Aquascaping inspiration from the internet

I love The CineScapers stuff.

I have recently found a guy on Instagram that does the most amazing rock work. Just waiting for everything to settle then I will start my thread on the transformation of the cube. Completely out of my nature and comfort zone but I love it.

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I really enjoy the scapes put together by Filipe Oliveira, George Farmer and the team at Green Aqua.

For George, this is one of my favourites:


For Filipe:


For Green Aqua (bit too complex, but impressive nonetheless):


This appeals to me much more:

 

Nice stuff! Green Aqua picked up where The Green Machine left off (store now closed and they only sell some supplies online, sadly). Love the presentation style TGM did - nothing but a well-lit tank against darkness.
Tried to find some aquascape books at Exclusive Books - nothing! Had a Takashi Amano one from years back when I was last in the hobby but can't find it.

Even though his stuff is largely 'low tech' my favourite channel these days is MD Fish Tanks. Nice bloke who just has the touch. Or seemingly magic water!

 

If you can find anything better than 'Your new tropical aquarium' please let me know. Else you need to go to Amazone and be prepared to pay a steap price.

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Yeah, frustrating. Also keen to get a copy of Diana Walstad’s book ‘Ecology of the planted Aquarium’, and The Green Machine guy did an aquascape book that is apparently good. He’s now retired I believe.

 

I liked the aquascaping style of TGM, but the constant praise and marketing shpiel grated my nerves. I basically have to watch the videos on mute.

MD Fish Tanks is good, and i'm glad he's branching out of the usual no-equipment-but-lights method. I have a sneaking suspicion that he's really lucky with his water parameters, and i think the use of sand/gravel/substrate mix is more beneficial than he lets on, maybe due to the soil not getting compacted. Also, he hasn't shown what kind of maintenance he does/doesn't do. Maybe just keeping your hands out of the tank unless necessary is the key.

Aquapros isn't too bad, as he looks to try different styles and methods here and there. Along with MD Fish Tanks, probably closer in terms of budget to the average hobbyist.

There's another aquascaper who used to put out videos regularly but seems to have stopped, Jurijs Jutjajevs. He does more of the diorama style, and high-end aquariums too.

Last one i can think of is Aquarium Gardens. Very close to the George Farmer style, which is not too surprising as he did a lot of their scapes and works quite closely with them.

 

I normally watch George farmer, serpa designs and king of diy.

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Epic store - wow. I love everything in there.

 

Yup, that is correct. Must be a nightmare to maintain with all those different moss species, but stunning nonetheless. I found a few of his other scapes via the trusty google, and his specialty seems to be these intricate and dense scapes.

The owner of the studio, Adam Paszczela, is a legend with his rock work

 

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