LOL funny. We do offer many ways to build your aquarium. This is the high-end way. But we've built a local aquascaping community for example where people can swap, trade things and buy second-hand stuff which is still great. There are so many ways to enjoy this hobby. Not every time an option to buy brand new things from off the shelf. Especially not the branded ones. Maybe you have the skill to DIY most of the stuff and there 300 bucks is pretty good 😃 👍 Thanks for watching. The advice was 295$ so you have 5$ left to spend on anything 😁 Just kidding 😋
It’s possible to do. When you get into super high end aquariums and such price goes up fast. It’s kind of you get what you pay for though. The glass in these aquariums alone is stunning. Cameras do not do the justice haha. Here in the US waterbox is as close as you will get to ADA or Green Aqua tank quality. Beauty is with them they have a payment plan!
Budget budget budget. This reference vid is perfect. List everything you want, then slowly obtain the items one by one. I tend to buy the aquarium last. Once the glass is bought it's GO TIME!!!
Thank you so much for making this video!! The prices actually match pretty good stuff from Germany and Denmark, so a nice reference, and I really don't think it should be a secret that aquascapers costs money! Thank you again! This is really honest and good!
This is a good content. I spent around £400 setting up my tank and wasted around £250 for trying things out. Water treatments, anti algae, filter, decors, plants, etc. and mostly purchased things in ebay as they are quite cheap, well some things worked but most don't. Bottomline, invest in a very good filter an do your research first before planting and getting livestocks. Also, see to it if your tap water is good enough do or you need to get a RO water because the water here in uk causes crazy bloom of diatoms.
Although I am from EU, I have been asked by many of my subscribers from US when are you going to start shipping there. They were impressed by all of my nano setup which I bought from you (all of it expect the livestock). So thats just a suggestion to expand your business, but I am sure you are considering that already. Nice video, keep up the good work 👍
Thanks so much for your feedback and suggestion. We're working on a solution, however, shipping will be always more expensive to the US than in the EU. So at some point easier to find a local resource on most items. 👍
I feel that every one should educate the possible customers in this fashion . People must understand that if they see a nice tank it comes for a price .... i had customers that told me "i want this tank!" and when i explained the costs they freaked out ...So cheers for this video ! i will for sure check out your site for future perches!
Thanks so much for the support, but you'll have to know that I don't look at our viewers as potential customers at all, I just can't think in those terms, I am not wired like that. I try to separate the hobby from the company as much as I can. These two were closer in this video. I didn't feel good doing it. :)
@@GreenAquaShop i know what you mean , perhaps i put it the wrong way , of course we all do this first for the love of the hobby ! But when i mean "customers" i mean like in your case and also in my case some years back , people who are not in the hobby and want something beautiful like an Aquarium . they should also understand and be educated what it means to invest and take care of the living ecosystem in their home\office. Cheers and keep educating because people must know why a skimmer or RO water system is important or a good filter or a good light , in this way they will also understand the costs.
Really Green Aqua is the Paradise of Aquascapers in the world. This is my dream to have everything in a Green Aqua Shop 😢🤑. Very complete for freshwater equipment. Good Job Green Aqua 👍👍👏💯
I might not can BUY YOUR QUALITY products But I sure can LISTEN to YOUR QUALITY instruction and recommendations!!😁 I personally very much appreciated the time you took to help us go shopping for the right equipment to help us achieve and set up a quality aquascape and system... It was really fun when you gave your stocking reccomendations! This was not only a great tutorial, but a very thorough one to! And yes, of course we need the Green Aqua t-shirt...it will empower us while we wear it 👍😂😁 thank you so much because... YOUR EXPERTISE is priceless!! I really enjoyed this a lot and thank you so much for sharing!! I hope you guys have an amazing day!,👍♥️🙏🐟🌱🌿
Really like this video. I think a lot of people don’t realize the cost going in to do it properly. I plant and budget before starting a scape. My recent 60cm tank was almost identical to this high tech set up. I came in around $2000 USD as I didn’t have to buy tools, water change equipment, or RO setup. I went a little cheaper on filter with the Biomaster thermo 250 over the 350. I think a lot go in only thinking to spend a couple of hundred dollars. They end up with a nice tank then don’t have many plants and little to no hardscape. Great video!!!
Thanks so much for your feedback. Agree plan is key here. And even if we do not like to talk about costs, planning, and budgeting, as well as continuous up-keeping, is necessary. And like with many configurations you can use less or more, different brands, equipment, save here and there etc. Hopefully, a good starting point to understand the high-end systems. We always list the equipment in our video description but this is the first time when we matched this up with a cost. Thanks for watching 🙏
Green Aqua no one likes talking about cost lol. However I was glad to see you do this as so many, especially here in the States, want to rush into it as cheap as possible and end up struggling and giving up due to just not spending enough. Especially on plants and filtration. Send so many people from my groups to your channel for more in-depth information than I can take time to explain haha. Plus, I’m still learning from you all everyday haha.
Me parece genial transparentar así la información. Muchos al preguntar el valor de un acuario no entienden de dónde sale ese gasto. Felicidades a la espera del próximo
When you start I'm sure you spend a lot more money than that, I lost so much money in the beginning... it's a very good initiative to show beginners the right material instead of wasting time and money and leaving the hobby
Appreciate your feedback. Yup sometimes you pay the price twice because of the bad things. I started with an aquarium kit and from that only the glass left, filter was weak. CO2 was not good so had to replace that. And so many other stories. It is good in general if you can consult with a retail or a friend before you place an order to make sure the system is working well together for a long time. 👍
@@GreenAquaShop I had the same problem with my lights. I thought I could go with a cheap $30 light, but that wasn't good enough, so I bought an $80 light and that was a little better but still not good enough. I finally settled on a $150 Fluval light. Should have just bought that to start.
Hello guys...and ladies from Hungary... found this channel few days ago, looking to find some aquascaping content to "really begin" in aquatic scaping. I've been doing some aquaristic for 15 years, with long pauses in between. My last tanks were really low budget... and it was quite a challenge to maintain plants and scape in such conditions. I've been watching almost all your videos for days now... Really impressive and great job. This one is really interesting, cause I placed my orders to acquire a 75P tank today. Your budgets are really high, but as you say, it's a non compromise version. Living in switzerland, were everything is 2 or 3 time more expensive than in the rest of the world (really Oo), I assume a perfect balance between your non compromise version and my possibilities. The difference between today and 10 years ago, is that i understood what kind of scape I really want and what such a long terme investment it implies. In fact, buying so much "at the begining material" seems prohibitive, but you know that all material will last for years... I really wanted to thank you, all of you guys, for your tutos, masterclasses and real investment on learning, teaching and advising... hope we'lll find such shops in Switzerland...In fact, none of swiss shops had standards OptiWhite Aquas at that time...so I placed an ordrer by you :-) Thank you so much for the motivation and your deep truly loving of MTHFCKN Nature (was looking for such a TeeShirt, but you was out of stock XD)
I know that feeling, I had aquariums in my childhood too. But expenses should not matter with this hobby, once someone is serious about it, there are much much more expensive hobbies, like skiing, photography, travelling, sailing, etc.
WOW i didn't know i spent so much ha ha ha!!! I hope my husband doesn't see this video or i'm in trouble :-))) I enjoyed the build. A few new ideas for my next project...
Nice video as always 😉 Quality is expensive but you know what you paid for. Around 1000€ for my 30 liters tank but the result is so good that I don't regret it at all (2 years later it still looks wonderfull and everything work perfectly)
Great video and nice to see a build-up like this. My little tank is a "bit" below this but the fun I have is priceless hahahaha. Keep up the good work and inspire us ;-)
Thanks so much Frank. Love to hear you enjoy the aquarium. This is the most important after all. You can change any gear later if that is the goal. We did this too many times in the past 👍
My jaw dropped after seeing the total cost of a high end setup. It's easy to buy everything high end but much more satisfying to buy stuff on a low budget and yet achieve the same results as a high end setup. BTW i wanna bring to your attention the Aquael Ultramax line of filters which you may want to consider carrying in your shop. They have got good reviews online. They're rated for larger tanks, comes with a pre-filter for easy mechanical filter cleaning just like the Oase and the best part is they're cheaper than the Oase. The only downside is the filters doesn't allow you to have a built-in heater.
Everyone needs to figure out how much willing to spend on the hobby. It does not make sense to spend all the money since you can upgrade many thing later. Money will not makes you happy in the hobby, neither will give you a better scape. You will do that. There are so many ways for the success and success mean different for most of us. We do not stock aquael gears as the rest is more reliable i would say. Aquael is similar like Atman which we have for the lower budget. Then Tetra, JBL a bit above. Oase, Eheim is the quality range and ADA is the upper-class premium. A tons of options oh and i forget Seachem Tidals and the rest which we still have :) Thanks for watching 😃
Your passion for this hobby is inspiring. Even when putting together such an aspirational setup it’s possible to go further. How about an anti-algae electrolysis reactor? You have them in many of your showroom tanks at Greenaqua.
Thanks so much for your words. These anti-algae reactors are not a must have things to grow plants. Sometimes this is helpful but in general adds only a few percent to the overall success. There are much more important stuff to go after before you consider one.
As a kid, in the early 90s, I had an aquarium and totally botched it. My most expensive piece of equipment was a heater (you actually had to use a screwdriver to adjust the temperature). Fish died, didn't think of the hobby for almost 20yrs. 4yrs ago, someone abandoned 2 small goldfish in a tiny container near my apartment. I took them in and bought the basics. Unfortunately the only lived for about a year (probably ammonia poisoning as I'd never heard of the nitrogen cycle). After the goldfish, I decided to get some tetras... 3yrs on, I'm sitting with a low-tech betta tank, a high-tech 60p, with a Twinstar 600s and trying to maintain an Iwagumi
Budget aquarium and aquarium budget is not the same :) This is not about showing the cheapest way, but mainly show the way we build aquariums at Green Aqua
Thank you so much for making this vid, will Make my second tank a lot easier to build. Also would love for u guys to ship to Canada but I understand the business difficulties
Would love to ship to Canada and we're working on to expand our service area, but we can't help now :( Thanks so much for watching and glad to hear it was help in some way. 👍
Sir u always have something special for us...this video is ultimate surprise for hobbiest..you make list of everything which will necessary for tank.. comparison of budget is so amazing.keep going sir...make one video on filter Media which are useful for beneficial bacteria...
I like this vid. Will make easier to make a shoping list for my 60P in the future. I made similar for my self in the past, but didnt know what odds and ends are needed too (hoses, inlets, outlest ...) to have complete setup. Thanks for it than.
1 - press Like video 2 - Watch the video 3 - Comment on the video 4 - Share the video Now this is my procedure after each of your videos. Thank you guys!
You did a nice job again! I would like to see "B" Aquarium Control shopping guide. Mainly automatic water exchange and GH+ solution. Thanks in advance!
I like the Kessil 360X for the scape! I would cheerish a vid on that lighting system;) Lighting in general is/can be complex.. Still I like your choice! Go GreenAqua!
Kessil is great, I've seen one in action over George Farmer's tank when I visited him, it is a good light, great shimmering effect, but I did not like the color rendering of that.
Thanks a lot for this video. It gives us a good budget reference , even if it's veeeery expensive. I really like your t-shirt. Could I have one when I going to visit you?.HaHaHa. PD The blond fish with blue yes is really cute, like Vicky indeed. Oups!. Sorry, for that. Cheers!
Thankyou for this video. I thought I was well prepared when entering the world of aquascaping, unfortunately not so... I just have to make due with my Rio180 tank and put more thought into tweaking the internal filter...I already filled it up to the rim with Eheim substrate (and on top some sponges). Or, ditch the internal filter and go for a bio master 350 (or the 600). I totally love aquascaping but with a low budget it’s hard work (and not as I’ve heard you say, 1,5hours per week) those 1,5 hours is correct, but that is without all the hours spend on soaking up information you need in order to spend just 1,5 hours each week on maintenance...
Yeah, you don't have to do it all-in-one. The purpose of this video was not only to show you a complete setup, but also to show you how I think. You are on a good path, good luck with the tank!
Saya salah satu penonton setia cuplikan di setiap video greenAqua .selalu hijau Selalu rimbun ...wellcome tO The beautyful world of aquascaping ..u can Translate language sir 😍👌😅 me from Indonesia
Love you Balazs but I will never go out shopping with you 🤣 JK, I would gladly spend $2500 on a hightech 60P. Heck, my current tank probably cost me that much! im glad you got convinced to cover the expenses behind building a proper aquarium. Loved the content!!
Yup hard to talk about money, but for budgeting this is required. Dosers are helpful, but not the must have stuffs. Still we're using many of them in client projects and also in the showroom. Actually a new GHL video is coming soon on the channel with me - Viktor 😃
Thanks for this. I was just thinking about emailing you to see if you could put together a suggested shopping list. My wife bought a basic 60cm tank at the end of last year and we worked together to plant it out in a jungle style. She had apparently seen aquascape aquariums on Pinterest. In trying to figure out how to deal with algae issues I came across your channel and now I've watched dozens of videos and am excited to move to the next level but still trying to understand what I would need to budget for to get a 'proper' aquascape tank going, now I know. Expensive, yes, but so are many other hobbies. An idea, probably not new to you guys - super clean long-form screensaver type videos that could be purchased (so no ads), great for waiting rooms etc.
I agree with you, there are many more expensive hobbies out there, yeah we're trying to have the long cinematic ones - but those have some ads in them, youtube premium is the solution - channels still get the revenue and you see no ads.
I am very grateful to live in a tropical country, where exactly in Indonesia 🇮🇩. Where u can get veryy cheap aquatic plants like under 1$ for 10 stems of stem plant and equiptments from local's brand or DIY:)
You're lucky. Here in the EU and many other parts of the world we need to pay a lot if even a plant is available. We're super high tax payers here with 27% on top of everything
Great video! That’s why I buy stuff slowly...soil, then hardscape/filter....So in my mind the costs get diluted!! 😂😂😂 One quick question. I am setting up a high tech 60P. What lighting would u recommend ? Twinstar 600S or ONF flat +? Thanks!!!
Hallo ihr lieben. Ich habe mir gerade die neue Chihiros Wrgb 2 Lampe in 60cm geholt und ich bin begeistert. Meiner Meinung nach besser als die Twinstar. Und man benötigt keinen Controller mehr, er ist in die Lampe integriert. Kann man dann über die App steuern. Die Lampe macht ein wirklich intensives, helles Licht... Grüsse an euer Team
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. There are many good lights out there. Not only the ones we prefer. I prefer ADA Solar RGB above all, actually. Twinstar for me lags behind ONF and ADA a bit. But it comes at a better price slightly.
It's so funny to see a guy, who prefers to overpay to get highest quality equipment for his tank, but still buys Oase instead of ADA/EHEIM. I know, I know, you are sponsored by Oase.... Anyway, in my opinion, it's a very good video, at least because it helps you to understand what you really will need to be able to keep/maintain a tank. And also I think buying more plants (6 pots instead of 5) is always a good idea for beginner. Because if you are just entering this hobby you want to see results as fast as possible. Thank you for another great video!
Thanks so much for your feedback. 👍I do not agree with the brand comparison here. Oase and Eheim is on the same level on build / material quality. Accessories, service is up on the same level too. But the 2 filtration using a different approach - Biomaster and Prof 4-5. The smaller filtrosmart is more in comparison with classics. ADA is a different league because of the material mainly, but very much double triple the price. We do have many in the showroom but not recommended here. You still can add up many branded stuff to blow up the budget. But for a general high-end it's a good starting point.
@Green Aqua I don't have a bunch of aquariums, so I can compare brands by feedbacks only. So as I see, there are very less problems with Eheim comparing with any other filter manufactor. And unfortunately it is not possible to compare 10-15-20yr old filters by Eheim with same age filters Oase filters. Eheim is really better in quality, more expensive in comparison with Oase. But with Oase you still can find nice filter with thermocontrol and save some additional 100eur for better light. Anyway. It's always a good idea to talk about money when you promote aquascaping as a hobby. Because you have know what is mandatory, and what is optional. You can save money on glass and use regular glass instead of optiwhite, but you can't use shitty EHEIM led instead of nice ADA RGB/Twinstar/etc... Once again, thanks!
For my Indonesian fellow who's curious how much they worth in IDR. Here it is : 1. Hi-tech 60P Tank (without layout) = Rp21.821.536 2. Hi-tech 60P Tank (with layout, plant, etc) = Rp41.459.800 3. Low-tech 60P Tank (with layout, plant, etc) = Rp13.152.215 4. Hi-tech 120P Tank (with layout, plant, etc) = Rp131.429.673 Anyway, good video as always, Green Aqua team!
Yup there are many ways to build out on a lower total. And cost vary in every country, of course, 👍 I found it interesting to summarize the totals as we usually hide it even from ourselves especially when we talk with the wife - Viktor 😁
@@GreenAquaShop to be honest, in my country, unless you are very rich, these price will cost your marriage lol But really, i appreciate this video for giving a very clear video about budgeting the aquarium
Hobby is very sensitive topic on the expenses side. Probably because we spend a crazy amount of money sometimes which is really hard to explain to someone who is not into that. But the same with cars, cameras, sports gears etc. I guess until you enjoy it and can afford it is fine. Choose the stuff which fits your budget and lifestyle. 👍 Thanks for watching - Viktor
Great video, I really enjoyed watching you shop Balazs I was like oh yeah get that on so many items haha. I'll be going all out and high end on a big setup once I move back home to Hawaii permanently but I'm living abroad and moving every 3-5 years now so I gotta be a bit more price conscious with my decisions, as I can't bring a lot of tank items with me and my lady will kill me haha. Right now I'm lucky to live in Shanghai where there are tons of great products readily available at all different price points because the hobby is so popular here. I'll be moving countries again in a year and I've got so much stuff I'll need to get rid of, 4 aquariums and so much supplies and I'm ordering a new 60x40x45cm opti white tank next week haha.
I'm just embarking on my first aquascape using my existing tank, the Aqua One Aqua Style AR850. I bought riverwood and dragon stone today costing £90GB. I will use easy plants to keep it low tech, and minimal fish with snails and shrimp. It won't be perfect but it's somewhere to start. I would love an Opti white tank, if you have a spare one you don't want, let me know 😉
Alright Debbie! Actually, with smaller tanks the fact that a tank is opti-white does not really matter - or show. The normal glass is so thin, that you'll be fine. The real difference will start to show with bigger builds. You're right in taking things slow. If this hobby is for you in the long run, you'll have plenty of info on this channel to do something better bigger, etc.
@@GreenAquaShop yes that's the plan, start small, 165L tank, 90cm long, upgrade later if all goes well and I enjoy it, thank you for your input, love the channel.
$10,000 for the ultimate 120P tank is expensive but reasonable considering the technology involved. Also, because Balazs said at 27:56 that he'll included a one week personal visit to set up all tanks and provide one-on-one education for all purchasers is invaluable. The free t-shirt is just a bonus. Thank you, Balazs! I'll see you in NYC.
What other manufacturers? :) There are like 15 manufacturers in this video only. I gave you my preference on the low-tech version. And there are other lower priced builds on this channel. I stated clearly in the video for the beginners, that I would choose smaller tanks if I wanted to go lower on the budget.
GreenAqua sitesinden alışveriş yapmak o kadar çok isterim ki ama malesef gördüm ki seçenekler arasında Türkiye yok :( Sevgili Balazs video bir harika alışveriş yapmış kadar oldum aslında küçük bardağımla çay içerken keyifle izledim seni... İyi ki varsın GreenAqua ailesi... İlerleyen zamanlarda Türkiye seçeneği de sitenizde olur umarım. I made this comment in my native language :))
This video helps me a lot. I am starts my new projet with 120cm tank i have some of equipment but still to buy some. Im from Macedonia and u have to make delivery to here its not far from Hungary. You are the best in the Balkan in the aquaristics
Another great informative video by our friends at Green Aqua. I wish I was working so I could do a really spectacular scape but I’m not and having tried about four different tanks over the past six years all have been disasters. Now I know why. Whatever our age we live and learn all the time and watching your channel inspires me to do another however I need to save up again. In your professional opinion, please tell me what the ideal small tank size would be for just shrimp and maybe a few small fish. As always, greetings from Cumbria in the UK.
Dear Trevor, do not take this video as a must have list. Balazs pulled together some ingredients based on his experience. But this does not mean you need to follow every steps. These are the systems we're using at home and in the showroom as well. Works for us, but if the budget is limited we would go after something else or would find another way. 2nd hand, forums, swap things, diy solutions, cheaper alternatives. Or a smaller system. ideal small tank size? in between 45cm and 60cm. If this is mainly for shrimp the 45cm is fine but with the 60 you have more flexibility on the live stocks.
@@GreenAquaShop Lol, if only that were true! No, I just don't stress out over the algae I have and it's still at a manageable level. Your algae guide has been pretty helpful btw. ;-)
2 weeks ago I accidentally watch your videos, till then I watched almost all videos from the first video posted 7 years ago CRS shrimp tank😂😂, and still going, 12 more videos to watch. So now am also a subscriber from beginning, because I watched almost all of them. And one of the hardcore fan of Green aqua. 😻😻😻😻and thank you so much. And am gonna try to copy one of my favorite aqauscape from green aqua gallery, which is your tank iwagumi style near by Philipe's tank . Simple and classy 😍😍😘😘, could you please do a small video about that tank. And more about simple classy tanks( iwagumi)
Thanks so much for your support. Glad the videos help you. There's nothing wrong about copying an existing layout. You can learn a lot from that and next you will be more brave with your own arrangements. We will have a photo on that one soon, but Tommy entered to the IAPLC with that, so we can't highlight it that much until the rankings will be out. 👍
I have three tanks and I probably spent about 100 to 150 US dollar for all of it. I got like shrimps, plants, moss, a lot of guppies, two betta, and a spotted butterfly loach. I got many of my stuff for free or second hand though.
Yup and i am sure this gives the same pleasure that a full system would do. The most important part is to enjoy whatever we're doing. There are so many ways to experiment this hobby 👍
I cant afford for such a high tech aquarium 😂😂 my aquarium costed me around 100 pounds( Around 8000 Indian Rupees). Would like to share my aquarium pics.. BTW waiting eagerly for Bonsai aquarium part2 I'm sure its gonna be greatest aquarium of all at Green Aqua.
The cost are mainly if you buy the same equipment off the shelf in a brand new condition. But you can go for 2nd hand, DIY, swap things in the hobby easily. Going in with a high-end system is expensive. But we have the same systems in our showroom which we share frequently. Wanted to give a brief overview on the costs. Part 2 is coming next week probably. Waiting for the angelfish to settle in.
Yeah me neither. I bought a juwel rio 180 (with stand) second hand for £100. Then I spent £200 on hardscape and plants. No co2 but it's not a necessity.
When à light is more expensive than your entire budget. Bought a 20l used, with Integrated filter and light for 70€, feels like I've been a bit scammed. Next is an insurance for winter and summer, a temperature regulator, 80€. Next I want to rework the filter, so new pump, tubing, and biomedia. I have a 3d printer so I can relocate the light at the front, the hardscape I'll build with slate stone that I already own, so with those I intend to make a removable filter section containing all of the parts to clean, and I can even make this part a skimmer! And if I can make it, fit a C02 diffuser in the hardscape, our of view. For the livestock I think shrimp and guppy from local breeder so I can get them not too expensive . And for the plant, dwarf hair grass, some medium size plants for the background and some moss. The C02 system I'll try to built it using a reactor, with sugar, yeast, and agar agar to make the C02 solution last longer, and tubing to connect the output to a solenoid valve connected to the timer of the lamp. My budget is 250€, let's see in the future if I succeed!
Muy buen video muy bien explicado cuando uno le apasiona este hermoso hobbie no le importa el precio sino el tan cual tendrás un tanque en buena condiciones y lo más importante tener un buen equipo para el tanque que formarás
If you are willing to buy second hand, you can still build a nice looking high end tank with about half the price (especially things like co2 and lighting which plenty are available), but better buy a tank brand new tho since you do not want any scratch
Hi guys, none ever said having an aquarium is a cheap hobby, (specialy in the beginning) ! Of cource there are many options of reducing the costs! Have a nice day!
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Me: alright...$300 Aquarium budget
Green Aqua: *that’s just for the scaping tools right?*
LOL funny. We do offer many ways to build your aquarium. This is the high-end way. But we've built a local aquascaping community for example where people can swap, trade things and buy second-hand stuff which is still great. There are so many ways to enjoy this hobby. Not every time an option to buy brand new things from off the shelf. Especially not the branded ones. Maybe you have the skill to DIY most of the stuff and there 300 bucks is pretty good 😃 👍 Thanks for watching. The advice was 295$ so you have 5$ left to spend on anything 😁 Just kidding 😋
It’s possible to do. When you get into super high end aquariums and such price goes up fast. It’s kind of you get what you pay for though. The glass in these aquariums alone is stunning. Cameras do not do the justice haha. Here in the US waterbox is as close as you will get to ADA or Green Aqua tank quality. Beauty is with them they have a payment plan!
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you can have a nice light , only light in those money :)) this hobby is expensive but so beautiful ^_^
Budget budget budget.
This reference vid is perfect. List everything you want, then slowly obtain the items one by one. I tend to buy the aquarium last. Once the glass is bought it's GO TIME!!!
Always excited whenever green aqua releases a video 🔥🔥
Love to hear that 😀
And whatever it is. I'm excited. 🤣
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Damn you Guys. If my “Wife” watches this video I’m in big trouble I probably have to move out. Hahahaha the Tee-shirt. Love it. Great video 👊🏻
Yup use the incognito browsing 😁 We're all in the same shoes i guess 😀 Thanks for watching 👍
So true 😂
Wow, you just literally answer every comment, not all channels can do that. I'm impressed. Good job!
We try our best to answer the questions, concerns here. Appreciate your words 👍
Thank you so much for making this video!!
The prices actually match pretty good stuff from Germany and Denmark, so a nice reference, and I really don't think it should be a secret that aquascapers costs money!
Thank you again! This is really honest and good!
Glad you support this approach Casper, thanks for the feedback!
I love this hobby. Thanks for showing this! This is waaaayyyy cheaper than building a good recording studio lol
This is a good content. I spent around £400 setting up my tank and wasted around £250 for trying things out. Water treatments, anti algae, filter, decors, plants, etc. and mostly purchased things in ebay as they are quite cheap, well some things worked but most don't.
Bottomline, invest in a very good filter an do your research first before planting and getting livestocks. Also, see to it if your tap water is good enough do or you need to get a RO water because the water here in uk causes crazy bloom of diatoms.
Thanks for backing up the message in this video. Glad you have it now sorted out though! Cheers.
Although I am from EU, I have been asked by many of my subscribers from US when are you going to start shipping there. They were impressed by all of my nano setup which I bought from you (all of it expect the livestock). So thats just a suggestion to expand your business, but I am sure you are considering that already. Nice video, keep up the good work 👍
Thanks so much for your feedback and suggestion. We're working on a solution, however, shipping will be always more expensive to the US than in the EU. So at some point easier to find a local resource on most items. 👍
@@GreenAquaShop I fully understand that, if they really want something looks like they will have to pay for it.
For most of the USA, there are no local sources unfortunately
aquamind99 exactly. It’s really hard to find any high end parts or quality products here locally everything has to be ordered anyway.
you are right about the glass and filter because they gonna stay with you through many projects.
Thanks so much for your feedback 👍
I feel that every one should educate the possible customers in this fashion . People must understand that if they see a nice tank it comes for a price .... i had customers that told me "i want this tank!" and when i explained the costs they freaked out ...So cheers for this video ! i will for sure check out your site for future perches!
Thanks so much for the support, but you'll have to know that I don't look at our viewers as potential customers at all, I just can't think in those terms, I am not wired like that. I try to separate the hobby from the company as much as I can. These two were closer in this video. I didn't feel good doing it. :)
@@GreenAquaShop i know what you mean , perhaps i put it the wrong way , of course we all do this first for the love of the hobby ! But when i mean "customers" i mean like in your case and also in my case some years back , people who are not in the hobby and want something beautiful like an Aquarium . they should also understand and be educated what it means to invest and take care of the living ecosystem in their home\office. Cheers and keep educating because people must know why a skimmer or RO water system is important or a good filter or a good light , in this way they will also understand the costs.
Cheers man, thanks for the encouragement! :) Salut!
Really Green Aqua is the Paradise of Aquascapers in the world. This is my dream to have everything in a Green Aqua Shop 😢🤑. Very complete for freshwater equipment. Good Job Green Aqua 👍👍👏💯
Thanks for watching. Hope one day you can visit us 👍
@@GreenAquaShop but...i don't have money 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Come without a wallet this is the best advice we can give you. Still you will enjoy the showroom 😀
I might not can BUY YOUR QUALITY products
But I sure can LISTEN to YOUR QUALITY instruction and recommendations!!😁
I personally very much appreciated the time you took to help us go shopping for the right equipment to help us achieve and set up a quality aquascape and system... It was really fun when you gave your stocking reccomendations! This was not only a great tutorial, but a very thorough one to!
And yes, of course we need the Green Aqua t-shirt...it will empower us while we wear it 👍😂😁 thank you so much because... YOUR EXPERTISE is priceless!! I really enjoyed this a lot and thank you so much for sharing!! I hope you guys have an amazing day!,👍♥️🙏🐟🌱🌿
Thanks for your words Mary 👍 Now i can tell you we did this video only because of the tshirt 😁 Just kidding - Viktor
Best aqua movie in the internet! Love it!
Thanks a lot,and thanks for the watching.
Lóri
Love what you are doing. Someday i hope i can do purchase like that without scratching my heads or feel worry.
You can do it slowly, don't need to do it all at once, or can always go smaller.
Finally new video from the best aquascape channel yt
Thanks so much 👍
Really like this video. I think a lot of people don’t realize the cost going in to do it properly. I plant and budget before starting a scape. My recent 60cm tank was almost identical to this high tech set up. I came in around $2000 USD as I didn’t have to buy tools, water change equipment, or RO setup. I went a little cheaper on filter with the Biomaster thermo 250 over the 350. I think a lot go in only thinking to spend a couple of hundred dollars. They end up with a nice tank then don’t have many plants and little to no hardscape. Great video!!!
Thanks so much for your feedback. Agree plan is key here. And even if we do not like to talk about costs, planning, and budgeting, as well as continuous up-keeping, is necessary. And like with many configurations you can use less or more, different brands, equipment, save here and there etc. Hopefully, a good starting point to understand the high-end systems. We always list the equipment in our video description but this is the first time when we matched this up with a cost. Thanks for watching 🙏
Green Aqua no one likes talking about cost lol. However I was glad to see you do this as so many, especially here in the States, want to rush into it as cheap as possible and end up struggling and giving up due to just not spending enough. Especially on plants and filtration. Send so many people from my groups to your channel for more in-depth information than I can take time to explain haha. Plus, I’m still learning from you all everyday haha.
Haha, I'm sure you already know a lot, so please correct us if you haha any observations. :)
Green Aqua no way I have learned from you guys pretty much all I know. The student can’t correct the master, especially when they are still learning!
We don't pretend to know everything and make mistakes or skip on something all the time. :)
Me parece genial transparentar así la información. Muchos al preguntar el valor de un acuario no entienden de dónde sale ese gasto. Felicidades a la espera del próximo
Cheers, thanks for the encouragement. It means a lot!
A - Nano aquascape buying guide YES PLEASE! Great videos thanks
Thanks for the vote! 😃 👍
Green Aqua, even from another country, they are the best..🙋♂️👏👍👍
Thanks so much 😀
Hi I'm from India and a great fan of you
Thanks for the support!
You got me on 19:44 💚 120P 🤩
Wow
A dangerous entrance like action movies
But the most important of all is the t-shirt
Exceptional video.
Haha, the tee is important, right, thanks for watching Mustafa!
When you start I'm sure you spend a lot more money than that, I lost so much money in the beginning... it's a very good initiative to show beginners the right material instead of wasting time and money and leaving the hobby
Appreciate your feedback. Yup sometimes you pay the price twice because of the bad things. I started with an aquarium kit and from that only the glass left, filter was weak. CO2 was not good so had to replace that. And so many other stories. It is good in general if you can consult with a retail or a friend before you place an order to make sure the system is working well together for a long time. 👍
@@GreenAquaShop I had the same problem with my lights. I thought I could go with a cheap $30 light, but that wasn't good enough, so I bought an $80 light and that was a little better but still not good enough. I finally settled on a $150 Fluval light. Should have just bought that to start.
Hello guys...and ladies from Hungary... found this channel few days ago, looking to find some aquascaping content to "really begin" in aquatic scaping. I've been doing some aquaristic for 15 years, with long pauses in between. My last tanks were really low budget... and it was quite a challenge to maintain plants and scape in such conditions. I've been watching almost all your videos for days now... Really impressive and great job. This one is really interesting, cause I placed my orders to acquire a 75P tank today. Your budgets are really high, but as you say, it's a non compromise version. Living in switzerland, were everything is 2 or 3 time more expensive than in the rest of the world (really Oo), I assume a perfect balance between your non compromise version and my possibilities. The difference between today and 10 years ago, is that i understood what kind of scape I really want and what such a long terme investment it implies. In fact, buying so much "at the begining material" seems prohibitive, but you know that all material will last for years... I really wanted to thank you, all of you guys, for your tutos, masterclasses and real investment on learning, teaching and advising... hope we'lll find such shops in Switzerland...In fact, none of swiss shops had standards OptiWhite Aquas at that time...so I placed an ordrer by you :-)
Thank you so much for the motivation and your deep truly loving of MTHFCKN Nature (was looking for such a TeeShirt, but you was out of stock XD)
I know that feeling, I had aquariums in my childhood too. But expenses should not matter with this hobby, once someone is serious about it, there are much much more expensive hobbies, like skiing, photography, travelling, sailing, etc.
WOW i didn't know i spent so much ha ha ha!!! I hope my husband doesn't see this video or i'm in trouble :-))) I enjoyed the build. A few new ideas for my next project...
Haha, it happens all the time. :) One customer went home, said half of what he spent and still got it from the wife. :D
Nice video as always 😉
Quality is expensive but you know what you paid for. Around 1000€ for my 30 liters tank but the result is so good that I don't regret it at all (2 years later it still looks wonderfull and everything work perfectly)
There you go! I'm so happy you enjoy this hobby on this level. Cool to have backup like that! Cheers.
Great video and nice to see a build-up like this. My little tank is a "bit" below this but the fun I have is priceless hahahaha. Keep up the good work and inspire us ;-)
Thanks so much Frank. Love to hear you enjoy the aquarium. This is the most important after all. You can change any gear later if that is the goal. We did this too many times in the past 👍
My jaw dropped after seeing the total cost of a high end setup. It's easy to buy everything high end but much more satisfying to buy stuff on a low budget and yet achieve the same results as a high end setup.
BTW i wanna bring to your attention the Aquael Ultramax line of filters which you may want to consider carrying in your shop. They have got good reviews online. They're rated for larger tanks, comes with a pre-filter for easy mechanical filter cleaning just like the Oase and the best part is they're cheaper than the Oase. The only downside is the filters doesn't allow you to have a built-in heater.
Everyone needs to figure out how much willing to spend on the hobby. It does not make sense to spend all the money since you can upgrade many thing later. Money will not makes you happy in the hobby, neither will give you a better scape. You will do that. There are so many ways for the success and success mean different for most of us.
We do not stock aquael gears as the rest is more reliable i would say. Aquael is similar like Atman which we have for the lower budget. Then Tetra, JBL a bit above. Oase, Eheim is the quality range and ADA is the upper-class premium. A tons of options oh and i forget Seachem Tidals and the rest which we still have :)
Thanks for watching 😃
Your passion for this hobby is inspiring. Even when putting together such an aspirational setup it’s possible to go further. How about an anti-algae electrolysis reactor? You have them in many of your showroom tanks at Greenaqua.
Thanks so much for your words. These anti-algae reactors are not a must have things to grow plants. Sometimes this is helpful but in general adds only a few percent to the overall success. There are much more important stuff to go after before you consider one.
I haven't even started building my aquascape, I'm just here to listen. Just a fan lol
Still good to have you here 👍
Green Aqua i'll always be here as a fan at least haha
Currently as a fish breeder tho, i'll start scaping when i have spare tank lol
Sounds fishy 😀Sorry can't miss it. Awesome! 👍
@@GreenAquaShop and it smell fishy too, literally hahaha
😃 👍
As a kid, in the early 90s, I had an aquarium and totally botched it. My most expensive piece of equipment was a heater (you actually had to use a screwdriver to adjust the temperature). Fish died, didn't think of the hobby for almost 20yrs.
4yrs ago, someone abandoned 2 small goldfish in a tiny container near my apartment. I took them in and bought the basics. Unfortunately the only lived for about a year (probably ammonia poisoning as I'd never heard of the nitrogen cycle). After the goldfish, I decided to get some tetras... 3yrs on, I'm sitting with a low-tech betta tank, a high-tech 60p, with a Twinstar 600s and trying to maintain an Iwagumi
Yepp, my story exactly - without the goldfish. LOL. But seriously. This is how I did everything.
This type of video was very helpful. Thank you so much. Please do more like this😃
Thanks for your feedback. Appreciate it 👍 Do you have any preference in from the desc? A,B,C,D or something else?
A and B are both very interesting to me. I am planing my new aquarium and want to go to your store because I live in Hungary.
Looking forward to have you over mate!
Great video to show budget differences. Send T-Shirt to all of us ... 🇨🇴
Glad you like the video. We need a factory to send t-shirt to all of you 😁
yay a video of budget aquarium guide
Budget aquarium and aquarium budget is not the same :) This is not about showing the cheapest way, but mainly show the way we build aquariums at Green Aqua
@@GreenAquaShop ok
Grazie ancora ...siete il TOP
Cheers Michele!
Thank you so much for making this vid, will Make my second tank a lot easier to build. Also would love for u guys to ship to Canada but I understand the business difficulties
Would love to ship to Canada and we're working on to expand our service area, but we can't help now :(
Thanks so much for watching and glad to hear it was help in some way. 👍
Thank you Masters of aquascaping , i've had in mind to ask you for this ... beautiful ^_^ happy to be here to learn from pros
Thanks for watching 👍
I iam your big follower and study how to aquascaping
You are a good teacher
Thanks for your words 👍
Yes!!!! Here we go again! :D
I think so 😃
Sir u always have something special for us...this video is ultimate surprise for hobbiest..you make list of everything which will necessary for tank.. comparison of budget is so amazing.keep going sir...make one video on filter Media which are useful for beneficial bacteria...
Thanks for the feedback, noted. Cheers dear sir.
I like this vid. Will make easier to make a shoping list for my 60P in the future. I made similar for my self in the past, but didnt know what odds and ends are needed too (hoses, inlets, outlest ...) to have complete setup. Thanks for it than.
Thanks for your feedback. Yup this was the goal with the video to show the details on budgeting. Glad you find it useful 👍
1 - press Like video
2 - Watch the video
3 - Comment on the video
4 - Share the video
Now this is my procedure after each of your videos. Thank you guys!
Thanks for the support! You are great!
Just the video I need Balazs 🤙🤙
Thank for your words. Also let us know if you're interested in any spec build for the future
@@GreenAquaShop Thank you guys , I will .
Hello Green Aqua!!!!!
Thank you for the information!!!😀🐳🐟🐋🦈🦐🦑🐙🦀🐬🌞
You're welcome 😀 👍
loves from Turkey. I wish you continued success.
Thank you so much. And thanks for watching 👍
The cinematic is 🥰🥰🥰
I know, right? Csabi is great.
You did great with your disclaimer at the beginning... PEACE being the key term and a good way to end the speech(:
Thank you 😊 🙏
You did a nice job again! I would like to see "B" Aquarium Control shopping guide. Mainly automatic water exchange and GH+ solution. Thanks in advance!
Thanks so much for your feedback 👍
Great video! Now how about a budget low end planted tank video :)
Excellent 💗💗
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome video mate
Thank you so much.
I like the Kessil 360X for the scape! I would cheerish a vid on that lighting system;) Lighting in general is/can be complex.. Still I like your choice! Go GreenAqua!
Kessil is great, I've seen one in action over George Farmer's tank when I visited him, it is a good light, great shimmering effect, but I did not like the color rendering of that.
Thanks a lot for this video. It gives us a good budget reference , even if it's veeeery expensive. I really like your t-shirt. Could I have one when I going to visit you?.HaHaHa.
PD The blond fish with blue yes is really cute, like Vicky indeed. Oups!. Sorry, for that.
Cheers!
Cheers Luis, looking forward to have you over one day, this is my special tee, not available at Green Aqua. :)
Thankyou for this video. I thought I was well prepared when entering the world of aquascaping, unfortunately not so... I just have to make due with my Rio180 tank and put more thought into tweaking the internal filter...I already filled it up to the rim with Eheim substrate (and on top some sponges).
Or, ditch the internal filter and go for a bio master 350 (or the 600). I totally love aquascaping but with a low budget it’s hard work (and not as I’ve heard you say, 1,5hours per week) those 1,5 hours is correct, but that is without all the hours spend on soaking up information you need in order to spend just 1,5 hours each week on maintenance...
Yeah, you don't have to do it all-in-one. The purpose of this video was not only to show you a complete setup, but also to show you how I think. You are on a good path, good luck with the tank!
Very goooooood man
Cheers. ;)
Super brother hats continue it
Thank you 👍
Saya salah satu penonton setia cuplikan di setiap video greenAqua .selalu hijau Selalu rimbun ...wellcome tO The beautyful world of aquascaping ..u can Translate language sir 😍👌😅 me from Indonesia
working on the translation sorry that we missed it at the launch
😍nice 👍👍
Thanks for watching 👍
good stuff ! 👍😉
Thank you 👍
Love you Balazs but I will never go out shopping with you 🤣 JK, I would gladly spend $2500 on a hightech 60P. Heck, my current tank probably cost me that much! im glad you got convinced to cover the expenses behind building a proper aquarium. Loved the content!!
Nobody wants to shop with me. Haha.
Rocking the Razer Deathadder! Best mouse :D
Oh yeah. Cool! You guys notice everything!
@@GreenAquaShop Probably only because i am using the same one! 🙈
It is a good mouse.
Great video🤟 will help beginners to analyse the expense. Saw you smiling 😁 when talking abt GHL doser at 23:58😂😂
Yup hard to talk about money, but for budgeting this is required. Dosers are helpful, but not the must have stuffs. Still we're using many of them in client projects and also in the showroom. Actually a new GHL video is coming soon on the channel with me - Viktor 😃
Thanks for this. I was just thinking about emailing you to see if you could put together a suggested shopping list. My wife bought a basic 60cm tank at the end of last year and we worked together to plant it out in a jungle style. She had apparently seen aquascape aquariums on Pinterest. In trying to figure out how to deal with algae issues I came across your channel and now I've watched dozens of videos and am excited to move to the next level but still trying to understand what I would need to budget for to get a 'proper' aquascape tank going, now I know. Expensive, yes, but so are many other hobbies. An idea, probably not new to you guys - super clean long-form screensaver type videos that could be purchased (so no ads), great for waiting rooms etc.
I agree with you, there are many more expensive hobbies out there, yeah we're trying to have the long cinematic ones - but those have some ads in them, youtube premium is the solution - channels still get the revenue and you see no ads.
go on, love your advices
Cheers Diana.
Thanks for the watching. :)
Lóri
I am never going to financially recover from this.
Well there are many other way if you really want this
Coolest its best to put in the no CO2 system as well :D "D
😀 👍
@@GreenAquaShop coolest
I am very grateful to live in a tropical country, where exactly in Indonesia 🇮🇩. Where u can get veryy cheap aquatic plants like under 1$ for 10 stems of stem plant and equiptments from local's brand or DIY:)
You're lucky. Here in the EU and many other parts of the world we need to pay a lot if even a plant is available. We're super high tax payers here with 27% on top of everything
Great video! That’s why I buy stuff slowly...soil, then hardscape/filter....So in my mind the costs get diluted!! 😂😂😂 One quick question. I am setting up a high tech 60P. What lighting would u recommend ? Twinstar 600S or ONF flat +?
Thanks!!!
This is a difficult question. I like the design of the Twinstar better but the ONF is a better light overall. It has a better effect on the tank too.
Great vid~~ folks never forget to budget for Super Glue~~~!!! (and always expect you will need 3x as much as you think~~~~ lol)
Hey Steven i know we missed that! 😁 I probably used 5 superglue in my whole life until i discovered aquascaping 😂 Now 20 for a scape 😃
Hallo ihr lieben.
Ich habe mir gerade die neue Chihiros Wrgb 2 Lampe in 60cm geholt und ich bin begeistert. Meiner Meinung nach besser als die Twinstar. Und man benötigt keinen Controller mehr, er ist in die Lampe integriert. Kann man dann über die App steuern. Die Lampe macht ein wirklich intensives, helles Licht...
Grüsse an euer Team
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. There are many good lights out there. Not only the ones we prefer. I prefer ADA Solar RGB above all, actually. Twinstar for me lags behind ONF and ADA a bit. But it comes at a better price slightly.
guess i am cancelling my holidays... gotta make that cash money :-O
Or work for a shop and do a bartel 😉
It's so funny to see a guy, who prefers to overpay to get highest quality equipment for his tank, but still buys Oase instead of ADA/EHEIM. I know, I know, you are sponsored by Oase.... Anyway, in my opinion, it's a very good video, at least because it helps you to understand what you really will need to be able to keep/maintain a tank. And also I think buying more plants (6 pots instead of 5) is always a good idea for beginner. Because if you are just entering this hobby you want to see results as fast as possible.
Thank you for another great video!
Thanks so much for your feedback. 👍I do not agree with the brand comparison here. Oase and Eheim is on the same level on build / material quality. Accessories, service is up on the same level too. But the 2 filtration using a different approach - Biomaster and Prof 4-5. The smaller filtrosmart is more in comparison with classics.
ADA is a different league because of the material mainly, but very much double triple the price. We do have many in the showroom but not recommended here. You still can add up many branded stuff to blow up the budget. But for a general high-end it's a good starting point.
@Green Aqua I don't have a bunch of aquariums, so I can compare brands by feedbacks only. So as I see, there are very less problems with Eheim comparing with any other filter manufactor. And unfortunately it is not possible to compare 10-15-20yr old filters by Eheim with same age filters Oase filters. Eheim is really better in quality, more expensive in comparison with Oase. But with Oase you still can find nice filter with thermocontrol and save some additional 100eur for better light.
Anyway. It's always a good idea to talk about money when you promote aquascaping as a hobby. Because you have know what is mandatory, and what is optional. You can save money on glass and use regular glass instead of optiwhite, but you can't use shitty EHEIM led instead of nice ADA RGB/Twinstar/etc...
Once again, thanks!
Thanks for your input Edward 👍
For my Indonesian fellow who's curious how much they worth in IDR. Here it is :
1. Hi-tech 60P Tank (without layout) = Rp21.821.536
2. Hi-tech 60P Tank (with layout, plant, etc) = Rp41.459.800
3. Low-tech 60P Tank (with layout, plant, etc) = Rp13.152.215
4. Hi-tech 120P Tank (with layout, plant, etc) = Rp131.429.673
Anyway, good video as always, Green Aqua team!
Yup there are many ways to build out on a lower total. And cost vary in every country, of course, 👍 I found it interesting to summarize the totals as we usually hide it even from ourselves especially when we talk with the wife - Viktor 😁
@@GreenAquaShop to be honest, in my country, unless you are very rich, these price will cost your marriage lol
But really, i appreciate this video for giving a very clear video about budgeting the aquarium
Hobby is very sensitive topic on the expenses side. Probably because we spend a crazy amount of money sometimes which is really hard to explain to someone who is not into that. But the same with cars, cameras, sports gears etc. I guess until you enjoy it and can afford it is fine. Choose the stuff which fits your budget and lifestyle. 👍
Thanks for watching - Viktor
Great video, I really enjoyed watching you shop Balazs I was like oh yeah get that on so many items haha. I'll be going all out and high end on a big setup once I move back home to Hawaii permanently but I'm living abroad and moving every 3-5 years now so I gotta be a bit more price conscious with my decisions, as I can't bring a lot of tank items with me and my lady will kill me haha. Right now I'm lucky to live in Shanghai where there are tons of great products readily available at all different price points because the hobby is so popular here. I'll be moving countries again in a year and I've got so much stuff I'll need to get rid of, 4 aquariums and so much supplies and I'm ordering a new 60x40x45cm opti white tank next week haha.
Haha, you have a colorful life. You can carry a 60P actually. Pack it with hardscape and all and ship it. :) We did that before. :)
Great video! when is part two of the bonsai forest coming?
Hopefully next week. We're waiting for the angelfish to settle in 👍
@@GreenAquaShop thanks! So excited!!
We can't wait to reveal it 😃
nice video. wish you set the tanks up so we could see what they looked like next to each other
Well, this is the same tech that we always use in the Gallery too. So almost any of our Gallery builds show that. Cheers.
damn I so wish you guys shipped internationally.. I wanted to support you guys also while having a nice one stop shop!
I'm really sorry, maybe with time... :) Thanks for liking and commenting, anyways, that's support all right.
I would love to see either B Aquarium controller buying guide or D CO2 buying guide.
Thanks so much for the vote 👍
I'm just embarking on my first aquascape using my existing tank, the Aqua One Aqua Style AR850. I bought riverwood and dragon stone today costing £90GB.
I will use easy plants to keep it low tech, and minimal fish with snails and shrimp. It won't be perfect but it's somewhere to start. I would love an Opti white tank, if you have a spare one you don't want, let me know 😉
Alright Debbie! Actually, with smaller tanks the fact that a tank is opti-white does not really matter - or show. The normal glass is so thin, that you'll be fine. The real difference will start to show with bigger builds. You're right in taking things slow. If this hobby is for you in the long run, you'll have plenty of info on this channel to do something better bigger, etc.
@@GreenAquaShop yes that's the plan, start small, 165L tank, 90cm long, upgrade later if all goes well and I enjoy it, thank you for your input, love the channel.
Thanks! Cheers!
Nice video :)
Thanks! Glad you like the shopping guide. :)
$10,000 for the ultimate 120P tank is expensive but reasonable considering the technology involved. Also, because Balazs said at 27:56 that he'll included a one week personal visit to set up all tanks and provide one-on-one education for all purchasers is invaluable. The free t-shirt is just a bonus. Thank you, Balazs! I'll see you in NYC.
Haha, me talking here is not about a service only. :) I just love talking about this stuff and doing planted tanks. This is my hobby too.
@@GreenAquaShop Being a total newbie, I have alot to learn and I can't wait to set up my tank with you, Balazs. Do you accept Bitcoin?
Cheers David, glad to help, but not doing bitcoin, unfortunately. :) Feel free to contact us on our regular Green Aqua channels, Tommy will help. :)
Okay this is high end without compromises. How about a "average" priced buying guide with a few things from other manufacturers?
What other manufacturers? :) There are like 15 manufacturers in this video only. I gave you my preference on the low-tech version. And there are other lower priced builds on this channel. I stated clearly in the video for the beginners, that I would choose smaller tanks if I wanted to go lower on the budget.
I just bought a Highline 400, BioMaster Thermo, Power Sand, Amazonia v2 etc. Awaiting delivery. Would love to see a detailed CO2 video, so D.
Should I consider replacing the Oase filter with the Eheim 1280?
Depends on the size of the tank.
GreenAqua sitesinden alışveriş yapmak o kadar çok isterim ki ama malesef gördüm ki seçenekler arasında Türkiye yok :( Sevgili Balazs video bir harika alışveriş yapmış kadar oldum aslında küçük bardağımla çay içerken keyifle izledim seni... İyi ki varsın GreenAqua ailesi... İlerleyen zamanlarda Türkiye seçeneği de sitenizde olur umarım. I made this comment in my native language :))
It's fine we have google translate, thanks so much for the kind comment. Hope to be able to deliver to Turkey some day. Cheers.
@@GreenAquaShop 🧿
This video helps me a lot. I am starts my new projet with 120cm tank i have some of equipment but still to buy some. Im from Macedonia and u have to make delivery to here its not far from Hungary. You are the best in the Balkan in the aquaristics
Cheers, thanks for supporting us and good luck with your setup!
Another great informative video by our friends at Green Aqua.
I wish I was working so I could do a really spectacular scape but I’m not and having tried about four different tanks over the past six years all have been disasters. Now I know why.
Whatever our age we live and learn all the time and watching your channel inspires me to do another however I need to save up again.
In your professional opinion, please tell me what the ideal small tank size would be for just shrimp and maybe a few small fish.
As always, greetings from Cumbria in the UK.
Dear Trevor, do not take this video as a must have list. Balazs pulled together some ingredients based on his experience. But this does not mean you need to follow every steps. These are the systems we're using at home and in the showroom as well. Works for us, but if the budget is limited we would go after something else or would find another way. 2nd hand, forums, swap things, diy solutions, cheaper alternatives. Or a smaller system.
ideal small tank size? in between 45cm and 60cm. If this is mainly for shrimp the 45cm is fine but with the 60 you have more flexibility on the live stocks.
You missed one of the most important thing that is..........the superglue !!!........😄😄........
Eagerly waiting for the Bonsai part 2..
Yeah Steven mentioned this earlier. A bag of superglue 😃 And cig filter. 😁
"So, did you buy yourself that used car?"
"No, bought an aquarium instead."
"..."
A much better investment. :)
@@GreenAquaShop Haha, you're kinda right. My aquariums bring me more pleasure than driving around does. ;-)
😀 👍 Sounds like you do not have algae issues 😁
@@GreenAquaShop Lol, if only that were true! No, I just don't stress out over the algae I have and it's still at a manageable level. Your algae guide has been pretty helpful btw. ;-)
Love to hear that 😃 In that case be the power of the algae scraper with you 😀👍
2 weeks ago I accidentally watch your videos, till then I watched almost all videos from the first video posted 7 years ago CRS shrimp tank😂😂, and still going, 12 more videos to watch. So now am also a subscriber from beginning, because I watched almost all of them. And one of the hardcore fan of Green aqua. 😻😻😻😻and thank you so much. And am gonna try to copy one of my favorite aqauscape from green aqua gallery, which is your tank iwagumi style near by Philipe's tank . Simple and classy 😍😍😘😘, could you please do a small video about that tank. And more about simple classy tanks( iwagumi)
Thanks so much for your support. Glad the videos help you. There's nothing wrong about copying an existing layout. You can learn a lot from that and next you will be more brave with your own arrangements. We will have a photo on that one soon, but Tommy entered to the IAPLC with that, so we can't highlight it that much until the rankings will be out. 👍
Wish you aaallllll the best luck I could , on that IAPLC ranking 😍😍😍😘
Thanks so much 🙏
tshirt makes the difference! :)
Absolutely 😋 😀
I have three tanks and I probably spent about 100 to 150 US dollar for all of it. I got like shrimps, plants, moss, a lot of guppies, two betta, and a spotted butterfly loach. I got many of my stuff for free or second hand though.
Yup and i am sure this gives the same pleasure that a full system would do. The most important part is to enjoy whatever we're doing. There are so many ways to experiment this hobby 👍
Green Aqua also being in Asia. Fishes and plants are way cheaper
Yup you're in much better position with this. EU is expensive 👍
I cant afford for such a high tech aquarium 😂😂 my aquarium costed me around 100 pounds( Around 8000 Indian Rupees). Would like to share my aquarium pics.. BTW waiting eagerly for Bonsai aquarium part2 I'm sure its gonna be greatest aquarium of all at Green Aqua.
The cost are mainly if you buy the same equipment off the shelf in a brand new condition. But you can go for 2nd hand, DIY, swap things in the hobby easily. Going in with a high-end system is expensive. But we have the same systems in our showroom which we share frequently. Wanted to give a brief overview on the costs.
Part 2 is coming next week probably. Waiting for the angelfish to settle in.
The most expensive part should be lights and CO2.
Yup however these are the stuff which would work well from a 2nd hand or you can DIY an LED for yourself.
Yeah me neither. I bought a juwel rio 180 (with stand) second hand for £100. Then I spent £200 on hardscape and plants.
No co2 but it's not a necessity.
If you're happy with the result then no need a change for sure 👍
My Budget is 5.000€ and I want an 180p minimalist iwagumi. I don’t want to go for low tech. But your video made me think if it’s possible at all
That budget is a bit small for that size.
When à light is more expensive than your entire budget.
Bought a 20l used, with Integrated filter and light for 70€, feels like I've been a bit scammed. Next is an insurance for winter and summer, a temperature regulator, 80€. Next I want to rework the filter, so new pump, tubing, and biomedia. I have a 3d printer so I can relocate the light at the front, the hardscape I'll build with slate stone that I already own, so with those I intend to make a removable filter section containing all of the parts to clean, and I can even make this part a skimmer! And if I can make it, fit a C02 diffuser in the hardscape, our of view. For the livestock I think shrimp and guppy from local breeder so I can get them not too expensive . And for the plant, dwarf hair grass, some medium size plants for the background and some moss. The C02 system I'll try to built it using a reactor, with sugar, yeast, and agar agar to make the C02 solution last longer, and tubing to connect the output to a solenoid valve connected to the timer of the lamp.
My budget is 250€, let's see in the future if I succeed!
If I can I intend to buy easy life fertilizer
This guys voice and accent....reminds me of the count chocula or dracula in those kids cartoons haha
LOL. I'm from Transilvania!
Muy buen video muy bien explicado cuando uno le apasiona este hermoso hobbie no le importa el precio sino el tan cual tendrás un tanque en buena condiciones y lo más importante tener un buen equipo para el tanque que formarás
Yes, I agree with you completely! The tank is important, nothing else.
If you are willing to buy second hand, you can still build a nice looking high end tank with about half the price (especially things like co2 and lighting which plenty are available), but better buy a tank brand new tho since you do not want any scratch
Agree, the list is kind of a starter to think about. See your options out there. There are so many ways to enjoy this hobby 👍
Haven't start the video and i aldy know it's gonna be good!
Hopefully we will not disappoint you 😉
@@GreenAquaShop nvr have, nvr will!
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Hot shirt, Balázs! 👌
Love it too, cheers Inês.
Hi guys, none ever said having an aquarium is a cheap hobby, (specialy in the beginning) ! Of cource there are many options of reducing the costs! Have a nice day!
Yepp. There are! Have a nice evening!