Tannin Aquatics
CCA Members
Seems like just about everything we do in aquarium keeping invloves some sort of "right of passage", or "barrier to entry" before you achieve exactly what you want to achieve, right?
see this with crystal clarity with the "New Botanical" style aquariums we espouse so much here:
A week or two after seeing your 'scape and getting your prepped botanicals into your aquarium, a lot of you will notice a "biofilm" on them, which can be a bit unsightly, but will ultimately pass after another week or two. Then, some of you experience a type of algal growth on the botanicals, which often spontaneously goes away on its own after a nerve wracking few weeks...You just have to wait it out. And accept the progression and characteristics of these systems.
I call these "stages" "rights of passage." (click to read more)
see this with crystal clarity with the "New Botanical" style aquariums we espouse so much here:
A week or two after seeing your 'scape and getting your prepped botanicals into your aquarium, a lot of you will notice a "biofilm" on them, which can be a bit unsightly, but will ultimately pass after another week or two. Then, some of you experience a type of algal growth on the botanicals, which often spontaneously goes away on its own after a nerve wracking few weeks...You just have to wait it out. And accept the progression and characteristics of these systems.
I call these "stages" "rights of passage." (click to read more)
