Re: [RML] Fluidized bed vs. Wet/dry
Christopher Benes (beneschr at pilot.msu.edu)
Tue, 27 May 1997 02:33:25 -0400
Alex Saunders wrote:
> For a different take, grab a copy of the June '97 Aquarium Fish
Magazine. >There's an article by Lee Newman (a friend of mine) at the
Vancouver Aquarium. Lee >works (at home) mainly with blackwater (pH < 5.5,
no hardness, etc) Satanoperca from >South America. These fish get
Neotropical Bloat (a bang dead disease) if you look at >them wrong. His
"new" plant filter is evidently working wonders at removing almost all
>metabolites (including Nitrate). Lee's run the gambit of sponge, wet/dry,
and >fluidized-bed filters, this new one looks good if you've got the space
(and patience).
Of course at this pH you could run all the wdf's and fbf's that you wanted,
they wouldn't do any good because there'd be no (or very very little)
ammonia in the tank, it'd all be ammonium, which nitrifying bacteria don't
act on...
If you didn't see it, you missed it.
Chris Benes
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