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Toiler on the pixel sea. Lover of the open spaces. Brings art to science and science to art.
Just did a relaxed 42 mi bike ride along the San Gabriel River Trail down to Long Beach. Had some coffee at a cafe on the sand at the end of the trail
September 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Just did a relaxed 42 mi bike ride along the San Gabriel River Trail down to Long Beach. Had some coffee at a cafe on the sand at the end of the trail
Bighorn sheep on a sunset hike in the San Jacinto mountains
July 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Bighorn sheep on a sunset hike in the San Jacinto mountains
Seen on my morning ride - These 2 houses are directly across from each other. Historical note: No one was really looting during the Altadena fires. The house with the scary sign has 3 of them posted months after. I wonder which house is more scared
May 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Seen on my morning ride - These 2 houses are directly across from each other. Historical note: No one was really looting during the Altadena fires. The house with the scary sign has 3 of them posted months after. I wonder which house is more scared
Day 42: slowly added 6x corydoras, a tiny school (6) of Norman’s lampeye killifish, 4x nerite snails. The corys are a laugh riot. The lampeyes are super timid and like hanging out in the aerial roots. Snails just snail
March 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Day 42: slowly added 6x corydoras, a tiny school (6) of Norman’s lampeye killifish, 4x nerite snails. The corys are a laugh riot. The lampeyes are super timid and like hanging out in the aerial roots. Snails just snail
Day 31: snail trials! Now that the nitrogen is cycling I’ve introduced some nerite snails that are munching on the algae.
March 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Day 31: snail trials! Now that the nitrogen is cycling I’ve introduced some nerite snails that are munching on the algae.
Day 28: introducing Mr. Hitchhiker. They first appeared as a tiny 1mm fry about a week after planting. Must have come along as an egg on one of the plants. No idea what species they are. The N-cycle has finally kicked in.
March 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Day 28: introducing Mr. Hitchhiker. They first appeared as a tiny 1mm fry about a week after planting. Must have come along as an egg on one of the plants. No idea what species they are. The N-cycle has finally kicked in.
This is a nonstop banger. Diana Walstad: The Moses of planted aquariums. Remember kids ppm and mg/L are the same damn thing!
February 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This is a nonstop banger. Diana Walstad: The Moses of planted aquariums. Remember kids ppm and mg/L are the same damn thing!
Day 14:
Algae algae algae! Java ferns dying back. N still not cycling.
Algae algae algae! Java ferns dying back. N still not cycling.
February 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Day 14:
Algae algae algae! Java ferns dying back. N still not cycling.
Algae algae algae! Java ferns dying back. N still not cycling.
Main tank
Day 12
pH 7.6
Ammonia 0.25 m
Nitrite 3.0 ppm
Nitrate 6 ppm
Day 12
pH 7.6
Ammonia 0.25 m
Nitrite 3.0 ppm
Nitrate 6 ppm
February 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Main tank
Day 12
pH 7.6
Ammonia 0.25 m
Nitrite 3.0 ppm
Nitrate 6 ppm
Day 12
pH 7.6
Ammonia 0.25 m
Nitrite 3.0 ppm
Nitrate 6 ppm
Quarantine tank. Day 4.
pH 8.2
Ammonia 1 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 2 ppm
pH 8.2
Ammonia 1 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 2 ppm
February 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Quarantine tank. Day 4.
pH 8.2
Ammonia 1 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 2 ppm
pH 8.2
Ammonia 1 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 2 ppm
Surface tension
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Surface tension
Dwarf water lettuce
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Dwarf water lettuce
Added a screen to prevent any aquatic astronauts. Managed to not gouge myself with the utility knife
February 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Added a screen to prevent any aquatic astronauts. Managed to not gouge myself with the utility knife
Day 6: pH 6.8
January 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Day 6: pH 6.8
Though not as important as zero nitrite levels a certain amount of kitsch concentration is importance to any functioning ecosystem.
January 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Though not as important as zero nitrite levels a certain amount of kitsch concentration is importance to any functioning ecosystem.
Day 4: pH 7.9
January 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Day 4: pH 7.9
Day 3: add some weeping moss and some floating salvinia natans.
January 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 3: add some weeping moss and some floating salvinia natans.
Day 1: Add the plants! pH 8.2
January 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Day 1: Add the plants! pH 8.2
Just using this space to document my low tech planted aquarium.
Day 0: boiling driftwood to remove tannins and building soil substrate with blasting sand cap.
Day 0: boiling driftwood to remove tannins and building soil substrate with blasting sand cap.
January 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just using this space to document my low tech planted aquarium.
Day 0: boiling driftwood to remove tannins and building soil substrate with blasting sand cap.
Day 0: boiling driftwood to remove tannins and building soil substrate with blasting sand cap.