James tries his hand at this new interesting format – an ADA Cube Garden 90-H (W90×D45×H60 cm) tall aquarium – after recently exploring the shallow aquarium format with his famous ‘Tributary’ aquascape layout in an ADA Cube Garden 120-F (W120×D30×H20 cm). This tutorial article will lead you step-by-step through the creation of this truw Nature Aquarium. Over 70 photos of the whole process are included here along with a documentary video which our film crew…
This is a quick aquascape journal by James Findley for a Wabi Kusa using a TGM Substrate Ball. There is a full documentary video of this coming soon, but in the mean time have a quick look at this for some inspiration! 1. Preparing your TGM Substrate Ball James used a TGM Substrate Ball which he had pre-prepared for planting. The Substrate Balls come dry and need to be prepared. This will be deailed in the video,…
This is a quick aquascape journal by James Findley for a Wabi Kusa using a TGM Substrate Ball. Here is a tutorial video of this Wabi Kusa Cube being set up by James. Scroll to the bottom of this page for a video transcript. 1. Preparing your TGM Substrate Ball James used a TGM Substrate Ball which he had pre-prepared for planting. The Substrate Balls come dry and need to be prepared. This will be…
On November 14th 2012 James Findley performed an aquascaping demonstration to delegates at the National Aquarium Workshop (NAW) 2012. The even was held at Blue Planet Aquarium near Chester, UK. Professional aquarists from across the nation travelled to the event. Among the crowd were representatives from many public aquaria who came together for this special event. Having so many professionals under one roof resulted in an excellent atmosphere! James transported Five Stones Aquascape to the…
This has proved one of James’ most popular aquascapes of all time, so we thought it was about time we published it in journal format. This 150 x 150 x 75 cm Nature Aquarium by professional aquascaper James Findley grew in beautifully – the layout was completed in July 2011 and it is definitely one of the most stunning works we have ever had on display. At 3 years old this super tank was transformed…