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.

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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!

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 Aquarium ScapeFu017
• Introduction to Lighting ScapeFu
• Aquatic Gardeners Association Convention DVDs
• Nick Klase's MACNA Talk on LED

Thanks for listening!

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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.

• Aaron Talbot's write up about Mineralized Soil and Sean's recipe at APC
• GWAPA site
• Dupla
• Potter's Clay
• Dolomite
• Muriate of Potash
• Dustin's Dirt

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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

Show notes (available March 8, 2016)

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:

1. Some history on the way people use to fertilize aquarium plants
2. What you should do to figure out what method is best for you
3. Substrate methods
4. Substrate + Water Column methods
5. Water Column methods
6. Commercial solutions
7. Nutrient Calculators

Some of the links mentioned in the show:

• Jurijs' massive aquascape livestream
• UK Aquatic Experience
• ScapeFu Podcast episode on Wabikusa
• Great Plains Aquatic Association Event
• Diana Walstad's El Natural Method
• Tom Barr's Estimative Index
• Edward's Perpetual Preservation System
• Aquarium Calculators
• APC's Fertilator
• JBL's calculators
• Yet Another Nutrient Calculator
• The AquaTools Calculator
• Zorfox Nutrient Calculator
• Jame's Nutrient Calculator
• 31 Days to Build a Better Aquascape

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 10 reasons why people fail and we teach you how to avoid them. If you’re struggling with your planted aquarium, this is for you.

• The 1 Thing Takashi Amano Does That You Don't
• 31 Days to Build a Better Aquascape
• Dry Start Method: 7 Tips for Success
• Golden Equilibrium series
• Aquascapes Deconstructed
• Algae Prevention: How we do it
• Help with Algae

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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.

The best way to hear the ScapeFu Podcast and support the show is to download the ScapeFu App. As a bonus, you'll get the weekly Ask Art Podcast for free. Thank you for supporting our work!

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Lastly, if you enjoy listening to our work on a weekly basis, please help us get the word out about the ScapeFu Podcast to others. Word of mouth promotion is the only way we advertise and we can't do it without you. Please bring up the ScapeFu Podcast to your friends, forum members and at club meetings.

Thank you so much for your support

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Today's question comes from Heather:

When do you trim leaves that are showing deficiency symptoms?

What is the proper way to trim plants?

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