Reviews

"Ecology of the Planted Aquarium" is outstanding in every respect. In my opinion, this is a definitive, practical guide for the aquarist who wants to set up a beautiful planted aquarium. Beyond the basics, it is an in-depth exploration of the aquatic ecosystem and how it affects the plants.

This book belongs in the library of every serious freshwater hobbyist who wants a lush, beautifully planted aquarium that he or she has only dreamed about in the past.
—  Don Dewey, Editor of
Freshwater and Marine Aquarium

I am delighted with the tack taken in which you provide scientific information for hobbyists to make sound aquarium management decisions. I applaud the approach to educate non-scientists about their subjects; too often the scientific laypersons are greatly underestimated. I was particularly pleased with the book’s total avoidance of ‘gadgets’ that are mostly quite useless. The book’s ecosystem approach and balance of the system is the only reasonable direction long term.
—  Robert G. Wetzel,
Biology Professor and author of Limnology, the foremost reference
book on aquatic ecology