Sunken Gardens - by Karen A Randall (Paperback)

About the Book

Sunken Gardens, by renowned expert Karen Randall, is the essential guide to planning, designing, and maintaining a planted freshwater aquarium

Book Synopsis

The essential guide to creating your own underwater world.

Sunken Gardens is packed with everything you need to plan, design, and maintain a planted freshwater aquarium. Karen Randall shares her years of expertise and makes this enchanting hobby accessible to everyone. You'll learn everything from the biology of aquatic plants and basic aquarium chemistry to tank maintenance and troubleshooting. Plant profiles highlight the best options for a range of tank situations, and a chapter devoted to aquascaping styles provides basic design principles and inspiring examples. With hundreds of color photographs and clear, reliable advice, Sunken Gardens is an essential introduction to a fascinating pastime.

From the Back Cover

Everyone who sees a skillfully planted aquarium falls under its spell: it's like looking at a tropical forest, an enchanted meadow, or a miniature mountain range. Sunken Gardens shows you how to plan, design, plant, and maintain a beautiful, thriving aquascape. From technical matters such as carbon dioxide supplementation and fertilization to the aesthetics of combining plants, rocks, and wood, Karen Randall--one of the world's foremost experts on planted freshwater aquariums--takes the mystery out of underwater gardening and opens its pleasures to both novices and experienced aquarists.

Filled with illuminating step-by-step photos and enriched with detailed portraits of some of the best aquatic plants, fish, and invertebrates, Sunken Gardens is the essential guide to this fascinating pastime.

Review Quotes

"Offers curious would-be-aquarium owners an introduction to the world of aquatic plant care in the home" and that "With Randall's book in hand, the hobby of aquarium gardening is well in reach!" --NYBG's Plant Talk

"This is one of the best aquarium books I have ever read." --AQUAdesign