Planted tanks

Hi there, I'm new member coming from Malta (Europe). This site looks fantastic. My interest in this hobby is aquascaping...some pics
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f160/etiennes/ Fulltank.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f160/etiennes/ IMG_2361_edited.jpg

Hi Maltese,
Glad to have you around and many thanks for the compliments.

You can post the pictures here and if people click on them, they'll get to the homepage

Say,
Do you have other friends that are interested in this hobby? We're trying to gather here a bunch of people so it's more fun.

By the way, your aquarium is a top notch
Shapo

Your aquascapes are beautiful. Do you use a carbon dioxide system or special lighting to get such lush plant growth?

FYI: One of the fish magazines recently published an article about filtering methods and water quality in general. The article said that a well planted aquarium breaks down ammonia much better than a non planted aquarium and thus requires fewer water changes. Some plants like water sprite are supposed to be especially good at that. Of course, live plants also help keep algae under control.