Re: [RML] bogus diet

Chris Drew (drews at webgate.net)
Mon, 17 Feb 97 09:28:54 PST

C.P.Benes wrote..>>
minimal ones. The main reason that we need to do water changes is
because our
'sound approach' means getting a tank, putting too many fish in it and
creating
a very unstable system. So, to help reduce this instability we add filters
and
do water changes and such. However, were we to create a balanced
micro-ecosystem, with a reasonable biomass for the tank size, and
utilize
more natural nutrient cycling systems, the need for water changes
would diminish
or disappear. Read _Dynamic Aquaria_, Walter H. Adey and Karen
Loveland, 1991..<<

Points well made and taken. I guess I was really questioning the
motivation behind certain products and types of research.

Chris