i keep natural 'no-tech' aquarium as a hobby after reading 'ecology of planted aquarium by Diana Walstad', i basically say bye bye to weekly water change, ligh

i keep natural 'no-tech' aquarium as a hobby after reading 'ecology of planted aquarium by Diana Walstad', i basically say bye bye to weekly water change, lighting, aerator, pump, fertilizers and other fancy stuffs now i only have soil (any, cheap will do), gravel, water, plants and fish - the fish food and mulm become fert ... along with semiannual water change the algae problem is combatted with fast growing emergent (root+in-water+out-water stem) plant ... the plants will take nutrient faster (from soil+water+air) than the algae (from water alone) ever will relevance to my work? now i use fewer, simpler (but powerful) tools with rapid iterations (hopefully at faster rate than bug creation)