15 lines, 2 stores, $394.03. Two swaps take it to $341.01. Sale lines saved $40.40.
Not in the total: stand, rock or wood, bucket, tax, shipping, fish.
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Let the tank decide what you buy.
A viewer left that under a scape video, and it's a fair reaction. Nobody shows the receipt.
The videos show the finished tank. Then the comments fill up with the same questions, and they don't get answered.
"Would have been more helpful if a chard was provided as to what should be the quantity of various kind of substrate as per various size of tank"
"It will be really helpful if you can explain the details of Light, Fertz and Co2"
"how often does it require to get cleaned ?"
So you sit in front of a full cart, unsure what you need. This guide is the chart they asked for, the total nobody prints, and the homework done before you spend.
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Viewers keep asking how much to buy. One line of math gets you the liters.
A guess in the cart, because nobody gave you a number.
Inches in, liters out. A 30 x 12 inch tank at 2.5 inches deep: 30 x 12 x 2.5 / 61 = 14.8 L. Measure the inside of the glass, not the outside. The book's chart does this for common tanks, so its numbers differ a little.
Our math. Measure your own tank. Soil sells by the pound, so the book shows what to buy and how far to trust the weight.
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59 pages, 19 chapters, 3 parts: the 15 line receipt, 12 mistakes with what each costs, a troubleshooting table, filter and light charts, a plan by week (plan on at least 3-4 weeks, possibly 8), a fill-in tank log, the order week checklist and a one page summary. It's for a first low-tech tank. If you already run CO2, it isn't for you.
Next: The First Scape Blueprints, six layouts drawn to scale, $37.
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Price your own tank line by line before you order. The free budget sheet is one blank printable page for a 20 gallon tank. The guide is the arithmetic, the calendar and what to skip. You also get a free sample chapter on cloudy water.
This is the chapter on cloudy water, as it appears in the book.
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Videos skip the receipt because a finished tank makes a better picture than a price list. StoneAndRoot exists to show the part they leave out. We read the manufacturers, the stores and a fish veterinarian, compared the prices line by line and did the math, and we're proud of the result.
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Yes. Skipping the wrong filter alone saves $134.03. Two swaps save $53.02 more, each with its catch.
Not for this tank. Both plants on the receipt list no CO2 need, and the guide explains what you give up by skipping it, which is speed.
The quantities work anywhere. US prices were checked Oct 31 to Nov 1, 2026; check yours.
It takes you to a cycled, planted tank that's ready for them, with a short note on feeding during trips. Stocking lists aren't in this edition.
You get the PDF after checkout. It's one file, and it opens on a phone, tablet or laptop. Store links in the book work with a tap.
No refunds. This is a digital download you get right away, so all sales are final. This doesn't affect any rights you have by law. The first pages, the contents and the inside pages are here so you can check before buying.
Write to [email protected]. Use that address if the PDF doesn't arrive or a link in it breaks.
The cost of waiting is ordering first and finding the wrong filter line afterward: $134.03. Four sale lines were worth $40.40 when checked Oct 31 to Nov 1, 2026.
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