In this journal and 23 minute video, you will see professional aquascaper, and founder of The Green machine- James Findley creating a planted aquarium from scratch. We’ll take you step by step through the process so you can understand the technical and artistic decisions James makes at each stage. James is using one of the most popular sized aquariums on the market- a 60 cm wide, by 30 deep, by 36 cm high, 64.8 litre…
James Findley’s recent nano aquascape for The Green Machine shop gallery. This aquascape journal contains 60 step-by-step photographs, along with a 15 minute video that document the creation of this aquascape. This is a 15 minute long video documenting the process step by step, along with narration talking through the techniques and concepts involved in the creation of this layout. The video transcript is at the bottom of this page. Setup Specifications Aquarium -…
This aquascape was called ‘Arizona’ because the landscapes found in that part of the world were a large source of inspiration for this tank. James wanted the aquascape to be a bit different – a bit experimental, and since he has been experimenting with red hues in many of his aquascapes lately, like in Crimson Sky and Red Rock (video coming soon), he wanted to try it on a bigger scale. You can see that this…
On Sunday 3rd November 2013 James Findley performed an ADA NAture Aquarium demonstration in Charterhouse Aquatics’ East London showroom. The layout was an Iwagumi which was created in a stunning all ADA setup. We are plannign on updating this page in future with more shots of the maturing aquascape. Like this article? Read more like this… ADA’s Substrate Article – Characteristics of Substrate Materials Unperceivable Just by Their Appearance Summer Time is Wabi-Kusa Time….get your…
This is one of James’ shallow display aquariums for The Green Machine. Note James’ pioneering use of terrestrial moss on the fossilised wood above the surface of the water. Full details to follow in the video/journal. Click the above image to see a larger version of the finished aquascape. The following video is an interview with James on the subject of this nature aquarium: Setup Specifications AQUARIUM & CABINET ADA Cube Garden 120-F (120 x…