Sunken Gardens

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.

• “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