My Venture Into Aquascaping Begins

Well, Jeremy and I have been looking into aquascaping for a couple of years now.  If you do not know what that is, I would go to Pinterest to check out some of the scapes.  I have spent the last several days ping ponging ideas off of my brother and spending money like a lunatic.  So over the next week my supplies will be coming in and I will start trying to find a place here in the metro area that sells the type of aquatic plants I need.  Most people who start aquascaping tend to post about the experience, and so I thought I would give it a try.  A day to day (or so) on my experiences in this noble venture.

Aquascaping can cost anywhere from on the cheap to very expensive.  Those of you who know me, know I do like my toys to be expensive.  It is the consumer in me.  I bought a top of the line ADA 60-F High Clarity Glass Cube Garden for my first aquarium.  It comes in at about 9 gallons and is pretty freaking cool.  It is rimless and doesn't have the green tint that comes with most aquariums.  I love how they call it a cube since it is a cuboid and not a cube.  The light is an Archaea SLIM-PRO aquatic plant LED fixture for 60cm tanks.  As you can tell from the picture it adheres to the minimalist design that I find so appealing with aquascapes.

What I find so awesome with aquascaping is that it is a living painting.  I am not artistic enough to sculpt, paint, create music, or even draw, but for some reason I was once pretty good with plants.  I appreciate art, mostly because I have never been good at it.  So here I go, and as the great Carl Sagan once said, "Come with me."