what is all of this dsb crash talk i read? - Page 19

Weatherman · #**451** 08/20/2005, 02:46 PM

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Originally posted by WaterKeeper
A floc of bacteria. I always thought they came in herds.

Yep.

Didnâ€™t someone we know say they are like little cows in a pasture? Give them enough food and youâ€™ll get more and more little cows, until the pasture canâ€™t hold anymore. Then the little cows get pushed out of the pasture where a giant skimmer comes along and picks them up.

Randy Holmes-Farley · #**452** 08/20/2005, 02:48 PM

Then the little cows get pushed out of the pasture where a giant skimmer comes along and picks them up

I think I saw that in a movie once.

WaterKeeper · #**453** 08/20/2005, 02:48 PM

How do you bare bottom folks see the fish and corals through the activated sludge formed in an older tank?

kellymm7149 · #**454** 08/20/2005, 04:23 PM

is it over ? thank me if it is im you know who lol

kwjones · #**455** 08/20/2005, 04:35 PM

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Originally posted by WaterKeeper
A floc of bacteria. I always thought they came in herds.

Are you sure you didn't mean A Flock of Seagulls?...and I raaaaan, I raaaan, so far away....

boxfishpooalot · #**456** 08/20/2005, 07:43 PM

so what is ditritus composed of mostly? Bacteria poop only? Silt/sand maybee?What gives it its brown color?

thanks box.

WaterKeeper · #**457** 08/21/2005, 02:08 PM

The word means any cast off material. In reefdom it refers to any goop that settles to the bottom of the tank. It can be feces, uneaten food, bacteria floc or organic particulates that end up on the bottom. For instance, if my toupee falls off and settles to the bottom of my tank during a water change it becomes detritus.
From WaterKeeper's unabridged reef dictionary.

Randy Holmes-Farley · #**458** 08/22/2005, 07:19 AM

if my toupee falls off and settles to the bottom of my tank during a water change it becomes detritus.

Would the toupee be removed better by skimming or GAC?

boxfishpooalot · #**459** 08/22/2005, 07:48 AM

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Originally posted by Randy Holmes-Farley
if my toupee falls off and settles to the bottom of my tank during a water change it becomes detritus.

Would the toupee be removed better by skimming or GAC?

Skimming cause its a larger molecule

Shoestring Reefer · #**460** 08/22/2005, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by drtango
I can't grow macroalgae anymore!

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Originally posted by gregt
I have this "problem" as well.

I had the same situation when I removed my DSB: macro stopped growing. But I've got a shallow sand bed (and my chaeto is growing) because I like how it looks and IMO how it looks is all that matters--it's single purpose is to make me happy, after all.