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ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago
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Domonkos Horváth
Domonkos Horváth - 7 years ago
It is my opinion, that the more thought goes into making something appear natural, the more artificial it'll turn out. I can't honestly look at most of the James Findley aquascapes and think "yea, this is nature recreated on a smaller scale", because they aren't. They are nice to look at, but they look artificial. His best works are where he didn't so much as sketch a draft before beginning the scaping.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago
yes that can happen often. It can be hard to make it seem as if it isn't so contrived, yet also be idealized nature because it is art.
John Zimm
John Zimm - 7 years ago
I love watching your videos, thanks. Would it be possible to talk with you via emails? Basically I got approved to set up a tank at the school I work at and I decided to make it a planted tank.... and I have s few beginner questions.
Gene Cundel
Gene Cundel - 7 years ago
Are you formally trained, or self taught. In either case, you have been blessed with an artistic natural ability that can only be improved through training/study. Simply spectacular work. Thanks for posting and explaining your methods.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago
Gene Cundel haha, just a redneck trying to get a science degree. ha. Thanks for watching!
AquaLady 420
AquaLady 420 - 7 years ago
The dragon stone scape, what draws my eyes is the oto on the glass. Lol jk. Good work as always.
AquaLady 420
AquaLady 420 - 7 years ago
ADU Aquascaping wow and it's been what, 2 years?
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago
I still have the Oto believe it or not. haha
hard cheese
hard cheese - 7 years ago
what's the light green creeping plant on top of the rock
Nigel Aquascaping
Nigel Aquascaping - 7 years ago
ADU Aquascaping Can it grow out of soil? Is trimming required?
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 7 years ago
That is Hydro sp. Japan. Great little plant and easy to grow. Can be even grown in low-tech tanks.
G Unit
G Unit - 8 years ago
best tank i've seen so far on the net.
Jerry Ray
Jerry Ray - 8 years ago
yea helped me get an idea thx man
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago
+Jerry Ray Glad it helped you out man. Thanks for watching.
Lillyleaf101Mew
Lillyleaf101Mew - 8 years ago
I absolutely love the first tank set-up! I wonder what all of those plants are... is it freshwater?
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 8 years ago
+Lillyleaf101Mew Thanks, Yes it is freshwater. In one of my previous videos I have a plant list for these plants on screen in the video. Here is a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWOsfuNF5So

Thanks for watching.

10. comment for How To create depth and balance within your aquarium-Aquascaping-Aquascape

sirbreakemstuff
sirbreakemstuff - 9 years ago
hi do you sell any plants?
AquaLady 420
AquaLady 420 - 7 years ago
ADU Aquascaping wow I didn't know u sell plants
sirbreakemstuff
sirbreakemstuff - 9 years ago
hi dave, I tried emailing ya a few days ago. I'd love to get some of that fissidens. thank you so much
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago
hit me up through my email: fishfinaticsdob23@gmail.com
sirbreakemstuff
sirbreakemstuff - 9 years ago
+ADU Aquascaping. Really! that exactly what I'm looking for. how may I buy this moss? I live in Utah as well
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago
+sirbreakemstuff I don't actually sell plants on a consistent basis, but currently I do have some Fissidens fontanus moss available.
turtleman cockatoo
turtleman cockatoo - 9 years ago
hello could some one help me with a issue with my neon tetras they have fin rot and some fungus growth i think but they are not acting any different they are eating like normal but i dont know what has caused it or how to treat it
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago
+turtleman cockatoo Try to get CLOUT medicine and add it to a separate tank.
anthony pope
anthony pope - 9 years ago
Hi mate I want to Aqua scape my 3FT tank it's got gravel substrate could I put some Aqua soil over the top or take out the the gravel
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago
+anthony pope If you are using Aquasoil than you don't need gravel, but if you are using regular dirt than you do need it.
In this tank I was actually using sand, Eco complete and pea gravel. I had no soil and the plants were grown to perfection, so this shows that soil is not always necessary, but it does make it easier for beginners.
Eleo235
Eleo235 - 9 years ago
The problem that I have with a lot of nice-looking aquascapes is that they look more like backdrops than environments for the fish to enjoy. I want my fish to swim through and around and behind plants and objects, not just in front of them.
colinbarsby
colinbarsby - 9 years ago
You are an artist, :-)
Rick Bolster
Rick Bolster - 9 years ago
Hi how's it going. Great videos.
My question to you is.
I'm using co2 for my 80 gal planted tank. After a few weeks ok over a month lol. now its finally established, wasn't easy. But now everything is going good. I have good filtration in the tank, but there is a lot of co2 bubbles on the surface of the tank. Should I put in a air stone to move the water on the surface or buy a wave maker and direct it on the surface, to get rid of the bubbles. Or is that normal.
And your video on clipping your plants was very useful. Especially when someone doesn't have s clue..
Ricky Cooke
Ricky Cooke - 9 years ago
If you use a reactor it disolves roughly 80% of the co2 , with a inline filter chamber diffuser for external or canister filters will get 99% of the co2 dissolved
Rick Bolster
Rick Bolster - 9 years ago
Tks so much
thunderjack1000
thunderjack1000 - 9 years ago
You can use a CO2 reactor this would get rid of any CO2 bubbles in your water and with a reactor you will dissolve 100% of the CO2 and have crystal clear water.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago
+Rick Bolster You can actually get a wavemaker and aim it upward and create some flow to increase O2. Then you can increase your CO2. The two are independent from one another so you want both. If your tank is really well balanced at the moment I wouldn't do anything. Messing with it may cause algae. It is up to you, but increasing the O2 does help. But if you have really good filtration you are probably okay. Thanks for watching.
Quantum Aquatic
Quantum Aquatic - 10 years ago
I heard led doesnt work good with high lighting plants like baby tears, however I seen green rooting ever since I got my led kight from the baby tears plus adding nitrogen carbon and flourish original
Ricky Cooke
Ricky Cooke - 9 years ago
Bildung a bright led lamp can be cheap but its a hassle to find a good metal cover to cool the leds
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
+derek brian They do grow plants. Not all LEDs are created equal. Some brands give off better radiation than others. All are expensive for what you get. I would suggest T5HOs or saving up for a BuildMyLEDs fixture.
Wayne Lively
Wayne Lively - 10 years ago
Beautiful tank, man, but it's not "golden rule" but the golden ratio or golden mean. Great videos. Count me as a fan.
Wayne Lively
Wayne Lively - 10 years ago
+ADU Aquascaping I should have added the info that the golden ratio is about 2:3 or 40/60--close enough. I liked the triangles idea and used it when I redid my 55 today. (Hello from Vegas!)
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
Haha, I know,  I don't know why I kept saying that. I made an annotation at the beginning of the video correcting myself. You may not be able to see it if you viewed the video on a tablet or smart-phone! Thanks for watching man!
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
Check out my latest videos and please subscribe. I have a new series called, Fish Facts, and another one on the way! Thank you for supporting my channel.
craig hale
craig hale - 9 years ago
+ADU Aquascaping Awesome explaination. What are your suggestion for a discus tank. Just trying to put together a list of plants. Or even a link to a video that would be a perfect discus/planted tank.
stan sam
stan sam - 10 years ago
Just wanted to say i  accidentally saw how to prevent algae and subscribed to ur channel straight away. ur plants look real healthy and ur designs are awesome. good job i just love your tank and plants.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
Thanks for the support man. I am glad you enjoy the vids. You have any ideas for something you would like to see?

20. comment for How To create depth and balance within your aquarium-Aquascaping-Aquascape

Ziabis Oh
Ziabis Oh - 10 years ago
Could you take a look and tell me if this is "Right". I really have no clue what I am doing.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/ziabis1/100_8766_zps200992af.jpg
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
I think that most the time you are safest just using river stone because in nature driftwood is usually found with riverbed stone. Soon I am going to set up a driftwood tank and use riverbed stone from the local canyon near my house. Free, colorful and in abundance. The wood is from the canyon as well.
Ziabis Oh
Ziabis Oh - 10 years ago
+ADU Aquascaping  I really have no clue what type of rocks to use, but I was thinking of breaking slate and poking the slate up through the substrate. What is your opinion on that? Slate or rocks? And what type of rocks if you suggest rocks? Hopefully general types of rocks as my pet stores do not at all have any real selection. I was thinking of those rocks you buy at the dollar store but I think they are coated? yes/no?
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
Well it just comes from experience. I meant to say how it mirrors the negative energy of each side. Tall wood, small slope, short side. Short rocks, large slope, long side. Place wood at golden ratio and you are done.
Ziabis Oh
Ziabis Oh - 10 years ago
Oh my yes. You have a knack for explaining things to ME, (not the brightest bulb in the bunch).... you gave me more help then I have received in weeks. Thank you So VERY MUCH.... I love your ideas.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
That driftwood is sweet! All you have to do is
 take the total length of your tank and divide it by 1.6 to get the golden ratio. The number you get, say in inches is where you want to place the object. If you measure from the right side of your tank, starting with one, place your centerpiece at the number you get. 48" tank divided by 1.6 = 30" so I would place my focal point at 30" from either the left side or right side, it doesn't matter which one. Your driftwood is offset so that is good, it looks pretty close to the golden ratio. To get the maximum effect I would slope the right side higher than the left because the left already has the driftwood. You wan to slope both sides, but do the right side higher and it will look more appealing. If you do rocks with driftwood make sure the rocks are smaller than the driftwood. It looks like the driftwood is pretty large, you don't want them to be the same size, if you do a concave look with slopes on each side and sand in the middle, one side should be longer than the other, they shouldn't be the same size or length, make the driftwood side smaller before it touches the sand yet the driftwood is larger, then make the stone side longer until it touches the sand yet the rocks are smaller. See how this creates a nice mirrored effect throughout the scape and the driftwood can be the MAIN focal point placed at the golden ratio. I hope this helps.
Ziabis Oh
Ziabis Oh - 10 years ago
To the right, I want to slope the substrate  up to the back right corner as well as slope the left up to the back left and on the front right area I want to have a sandy beach area and on the back right I want to make a stonehenge look with some slate, but not in the desert sandy area.
msnb1966
msnb1966 - 10 years ago
is it possible to apply this rules to the small tank like 60cm width?
msnb1966
msnb1966 - 10 years ago
+ADU Aquascaping thanks, i'll try it.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
Oh yeah, you totally can. It's all about scaling it down with that size tank. You could make that tank look huge by using tiny fish and plants and doing some camera tricks.
Filler_Erodo
Filler_Erodo - 10 years ago
subd
theBioHouse
theBioHouse - 10 years ago
This video was very helpful! thanks for the tips!
rc aquatics
rc aquatics - 10 years ago
how did you make the cave it looks really cool!
rc aquatics
rc aquatics - 10 years ago
Actually thank you
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago
I just stacked up rocks, I don't really know how to explain it, just try making a cave while making sure the rocks are balanced and aren't going to fall over. Thanks!
NickMach007
NickMach007 - 11 years ago
Definitely helpful. Thanks for sharing
徐士哲
徐士哲 - 11 years ago
second one is amazing especially with small tank
i like it a lot !!!!
and it looks good from other angle in your another video.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 11 years ago
Wow, thank you for such a nice compliment and thanks for watching my videos. It means a lot to me. Have a great day!
Brian Covey
Brian Covey - 11 years ago
great video as always Dave!
almcloud
almcloud - 11 years ago
Great info, thanks for sharing. Great looking tank!
Brian's Fish Tanks
Brian's Fish Tanks - 11 years ago
Good video Dave. Lots of good info!

30. comment for How To create depth and balance within your aquarium-Aquascaping-Aquascape

Trena Marie
Trena Marie - 11 years ago
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. This is the aspect of aquascaping I have issues with.
CJ'S AQUARIUMS
CJ'S AQUARIUMS - 11 years ago
Great vid man! I read on this and have tried to use it on my tank. Would u mind checking my vid? Would like the input of a master scaper Thanks man
jeremiemcd
jeremiemcd - 11 years ago
So in my opion I feel if a scape is not maintained it can destroy it self From your orignal plan and create its own focal points, that can be bad or good, enough of my rambling great vid, look forward to more of your vids, Thanks for the beatiful rocks=)
jeremiemcd
jeremiemcd - 11 years ago
Great info Dave, scapeing is the funnest part for me, shallow tanks have proven to be a little more challenging, I feel that right placed focal point's are key too, and so are plants as they to can change a focal point,
MrHoney2U
MrHoney2U - 11 years ago
good infno Dave. That 55 tank had the wow factor as does the 40. It def works
BigJoe
BigJoe - 11 years ago
Nicely done! Could you comment on lighting and photoperiod? What lighting are you using and for how many hours a day. Thank you.
Luis Q.
Luis Q. - 11 years ago
Very good info dave
Aquarium Newb
Aquarium Newb - 11 years ago
Awesome tank.
Slim Tim
Slim Tim - 11 years ago
Awesome tips and suggestions, thanks for sharing
Fish & Fishing
Fish & Fishing - 11 years ago
Great just Great... you just forced me to go home and spend the rest of the night trying to create a tank as beautiful as that........Thanks a lot....Great vid its really helpful it answered so many of my questions and thoughts.
Alex Lundy
Alex Lundy - 11 years ago
Great stuff indeed.
Amber Courtney
Amber Courtney - 11 years ago
Looking great as always Dave! I wish I could get my plants to grow like that! Co2 intimidates me! lol Wish I had half your talent!
OceanLife69
OceanLife69 - 11 years ago
Nice!! Could not be explained any better.
Ruben
Ruben - 11 years ago
Great video Dave. The way you explain it I think I pick up a few pointer's. So when you slope the gravel from low to high on the back it make's it look like the back end of the gravel is deeper further away, is that right. Thanks for this video I really enjoy the lesson.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 11 years ago
Haha, thanks. It was hard for me to explain. I just do what feels natural. Not trying to boast. I just am not a technically minded aquascaper/artist.
ADU Aquascaping
ADU Aquascaping - 11 years ago
Thanks man! Sorry to hear about your angel. Sometimes it is just a mystery why they die.
Aquascaping the World by BM
Aquascaping the World by BM - 11 years ago
Great vid Dave. Seems like you have it down packed.

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