I’m combining my WetWednesday and weekly updates for a while. I don’t have that much going on with the project while I’m still in phase 1 and I realize that WW content might be a bit repetitive for the next while. Not that big a deal, I’m still trudging towards the same goal. So instead […]
Things got a bit real this week. My Phase 0 fish arrived. They’re all in quarantine for a bit, but it’s definitely exciting. Everybody is settling in and starting to eat it seems. As they demonstrate that they’re healthy, I’ll start investing a bit more in their tanks to get them into a spawning mood. […]
I started Pumpkinseed with a basic idea for what I wanted todo. I wanted to apply concepts from regeneration agriculture to producing sustainable, local aquarium products. But I had an idea, not a plan. I thought ornamental shrimp and native fish could both be ideal. Native fish due to the lack of availability in the […]
In Part 1, I ordered the necessary parts and assembled the hardscape. In part 2, I finish decorating the tank and get some life going in it. The second phase with this tank is getting plants growing in the tank and building up a stable ecosystem. I’m especially concerned about establishing bacterial biofilms everywhere. This […]
This is the first installment in my ongoing project to build a small shrimp aquarium in my bedroom. I have several goals for the tank. First, I want something small and low maintenance. Second, I want a place to start growing out a shrimp colony to kickstart other projects. Third, I want to put something […]
Today, Pumpkinseed Aquatics joins Blazingstar Homestead. Pumpkinseed is a new endeavor to build a small business around small aquariums. It’s an offshoot of my existing aquaponics efforts but spun towards creating commercially viable products built around small, natural aquariums. My Products My product line will be centered around 2 Themes: Nano and Native Celebrating the […]