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Walking Away- a Study in Mental Toughness
Heading to the bottom.. again!
How it all works.
A “Clean Start?”
More “early days” musings…
Your first look at the botanical method…
Evolution. Patience. Time. The first Mental Shift.
Growing, maturing…Evolving!
“The ephemeral pace…”
“Field Work”
Because you asked…Stuff I despise in the hobby…
How Scott got his groove back…
Tips and tricks? Sure, why not!
Bending the rules?
Hahnel knew it.
Tangible benefits?
Everything you need for your reef tank?
What causes that “haze” in botanical method aquariums?
“Permission” to evolve?
The color of water…
Tradecraft.
Changing it up…
The function. The form. The contest?
Any way you want it…
The craziness of planning?
Who is the best “aquarium designer?”
Subtle “suggestions” and “rhetorical questions” from non hobbyists!
What’s so “radical” about patience?
Random- or not?
What’s going on? Some of the “expectations” to have when starting a botanical method aquarium
Quick tint tips!
Just…maintain!
10 common traits among successful hobbyists- and their aquariums!
“Transitioning” a botanical method aquarium: A case study
The Process: The “how? and why?” Of Botanical Preparation..Again!
When I’m asked to just talk about fish stuff…
A beautiful Mess: Detritus and its role in aquariums…AGAIN!
The common thread of my “fishy obsessions!”
Along the way…
For the love of weird substrates…
Botanical method musings- the startup and beyond…
The beauty of “the ignorance bubble”
On to the next?
Specialized diets, “Leopard Frogs” and rethinking assumptions.
The “Fungal Filter!”
Aquarium practice rooted neither in culture nor tradition…”
On occasion, I get restless…
Why leaves make lousy “hardscape pieces!”
The”meal plan.”
What we’ve been told
Don’t keep up the fight!
Easy Going
The importance of doing…Nothing.
Approaching brackish water aquariums with a different mindset…
The Joys of Allochthonous input!
A World Full of Botanicals
"The Tint" Special Edition with Thomas Minesi: An Expedition to the River Fwa
Just can’t stay away… Or can I?
The breakthrough.
The mindset behind the aquarium: One-on-one with Alex Franqui
"The Tint" Special Edition with Jen Williams: Exciting developments in the aquascaping contest world!
Throwing more light on blackwater!
The “Nutritional Dynamic” of Botanical-Style Aquariums
The hobby is easy, right?
Accumulating Botanicals- And Mental Toughness!
The Benefits of Disruption?
Pushing Through
The Dynamics of “The Urban Igapo”
Yeah, THOSE people!
Susceptible to manipulation…”
The “Unholy Trinity” and the mental shifts we need to make in the hobby…
Under the Influence?
Fuel
Methodology
Inspiration from the Morichal
“Functional aquascaping” and the feeding habits of our fishes: A different direction?
Debunking the “Reef Mystique”
The Commendable Power of Restraint
When in the jungle, act like a monkey! Well, sort of…
Reefkeeping Reality: Because You Asked!
What’s the alternative?
“Extended Operations…”
Fishing Around…
Stying on course.
“Trash” or “Treasure?”
The “diagnosis” of what’s wrong with the hobby? Or just a biased observation?
Let go.. it’s okay!
Eliminating the “Positive?”
Blowing up Brackish!
Radical approaches, risk, criticisms, and the challenges we take on…
Botanical expectations…
Does your “blackwater aquarium” contain “blackwater?” A case study in hobby responsibility…
“Environmental Intimacy” and The Case for Killifishes
What’s the big deal about substrates?
“Filtration” and The Botanical-Style Aquarium
Nostalgic thoughts- or a nod to the Future?
“The Cure”
What Nature Does…
To the “creators”
Say “Hello” to our little friends!