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There are few things more beautiful than a healthy thriving aquarium. You've probably seen in books, tanks that look like a section of the river has simply been lifted out and placed in an aquarium. Creating a beautiful tank is not as difficult as you may think. In fact, every great looking aquarium incorporates many of the same design principles. In this article we'll look at these principles and how to make the most of your tank. THE NATURE AQUARIUM When god created the earth, I wonder what kind of ideas brought life to each and every living creature? Of course there are the kinds of plants and animals that we are used to seeing every day. I have no doubt that he gave his love to all of these, and also to such living thing as those we must use a microscope to look at if we are to be aware of their existence at all. In the making of nature aquarium; it is probable that I follow a similar path of experimental creation as god would. An aquarium is a small enclosed world. Putting sand into an empty tank, filling it with water, carefully considering where to place separate aquatic plant. Imagine the microorganism that live in the tank and the fish swimming in and out of the aquatic plants. While learning from the scenes and patterns of nature, I observed from both the minute and the wide scale aspects. In this way breathing life into the small universe of the nature aquarium, the pulse of the complex ecological system of the living creatures begins to beat, and the natural order of nature begins to take shape. The answers to all questions are to be found in nature. This is something that every man knows deep down inside himself. It is probable that the limitless peace that nature aquariums give us, is felt from seeing the utopia-like existence of the living things inside. Takashi Amano INDEX OF AQUARIUM PLANTS Descriptions and information of aquarium plants with photos and drawings. Welcome to Aqua Botanic, a site dedicated to the care and upkeep of aquatic plants in the aquarium. Take a trip to the Library to find detailed information on a variety of different related subjects, and to the Gallery to see some of the best planted aquarium pictures on the internet from both experienced and every day enthusiasts. Substrates for Aquarium Plants The simplest substrate is plain fine gravel (approximately 2-3 mm grains). This is the most common type of substrate used by people keeping fish. Over time, the substrate may become enriched by the wastes of the fish and food to the point where it may be able to provide nutrients for aquatic plants although poorly. On the other hand, with a careful balance of nutrient additions, it is quite simple to grow aquatic plants even in a completely inert sand or gravel substrate. Generally one or more types of substrate additives are used in addition to or in place of the standard aquarium gravel. These include various natural soils, various clays, peat, humus, leaf mulch or commercial products such as Duplarit (laterite). These additives are intended to perform one of the following functions: increase substrate nutrient holding capacity (CEC) thereby increasing the effective fertility of the substrate. provide iron and possibly other trace mineral nutrients directly provide macro-nutrients (as chemicals or by decomposition) decrease porosity to inhibit nutrient diffusion (out of the substrate) increase porosity to permit nutrient diffusion (into the substrate) increase the density of the substrate to prevent a fluffy components from being dragged up by uprooting