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Aquarium plants

Details on how to grow aquarium plants and how to aquascape your tank from the top plant aquarium growers, including PFK's Peter Bradley.


Great Planted Tanks: Dan Crawford

George Farmer checks out Dan Crawford's planted tank.
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Great Planted Tanks: Dan Crawford

Nano nurturing

George Farmer's step-by-step guide explains why and how he set up this little tank and discovered the virtues of non-CO2 injection...
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Nano nurturing

In pursuit of perfection

George Farmer’s brief was simple. Set up the best Amano-style planted aquascape you can — in just one day! Here’s how he did it.
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In pursuit of perfection

The new school

George Farmer explains the modern approach to filtration, lighting and CO2 injection in the hi-tech planted aquarium, in the first of a three-...
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The new school

More carbon, less cash!

CO2 systems for the planted aquarium don't have to be expensive or complex, as George Farmer explains...
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More carbon, less cash!

Not all water is the same

Successful planted tanks need good water. But what exactly does this mean? Jeffrey Walmsley tells you how to achieve this.
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Not all water is the same

Easy aquarium plants: Hygrophila polysperma

Peter Bradley suggests Hygrophila polysperma, an easy, undemanding plant that can transform your aquarium in just three months.
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Easy aquarium plants: Hygrophila polysperma

Frequently asked questions about aquarium plants - Part Two

Having problems with your plants? Peter Bradley answers more questions about plant problems...
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Frequently asked questions about aquarium plants - Part Two

Let the buyer beware

Do you find your aquarium plants gradually die off after a few weeks? It could be that the ones you are buying aren't genuine aquatics. No...
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Let the buyer beware

Chance design

It was by accident that Peter Bradley came up with a planted tank competition entry. He tells how trying to deal with the hearty appetites of ...
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Chance design


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