Links and Other Resources

Categories

• Jeff's Top Planted Tank Resources
• Aquatic Plant Club Websites
• Aquatic Plant Hobbyist Websites
• Aquatic Plant Forums
• Misc Aquarium Links
• Photography and Image Manipulation

Jeff's Top Planted Tank Resources

Aquatic Gardeners Association: The Aquatic Gardeners Association \is an international organization of aquatic plant enthusiasts, which appeals to both beginners and experienced hobbyists alike. The AGA produces a bi-monthly journal called The Aquatic Gardener, the only English language journal devoted primarily to aquarium plants.

rec.aquaria.* FAQ: The first place to turn for general information.  For those new to the hobby, it is essential your read both the general FAQ as well as the plant FAQ.  After everything is (hopefully) clear, you can turn to some of the more plant-specific resources such as the Krib or the Aquatic Plants Digest.

The Krib: This site contains information about tropical fish aquariums, including archived usenet postings and e-mail discussions, along with new articles and photographs designed specifically for the web. The specialty here is freshwater aquatic plants and dwarf cichlids, but you may find information on a variety of subjects.  This is the place to conduct preliminary research before hitting the newsgroups or mailing lists.

Aquatic Plants Digest: The aquatic plant mailing list is intended to be a medium for exchange of information about all aspects of growing aquatic plants as a hobby. Postings on both aquarium plants and pond plants are welcome.  This is the second place to search for information if the Krib did not satiate your quest for knowledge.

Chuck's Planted Aquaria Pages: A terrific resource if the Krib is giving you the "trying to drink from a fire hydrant feeling".  Includes some very useful Java Script calculators and beginner level articles that some up the whole challenge of keeping aquatic plants nicely.

Aquatic Plant Club Websites

Dallas Fort Worth Aquatic Plant Club: The DFW Aquatic Plant Club is an organization comprised of individuals with an interest in the propagation of aquatic plants. Experience levels within our club range from the novice to the advanced hobbyist. Our membership is not confined to the geographical area of Dallas-Fort Worth. We have active participating members from all across Texas and the United States. We are hobbyists who are interested in naturally planted aquariums for the benefit of the fauna, flora, and keeper of such aquariums.

Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association: The Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association is a place for those interested in aquatic plants to gather together to exchange information, plants, and just spend some time having fun with fellow aquatic plant enthusiasts.

San Francisco Bay Area Aquatic Plant Society: The San Francisco Bay Area Aquatic Plant Society's website has several good reference articles, particularly some updated recommend nutrient levels and dosing info authored by Tom Barr.

Brisbane Plant Study Group: The Brisbane Plant Study Group (BPSG) held its first meeting on the 22nd November 2002. It was started by Alan and Heidy Rubin who had recently moved to the Brisbane area and were eager to continue their interest in aquatic plants. They had previously been members of the Eastern Districts Aquarium Society's Plant Study Group in Victoria, which they enjoyed immensely.

Chicago Aquatic Gardeners Association: CAGA promotes the hobby of growing aquatic plants in the local community serving the greater Chicagoland area. We maintain a group electronic mailing service to discuss plant trades, group buys, and anything else plant, fish, and tank related.

Aquatic Plant Hobbyist Websites

Ghazanfar Ghori: Spectacular aquascapes that have placed high in global competitions.   Ghanzanfar is also working on updating George Booth's original algae article with pictures of the various algaes and has a terrific photo ID for Siamese Algae Eaters.

Jay Luto: Welcome to greenstouch.com, site dedicated to aquatic life and photography. Enjoy your stay and check for frequent updates.

Luis Navarro: The art of keeping aquatic plants has become increasingly popular every year in America, and a vast variety of aquascaping techniques are now available.

Greg Watson: Welcome to the website of Greg and Pat Watson. Well, actually it's a website about my interests which means that its kind of hard not to find my wife Pat included in just about everything I do!

Ricky Cain: Ricky's rather unusual style of farming aquatic plants

Erik Leung's E-Aquaria: Visually stunning site from Erik Leung, great inspiration and articles on design and layout

Randy's Aquaria: Personal website of Randy Carey. This site is for the serious aquarist and for those working toward being serious aquarists. It is not a site for beginners. It does not introduce beginners to the basic concepts -- there are plenty of sites out there that do that. Rather, this site discusses more advanced topics like breeding, fishrooms, aquarium photography, and working with rare or challenging species. Randy is now working on a new site, Two Wet Hands.

George Booth's Aquatic Concepts: George Booth's Aquatic Concepts:  The Booths' are pioneers in the field of aquascaping and are largely responsible for the popularity of high-tech tanks in the United States.  Through several years of experimentation aimed at reverse-engineering the proprietary Dupla system, our understanding of freshwater ecosystems and plant care has improved tremendously.  Not as active now as they once were, the website is still an essential read.

Deep Forest Aquatics: Nikolay Kraltchev's personal website

Robyn Rhudy: The Amano Shrimp (yumato numa-ebi) in combination with the Otocinclus are the algae warfare duo recommended by aquatic plant expert Takashi Amano. Robyn has some good pictures and care info

Hoa G. Nguyen: Good DIY articles on CO2, lighting hoods, photo galleries and much more.  Hoa focuses on keeping the cost of a new setup down, something I think we all desire.

Arthur Westover: Arthur Westover's website, hosts The Art of the Plant Aquarium (TAOPA)

John's Aquatics: John's Aquascapes are done in traditional Dutch-style and worth a visit for those researching this style.

Aaron Glass: Aaron Glass's personal website, has pictures and articles about his tanks.

Arjan's Aquarium Site: This homepage reflects my aquarium for the period of March 1998 till the beginning of November 2001. After this period I have made a new set up of this tank, but because of a shortage in time the experiences with the new set-up will only be used for the Dutch section of this site. For people who are familiar with the Dutch language I can really recommend the Dutch section of the site because this one is always up to date and also contains a lot more information than this English section.

Stephen Pushak: Good articles, especially for those interested in using Walstad-style fertile substrates.  Steve's site also has some good information on the environmental fate of iron in aquatic systems.

Aquatic Plant Forums

Aquatic Plant Central: This is an online community where quality information about the aquarium plant hobby can be exchanged among all level of hobbyist from beginner to advanced. Our goal is to help educate people about the aquarium plant hobby and aquatic plants in general. It is our hope that you will join us and find this site useful. Please share your knowledge of aquarium plants with our growing community.

Planted Tank: This site is here to provide information regarding planted tanks, whether it be for a beginner or a pro. Check out the Gallery for some excellent examples of what you will be able to achieve. There are now 55 fish and 44 plant profiles available, and more are constantly being added. You can join our ever growing and active forum with over 3000 members. Most of all we hope you find the site useful and enjoyable.

Aquatic Quotient: Welcome to AquaticQuotient.Com forums, where fish hobbyists gather to discuss various aspects of the hobby, from fish to equipment. Enjoy your time here and share your experiences with the community through the website and forums. Let us build our AquaticQuotient together.

Misc Aquarium Links

Apple Snail: The apple snail is well-known and popular aquarium-snail over the whole world because of their attractive appearance and size.  This site is popular for helping identify various species of snails and determining their suitability in aquariums.

Master Index of Freshwater Fish: Master Index of Freshwater Fishes (MIFF):  Listing of most species and common names in the aquatic plant hobby with references to printed material describing care and/or a photo ID.  The original list appeared as an internet posting and was compiled by George Booth and updated by Neil Frank. 

Photography and Image Manipulation

Luminous Landscape: Welcome to The Luminous Landscape, the web's most comprehensive site devoted to the art of landscape, nature and documentary photography using digital as well as traditional image processing techniques.

Mostly Cichlids Aquarium Photography: Aquarium specific photography advice, written for SLRs with slide film but the information is easily adapated to prosumer point-and-shoot and DSLR cameras.