Crimson Sky Nature Aquarium Aquascape by James Findley

Another shallow display aquarium for The Green Machine created by James Findley. Full Setup Specifications and step by step photo journal here: https://thegreenmachineonline.com/articles/journals/crimson-sky-aquascape-james-findley-journal Aquarium: ADA Cube Garden 120-F: 120W x 30D x 20H cm This nature aquarium show the dramatic effect that can be achieved using a minimal number of plant species- three in this case.

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Reciprocity Aquascape 1 Year Old by James Findley

https://thegreenmachineonline.com/articles/journals/reciprocity-aquascape-james-findley Measuring a huge 305cm x 61cm x 61cm, James has created another stunning Nature Aquarium in store at The Green Machine. This video shows footage shot at 1 year into the life of ‘Reciprocity’. You can see this aquascape being created in our 40 minute long ‘making of’ documentary here. As always, it’s best to see it for yourself, but because we know that not everyone can travel to see us, we’ve created these…

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‘Through the Eyes of a Child’ Aquascape by James Findley – The Making of

This archive footage shows the creation of this stunning aquarium. This aquascape by James Findley is entitled ‘Through the Eyes of a Child’ because the rocks used were all chosen by his youngest daughter, Ellen. It demonstrates the chaos of nature: the beauty of perfect imperfection and the unrivalled ability of the child to appreciate this. As we age, it is common to lose the ability to appreciate the chaos of nature in the same…

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The Making of ‘Five Stones’ Aquascape and Guide to Iwagumi Layout by James Findley

https://thegreenmachineonline.com/articles/journals/five-stones-aquascape-james-findley James wanted to create an original, modern Andy Warhol, pop-art style of Nature Aquarium. To do this, he used the ADA Sado-Akadama Stone which has a lovely red colour, and the ADA Aqua Screen in Clear Green because red and green are at opposite ends of the colour spectrum and therefore create a very dramatic contrast, like blue and orange or purple and yellow do. At first, James was not sure about the Aqua…

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Nature’s Chaos Aquascape 1 Year Old by James Findley

This 150 x 150 x 75 cm Nature Aquarium by professional aquascaper James Findley has matured well and is definitely one of the most stunning works we have ever had on display. This film was shot in August 2012- just over a year after the aquascape was planted. It goes to show how, with good maintenance, a Nature Aquarium can last a very long time. This is a follow up video to “The Making of…

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