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Ecology of the Planted Aquarium: A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise

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Reference book for setting up successful planted aquaria for fish. Hobbyists learn how to keep low-maintenance, inexpensive tanks. Aquarium plants thrive using natural processes like decomposition of fishfood and soil organic matter rather than high-tech gadgets like artificial CO2 injection and constant fertilizer dosing. She shows how vigorous plant growth can purify the water and protect fish. Author provides simple, easy-to-understand explanations for complex, scientific concepts and includes helpful Q&A boxes scattered throughout the text. Book contains hundreds of citations to primary scientific papers from the aquatic botany, limnology, and chemistry literature making it the ultimate reference book for planted freshwater aquaria. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Echinodorus Publishing


Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2023


Edition ‏ : ‎ Updated


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 02


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.52 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #56,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Limnology (Books) #3 in Fish & Aquarium Care (Books) #45 in Ecology (Books)


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    • Really useful for hobbyists who love plants
Format: Paperback
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I'm not new to plants but I'm pretty new to aquariums, and you don't know what you don't know, so I was really interested in getting this book to find out what I SHOULD know, and what I should be paying attention to. The "Carbon" chapter got too technical for me, 9EDIT: I went back and read it at the end, and after everything else, it made more sense) but most of the rest of the book had a ton of really good info that I really found useful. The actual instructions for setting up a tank come at the very end of the book, so it's reasonable to read that first, then read through the whole book to get an understanding of why. But the whole book does have a ton of relevant information, and it gets through it efficiently and explains it in a practical manner, so I found it very interesting to read even though I don't really know chemistry. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024 by Anonymous
    • A great deal of information ...
Format: Paperback
If it's a Natural Aquarium you plan ... then, this book provides useful information. Much of it is technical ... though I've found it very helpful in approach and things to avoid.
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2026 by Quack
    • Finally: a really great book!
One of the best books I've ever read. This book is for the professional aquarist; it is certainly not for the beginner who wants book with more photos and less text. It has a very interesting and well-written chapter about the nitrogen cycle in the aquarium. The chapter includes chemical equations and tips; it includes information I've not read about in many other books. This is a serious book. Few of the subjects are: allelophaty between aquatic plants, plants as water purifiers, the bacteria in the aquarium, carbon (water alkalinity, pH, CO2, bicarbonate use, sediment CO2 uptake) and much more. As a student I found this book to be very professional, scientific, and interesting, I used this book when I had a test, and also when I had to write a work about water purifiers. As I said, it is one of the most rare kinds of books, and I recommend every person whom the hobby for him is not just 40 cm aquarium with plastic plants, to order it. It is a must have book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2002 by Yehuda Malul
    • Simply Wow, Best Aquarium Hobby Book Ever
I don't write reviews usually because I have better things to do and most products accomplish their purpose simply to par, but after reading this I feel like Diana Walstad should be heading the EPA. This book is irritatingly long yet succinct, annoyingly thorough, with meticulous references for every piece of information presented. If you own a fish or fishes, there should be a law forcing you to read this book. Now if only a book existed for dog owners we would be in business. There is too much to even paraphrase but if you have a pond, a fish tank, a planted tank, or if you fish actively (I hold IGFA all tackle-world records and this book gave me some incredible trout insights), this book is a must. Don't be cheap about its price, I paid $30, had I known what I was getting I would have gladly paid $100+. Anyone who wrote a negative review on this book was in special education classes during their schooling and currently works at the Post Office. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2011 by Bowser
    • Want to be an aquarium-ologist?
So far this is a good read. I do enjoy the detail the book goes into to justify something I am currently doing a live experiment on, but I do question the actual engineering standpoint of the book. Ms. Walstad has gone to college level chemistry and biology lengths to explain processes that previously were basically explained by 'magic' and from the view of a technical proofing she makes awesome claims then backs them up with tried and true science. While the book from this level is as rock solid (or should I say water tight?) it does leave the average reader with little more than a gentle (ish.. brush up on some of those college books you got in your first 2 years!) tour through reactions between plants, fish, soil, minerals, and bacteria. It is up to you the reader to graduate and use this in applied understanding. TL:DR Read the book to understand what is going on in your tank, and what can go wrong (or right!) in your micro-ecosystem, but do not expect a step by step instruction with pictures and cute pop ups and coloring areas for what to do when setting up and growing it. You're getting graphs and annotated studies there were like 4 color pictures in mine and no coloring areas. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2018 by Eric

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