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Re: Environmentalism (was: Crypts and Light)
Karen Randall writes:
> There is absolutely no question that you _can_ have a beautiful planted
> tank with very high light levels... The question is, is there anything you
> are growing at this level that could not be grown very well at lower light
> levels? And if not, does it make sense to throw our limited resources away
> in this fashion? Obviously, even running a tank uses energy, and
> everything we do every day has some impact on our environment. Everyone
> has to decide for themselves whether the benefits outweigh the costs. I
> think we need to think about it, though, and make a rational decision
> rahter than just buying into the "more is better" mentality. (I'm not
> accusing you of that... you may have gone through this thought process
> already. I'm just asking each aquarist to do it for themselves)
Gee. I never really thought about it like that. I have 1.5 to 2 watts per
gallon on all of my set-ups for the simple reason that I can't afford more
equipment. I am content with my tanks, except that I have to keep ripping
out the extra vallisnaria and taking it down to the LFS. It gets out of hand
about once a month. Now I'm getting ready to chop up my anubias into little
pieces and do the same with it.
On another list, I have been an advocate of DI over RO because DI doesn't
generate any waste after the first gallon or two per charge. Most of them
don't get it. I guess they'd have to spend some time in a place where
lawyers make more money off Water Rights Law than ambulance chasing. Some
people don't understand that water is a limited commodity.
Bob Dixon
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