In the past decade, many aquarium hobbyists have tried to advance the planted aquarium hobby and aquatic gardening as a form of art. When I first got into the planted aquarium hobby, I only saw that keeping plants in an aquarium was a way to provide a natural look and comfort for the fauna. Furthermore, during my early years of keeping aquarium plants, my intentions were to only keep them growing, or better yet, keep them alive. I had no idea that through the world of aquascaping and aquatic gardening that we, as hobbyists, would be able to advance further into this hobby to realize that with the use of our creativity, we would be able to create breathtaking underwater environments in our aquarium. Continue reading →