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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Aquatic Plant Variants! Bucephalandra Green Wavy
Aquatic plant variants: There are so many ways to use aquatic plants in a planted tank. Some are planted directly into aquarium substrate, some are glued or tied to hardscape and some are simply stuffed into the cracks and crevices of...
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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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Growing our Farmed Bucephalandra Collection
Ever 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’
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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Bonsai Driftwood Trees - How to Plant and Aquascape!
Team BP is proud to carry unique and natural UNS bonsai trees! We want to briefly cover this exciting product and provide an overview for frequently asked questions about these underwater bonsai trees. UNS Bonsai driftwood trees are made by hand from...
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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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