Behind the Scenes
A look at the full infrastructure behind this blog: Mac Mini server, Docker, AI image moderation, cloud storage, and AI-assisted writing.
Setup
Day 11: Setting Up the Tank Camera
We added a Tapo C120 camera to document the tank’s progress. Timed to sync with the aquarium lights.
Setup Day: Building Our Underwater World
The plants arrived. The soil was ready. Four hours of careful layering, planting, and water-adding transformed an empty tank into the beginning of an ecosystem.
Choosing Our Plants: Building a Walstad Jungle
The Walstad method demands heavy planting from day one. Here’s how we selected 41-47 plants for our underwater jungle.
Down the Rabbit Hole: Planning Our First Walstad Aquarium
It started with a simple question: What if we set up an aquarium? What followed was weeks of research into the Walstad method.