 Re: How To Keep Ferns?
A mid-day break is used to reduce algae, but it doesn't mess up the plants. Tons of people use this method; some have award winning tanks, others have cesspools. In and of its self, this method does not seem to determine the health of a tank. Whether it helps is something I've not closely studied.
If you want to copy nature purely because you think anything natural is beneficial, I would start with introducing ammonia loaded fecal matter in small parts, along with all the diseases it incurs. With natural as much as high tech, I think there needs to be sound reasons for actions rather than blind appeals to nature or xenophilia.
-Philosophos |