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**The Tint**

“The Tint” is a podcast dedicated to lovers of natural aquariums. A place to discuss unusual aquarium concepts and ideas; a jumping-off point at the aquarium hobby’s “bleeding edge.” Join us for inspiration, ideas, and a sometimes provocative point of view!

Latest Episodes:

Hell? Or High water? Questions and answers about the “Urban Igapo” concept... Apr 10, 2021

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Today, we open up the email and answer a few reader/listener questions on the “Urban Igapo!”

The contrarian embrace of decomposing “stuff” in our aquariums... Apr 10, 2021

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Yeah, stuff breaks down in our tanks.. and if we don’t engage in a mad scramble to remove it, amazing benefits accrue...

Blowing up the Barbs! The hobby’s most under appreciated fishes? Apr 07, 2021

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Yeah, time for another plea for you to keep the hobby’s most underrated, under-appreciated fishes- The Barbs!

The philosophy of transience.. Apr 01, 2021

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Accepting the inevitable change which occurs to our carefully planned and executed aquariums over time requires us to think more deeply... to contemplate... to embrace the ephemeral and the ever changing...the very essence of the much-discussed philosophy of wabi-sabi. The “philosophy of transience...”

The Joys of Randomness Apr 01, 2021

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It’s amazing to see those little random areas in our tanks where “stuff” accumulates. The forces which affect the distribution of botanical materials in our aquariums are worth considering- and valuing- for the randomness they bring.

“R” is For Risk Apr 01, 2021

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Sometimes, we have to take a chance with our aquarium work. It’s scary, but it’s how we move forward.. it involves risk. Are you up for it?

Absolutely...Not? Mar 30, 2021

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With all of the cool stuff going on in the hobby, we sometimes have to push further- to try new things or ideas. Sometimes it means forgoing the criticism, the attacks- the “regurgitation” of outmoded generalizations- when Pershing our vision. It takes courage.

The Bloom Mar 30, 2021

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An exciting time in the life of our botanical-filled aquariums is when those first biofilms make their appearance. We call this time “The Bloom”- and it’s time for celebration!

Natural processes and the mental shifts we need to make! Mar 26, 2021

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Yeah, it’s time once again to discuss the idea of making mental shifts. We as hobbyists need to do things a bit differently; we need to understand how what we do is as impactful on Nature as She is on us...

Keeping it together- the beauty of “buttress roots” and their function in the flooded forests... Mar 25, 2021

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Buttress roots are large, dynamic features which serve to protect trees in the flooded forests we love so much. Let’s look at them a bit more closely, and consider how they can work in our aquariums as well!

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