I completely understand not wanting to be in front of the camera. Despite the fact I've been in the hobby 45+ years, I still learn a lot from your informational videos.
It can be tough at times, but generally, I much prefer to give you guys the information in this form, chatting and presenting the info. Really appreciate the kind words Garrett🙂👍
He's back .... excellent scape mark, and I can't wait to see this grow in . It's even better in the flesh. Keep up the great work, and you wouldn't think you have been away another cracking video.
Great to see you in front of the camera again. Great video and you're looking fantastic my friend. 🙋♀️💚 The scape is outstanding, looking forward to seeing it develop!
It's a stunning tank Mark, it was a huge draw for me into this hobby seeing Mr Amanos home tank and it started my love of ferns... huge credit to you! Amazing effort!!!
Hi mark .i realy love this thank mate ,its looks so good and running wel .your best so far ,it give me inspiration to do somthing like that in my tank.i think every scaper wants to visite amano .that man was worlds best scaper ever .great video mate .greets and cheers theo 👌👍🤛🥃😉
Best so far? I like that. Thank you so much, mate. Can you drop me a message, bud geordiescaper@gmail.com I may have something of interest for you👍 Greets Mark👍
Looks amazing, however I think that you are missing some foreground details between the rocks, transition rocks/sand, maybe some small cript parva, ans some small foreground plants
Thankyou. I see where you are coming from but long term you won't notice as much of where the stone/sand meet as they'll be covered as the microsorum and bolbitis canopy over the foreground as in Amano's original. I'm trying to stay as close to the original as possible, and no transitional foreground plants are used.
@brianhaig4978 haha, nearly did a shrimp tank once with the intention of having 11, black and white crystals and 11 red and white. Thought best not just incase the reds wiped the blacks out and I'd never forgive myself haha.
I've searched and searched, and it also says in the ADA book I was showing in the video, it's a philodendron species. I mentioned in the video I couldn't remember where I found the info, finally remembered. I got the info from Aquasabi website: as "Philodendron sp. 'Papua New Guinea'". To our knowledge, this plant belongs to Epipremnum amplissimum. It is a relative of the popular Golden Pothos, native to western Oceania from New Guinea to Vanuatu and also in some places of northern Australia. It climbs several meters high on trees in swamp forests. Juvenile plants, growing on the forest floor, may be fully submerged during the rainy period. Its smooth, glossy, medium to dark green leaves are variable, from broadly ovate to narrowly lanceolate. They may get about 30 cm long but mostly stay smaller in cultivation. There are forms with silverish stripe pattern on the leaves, however these are absent in our plant. Takashi Amano used this aroid as an emersed epiphyte on driftwood branches projecting out of the water. Its long, ramified, greenish to white roots form a dense thicket under water and also grow into the bottom. This Epipremnum is also able to grow submerged, forming adscending stems with only about 6 cm long, broadly ovate leaf blade. For its submerged culture, we recommend medium to strong lighting, CO2 addition, complete macro- and micronutrient supply via the water column and temperatures above 20 °C. Occasional trimming is necessary when the shoots are not supposed to grow out of the water. When it is used as emersed plant, it can be fastened at the water surface, e.g. by tying on driftwood. Trimming leads to compact growth, otherwise the shoots grow beyond the edge of the aquarium, hanging down or used as climbing plant. Epipremnum amplissimum "Papua New Guinea" provides a jungle-like appearance to natural layouts, with its foliage above water as well as with its water roots. This plant is also ideal for paludariums and rainforest terrariums
It’s a great inspiration project mate 💚 I can certainly see the end goal and when this matures it will most definitely have the essence of the original. I love your passion for this scape and it will make for some great content over the coming months. Amanos tank is such an iconic set up, I always picture it in maturity and that is it’s main impact for me, that aged and natural feel. I will look forward to following the development of your scape into full maturity, it will be then that it really shines 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Really appreciate it mate thank you. Definitely needs some age and maturity to get the look and feel of Amano's original. Hopefully, it all goes well, and if I can do the original the slightest bit justice, I'll be a happy chappy🙂💚💚
Thank you. I did yeah which I'll cover in a future video. Here's a link for the adapters, worked a treat and good quality. www.horizonaquatics.co.uk/products/h-series-stainless-steel-16mm-to-22mm-aquarium-hose-adapter?variant=31823436873785
