Aquascaping

I woke up to a wet carpet in 2019. That was my first attempt at a custom waterfall, I thought

I still remember the first time I tried to build a “plant street” in my 55-gallon tank. I bought twenty

I remember staring at my first attempt at a “Nature Aquarium” in 2011. It was a disaster. I had bought

I stood in the aisle of my local pool supply store staring at a 50lb bag of sand that cost

I still remember the smell of my first high-tech tank disaster in 2016. It wasn’t the smell of success, it

I used to think choosing hardscape was just about what looked cool on Instagram. Big mistake. In 2018, I set

I remember staring at my first Iwagumi attempt in 2014. It was a 20-gallon long, filled with expensive Seiryu stone

I ruined a beautiful $60 piece of Spiderwood in 2018. I followed the standard forum advice, “just use super glue”,

I still remember the first time I put a piece of Mopani wood into my 20-gallon tank without prepping it.

I paid $140 for a single piece of wood in late 2023. My spouse thought I’d lost my mind. But