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501

Variety: The stuff of...confusion?

502

Love, life...Leaf litter...

503

The real “live stream!”

504

From “idea mode” to the long term.

505

The “end of the beginning...” Where the magic really begins!

506

When fanboys attack!

507

The danger of “over-specialization...”

508

Just breathe...

509

Close ties...

510

Do it yourself. FOR yourself.

511

Is there an “upside” to detritus?

512

The allure of “throwback” consitions

513

Building a microcosm, starting from the bottom!

514

Common threads and functional aesthetics!

515

The Substrate you stick with...

516

A combination of elements

517

There’s beauty in the details

518

Life in many levels

519

The Tint: Deep Thoughts with Scott and Johnny

520

An idea that’s been floating around in my head...

521

The waiting game.., part of the journey.

522

The value of ideas.

523

The fishes of our childhood.

524

I dare you

525

The Tint special edition with George Farmer and Johnny Ciotti!

526

“Green water”. Meets brown water! The idea of botanical- style fry rearing- revisited!

527

Why you won’t find everything on our website!

528

Evolution- a most important concept in the hobby

529

The hobby is pricy.

530

A "Tint" Special Edition with "The Aquarium Guys!"

531

Transitioning to “The Tint”- Slowly!

532

The worlds we create.

533

"The Tint" featuring Special Guest, Jen Williams!!!

534

You’re not just an Aquatics businessperson- you’re a “bricoleur!”

535

“Passive Management” amd the evolving aquarium.

536

Considering the Seasons

537

The impact of The Land. The concept of terroir- and the Nuances of Nature.

538

“Any old Log...”

539

Don’t even think about it!

540

We told ya...Really! Or DID we? I THINK so!

541

Q and A with Johnny and Scott, and exciting news about “Shade!”

542

A good facsimile? The value of “aquatic analogs”

543

“Guarantees” in the aquarium hobby- and dissing the “Aquarium Gods”- Some words you the wise!

544

Going BIG! Well, “bigger”, at least!

545

Stocking “in sequence?” An approach to creating more natural aquariums...

546

Talking “tint” with James Sheen of Blackwater UK!

547

Water, soil, weather, fishes.

548

How to succeed at botanical-style aquariums without really trying....

549

Brackish water beckons....

550

Really- we can explain!

551

Fortune favors the bold.

552

What goes down must come...out? The imperfect art of leaf litter bed maintenance.

553

What goes on down there?

554

From idea to microcosm

555

Beyond the tint: Clearing the waters about botanical-style aquariums

556

Another place and time...

557

“Substrate Confidential!” Another look at the “stuff on the bottom!”

558

During the dry season

559

Just what makes those botanicals tick?

560

Healthy obsessions- unhealthy Detours, and the joy of New Experiences.

561

Breakthroughs? Or mental shifts?

562

Contributing to the abundance of the “aquarium biome!”

563

It’s all about the fishes! With special guest Mike Tuccinardi!

564

“Cheating?” Or simply working with what you’ve got?

565

Tank side Chat: Found Joy in the Aquarium, with Johnny Ciotti!

566

The complexity of “nuances”

567

Replication...or inspiration?’

568

Is THIS the true “Golden Age” of the aquarium hobby? Scott and Johnny chop it up!

569

Homage to a beloved botanical- The Cariniana pod!

570

No magic here.

571

Opposite directions: Two little “case studies” on the influence of underwater nuances!

572

The difficult decision to make decisions...

573

The breakdown on...The breakdown!

574

You’ve got the look. What about the function?

575

Bringing up the biome.

576

Startup and beyond.

577

The continuous evolution of aquatic habitats in Nature and the aquarium...

578

Water quality, botanicals, and the outer limits of our abilities...

579

Brown water and red flags...

580

Splitting hairs and pushing boundries

581

Laying it all out...

582

The beauty of humility in the aquarium hobby...

583

Welcome (Back) to “The Jungle!”

584

The best version of yourself

585

Pushing Twigs

586

Bending the rules?

587

“Mulm’s” the word. Or, is it “detritus?” Or is it food..or?

588

Editing, iterating, and refining the “functional aesthetics” of our aquariums.

589

The allure of ephemeral aquatic habitats- and the fishes which reside in them.

590

The transition-The approach, process, the myths, the unknowns, and the “art...”

591

Tint, turbidity, mental shifts- and that certain “look” we all want...

592

Stuff I suck at...

593

Where we are: Innovation, patience, and enlightenment.

594

Wading into the “Urban Igapo...”

595

Africa- a case for compelling niche habitats and killifishes!

596

No “magic elixir...”

597

The “Dynamic Botanical Substrate”- Nature unleashed!

598

Shortcuts, “hacks”, and processes...

599

The opportunities of “micro habitats...”

600

Brackish water aquariums- from the bottom up!