"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!
Let’s get real...
8 mins; October 30, 2019
The tale of the Tucanos
8 mins; October 29, 2019
Not in too deep.. the allure of shallow stream habitats...
7 mins; October 28, 2019
On the hunt...
9 mins; October 27, 2019
Getting away with it...
6 mins; October 26, 2019
Water quality and the botanical-style aquarium: Practices, potential...and speculation.
10 mins; October 25, 2019
Mad about... Magnolia!
10 mins; October 24, 2019
Are you up to the challenge?
8 mins; October 24, 2019
The continuing allure of “blackwater livebearers”- if they exist, that is!
13 mins; October 22, 2019
Nature’s “Operating System”
7 mins; October 22, 2019
Homage to an old (botanical) friend...
9 mins; October 20, 2019
The “Tinter’s Palette...”
14 mins; October 19, 2019
Going, going...Gone
11 mins; October 18, 2019
The stability factor.
14 mins; October 17, 2019
An “embarrassment of riches?”
12 mins; October 16, 2019
What’s better for Bettas?
11 mins; October 15, 2019
“Spontaneous miracles”, hacks”, comprehending- and evolving patience!
15 mins; October 14, 2019
On the trail of the Amazonian Shrimp!
7 mins; October 13, 2019
Yeah. We sell “lawn trash...”
14 mins; October 12, 2019
“The First 48” and beyond...
13 mins; October 11, 2019
Something old. Something new. something...tinted!
11 mins; October 10, 2019
Johnny Ciotti: Do what you love. The inner game of aquascaping.
56 mins; October 09, 2019
Not so fond farewells. Bad places. Honest confessions. Realizations.
12 mins; October 08, 2019
There must be SOMETHING in the water, right?
12 mins; October 07, 2019
Ceding some of the work to Nature..
15 mins; October 06, 2019
“”Authentic” Nature?
9 mins; October 04, 2019
“so, a rock and a leaf fall into a stream...”
12 mins; October 03, 2019
Part of the dance...
9 mins; October 02, 2019
When we’re forced out of our comfort zone...
12 mins; October 01, 2019
Short-term lapses...Long-term successes!
12 mins; September 30, 2019
Downstream thinking!
11 mins; September 29, 2019
The Power of “Generic Tropical”
9 mins; September 27, 2019
Hangin' with a legendary fish geek: Rachel O'Leary!
56 mins; September 27, 2019
The “Aesthetic Primer” revisited...
15 mins; September 26, 2019
Continuity, renewal, stability...and evolution...
10 mins; September 25, 2019
A salty “sayonara”- or a shift to the future?
24 mins; September 24, 2019
Keeping it real...
16 mins; September 23, 2019
Setting the stage...
10 mins; September 22, 2019
A most intimate relationship
10 mins; September 21, 2019
I killed it.
10 mins; September 20, 2019
The nature of “Nature” in our aquariums...
12 mins; September 19, 2019
Let them eat...botanicals!
13 mins; September 18, 2019
“Bottom-up evolution!”
20 mins; September 17, 2019
The dynamics of the Botanical-Style Aquarium
13 mins; September 16, 2019
Beyond coincidence?
7 mins; September 15, 2019
Beating the $&@# out of an old friend...
7 mins; September 14, 2019
It’s the one thing
16 mins; September 13, 2019
The strange phenomenon of “cyclical occurrences”- “Quirks”, processes, and mental shifts...
14 mins; September 12, 2019
Social Media for Aquatic Industry Brands and Influencers with Kat Dhawan (aka MetroKatNY)!!!
53 mins; September 11, 2019
Letting it breathe
18 mins; September 10, 2019
“Suggestions” from the uninitiated...
12 mins; September 09, 2019
“Botanical Baby Food”- evolving a classic approach!
13 mins; September 08, 2019
“A most unconventional way...”
9 mins; September 07, 2019
All in all, it’s a good idea NOT to kill your fishes!
17 mins; September 06, 2019
Seriously...Why?
11 mins; September 05, 2019
Aquascaping from a different perspective with George Farmer (2 parts)
66 hours 53 mins; September 04, 2019
The scary hypocrisy of regurgitation...
9 mins; September 03, 2019
Those “domestic issues”...again!
14 mins; September 03, 2019
Bouncing off the bottom- my continuing geeky obsession with “substrate enrichment!”
12 mins; September 02, 2019
“Try SCE to AUX”- or, the power of remembering obscure stuff in the hobby!
5 mins; September 01, 2019
“The music of aquascaping” with special guest, Cory Hopkins!
36 mins; September 01, 2019
Replicating Nature via “Selective Aesthetic Diversity”
10 mins; August 31, 2019
Points of failure- and how to counter them!
13 mins; August 30, 2019
“Fishes don’t break so easily..”
8 mins; August 29, 2019
Accumulating “detritus” , “mulm”- or whatever the hell you want to call it!
8 mins; August 29, 2019
Changing for the better? Or just... changing?
17 mins; August 28, 2019
Weather? Or not?
6 mins; August 27, 2019
Inspiration from The Pantanal, with special guest, Tai Strietman!
50 mins; August 27, 2019
A push towards The Pantanal...
12 mins; August 26, 2019
Contemplating the stereotype of “the scavenger...”
16 mins; August 26, 2019
Faith in Nature
16 mins; August 25, 2019
For the love of rock...
8 mins; August 24, 2019
Tradecraft.
21 mins; August 23, 2019
Shifting with the Seasons, Pt.2
17 mins; August 23, 2019
Slipping through the seasons...
17 mins; August 22, 2019
The REAL “one percenters...”
9 mins; August 21, 2019
How many leaves does it take? Hint- we’re f——ing CLUELESS!
22 mins; August 21, 2019
The “Guardian of The Spring”
16 mins; August 20, 2019
Easing into it...
7 mins; August 19, 2019
Can you begin in the hobby with a botanical style aquarium?
12 mins; August 17, 2019
Waiting for... The package!
5 mins; August 15, 2019
The “art” of the art- Easing into blackwater, botanical-style aquariums...
10 mins; August 15, 2019
The “physical/structural” aspect of aquascaping (Or, “thinking like a fish!)
11 mins; August 14, 2019
Tinting the world with special guest, James Sheen of Blackwater UK!
56 mins; August 14, 2019
Deeper, Stronger, Longer- Working on your “tint!”
13 mins; August 13, 2019
Saving the local fish store.. or just giving it the credit that it deserves!
13 mins; August 12, 2019
Beginner’s luck?
5 mins; August 12, 2019
Celebrating the transience of Nature.
13 mins; August 11, 2019
To those drifting in the current...
15 mins; August 10, 2019
It’s raining life in “the urban igapo...”
11 mins; August 09, 2019
Can’t there just be an “owners manual” somewhere?