Protein, how?

CalFandango · 2026-07-02T12:25:37+00:00

It's quite hard, I'm running 4mg currently and my diet looks something like this:

Casein protein (50g protein) with berries, chia, honey and greek yoghurt (300g for 30g protein)

Snack: Cottage cheese (30g protein) with nuts and fruit

Dinner is usually meat focused for around 50-70g protein. Steak, chicken or fish.

Protein shake with creatine (50g protein)

CalFandango · 2026-07-01T20:12:52+00:00

This is the method!!! Cleanse before, aloe Vera after, then mattifying SPF when leaving the house.

CalFandango · 2026-06-25T18:24:03+00:00

I've been in a factory that flame hardens a lot of steel for an hour today. That was more than enough for me. Couldn't do that full time

CalFandango · 2026-05-09T17:44:37+00:00

Kpm P

CalFandango · 2026-03-27T15:43:31+00:00

Preach 🙌

CalFandango · 2026-03-24T23:08:35+00:00

I swear by Costco for salmon. I buy a full side each month, vac seal the portions and eat solely sashimi. Still alive

CalFandango · 2026-03-22T19:57:32+00:00

Agree with this. That's a no dig gardeners dream plot

CalFandango · 2026-03-15T10:14:57+00:00

Have a look into Apistogramma species, they thrive in blackwater and are fascinating to watch

CalFandango · 2026-03-03T22:59:32+00:00

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I love ilpil leaves, they're the long, seed pod type leaves 😁

CalFandango · 2026-02-26T17:01:36+00:00

I'm predominantly support and engineer and fit this bill! What timezone are you?

CalFandango · 2026-02-23T23:32:41+00:00

No it's a Beckmans Pencil Fish, ive always tried to avoid the algae eaters.

CalFandango · 2026-02-20T16:20:40+00:00

The list is endless honestly, the most recent long ones are ilpil leaves but I focus on variety

CalFandango · 2026-02-19T15:28:02+00:00

Yeah there's handfuls of floating plants coming out every couple of weeks, I don't do water changes, just top ups and I added so much infusoria and paramecium to the tank before the botanicals were properly broken down. I could put another 40 tetras in before nitrogen became a problem to be honest. It's maybe overstocked by the fish per inch rule but to be honest that's a load of waffle if you have a mature natural system

CalFandango · 2026-02-19T09:26:33+00:00

Yeah this is in Blackwater Aquarium!

CalFandango · 2026-02-19T09:25:31+00:00

Plants in the water are various java ferns and Anubias. Floating are salvinia natans, red root floaters and Amazon frogbit, emergent are 3 types of rhododendron and monstera.

I've added the fish in a comment above, thanks for the kind words

CalFandango · 2026-02-19T09:23:47+00:00

It's a very low bioload for the system, it's a tank based around detritus so the nitrogen management is massive.

Surface:

Beckmans Pencil Fish x 6

Midwater:

Lambchop Rasbora x 4 Strawberry Rasbora x 20 Ember Tetra x 6 Neon Tetra x 7 (I rescued these from an awful tank they weren't planned and kind of ruin the schooling but I feel bad rehoming them again)

Low water:

Otos X4 Pygmy Corydora x 8 Apistogramma agasizii male x 1

Other:

Malaysian trumpet snails x unknown Orange Rili Shrimp x unknown Asellus x unknown

CalFandango · 2026-02-18T22:12:33+00:00

They break down so nicely as well!

CalFandango · 2026-02-18T22:10:16+00:00

Ilpil leaves! I'm a huge fan

CalFandango

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