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
>
>
>Nick Zarlinga
>Aquarium Biologist
>Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
>216-661-6500 ex 4485
>
>"Fish worship... is it wrong??" (Ray Troll)
>
>On Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:24 PM, Brian Haas [SMTP:bhaas_at_netexpress.net]
>wrote:
>> J.R. -
>>
>> I, too, have wanted to make a home-manufactured Algae Scrubber, but have
>> never been able to find plans. Actually, I think I did find a little bit
>> at thekrib.com, but nothing that could really be put to much use.
>>
>> I have read that one man (an engineer) actually made one better than the
>> manufactured ones, but only by first buying a manufactured unit, using it
>> as a model. I've never seen his design on paper.
>>
>> Also, there was a DIY scrubber article published by the Aquatic Gardeners
>> Association, but I've never known anyone who's been able to provide me
>with
>> a copy of that article.
>>
>> Please let me know if you come up with anything.
>>
>> Travis Haas
>> Hazel Green, WI
>>
>>
>>
>> At 03:15 PM 8/12/02, J.R. wrote:
>> >Hey, anybody out there have any good plans for a DYI turf scrubber? I've
>been
>> >wanting to experiment with one in rearing sometimes difficult pelagic
>larvae,
>> >but have never really played with one.
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