plantbrain
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I have been having a conversation about the sad state of aquascaping in the USA.
This relates to the Art aspect, not the healthy plants, etc.........it seems many are more interested in other things than really pursuing the art or novel styles.
Is there a similar feeling in the UK? Many are relatively new there, but in the USA, many have been around keeping plants for a decade and still suck.
With this in mind, I've been looking at the articles and information available for scaping...........it is there, but folks would rather haggle over NO3 vs NH4........or how to kill X algae, or buy/sell/acquire X species..........than put much real effort into scaping. ADA AJ's have a lot of information, I think Amano really has spent a lot of energy and time trying his best to educate folks in this regard. But many squabble over Penac and miss the real message I think. It is easy to attack quackery and not face the reality of the where many of us need to focus more on.
Maybe I have spent enough time on ferts, light and CO2 and am ready to really attack some other area........maybe many feel this way. This is horticulture and art mind you, not plant physiology or ecology, I do not mix these two areas up, they are linked, but are very distinct from one another.
Good high grade hard scape material is one of the main differences also from many top scapes vs what we often find in the USA, and perhaps...the UK. The Dutch simply used plants and spent less time playing with hardscape materials as a rule.
This relates to the Art aspect, not the healthy plants, etc.........it seems many are more interested in other things than really pursuing the art or novel styles.
Is there a similar feeling in the UK? Many are relatively new there, but in the USA, many have been around keeping plants for a decade and still suck.
With this in mind, I've been looking at the articles and information available for scaping...........it is there, but folks would rather haggle over NO3 vs NH4........or how to kill X algae, or buy/sell/acquire X species..........than put much real effort into scaping. ADA AJ's have a lot of information, I think Amano really has spent a lot of energy and time trying his best to educate folks in this regard. But many squabble over Penac and miss the real message I think. It is easy to attack quackery and not face the reality of the where many of us need to focus more on.
Maybe I have spent enough time on ferts, light and CO2 and am ready to really attack some other area........maybe many feel this way. This is horticulture and art mind you, not plant physiology or ecology, I do not mix these two areas up, they are linked, but are very distinct from one another.
Good high grade hard scape material is one of the main differences also from many top scapes vs what we often find in the USA, and perhaps...the UK. The Dutch simply used plants and spent less time playing with hardscape materials as a rule.