Thanks for the updated material. I believe it was Hovanek who wrote the original article I was referring to. So much unclear nomenclature for bacteria that have been around for millions of years.
They discussed carbon & nitrogen energy cycling, where microbials metabolized nutrients chemically on the cell level by manipulating covalent bonds between atoms of a molecule. I haven't seen any recent information on the subject, but I must admit I haven't looked for it either. I believe the...
A few years ago there was an article originally published in the Journal of Applied and Enviornmental Microbiology entitled: Comparitive Analysis of Nitrifying Bacteria associated with Freshwater & Marine Aquaria. In their study, they concluded that Nitrosomas and Nitrobacter do not drive the...
Nimh
I'm sure we could probably be running a successful reef on an UG filter if we really wanted. If you're happy, I'm happy. :-) This plenum/DSB arguement has been made way too many times anyway. Just trying to throw mikey98 a few relevant points I feel are important to the debate...
You could try Ebay. There a few people there who sell brand new systems and will customize them for you. I bought mine for $206, which included the shipping costs. It is a Proline Plus unit which is a 5 stage unit consisting of a 5 micron sediment prefilter, 1 micron coconut shell GAC filter...
Minh,
You may want to re-read my first post. You state that the "all-important" premise in my arguement is the fact that a DSB creates anaerobic zones which are dangerous. While I beleive this can be true, and can also be true of a plenum, I did state that my main problem with a DSB is it's...
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr> A DSB work just as well if not better than Plenum. There are several reasons why I would not use it:
1. Take the trouble setting it up
2. Empty space under the sand that serves no purpose. I have no good...
