Aqua Nature Malaysia

27/07/2026

Some used aquarium for sales: details will update later in this post:

24/07/2026

🚨 Final Clearance Weekend – Don’t Miss Out! 🚨

Our KL branch will officially close from 27 July 2026 onwards.

We will see you in our NEW Location!

This is your last chance to enjoy our Clearance Weekend Promotion! With limited stocks available, once they’re gone, they’re gone. Be sure to check out the poster for all the promotion details and visit us before we close.

We have been truly overwhelmed by the incredible support and response from everyone. Due to the large number of enquiries and visitors during this clearance period, we may not be able to reply to every message or serve everyone as quickly as we’d like.

We sincerely apologise for any delays and greatly appreciate your patience, understanding, and support. Thank you for being part of our journey—we look forward to welcoming you one last time at our KL branch! ❤️

19/07/2026

Update on the 120x60x50cm tank:
White plants growing in slowly, while Rotala florida is still recovering from fish damage, so the colors are not fully out yet.
Syngonanthus are also slower to gain height compared to Rotala/Ludwigias, so it will take probably another month or so for the stem plants to grow fully into the scape.

Grown with:
Dosing 5ml APTe a day,
22ml after 50% weekly water changes
APT Feast aquasoil substrate

19/07/2026

Key steps in preventing algae in an aquarium. Discussion of the role of CO2, light, nutrients and biological filtration in managing algae in a planted tank.

04/07/2026

01/07/2026

Good nutrient levels, Good CO2, Good light, Poor plant growth?

Below we have two groups of Lysimachia parvifolia growing side by side. Both groups have access to the same parameters, CO2, light, nutrients, substrate. However, the group on the right is growing poorly with darker, melting leaves and the group on the left is growing super vibrant red, with hardly a blemish. Why?

This is not due to some arcane reason such as water flow hitting one group but not the other. The reason here is much simpler - the group on the right has been trimmed back repeatedly and allowed to grow in the same spot for a few months, while the group on the left was uprooted in the last month, divided and replanted. Overcrowding, both above and below the substrate, resulted in poorer quality new leaves being produced for the group of the right. This poor growth happened despite great growth parameters, a ton of CO2 and nutrients in the water column etc.

Different plants have different tolerances for overcrowding and aging. Some plant species regenerate well from repeated trimming cycles, others need uprooting/replanting more frequently. This is a well known idea for stem plant growers and Dutch aquascapers, but a pretty alien concept for Nature style aquascapers that only use plants that don't require regular uprooting (Such as Anubias, Java ferns, Bucephalandra, Cryptocoryne species etc).

To read more on how replanting cycles are managed head here:
https://www.2hraquarist.com/blogs/fertilize-planted-tank/good-parameters-good-co2-good-light-poor-plant-growth