Visit Horizon Aquatics - The UK’s No.1 Aquascaping Store

Welcome to Horizon Aquatics, the award-winning home of aquascaping in the UK. Our state-of-the-art showroom in Newton Aycliffe is a dedicated aquascaping retail space, offering everything a beginner or expert aquascaper could ever need all under one roof.We proudly hold multiple Best Aquascaping Store in the UK awards and are nationally recognised for our expertise, customer support, and unmatched product range.

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Explore the UK’s Largest Aquascaping Store

Our store features:

• Huge Hardscape selection - Large of varieties of stone, wood, and layout materials

• The most live aquascaped display tanks in the country, built to inspire every level of hobbyist

• Rare Aquarium Plants with premium species sourced from worldwide growers

• Exclusive ADA plants including BIO Mizukusa no Mori tissue cultures not found anywhere else in the UK

• Fully aquascaped layouts to help you plan your next project

Whether you’re designing a high-tech aquascape, a Nature Aquarium, an Iwagumi layout, or a Dutch-style planted tank, our showroom gives you the perfect environment to explore, learn, and create.

 ADA (Aqua Design Amano) Display of Products

Once you pass through reception, turn left to explore our dedicated ADA display area, where a wide range of ADA products is showcased for you to view up close. If you’re looking for a specific ADA item that isn’t on display, just let us know — we also keep additional stock behind the scenes and are always happy to help you find exactly what you need.

Aquarium Hardscape Room

This is our  hardscape room, featuring one of the widest selections of aquascaping materials in the UK — including premium aquarium wood, rock, sand, gravel, and nutrient-rich soils. You’ll also find unique and carefully selected hardscape pieces displayed throughout the rest of the store, so be sure to explore every corner for inspiration.

At Horizon Aquatics, we’re proud to offer one of the most diverse and comprehensive hardscape ranges in the country, making us the go-to destination for aquascapers seeking the best materials, ideas, and hands-on creative experience.

Nano Room – Designed for Shrimp, Bettas & Small Fish Lovers

Our Nano Room is purpose-built for aquarists who love nano tanks, vibrant micro-fish species, and intricate small-scale aquascapes. Here you’ll find a diverse selection of aquarium shrimp, male Betta splendens, and a wide range of nano fish species including Chilli Rasbora, Green Kubotai, Otocinclus, and many other unique small fish we source throughout the year.

We’re constantly expanding our collection and actively hunting for rare, unusual, and hard-to-find nano fish species to keep this room exciting and inspiring for hobbyists of all levels.

Our Nano Room also features top brands trusted by shrimp keepers and nano-tank enthusiasts, including Aquael, Shrimp Pro Foods, DOOA, and Aquavitro, along with a beautiful selection of aquarium plants pre-attached to wood, ideal for quick scaping or enhancing small tanks.

Whether you’re starting your first nano aquarium or searching for standout livestock and equipment, the Nano Room at Horizon Aquatics offers one of the most curated and specialised nano collections in the UK.

Aquarium Dry Goods Room – Premium Equipment for Every Aquascaper

Our Aquarium Dry Goods Room is fully stocked with everything you need to build, enhance, and maintain a high-quality aquascape. Here you’ll find an extensive range of trusted, industry-leading brands including Oase, Twinstar, Horizon Aquatics, CO₂ Art, DOOA, Seachem, NT Labs, Aquaforest, Skylight, ADA and many more — all carefully selected to support both beginner and advanced planted tank setups.

From cutting-edge LED lighting and CO₂ systems to filtration, water treatments, maintenance tools, and aquascaping accessories, this room brings together the best equipment in the hobby under one roof. Whether you're creating a high-tech aquascape, upgrading your existing setup, or fine-tuning your tank’s performance, our Dry Goods Room offers reliable, high-performance products to help you achieve outstanding results.

Quality, choice, and expert guidance — everything you need for a successful aquascape is right here at Horizon Aquatics.

Tissue Culture Aquarium Plants – Premium, Hygienic & Exclusive ADA Selection

As you continue through the store, you’ll pass a wall of inspirational aquascape photography, designed to spark creativity and help you visualise your next layout. This pathway leads directly to our dedicated Tissue Culture Aquarium Plants area.

Here, Horizon Aquatics offers one of the largest and most diverse ranges of tissue culture aquarium plants in the UK, providing pristine, pest-free, and algae-free plants ideal for both new and experienced aquascapers. We stock premium tissue cultures from Tropica 1-2-Grow, Stoffels, and uniquely to us, exclusive ADA tissue culture plants.

Exclusive ADA Tissue Cultures Only at Horizon Aquatics

We are proud to be the only aquascaping store in the UK with exclusive access to ADA BIO Mizukusa no Mori tissue culture plants, offering rare and highly sought-after species that cannot be found anywhere else. These ADA cups are perfect for Nature Aquarium-style layouts and for aquascapers seeking the highest level of plant quality and authenticity.

Whether you’re building a high-tech ADA-inspired scape, an Iwagumi layout, or a lush jungle-style aquarium, our tissue culture collection provides healthy, vibrant plants that establish quickly and deliver exceptional long-term growth.

Unmatched quality, exclusive ADA availability, and the largest variety in the region.

Freshwater Fish (all planted aquarium friendly)

Our fish stock is aimed toward the aquascaper, all of our fish are aquarium plant friendly. Just like the nano room we keep it fresh and change up species all the time! Our Fish system tanks all have white backgrounds as this is the most popular choice in a home aquascape so we thought this would give you the best idea of what the fish will look like in your own aquarium, we also provide all of our fish with aquarium plants on wood which are available to purchase but also give our fish a nice environment whilst they stay with us. Each of our tanks we sell fish from are individually filtered and heated so if any issues occur we can assure you the rest of our fish are safe!

Aquarium Plant System – Fresh Weekly Stock & Immersed/ Submerged Options

Our Aquarium Plant System is designed to provide the highest quality and widest variety of aquatic plants for every type of aquascaper. We receive fresh plant deliveries every week, ensuring a consistently vibrant and healthy selection of potted aquarium plants, stem plants, epiphytes, and specialty species.

To offer maximum flexibility, more than 50% of our plants are kept immersed, allowing customers to choose whether to plant them submerged in an aquascape or grow them immersed in paludariums, terrariums, Wabi-Kusa setups, and nature-style displays. This makes our plant system ideal for hobbyists who enjoy both traditional aquascaping and emersed-style plant growth.

Our fully aquatic plants, hardy stem species, and fast growers are maintained in our submerged plant bays and plant tables, giving you the perfect environment to browse, compare, and select the best plants for your project.

With fresh weekly stock, a diverse range of species, and expert care behind every plant, the Horizon Aquatics Plant System ensures you always have access to healthy, thriving aquarium plants ready for immediate use in your layout.

Aquascape Gallery – Inspiring Layouts, Premium Brands & Live Workshops

Our Aquascape Gallery is a dedicated space to relax, explore, and immerse yourself in the art of aquascaping. This room features a rotating collection of fully established aquascapes, each designed to inspire creativity and showcase how different materials, plants, and equipment can be used in real-world layouts.

Here you’ll see many of the brands we proudly stock — including ADA, Oase — all displayed in beautifully scaped aquariums so you can observe their performance, clarity, and aesthetic in action. From Nature Aquarium–style layouts to Iwagumi and jungle-inspired designs, our gallery demonstrates a wide variety of techniques and possibilities.

The Aquascape Gallery is also home to our live aquascaping workshops and special events, where well-known aquascapers and industry professionals share their expertise, demonstrate advanced techniques, and build layouts in person.
Keep an eye on our Events Page for announcements on upcoming workshops, guest appearances, and exclusive community events.

Whether you're planning your next layout or simply seeking inspiration, the Aquascape Gallery at Horizon Aquatics is the perfect place to spark ideas and experience aquascaping at its finest.