"I see," said the blind man.
Seriously . . .wow.
Thank you?
I feel like I should be paying you for at least one academic credit hour or something. And, after reading your response (and even daring to think I may have grasped certain portions of it, however tenuously), not ONLY have I gained a better understanding of the "when," "why" and "how" a siesta period may or may not be helpful to live aquarium plants, but I also think I know why I probably skimmed over and/or dismissed whatever "poo-poo-ing" of the practice that I may have encountered previously - the fact that I run what you might call an ultra-low-tech set-up. I don't even have a DIY fermentation carbon injection system so obviously my Co2 levels are low. I don't practice EI dosing. I'm the n00b-est of the n00bs. So, naturally I probably tuned right out when the grown-ups were talking about the lack of need for a siesta period.
I apologize for my ignorance.
But again, thanks for sharing the info!
No worries. The forum is about learning. And again, trends do often change. Give it 5-10 years, we could all be wrong again.
So just enjoy growing the plants. That's my advice. Have you read through PARC? If you think Dave's "short" response (it is one of his shorter ones) was one college credit, there an entire degree's worth of knowledge in that section. Other than the salties, I will venture that we are one of the nerdiest groups at TFF.
llj
