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		<title>Vivarium plant displays</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In celebration of our upcoming radio show on setting up a vivarium with plants and frogs: Aqua Botanic Radio- Vivarium set up for plants and frogs Sat, October 13, 2012 10:00 AM PST Here are some photos: &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Planted Tank.net goes corporate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planted tank.net is one of the greatest web site success stories of our hobby.  It was started in 2002 by hobbyist Kyle Thielk, a software engineer in Austin Texas,  at a time when there was not any internet forums dedicated solely to aquarium plants. During this time, hobbyists discussed plants … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1956"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Step by step aquascapes-Triangular design</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Paul Hudson &#160; The tri- angle design is rather simple in concept, and like any design is made more complex by it&#8217;s detail. Here are some photos as examples: Example 1 Example 2 &#160; Example 3 &#160; Example 4 &#160; Example 5 &#160; Example 6 &#160; Example 7 … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1938"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Claus Christensen joins AB Radio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hobby News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; July 29, 2012, Sunday, 10 am PST Claus Christensen, Biotopes and tissue culture World renown aquarium plant expert Claus Christensen, former CEO of Tropica Plants of Denmark, joins us live/podcast to discuss aquatic plant biotopes based on his world travels to remote aquatic plant habitats. Learn where your favorite … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1934"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>HATCHING P. DIFFUSA (SYN. P. BRIDGESII) APPLE SNAIL CLUTCHES</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 06:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Melody McKinnon P. diffusa Apple Snails are popular among planted tank enthusiasts because they don&#8217;t eat healthy plant tissue. Their gorgeous shell shades of gold, pink, purple, ivory and tan make them even more appealing. As the weather warms, Apple Snail egg production often increases and aquarists begin to … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1922"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Change with Ranunculus inundatus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 19:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Robert Paul Hudson &#160; I recently obtained some Ranunculus inundatus, one of my favorite foreground plants, from a hobbyist online.  This unique looking creeping stem plant is native to Australia,  and cultivated in plant farms in Asia.  Although it has been available through Asia for several years now, it … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1908"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cryptocoryne Flamingo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 18:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Robert Paul Hudson Cryptocoryne sp. &#8216;flamingo&#8217; is not a natural specie, but a mutation of cordata developed by a German nursery, Dennerle,  well known throughout Europe who not only produces plants, but manufactures a whole line of aquarium products. They have reproduced the accidental mutation through tissue culture and … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1893"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Echinodorus Paul Kloecker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Echinodorus Paul Kloecker by Robert Paul Hudson This is yet another German hybrid Sword plant that is now hitting the USA through Florida Aquatic Nurseries. It has similar markings as the Ozelot sword, however the leaves are more robust and compact making them less overpowering in stature and more … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1887"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Echinodorus &#8216;Pinwheel&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Echinodorus ‘pinwheel’ By Robert Paul Hudson The new Pinwheel sword plant is a mutation of Osiris developed by Florida Aquatic Nurseries. The narrow leaves have a slight twist as new leaves grow straight up. Coloring is green and some red if light is intense. The plant generally reaches a … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1883"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Elatine hydropiper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Elatine hydropiper by Robert Paul Hudson Elantine hydropiper is a very small leaf stem plant for the foreground of the aquarium. Little has been written about this plant. It is native to cold regions of Europe, Siberia, China, and north eastern Canada in very shallow pools, along river banks, … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1880"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Brown talks live about Humus substrate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Aqua Botanic-Enriched Humus Substrate with Chris Brown Sat, Mar 31, 2012 10:00AM Pacific time Chris Brown returns to tell us more about his own substrate for growing plants in the aquarium: Enriched Humus Substrate. Chris has spent months reseraching and testing this soil based substrate, and for the hour … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1847"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish-Native Nano</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Robert Paul Hudson Elassoma gilberti, a fairly newly identified fish, is native to Florida and Georgia, and is finding it&#8217;s way to the aquarium.  It&#8217;s maximum size of one inch makes this a great addition for the &#8220;nano tank&#8221;. The males turn dark blue while spawning.  When not spawning … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1837"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Enriched Humus Substrate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enriched Humus Substrate: The Why and How by Chris Brown &#160; Inspiration &#160; The idea of a humus based substrate came to me about five years ago after I had started two mineralized topsoil tanks. At that time, it seemed like the zenith of aquatic horticulture to me, and it … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1833"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Tom Barr</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Tom has maintained planted aquariums as a business for more than 10 years and has kept planted aquariums as a focus since 1989. First encounter with aquatic plants in 1977. Tom started his college education till after he was already keeping fully planted tanks. He has spoken at many … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1825"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bacopa salzmanii</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bacopa lilacina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Robert Paul Hudson Bacopa salzmanii is found growing from Mexico to Brazil along the edges of ponds and slow moving streams, usually in muddy loam. It was first known in the hobby as Bacopa lilacina. It looks very much like the more common Bacopa caroliniana of North America, except … <a href="http://www.aquabotanic.com/?p=1754"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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