How to set up an Iwagumi aquarium u2014 Practical Fishkeeping Magazine
Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, rocks, cavework, or driftwood, within an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium—in effect, horticulture under water. Aquascape designs include a amount of unique styles, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired nature style. Generally, 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 plants.Although the primary goal 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 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 algae controlDutch style aquascapeThe Dutch aquarium employs a lush arrangement in which multiple types of plants having diverse leaf colors, dimensions, and textures are shown much as terrestrial plant life are shown in a flower garden. This style was developed in the Netherlands starting in the 1930s, as freshwater aquarium equipment became commercially available. It emphasizes plants located on terraces various levels, and frequently omits stones and driftwood. Linear rows of plants running left-to-right are referred to as "Dutch streets". Although many plant types are utilized, one typically sees neatly cut groupings of plants with fine, feathery foliage, such as Limnophila aquatica and various types of Hygrophila, together with the use of red-leaved Alternanthera reineckii, Ammania gracilis, and assorted Rotala for color highlights. More than 80% of the aquarium floor is covered with plants, and little or no substrate is remaining visible. Tall growing plant life that cover the back glass initially served the purpose of hiding cumbersome equipment behind the container.
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Iwagumi styleAquarium with gray stones arranged to form a tall pointed structure at the right, and a similar but smaller structure at the left. The stone highs and the foreground are largely but not totally covered by a short coating of fine textured green plants.Iwagumi style aquascape, with the Oyaishi rock at the rightThe particular Iwagumi style is a certain subtype of the character style. The Iwagumi phrase itself comes from the Japanese "rock formation" and refers to a design where stones play a leading 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 bigger stone and two other smaller stones, although additional rocks can be used. The Oyaishi, or main rock, is put slightly off-center in the tank, and Soeishi, or accompanying gemstones, are grouped near it, while Fukuseki or supplementary stones, are arranged in subordinate positions. The location of the focal point of the display, determined largely by the asymmetric placement of the Oyaishi, is considered important, and follows ratios that reveal Pythagorean tuning.
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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 which was decorated with calcareous tufa rock, arranged to resemble a coral reef, and supporting 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 biotopes
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Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, rocks, cavework, or driftwood, within an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium—in effect, horticulture under water. Aquascape designs include a amount of unique styles, including the garden-like Dutch style and the Japanese-inspired nature style. Generally, 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 plants.Although the primary goal 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 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 algae controlDutch style aquascapeThe Dutch aquarium employs a lush arrangement in which multiple types of plants having diverse leaf colors, dimensions, and textures are shown much as terrestrial plant life are shown in a flower garden. This style was developed in the Netherlands starting in the 1930s, as freshwater aquarium equipment became commercially available. It emphasizes plants located on terraces various levels, and frequently omits stones and driftwood. Linear rows of plants running left-to-right are referred to as "Dutch streets". Although many plant types are utilized, one typically sees neatly cut groupings of plants with fine, feathery foliage, such as Limnophila aquatica and various types of Hygrophila, together with the use of red-leaved Alternanthera reineckii, Ammania gracilis, and assorted Rotala for color highlights. More than 80% of the aquarium floor is covered with plants, and little or no substrate is remaining visible. Tall growing plant life that cover the back glass initially served the purpose of hiding cumbersome equipment behind the container.
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