IAPLC 2016 Aquascaping Contest Top 27 Photos & Comments

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) is the world’s largest aquascaping competition. For the contest, which is hosted by ADA (Aqua Design Amano) in Japan, aquascapers from right around the world submit photos of their aquatic layouts which undergo a thorough judging process which results in a world ranking of all the entrants. Now is time to start planning your 2017 contest piece- let us help you. You can get all the necessary plants…

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Continuity Aquascape Video & Gallery by James Findley

This is another of James Findley’s shallow display aquariums for The Green Machine. On this page you can find the list of all equipment used, as well as step by step photos from empty tank to grown in aquascape. You can also watch the step by step video. https://youtu.be/lD7k6MRsTz8 Setup Specifications AQUARIUM & CABINET ADA Cube Garden 120-F (120 x 30 x 20cm) TGM Custom Cabinet Silver SUBSTRATE SYSTEM ADA Powersand Special M ADA Aquasoil…

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Our largest ADA order to date has just arrived!

Just part of our latest ADA order which we took delivery of today!

ADA Order items available now This picture shows just a small part of our latest Aqua Design Amano / ADA order. Containing tons of ADA products including tanks, substrate, tools lighting (including Aquasky Moon!)   Clearance sale now on! We’re selling off many products so we can focus on expanding our plants and ADA departments. We have limited stock of the items on sale which we won’t be restocking once they are gone… So you…

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Aquascape Maintenance Tutorial Video – ‘Pebbles’ by James Findley

This video focusses on aquascape maintenance. You can use the info as a guide for completing essential maintenance on your aquascapes. Learn how The Green Machine team maintains our beautiful Nature Aquariums. https://youtu.be/LLlme-XGZ6s Video Timecodes 00:48 Water Change 01:35 Gravel Cleaning 02:55 Dead Leaf Removal 03:23 Debris Removal 03:53 Aquarium Cleaning 05:00 Syphon 06:00 Gravel & Sand Adjustments 07:31 Sand Freshening 08:31 Stone & Rock Cleaning 09:35 Gravel Freshening 10:29 Finished Shots Video Transcript 00:00 Welcome back…

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