October 2010 Aquascape of the Month: quot;Ikebanaquot; AquaScaping World Forum
Aquascaping is the art of arranging aquatic crops, as well as stones, rocks, cavework, or driftwood, within an aesthetically pleasing manner in a aquarium--in effect, gardening under normal water. Aquascape designs include a number of particular styles, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired aspect style.Typically, an aquascape houses fish as well as plants, although it can be done to make an aquascape with plant life only, or with rockwork or other hardscape no plants.Although the primary goal of aquascaping is to create an artful underwater scenery, the technical areas of container maintenance and the expansion requirements of aquatic plants are also taken into consideration.Many factors must be well balanced in the sealed system of an aquarium tank to guarantee the success associated with an aquascape. These factors include filtration, maintaining carbon dioxide at levels sufficient to support photosynthesis underwater, substrate and fertilization, light, and algae control.Aquascape hobbyists trade plant life, do contests, and show photographs and information via the web.The United States-based Aquatic Gardeners Relationship has about 1,200 people.
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