Layout & Maintenance Tool

“Glass no Naka no Daishizen” – the planted aquarium collection was published in 1992.
In this book, Amano states, “Tweezers are essential to create a beautiful planted aquarium”. Then he emphasizes how important it is to use tools skillfully for better layouts.
Through those ages, he worked on designing tools specialized for aquatic plants as a user himself. ADA layout tools have been evolved to highly professional tools for each application since then. In the world of passion, we don’t compromise in tools.
The true quality will show as using the tool for long period of time..

Trimming Scissors

Pro-Scissors Spring

A compact Pro-Scissors Spring is the perfect tool for pruning Willow moss on the driftwood and for trimming off Eleochalis acicularis and Echinodorus tenellus individually in a small size aquarium. Please select the blade type, Straight or Curve, according to your needs. To close the scissors, push the handles in.

Pro-Scissors Short

This is a pair of short scissors designed for precutting plants before planting, and pruning of the plants near the water surface. Please select the blade type, Straight or Curve, according to your needs. Straight type is good for cutting thick stem and Curve type is good for trimming low water plants.

Pro-Scissors Wave

The Wave is used for various ways, such as detail trimming with high angle in small tank, and trimming in large area with low angle and trimming for foreground.

Trimming Scissors

The special scissors developed for pruning the luxuriant stemmed plants. These stylish unique design scissors are functional and easily handled in the aquarium. There are two types of different blade, Straight type and Curve type. Please select one according to your needs.

Pro-Scissors Force

Pro-Scissors Force has uniquely curved blades. It functionally transmits the user’s grabbing power to the blades. Thick leaves and stems of the fern can be easily cut with this scissors. It allows to cut leaves and stem of hard Anubias that was difficult to trim by conventional trimming scissors.der.

Pro-Scissors

Pro-Scissors are professional model of the trimming scissors. By getting both Pro-Scissors and Trimming Scissors lined up, it is possible to deal with the various layout style trimming. Two sizes, M and L are available. They are longer than Trimming Scissors and good for deepwater, large size tank.

Pro-Scissors Nude

The Pro-Scissors Nude in an unique form with the curved handles and blades. Even plants near the stones can be pruned easily.

Pinsettes

Pinsettes Series

They are the tweezers for professional use that focus on the spring strength, accuracy of tip part, and easy-to-handle length. Pinsettes are must-have item to make an elaborate layout. They are designed in the most suitable shape for Nature Aquarium to plant around stone, driftwood or space between aquatic plants easily.

Pro-Pinsettes Grip type

They are suitable pinsettes for Cryptocoryne and Echinodorus. The tip part is wider and thicker than normal Pinsettes and it can hold the plant stems tightly as grip on the tip is wider. Please select according to your preference depending on the shape of aquatic plants.

Maintenance Tool

Bottom Release

Bottom Release is a special tool to insert Iron Bottom and Multi Bottom into the substrate. With a help of Bottom Release, the fertilizer can be inserted deeply in the substrate. Please inject the additional nutrition deeply in the substrate so that it can provide the supplement for roots effectively.

Pro Razor

This is a scraper to remove algae on the aquarium glass surface. Its handle can be extended with an optional Extender for the use in a large size tank. Also, Pro Razor Mini is for small tank and narrow space of aquarium. The replacement of blade is necessary once it is getting hard to remove algae.

Sand Flattener

Sand Flattener is a special tool to make the substrate flat and neat. Not only for the aquarium setup, it is also convenient for making up a disordered substrate surface after the water change. It makes substrate flat using large or small end part.

Pro Picker

Pro Picker is a tool to remove algae stuck on the driftwood and stones. Even the black beard type algae can be scraped off without trouble. It can remove the algae in a tight spot where toothbrush or nail cannot reach, such as the end of driftwood or the spot on stone.

Maintenance Stand

Maintenance Stand Clear Type A

Maintenance Stand Clear is made of transparent acrylic with high clarity. It gives an image as if all the stored goods – layout tools, liquid fertilizers and AP Glass, are floating in the air. Type A has a storage space for Tower.

* The picture shows a complete set image. Shown liquid fertilizers, fish food, and layout tools are optional.

Maintenance Stand Clear Type B

Maintenance Stand Clear Type B has shelves for smaller accessories, instead of storing Tower. You can store Nature Aquarium Goods neatly and have access to necessary goods quickly. It also shows up your aquarium surrounding design.

* The picture shows a complete set image. Shown liquid fertilizers, fish food, and layout tools are optional.

Maintenance Stand Tree

It has an elegant slender form, yet, provides a great stability and functionality. Aquarium maintenance goods, such as maintenance tool, AP Glass, liquid fertilizer, additives are stored neatly. It can be placed even in a small space or right next to aquarium cabinet.

* The picture shows a complete set image. Shown liquid fertilizers, fish food, and layout tools are optional.

Maintenance Stand Ⅰ

It is a stylish stainless steel stand where you can place a variety of Nature Aquarium Goods. Keep the maintenance tools, liquid fertilizers and AP Glass all in one place, neatly on the table or cabinet.

* The picture shows a complete set image. Shown liquid fertilizers, fish food, and layout tools are optional.

Layout Goods

Riccia Stone

It is a layout goods to tie Riccia or Willow moss and makes a carpet of plants on the substrate. The substrate is easily paved with the flat shape Riccia Stone. The flat shape is easy to spread and it matches on substrate.

Riccia Line

Riccia Line is a special thread to fix Riccia on the stones and driftwood. The green color thread is barely-noticeable in the aquarium. Also, it is available to fix moss on stones, which is difficult to attach.

Moss Cotton

Moss Cotton is a special thread to tie and fix moss on driftwood. In a quite dark green color similar to that of Willow moss and it will naturally biodegrade after Willow moss has taken root to the driftwood or rock.

Wood Tight

Wood Tight is a vinyl covered wire, temporarily fix ferns and Anubias until the plant spreads their roots on the driftwood. The brown wire is barely-noticeable in the aquarium layout. After fixing water plants, it is easy to cut and remove by scissors.

Cleaning Goods

Superge

Superge is a detergent removing the algae stuck on the glass items. Pollen Glass and Lily Pipe become clean in a Superge solution after being soaked for a certain period.

Clean Bottle

This is a plastic bottle for soaking small glass items with Superge solution. You can make a proper cleaning solution easily by filling the water up to the level of the bottle shoulder, and adding a capful of Superge.

Tube Brush

This is a special brush for cleaning the glass items such as Lily Pipe. The dirt hardly cleaned by Superge can be removed with the Tube Brush. Three size set is only available.

Spring Washer

This is a new type of glass washing brush with a flexible wire. Even New Lily Pipe is easily cleaned. Small brush that fits curved pipe and flexible coil-like wire are equipped.