Subject: RE: NANFA-L-- plants and soil
From: Nick Zarlinga (njz at clevelandmetroparks.com)
Date: Tue Oct 05 2004 - 06:26:32 CDT
Sounds like we have some debating lined up for a campfire this weekend.
Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa-l at nanfa.org
><)>
><)> Of Todd Crail
><)> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 10:22 PM
><)> To: nanfa-l at nanfa.org
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- plants and soil
><)>
><)>
><)> I appologize in advance for beating this horse
><)> completely dead.... However,
><)> I find myself breaking into uncontrollable snicker
><)> when I view this picture,
><)> and it did come from a native fish tank. There
><)> could be people who aren't
><)> sure what "tannins" are, and I felt this
><)> illustrates the point quite well...
><)> With those rationalizations and that said...
><)>
><)> ----- Original Message -----
><)> From: "njz" <njz at clevelandmetroparks.com>
><)> > I think we got to this point because I was
><)> suggesting that your yellow
><)> > color
><)> > was exacerbated by the 55K's because of the
><)> yellow orange spike. Maybe I
><)> > didn't explain myself well enough or maybe we
><)> just disagree, whichever is
><)> > fine. Let's get on to fun stuff again ;)
><)>
><)> http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/misc/buckets_o_tannins.jpg
><)>
><)> Exacerbate? Even if you put a completely blue
><)> light like a 20k lamp over
><)> it, it wouldn't change anything.
><)>
><)> Well, 'cepting it might look green then ;)
><)>
><)> No, it's not cider, apple juice or morning
><)> nitrogenous waste. No, it's not
><)> been enhanced in Photoshop. Perhaps now you
><)> understand why spectrum of
><)> light was the smallest portion of this issue? :)
><)>
><)> When I get time this week or next, I'm going to
><)> set up a 10 gallon with the
><)> good ol' mud and see what happens. I'm still
><)> quite sure it's the wood
><)> piece, but I'd like to be sure. Believe it or
><)> not, this is pretty toned
><)> down compared to the last water change 3 weeks
><)> ago. I think the first wave
><)> was going to be the worst (it was like orange
><)> looking almost), and it'll
><)> subside over time. If not... Oh well. Worst case
><)> scenario is I do a 50%
><)> water change before someone comes over and then it
><)> looks crystal (like it
><)> does right now :).
><)>
><)> Todd
><)> The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
><)> It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
><)> http://www.farmertodd.com
><)>
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: Fri Dec 31 2004 - 11:27:38 CST
