Re: NANFA-- algae filter

Wally Billingham (wally_at_wallybillingham.com)
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 22:38:45 -0400

Another great idea "borrowed" from the reef side of the hobby is the idea of
a "refugium" to control nitrates and algae problems. I have done it using
hornwort and elodea/anacharis. Works great easy to build. Just do a search
on the web for refugium and you will be all set. I plan on setting up a 55
gallon refugium on my 220gallon set-up I am planning for next spring. By
then my smallmouth will have outgrown their 75 and will be ready to move up
to the 220 where they can grow full size.

Wally
----- Original Message -----
From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 9:06 PM
Subject: NANFA-- algae filter

> A few days ago there was a post about building an algae filter. I have
used
> them in salt water with great success and I have also found that fast
growing
> plants like hornwort will allow you to keep an aquarium with little or no
> filtration. emergent plants like cattails or water hyacinths will do an
even
> better job of maintaining water quality. All it takes is an intense light
> source and a little time and we could forget about filters and just run
air
> pumps. A sedimentation type tank can be used to settle out particulates.
> Using a system with no filtration allows for a more natural plankton
> population and freshwater clams will thrive on detritus.
>
> Moon

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