną. Mi osobiście bardziej podoba się z zielonymi skałami. Bardziej naturalnie. Pozdrawiam serdecznie cała ekipe Green Aqua ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@thedivide3688]

Tommy is so talented!

[@aquariumplantman]

This is the kind of stuff we love from Green Aqua, love it Tommy. I prefer the touch of green from the algae.

[@MJAquascaping]

Amazing! Blue is my favorite!

[@midnightrain8258]

This was a beautiful work, congrats Tommy

[@jerrygonzales4006]

Love the blue version. Great video! 🤙

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks Jerry!

[@lagoonaquascape9430]

Awesome! Love the hardscape, the look and the fishes you chose! Good luck!

[@Flynnly]

Amazing work tommy, your hard work is paying off!

[@Blastafober]

Thank you tommy! i've been stuck looking at my empty 60L aquarium, but thanks to you, my creative thinking has reignited :-D

[@greenaquascaping9491]

I have been waiting for this a long time. Great tank and videos

[@rjbraasch]

Love the green! Great job!

[@manufacturer3602]

Quite possibly the best aquascape I have ever seen, the green colouration gets my vote!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks Colin. :)

[@fabioprata9539]

Really beautiful Layout Tommy. You have become a very talented aquascaper. 👏👏👏

[@GreenAquaShop]

THanks Brother.

[@AquaBenyStyle]

I think all your projects are really interesting. Greetings to the entire Green Aqua team.

[@Larsonthebeach]

Fantastic layout!

[@TheUbuz]

Oh my god the green one looks so much nicer so much more natural.

[@Ngangatar]

Hey Tommy, grats on again a great scape. Love your creativity and your pieces. Good luck on the contest. You guys at Green Aqua deserve an award for all your positive contributes to this fantastic hobby.

[@joakimlager2477]

U are really good man! Love to watch it. My first time here. Now im subscribed

[@rachelmurray8970]

Good luck on the contest Tommy

[@tru001]

Beautiful indeed!

[@thenanoscaper2689]

green definitely looks awesome

[@b.dangerfield6499]

Love the honesty at the begging Tommy... and lovely scape.

[@mathewhudson7649]

Nice behind the scenes and insight into the your process. 👍

[@pedroquaresma8812]

Wonderful setup, good luck on the contest. I also applied IAPLC this year and it was only because of Green Aqua work and inspiration, thank you so much.

[@myzri3557]

Amazing job. I love the layout, and the green algae is a perfect highlight in my opinion

[@juristimma5366]

This is WOW....Amazing

[@steve852011]

Sweet!!! you da man Tommy, cant wait to see your contest pictures.

[@kashifs786]

MOST IMPRESSIVE GR8 HARDSCAPE ... n U r very true for not rooling the cameras ....

[@be_emm4853]

Good job Tommy. I will keep my fingers crossed for the good result in the contest.

[@0nly1wyll]

Looks promising tommy. Looks awesome!

[@nunosoaresmaquetas]

Just wow!!! There's not much to say. Congratulations on the excellent work. Blue is much more beautiful. Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹 🇵🇹

[@Trevorfoggia]

Well done Tommy, a fabulous creation. Greetings from Cumbria in the U.K. Stay safe and well.

[@lolame323]

That looks amazing Tommy! Such a beautiful scape. I think both look amazing but the green looks slightly better than the blue. Best of luck for the contest!!

[@calum6304]

Love this aqua scape Tommy! Love your clear presentation style also......Calum, Stirling, Scotland

[@baskindarkness8457]

Good luck Tommy!!!!

[@ranjuislam77]

It looks perfect. Best of luck for the competition Tommy!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks! Cheers!

[@redamesky264]

I think this is one of the best iwagumi style tanks I’ve ever seen. Great work Tommy and good luck 🤞🏼 🍀

[@codyshowalter583]

Great video and really enjoyed watching the process of this amazing tank. I like both versions but think I prefer the green one more, feels more natural. Good luck this year in the IAPLC Tommy!

[@f.f.1980]

Great job Thommy 👏 Booth tanks looking amazing. I would go with the green one. Good luck with your tank. Hope it will get a good place.

[@kemalgunes1519]

Very nice design, congratulations...

[@darrenwicker4881]

Stunning , green for me

[@notasidiri]

Amazing 👍

[@MrFildur]

Thanks once again for pure inspiration!! :-)

[@HuuChi93]

Beautiful tank and it’s really beautiful that you share with us the process on your contest tank. Good luck to you and wish you have a nice score from the judges!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Fingers crossed, thanks so much!

[@violettenewman8686]

Best wishes, my fingers are crossed for you. All the best my friend.

[@charlottefalconer8602]

Wow what a scape! Personally I prefer green, it gives a maturity to the scape, makes it more ancient and natural looking.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks for the vote, yeah, many prefer the green version! Cheers Charlotte!

[@leshanton4546]

Loving this scape, green version is my favourite.

[@subhajitsen6189]

Beautifully scaped, blue one is looking cool

[@will7093]

Dope scape, I prefer the blue.

[@BEINGSAHILBABU...]

Yaa it's truly awesome I just wanted twice the video I really appreciate this idea is truly awesome 🔥

[@eliasstrau7830]

That’s a masterpiece Tommy!

[@MigHeart68]

A awesome Hardscape.👍👍

[@MINKY75]

I like blue version of stones, it shows natural colors of rocks with contrast of plants green. I like very much hard scape, frodo rocks are amazing.

[@OtonildoLima]

very beautiful tome, You're improving incredibly on your hadscakp congratulations and I'll be cheering for you👏👏👏👏

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like this! :) Sorry for the late reply too! :)

[@gokhanertan72]

I’m ready to watch.

[@craigquinn8225]

Good luck... really nice tank 👌

[@williamannelli9822]

Tamas, Beautiful tank. The fish and the scape are perfect. I really hope you win. William

[@laurag1076]

Looks amazing

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like it!

[@sofishticated289]

Blue is better, it has more contrast and the structure of the stones looks more detailed. Good luck!

[@GreenAquaShop]

I agree with you. :) B.

[@ramiz1447]

Green yo...u guys are green aqua for a reason... not red or blue aqua. Green looks far more natural. All the best Tommy. I honestly think this your best work till date. cheers. Love from India.

[@dandantv4098]

Good work 👍👍👍

[@Sp_K1984]

Great tank, awesome hardscape! Not fond of sand paths myself, but looks great. Good luck!

[@jmaquascaping]

Another Awesome video. Keep them coming. I love to sit down Thursday morning before my hike and watch these. Really nice layout and I love the fish. I do wish instead of doing extreme green or blue you had artfully selected where to leave algae. Regardless top notch! and Best of Luck! Some day I will make the trip to visit the gallery.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Hey Jeff, thanks for your words and encouragement. We love your new KZbin series and just like you said would be awesome to meet sometime in the future. Keep up the great work my friend 💚👍

[@cedfra3209]

Stunning work! I prefer the Green stones version. Fingers crossed for your contest.

[@jennabasson803]

Green has a more warm feel to it while the blue is more cold but it is quite striking. I'm glad the choice was Tommy's and not mine as I can't make up my mind which is more suited for the comp. Best of luck Tommy! Greetings from South Africa!

[@AquaGardenAquariums]

Great tank Tommy!

[@onterom]

GOOD LUCK!!!

[@arvinstarvin5929]

Frodo stones are lovely.

[@andreranzani]

Fantastic Job Tommy!! Luckily you’ve got the guys to help you there. I’ve done all by myself and hopefully I can get at least the 100 place!! I would be very happy as my first entry!! Good luck mate!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤞🏻

[@shrimpkid7908]

Do u have any videos u could maybe post on KZbin so I could see it? I’m curious what it looks like and I’m trying to get inspiration from other tanks so it will really help.

[@andreranzani]

@@shrimpkid7908 follow me on Instagram and you will see buddy!! I will post all my journey on my tank soon on KZbin!! ✌🏼

[@shrimpkid7908]

@@andreranzani Ok, is your Instagram just your name?

[@shrimpkid7908]

@@andreranzani Oh I found it. It’s a really nice tank. I hope you do well.

[@bradnapper118]

Bravo a wonderful iwagumi style aquarium. I look forwad to seeing how you go in IAPLC good luck. I like the Green ;)

[@MigHeart68]

And a awesome Fish too.

[@cristi862009]

The first pic with the algee is in my opinion more pleasing(natural) to the eyes, also regarding the collour nuance. Cheers and best of luck for the contest !🍀

[@fritzrabaya7927]

Good luck!

[@nickh9294]

Very impressive Tommy, real high impact scape! I've never really been into Iwagumi but these wild style ones are just so beautiful, especially with the frodo stone. I really like the green version, that looks a bit more natural to me. However the contrast in the clean version is just great and goes very well with the fish. Hope you get a good ranking on this one, I'm sure you will! Best regards from the Netherlands, Nick

[@luqzmania7650]

Here we go Tommy!!!

[@user-dw6cs1pe3g]

Классно. По мне так идеальный Aquascape. TOMMY удачи, работа достойна лучших мест.

[@PachecoAquarismo]

I love Aquascapes 🇧🇷❤️

[@mariamauridou4416]

GREEN STONE I THNK IS BETTER ... GOOD JOB TOMMY .. BRAVO I HOPE YOU GET THE BEST PLACE IN THE CONTEST

[@suvajitsaha5620]

All the best!! Loads of Wishes and love from India 🇮🇳

[@GreenAquaShop]

😃🙏

[@Lindonedhel]

Well done, Tommy!!! :D

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks! 😃 Sorry for the late reply.

[@liamrrh-s4273]

JUST WOW...

[@cloudivaporz952]

I'm not a big fan of the Iwagumi style but that rock work is incredible! Nicely done. You should be very proud of yourself.

[@LightSearch]

This is by far my favorite tank ever aquascaped at Green Aqua. It would be a great Tanganyika tank without plants, with a few small rockdwellers and a school of small cyprichromis hovering above.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Glad you like this Alfredo! Not a bad idea indeed.

[@FauziDikaFamily]

Green stone looks so natural 🤩

[@dinakaraprasad]

Hi Tommy, Hardscape is gorgeous! (Blue is appealing to me more than the green.) Again, it is gorgeous!!

[@GreenAquaShop]

Thanks. :)

[@casperboejensen3303]

Super cool video! I like the blue the most 👍

[@GreenAquaShop]

That is aligned to fresh "digital" world I guess with retina screens and OLEDs all around 😃

[@lemon5962]

Good stuff.

[@ngoctuannguyen1555]

very nice,

[@tanikmarine]

really great job I would love to see green around the big rock in the center.

[@agursoyyilmaz]

monaliza 1 these 2 are awesome green aqua 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼👏👏👏

[@suvajitsaha5620]

Waiting eagerly

[@jeevandewee]

Awsome scape! I like the blue version.

[@GreenAquaShop]

Not if you grow it slowly. :) For a year or so. LOL

[@Pssst.ByTheWay]

the hard scape is stunning. i really wanna see how plants develop and the contest shot!

[@GreenAquaShop]

You will. With time.

[@riansenja]

Great scape! I prefer the green one🤟