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Aquascaping Theory &Technique
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An excellent background and theory article on the subject of
aquascaping an aquarium.
An excellent introduction to aquascaping by two of America's leading
experts.
An excellent site with lots of information on aquascaping and biotopes.
Hoa G. Nguyen's personal website with a focus on low-cost, low-tech
set-ups.
Eheim has a great section on their website on various habitats in
Central and South America, Africa, India and South-East Asia, and Papua New Guinea.
Suggestions are given for compatible plants and fish species, substrate and decoration
ideas are discussed. Look for it in the Info database section of the Eheim
website.
Steve, our 2001 biotope category winner,
collects his own fish and plants, and keeps amazing records of
everything. On Steve's page, you can also read his many good ideas on
what a biotope tank should be!
An excellent general purpose aquarium site with plenty of information,
including details on various types of natural biotopes from a wide variety of tropical
locations.Excellent background information for the aquascaper.
Thinking of setting up a Biotope or Habitat type aquascape? Why not
start at the beginning and learn what the native ecology of the area of the world you are
trying to create is actually like? There is no better starting point for such a search
than britannica.com, where ALL of the 33-volume Encyclopædia Britannica is available
on-line and free of charge. Extensive links to other websites are also provided with
every search.
Want to set up an accurate Biotope Aquascape? You will need to know
what the water
should be like, and there is no better place to look than this
site. Water quality tables for major rivers and lakes around the world.
The GEMS/Water programme is a multi-faceted water science programme
(part of the United Nations Environment Programme) oriented towards understanding
freshwater quality issues throughout the world. Major activities include monitoring,
assessment, and capacity building. The implementation of the GEMS/Water programme involves
several United Nations agencies active in the water sector as well as a number of
organizations around the world.
Mudskippers and Gobies are popular additions to Brackish aquaria and
Paludariums. This informative site provides care and maintenance details for a wide
variety of species and much information on the setup of appropriate habitat tanks for
them.
Mangroves are popular and appropriate plants for use in open top
brackish aquascapes and paludariums. This definitive site covers the ecology of mangroves
in nature.
Excellent photographs and set-up details of the author's various
paludariums.
A detailed article on the design, set-up and maintenance of an
aquascape suitable for fishes from fast flowing waters.