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

Creating a Traditional Nature Aquarium Layout
When you’re new to aquascaping and are looking to set up a new tank, it can be a bit difficult to know where to begin. Some of the most frequent questions I receive on my Instagram account @shrimpery run along the lines of: “what kind of CO2 setup do I need,” or “what kind of soil do you use?” Because I recently set up a new high tech aquarium in my UNS 60U aquarium, I figured that this would be a good opportunity to share my thought process during the setup, along with details about gear and materials used.
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Thoughts on Hardscape in a Planted Aquarium
Written by: Chris (@shrimpery) If you keep up with planted aquarium enthusiasts, you’ll often hear them mention hardscape. Traditionally, this means the rocks, driftwood, and occasionally gravel or cosmetic sand used in the front of an aquascape. Almost as important...
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Stocking Considerations for High-tech Aquariums
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.
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A Quick Guide to Setting Up a ‘Pond Tank’
by 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
Carpeting 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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Best Practices for Trimming Aquarium Stem Plants
by: 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
Guest 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
Written 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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