Scape Fu — A planted aquarium podcast

Aqua Journal Online Review – winner or doomed to fail?

August 7, 2011

Aqua Design Amano is giving another go at the English version of their famous magazine, Aqua Journal. It's now available as an online publication through CoverLeaf. The first attempt at an English version ended in failure within a year's time. So, will this attempt also end in failure? Is it worth the money? Online versus [...]

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New Elos Site

August 6, 2011

The Elos Company has redesigned its site and it looks awesome. I love their product design that even rivals that of ADA. Go check it out.

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Scape Fu Podcast Episode 10 – Influence of Takashi Amano and state of US hobby

July 25, 2011

Episode 10 is live for your listening pleasure! This time, I talk about the influence that Takashi Amano and his Nature Aquarium Concept has, and continues to have, on the planted aquarium hobby. I then get into my thoughts on the state of the hobby in the US and what we need to do to [...]

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Planted aquariums in the USA

July 19, 2011

Folks, If you haven't seen it already, this is a fantastic thread about the current state and future of our planted aquarium hobby. Please go check it out. http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/water-bucket/78221-money-hobby.html

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Scape Fu Podcast Episode 9 – Back to the Basics

July 13, 2011

Hi everyone, Episode 9 – Back to the Basics is live! In this podcast, I try to give some words of wisdom for those starting out in the planted aquarium hobby. A special thank you to Saria from AquascapingWorld for suggesting the topic. The sites mentioned on the podcast are: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com http://www.plantedtank.net http://www.barrreport.com http://www.ukaps.org http://www.aquatic-plants.org [...]

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Lets be friends!

July 12, 2011

Lets be friends on Facebook! If you use it, please go over and give us a Like and add ScapeFu as a friend. Thanks and see you on Facebook!

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No spills tank – very interesting!

July 12, 2011

And now for something totally different! I think all aquarists fear water spills. If you don’t, I’m sure your spouse does. It can really ruin your day and set your aquascape back a bit… I went through such a thing when my tank popped a seam on the back glass pane. Of course, it happens [...]

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Don’t beat your aquascape with the ugly stick!

July 11, 2011

What your aquascape sits in is just as important as the aquascape itself. There is no excuse for wrapping an aquascape in an ugly setup. I know times are tough, people, but it’s better to postpone setting up your beautiful aquarium until you have the time or money to house it in a modern and [...]

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Scape Fu Podcast Episode 8

July 5, 2011

Hello everyone, After almost eight months, the Scape Fu podcast is back. Please take a listen and let us know what you think. Your feedback is motivation to keep going. In this episode we change the regular programming. Based on your feedback, we’ve done away with the interview format and focus on answering your email [...]

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