XXL Paludarium in der ADA Nature Gallery

Hello everyone welcome to Liquid Nature I'm Stefan and this is a new aquarium showcase—my highlight from my trip to Japan Unfortunately it didn't go quite as I had imagined I actually recorded a video of Yosuke Homa's paludarium at the ADA Gallery Niigata which turned out really cool and was a great honor He just cleared out the entire gallery on purpose so I could record a bit more video But unfortunately I did have that little mishap with my microphone And now the audio from the video is completely gone You may have already noticed that We've had a video before where the audio was still salvageable But in this case the tone was beyond saving That's why I'll now attempt to voice-over the entire piece That's why I'd appreciate it if you weren't too hard on me The pictures are good it's just the audio that's unfortunately not up to par And I'm going to try fixing that right now I hope I still remember it I'm now watching the video's rough cut simultaneously and will comment on it as I go And I hope you can remember everything and I wish you lots of fun watching It's a cool massive aquapaludarium at the ADA headquarters in Niigata Japan As usual this video now begins just like all of my others Hello everyone welcome to Liquid Nature I'm Stefan and this is a brand-new aquarium showcase Today with a very special presentation I'm still at ADA's headquarters in Niigata And it's a huge honor to be filming here now I was just at the workshop I participated in the four-day workshop there And I believe it was the last day I could capture it And this paludarium absolutely blew me away Because it was huge It's a 1 80m by 1 60m by 1 60m aquarium And it really stands out There's something special about ADA's headquarters Using the QR code you can access the site layout and all aquarium information via the homepage And if you select the appropriate aquarium— I think it was number 7— you can then access information about it through the browser And that's quite extensive You can clearly see what kinds of fish what kinds of plants and what the concept behind the layout is When was it built and how is it maintained Insanely cool I also immediately wondered whether we could implement something similar in our store But unfortunately it's not as easy to do as I said I quickly glanced over the main details since I'm no paludarium expert And I was just curious to know what kinds of plants and animals are actually in there Now let's move on to the part that extends outward Yasuke Homma also explained to me beforehand that the root lying inside here is enormous weighing over 100 kilograms and measuring two and a half meters in length That's essentially why a large part of the root is sticking out of the aquarium It was completely covered or rather overflowing with various paludarium plants There are also a few aquarium plants but mostly paludarium plants That shows just how far these roots extend Also two meters high and something more they stick up out of the aquarium and are mostly planted Down here then with Anubias There you can also clearly see the stones that hold the entire layout in place And in the background which was also truly impressive was building a 60-centimeter-tall aquarium so vertically upright In fact the bottom substrate extends all the way up to the water surface or the glass edge And then everything was covered with moss and where there was no moss there are simply the plants or decorations Yeah huge and packed full like a massive aquarium—really cool The plants peering out there I'm afraid I can't identify most of them I only realized they were flags or mostly large flags The one here with the long narrow leaves is a Philodendron—specifically a Philodendron bipinnatifidum also known as a "Philodendron selloum " I actually have a small piece of that one myself There were truly truly many orchids none of which I could even name This is a cypress tree so you might recognize it if you have a cat That's star grass which you can also buy as cat grass There are many different types and I'm not exactly sure which one this was But she was also very very pretty and about a meter tall It looked really cool there Here we also have various types of reeds I really fiddle with the plants for ages They all looked absolutely amazing What I found most impressive in this paludarium was how vibrant both the underwater and above-water sections were It's actually not as easy as it seems Here we have a small plant I have a question for the community—do you know what this is And if so please let me know in the comments It somewhat resembled a fancy Ranunculus inundatus but adapted for above-water growth Now here are the small Anubias That's likely the Anubias Petite And behind it was the Calatifolia And Grazil is therefore larger species of Anubias Here again those lush dense grasses I can't say much more about them And orchid species are also a few larger ones And this plant here with its trunk-like stem Those little tufts poking out from there— I'd really be curious to know what they are They looked incredibly futuristic And it looked more like a desert plant to me The big one was another orchid I'm afraid I don't know what kind either Now it's a panel edition And here I can even name it This is a conut palm You can actually see the conut back there too There it is It's also funny to just drop a whole conut into an aquarium I've actually never seen that before I found it very interesting These are the Transylvanian people who were simply used And underwater it was significantly reduced There was a lot of moss there And it had a bit of an African theme There were also many African plants Kongofarn Anubias also known as Kongo Spikemoss A bit of Java fern has also crept in And along the water's edge Anubias were especially prominent Those roots you can see here I think they're from Philodendron And on these stones and wooden edges leafy mosses were especially prominent I'd estimate it's likely a Taxophilium species but back then I couldn't clearly see what kind it actually was And compared to the underwater part which is very minimal Then it becomes apparent once again that it simply focuses on the above-water portion of this paludarium Above everything is lush and incredibly diverse Below the surface it's highly simplified The Fischer's wale on the other hand is not reduced at all It was actually really cool Quite rare fish Also there was a large group of golden killifish inside Golden Congo tetras Some killifish I'm not sure about Some kind of ibiplate seed though I couldn't possibly tell you which one You can also see rüsselpapen inside here They're kind of the village idiot They were also labyrinth fish I couldn't identify those either They looked a bit like black macroplankton but weren't I can't say for sure Now you can clearly see the ibiplate seeding Or probably just some kind of killifish snack I'd also appreciate your comments on that If you know which fish these are please let me know I'd find that extremely fascinating Of course with the Cleaning Crew meaning Amano shrimp it's obvious—we're talking about Aquadesign Amano Of course there were also Amano shrimp in here And Otto Zinkglust—those belong in every planted aquarium really And the Rüsselpapen were a trio the Cleaning Crew What we're seeing here now is a glass inflow — the intake side typically used for the filter In this case however there is a particular feature: the water level in this paludarium changes And there you can already see that you get such a border So the water is currently receding And this happens automatically This occurred a few times daily with the water level dropping by about 10 centimeters each time And through this inflow the water flows into a container beneath the cabinet And unfortunately I wasn’t allowed to show that But it was a very intriguing mechanism featuring a magnetic switch and a pump About 120 liters have drained into the sink below the cabinet and were subsequently pumped back up And it was truly fascinating to watch how the paludarium visually transformed during the period when the water level was being lowered And especially the plants that sit at the transition Like the Anubias here right now How they seemingly transform Similarly one can see here that the underwater leaves are smaller than those above water And the plants that experienced this tidal cycle also looked somewhat different as a result Simply through these probably very demanding periods that the plants go through It's just like nature with its rainy and dry seasons While this is a natural occurrence it isn't necessarily beneficial for plants But it's fascinating to watch how everything unfolds differently then And here too the plants I just showed you with their floating stems were a species of Ludwigia I don't know which ones either I'd really appreciate it if you could identify what kind of plants these are That would be quite interesting Up here on the frame you can also see small hoses and nozzles This is an irrigation system And it was also quite interesting because since we had a workshop were in the gallery all day and experienced everything firsthand And it turned on several times a day I think three or four times for a few minutes two or three minutes And then it's very precisely irrigated And through many nozzles a very precise irrigation of the plants The decoration has hardly been irrigated at all so the dry unplanted areas remain dry due to the roots While the plants are nicely watered you can now also see something interesting Once again custom-made gas parts inflows and outflows this time from the filter Naturally ADA-style a large Superjet filter And now it's already clear that the water level is continuing to drop The water is now dropping all the way down to the lower section of the outflow And then the surface starts moving wildly And then you get this intense swirling effect beneath the water And it begins to splash as well so that the water condition truly changes because significantly more air is being pumped in This effectively increases the oxygen level for the fish And it was truly fascinating to see how the fish's behavior completely changed during this period Now that the water was full were the Congo tetras and moonlight tetras completely reclusive and shy in the shaded areas As the water level subsequently decreased They simply switched into hunting mode and scoured the entire front area for something edible And I think it was some blend of that light the swirling pattern and also the gentle splashing sound So as if that somehow triggered the fish's instinct to hunt It was incredibly exciting for me I’d also like to do that right away for an aquarium here at home but we haven’t done it yet We might catch up on it someday This is another overall view of the object Unfortunately the video doesn't really capture how it actually looked in person One must admit that these large Paludarien actually appear significantly more impressive in person The size is really hard to convey through photos alone I’d strongly advise you to take advantage of the opportunity Jens is doing poorly—treat yourselves to a trip to Japan and visit the gallery to see it live for yourself because it's truly worth seeing I tried to capture it a little here but Pachi does it much better But still I think it's quite clear that this is incredibly habitat-specific And that’s something not taken for granted in aquascaping—namely how a paludarium or aquarium ultimately looks like a piece of nature And this was equally impressive at this 180p resolution that here one no longer has to recreate things in miniature but due to the size of the aquarium it's perfectly easy to reproduce such a scene from nature on a one-to-one scale right there And of course I know that the plants currently there as well as the animals probably aren't all from the same habitat But still it works visually And I think you know what I mean And that absolutely blew me away—it was incredibly inspiring to see such a paludarium I'm not really much of a big fan of paludariums and terrariums myself but this thing truly inspired me Even create a large paludarium once in a while bringing a little piece of nature indoors with both water and land areas depicting it here would be like navigating a jungle yet it looks incredibly charming And also the interaction of the fish with the water surface as well as with this area near Uwe where perhaps tiny insects reside The fish try to eat them then These are already such tiny incredibly sweet scenarios e man in a regular aquarium or aquascape simply can't see because you just don't have a proper UV zone there Unfortunately I couldn't show you the equipment in the lower cabinet right now even though it would have been truly interesting That was also so to speak an experiment by ADA itself to see how well it would actually work in everyday life That's why they didn't want the details shown there But I might just try something similar myself someday and I’ll go into more detail then provided it actually works All in all I was incredibly grateful that I got to film it It was a great honor to film a video for our YouTube channel at ADA I hope you had as much fun as I did Even if everything was like this perhaps not exactly 100% the way it usually is But I'm glad we can still publish the video Thank you so much for watching see you next time Bye for now take care