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Welcome to the green machine the Nature aquarium specialists here. You can see a tropical warm water planted aquascape
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Measuring 120 cent agrees long. It's unusual Shallow [fall] results in an attractive and distinctive look
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the lush aquatic plants suggest fertility and age
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It's a natural miniature underwater Garden
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But how was it created?
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In this video will guide you through a tutorial covering. How James finley assembled this living artwork step by step
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the process begins with an empty glass aquarium within this the substrate layer is built up a
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Fertile healthy substrate is essential for strong aquatic plant growth each layer will play a significant role in supporting the ecosystem
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Find out more about aquarium substrate on our website the green machine online.com
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ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia is the most important substrate component in this layout
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It is designed to provide plenty of do toots suited to aquatic plants
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Once James was flat in the soil
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It is time to choose and place the hardscape which consists of ad [a] mountain stone and ad a horn wood
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It can be quite a challenge when assembling three-dimensional sculptures of this nature
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Especially the one tries to imagine how various plant species will grow in and around the layout over time
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Small aquariums are somewhat easier to create compared to large or [super-sized] tanks
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Visit our website and watch our other videos for many examples of how James creates huge aquascape layouts
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once the hardscape is in place [our]
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Advice is to allow the filter to cycle for three to four weeks before you add plants and livestock
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this allows biological filtration to develop and the elimination of any initial imbalances in [moto] biology and chemistry
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During the cycling period Regular water changes should be carried out
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Aquascaping may sound complicated to newcomers to the specialized [artform]
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But it is possible for everyone to achieve satisfactory results if they follow the guides given throughout our articles and videos
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It is useful to wet the substrate and rinse the hardscape of any dust before filling the aquarium with water
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Now that the tank has been cycled it is time to add plant
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You can see that the t gm terrestrial mas is already growing on sections of [hardscape] above the water surface
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aquatic and Terrestrial mussels that grow on hard scape give the layout a sense of great age
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Aquascaping tweezers are an essential tool for inserting plugs into the substrate this method is far easier than using [ones] fingers
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When choosing plant species for aquascaping you should consider any special?
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Requirements such [as] light intensity as well as the size on the shape of the material plant
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These factors will contribute to deciding on the placement of each plant
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Once planting is complete the aquascape requires regular maintenance with careful attention to how every plant is growing
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Liquid fertilizers are periodically added to the aquarium to provide essential nutrients for plant Growth
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For every layout it is important to create the right balance between light nutrients and carbon dioxide
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Once you achieve a sufficient balance plants flourish [an] algae Growth is minimal
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our advice [is] to plant as heavily as possible when starting [any] [rock] escaped as
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This usually leads [to] fewer problems and allows the layout to achieve a healthy balance sooner
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The plant that covers the bottom of the aquarium is called [by] Crampton on Monte Carlo
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And it's one of the most popular plants [used] for like escaping
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It features small leaves dense growth and spreads to form a carpet like growth across the substrate
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The taller plug that you can see on the left of the aquarium is called Rotala, Rotundifolia
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The taller plant on the right is called Linda [fille] a hipper Adobe's
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Other plants used are vesicular area double Jana or Christmas moths stole again [Repens]?
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Anubius petite and beautiful Andra all of which are pushed into crevices along the water line
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You can learn about aquatic plants on our website where you'll find the requirements along with images, and you can purchase them from our webshop
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The last plant that James adds is the rich red colored the big ear palouse [twist]
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Which provides a contrast to the greed of the other plants?
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now that you can see the final placement of substrate hardscape and plants you can start to iMagine how the
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Aquarium will look once it has had time to mature
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The results of this process are now visible you can see how the plants have grown to fill the whole bottom area around the hardscape
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Plant Growth is lush and colorful
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water flows from within the wood hardscape
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Because of a small nano power head with a short length of pipe running into a hole at the back of the wood which serves
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To circulate the water and keep [the] moss wet
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Carbon dioxide for plants is diffused into the water using a minimal glass diffuser
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Every species of plants in this flourishing aquascapes are an excellent way to bring nature into one's home or office
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For more tank tutorials visit our website to read our articles and watch our other videos. We hope you've enjoyed this tutorial
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And that brings this tutorial to an end so farewell for now from all of us at the green machine