Either forget about college or go to a woodworking trade school!
Nick Zarlinga
"If we ignore nature.....maybe it'll go away."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Haas" <bhaas_at_netexpress.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 5:33 PM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- turf scrubbers
> Thanks for forwarding the message, Nick. I've read Adey and Loveland's
> _Dynamic Aquaria_ and enjoyed every bit. I second Moon's recommendation
of
> the book to aquarists. At the very least, it sheds some light on how
> aquarists should (and shouldn't) be maintaing their tanks.
>
> Going to college is going to put a real constraint on my "puttsing"
> capabilities - one can only keep so many power tools in one dorm room. I
> need a table saw for building plywood tanks, a bandsaw for cutting lengths
> of PVC, a bench for putting things together...
>
> Travis Haas
> Hazel Green, WI
>
>
> At 10:04 AM 8/14/02, Nick Zarlinga wrote:
> >Below is a response to my inquirery from Mike Brittsan, Curator of fishes
> >at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. He has extensive experience working
with
> >algal scrubber systems.
> >
> >Hello Nick, Most people that try "do-it-yourself" often fail and walk
away
> >saying the scrubber does not work, however I am trusting you to relay
that
> >information. It really takes someone with a basic understanding of
> >phycology,
> >light and dark phases, and nutrient analysis.
> >
> >Two good articles which demonstrate the algal scrubber are;
> >
> >Adey, Luckett, and Smith. 1996. Purification of industrially contaminated
> >groundwaters using controlled ecosystems. Ecological Engineering volume 7
> >191-212.
> >
> >Adey, Luckett, and Jensen. March 1993. Phosphorus removal from Natural
> >Waters
> >using controlled algal production. Journal of Restoration Ecology Volume
1
> >number 1 29-39.
> >
> >My experience has been; give an aquarist references like the one above
and
> >they don't bohter to get the reprint, its too much work. As you know it
is
> >very simple technology if you understand the basics. They work well for
> >me,
> >however I understand their limitations, and appropriate lighting.
> >
> >Sorry about the lecture, but I have been dissapointed in conclusions that
> >people draw from building and running a system half-ass. They can call
me
> >if
> >they get the literature and are earnst about trying a system.
> >
> >Mike
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