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Aquarium Plants (Aquamaster) Paperback – July 1, 2004

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Aquarium Plants is overflowing with full-color photographs—over 300 in all—that bring the many beautiful plants in this book to life. Author Peter Hiscock, an expert in aquascaping and fish keeping, begins with an animated science lesson on how plants grow, giving readers a quick background that to help them improve their aquatic green thumbs. The text addresses such vital topics as water quality, use of substrates, choosing healthy plants, and planting techniques, offering aquarists all the information they need to know to establish a well-planted, vibrant aquarium. In the chapter on lighting, the author has provided lists of plants that thrive in low, moderate, bright, and very bright light and explains the differing effects of light on plants. Aquarium Plants offers essential information on feeding plants, propagating plants, keeping plants healthy and choosing fish. Creative aquarists will welcome the sections on designing the aquarium, using various elements of display, and creating a themed tank (such as an African theme or a cold or hard water aquarium).

The section “Popular Aquarium Plants” recommends specific plants for different areas of the aquarium, including background, foreground, midground, and floating plants. For each, the author offers dozens of options, all of which are represented by color photographs.
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  1. Part of series
    Aquamaster
  2. Print length
    96 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    CompanionHouse Books
  5. Publication date
    July 1, 2004
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.25 x 8.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1931993548
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1931993548
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Peter Hiscock began keeping fish as a child, inspired by his parents, both accomplished marine biologists. He was appointed manager of a retail aquatic outlet at just 17 years of age and went on to complete Aquatic Studies at Sparsholt College in Hampshire, UK. He entered publishing with contributions to the aquatic press and has since written several books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CompanionHouse Books; Illustrated edition (July 1, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1931993548
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1931993548
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars Lot of info
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
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But not enough on actual plants and requirements. This is more a giant coverage of plants in general. Not to specific on a plant
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raklima
4.0 out of 5 stars Genial pero
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023
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Tiene buena información útil, la forma de presentar la información es dinámica, y creatividad. Pero siento que hace falta más fotografías para identificar todas las especies
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Marianjm
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive reference!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2019
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I just purchased a new 75 gallon aquarium. For the first time, I wanted to have only live plants with my tropical fish. This book was a great reference, I took it to the shops and used it to make smarter purchases than I would have made without it. I did spend about $250 on plants, fertilizer, lighting, and special plant friendly substrate. My tank looks simply fabulous. And after four weeks, my plants are thriving. Using this book is the way to do it.
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valerie holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars Great info!
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022
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Loved the book. Info is excellent.
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Mario Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2008
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This is an excellent book not only for the high quality of printing and pictures but also for its content. Small enough to be succinct and take you to the point about planting your aquarium step by step, plant's specific info depending on the variety, lighting requirements, nutrition, etc.
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Sue Franchot
4.0 out of 5 stars How to take care of plants
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023
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Good information
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Jay
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good book
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2011
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The book provides very little information. It has very basic and limited information about aquarium plants. All the information in the book is what is already common knowledge to people who engaged in planting aquarium plants, with one exception. The book contained detailed specification on the water quality of certain plants. The specification indicated GH and KH requirements of individual plants which is nice. But this information was limited to a few plants. In sum, I would not recommend this book.
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C Homrich Jr.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for beginners or as a refresher
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018
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For a beginner, it gives you enough information to get started with by covering topics like, why live plants are beneficial, how they help control byproducts of keeping tropical fish such as nitrates (product of decaying fish waste), why you should be using aquatic fertilizers for healthy aquatic plants, even a few design themes for arranging aquarium decorations and plants for a somewhat natural environment for the area your fish originated from.

For myself, it was a good refresher after being away from the aquatic lifestyle for 15 years. Are there better books out there on the subject of aquatic plants? Yes, definitely. But not in the same price range. Do I regret buying this book? Nope. Not at all.
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Jorge t
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena opción
Reviewed in Mexico on July 18, 2019
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Esta bien el libro solo que llego dañado
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g.iyappan
4.0 out of 5 stars useful book
Reviewed in India on September 8, 2014
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Very nice book
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Pat & Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Aquarium plants book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2011
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Great Book, from plant ecology, and how plants grow and there needs, to how to plant them, light levels and all sorts of information. A lot of Plants reviewed, in detail, some for bright light , low and medium. best little book I bought in a long time.
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Islander
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2013
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Excellent book, gives lots of advice on what plants to choose for you tank, as well as beautiful aquascaping options. A definite read for anyone who has a planted aquarium, or thinking of building one.
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Graham
4.0 out of 5 stars Aquarium plants book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2012
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Good book, well written and a handy beginners guide to setting up a planted aquarium. I found it really helpful, as it is aimed for novice plant growers like me, and I suspect for any expert aquarium plant growers, you may prefer a more comprehensive book.

For planning and setting up my new planted aquarium I found it an invaluable reference and would recommend this book.
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