What 20kg of WOOD does to a SMALL Aquarium?!

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In this video, join us for a mesmerizing journey of creating a breathtaking aquascape using Ironwood in a 60F shallow tank. Follow along as we walk you through the creative process of designing a Cascade-style layout inspired by bonsai trees. From sketching the initial idea to adding plants and fish selection, you'll learn valuable insights and techniques to elevate your aquascaping skills.
Aquarium Setup Date: May 17, 2024.
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AQUARIUM SPECS
AQUARIUM
Green Aqua Opti-White (Clear Glass) Aquarium 60-F - 29 liters, 60x30x16 cm
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Green Aqua Premium aquarium cabinet 60x30x80 cm
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ADA SuperJet ES 600 external filter
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ADA La Plata Sand
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AQUARIUM DECORATION
20kg Iron wood
5kg Petrified wood stone
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AQUATIC PLANTS
1x Bucephalandra sp. 'Green Velvet'
2x Anubias nana 'Bonsai'
3x Bolbitis heteroclita 'Difformis'
3x Bucephalandra pygmea 'Bukit Kelam'
3x Cryptocoryne parva
2x Anubias barteri 'Mini Coin'
1x Hydrocotyle tripartita 'Mini'
3x Elatine hydropiper
5x Vesicularia ferriei 'Weeping'
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FISH
Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Kilifish)
Corydoras sterbai (Sterba's corydoras)
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:57 Hardscape & Layout
07:06 Substrate
09:10 Planting
11:44 Fish Selection
12:38 Outro
13:27 Final Look
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@tamasfekete7302 17 күн бұрын

This tank goes beyond aquascaping… I would call it aquasculpturing! 😉 Spot on! Well done Balázs! 👏🏻 Love this tank! 😍

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Yup, something else than we usually do. It's more like a sculpture, as you said. The goal is to have fun; meanwhile, we're doing it, right? 😃👍

@mickaelrousee3573 17 күн бұрын

Wonderful. Usually, I'm not crazy for flat tanks. But here... You made a HUUUUGE flat thing... And doubled the size of it. Such skills. Congrats!!❤ Thank you for so much inspiring contents.

@mikeinca3762 9 күн бұрын

Balazs does incredible work and his imagination for scaping is amazing! Love the low top tanks like that! Beautiful job Balazs! Thank you for the video and the inspiration!

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for the longtime support, as always, Mike. Cheers!

@DestroyCooperative 17 күн бұрын

I really like this one. I’m a big fan of trying things differently. Sometimes it works and other times it doesn’t. This one really came together to be both interesting and beautiful. ❤

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Yep, we also enjoy these types of experiments. It might look awful at first, but it can turn into something else in the end. I think Balazs had a clear visual appearance in mind which we only saw at the end. Turned out something special 💚😃

@lurklingX 10 күн бұрын

11:39 ok clapping eyes on this tank, i just subbed. WOW. masterful art. i really liked how you are describing what you are doing in the build and with the plants in particular, how they work, what they like, and that material you are placing them on. also the flash over to that nano tank was just SO nice. seeing the plant you were working with that carpeted the bottom.

@Aminal94 17 күн бұрын

Looks awesome! One of my favourites.. interesting selection with the Killifish. I'm too concerned mine would jump out without a lid on, they are notorious for this.. beautiful tank guys!

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

We usually lower the water in those aquariums where we have a chance for it 👍🐠

@SRB1471 4 күн бұрын

The Most relaxing thing is the end clip .....great aquascape👍

@KGAqua 12 күн бұрын

Wow, when it was just the wood hardscape in the tank, I thought it looked kind of ugly. But as soon as the plants and water and fish were put in, it became very beautiful! Looks like you took a piece of the river in a forest and put it in a tank!

@yashtapase3821 17 күн бұрын

We just dont have words to say We are just like this 😲😲😲 Mesmerizing the tank ❤

@danielmartin4995 17 күн бұрын

Well done! Your ‚special tanks‘ are always very entertaining and great and not so often seen on KZfaq. Replay great, love it!

@lurklingX 10 күн бұрын

the hardscape in some ways was reminding me of a curvy backed chinese dragon which was cool. : )

@aaaquascaping9774 17 күн бұрын

It reminds me of a concave of roots form in a pond not a whole in the ground the objective is very well achieved. I think the scapes that are out of ordinary are the ones that are more succesful. The end product of your tank is very nice.

@PNWBonsai 17 күн бұрын

Ohh thats crazy you've been watching Bonsai because I literally just started getting into aquascaping and have been watching a bunch of your videos!

@shlomithardy5734 6 күн бұрын

Beautiful set up. I like the wood . Very dramatic look.

@DonCron 17 күн бұрын

I love it. I was just thinking to myself yesterday that I want to scape a 60f...and it should go out of the aquarium...now I know, there is no overkill :)

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Absolutely not! 😂 Sometimes, it is fun to experiment with new things. This is the lovely part of our hobby.

@amysoucy8369 15 күн бұрын

The wood structure looks like a sea dragon- epic!

@MegGreeneSmith 17 күн бұрын

Wow, this is beautiful!

@kjeld9822 17 күн бұрын

I have had the pleasure to see this tank in person a few weeks ago, amazing! I happen to have the same aquarium size and it gave me lots of inspiration! Also it was very nice meeting you guys! Thanks a lot and keep up the good work! Greetings from the Netherlands

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Hey, thanks so much for your visit! 😃 Glad to hear you had a chance to see this in person and had a little talk with some of the members.💚🇳🇱

@wmahicks 17 күн бұрын

It always makes me smile when you refer to glue that is drying as “healing” vs “curing.” Unsure if it’s intentional or not (we would say the glue is “curing”), but I like the idea of gluing the wood together, and therefore you are “healing” it. Intentional or not, it’s the perfect use of not quite the right word. 😊

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

LOL, thanks so much, I learn something every day. Curing it is from now on, just watch! :D

@Larsonthebeach 14 күн бұрын

Really a creative layout - looks awesome, I love it!

@Miniteich_Kröte 16 күн бұрын

WOW 😲 , monumental ! Hits it on the Nail 👍 Just love it !!! 🤩 Greetings Team 🐸

@susancyta 16 күн бұрын

this is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

@vishalbhosale9213 17 күн бұрын

Stunning ❤❤❤u all r great 👍👍

@Bruegge01 17 күн бұрын

Beau_ti_ful 🤗

@gregwilson5910 16 күн бұрын

This would have to be one of my favorites, such a small tank with such an epic design.

@AquascapingLiverpool 17 күн бұрын

One of your best scapes mate 👌🏼

@Davidova 17 күн бұрын

I love unusual tanks, you great artist. Thanks for sharing

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for your support 💚👍

@georg4599 17 күн бұрын

Wow what a nice style ❤

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

🙏🙂☀️

@frankvermeulen4621 17 күн бұрын

Exceptional (and outragious 😆) use of wood. Also, very sensible choice of fish. I like it! 👍

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

💚🙏

@stigblue 17 күн бұрын

Wow Balasz. That's actually an amazing looking paludarium. Well done!!!

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

A bit funky but hey! Looks good in the showroom in person 😃👍

@mayremarichal2018 17 күн бұрын

Amazing..!!! ❤

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

😃👍

@TheAquaiumBridge 17 күн бұрын

Stunning work love it bud far play

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Yup was 100% fun to make it 😃

@ericcruz9844 16 күн бұрын

Awsome 😍😍😍 i love it

@GreenAquaShop 16 күн бұрын

🥰💚

@TheRealTMar 16 күн бұрын

This one is giving my inspiration for the rescape of my Dennerle 35 L scaper tank.

@GreenAquaShop 16 күн бұрын

Cool! Pls share it later! 😃👍

@philipwilliams2229 17 күн бұрын

I love it! I also deeply miss my coryadoras. I think they are my fav.

@davormitevski 16 күн бұрын

easily one of your best Balazs, Bravo

@GreenAquaShop 16 күн бұрын

🙏😃👍

@mykalay1761 17 күн бұрын

Very very beautiful thank you😍😄

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

🙏🙂

@craigquinn8225 17 күн бұрын

it epic. one of the best I've seen 👌

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for your words 👍

@lurklingX 10 күн бұрын

oh good!!! as soon as you said fish swimming at the top i was hoping for kilifish! :D

@pattykake7195 Күн бұрын

Beautiful…but shocking jumpers..

@jenpink4298 17 күн бұрын

Absolutely crazy and amazingly beautiful! First glance it reads more like a sculpture than an aquarium. I love it! 😍

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Hey Jen, thanks for your words. It is definitely more on the sculpture side. Was a nice experience to do something different this time 💚😃

@jenpink4298 16 күн бұрын

@@GreenAquaShop It’s stunning 🤩

@Ankescapes 17 күн бұрын

What crazy shaped ironwood is this! Does anyone else see a dragon's head on the left? This hardscape could only have done by Balazs, crazy and genious! 😅

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

🤪😂 Thanks guys for your words. Dragon, snake, or a giant spider? Luckily, it is not moving! 😂👍

@user-tb1jy7rr9e 17 күн бұрын

Great tank🎉🎉🎉

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

👍🙂

@stanislavlendiel4982 17 күн бұрын

🐠❤❤❤🐠Nice job🐠❤❤❤🐠

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

💚😃

@ultimatefishkeeping 17 күн бұрын

I really like this design. The scape is Absolutely Phenomenal. Awesome job. Well done, Sir. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and your words 👍🐠😃

@ultimatefishkeeping 17 күн бұрын

@@GreenAquaShop My pleasure, Sir. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️

@rameezabdulsamadkhopatkar1575 17 күн бұрын

I really like this tank❤❤❤ The look like a unicorn 🦄

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

I already hear the horse sound next to it 😂👍💚

@rameezabdulsamadkhopatkar1575 17 күн бұрын

@@GreenAquaShop 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

@bigben8369 14 күн бұрын

I absolutely love what you have done with the wood, and how it takes over the aquarium. It's a fantastic scape and really inspiring. (I would have chosen a smaller kind of Corydoras tho.)

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

Yeah, they were trying to convince me to do that in Green Aqua, but I decided to go for these anyway. :)

@ellocodelospeces 17 күн бұрын

mizube de verdad! congrats!

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

🙏😃

@Lindonedhel 17 күн бұрын

Wonderful... though I actually thought it was going to have some hanging plants like the bonsai 😅

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

😃👍🌴

@nlong5901 16 күн бұрын

12:10 its look like Pegasus ?? So beautiful !!!

@efulga 17 күн бұрын

Gotta say these shallow tanks with oversized hardscape look amazing and I think are more popular than ever! Only think that was a little off for me was the use of sterbai which grow to 6-7 cm and to me they have the effect of making the tank look small. Dwarf corys instead would have been a better choice, tank would sustain a larger group of them and would make the tank look bigger than it really is. Also how are those killifish not jumping out ? :))

@largeanimal-r4c 17 күн бұрын

Love to see someone challenging the norm of scale and the design does work, yes....but... For me, I think just a bigger shallow tank would have under--burdened the scale of the small shallow vs the use of thick wood inside and outside the tank.

@Save.The.Manuals 17 күн бұрын

Epic

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

😃👍

@MrHellsChaos 14 күн бұрын

Really beautiful! But don't the roots suck the water out of the aquarium through capillary action?

@eddiegyt5978 17 күн бұрын

i love the concept, like octopus crawling out of the box, will it be good adding plants with red and orange colours in the bottom

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Hey, thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it 👍💚

@MySupra86 17 күн бұрын

It's a crazy build and looking awesome. One question Balazs, does the top wood gets dusty always? meaning we need to clean it often?

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Thank you! The dirtiness on the wood depends on the location where you have your tank. This is a clean environment here at GA, so it's not much of an issue. But if you have the aquarium in a garage, it could be an issue.

@OSTOwnage 13 күн бұрын

Mesmerizing! I have a question though. Won’t the Epiplatys Annulatus jump out of the tank?

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

There is a threat of that, yeah, we try not to fill up the water that much, so far so good. But not sure this would be something that should be done by you.

@terrywilliams5810 17 күн бұрын

Now that's what I call :: thinking outside of the box 😅

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

🤪😂

@stoneysscapes7544 17 күн бұрын

Hello Balazs , I was wondering if you have ever heard this approach before for creating a aquascpe using a lot of driftwood. The way I heard it explained is to try to get the most pieces in the tank , and then if you can see if something has.....? I was thinking that you would be better than me to find the best way to end the sentence . If i had to guess you have heard of this before and Mr. Amano is the one.

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

Flow?

@redamesky264 17 күн бұрын

Cool looking tank! Is it a good idea to use clown kilifish in an open top aquarium? They are jumpers so I’m curious about your opinion 🤔

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

They are sometimes, but that is why we lowered the water here a bit

@ChrisJones-rj8dd 17 күн бұрын

Balazs your killing me cutting hardwood with a hack saw 😊 Try a Japanese crosscut pull saw. Day and night difference. Great videos by the way 👌🏻👌🏻

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

We also have a motorized tool, but even when Balazs has to jump on something, he does it even with a screwdriver if that is the only tool available right next to him 😂 I suppose we should get him a Japanese saw. 😃👍

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, brother, just bought a Japanese saw, I'll give credit to you. :)

@ChrisJones-rj8dd 8 күн бұрын

👌🏻👌🏻 Thanks mate. That’s good to hear, it will make your life easier for sure…

@michaelmendonca8506 17 күн бұрын

Super cool tank, in my opinion it needs more tank, looks a little jammed. But still looks great

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Next time we will do more water part for sure 💚 Thanks for watching 👍

@aimzjane3548 12 күн бұрын

What glue do you recommend?

@YourFavoriteNewb 16 күн бұрын

Just curious as I'm currently constructing a tank - why no base layer under the amazonia in this build? Is it related to the plant choice?

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

Yes, I knew I will not use plants with strong root structure that would require that.

@KK_SHRMP 17 күн бұрын

Mega

@naanVimalSarminra 13 күн бұрын

Talk about algae sterilizer pls

@gracebromfield9070 17 күн бұрын

At the beginning I thought Balasz had lost his mind. At the end I thought "This guy is a genius!!!"😂

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

LOL, now you understand what we feel sometimes 😂 But most of the time, these improvised setups turn out something great, which we enjoy here at GA 👍😃🐠

@wh0tube 17 күн бұрын

Does the wood on the right side not syphon the water out of the tank? 😁 its beautiful though, and much better than my idea of a tank made of solid wood panels with blown glass rods as decoration.

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

The wood is not soft; otherwise, it could happen.😃👍

@jjaquariums 10 күн бұрын

A atomizer somehow coming from top i think would take that tank to a new level to

@mycrowphone5259 10 күн бұрын

Would the wood if it could? become a boggy loggy, full and soggy and drip drip drip from the low low tip. A wet wooden python acting like a syphon? Very cool looking scape, love your work.

@andrewwozniak9899 16 күн бұрын

How many “Freedom Eagles” is 30 liters?

@GreenAquaShop 16 күн бұрын

It is around 8 gal, mate!🇺🇸😅

@andrewwozniak9899 16 күн бұрын

@@GreenAquaShop Whoa, didn’t expect you to reply! Beautiful tanks Brother, always enjoy watching you work!

@raffa0088 17 күн бұрын

I don't belive ! How the aquarium didn't burst from that wood ? Have you ever had this situation ?

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Never had this. The point is to level out the aquariums perfectly and use the glass thick enough for the job. It looks like all the wood is sitting on the glass edge, but most of it is sitting on the lower glass with its weight. 👍

@kento7899 17 күн бұрын

Wow, there's only like four gallons of water in there with the hardscape. That's a pretty small volume of water.

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Yup it is more like a sculpture 👍

@hakkcengiz7925 17 күн бұрын

100-50-35 tank sıg tank mıdır acaba😍🤔

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

60x30x16cm all details in the desc 👍

@Fynxl Күн бұрын

u should Swap the sterbai against habrosus, pymeus or hastatus, i think ... sterbais are to big

@LushSaltyAquariums 17 күн бұрын

THAT. IS. WOOD.

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

It is! 😂

@_storm4963 16 күн бұрын

what happened to the discord server?

@GreenAquaShop 9 күн бұрын

We did not have time to supervise it, so we had to close it down, sadly.

@_storm4963 2 күн бұрын

@@GreenAquaShop oh :(

@mnlitan65 17 күн бұрын

Your coffee cup moor bigger than your 60-F😅😅

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

100% Still feels small sometimes 😂

@leoantonio 17 күн бұрын

That looks ridiculous.

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

It is! But was a nice experiment for sure. 😃

@pechome5446 17 күн бұрын

Hopefully you can add a few small air plants to this semi-terrarium tank. And as always, I really like your voice.

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Great idea, will see what we can do. Thanks so much for your feedback 👍🙂

@PedroMoreira_1974 17 күн бұрын

I've found some glass in the middle of that wood :)

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

🤪👍

@thefullstop23 17 күн бұрын

Once I say what it looks like, it will stick in your head forever... it looks like a SEAHORSE. But I absolutely love this build!

@GreenAquaShop 17 күн бұрын

Now i can't get out of my head 🤪👍Thanks for watching 💚