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    5 Guidelines for Aquarium Hardscaping

    Designing an aquascape that truly emulates nature can be a challenge, but it's one that's well worth the effort. As humans, we tend to prefer order and symmetry, with everything neatly arranged in grids and straight lines. However, when it...

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  • 5 Tips on Substrate for a Planted Tank

    5 Tips on Substrate for a Planted Tank

    Written By: Chris (@shrimpery)   If you're like most aquarium hobbyists, you probably grew up with a childhood aquarium that had a standard river gravel substrate. I personally never really thought about other types of substrate in the aquarium until I got...

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  • Maintaining Hardscape in the Planted Aquarium

    Maintaining Hardscape in the Planted Aquarium

    by: @Shrimpery   Hardscape is the skeleton of an aquarium. As critical as plant selection can be to the success of an aquascape, the hardscape element is foundational- literally! A poor choice of hardscape can be difficult to overcome once...

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  • Creating a Traditional Nature Aquarium Layout

    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

    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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