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Art Pennom from The ScapeFu Podcast and Blog is your personal coach to transform your so-so aquarium into a beautiful work of art- we call it aquascaping. Geared to freshwater planted aquariums and the art of aquascaping, Art will introduce you to the luminaries in the hobby, teach you the basics, share killer tips and tricks and guide you in your journey to having the aquarium you always wanted. Topics include aquarium plants, aquascaping, dealing with algae, why are my plants melting, and much much more.

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Seachem and the Planted Aquarium Hobby | ScapeFu061

Apr 20 2016 27 mins

In this week's episode of the ScapeFu Podcast, Daniel Griffin of Seachem gives us an inside look at Seachem and it's view/support of the planted aquarium hobby. *******

How to raise your substrate?

Apr 13 2016 7 mins

UK Aquascaping Experience 2016 Recap | ScapeFu060

Apr 10 2016 54 mins

In episode 60 of the ScapeFu Podcast, Jurijs shares his experience at the recent UK Aquascaping Experience 2016. It's a fun episode especially for all of you that were not able to make it this year. Full show notes with pictures of the hardscape entries can be found at http://scapefu.com/episode60 Thanks for listening!

Lighting the Planted Aquarium with Cara Wade | ScapeFu059

Apr 03 2016 54 mins

Cara Wade, a lighting expert from Build My LED, tells you exactly what you should be looking for when thinking about lighting your planted aquarium. Cara clears up misconceptions and cuts through the marketing jargon that's floating out there. You are not going to want to miss this one! Links mentioned in the show: Lighting Basics ScapeFu043 Lighting Basics for the Planted Aquariu

Mineralized Soil with Sean Murphy | ScapeFu058

Mar 20 2016 44 mins

Sean Murphy is the first to use mineralized soil in planted aquariums intentionally. Mineralized soil retains all of the beneficial nutrients but removes almost 100% of the organics that regular soil has. This minimizes the changes of algae while still providing your plants with the nutrition they need. Items mentioned: Aaron Talbot's write up about Mineralized Soil and Sean's rec

Get to Know Jeff Miotke | ScapeFu057

Mar 14 2016 51 mins

Jeff Miotke is an aquascaper from the USA and he's very talented. Get to know Jeff in this episode of the ScapeFu Podcast. Show notes with some of Jeff's tanks

Fertilizing the Planted Aquarium - How we do it | ScapeFu056

Mar 06 2016 60 mins

Show notes (available March 8, 2016)

Ways to Fertilize Your Plants | ScapeFu055

Feb 29 2016 59 mins

Ways to Fertilize Your Plants In ScapeFu episode 55, Art starts a podcast series on the ways people fertilize aquarium plants today. It's a foundation podcast to be followed by deep dives into Estimative Index, Mineralized Soil, PPS and more. Here's what you'll learn on this episode: Some history on the way people use to fertilize aquarium plants What you should do to figure out w

Top 10 Reasons People Fail and How to Avoid Them | ScapeFu054

Feb 21 2016 71 mins

Top 10 Reasons People Fail and How to Avoid Them Today, it is relatively easy to have a healthy, beautiful aquarium. It’s within anybody’s reach if they take the time to do a little research and purchase the right equipment. However, in spite of all the available information out there, many beginners fail and, some, give up and quit. In this episode, we share with you the top 1

Aquascaping Styles We Love | ScapeFu053

Feb 15 2016 41 mins

In episode 53, JJ and Art divulge their love affair with certain aquascaping styles. It's a Valentines Day special episode. This is a picture heavy episode so we encourage you to visit the episode post on ScapeFu when you can. There you will see examples of the beautiful aquascaping styles we are talking about. Housekeeping The best way to hear the ScapeFu Podcast and support the s