20 Gallon Planted Aquarium and Why This Size Gives You the Most Options
# 20 Gallon Planted Aquarium and Why This Size Gives You the Most Options I’ll admit it – I set up my first 20 gallon because it was the biggest…
Small Planted Aquarium Ideas for Desktops and Shelves
# Small Planted Aquarium Ideas for Desktops and Shelves I’ve got five tanks running in my student flat right now. The biggest one is twelve litres. The smallest sits on…
Hardscape Nano Tank and Creating Impact in a Small Space
# Hardscape Nano Tank and Creating Impact in a Small Space Getting serious visual impact from a tank that sits on your desk and holds less water than most people…
125 Gallon Planted Aquarium and the Monster Tank That Needs a Different Approach
I thought I understood planted tanks until I tried to light 72 inches of water properly. My first 125 gallon setup taught me that everything I’d learned from smaller tanks…
20 Gallon Long Planted Aquarium and the Aquascaping Shape Everybody Wants
# 20 Gallon Long Planted Aquarium and the Aquascaping Shape Everybody Wants I’ve built planted tanks in everything from two-litre sweet jars to a neighbour’s 200-gallon monster. But if I…
Best CO2 System for Nano Tanks and What Works Under 10 Gallons
# The Nano Tank CO2 System That Actually Works (And the Ones That Don’t) I started keeping planted tanks three years ago with a 20-litre cube on the kitchen windowsill.…
Best LED Lights for Nano Planted Tanks Under 10 Gallons
I bought my first nano tank light because the little strip that came with my daughter’s 5-gallon setup was hopeless for anything green. The anubias I’d confidently called “bulletproof” turned…
Planted 5 Gallon Aquarium and What You Can Realistically Fit in a Nano
# Planted 5 Gallon Aquarium and What You Can Realistically Fit in a Nano I built my first planted nano when my daughter insisted we needed “a fish that could…
10 Gallon Planted Aquarium and the Sweet Spot for Getting Started
# 10 Gallon Planted Aquarium and the Sweet Spot for Getting Started I still remember the moment I knew I’d found my size. Standing in the aquatics shop, overwhelmed by…
Dwarf Water Lettuce and the Nano Tank Version Nobody Tells You About
# Dwarf Water Lettuce and the Nano Tank Version Nobody Tells You About I’d been running my first nano tank for about three months when I spotted this tiny floating…
Alternanthera Reineckii Mini and the Compact Red Plant That Belongs in Every Nano Tank
# Alternanthera Reineckii Mini and the Compact Red Plant That Belongs in Every Nano Tank I spent two years trying to get red plants to stay red in my nano…
Why I’m Obsessed with 5-Gallon Tanks (And You Should Be Too)
You know what’s funny? Most people assume the larger the tank, the simpler the task; however, I’ve found that my five-gallon setups (a 5-gallon) have taught me more about aquascaping…
Why My 20-Gallon Tank Keeps Me Coming Back – Hard-Won Lessons from Five Years of Aquascaping
You know what’s funny? After setting up tanks from 5-gallon cubes for desktops, to 75 gallons that nearly cracked my floor, I always find myself coming back to a 20…