Buce Blog - Planted Tank Aquascaping Tips, How To, Advice

Most of us have made the mistake of impulse buying fish from our local pet store. When we get home, we fill our empty tank with dechlorinated water and immediately introduce our fish. In the following days, our new fish struggle to...

Aquascaping is an ever-progressing art form that involves designing and creating underwater landscapes in aquariums. It is not just about constructing a beautiful freshwater aquarium, but it is also about creating a healthy and balanced ecosystem for aquatic life. So...

  If you asked me why I bought my first freshwater aquarium, I could give you plenty of reasons. I could talk about the health benefits of watching aquarium fish or the appeal of a statement tank as a conversation...

Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant   Keeping freshwater fish, shrimp, and snails is different from raising other types of pets. Essentially, we have to maintain an entire ecosystem for them. Their fish tank is the world they live in, and...

 Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant   Have you ever wondered why we often see fish tanks in the waiting rooms of dentists and doctors’ offices? As a planted aquarium keeper, I would personally argue that aquariums can have a...

  So you decided to add some plants to the barren scenery of your betta's aquarium but have no clue where to start. Luckily, being something of an "expert," we can point you to the best live aquatic plants for...

Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant   Most aquascaping hobbyists have heard the importance of testing specific water parameters like Ammonia, Nitrate, and Nitrites. But when it comes to water hardness, many new aquarists don't test for it, or even...

Written by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) and Team Buce Plant   If you have ever kept an aquarium, then chances are you’ve run into diatoms before. Diatoms are commonly referred to as “brown algae,” one of the most common forms of algae that we...