ECOLOGY of the PLANTED AQUARIUM A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist Hardcover, Second Edition (2003) 194 pages, 46 tables and over 50 figures and plant drawings, 70 questions and answers, color plate of author's aquariums, hundreds of scientific references This book will be your constant reference for setting up and maintaining a successful freshwater aquarium. You will come back to it again and again as you encounter (and learn to appreciate) the enormous complexities of aquatic ecosystems. How plants purify both water and substrate to make the aquarium healthier for fish. What aquarium maintenance is important and what is counterproductive and or a waste of time. Facts about plants and algae that will come in handy for preventing those inevitable algae takeovers. How to successfully grow plants without expensive equipment and supplies
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About the Author:
Diana Walstad is a long-time aquarium hobbyist. She trained as a microbiologist and spent many years doing medical research at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). Her last position was as a cell biologist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. Now retired, she is publishing a forthcoming book on her family's history.
Review:
I am delighted with the tack taken in which you provide scientific information for hobbyists to make sound aquarium management decisions. I applaud the approach to educate non-scientists about their subjects; too often the scientific laypersons are greatly underestimated. I was particularly pleased with the book's total avoidance of gadgets that are mostly quite useless. The book's ecosystem approach and balance of the system is the only reasonable direction long-term. --Robert G. Wetzel, Biology Professor, and Author of 'Limnology'
Your new book is outstanding in every respect. In my opinion, this is a definitive, practical guide for the aquarist who wants to set up a beautiful planted aquarium. Beyond the basics, it is an in-depth exploration of the aquatic ecosystem and how if affects plants. --Don Dewey, former editor of 'Freshwater and Marine Aquarium'
Based on science but engagingly written... The best part is that, in the practical setup section, the author tells exactly what to do, in simple terms, in lists of instructions that one can read and understand. Hooray! --'Aquaphyte' (University of Florida)
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- PublisherEchinodorus Publishing
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0967377307
- ISBN 13 9780967377308
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages194
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