99 - My visit to see the biggest planted tank in the world - Florestas submersas by Takashi amano
Pets & Animals 9 years ago 66,978 views
I went to Portugal for the weekend and took the time to visit Takashi Amano's newest aquascape. The scape can be seen in the Lisbon oceanarium, it's called underwater forests and at 40 meters it is the biggest planted tank in the world. I went hoping to find something special, something that made me be thankful for being part of this hobby and i got more than what i was hoping. I got a memorable experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life. This tank is the most amazing planted tank i have ever seen. The video does not do it enough justice. Still i hope you like it. If you can please visit this, you will not regret it. AQUAdesign blog http://www.aquadesignuk.blogspot.co.uk/ Aquamaniac on google plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105404714222463270394/105404714222463270394/posts AQUAdesign on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AQUAdesignUK?ref=hl
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10. comment for 99 - My visit to see the biggest planted tank in the world - Florestas submersas by Takashi amano
Metal halides have been around for a long time, they are very powerful but at the same time they produce alot of heat and use a lot of power.
They were used quite alot in marines and larger setups, or if you really wanted to have very high light that T8's could not give.
With T5 and later LED's coming into the market the use of metal halides has decreased considerably has these new types were able to merge high output with energy efficiency.
Halides are probably still seen today in very large setups.
They really use up alot of power.
20. comment for 99 - My visit to see the biggest planted tank in the world - Florestas submersas by Takashi amano
There is a team of ADA japan on site at all times keeping the tank working throughout its entire lifetime.
I actually had the fortune of meeting some of them live at workshops i've attended in Portugal.
However a tank this size the weekly water change rule would not apply.
The more water you have the easier it is to maintain water quality and balance.
Weekly watee changes are most likely not needed. And if they are doing it i know for a fact that the system is all automated and monitored by computers so it would not be something someone would do the same way as the tanks we keep home.
I used to maintain swimming pools when i was younger and daily partial water changes there was all automated throught the use of electronic valves. so the technology exists to do it at this scale. Its probably just not necessary.
Made me really see why i do everything i do when it would be much easier and just call it quits.
Hence Amano and ADA are more well known in these continents.
In the US the fishkeeping hobby is huge but the modern aquascaping has taken its time to take hold
But to bw honest this tank is one of a kind.
Lisbon oceanarium is the second biggest public aquarium in Europe and had the infrastructure in place for something like this.
While its possible to aquascape with big fish its just not very suitable as it takes away most of the sense that what you created in the tank is a real forest or landscape.
The problem is not what japanese.
You can find many planted tanks with fish, but aquascapers tend to stay away from them if they are just doing it at an artistic level.
It's sad because it is amano's final work it should be made permanent,but the logistics is just impossible.
ADA keeps japanese staff in lisbon just to maintain it and it can't go forever, besides the oceanarium needs to refresh its temporary shows so that people keep visiting.
I guess dissassembling would be a task as hard has assembling it in the first place.
30. comment for 99 - My visit to see the biggest planted tank in the world - Florestas submersas by Takashi amano
The composer Rodrigo Leão composed a song inspired by this aquarium that had an amazing concert on it's opening. The music has the same name as the aquarium, Florestas Submersas (Submerged Forests) and it's the one being played on the video. Check out the full version of the song!
In english amano did not name this tank submerged forests, even though that would be the literal Portuguese english translation, the english name is Forests underwater.
We should thank the Oceanarium too, it was them who approached Amano with this idea, it was such an amazing idea that in the beginning Amano himself did not believe they were serious.
I believe this aquarium is the crowning achievement for Takashi Amano, and that despite all the sadness for is passing, if any tank should be his last work, this masterpiece really deserves to be it, it lives up to all expectations.
And i am happy it was done i our country, i am Portuguese too even though i live in the UK.
I've been there twice and i may go again sometime next year.
My wife is not has enthusiastic has me either, but she went with me both times and loved it.
Took my kids in the second visit and they where like "WOW".And they are not enthusiastic about it at all.
They think their dad is crazy with all the fishtanks.
Worthy of being the crowning achievement of Amano's amazing career as the father of aquascaping.
I've been there twice already.
Last time just last week, the way the scape evolved in the months from my first to second visit is nothing short of amazing.
I was there again just two days ago. I wanted to see how this tank would evolve in time.
I put a video of it now yesterday. Check it out if you want to.
Want to see how it evolved in 5 months.
When i go back to portugal a few years from now i am going for a 1000 liter oscar tank.
Its an old dream of mine.
It is by all means a huge tank, but the smaller fish make it look even bigger.
But that's the thing about amano, he keeps a good balance. There's a whole lot of fish in that tank, but for the size of the tank its still has a lean stocking.
Thanks for the response. I would really like to study Amano's technique (ie. hardware, aquascaping, plant-care, etc) in person. Despite the amazing final results of his work being published, the process/trade-secret remains quite a secret. :P
There is a very good flow throughtout the tank, but being a huge tank obviously it does not give you that impression.
50. comment for 99 - My visit to see the biggest planted tank in the world - Florestas submersas by Takashi amano
After following the build of this monumental aquarium I must admit I was a little underwhelmed seeing the result of the efforts of him and his team. Perhaps the system does not translate well on film, depth and overall sense of composition are clearly lost in video.
Purists and biotope fans might not like it though.
Thanks for watching.
And i guess it does not take a lot of imagination to figure what would happen.
I hope to go see it again by September just to see how well it has matured, i am curious if they are just planning to trim it to keep it looking like this or if they are gonna let nature take its course.
They eat algae and are not known to damage the plants.
any way stay well
Thanks for watching.