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  1. Streetwise
    I will be following this. What soil depth and cap layers will you be using? I have been using 1.5" soil, 0.5" sand, 1.0" fine gravel. This is an early photo, hence the bubbles in the soil.
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    I believe you already have this super-power!
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    Cheers from the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain.
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    New plants are always exciting!
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    I moved some sponge filters around. The small size is shorter and wider than the nano.
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    Welcome to the forum. Beautiful tanks and cats!
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    The app is interesting, but I prefer the mobile web version.
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    I would like to be able to teleport an existing tank to a new location, so I never have to worry about moving again.
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    That is a useful attitude for organic soil tanks. Create a lush wet garden where plants thrive.
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    One of my favorite metrics is the bladder snail delta. I want a stable quantity of bladder snails (in a tank without snail-eaters).
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    Algae is your friend, mulm is your friend.
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    Great advice. If moving is in your future, I would recommend 20 gallons max.
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    I love tanks with the black silicone! I look forward to seeing how you fill it. Wood and lots of plants, please.
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    Until I fell in love with the Co-Op sponge filters, I hadn’t run air in a tank since the ‘90s. Running multiple USB Nano Air Pumps might be the quietest, and easiest solution until you have enough tanks to justify a Linear Piston Air Punp.
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    Yup. Nighttime is the biggest reset. You know more about biochemistry than I do, so drop some science. I think you mentioned that photosynthesis runs in reverse at night.
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    I’m thinking of upgrading my iPhone XS to an iPhone 12 Pro or Pro Max. Would any of the Max-specific camera features help with aquarium photography? I would prefer the smaller size for ergonomics.
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    Here is a better graph to show how the pH changes with the light schedule and photosynthesis over the course of a week. Each crest corresponds to a peak in the light, and the mid-day throughs show the siestas.
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    These were my window tanks when I first set them up. I very briefly tried Fluval Stratum before going back to my preferred organic soil.
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    Let me try to follow up with a little more information. I think my schedules have helped with algae balance, but I was tweaking power levels at the same time that I was working on the timing. I did most of this when I had just one tank, so all the subsequent tanks have run the same same schedule from day zero, with power scaled up or down, and they have avoided algae issues that I had to work thru on my first tank. The one exception is the tank in my kitchen/dining room which gets way too much window light, even with blinds and drapes. Most of my tanks are in my bedroom, and during the months of working at home, it was really nice to be able to wake up with my tanks, and get to enjoy them at night. The nice side-effect is seeing more of my loaches and Otos during the siestas.
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    What a lovely triptych, @Penny! Those are going to be a joy to watch, with all the wood and plants. Keep sharing! Thank you for the kind words. Cheers
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    @Jessica. When this forum was created, I made an effort to create some FAQ threads that would be useful and avoid drama. I appreciate your reply. I have been running my dual siesta schedule for about a year. I have achieved stability. I don't think siestas or dual siestas provide amazing gains, but they don't have any down-sides.
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    Dave @AquariumThoughts, I finally watched your new video. Thank you! I really appreciate you sharing the design. I plan to order a few of the final iteration.
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    @Jessica., siestas do have a basis in nature, with moving cloud cover and changes in tree shading throughout the day. Diana Walstad writes about it in her book. Plants can ramp up photosynthesis faster than algae, so it can help in that area, but it is also something nice for the aquarist, in terms of enjoyment vs work schedule. We have a thread:
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    I bought a Fluval Plant Nano for a fishfam friend, @AquariumThoughts, so he could come up with a mounting bracket for rimmed tanks, and he is documenting the whole process. I haven’t tried a prototype yet, but it looks cool so far. 3D file: Fluval Nano Light Rimmed Tank Adapter by AquariumThoughts - Thingiverse WWW.THINGIVERSE.COM Design to attach the Fluval Nano Light to a rimmed tank as opposed to a rimless tank that they include in the box. Design Process - Part 1: https://youtu.be/-B6p9HLLmDk This design requires a stainless steel...
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    Very nice. I like the plant labels. This forum has helped me learn more plant names, seeing them written out so many times.
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