General Hardness- Part3
One of the easiest ways to increase water hardness is to add a small filter bag of aragonite or crushed coral (substrates marketed for ...
General Hardness- Part2
From a homeowner’s perspective, very hard water leaves a residue on silverware, glassware, and appliances; deposits in pipes and faucet...
General Hardness- Part1
In some areas of the country, the water is extremely hard, meaning that there are a lot of minerals dissolved in it, most often calcium...
Chlorine/ Chloramine
Unless you have a private well, the chances are that your local municipality adds chlorine or chloramine to the tap water to make it sa...
Tap Water
The clear stuff that comes out of your faucet has a lot of different, invisible things in it, some good and some not so good. Other sub...
Lighting In A Plantarium- Part 2
What you will not find in the wild are plants growing for long periods in very deep or muddy water. Such water does not allow enough li...
Lighting In A Plantarium- Part 1
One thing that is absolutely essential to plant growth is adequate light. Some aquatic plant species have adapted to grow in shady sett...
Preface About Aquatic Gardening
Aquatic gardening, or the keeping of planted aquariums as opposed to “fish tanks”, is a pastime that has grown by leaps and bounds in t...
