Planting small gardens inside of freshwater aquariums is a niche trend that is poised to become the next big thing inindoor plant decor.
Sunken Gardens, by renowned expert Karen Randall, is the essential guide to planning, designing, and maintaining a planted freshwater aquarium
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Planting small gardens inside of freshwater aquariums is a niche trend that is poised to become the next big thing inindoor plant decor.
Sunken Gardens, by renowned expert Karen Randall, is the essential guide to planning, designing, and maintaining a planted freshwater aquarium
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The essential guide to creating your own underwater world.Sunken Gardens is packed with everything you need to plan, design, and maintain a planted freshwater aquarium. Karen Randall shares her years of expertise and makes this enchanting hobby accessible to everyone. You ll learn everything from the biology of aquatic plants and basic aquarium chemistry to tank maintenance and troubleshooting. Plant profiles highlight the best options for a range of tank situations, and a chapter devoted to aquascaping styles provides basic design principles and inspiring examples. With hundreds of color photographs and clear, reliable advice, Sunken Gardens is an essential introduction to a fascinating pastime.
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“"This is one of the best aquarium books I have ever read." -- AQUAdesign”
"Offers curious would-be-aquarium owners an introduction to the world of aquatic plant care in the home" and that "With Randall's book in hand, the hobby of aquarium gardening is well in reach!" --NYBG's Plant Talk
"This is one of the best aquarium books I have ever read." --AQUAdesign
About the Author
Karen A. Randall is an expert on planted display aquariums and the propagation of aquatic plants. Her articles and photography have been published internationally. For many years she wrote the monthly column Sunken Gardens in Aquarium Fish Magazine and is now technical editor of the Aquatic Gardeners Association magazine, The Aquatic Gardener. In 2003 she won the Northeast Council of Aquarium Society s Betty Mueller Award, a lifetime award for her outreach work and other contributions to the aquarium hobby.
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Everyone who sees a skillfully planted aquarium falls under its spell: it's like looking at a tropical forest, an enchanted meadow, or a miniature mountain range. Sunken Gardens shows you how to plan, design, plant, and maintain a beautiful, thriving aquascape. From technical matters such as carbon dioxide supplementation and fertilization to the aesthetics of combining plants, rocks, and wood, Karen Randall--one of the world's foremost experts on planted freshwater aquariums--takes the mystery out of underwater gardening and opens its pleasures to both novices and experienced aquarists. Filled with illuminating step-by-step photos and enriched with detailed portraits of some of the best aquatic plants, fish, and invertebrates, Sunken Gardens is the essential guide to this fascinating pastime.
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