TFH planted tank articles

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something to think about . If you live live in the great ole U.S.A. and they do these planted tank articles of somebody like amano and the tanks look
awesome and you think to yourself hey maybe I can copy him and use the same equipment he uses maybe I could have a tank like that and they give a list of all the equipment they use on the tank and it is all brand names of stuff that you have never heard of and nobody carries here in the states. this is very discouraging !!!
 
Equiptment is equiptment. Heaters and filters aren't make his tanks that nice. The real rip-off though, is that, some of the plants aren't available here.
 
He's famous for a reason, and the reason is that he rocks!!!
just use your imagination and you can have some that nice:) It will take a lot of learning and trial and error.....I hope to be that good one day.
but its doubtful lol
 
Howdy,

Amano brought out his own line of aquarium equipment, brand name ADA (Aqua Design Amano). Check for availability on the internet if you want to copy him 1:1. On the other hand, as said before, heater is heater and filter is filter. It's his fertilization, substrate and water chemistry that set him apart. I personally did not enjoy his substrate and threw it out of my 80 gal after a year. If you spend a lot of money you can copy him. But be prepared to invest some serious time and money. Also, his tanks are high maintenance. He calls them "Nature Aquariums", but they really aren't. Every SCUBA diver will tell you that this is not what it looks like in lakes and rivers. It's pretty, but far from nature. You have to weed and groom on an almost daily basis to keep these tanks pretty, and again: The material costs a fortune.

Far from Nature, and, thus, for me, not worth striving for.

HarleyK
 
What you really need is time and patience. Dont bother following amanos equipment piece for piece, youd probably have to sell your house off to get the equipment. The only thing i would recommend from amano is his line of substrates and maybe some of the ferts.
 
Its all about being creative and using little bits of nature to decorate if you use your own imagination with a few of the ideas you have picked up along the way you are sure to create something that you will Enjoy as said before trial and error.


As a little fish once said “Just Keep Swimming” “Just Keep swimming”...

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