Buce Blog - Planted Tank Aquascaping Tips, How To, Advice
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Thought about having livestock in your planted aquarium? Fish, shrimp, and snails can affect the balance of your aquarium as well as enhance the beauty of your aquascaped tank. Here are some tips and ideas of livestock to have when paired with your high tech tank.Read now
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Growing our Farmed Bucephalandra Collection
Read nowEver since the inception of our love affair with this beautiful epiphyte, we have been tirelessly searching for an alternative to wild harvested Buce. In order to ensure the survival of this beautiful species, we have teamed up with a...
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A Quick Guide to Setting Up a ‘Pond Tank’
Read nowby Chris (@shrimpery)It would be a little ridiculous for me to claim to have invented a style of tank, but I think I’ve got the “pond tank” down to a science. Aquariums with areas of emersed plants (meaning the terrestrial...
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Everything You Need To Know About Carpeting Aquarium Plants
Read nowCarpeting plants can seem daunting for new aquascapers. As I contemplated entering the planted aquarium hobby, I was fairly confident that I’d have success growing easy stem plants. However, I was less confident in my ability to grow “ground cover” plants that...
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Bonsai Driftwood Trees - How to Plant and Aquascape!
Read nowTeam BP is proud to carry unique and natural bonsai trees! We want to briefly cover this exciting product and provide an overview for frequently asked questions about these underwater bonsai trees. Our Bonsai driftwood trees are made by hand from...
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Best Practices for Trimming Aquarium Stem Plants
Read nowby: Chris (@shrimpery) What is it that makes a professional-quality planted aquarium look so good? Well-trimmed plants. More than layout or hardscape selection, the plants set the tone for a tank. Nothing looks more amateur than stringy, unbranching stems gasping...
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Advice on Algae in the Planted Aquarium
Read nowGuest blogger: Chris (IG @shrimpery) Shrimpery Blog Entry 2: Advice on Algae in the Planted Aquarium Algae can be a major challenge for planted aquarium hobbyists. On my instagram account @shrimpery, I get asked about algae at least once a day....
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Adventures in Japanese Ricefish and the Emersed Aquarium
Read nowWritten by: Chris (@shrimpery) Recently, after coming over and seeing my seven aquariums, a friend commented that I’m like an old cat lady, except in this case the cats are shrimp. But by my reasoning, there are so many different...
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Guide to CO2 Equipment Needed for Planted Tank
Read nowCO2 and You! – Intro Pressurized CO2 We all learn that terrestrial plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the atmosphere. This is no different for aquatic plants. However, in an environment that is surrounded by water, carbon dioxide...