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  1. Streetwise
    @Griznatch, I have to be precise when I talk about my Italian Askoll tank. This might be why I am the only person I know who has one. The marketing department may not have considered English-speaking markets.
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    Congratulations! Don’t read your Co-Op emails! We would love to see some unboxing photos and videos.
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    “Nutrient depletion should not cause the substrate to give out. If you allow mulm to accumulate and replenish the nutrients removed by the plants, the soil should continue to support good plant growth for many years. I have three tanks that have the same potting soil underlayers they started with 6 or 8 years ago, and the plants continue to do very well. Other tanks with garden soil underlayers have been doing well for the last 4 to 5 years. (However, plants in pots with the same soil I use for the tank substrates do seem to go bad after a couple of years.)” Excerpt From Ecology of the Planted Aquarium Diana Louise Walstad https://books.apple.com/us/book/ecology-of-the-planted-aquarium/id661029773 This material may be protected by copyright.
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    Very nice! Your photos show them well. With these little pico environments, you can move them around while full. Just like your comment, enjoy from all angles!
  5. Streetwise
    @Fish Folk, if your kid were in my school system, I bet we would never see him lose a charger or damage a Chromebook.
  6. Streetwise
    @laritheloud, did you use the click-in base weight with the sponge? The only sponge filters that have risen for me have been when the air tubing stiffened up from light exposure and/or hard water.
  7. Streetwise
    If he learns how to take care of an expensive lens, that is a good lesson.
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    If anyone changes their username, let me know. I want to see what happens with @ mentions.
  9. Streetwise
    You have plants doing filtration!
  10. Streetwise
    Follow-up: you want topsoil, rather than potting soil, and you don’t want any perlite or moisture control. You don’t want any food scraps or manure. With all the nutrients in your tank, and not getting washed away by weather, you want low-power organic soil.
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    Streetwise came from cyberpunk literature for me, indicating being able to survive in challenging conditions. I grew up on a dirt road in Vermont, but I managed to survive in NYC for a while. I tested myself in city life, and learned the system. I used Streetwise as the name for my indoor soccer team, and then for each sailboat I raced. I survived a sailing accident, so I am streetwise on the water too.
  12. Streetwise
    What issues are you seeing?
  13. Streetwise
    Are you using the app? I haven’t tried it in a while. I use the web version on mobile.
  14. Streetwise
    @Mmiller2001 has good advice for high-energy aquariums.
  15. Streetwise
    We have three year-round ferries on Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York. What is the scale of the systems in the PNW?
  16. Streetwise
    I love this journal so much! This is what kid me would have caught in tide pools as a kid, but the west coast version.
  17. Streetwise
    How many ferries are in Washington?
  18. Streetwise
    I don’t mind wood bits as long as they sink, because shrimp love them. I got most of my organic topsoil from a local composter, but they got bought out by a trash and recycling company after Vermont mandated a certain amount of composting. I’ll have to find another compost bar where I can show up with a bucket. I don’t like sand in my caps after several tries. Gravel or something more coarse seems better for soil. I do recommend reading Diana Walstad.
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    I use 1-1.5 inches of organic topsoil with the shortest gravel cap that I can get away with for planting and flow. I have had issues with sand choking out the soil and putting roots in anaerobic conditions. I really recommend getting the Diana Walstad book, even if you just skim it and use it as a reference. I don’t mind some non-floating wood bits, because shrimp love them.
  20. Streetwise
    Power out, internet up with my UPS:
  21. Streetwise
    @Patrick_G, I think there are multiple types of strength for materials, and I’m not an expert. Titanium is valued for sailboat fittings such as blocks and shackles because it is lightweight, and will deform before breaking. Paging an engineer: @TheDukeAnumber1 My divorce ended my ring risk a few years back. I still need to sell her ring and mine.
  22. Streetwise
    I’m sorry for your troubles. You have gotten a lot of good treatment advice. White Clouds are very hardy, but my research shows a top recommended temperature as 72F. I keep mine in an unheated aquarium, and they were in tubs down to the 50s, and can live under ice. You may want to consider this in relation to which fish go in which tanks.
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    Copper was a popular ingredient in anti-fouling paints for boat bottoms. It is effective with algae and other growth, but is now frowned upon, and prohibited in most bodies of water.
  24. Streetwise
    When I was getting married, I wanted a ring with cool, technical materials that had a connection to sailing, so I asked for titanium and carbon fiber. The jeweler convinced me to do tungsten carbide and carbon fiber, so that the ring could be shattered with a hammer if I ever had a finger injury. Even then, I would still take it off for sailing and soccer.
  25. Streetwise
    High-energy is such a better description than high-tech for CO2 + fertilizers + strong lights!
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