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A sharp blade slices; a dull blade crushes. The cleaner the cut, the less opportunity for disease to take hold. This was the first advice I was given when I first began pruning grape vines in the local vineyard.

I'll take this as a sign! After leaving here yesterday, I was actually looking to fix a coffee cake recipe. (my icing tastes gritty) when I chanced upon a Cherry Cheese Danish that looks like yours on YT. I will also use the premade Puff Pastry.

TBMK, Rhizomes are the stem of the plant; leaves on the top and roots on the bottom. Java Fern are epiphytes. They are not strictly root feeders, and the rhizome requires exposure to oxygenated water, nutrients, and light. While they take some nourishment from the roots, the roots mainly serve to anchor the plant. Burying the rhizome will stress the plant, and eventually kill it.

Breaking one doesn't frustrate me as much as the lack of any growth. I've intentionally cut my first Anubia rhizome twice. There is something lodged in the Crypts, that looks like Anubia, so it may have been accidently divided two more times. The parent plant also seems to go dormant for months or even a year at a time. The youngest cutting is over six inches tall, while the parent plant and the first cutting remains the size of a quarter.

I feel your pain. The mag float is great for most algae. I love the extra strong magnets, but the floating feature makes the deal. You can get a model with an algae scraper which I have not tried. I also have that problem with algae and you can wear it down with the mag float but the razor blade is much faster. While it is customary to use the blade like a paint scraper, I found that using a slicing motion can sometimes get better results. Being careful to keep the blade flat against the glass, will help you avoid scratches.

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll find folks here who share your passion, and are willing to share theirs.

"...and do not expect it to last for an extended period—even with good care." Well, at least they are honest about it! Information on sponge care seems to be a little sparse, so for the moment, I'll keep my $25. Having only discovered the existence of Bryozoans last year, it's fascinating to learn what other tiny animals grow beneath the surface.

Same question, different reason! I don't live near a clean lake or stream, How do I get one?

A cookie sheet peel also resulted in flying pepperoni for me. My two work arounds for the unpeeled, is the skillet pizza, and actually laying the crust on the hot stone before adding ingredients. I serve on the stone to keep the pizza hot. @Shadow Had life taken a different direction, I would have gladly been a Chef/Baker. Your pictures definitely got my sugar addiction going! Now that I have the time, there aren't enough people around to eat the product.

I've never make it for the whole 15 minutes. My latest endeavor was making a poolish pizza. It was an improvement, but still not right. The starter actually worked but but the results didn't carry over to the rest of the crust. You mentioned cold rising for a few days, so now I'm going to have to learn a new level of patience. ...and buy a peel.

It just occurred to me that in all the years I worked in the winery, I never thought of trying wine yeast. I've made many starters over the years, but have problems keeping them.

I was searching the net for a recipe that was both idiot proof and sized for making a single pizza. I got side tracked and began watching a video describing various types of starters including a natural sourdough. You make it the usual way, but the starter has to find its own yeast spores. I was wondering if anyone has done this.

I've never managed to feed the crows around me. They won't come to the ground. The very tip of the fir tree in my yard is as close as they get. While they won't land, If I am looking out the window around sunrise, I will see squadrons of crows, 25 or more passing overhead. There might be more, or less somedays, but I'm not willing to get out of bed to count them.

The wife of one of my buddies is constantly telling us about the wonderful bread he makes. I feel obligated to remind her that the bread machine made the bread! I need to use that heat twice so most of my baking is also seasonal. I love sourdough, but keeping a starter alive has always been a problem, so I usually settle for a quick beer bread. One bottle for the bread and one for me!

Interesting idea, but I'm thinking that mesh fine enough to separate sand and soil will also restrict the roots access to the soil.

Free shipping and minimum order amounts are problematic for a lot of us, but good for the LFS and Amazon. USPS service for me is always hit or miss, but the Coop packages have never taken more than 4 days getting to me in Ohio. Hopefully that won't change too much. I don’t have a problem paying shipping when better products and customer service is required. Shipping waste and shipping cost; also known as shipping and handling go hand in hand. Put simply, which is more efficient: 4 quarters in your pocket or 100 pennies? I obviously don’t know the details, but assume that 20 minutes is required to: print, pull, package, label, and sort one $12.00 plant order. Adding two plants and a sponge filter might add 10 minutes, but they will ship in the same box. My shipping cost for that order will increase by pennies. In addition to using fewer boxes, and associated materials, I will move more orders every day. This leaves more floor space for sellable inventory. Keeping my cost down keeps your cost down, and puts less shipping waste in the landfill.

I know a lot of people who go pale and gray when they get cold. On the rare occasion that aquariums comes up in conversation, SW/FW color is is the most common reason given for going SW. Diet, location, temperature, and size could all be contributing factors. If my LFS is any measurement, most of the SW fish I've seen are larger, so they appear more colorful. I think that there are more choices for FW color.

Winter announced its arrival 6 days ago in SW Ohio. A fierce cold damp wind around midnight. 60 degrees the next day quickly dropping to the mid teens. Now we are bouncing between the 40's and 60's. We had rumors of flurries, but the folks on the north end of the state got it a lot worse.

On the outside you have several options. Flat/matte finishes are usually preferred. Oil/enamel paints are solvent based, take longer to dry, are harder to clean up, and hold up better. They will also stink until the solvent evaporates. Acrylic paints use water as a solvent, dry faster, and are easier to remove if you change your mind. Once dry, and cured, they are waterproof up to a point. You can brush, spray, or roll the paints on, but a foam roller makes it really easy if your aquarium is already set up and close to the wall Krylon Fusion seems to be the most commonly mentioned paint for the inside or outside. I've been told that Plasti Dip works really well, but I have no experience with it.

It's kind of funny that this topic came back up. I would have bought a recently purchased big ticket item months ago, had It not been for conflicting or missing information. Packages differed according to seller; I could not determine what was included as standard equipment. I finally called the manufacturer to verify what was included in every box they sold. Having worked in inventory management for many years, this kind of thing tends to grind my gears.

Considering the stocking, you better hope it doesn't cycle.

Yep, Aquariums are as expensive and complicated as you choose to make them.

My wall isn't black, so you could use any solid colored piece of cardboard, or black paper. you could also try a mirror on one side of the tank.

Good question! There might be an algae reduction. Two sides of my75 face a blank wall. The narrow side is kept clean. At night, the fish will spend a lot of time staring at that side of the tank. It is assumed that they see their own reflections as another school. Painting the sides might get the same results.

I think that @Daniel has his aquariums on rolling tool boxes, but nothing that size, so it is possible. While the rollers could flatten out over time, the adjustable feet can only compress as far as that steel bolt lets them. 45 gallons of water (no sump)+ substrate + aquarium = about 600#. Still risky, but doable with helpers.