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An evaluation of supplementing bacterial filtration with algae scrubbers in a recirculating marine aquarium
Author(s) -
Pryor Warren W.,
Morris Daniel J.,
Simmons Lee G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.1430070310
Subject(s) - scrubber , algae , biology , nitrite , nitrate , ammonia , phosphate , filtration (mathematics) , environmental chemistry , botany , ecology , waste management , biochemistry , chemistry , statistics , mathematics , engineering
The 4.5 m 2 algae scrubbers were shown to have no significant impact on the amount of attached or suspended algae in the 30,000 liter display or on the concentrations of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, or dissolved oxygen in the water. Algae scrubbers significantly raised the water's copper concentration. The month‐long experiment was conducted in the Coral Reef Tank at the Omaha Zoo.