IWAGUMI AQUARIUM SETUP | Aquascaping Tutorial

It's time for a new aquascaping tutorial! Today I'll walk you through the full setup process of my UNS 45U Iwagumi Aquarium. I'm setting this up as a dry start. The aquascape features acid-washed Seiryu Stone, as well as three classic carpeting plants. Thank you to Buce Plant for sponsoring the video!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro & What We'll Cover
00:51 - The Substrate
01:44 - Hardscaping
03:33 - Getting Hardscape Feedback
05:03 - The Final Hardscape
05:43 - Using a Planting Map
06:17 - Planting
08:19 - How Many Plants Do You Need?
09:36 - Questions for You
10:05 - Outro

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AQUARIUM GEAR & MATERIALS

GLASS
UNS 45U (10 Gal)

LIGHTING
TWINSTAR 450 C Vr. III

SUBSTRATE SYSTEM
UNS Controsoil (Brown, Extra fine)

HARDSCAPE
Seiryu Stone (Acid Washed)

PLANTS
Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo'
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'
Eleocharis belem

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MUSIC ATTRIBUTIONS

[긍정의힘-go]

I am 14year old Korean middle school students
And I really love aquascaping, so I find this channel and
I love it!

[MJAquascaping]

Really nice mate! Can't wait to see this with water!

[JurijsJutjajevs]

Turned out super nice. I almost felt a little embarrassed about all the praise 😅 as for fish blue neon tetra would be a classic NA choice. Black neon or similar silver colored fish

[SimplyAquascaping]

Such a beautiful Iwagumi my friend. Well done!

[tanamanhijau]

I really like the arrangement of the stones is very perfect

[Alex_B]

Looks really good! Keep up the great work!

[shironeko]

Thanks for the content.
IMAO some Koï guppys would nicely feet in.

[crisss]

So if we plant everything, we can't fill it with water on the first day?

[yegscaper]

Looks so good, thanks for documenting the process. Looking forward to my 45p Iwagumi soon. I’m planning to add green or black neon tetras. I think they could look great in yours as well. Subtle but maybe with some yellow or orange shrimp 👍

[monicazavala]

What kind of floating plants would you suggest for a tank without co2?

[Evil_Genius_]

After moving stuff around over the weekend I’m left with an empty 40g breeder and a 2 1/2 gallon bucket of dwarf sag. I’m thinking I might be heading for an Iwagumi style tank here with some dragon stone.

[zlk]

Which twinstar light is that and do you have it at full intensity or dimmed a bit?

[karlvanderschyff]

Nice Iwagumi Logan. I would add some red cherry barbs. They will give some nice contrast.

[fishingnerd]

I think cpd would be dope! Love the scape.

[angeloramos]

Could you tell me how many pots of plants did you use? Love your setup.

[jasonauyeung]

I added too much aquasoil at the front/foreground area and now have too thick of layer of substrate in my UNS5N underneath my HC Cuba carpet. The tank is now well established. Is there any advice you have to remove the substrate in the front and possibly add it to the back without causing too much debris getting into the water column?

[thecoinjar]

Just got a 60p that I am looking forward to scaping my first attempt at an Iwagumi style. Did you consider a dark start? This may be a dumb question but could you do a "dry start" after doing a "dark start" thereby eliminating most of the ammonia from the aqua soil during the 'dark start' and then allow the plants to establish during the 'dry start'? Thanks for the inspiration. By the way, you have a very good presentation style, you must have a career in media (other than Youtube).

[metallixro]

Wonder what dimensions the mother stone has for this build considering the tank size.. Looks awesome!

[aquahobby]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ loved the final finish... if i were u i would choose smallest fishes ( ex - Ember tetra, boraras brigette ) boraras dont school though ....

Neon - cardinal would look good. But in my opinion their flashy color may take the attention away from scape to fishes .

[FrrukhHn]

Bro that mustache has statted to make you look suspicious lol