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Aquascaping: Aquarium Landscaping Like a Pro: Aquarist's Guide to Planted Tank Aesthetics and Design by [Moe Martin]

Aquascaping: Aquarium Landscaping Like a Pro: Aquarist's Guide to Planted Tank Aesthetics and Design Kindle Edition

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Aquascaping is a fascinating hobby that has evolved over centuries. The idea of making an environment that supports life and is aesthetically appealing is an exciting quest for many people. Technology has evolved to support more species, in cleaner and longer lasting environments.

This book will give you the facts to start your own aquarium and learn aquascaping freshwater and salt water tanks, from styles and design to set up with planting, lighting, substrate, coral, and ornaments, including live rock. You will also gain the knowledge of the nitrogen cycle and water testing for aquarium maintenance.

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July 29, 2013
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About the Author

Moe Martin is a photographer who is also interested in many animals - including aquarium-dwellers. He decided to marry his two interests when he discovered Aquascaping. This idea of art and animal life intertwined has had him hooked on the aesthetic nature of the hobby. Moe is also the lover of all animals, and has more than he can count of the 4-legged variety, all the way down to fish. He lives on a small acreage with his two children and hopes they carry on educating others on the fascinating animals discovered along the way. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN : B00E8PELBC
Publisher : Ubiquitous Publishing; 1st edition (July 29, 2013)
Publication date : July 29, 2013
Language : English
File size : 2393 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
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Print length : 119 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #983,550 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #200 in Fish & Aquarium Care (Kindle Store)
- #573 in Fish & Aquarium Care (Books)

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Ray Tripp

Not even close to pro level

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2017

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Aquascaping: Aquarium Landscaping Like a Pro, Second Edition: Aquarist's Guide to Planted Tank Aesthetics and Design
This book is quite basic and very disappointing if you want more than a basic introduction to aquascaping. It's a far cry from the pro level (in fact I'm still crying that I bought a book that turned out to be black and white). I have read the very same information on the web, so it's disappointing to have paid so much for it. I'm not interested in salt water because of the lack of plants for it so I skipped that section.

9 people found this helpful

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redheron

Disapointing

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016

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Not what I expected. Mostly directed at saltwater tanks than freshwater. It was very short and contained no more info than an article at one if the fish magazines online. All of the info was accurate but didn't add anything to my knowledge . No specifics on plants or tips on how to grow them specifically. And few pictures. Oh well.

7 people found this helpful

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Lady J

meh

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019

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For what I was looking for, it didn't have as much info as I wanted. I wanted tips on how to get my plants lush, how to trim and keep it looking neat, what to do when plants start looking a little yellow/weak, etc.

2 people found this helpful

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Nline2Blast

If your kind of artsy and can get a lot from just looking at pictures i dont think this book is 4 u

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2021

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Meh.... ok... may be good for some folks... but did not feel like it has helped except to give a word I have never heard of before.... diurnal meaning to sleep at night and move around un the day....

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Mark Spencer

Not ready for prime time

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015

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The cover of the book is its best asset. I thought I was buying a book about landscaping a planted tank and published by a real publisher. I bought this book along with Freshwater Aquarium Chemistry and both books are very short in length and very amateurish in execution. I was surprised that the author attempted to cover both planted and reef tanks one short monographs. The information was very disjointed. Mr. Martin would have been more successful if he concentrated on planted tanks and helped hobbyists like myself achieve the beautiful tanks showcased in AGA competitions. The information is woefully inadequate for that goal. I would highly recommend that readers steer clear of self-published books like this. The Barron's series of aquarium books are examples of professionally written, organized and printed hobbyist books.

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Meghan

Exceedingly helpful

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2013

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If you're like me whose idea of designing and maintaining a fish tank can be summed up as: "buy a tank, fill it with water, toss in some oxygen pump, shovel in some pebble and sand, one or two corals, add the fish", then Moe Martin's `Aquascaping' will also be a delightful eye-opener for you.

Exceptionally comprehensive, `Aquascaping' is probably the most complete discussion of everything you need to know about designing an aquarium and making it livable and a breeze to maintain.

Aquascaping, stripped down to its basic meaning, is about the `art' of arranging the elements of an aquarium--the rocks, corals, stones, wood, and other decors--and forming a pleasing-to-the-eye whole. The exciting thing about it is the design--you can be full-on creative, especially if you have a huge tank with lots of space to play around. But the size itself can also work against you--the empty space might cause you to panic and basically shove everything until the tank starts resembling Manila bay after a storm.

But then again, the matter of design ultimately comes secondary only to the issue of balance--no matter how pretty your aquarium is, if it's not livable for the species fish species you intend to keep in it, the whole thing would be an exercise in futility. After all, you're trying to simulate a natural ecosystem inside your aquarium, and it's a more delicate issue than you could imagine. That's why `Aquascaping' is such a handy life-saver (for you and for the hapless fish you got)--it teaches about the many design patterns you can emulate (and veer away from), but it also painstakingly and meticulously discusses every single factor in keeping your aquarium truly `alive'.

Overall, for the enthusiast, `Aquascaping' is utterly indispensable--you should not even buy your first fish tank and all the related accessories without buying this book first. Order it before heading out to the pet store and begin choosing a tank--it will save you from wasting a lot of money and ending up with a tank full of dead fish. Highly recommended!

3 people found this helpful

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BillyEd

A swing and a miss...

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2014

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The guy's name is Moe Martin. This is important. Because when it's listed as authors names are in bibliographies, it looks like, "Martin, Moe". I saw this in the author description, and thought, 'whoa, wow, Martin Moe, the actual, good, bright, together marine author wrote a book on planted tanks? That's got to be gold. I wonder what kind of insight he could bring to the subject matter.".

None, would be the answer. Because it's not the same guy. I am a moron for missing that critical comma.

My bad, naturally.. but now that I'm stuck with this stinkburger of a book I can say: Some useful ideas, some pretty pictures, but dreadfully incoherent and not really good reading. My bookshelf teems with less sucky books about Aquarium Landscaping. Some of those books are about other subjects, but have more and better information. You could do better by reading some random aquascaping-related pages on the internet. It's not worth the money or your time.

This guy's book could've really been something if it had had a real editor, and some real attention to content to make it coherent and not scattershot.. but if you get it, you'll be getting what you pay for: It's either self-published or vanity-press style drivel. Moe: Please! You have a good book in you, but for you to channel it outward... you're going to need an editor! Also maybe an outline, and sticking to subject categories. Just word to the wise.

8 people found this helpful

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Ok Intoduction

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2013

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This is a decent book about setting up a new tank for a beginner and it quickly covers a lot of ground in very general terms. Only about 10% of the book actually discusses aquascaping and everything that the author does cover you can find online for free. In fact, there are many, many more interesting and detailed discussions of aquascaping in online magazines and forums. I would skip this Kindle book.

6 people found this helpful

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Icle Snug

Worst book on fish keeping I have ever seen!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2015

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I've given this book one star for the front cover and "quirky" title. But that's sadly it.
The cover of a book, normally reflects the quality and content of the book! To say I was unimpressed is an understatement. Yes, may be, I should have read / noticed the other disgruntled reviews prior to purchase, lesson learnt!
I have to admit, I didn't read it cover to cover. May be it was the dedication and foreword that read as if it had been written by a child? Or the large font and spacing, presumably to make your poorly written words go further. Or the blank pages, particularly informative. Or was it just that ITS A BOOK ABOUT AQUASCAPING AND ALL THE PICTURES ARE IN BLACK AND WHITE!!! Either way, save yourself the hassle of the returns process. This book is pony!!!

6 people found this helpful

shadwuk

Rather disappointing and brief.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2014

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This book is rather short and brief on a number of topics . Does have some colour images (I had the kindle edition) but overall is disappointing. I'm fairly sure it only had something like 90 pages, so if it were paperback, i think it would be one of those thin glossy ones a bit like a magazine.

I wouldn't buy it again, i think there are probably MUCH better choices out there.

2 people found this helpful

David Alsop

GOT IT, BUT WOULD'NT READ

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2019

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NOT LETTING ME READ, MARKED X.

One person found this helpful

MInster

It makes aquarium keeping look dull

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2013

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This book could have been so much better for the price. Disappointingly, the pictures are all black and white and the information is broad but pretty sparse. I'm looking for a book abiut turning my 1.20 m tank into a thickly-planted "Dutch style" aquarium from scratch. This wasn't it. Any suggestions?

5 people found this helpful

Paul C.

Not very good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2014

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poor content and not much use for the home hobbyist in my opinion, expected better descriptions of how to set up a natural tank etc

6 people found this helpful

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