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do you know anybody who says they don't do water changes, yet their flora and fauna are healthy? this article http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/2817-Non-CO2-methods gave me plenty to think about not only because the method excludes injected CO2, but because the method claims no water changes. i spoke wth plenty of hobbyists that were quick to comdemn the method without considering the approach or the author's reputation. a few didn't want to try it because they didn't know anyone who used the method, or they didn't want to get ridiculed for doing something less than mainstream. a handful didn't want to try it because success meant their CO2 investment wasn't the only way to go. everyone said their plants look nicer since they added CO2. but nobody, nobody said they preferred CO2 because their plants would grow faster. so their real goal is nice looking plants. here's a couple quotes from the article: "CO2 is a bit like a drug addiction that hobbyists get hooked on. [...] CO2 and non CO2 tanks work for all the same reasons, but........ They grow at different rates" plants grow fast with CO2. so they fill the tank faster, we trim them more often, and eventually pull them to get something different more often. add the time and money it costs to setup and maintain and it sounds like CO2, arguable, increases maintenance (but the benefit was not raised by any hobbyist i polled). "...assuming 80-90% of the nutrients will come from the fish load." i just about choked on my coffee when i read this one. sounds low maintenance. natural ingredients. Step One: Feed Fish Step Two: Repeat Step One As for no water changes, well, like some of you, i come from a long standing tradition of regular wc. but when someone with dr barr's credentials suggests open-loop fertilization can be simplified to a near closed loop, that's noteworthy. it may not sell as many ro or t5ho, but it does give low-tech hobbyists hope. and as i've read here, in other forums and listened to over a cup of coffee, many hobbyists say they value simplicity.
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i was amazed the first time i saw a planted tank. when i asked the owner how i could do that, i was overwhelmed with the vocabulary, and quickly checked out of the conversation. but i did manage to retain the name, "tom barr," and my personal search began. the title of this topic is not my own. it's a reiteration of mr barr's thread title. http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/4882-Confusion-about-EI-and-other-myths i do commend this to those who are curious, but discouraged trying to reconcile the scads of positive/negative anecdotes on the subject. it's not like reading a primer on spelling. but tom uses a consistant vocabulary which made it easy for me to learn. i found it helpful, and it lead to reading several other posts of his. i hope you find it helpful too.
