Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, stones, cavework, or driftwood, within an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium—in effect, gardening under water. Aquascape designs include a number of distinct styles, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired nature style. Generally, an aquascape houses fish as well as vegetation, although it is possible to create an aquascape with plants only, or with rockwork or other hardscape and no vegetation.Although the primary purpose of aquascaping is to create an artful marine landscape, the technical aspects of tank maintenance and the growth requirements of aquatic plants are also taken into consideration. Numerous factors must be well balanced in the closed system of an aquarium container to ensure the success of an aquascape. These factors include filtration, maintaining carbon dioxide at levels sufficient to support photosynthesis underwater, substrate and fertilization, lights, and algae controlNederlander style aquascapeThe Nederlander aquarium employs a rich arrangement in which multiple types of plants having diverse leaf colors, sizes, and textures are displayed much as terrestrial plants are shown in a flower garden. This style was developed in the Netherlands starting in the 1930s, as freshwater aquarium tank equipment became commercially available. It emphasizes plants located on terraces of different levels, and frequently omits rocks and driftwood. Linear series of plants running left-to-right are referred to as "Dutch streets". Although many plant types are used, one typically sees neatly cut groupings of plants with fine, feathery foliage, such as Limnophila aquatica and various types of Hygrophila, combined with the use of red-leaved Alternanthera reineckii, Ammania gracilis, and assorted Rotala for color highlights. More than 80% of the aquarium tank floor is covered with plants, and little or no substrate is remaining visible. Tall growing plant life that cover the back glass actually served the purpose of hiding heavy equipment behind the tank. Iwagumi styleAquarium with gray stones arranged to form a tall directed structure at the right, and a similar but smaller structure at the left. The stone peaks and the foreground are largely although not completely protected by a short coating of fine textured green plants.Iwagumi style aquascape, with the Oyaishi rock at the rightThe Iwagumi style is a specific subtype of the character style. The Iwagumi phrase itself comes from the Japanese "rock formation" and refers to a design where stones play a top role. In the Iwagumi style, each stone has a name and a specific role. Rocks provide the bony structure of the aquascape and the typical geometry employs a design with three main stones, with one larger stone and two other smaller stones, although additional rocks can be used. The Oyaishi, or main stone, is positioned slightly off-center in the tank, and Soeishi, or accompanying rocks, are grouped near it, while Fukuseki or secondary stones, are arranged in subordinate positions. The location of the focal point of the display, decided largely by the asymmetric placement of the Oyaishi, is considered important, and follows ratios that reveal Pythagorean tuning. Large open public aquariums sometimes use aquascaping as part of their displays. As early as the 1920s, the New York Aquarium tank included a moray eel display tank that was embellished with calcareous tufa rock, arranged to resemble a coral reef, and helping some stony corals and sea fans.[45] Because they typically present wildlife from a particular habitat, modern day displays are often designed to be biologically accurate biotopessource image Tank in 20 Gal Aquascape Iwagumi from www.youtube.com Thank for Visiting this Website
Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, rocks, cavework, or driftwood, in an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium—in effect, growing plants under water. Aquascape designs include a number of distinct styles, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired nature style. Typically, an aquascape houses fish as well as plant life, although it is possible to create an aquascape with plants only, or with rockwork or other hardscape and no plant life. Although the primary aim of aquascaping is to create an artful marine landscape, the technical aspects of tank maintenance and the growth requirements of aquatic plants are also taken into consideration. Many factors must be balanced in the closed system of an aquarium container to ensure the success of the aquascape. These factors include filtration, maintaining carbon dioxide at levels sufficient to support photosynthesis underwater, substrate and fertilization, illumination, and alga...
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