International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2012: Voting Begins! The top 200 aquascapes have been selected by the IAPLC steering commitee which includes Practical Fishkeeping Magazine Editor Jeremy Gay. You can see the top 200 entries (in no specific order) on this page. 2nd round grading is in progress; the contest participants, aquarium stores selected by ADA and aquarium magazine editors of the world will vote on the layouts from these 200 candidates over the…
James’ next aquascape is being created this week in The Green Machine, Wrexham. It is something rather special – an ADA Cube Garden 90-H (W90×D45×H60 cm) – it will be a tall aquarium. James tries his hand at this new interesting format after recently exploring the shallow aquarium format with his famous ‘Tributary’ aquascape layout in an ADA Cube Garden 120-F (W120×D30×H20 cm). The aquascape is due to be started on Thursday 26th July 2012…
These are currently special order only (not stock items). Order by Saturday for delivery by the following Wednesday at the earliest. Tropica 1-2-Grow plants are very young plants cultivated and delivered directly from Tropica’s laboratory. The plants are guaranteed to be free from snails, algae and pesticides and therefore are totally harmless for sensitive shrimp and fish. They will grown in less fast than regular potted plants but some people will like the fact that…
Professional aquascaper and founder of The Green Machine, James Findley, will be writing for Practical Fishkeeping Magazine from next month’s issue, as a planted tank and Nature Aqurium specialist. James Findley has been working with CO2 injection and planted tanks for almost 20 years and is a true expert in the field. He has worked with aquariums of all sizes from tiny pico scapes to huge 1800 litre display pieces and is the msot prolific…
Tropical Bogwood is a beautiful natural hardscape material, ideal for planted nature aquarium aquascaping! An excellent choice for both its beauty and exceptional value. These are part of our Exceptional Value range and we highly recommend them for creating beautiful aquascapes. We’ve just added over 160 pieces, all individually numbered and photographed so you know exactly what you are buying. This addition to our catalog further secures us as the best shop for aquatic hardscape…