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That's actually a really good way of seeing it. I am Portuguese, and though I have been a decade away I am returning home for good in a few weeks. It was already part of my plan exploring Portuguese nature and do some photography. But if there's the chance or collecting some wood instead of...

That's looks amazing Tiago. And very original, it should look great once grown in. I also liked the details of all the planning that went into this, plus the fact that all the hardscape was sourced from nature, it gives it that je né se Quois that differentiates it from all the other ones we see...

Thanks. For the feedback I appreciate it. Thanks, I am aware this. To remove the debris I will use a brush, using it gently on the moss will release the debris, waving around the moss to create some movement during water changes also helps. Time for an update. After a suggestion by the tree...

Hi Time to share another assembly. This will be my last assembly made in England. Tank : Clearseal 40x 30x 30 cm aprox. 36 litres Filtration : Dennerle scapers flow Lighting: Chihiros Aquasky 451 (Initially 6 hours, currently 7 hours day) Heating : Fluval mirrored M 200 watts Co2 ...

Mate your journal looks like the stuff of legend. You'll be able to make s book out of this. The attention to details and will to go out of your way and explain every bit and bob going into this scape is amazing. Also think your stainless lilly pipes could make you some money if you want it as...

Love the look mate. Great sense of perspective and a great choice of plants and wood. I am more of a rock guy myself and tend to struggle to find the right piece to give the exact look i want. Its nice to see some scapes like yours to get ideas from.

Thank you. I will definitely pop up in B&Q for one of these. I didn't do a journal for my TMC last year, i do have videos on youtube though. This is a video of it being planted, there's a few more videos of the setup process and following in there if you want to check. I am planning to do...

This reminds me of when i assembled my own TMC tank last year. I also had to keep waiting for the next paychek as it really adds up to get a decent system. I was unlucky though as i ordered a TMC tank like yours and was delivered the taller version with the black silicone. Couldn't afford to...

I like the look of this. It really does not look like a failure to me. The right and left hand side feel a bit chaotic though, maybe atleast the right side needs some shapping. But the middle looks flawless to me, nice mix of colour between the red plants and the moss, the fossilized wood looks...

It’s been a while since I posted something here on the forum. So I would like to share a cube aquascape I set up a few weeks ago. The tank Is a fluval Chi. I bought this for 10£ on the festival of fishkeeping. They normally have some good prices during the show, specially on second hand tanks...

Did you bank the substrate high at the back and between the rocks to put the plants or did you just attacched them between the cracks and crevices? Looks really natural.

They probably didn't. Most of the top entries on IAPLC are on that same style. Its a very complex style and the asian aquascapers excel at it. That's why i said fukada would also be copying. If you have a look at entries years and years back you'll see many similar works in amongst the top...

I sure don't know where you're coming from. A quick search for past iaplc scapes gives quite of few older scapes very similar to fukada's own scape. Should we acuse him of copying these older works?

It is not his tank. It is the winner of last years IAPLC.

To copy a scape like that with all its details the guy would have had to be looking at the photo of it during the entire assembly and still it would not come out the same. Having been at the event and seen this scape being built live i can garantee that it did not happen. Actually this scape...

It was a great experience. The aquascapes were amazing and i can only dream of reaching that level. It was great to see the challenge, even though they were concentrating on creating a great scape all the participants took time and got out of their way to answer the questions of the visitors. I...

That's a bit harsh. There's tons of scapes like this around all unique in their own way. It's a similar style but to me that's all.

1st place was Ivan Lugovic 2nd Steve Rhodes 3rd Piotr Kwiatkowski 4th Juris Jujaevs

It was great day. The show was amazing. It was nice to see people as passionate as me about aquascape sharing their secrets. I was a bit shy though and should have made more of an effort to get to know more people. Can't wait for next year, it's time the UK gets more of these and thank you for...

That's such an amazing tank. My first reactio was this wood and rocks look all wrong together. But as soon as i realized your two world idea it made perfect sense to me and i saw it with different eyes. It doesn't dissapoint as its matured it looks like the two worlds blended together to form...

I really like this. Very original and a good balance between plants and rocks. I do have Blue stone and i have to say yours look way cooler than mine, the batch i got is not that easy to wok with. The use of different sized gravel puts a finishing touch and adds detail. Plants look good too.

This was an amazing tank. Really good growth and nice to see a tank breaking the hardscape trend and still look beautiful. And this is coming from someone that loves his hardscaping.

Amazing aquascape mate. That rockwork is incredible. May i ask whats the name of thise rocks? They are beautiful. I don't find iwagumis boring though. I do find that nano iwagumi's develop quite fast. Once they are fullh grown it gets hard to keep them looking good as the plants start invading...

Nice rockwork. Those rocks look amazing. Though i have to say with that kind of rockwork i would have kept with small sized plants. The stem plants break the illusion atleast to me, because they grow higher than the rocks. Either way is just personal opinion and the tank looks lovely.

Love the scape. Sense of scale and depth os great. Good plant choices make this a stunner.

This looks cool. Love mountainscapes. Good luck with the dry stary. Did one recently and it was fun.

Thanks for the explanation. I do plan to do more dry starts in the future so i will look into the heat mat for future projects. That should work well here in london.

These tanks look great mate. But what i really really like is what you have done with the cabinet. I have some ikea cabinets being used with some of my tanks around the house, but none of them was adapted to aquarium use or to my needs. Your's looks great. It's really not the best cabinets for...

I use my fish to tell me when its enough i guess. Probably not the best method. I have the drop checker to give me an idea, but i aim to always have as much co2 in there as possible without affecting my fish and shrimp. I have both my tanks going well into the yellow but both my fish and shrimp...

I'll be honest i did not checked at all. Didn't even crossed my mind, but it was from july to september which here in London doesn't mean much, but its still higher temp than now. I did not use anything in any way to increase temperature or even to try to control it.

Great video, thank really looks full of life.

To me they are both yellow. As for the rest of the values i'll be honest i never test for anything in my tanks. Can't be bothered anymore. Used to do it back in the day but today i just look at the plants,do some tweaks,watch them again and readjust depending on how they are doing. I am not an...

Thanks Ryan. These rocks have been used extensively in the last 3 or 4 years, when i think i can't find anything to do with the same rocks something new comes out. To be honest i think i did spray because it was my first time doing a DSM. It was really easy to keep humidity to the point i had...

Thanks. Actually it was way more than 52 days, day 52 was before i left for my three weeks holidays in Portugal. The tank was only flooded when i got back. Patience was easy though because i was busy with the aquascape of my new TMC tank and the rest of the time i was away on holidays.

This looks really good. Though to me it looks like the composition is balanced to the wrong side of the tank, when i look at it the left side of the tank feels empty, the design of the scape to me it would have looked better if it had been assembled more to the left than to the right. You could...

A very challenging tank to scape. I have an APS filter, though mine is an older generation and yours is the new revision. They are good filters for the price, mine has been used extensively since 2012 and is still up and running. That said flow is not as good as the specs state, and regular...

It just needs some time to grow and the plants should take over the tank in no time.

I really love this tank. The hardscape is impressive and has a sense of scale not may can achieve. The stone does remind me of dragonstone even though the name suggests otherwise. Still not one of the best stones to work with being similar to dragonstone. Well done. The planning is flawless and...

I love those rocks. Though i do believe some pebles or even some smaller pieces of the same rock would have been able to add some extra detail and maybe even help keep the substrates separate. That said i do like it. How long did you do the dry start? Did your wavepoint unit die on you? I have...

Quite some good progress there. I do like the hardscape a lot. I do feel your spray bar is not placed in the best way to maximize flow though. Any special reason for that? If it was a normal outlet it could get a good circular flow with that positioning, but being a spray bar wouldn't be better...

Feels like i am talking to myself.

No. The yellowing was present at day 52 suggesting already then that i was pushing the dry phase to its limits i guess, but the tank was still able to hold three weeks more as i went on holidays. Meaning no spraying the plants with water regularly. Before i left i added more water to the...

I am the next level when it comes to procrastinating. It's something that drives me crazy as i do it without even noticing, it's part of the whole ADHD thing. The tasks that require a lot of focus are left behind indefinitely. Aquascaping is my place of zen, for me the hobby is more than a...

Like i said i run mine at 100% but when i researched the unit here they all replied they were not using anywhere near that. But even so 15% seems pretty low to me. Maybe someone using the same unit and tank as you can help.

That's really some good drawing skills. Some really professional planning done there mate. I wish i could do that, my scaping always comes in the heat of the moment. My attention deficit doesn't help due to my lack of focus and no matter how much i plan it will never look the same in the tank...

That's a nice scape. Too bad the plants are melting. I have the same light unit as you, but mine is all the way up to 100% as i have the taller 60x45x45 cm TMC tank and the unit is hanging about 30 cm above the tank. But i am dosing crazy amounts of co2 though, its always more into the yellow...

Hi I'd like to share a new project i have been working on for a few months now. I've always wanted to give a try to the dry start method so this is a dry start method project. The scape is nothing special, i just wanted to try it dry, i did a couple of tries with the hardscape but none of them...

This project is looking really good. The yoghurt method is something i hope to try in the future, most of all because i hate tying down mosses, and because even with glue it always has a not-natural look to it, like if moss was put on top of rock or wood as oppose to growing on to give that...

Wow. I live in Hounslow. I definitely want to go to this. Now...if only i can find a way not to work that day.

The scape is simply amazing. Something so beautiful thruly deserves to be admired. It must be amazing going home in the end of the day and relax looking at that.

Mate your Wabikusa's are amazing. The imagination and creativity you put into every one of these is unbelievable. I recently started messing with wabikusa's but my first try probably gonna end up a miserable failure. For the first three weeks it was working amazing, but then suddenly the HC...

Nice scape mate. Looks as impressive has you wabikusas.

Thanks for all the help. Thanks. This was very helpful. What height are you keeping it from the tank? I used to have a sera flore reactor 1000 and it was great but it gets broken easily in the co2 input connector, and my did just by grabbing it so i went back to glass diffusers. Question does...

Hi I am about to purchase my first signature tank. The tank i am ordering is a TMC signature 60 (60x45x30 cm ) aprox. 80 litres. What i am not sure is about lighting for this tank. So here is the planned setup. Tank : TMC signature 60 (60x45x30 cm ) aprox. 80 litres. Filter: Fluval 305...

Thanks a lot. Believe it is that small,when i finally sat down and looked at the finished product i could not stop asking myself "How the hell they i manage to fit all that in there". Thanks for the comment. Thanks mate. I will definitely not put anything on these rocks. Did it in the...

Hi I came back from my holidays last weekend and contrary to the belief that both my aquascapes would be a mess, they were actually thriving. Normally that is good news, but i felt the need to work on a new scape. Sunday i was preparing to do maintenance on the oldest of my scapes and just...

Hi This scape has come to an end after 7 months, it was disassembled two days ago and a new scape as already replaced it. That said before closing this thread i would like to share a final video of the tank. This tank was called new beginning because it came at a time where was even...

Hi guys So i was away for 3 weeks during my holidays. I was a bit worried of how the tank would look when i came back. I did get someone to come to the house and have the look at the tanks and top of the evaporated water but she is un-iniciated in the dark arts. First let me tell you what i...

Thanks. Its been growing nicely.

Hi Its been sometime without any updates on this tank. Here are some pictures: May: This light unit was just being tested here, i purchased it for another tank. But it did make it look much better. Video: Then i got injured during football match and without the use of one of my hands...

Hi time for some update on this project. So i was missing a light unit and after careful consideration i decided to jump on the Led bandwagon and went for a wavepoint 16 watt led unit. After that it was just choosing and ordering the plants. Plants: Eleocharis SP mini Alternanthera reneckii...

I am looking at this one for a 40 liter tank? would this be ok for a high-tech planted tank with co2? how good is the light really? I was looking at the TMC tiles but having to add a tile, a controller and the suspension kit is a major no no for a nano tank that cost me only 25£.

Hi again My search for a light unit for this project continues. I found some led units from arcadia's classic strech line. I'm interested In the freshwater CS40F for this tank. Anyone ever heard or used this? Are they any good, the price is not too bad. Apreciate the help. Here's the link...

This looks really interesting.

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I love this tank. It will look wonderful once its fully grown. great videos too.

Really cool scape. Love it. How big is that tank?

I love your setup. Your attention to every detail and the demand for quality has made for a very impressive tank. Now all it needs is a very impressive scape to make it even better. Well done.

The tank is amazing. The discus too. Aquaeden?! I really need to visit this shop in august when I go home for the holidays. I must be one of the few portuguese aquascaping lovers that never been to this shop. The light unit looks really good.

Agree with everything. Been growing plants for some time sucessfully,but never focused on the aquascaping side of it until last year. But my busy life made me give up on large tanks and I currently only keep nano tanks. Your tank shows heavy lush growth with great aquascaping skills.

Great looking tank. I am went for nanos too and I can't say I regret it. Long gone are the long water changes and maintenance hours.Definetely through with 200 liter plus aquascapes. I really like this scape.

I can't believe how beautiful this tank is. How jelous you make me feel and how I just want to take my 240 litre out of storage and try something like this. Well done mate.You definitely have some skills.

Thanks. I am dosing easycarbo but I am not overdosing. So maybe you're right and it was excess co2 in the tank. I've dosed easycarbo with shrimps lots of times and never loss a shrimp before. But it was on a 240 liter tank. This one is just 30 liter though. I feel sorry for the those shrimps...

Thanks. The algae was awesome, unfortunaly I had a bit of a brown algae problem and its all but gone. I really do not think they died because of co2. Easycarbo or the fertilizer are my prime suspects, a pattern emerged of losing shrimps hours after every water change, and the only change was...

The filter is rated for 400 liters per hour. According to the manufacturer its good for tanks up to 60 liters. You can increase or decrease the flow at your wish trough a valve on the filter. I cannot confirm if it gives the exact flow stated, what I can confirm is that for this 30 liter tank is...

Here's an update and the setup of this tank. Tank : 40 cm x 20 cm x 25 cm Filtration : all pond solutions HOB Heater : 25 watts Lighting : 3x 8 watts T5 Hardscape: Landscape rocks Substrate : unipac black sand Fertile soil : Tropica plant growth Fish : 4 Chilli rasboras ( more to be added)...

Thanks.

Hi Last weekend i went to the LFS to buy a new Co2 diffuser and couldn't resist and came out with another tank. I have been planning to get a second nano tank and this was the chance. The tank is a clearseal , not the best of the bunch i have heard but it was really cheap and it will do the...

Thanks. If by tubes you mean light bulbs I am using three T5's 3x8 watts. Thanks. I am loving this one too. The green look on the rocks was left on purpose to make it look natural and older. The hang on back is an allpondsolutions. Not the best of the bunch,but for less than 10£ it does the...

Hi I recently decided to downgrade my scaping. I put my big tanks in storage and turned to the smaller, less time consuming and more affordable nano tanks. More than cheap i wanted to find a way to still keep my scaping despite a more demanding professional and personal life. The tank is a 30...