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The Aquatic Gardener and artistic issues
I just received my latest issue of The Aquatic Gardener with all the
highlights of the AGA convention and aquascaping contest winners. If you
aren't currently a member, I encourage you to join and get this issue! It
is a wonderful magazine and the color pictures are beautiful.
On a related note, I have struggled with the artistic side of aquatic
gardening. It is much more difficult to get a unified design than to get
your nitrate levels between 5-10 ppm! Anyway, if this has been covered
before I apologize and must have missed that issue but perhaps one of our
artistic gurus would write an article in an upcoming issue on this
particular topic. Perhaps even a series which runs for several issues. You
could point out things that do/do not work. Secrets to a great design, that
sort of thing. You know, like how pink neon gravel could clash with the
green bubbling lighthouses he, he.
Here is one of my problems. I am particularly interested in not having
plants plastered up against the front glass. I like having lots of
foreground so I can see the fish and they can move but it is difficult, at
least to me, to make this work. I always end up with a jungle! I realize
you can get a stunning tank with just glosso but I want more variety. Any
takers?
Daphne