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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