Lest I Forget...

I suppose I'm posting more often because CO2 speeds everything up -- the good, the bad, the blogging. This time, however, I want to note a fancy I had while I was checking out my little 5 gallon this evening.

Noticing the java moss has done so well and the foxtail has its moments, I thought it was a great opportunity to formally have an El Natural tank. I may yet buy Diana Walstad's book, "Ecology of the Planted Aquarium: A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist", but for now, this website gives a very good summary.

Ok, so I have something to say about the planted tank. This "little" BGA outbreak does not seem to want to go away, and since I'm out of town this weekend, I'm going to go ahead and black it out for the next three days and try to nip it in the bud.

Reading something like this helps me feel better about algae in my aquarium.