Introduction and brief history of planted aquaria

The basics to growing aquatic plants

How to aquascape your aquarium (how to make it look nice)

Identifying easy "beginner" plants

Demonstration

Pictures

Plenty of people crammed into a little space for the workshop.

Aaron and Ghazanfar start the presentation, showing off various products.

Ghazanfar shows off a power compact light strip.

Canister filters, particularly this Eheim, are the filter of choice in many planted aquariums.

The choice of a substrate is an important decision for a planted aquarium. Seachem's Flourite is a very commonly used substrate in the U.S.

Ghazanfar explains the basics of aquascaping a tank.

Ghazanfar readies a plant for planting.

Trimming your plants is an important part of keeping the aquascape looking fresh.

Aaron wraps up the talk.