Filipe Oliveira Aquascaping Workshop at Aquarium Gardens

Filipe is back at Aquarium Gardens for another workshop! After the huge success of last years workshop when Filipe Oliveira aquascaped a 90cm Aquascaper 900 (still running in our showroom and one of the favorites!) he is back again but this time its BIGGER!

Watch Filipe aquascape our Aquascaper 1500 (biggest tank in our showroom) in a v-shape layout. I have edited down the 5 hour workshop to just under 30 mins - sorry if the video is too long! Particularly interesting is Filipes fertilization routine (0:14:04) which we will be adopting on this tank - different to our usual routine, but we want the stems to grow slow and colorful as possible!

We hope you enjoy this footage from the workshop. Please like and leave any comments or questions you have. We love seeing them and will answer all your Aquascaping questions about this workshop or anything else!

A big thank you to Filipe and Aquaflora for the workshop and one amazing aquascape we have in our showroom. I cannot wait to see how it develops in the coming months and will of course keep you all updated :-)

Don't forget to check out Filipes YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/FaaoStudio

0:00:57 - Introduction
0:02:46 - Wood
0:07:47 - Rock
0:09:35 - Foam Fix
0:13:03 - Soil
0:14:04 - Aquario Plant Tabs & Filipes Fertilization Routine
0:18:34 - Planting Stems & Crypts
0:20:49 - Attaching plants to wood
0:23:16 - ADA Aqua Gravel
0:23:51 - ADA La Plata Sand
0:24:29 - Hygrophila Pinnatifida
0:25:32 - Cryptocoryne Parva
0:26:14 - Juncus Repens
0:27:14 - Ready to Fill
0:27:31 - 1 WEEK LATER

EQUIPMENT
Aquascaper 1500 with Raw Concrete Grey Cabinet - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/evolution-aqua-the-aquascaper-1500-aquarium--cabinet-set-2067-p.asp
2 x Life Aqua Master Pro LED - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/life-aqua-master-pro-rgb-led-4348-p.asp
EA Lighting Hanging Kit
2 x Oase Biomaster Thermo 600 - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/oase-biomaster-thermo-600-aquarium-external-filter-2389-p.asp
EA Glass Pipe Set 16mm - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/the-aquascaper-glass-pipework-set-16mm-by-ea-2622-p.asp
CO2 Art Pro Elite Regulator + Extra Manifold - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/pro-elite-series-advanced-aquarium-co2-dual-stage-regulator-3236-p.asp
2 x Inline Diffuser - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/inline-co2-aquarium-diffuser-for-1622mm-hose-3360-p.asp

HARDSCAPE
River Wood (XXL, XL, Large and Medium sizes) - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/river-wood-large-35-55cm-1884-p.asp
Galapagos Rock - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/galapagos-rock-per-kg-2519-p.asp
Black Lava Rock - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/black-lava-rock-per-kg-4423-p.asp
Oase Foam Fix - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/oase-foamfix-4589-p.asp

SUBSTRATE
Prodibio Aquagrowth Soil - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/prodibio-9l-aquagrowth-aquarium-soil--free-bacter-soil-kit-3276-p.asp
ADA Aqua Gravel - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/ada-aqua-gravel-15kg-3531-p.asp
ADA La Plata Sand - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/ada-la-plata-sand-8kg-3399-p.asp
Aquario Plant Tabs (Tab, K and FE) - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/aquario-neo-plant-tabs---tab1-3666-p.asp

PLANTS
Rotala Rotundifolia -https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/rotala-rotundifolia-443-p.asp
Rotala Orange Juice - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/rotala-orange-juice-4457-p.asp
Rotala H'ra - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/rotala-vietnam-hra-tropica-1-2-grow-2466-p.asp
Rotala Yoa Yai
Ludwigia Arcuata - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/ludwigia-arcuata-1522-p.asp
Myriophyllum Guyana - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/myriophyllum-guyana-tropica-1-2-grow-2465-p.asp
Juncus Repens - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/juncus-repens-1526-p.asp
Cryptocoryne Becketii - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/cryptocoryne-becketii-193-p.asp
Cryptocoryne Petchii - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/cryptocoryne-petchii-404-p.asp
Cryptocoryne Flamingo
Cryptocoryne Parva - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/cryptocoryne-parva-124-p.asp
Anubias Paxing - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/anubias-nana-paxing-2231-p.asp
Anubias Mini - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/anubias-nana-mini-408-p.asp
Bucephalandra Lamandu mini red - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/bucephalandra-sp-lamandau-mini-red-3262-p.asp
Bucephalandra Wavy Green - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/bucephalandra-wavy-green-1860-p.asp
Microsorum Petite -https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/anubias-petite-2382-p.asp
Bolbitis heudelotii - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/bolbitis-heudelotii-1056-p.asp
Micranthemum Monte Carlo - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/micranthemum-monte-carlo-tropica-1-2-grow-937-p.asp
Christmas Moss - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/christmas-moss-portion---tropica-747-p.asp
Hygrophila Pinnatifida - https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/hygrophila-pinnatifida-tropica-1-2-grow-2424-p.asp

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