+ichisuke 03 thanks, it would be an honor and dream come true! He was the reason why I got into this hobby! Amano!! The aquarium master!!

+KrispyAquascape haha, I learned that trick from Amano. Though his tanks are usually a lot thicker. I just risk it and always have. Just make sure that the rocks are flat and solid and hope that no sharp points are digging into the glass. You can always add a sheet of corrugated plastic to the bottom of the tank to help out, or use lava rubble, or egg crate. Thanks for watching man, and glad to see you're still around. Peace

+Glen Hawkins (GuppyGuy) thanks Glen! Any new fry hatching out all over your house? haha

Anno Holic thanks!! glad you like it

+yaoming yen haha, now that's what I am talking about!

Thank you for watching!

+TWK Aquascaping Thanks broseph! Added some more shiz to the tank and helped the depth.

+Laura Wrenn Thanks Laura. Is looking pretty sweet at the moment. Added some more sand to the trails and helped with depth and the plants are really starting to fill in.

+meeiuAQUASCAPE Thanks

+Brian's Fish Tanks Thanks B, how is the new scape going?

+Obi1Ken0bi Thanks, glad you like it. I added a few rocks to the back, and it helped add a little more depth.

+Sean Williams hahaa, you are too busy with school!? me too! Thanks man, I added some more sand to the trails and canyon and it added a lot more depth, the tank is looking very nice at the moment.

+Ivory Queen thanks

Jurassics thanks! I am glad you enjoyed it.

+Emmit Stewart thanks

thanks! Hopefully I can move soon because afterwards I am going to start making videos again and set up another aquarium!

@@ADUAquascaping This is tremendous news to me.

+carlmelo Thanks man, glad someone commented on that part of the video. My nephew really liked it too. Thanks for watching.

+colinbarsby Thanks man, right now it is doing better now that I added more sand to the trails and the plants are really taking off. And thanks for watching!!

+MASS Aquariums Thanks man.

+Fish Tales thanks, yes it take patience and anyone can do it with practice. My first planted tank was very poor compared to this one.

si es muy bonito!!! Que musgo será el que forra las rocas del acuario? en inglés no lo se escribir i no se que variedad de musgo es? gracias de antemano un saludo! !!!!!

+Alberto Medina Thanks, yes it takes a lot of dedication. But anyone can do it!

+Josep Mª Moreno The moss is (Riccardia chamedryfolia), it is actually a Liverwort plants. The common name is (Mini Pellia). Thanks for watching.

Haha thanks! It was very fun to build. And very Japanese!

+Glass Canvas Aquascape Thanks man. Yeah get a slider you will love it! The tank was 2 weeks old when I shot the video. I planted the Riccardia pretty heavily, but that being said some of it does die from the super glue. Thanks for watching!

+Ignace Sanches Thanks, I will hold off on it for now. It will transform to look more like the lava fields of Iceland. We will just have to wait and see how it turns out. The Monte Carlo will start to cover up more of the sand, which it is already starting to do. Thanks for watching.

Florentino John Tecson thanks! This was a pretty fun tank to scape and easy to care for as well.

ADU Aquascaping i like this kind of set up and the plant are less hassle to care

ADU Aquascaping how many months this tank has been stable sir?

This tank is no longer running. I had it up for about 6 months before I took it down, because I had to move to a new apartment.

+AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac Thanks man, we will just have to wait and see how it turns out. Already the Monte Carlo is staring ti creep into the sand, so it will cover more of the sand as time goes on and of course the Riccardia will get really big and create big green domes everywhere. It is eventually supposed to look like the lava fields of Iceland. And it is also supposed to look like a solid rock that was broken into three pieces. I am calling it, "The One Who Became Three". I added a few more rocks to the back left side of the canyon, which added more depth. With this layout I don't think it is necessarily a good thing to be able to see the horizon line. Once I cover up the horizon line it adds more depth. Crazy because some tanks have a lot of depth with the horizon line incorporated into the layout. Either way, this scape isn't supposed to be scaled way way out like some massive mountain scene. It is more like a 100-200 foot tall hill or cliff face for example. Yeah the maintenance with the mosses and all of the rocks is crazy. Just have to wave my hand everywhere and catch everything that I can into the net. I am running it just the same as the last tank- high light, 2bps CO2, and minimally dosing the water column. Thanks for watching man.

+jeremiemcd Yeah the wood was a distraction.

+jeremiemcd Yeah it is way better now. Replaced it with aged brown wood, which is more subtle. Eventually it is supposed to look like the lava fields of Iceland, so it will get real round, soft and green. The canyon will become more narrow, which should add more depth, and the Monte Carlo will cover more of the sand. I also added some more rock to the back left corner of the canyon and it added more depth. It isn't supposed to be a scaled out massive mountain scene, rather 100-200ft tall hills and canyons for example. I found hiding the horizon line in this scape helped add more depth and mystery. It is also supposed to look like a big rock that has been broken into three. I am calling it, "The one who became three". Thanks for watching.

+Eric Afyouni Yeah it is way better now. Replaced it with aged brown wood, which is more subtle. Eventually it is supposed to look like the lava fields of Iceland, so it will get real round, soft and green. The canyon will become more narrow, which should add more depth, and the Monte Carlo will cover more of the sand. I also added some more rock to the back left corner of the canyon and it added more depth. It isn't supposed to be a scaled out massive mountain scene, rather 100-200ft tall hills and canyons for example. I found hiding the horizon line in this scape helped add more depth and mystery. It is also supposed to look like a big rock that has been broken into three. I am calling it, "The one who became three". Thanks for watching. The lights have really nice color rendering. I mean really nice. Better than any LED I have used or seen out on the market...

+shizdank haha, they were generous to send me two! I love working with AquaticLife, you know I do man.

+MarineLifeDrew I just take my time, but lava rock sticks together a lot easier than other rocks, so it helps to use lava when doing something like this.

+ADU Aquascaping Oh ok, yea i will remember that thanks!

thank you!

+Jurassics Just people who are naturally repelled by my energy.

thank you! I talk about my equipment a lot in the 10 quick tip series

+agusta putra it does like higher light, but it can be grown in low tech tanks, it just takes longer. And it is one of the slowest growing plants out there.

it is Riccardia, also known as Mini Pellia

Can it grown on driftwood without soil and substrate?

yeah

+MasterBuster I am using AquaticLife Halo LEDs. I run my lighting based off of PAR readings, and not so much watts per liter. Right now I am running two fixtures at 75% power, which would be around 65 watts per light over a 151 liter tank, but the lights are at over 24" above the substrate of the aquarium. PAR is over 100 even at 24"+ above the substrate. I just glue them on using cyanoacrylate super glue gel. It seems to do the job quite well. And I am dosing fertilizers minimally to the water column, and not using any soil. Just the sand. Just slow down and enjoy the effect. A few people said they loved those scenes including my nephew. :) Thanks for watching.

+BolivianFishKeeper I thought about what you said and added more Monte to the front, and more sand to the trails, and more rock to the canyon so the horizon line disappears. All really helped add more depth to the tank. Thanks for the input. Yes you personally helped inspire me now go buy yourself a new fish.

+Ray Lee Maybe because I have so many. They are still pretty young.

Ok cool thanks

I am using Aquatic Life Halo LEDs. Expensive, but work really well. Can also try using two Finnex Planted+ 24/7 fixtures. They work well too.

+Kurt-Eric Wurzbacher Thanks, haha! You may not like the end result. You will just have to wait and see... It will really get green and have a lot of green domes everywhere. It is supposed to be like the lava fields of Iceland. And the Monte Carlo will cover up more of the sand. It will be fun to watch it transform. Hold your applause until then... :) Cheers.

+ADU Aquascaping I think I'm just jealous of the dragon stone. :D After watching this a couple times and looking at some photos of the lava fields. It has changed my opinion. I'm looking forward to the Progress

+Quantum Aquatic It is Mini Pellia, a great liverwort plant.

hahah, they are little Neon Tetras! haha. Well some people really like how it looks like a cartoon, or video game when out of focus. Like Maya program for 3D effects. Thanks for watching.

I noticed the neon tetras. I was referring to the glowing air bubbles in the moss ;) Or at least they appear to be lit bubbles trapped in the moss

+Agnar Áskelsson oh yeah that is just Oxygen from the plants

+Larsen T. I am using two AquaticLife Halo LEDs, which have superb color rendering and are less expensive than all other high-end models that I have seen... May not be as attractive, but the color rendering is really nice. I have no nutrient based substrate in this current scape. I am only using a mixture of ADA La Plata and Colorado sands. And minimally dosing the water column with DIY ferts and Aquavitro- I only use this line because I won a bunch of bottles. After they run out I am going back to all DIY fertilizer solutions, which I only minimally dose to the water column. I usually use Marfied Controsoil Aquasoil, but as of now they recently pulled their Aquasoil from Amazon and their website is down. I don't know what is going on, but I hope they start selling in the US again.

+Wilson Chu I am using two AquaticLife Halo LEDs. They have a potentiometer so you can adjust the color spectrum and temp. The best part is they have very nice color rendering. Better color rendering than any LED I have used or seen out on the market... Thanks for watching.

+ADU Aquascaping Thanks for the reply. Have a great week!

+The AmateurAquarist haha, yes! I have only two left from my once large colony. They jump the tank often. I love them, but for now have switched to Neons. Green Fires can be pretty expensive.

+ADU Aquascaping Defintely, sucks about those guys jumping they're beautiful, but expensive like you said. I Planned to have a school of them in my future aquascape, but if they jump guess I'll have to go with bororas maculatus.

+The AmateurAquarist I would, they just jump too much.

+Giorgos Tsagos Two AquaticLife Halo LEDs.

+Alec K AquaticLife Halo LEDs, they have really great color rendering.

Willem Post 36"x18"x17" 40 gallon. thanks for watching!

Дмитрий Сиренко well there is very little algae in this tank. I dosed nitrate and phosphate regularly. If plants are healthy than algae will subside. Focus in growing plants not on the algae itself

I understood! But what concentrations (ppm) of nitrates and phosphates do you support? I have a bottom in green algae! Maybe because of the fact that a lot of silt?

Дмитрий Сиренко yes it could be from your high organics in the water. Try to reduce detritus in your aquarium. I do not set specific levels or monitor levels of nutrients because dosing methods are arbitrary. For example, I dose similar to PPS Pro method, which is minimal dosing daily. Check out the dosing calculator at rotalabutterfly.com for more information on PPS Pro dosing method.

Дмитрий Сиренко Спасибо за просмотр, хорошего дня.

Thank You! Your aquarium is amazing!

+Ace Purity Thanks, for now I may hold off on adding anything else. It is supposed to turn out to look like the Lava fields of Iceland. We will just have to wait and see how it turns out. It will transform and I will make adjustments here and there. Thanks for the input and for watching.

+Aquascape Indonesia it is riccardia (Mini Pellia) a type of liverwort. Thanks for watching.

no, this was a low tech tank. Easy to grow low maintenance plants.

that's was incredible, thanks.

+JR Galore neon tetras, green fire tetras, bumble bee gobies, amano shrimp, Garra fish, SAEs. and a female orange blaze cockatoo cichlid.

@@ADUAquascaping I just got the notif for this comment from 7 years ago. Time flies!

I was hearting all of the comments because in the past we used to not have the feature haha. It sure does!

+Streetmopper1 Green fire tetra

+ADU Aquascaping thanks :-)

+Jason Stroman keep going man, just stay crazy, My first tank was the dumbest planted aquarium on the planet and looked nothing like this. Thanks for watching, the tank is looking very nice at the moment and added some more sand to the trails to add more depth. Peace

+Squirles G it is a female Orange Blaze apisto cockatoo

Bryan Angel A female orange blaze cockatoo Cichlid.

Thanks, awesome looking tank. congrats

+Quantum Aquatic keep going and you will. My first planted tank was the dumbest tank on the planet!! haha

+Tropical Tank UK Thanks. Wait until if fully matures! your mind will explode. I will check it out! Thanks for watching.

Oh patience is a virtue, so practice it

mini pellia!

Дима Демин Riccardia! liverworts