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Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, stones, cavework, or driftwood, in an aesthetically pleasing manner inside an aquarium in impact, gardening under water. Aquascape designs include a quantity of distinct designs, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired nature style. Normally, an aquascape houses fish as well as plants, even though it is possible to develop an aquascape with plants only, or with rockwork or other hardscape and no plants.

Although the primary aim of aquascaping is to create an artful underwater landscape, the technical aspects of tank maintenance and the growth needs of aquatic plants are also taken into consideration. Many aspects should be balanced in the closed system of an aquarium tank to make certain the achievement of an aquascape. These elements consist of filtration, preserving carbon dioxide at levels sufficient to help photosynthesis underwater, substrate and fertilization, lighting, and algae manage.

There are many kinds of aquascaping styles, and these who engage in this art type, take it quite seriously and compete (mainly in the USA, Japan and Canada) in competitions to be hailed as king or queen of the indoor, underwater garden landscapers. Aquascaped tanks are a lot more than just a speaking piece to show off lovely plants and unusual fish – the masters of this art are capable to develop an nearly dreamlike, ethereal quality within the scene, that when you appear into these tanks, you really feel like you have been transported underwater into a dreamy, underwater garden vista with ‘trees’, hills and fields, all to scale and with depth and intricate detail.

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