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Roger Miller · 09-10-2003, 02:09 PM

The ideal natural aquarium is a miniature ecosystem that functions indefinitely without input, output or maintenance by the aquarist.

Real aquariums don't normally approach the ideal very closely. I think what they do have in common is that -- aside from regular inputs of light and fish food -- the aquarium's state is determined more by internal ecological relationships than by the labor of the aquarist.

Roger Miller

"The indispensible first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want" -- Ben Stein

09-10-2003, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Roger Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 99 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points:	The ideal natural aquarium is a miniature ecosystem that functions indefinitely without input, output or maintenance by the aquarist. Real aquariums don't normally approach the ideal very closely. I think what they do have in common is that -- aside from regular inputs of light and fish food -- the aquarium's state is determined more by internal ecological relationships than by the labor of the aquarist. Roger Miller "The indispensible first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want" -- Ben Stein