Aqua Essentials - Aquarium Plants

 Terrarium Plants  When viewing a miniature Plant, one usually looks towards the ground to spot fairies, miniature plants, and other delightful pieces. Fairy Plants sprout from raised beds, backyards, and low-lying containers. Although during this planting season, there are options that might have you looking upwards! Hanging glass terrariums are one of the latest and greatest miniature Plant container options. These enclosed globes keep your plants and miniature accessories safe while still providing plenty of light. If you are not sure where to begin, check out some of our favorite tips and tricks below. You will be "planting" the trendy hanging terrariums in no time. Seasonal  The holidays can be a great time to start your hanging terrarium journey. Why? The answer is - because you might already have one or more life-size trees decorating the house! Hanging terrariums plants make great ornaments. You can dangle them from the Christmas tree, the mantle, or elsewhere in...

Most fish hobbyists know the importance of equipment and fish tank accessories and their corresponding value and function to ensure the quality and health of their fish. For instance, tropical aquarium plants add much benefit to your fish tank. This fish tank accessory is not only vital for the aesthetic value and beauty of the aquarium , but it also plays an important role in the rearing and growth processes of your aquarium fish. There are various benefits that healthy aquatic and tropical plants render to your freshwater aquarium. A fish tank that has abundant vegetation is a visual treat, giving it bright and exciting colors. Further, the photosynthesis process that plants go through is one way of providing oxygen in the tank for your fish to breathe and utilize. Furthermore, fish tend to hide and sometimes breed with the help of plants provided in their aquariums. The vital success of providing aquarium plants starts with the right choices you make when you look for aqua...

In a planted aquarium , having the right slope on your substrate can mean a lot. In the past hobbyists would place their substrate on their tank base and make it pretty flat. This was kind of alright, but made creating an illusion of depth a lot harder than what it should be. After studying a lot of the aquascapes which world leading aquascaper Takashi Amano produces, he slopes the substrates  a lot . Some shockingly so especially in his larger tanks I have seen in excess of 8-9" at the back and maybe 1" at the front. So why exactly does he do this? The main reason is for scale and creating depth. In aquariums we are always working with limited space and whilst a lot of planted aquariums have good height to them, depth (front to back) is often limited and forgotten. This is a real shame as depth makes a huge difference to an aquascape and makes things a lot easier when creating an aquascape. In the example picture below you can see how much substrate has been used - there...

Live aquarium plants make an attractive addition to any home fish tank, and they help to keep the water clean and healthy for your fish by removing nitrates, too. Aquatic plants come in various forms, such as bunch, bare-root, potted, and tissue-cultured, and how you plant them is crucial if they are to stay put and not end up floating randomly around your aquarium. In this guide, we explain how to anchor live aquarium plants to keep them safely rooted at the bottom of your tank or wherever else you want to grow them. Floating Plants If you keep fish species that tend to dig around the plant roots or tug on the leaves, you might want to consider using floating plants instead of those that need planting in the substrate. Floating plants can generally be grown in the substrate or allowed to drift freely with the flow in your aquarium, deriving their nutritional requirements from nutrients in the water and from your aquarium lights. Floating plant species make  good plants for your b...