“Through building and maintaining natural aquaria, people relearn the intricate connections between forms of life: plants, fishes, microorganisms, and humans. Riches and beauty come from harmony, from balance. Aquaria are great teachers of this truth.”
— Takashi Amano
Title: 'Stillness in the Chaos'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 30x20x20cm. Lighting: ONF Flat Nano. Hardscape: Dragon stone. Plants: Monte Carlo carpet, staurogyne repens, glossostigma, eleocharis acicularis, ludwiga mini super red. CO2: Yes.
'Lethani'. Style: Iwagumi/diorama. Size: 40x25x30cm. Hardscape: Seiryu stone. Light: ONF Flat Nano. Plant options: Mosses, small bucephalandra and anubias species. CO2: No.
'Hanging Rock'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 36x22x26cm. Lighting: ONF Flat Nano Plus. Hardscape: Dragon Stone. Plants: Monte Carlo carpet. CO2: Yes
'Tree on a Hill'. Style: Iwagumi/diorama bonsai tree. Size: 60x30x36cm. Hardscape: Handmade bonsai tree and seiryu stone. Plants: HC Cuba, Christmass Moss. CO2: Yes.
'Hanging Tree'. Style: Iwagumi/diorama bonsai. Size: 36x18x26cm. Hardscape: Handmade bonsai tree, black lava rock. CO2: No
Ancient Acacia. Size: 20x20x20cm. Style: Bonsai. Hardscape: Spider wood, Coral Wood, Amelia stone. CO2: No.
Grounded. Style: Classic nature aquarium. Size: 60x30x25cm. Hardscape: Spider wood, Seiryu stone. Plants: Java fern (needle/mini), Bolbitis, Christmas moss, Hydrocotyle Verticillata/Tripartita
'New Life'. Size: 60x45x45cm. Hardscape: Spider wood, Seiryu Stone, River pebbles, La Plata Sand. CO2: Optional.
'Beachball'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 30x20x20cm. Light: ONF Flat Nano. Hardscape: Black Lava Rock. Plant options: Anubias Nana Petite, Bucephalandra, moss. CO2: No.
'Roccio Nero'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 30x20x20cm. Light: ONF Flat Nano. Plants: Riccia. CO2: Optional.
'Folklore'. Style: Iwagumi/diorama bonsai. Size: 36x18x26cm. Hardscape: Handmade bonsai tree, black lava rock. CO2: No
Title: 'Twisted Time'. Style: Classic Nature Aquarium. Size: 60x30x25cm. Hardscape: Golden vine and . Plant options: Versatile. Ferns, epiphytes, cryprts, mosses, stems. CO2: Optional
'Undying'. Style: Pond. Size: 13x18x12 cm. Hardscape: Driftwood and black lava rock. Planting options: Versatile. Submersed and emersed form aquatic plants. CO2: No.
'Evergreen'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 30x20x20cm. Light: ONF Flat Nano. Hardscape: Black Lava Rock. Plants: Anubias Nana Petite, Christmas moss. CO2: No.
Tree of Gondor. Size: 60x45x30cm. Hardscape: Spider wood, San San wood, Sieryu stone.
'The Road to Ademre'. Style: Iwagumi/diorama. Size: Hardscape: Seiryu stone. Light: ONF Flat Nano. Plant options: Mosses, small bucephalandra and anubias species. CO2: No.
'Drogon's Tail'. Size: 36x18x26cm. Hardscape: Malaysian driftood, Mekong Driftwood, seiryu stone. Plants: Java fern, Anubias, Bucephalandra, mosses, floating plants. CO2: Optional.
'Another World'. Style: Wabi Kusa. Size: 2L bowl. Light: Glass Box Nature Plant Light Mini. Plants: (Emersed form) Hydrocotyle Verticillata, Hydrocotyle Tripartita, AR Mini, Monte Carlo, HC Cuba, Rotala Colorata.
'There's Another Way to Mordor'. Style: Iwagumi/diorama. Size: 30x30x30cm. Hardscape: Black lava rock. Planting options: aquatic mosses. CO2: No
Skinny. Size: 60x20x20cm. Hardscape: Spiderwood, Seiryu stone. CO2: Optional. Planting: Ferns, moss, epiphytes
'Konran to Chitsujo'. Style: Wabi Kusa. Substrate: GBN Wabi Kusa Substrate Ball. Size: 2L bowl. Plants: Rotala Rotundafolia Staurogyne Repens, Hydrocotyle Verticillata, Hydrocotyle Tripartita, Monte Carlo, Christmass Moss.
'Roccio Nero'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 30x20x20cm. Light: ONF Flat Nano. Plants: Riccia. CO2: Optional.
'North of Temerent'. Style: Iwagumi/diorama. Size: 60x30x36cm. Hardscape: Seiryu stone. Plant options: carpeting plants, stem plants, mosses. CO2: Yes.
'Timeless'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 60x30x18cm. Hardscape: Black lava rock. Planting options: Carpeting plants, stem plants. CO2: Yes.
'Where to Next?'. Style: Bonsai/Diorama. Size: 30x22x26cm. Hardscape: Bonsai tree, black lava rock. Lighting: ONF Flat Nano. Plants: Christmas moss. CO2. No.
'Dragon's Tail' - Planted. Size: 36x18x26cm. Hardscape: Malaysian driftood, Mekong Driftwood, seiryu stone. Plants: Needle Leaf Java fern, Trident Java fern, Mini Java fern, Anubias Nana Petite, Java moss, Christmass moss, US Fissidens moss. CO2: No.
'There's Another Way to Mordor' - Planted. Style: Iwagumi/diorama. Size: 30x30x30cm. Hardscape: Black lava rock. Plants Christmas moss, mini Christmas moss. CO2: No
Riverbed. Fluval Edge 32L. Hardscape: River stones, coral wood. CO2: No.
'Beachball' - Planted. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 30x20x20cm. Light: ONF Flat Nano. Hardscape: Black Lava Rock. Plants: Christmas moss, anubias nana petite. CO2: No.
'Silent World'. Style: Paludarium/Desktop Waterfall. Size: 22cm bowl. Lighting: ONF Flat Nano Rose Gold with stand. Plants: Terrestrial moss, Hydrocotyle Tripartita, Anubias Nana Petite, Monte Carlo, HC Cuba, Christmas moss, AR Mini
'Irish Hill'. Style: Iwagumi. Size: 36x22x28cm. Hardscape: Black lava rock. Lighting: ONF Flat Nano+. Plants: Riccia. CO2: Optional (DIY CO2 used on this setup).
'Within'. Style: Wabi Kusa. Size: 4L bowl. Substrate: Glass Box Nature Wabi Kusa ball. Hardscape: San San wood, seiryu stone. Light: ONF Flat Nano with stand. Plants: Rotala Rotundifolia, Java moss, Hydrocotyle (Japan & Verticillata), Hygrophila Pinnatifida, Anubias Nana Petite.
'River Bowl'. Size: 4L vase. Hardscape: Nature river stone, spider wood. Light: Glass Box Nature Plant Light Mini. Plants: Java ferns, Anubias Nana Petite, US Fissidens moss.
'Etanaru'. Style: Wabi Kusa. Light: ONF Flat Nano with stand. Substrate: Glass Box Nature Wabi Kusa substrate ball. Hardscape: Spider wood, Seiryu stone, natural river gravel. Plants: Rotala Colorata, Hydrocotyle (Japan and Verticillata), Hygrophila Pinnatifida, Christmas moss.
“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.”
— Albert Eienstein