[Gomer]

There are a few things that I came away with:

New friends first and foremost. Sure you talk to some of them online, but meeting them in person is just so much nicer. Also get to know others that aren;t available online.

Asside from that and all the eye candy, there were some of the bigger bits that I took home with me
1) with crypts, if you are growint htem emersed and can't flower them in 3 months, then you are doing something wrong
2) with crypts, when you get new ones in, remove all but the newest 2 or 3 leaves and cut the roots to about 1"
3) While I can't put it into words, I have a better understanding of Amano's scaping philosophy
4) I want ADA stuff
5) varied lighting (from the Amano' lighting thread)
6) You can get away with very little macro dosing in high light CO2 tanks
7) I want ADA stuff
8) I need to order Aquajournal LOL
9) ADA equipment is built really well
10) I want ADA stuff

I'm sure that there are plenty of other things...but these come to mind right now.

 

[Gomer]

"
I can live on 3 hrs sleep a night for 3 days
Stainless Steel is hard to bend
That a chipmunk on crack looks a lot like a GWAPA member
"

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[Gomer]

Jeff,

I want the ADA stuff...but there is no way I would be willing to fork over that kinda of $$ The substrates however, I might be willing to pay for as they won't break the bank.

ADA products are definately appealing visually. There are definately those with money to burn and won't think twice about it. College students like us will have to be content with what our megar paychecks allow LOL

 

[Gomer]

Amano claims that his Amazonia soil is high in nutrient content in some way. He says that with only this substrate, he doesn't have to dose much in the way of nutrients. This coupled with fishwaste and the short, high intensity light period leads way to the low macro dosing. I'm going to try this out sometime but with mature substrate instead.

 

[Gomer]

I expect we have to order the DVD to get the full answer?

Actually, some of the interesting stuff came about during lunch with amano