Aquascaping and The Art of Relaxation

The Art of Relaxation is a very fine art, but surprisingly, we are never taught it in school. But why not? Relaxation is crucial to health and happiness, it is vital for clarity of thought, spontaneity and creativeness, and it can be learnt – it is just that it is rarely taught. We have noticed a strange phenomenon in TGM – whenever an aquascaper is at work, the whole atmosphere becomes noticeably more relaxed, calmer…

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TGM HD Shop Tour Video

Hopefully this will give you a chance to see what we do in TGM! Our shop is constantly changing – we are currently re-scaping one of our large displays, so we will keep you updated as much as possible, but a trip to our store is highly advised! This HD video shop tour shows you around our retail shop located in Wrexham, UK. Lots of our friends and customers are located very far away from…

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Aquascaping Shop Tour of The Green Machine

This HD video shop tour shows you around our retail shop located in Wrexham, UK. Lots of our friends and customers are located very far away from us, but many still make the journey to come and spend time with us in our shop, hopefully this video will show some of the reasons. We try hard to make it a true aquascaper’s paradise. Please come and visit us 10am-6pm Monday – Saturday, or by appointment…

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Graded Gravels and Decorative Sands: A Guide

Graded gravels and decorative sands can be used to achieve a very natural look in the Nature Aquarium and to artistically highlight areas of the aquascape, drawing the eye carefully around the creation. For further information, ADA Aqua Journal Volume 185 features uses of decorative sands. There are several different sands and gravels to choose from, and this brief guide will lay out the main characteristics of each; Graded Gravels We have two types of…

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