Does your blackwater aquarium truly contain blackwater? A case st - Tannin Aquatics

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We interrupt our blissful ignorance for a cold whack upside the head Do we have something wrong here? Seemingly out of nowhere, the idea of creating a deep, dark, mysterious "blackwater aquarium" utilizing botanical materials has become a sort of “thing.” Now, in all fairness, hobbyists have been experimenting with blackwater aquariums for decades. Yet, I wonder if what we call "blackwater" squares with the ecological description of what it really is, and what characteristics define it. "Shit, there he goes!" I like emphasizing the phrase "botanical-style" aquarium even more than the term "blackwater aquarium", although I have used the two sort of together over the years. No one can argue that what we play with in our little hobby niche is NOT a "botanical-style aquairum"- there is little to dispute that. The whole concept of utilizing these materials to create