{"id":337,"date":"2009-05-01T22:37:56","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T22:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/zombielapdance\/2009\/05\/01\/watery-wonder-world\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:24:08","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:24:08","slug":"watery-wonder-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/zombielapdance\/2009\/05\/01\/watery-wonder-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Watery wonder world"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The X recently gave me her aquarium. It’s mainly the same fish<\/a> I was taking care of last summer, but she upgraded to a much larger tank.<\/p>\n

This put me in a conundrum. Exactly how elaborate and expensive should I make this aquarium setup? It’s one of those things where there’s an unlimited reservoir of complexity accessible to the hobbyist. <\/p>\n

Case in point, the natural aquarium movement, as pioneered by Japanese Aquarium artist Takashi Amano<\/a>.
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\nHis tanks employ a zen garden aesthetic, which favors asymmetrical framing and an implied sense of depth.
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\nNow, the plants themselves aren’t too expensive, but they don’t grow that way by themselves. If I were to try and replicate something like that (and I’m not saying I won’t) I would need four times the wattage of light that I’m currently using (at least) and a CO2 drip apparatus. Much of this equipment can bought through the SF Bay area<\/a> retailer of Amano materials. Not only do they sell the CO2 apparatus, but they also sell the necessary fertilizer, aquarium filters made from blown-glass, and German surgical steel pruning scissors that cost about $100 a pair.<\/p>\n

So, no, I don’t figure I’ll be dropping $500 on a really neat fish tank anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Instead, I created a reaction to Amano’s natural aquaria style, what I call unnatural aquariums. It cost me about $7 at the dollar store.
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\nMy housemate said that the aquarium is now the nicest thing in the house, which is surely an exaggeration, but damn if those fish aren’t engrossing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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