The Tint

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• MY “CONFESIONAL”PART 2: FACT, FICTION, ART, SCIENCE- AND THE STUFF IN BETWEEN.

  October 17, 2026
• It’s MY FAULT…

  October 15, 2026
• A SHOT AT “IMMORTALITY?”

  October 12, 2026
• TRANSITIONING.

  October 11, 2026
• DOUBLING DOWN ON DETRITUS!

  October 6, 2026
• In Situ.

  October 5, 2026
• MUSINGS ON WOOD.

  October 4, 2026
• THE FUNCTION OF…FUNCTION.

  October 3, 2026
• A NEVER-ENDING JOURNEY.

  October 1, 2026
• RESPECT FOR THE “CLASSICS.”

  September 30, 2026
• THE REAL “LIVE STREAM”: A SOURCE OF LIFE…

  September 26, 2026
• CONFESSIONS OF AN INCOMPEtENT FISH GEEK: THINGS THAT I SUCK AT…

  September 26, 2026
• MENTALLY SHIFTED…

  September 22, 2026
• YOU: THE “HUNTER-GATHERER”

  September 21, 2026
• BECOMING AN “OPERATOR.”

  September 17, 2026
• LET CURIOSITY BE YOUR “DEFAULT.”

  September 16, 2026
• UNEXPECTED.

  September 16, 2026
• THE “LIGHT STUFF…”

  September 12, 2026
• THE “P” WORD…

  September 11, 2026
• MY, HOW THE “RULES” HAVE CHANGED…OR, HAVE THEY?

  September 7, 2026
• THE STUFF IN THE WATER…

  September 6, 2026
• FEEDBACK.

  September 2, 2026
• FOOD FROM ABOVE, BELOW, AND WITHIN: EPIPHYTES, MACROPHYTES, ALLOCTHONOUS INPUT, AND OTHER NATURAL FISH FOODS REVISiTED…

  September 1, 2026
• WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? WELL, I’LL TELL YOU…

  August 28, 2026
• BEYOND “REALISM”- HOW I CAN GET MULTIPLE HOBBY GROUPS TO HATE ME IN ONE BLOG…

  August 27, 2026
• A LITERAL INTERPRETATION? OR A REALLY GOOD REPRESENTATION?

  August 24, 2026
• IS It THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE AQUARIUM HOBBY? YEAH, IT IS.

  August 23, 2026
• THE SALTY CICHLID.

  August 22, 2026
• IS THAT FISH REALLY “DIFFICULT” TO KEEP, OR DO WE JUST NEED TO CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT FOR IT?

  August 20, 2026
• KEEPING A GOOD THING GOING: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BOTANICAL METHOD AQUARIUM MAINTENANCE

  August 19, 2026
• FISH STORIES.

  August 18, 2026
• UNCOMMONLY “COMMON:” THE ALLURE OF THE ZEBRA DANIO AND OTHER HOBBY STAPLES.

  August 17, 2026
• Your Tank Isn’t Dirty: It Just Has “Flavor”

  August 16, 2026
• THERE IS A “METHOD” TO ALL OF THIS…

  August 15, 2026
• WHEN FUNCTION CREATES THE AESTHETIC

  August 14, 2026
• PITY THE “FOOL”?

  August 13, 2026
• USING WHAT YOU’VE GOT!

  August 12, 2026
• REEFING LIKE IT’S 1999: PICKING THroUGH THE RUBBLE: UTILIZING A HABITAT, AND FINDING AN APPROACH THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

  August 10, 2026
• OVER THE RAINBOW? NOT A CHANCE!

  August 8, 2026
• The Living Foundation: Rethinking the Role of Substrate in the Modern Reef Aquarium, WHILE RE-DISCOVERING MYSELF IN THE PROCESS…

  August 7, 2026
• YOUR BEST VERSION…

  August 4, 2026
• THE NURSERY YOU DIDN’T BUILD: RAISING FRY WITH THE BOTANICAL METHOD…

  August 1, 2026
• BLACKWATER , SOILS, AND ROLLING STONES: HOW COME YOU (USUALLY) WON’T FIND ROCKS IN THE IGAPO?

  July 31, 2026
• SEDIMENTED SUBSTRATES…OR, HOW TO MAKE REAL “BLACKWATER” WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (WELL, SORT OF)…

  July 29, 2026
• LESS IS MORE. AN “EVOLUTION” IN BOTANICAL METHOD AQUARIUM THINKING AND PRACTICE…

  July 27, 2026
• THIS IS SOOO EASY, RIGHT?

  July 26, 2026
• FREE YOUR MIND AND THE DETRItUS WILL FOLLOW…

  July 25, 2026
• A PATH THROUGH THE FOREST- FOLLOWING A DIFFERENT ROUTE.

  July 24, 2026
• FILTHY GOOD.

  July 23, 2026
• ANY WAY YOU WANT IT. HOW OPENING MY MIND TO THE IDEAS OF OTHERS ENHANCED MY HOBBY EXPErience!

  July 22, 2026
• NATURAL “ARCHITECTURE”: LETTING YOUR BOTANICAL MATERIALS DO SOME OF THE WORK…

  July 16, 2026
• CRACKS IN THE PAVEMENT: THE TENACITY OF LIFE IN THE NICHES…

  July 15, 2026
• A LAND DOWN UNDER…SUBSTRATES THAT DO WHAT NATURE DOES…

  July 14, 2026
• YEAH, YOU’RE A REEFER: BOTANICAL METHOD AQUARIUMS ARE THE “FRESHWATER REEF SYSTEM!”

  July 10, 2026
• GOING AFTER THE GOAT…

  July 9, 2026
• THE IMPACT OF RESTRAINT.

  July 8, 2026
• KEEPING THE FLOODED FOREST TOGETHER. THE BEAUTY OF ROOTS.

  July 3, 2026
• CROSSING THE “SALINITY LINE.”

  July 2, 2026
• MOVING ON. OR, JUST MOVING? MY PLEA TO CONTENT CREATORS, “INFLUENCERS”…AND EVERYONE ELSE!

  July 1, 2026
• SLIPPING THROUGH THE SEASONS…

  June 30, 2026
• THE HANDOFF…

  June 24, 2026
• TOUGHER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

  June 23, 2026
• THE JOY OF TRANSIENCE

  June 22, 2026
• “PROBLEM?” OR, OPPORTUNITY?

  June 19, 2026
• NEW ADVENTURES WITH OLD FRIENDS.

  June 18, 2026
• IT MUST BE THE WATER…

  June 17, 2026
• TERROIR…NATURE’S SECRET?

  June 16, 2026
• A SALTY CICHLID.

  June 15, 2026
• SMALL Talk ON LARGE AQUARIUMS…

  June 14, 2026
• WHAT EVERY TETRA KNOWS…

  June 13, 2026
• THE THRILL OF DOING NOTHING.

  June 12, 2026
• CHANGING LANES…

  June 11, 2026
• AT THE SURFACE. AND BELOW.

  June 10, 2026
• GETTING AWAY WITH STUFF. OR, PUSHING THE LIMITS? THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.

  June 9, 2026
• INTERDEPENDECIES. NATURALLY, OF COURSE!

  June 8, 2026
• ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION.

  June 7, 2026
• A BIRD IN HAND…

  June 4, 2026
• OPPORTUNITY.

  June 3, 2026
• AMONG THE PALMS…

  June 1, 2026
• THE “BEE’S KNEES”- ER, FINS…THE SURPRISING “BUMBLEBEE GOBY”

  May 30, 2026

• 

  FIDES IN NATURAM …(FAITH IN NATURE)

  May 29, 2026
• A CASE STUDY IN AQUARIUM “EVOLUTION.”

  May 27, 2026
• JUST ADD SALT…

  May 25, 2026
• NOT ALWAYS WET, BUT ALWAYS INTRUGING.

  May 24, 2026
• CRAZY COOL SHIT. PUSHING FORWARD BOLDLY.

  May 20, 2026
• GOING “GREEN.” MORE THAN YOU CARE TO KNOW ABOUT USING GREEN LEAVES IN THE BOTANICAL METHOD AQUARIUM

  May 19, 2026
• NEW TO THIS WORLD. ..OR, JUST NEW?

  May 15, 2026
• KEEPING A GOOD THING GOING…AND GOING…

  May 14, 2026
• SEEMINGLY RANDOM. DECIDEDLY ORDERLY.

  May 13, 2026
• OBSESSIONS AND COMMON “THREADS?”

  May 12, 2026
• IT’S THE BIOME, SILLY!

  May 11, 2026
• TOUGH LOVE . COOL FISH.

  May 10, 2026
• STICKING TO THE PLAN…FOR A WHILE, ANYWAYS.

  May 9, 2026
• WITH THANKS, MR. AMANO.

  May 8, 2026
• MEAL PLAN.

  May 7, 2026
• HOW GREEN IS YOUR IGAPO?

  May 6, 2026
• GOING, GOING…STILL GOING!

  May 5, 2026
• ADAPTING…

  May 4, 2026
• THE MOLLY MYSTIQUE.

  May 2, 2026
• A REMARKABLE PARALELL?

  May 1, 2026