Hello all,

My name is Chris, located in NC. In the army. I've had fish at various times
over the years and looking at adding a new tank to my home office to add
some decor and some stress relief. Now that i've introduced myself I have a
few questions.

I'm looking at setting up a 29 gal tropical community tank. I'd like to use
live plants but only have experience with live plants in 10 gal tanks.
Frankly the larger size is kind of intimidating in that in the past I've not
had much space so confined myself to two or three plant types and didn't
need to do much in the way of planning. I've been looking through various
forums, webrings, and websites all day but don't really see what I'm looking
for. A while back I had a book that had some great information and some
pictures and diagrams of various tank layouts. Sadly I can't find the book
and a trip to the bookstore wasn't very helpful either. Shopping for a book
online seems to be my last resort but it has the added disadvantage of not
being able to flip through and make sure its what I need. I'm looking for
something along the lines of a landscaping book, ie graphed out plots
showing plant types and locations along with info on the plants and their
care, photos of the plants etc... The other complication here is that the
pet shops in the area generally don't have live aquarium plants and those
that do have them don't seem to care for them very well. I'll be mail
ordering these as well.

So, my questions a What is a good book and/or website on tropical plants
and tank layouts? (preferably with lots of detailed photos and diagrams as I
won't see much of this in person until after I've bought it.) and what is a
good online source for plants?

I greatly appreciate any help and information, thank you for your time,

Chris K.