Creating a Huge Planted Aquarium with Driftwood

Creating a Huge Planted Aquarium with Driftwood | Part Two - Planting & Tips

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Discover the art of planting in a large-scale nature aquarium! In this second installment of our series, we dive into the detailed process of planting a 170+ gallon nature aquarium. Thanks to Tropica for supplying an array of stunning and healthy plants, we're ready to transform this spacious tank into a vibrant aquatic ecosystem.
Join us as Viktor navigates the intricacies of working with various plants, including Eleocharis parvula, Hemianthus ‘Cuba’ and Monte Carlo. We discuss essential topics like CO2 requirements, plant positioning, and common issues like algae and melting. Learn how different plants like Cryptocoryne parva and Anubias enhance various sections of the aquarium.
This episode is not just about planting but also about understanding the ecosystem within a large tank. From foreground planning with smaller plants to creating a stunning background tapestry, we cover every step. Plus, don't miss out on our fish selection process for this unique setup!
Stay tuned for our b-roll images, showcasing the tank with fish gaining color and adapting to their new home. We'd love to hear your thoughts on our fish combination and any other suggestions you have. Remember to like, comment, and subscribe for more aquascaping adventures!
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• Creating a Huge Plante...
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AQUARIUM SPECS
AQUARIUM
Green Aqua Rimless Opti-White glass tank, 180 x 60 x 60 cm (71 x 23.6 x 23.6 in) - 650 liter (172 gal)
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AQUARIUM FILTRATION
EHEIM professionel 5e 600T
EHEIM professionel 5e 700
EHEIM reeflexUV+e 800
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AQUARIUM LIGHTING
3x ADA Solar RGB - LED Lights
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CO2
Pressurized CO2 system with a custom External CO2 Reactor
EHEIM pHcontrol+e set
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SUBSTRATE
ADA Power Sand Advance L
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia
ADA La Plata Sand
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AQUARIUM DECORATION
30kg Iron wood
10kg Wild Rhino stone
50kg Frodo stone
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TROPICA AQUATIC PLANTS
19x Micranthemum callitrichoides 'Cuba'
7x Micranthemum sp. 'Monte Carlo'
10x Anubias sp. 'Mini Coin'
15x Anubias sp. 'Petite'
15x Eleocharis pusilla
5x Eleocharis acicularis
5x Rotala wallichi
10x Rotala 'Vietnam' H'ra
10x Rotala rotundifolia
6x Cryptocoryne parva
9x Cryptocoryne albida 'Brown'
5x Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii'
5x Bacopa caroliniana
5x Gratiola viscidula
5x Myriophyllum mattogrossense
4x Hygrophila pinnatifida
4x Juncus repens
5x Blyxa japonica
5x Helanthium tenellum 'Green'
9x Vesicularia dubyana 'Christmas'
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FISH
Notropis chrosomus (Rainbow shiner)
Puntius titteya (Cherry barb)
Desmopuntius pentazona (Five Banded Barb)
Corydoras aeneus sp. 'Orange Venezuela'
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:57 Plans & Discussing the Hardscape
01:59 Planting
10:39 Let's Introduce the FISH
13:33 Outro
14:05 Final Look
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@mrusil 3 күн бұрын

This is one of the best videos. Because you show everything, from the plants to the fish selection. I miss that in many videos. The highlight is more than 3 minutes of the final look. This is how I like to watch your videos

@srijithps 6 ай бұрын

Great work! (as usual from Green Aqua team). Please try to add part 3, with the maintenance session of this tank after a month, with plant trimming, caring and adjusting the new fully computerized pH and dozing systems etc.. because your videos are filmed (comparatively) with great care, great lighting, “neat” , vibrant, which overall makes it really soothing to watch, get highly inspired and improve hobbyists Worldwide. Special thanks to Ballaz, Vic and Tommy

@frankvermeulen4621 6 ай бұрын

Tank, equipment, hardscape, plants and fish; everything about this tank is spectacular! 👍👍👍

@Ankescapes 2 ай бұрын

This tank is one of my favourite because of the massive wood-scape 🤩 the fish choice fits perfectly. I would also have loved to see diamond rainbow fish and blue eyes in there.

@TheHarish17 6 ай бұрын

The fish combination is really great, it will pull the interest of the person looking at it with more curiosity.

@aquascapebarendrecht946 6 ай бұрын

Really love this tank. The silence it breaths, the total compesition is flowing and feeling so natural and spiritual

@johnnydubbsaquascaping 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome work, this tank is stunning 😀 I like the fish selection especially the cherry barbs as they will continue to become brighter orange. Who does not love some cherry barbs 😀😀

@ultimatefishkeeping 6 ай бұрын

That is art at it's best. You have done a phenomenal job, Aquascaping that gorgeous Aquarium, as it is perfectly balanced with the selection of plants and the wood placement. The only thing I would introduce is a nice school of Corry Dora and Cherry Shrimps. Like 312 is now up to say thankyou very much for taking the time to produce this content to share with us viewers the work of an Aquascape Artist. P.S. the comment is not worthy to be pinned. 👍🏼🙂👍🏼❤️

@fusefoes9000 6 ай бұрын

Awesome work guys. Hope you’ll do an cinematics in a few months when the tank is at its peak.

@cseperegazesolefolyikazarcomon 2 ай бұрын

Stunning! ✨

@MassiveReactive 6 ай бұрын

I think the fish selection was perfect.

@treysimmons2179 6 ай бұрын

Such a great video! Bravo on the tank and the fish choices. I'm glad to see rainbow shiners, I feel like they get under appreciated. Balazs, you have such a peaceful and fun nature and it comes through in your videos. Thank you for sharing your builds and art with us. Just like listening to George Farmer calmly and quietly discuss the therapeutic nature of aquascaping while he does maintenance, I finish your videos feeling more at peace and optimistic. Deeply, thank you for sharing.

@ananthiafantasy2993 6 ай бұрын

What a joy to watch your creative process and seamless team work! Can't recall seeing you guys do a dutch tank, though... how about that for a next challenge? ;-)

@danielpfister866 6 ай бұрын

A really nice work 🎉🎉 - I like the dark of the wood with the green in front and back.... and soon some redish colours too 🤩🤩

@stuartreed37 6 ай бұрын

So cool to see Rainbow Shiners! ❤️

@tttaisuk6623 6 ай бұрын

Best aquarium so far for watching this channel for these years.

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the longtime support! You are great, please comment more often. LOL.

@ssas98 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful tank. I have a 180 gallon tank and I'm adding more driftwood as well. My plants are growing like crazy after 3 years. My 20lbs CO2 tank only lasts for 2 months now 😮

@alvarodelgado2172 6 ай бұрын

Siempre es una inspiración 💯

@frankeyjones.aquascaping 6 ай бұрын

Amazing tank guys! Really love this one🔥

@francisaquascapingaquascap3863 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@hanudinibrahim2527 6 ай бұрын

Beautifull and stunning

@dzkotabharu8196 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful

@aquascapeangelfish 6 ай бұрын

Magnifique plantes

@priyankardas2668 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed it a lot..one of the best builds i have seen

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks! 🙏

@vukelicdavor8718 6 ай бұрын

brutal setup, excellent selection and setup of plants, what can I say except a big BRAVO for you, you passed the game

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@svetoslavvasilev3282 6 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to do a new shop tour just to check out how the different aquarums have developed. A few weeks later is still not the final result. This aquairum will be even nicer when the H'ra shows in the back. :)

@jeroenhummel483 6 ай бұрын

Wow!

@Natquascape 6 ай бұрын

This is so so awsome!

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

🙏💚

@matthagan4854 6 ай бұрын

Great video as always and love the different editing on this one. Flash featuring the hardware was a cool idea!

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

These guys. In the Studio. Super talented. 💚

@PaulZyCZ 6 ай бұрын

Newly setup, but it looks great already!

@MG-ie6se 6 ай бұрын

WOW 😮

@BradK02 6 ай бұрын

Love it.

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Brad! 🙏

@richardward4823 6 ай бұрын

Green aqua have made me think about breaking down my 2000 ltr reef tank. I’ve been subscribed for a year and love the videos

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the longtime support, there are many who in aquascaping who come from marine tanks.

@racereadypowerhouse 6 ай бұрын

$5000 of excellence 🏆

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Also, it's not about the money. LOL.

@AssassinZunaid 6 ай бұрын

Checked 3 times before, 4th time wallaaa here green aqua uploaded their new video ❤❤

@martinwelters370 6 ай бұрын

Amano would be proud.

@suvinuoska 6 ай бұрын

Re: fish selection: during the B-roll I thought at some point that in addition to the fish you introduced by name, some cories would be perfect, and then lo and behold, the B-roll featured a few cories too, so no notes :D

@thierryfelix7796 6 ай бұрын

Nice team! One of the beautifull scape you did. I do love the every thing: plants and fish. Blyxa japonica + pinnatifida turning red with the rotala H'ra contrasting with the rotala green and the montecarlo will be very interesting. Thank you so much for that creation.

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

You are welcome, thanks for watching.

@JPYJrecords 6 ай бұрын

Les quedo increible increible el acuario, yo tal vez hubiera metido unos Melanotaenia boesemani. Pero aun asi esta genial el acuario

@TiborJanosiMozes 6 ай бұрын

Fenomenal! Üdv Andalúziából!

@estebanpereira1131 6 ай бұрын

Love this tank! You should make a video of an update on the recent tanks so we can see them developed 🙏😬

@GreenRiver.aquascapes 6 ай бұрын

Love your job, I'll try it in my KZfaq channel

@liaml9992 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic l 😍

@michaelstraver 6 ай бұрын

wow..this one is very nice guys..it gives me some motivation for my own take who is doing dark start now (200x60x55) big one..question..do you guys have glued the moss on the wood? or used silicone? i want to use it also on mij hardscaoe..thanks guys..love this green aqua stuff every week

@PianoKoen 6 ай бұрын

Amazing scape! Btw, I think the image on the right side at 4:46 is not the correct image, it doesn't look like Cuba

@IndoorEcosystem 6 ай бұрын

This one gave me IAPLC vibes. I would have had a really big school of Ember Tetras with the cherry barbs. They seem to interact with eachother really well from my experience. But the shiners ae a nice different touch!

@irhassamudra8618 6 ай бұрын

Great scape like always! Maybe you need Ludwigia super red or alternanthera reiniki mini in the midground to give a little red accent

@aquajerd2377 6 ай бұрын

Very nice work, in my opinion a narrow microsorium may be too heavy, especially in the left and foreground. IMO... a "mini" microsotium trident would look more interesting.

@-AndrewR 6 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@sanmaygangopadhyayclass8cr227 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video one more! Can you please suggest whether to use nymphoides Taiwan as an epiphyte or not. From India !

@pritampaswanyt 6 ай бұрын

😌 amazing aquascape. A little bit of red plants could have enhance the beauty even more. I'm a little worried about those tiger berbs, may get aggressive towards other fishes

@rezkifabilla-lw2dr 6 ай бұрын

Since Balazs not saying it, I will pronounce it for you guyss! WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD OF AQUASCAPING!

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

What? Did I forget? LOL.

@rezkifabilla-lw2dr 6 ай бұрын

@@GreenAquaShopLOL, I believe you just did it for the first part of this series video, and I bet Ill sayy it to the audiencee here again on part 3 video 🤣 I mean if you have part 3 and part 4 and part whatever, i will steal it from you😂

@abielmanchego2270 6 ай бұрын

Maybe you should make In the second video. Red cabomba Those plants and red plants tank.

@hanmalboro1307 6 ай бұрын

Nice! What beneficial bacteria do you add ?

@Davidova 6 ай бұрын

The choice of fish is super, but who will be at the bottom? maybe you will like Tateurndina ocellicauda? very unpretentious peaceful fish

@tharindudjayasuriya2180 2 ай бұрын

We don't have a lot of resources to build a plant tank like this and we don't have good colati plants I most like green aqua ❣️

@GreenAquaShop 2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Maybe these resources are not available. Maybe it is just too expensive to buy in your country. 2nd hand, forum swap could work in some cases to save on the costs. Thanks for the support and for watching from such a distance 💚

@danialroslan1531 6 ай бұрын

How do you keep the sand path always clear from aquasoil?

@zaferboran5343 6 ай бұрын

TÜRKÇE ALT YAZI Kullandığın için seni anlıyor ve çalışmalatını ilgi ile izliyorum .Teşekkürler .

@Fox.Men05 6 ай бұрын

Evet çok ögretici kim hobiye başlıcaksa kanalı öneriyorum 😊

@edwardpinner 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful. I see you have added the larger nerite snails - not the horned nerite snails. Do you add anything for the snails? Do you have any problems with the shells and a lack of calcium? If so, any advice to keep the snails healthy and looking good?

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

KH/GH boosters, mainly in this case

@MigHeart68 6 ай бұрын

Very good Scape. Both Fish groups are not my taste. For my taste they have to many contrast to the Scape. But the "five banded Barb" is are great in the Scape.

@dinushanuwan2239 6 ай бұрын

😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👌👌👌

@marcianpetrescu 6 ай бұрын

Hello. What is the thikness of the glass on this tank ? I see there's no reinforcements on the long glass ? Thanks

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

It is 20 mm, if I remember well.

@macieq1127 6 ай бұрын

Nice, but i am missing some plants with bigger leafs , which would make this scape more diverse. cause now all the plants have a very similar leaf shape across the tank

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Good point, but I think it would distort the scale a bit. Maybe we can try to add them later if we think it's appropiate. Thanks for the idea.

@toxiccity97 28 күн бұрын

planting a tank like this is like 2 man surgery haha, imagine having to mist plants before they dry out for 5 hours

@BurtyHaxx 6 ай бұрын

@green aqua & @Balázs Farkas i bought a Oase filtersmart 60 and filled it with seachems matrix, but the flow is bad do you have any idea how to fix this? you did the same setup in a video a while back and seemed to have good flow

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

It should not restrict the flow, normally. Try to take out a little bit of matrix out, so it's not fully filled, just 90% or so. Maybe that helps. But flow problems can be other things too. Hose lenght (shorter is better), the height between the filter top and water surface, clogging of hoses, etc.

@BurtyHaxx 6 ай бұрын

@@GreenAquaShop thank you for the quick reply, i think it maybe a height issue then as the aquarium is only 30cm and the filter is on the same surface as the tank

@tedvoskuil2827 6 ай бұрын

Are those tissue cultures? Don’t you have to acclimate them to the air?

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Nope, not needed. You can plant it right away. 👍

@Riescaper 6 ай бұрын

macnificent duo, like always👍

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

🙏👍

@ChristopherVossArt 6 ай бұрын

5:39 looks like someone got cut! 🩸

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

LOL, it does, but I do not remember if Viktor or I got injured, strange.

@fabioprata9539 6 ай бұрын

The right side is great, the left part I am not so sure, the wood branch floating is to big, it breaks the perspective.

@GreenAquaShop 6 ай бұрын

Let's see how it looks with the plants fully developed. We'll post a cinematic update on this one, and please let us know what you think then. Cheers!