I agree with you on the grunge, and by looking at it I get the impression of a lot of waste rubble at the bottom of the tank. I like a much cleaner looking substrate (except when it's covered in a red algae bloom like mine is right now).
Sadly, I have yet to find any truely local aquarist societies in the are. There is one well known one that my step brother belongs to, but to drive to their meeting would take over an hour. Not really up for that yet. I'm sure there must be one in Philly, but again that's a ways away from here. Maybe I need to start one.
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