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May 18 2013

Re-scape of 120-F by James Findley on Saturday 25th May

On Saturday 25th May 2013 James Findley will be re-scaping the ADA Cube Garden 120-F in store.

The 120-F is currently home to Tributary and we are sad to see it go, but we are really excited about James' new work, which promises to be something special!

To see a video of Tributary, view our You Tube Channel.

James Findley is a famous aquascaper, founder of The Green Machine and author of numerous articles for magazines and our website - to read some of his articles go to the 'Tips and Techniques' section of our website.

Apr 26 2013

Wabi-Kusa Cube by James Findley

This is a quick aquascape journal by James Findley for a Wabi Kusa using a TGM Substrate Ball.

James Findley Wabi-Kusa

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Apr 26 2013

Wabi-Kusa Oasis by James Findley

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!

James Findley Wabi-Kusa

1. Preparing your TGM Substrate Ball

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Nov 25 2011

Aquascaping: A Whole New Dimension

Shallow Aquariums

The ADA Cube Garden-F series is a range of shallow aquariums. These aquariums open a whole new world to the aquascaper, allowing creativity to flow freely and imagination to run wild! If you don't see the size you want please contact us for a quote for a custom build Opti-white aquarium.

Professional aquascaper and founder of The Green Machine James Findley explains that not only are these aquariums incredibly fun to work with, but they also make it very simple to achieve outstanding results, and present ample opportunity for individual experimentation and artistic interpretation.

James Findley’s latest work entitled ‘Tributary’ demonstrates what can be achieved with these unusual aquariums:

‘Tributary’ Aquascape by James Findley

Tributary Aquascape Photo

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Feb 19 2013

New Video: Reciprocity 1 Year Old Nature Aquarium

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 which you can watch on the journal page or on our YouTube channel.

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 videos. We hope you like them!

You can see more of James' iconic work throughout our website in our Aquascape Journal section and our Aquatics Gallery.

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Feb 19 2013

New Video: Through the Eyes of a Child - The Making Of

We found some footage in our archives that we thought was best published - so here it is. This archive footage shows the creation of this stunning aquarium which James Findley created back in 2010! We hope you enjoy it!

Jan 15 2013

'Five Stones' Aquascape 'making of' documentary video released

Head over to the Five Stones Aquascape Journal page to watch the 23 minute long video which goes into detail on each step of the aquascapes creation, including many tips and tricks that are sued and recommended by James Findley in many of his Nature Aquarium designs.

Click on the below image to go straight to the Aquascape Journal page where you can watch the video.

Jun 06 2012

'Five Stones' Aquascape by James Findley

The Inspiration...

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 Screen but as this aquascape has grown in he has been very pleased with it and is excited about the opportunities it provides for originality.

This aquascape reflects the artistic nature of aquascaping, and the way in which there are an endless range of styles and influences for the aquascaper to draw upon.

The Aquasscape...

The full video will feature detailed explanations of James' inspiration, techniques and planting tips.

Skip to the bottom of this page to see full 'grown in' photo coverage.

Five Stones Aquascape by James Findley

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Jun 25 2012

James Findley writing for Practical Fishkeeping Magazine!

Professional aquascaper and founder of The Green Machine, James Findley, will be writing for Practical Fishkeeping Magazine from next month's issue, as a planted tank and Nature Aqurium specialist.

James Findley has been working with CO2 injection and planted tanks for almost 20 years and is a true expert in the field. He has worked with aquariums of all sizes from tiny pico scapes to huge 1800 litre display pieces and is the msot prolific and experienced aquascaper in the UK. James regularly plants tanks for private clients and has created many iconic works for The Green Machine. If you would like James to create your NAture Aquarium contact us for more information.

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Apr 11 2012

James Findley Nature Aquarium Demo @ Emperor Tropicals, Tavistock, Devon on Saturday 14th April

James Findley, famous aquascaper and founder of The Green Machine will perform an ADA Nature Aquarium Demonstration at Emperor Tropicals, in Tavistock, Devon on Saturday 14th April 2012.

He will be demonstrating some of his Nature Aquarium skills and knowledge to an audience of aquascapers, as well as traing Emperor Tropicals staff in the art of Nature Aquarium Goods and Aquascaping.

The shop is open from 10am-5pm. This will be a casual event and will probably get started at about 11am- so feel free to come along and enjoy it!

Location & Address:

Emperor Tropicals, 13-15, Plymouth Rd., Industrial Estate, Tavistock, PL19 9QN - Tel: (01822) 613724