Dennis Wong joined us via Zoom to speak to 17 members about Keystones in Constructing a Diorama: how to inject scale and detail into an aquascape. According to Dennis, there has been an increase in use of and focus on technical hardscaping in the hobby. He gave a live demonstration using an example diorama and talked through his creative process.
More »Chris Teem from the Little Rock Zoo spoke to thirty people about paludariums via Zoom on February 27, 2021. A paludarium is a combination of a terrarium and an aquarium. It can be used to create a snapshot of a location, like a river bank. Paludariums are a great way to showcase a specific biotope and are often vibrant and colorful.
More »GWAPA had a fantastic turnout of 36 people tuning in to hear George Farmer speak about long term aquarium set up and maintenance. Why would someone keep an aquascape long term? According to George, it allows you to have a deeper connection with the animals in the scape, and being able to see them through their entire life span. Furthermore, having a tank for long term allows you have a sense of delayed gratification of watching the plants grow over time.
More »See Francine Bethea's winning aquascape in GWAPA's 2011 Dutch-style Aquascaping Contest. Judging was by popular vote.
Lorena Rodriguez's 2.5G Aquarium Winner of GWAPA's 2007 2.5G Aquascaping Contest (Beginner Category)
Jeff Ucciardo 29 Gallon Filter: Filstar XP1 Substrate: Eco-Complete Dosing: Daily dosing of KNO3, PO4, K, 2ml Flourish, 1 ml Flourish Iron Lighting: 65 watts PC 9 hours, with an additional dual Coralife T-5s for 7 hours in the middle total 101 watts CO2 diffusion: Glass diffusor CO2: Azoo regulator, 5lb. tank Fauna: Harlquin radboras, neons, ottos, cherry and bee shrimp, nerite snails
Robert T Ricketts 55 Gallon Low-Maintenance Tank Substrate: Plenum based with mixed Estes' Nutmeg and Flourite Filtration: Two internal Eheims for mechanical filtration, plus a prefiltered external Eheim 2213 for bio. Lighting: 1-Two-tube strip light, 1 single-strip light. 12 hours/day. Plants: Val, Crinum, Anubias nana and a couple of other small nana cultivars, A. nana petite, Marimo balls, and Java Moss Fauna: school of glass cats, a school of Debaui cats, Otos, one male cherry Barb, Amano and Red Cherry shrimp, ramshorn and common pond snails.
