Inspiration from Tropica and a new way to use Root Tabs February 01, 2023Richard Cale Here's another video from Tropica which caught my eye. Not only because the aquascape is looking particulalry nice but also what I found most intriguing was the use of root...
A few ways to shop with Aqua Essentials. January 23, 2023Richard Cale We try and make it easy as possible to shop with us. Some of you shop on your desktop, others on mobile (in fact a lot of you browse on...
Aquarium Plant Farm Part 2 January 21, 2023Richard Cale Here's the follow up video to the previous one shown from Dennerle in Germany. A real treat as to what goes on in the background to make the aquarium plants...
How big are these aquarium plant leaves? January 20, 2023Richard Cale Once in a while we'll see plants with very large leaves - more typical in the summer but seeing as it's January, it was a real treat to see...
Take a Walk Around an Aquarium Plant Farm part 1 January 18, 2023Richard Cale If you're looking for inspiration and wondered where your aquarium plants come from, then you'll enjoy this video for sure! It shows the plant growers in Germany called Dennerle. Pretty...
Plants can only absorb WHAT through their roots?!!! January 17, 2023Richard Cale2 comments I stumbled across a commercial website today which sells aquarium plants and other planted tank accessories. Some of the information they were providing was total garbage and they were giving...
Graffiti in a terrarium January 17, 2023Richard Cale Sounds a bit of an alien concept but once you've had a chance to look at the video it will all make sense. This video really comes under the category...
Maintenance Guide for a Planted Aquarium January 16, 2023Richard Cale Importance of Maintenance guide. So, with only about three weeks ago until the big day it's that time of year again where you will be inundated with those Christmas visitors...
Can you plant a tank with ONE pot?! Here's how... January 15, 2023Richard Cale An old friend George Farmer has demonstrated just how you create a planted aquarium with just one pot of Micranthemum 'Monte-Carlo'. This is no easy task and unless you have...
Fighting climate change from home January 15, 2023admin Here's a guest post from Illustra Lighting. I'm all for LEDs and saving the planet and the article has some good tips (and promotion if you live in the USA...
How to hardscape a tank you can stand in January 14, 2023Richard Cale Everyone is always impressed by large tanks and for good reason too. The sheer size, the amount of water in the tanks, the fish and hopefully the quality of the...
High light with low light plants = bad combo January 13, 2023admin1 comment You've got to get the levels right from the beginning and getting basics wrong like lighting just gives you a headache later on. If you have high lighting, then the...