• Reading R. Shimek...

  • Katie4842

Dear marine aquarium enthusiasts. Reading the articles by R. Shimek (first of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Stas Alpin for translating such necessary and important information, which is currently a kind of reference book for me and not only) I would like to clarify several, in my opinion, interesting questions and invite M.A. (marine aquarium) enthusiasts to discuss a little... Here is one of them. The article emphasizes the inadmissibility of the presence of burrowing sand animals: gobies, starfish, etc. in the DSB "under any circumstances." However, often in the descriptions of their aquatic systems, many authors write about burrowing mollusks - strombus, which well plow the substrate, eating, in this way, in addition to detritus and microalgae, also infauna. And they try to keep as many of them as possible. According to the observations of my colleagues, strombus do not affect the development of infauna. And yet I would like to hear something else about the presence and impact of various benthic animals in the aquariums of

Shawn

Read this article by Shimek more carefully, paying attention to HOW he measures the density of the DSB population, as well as HOW (from the western and eastern coasts) he replenishes this population, and you will understand that DSB is not a threat to you or most of the forum participants, of course in the sense that Mr. Shimek interprets it. As for Strombus, let them dig; they might live a bit longer.

Wendy

Greetings everyone! I want to talk not about the article itself, but about why the discussion is taking place in the "Members' Marine Aquariums" section. This section is not suitable for such a discussion; moderators, please move the topic to the "General Questions" section.

Nancy758

DSB is not that it doesn't threaten, it works perfectly. I see this not only in my own aquarium but also in the aquariums of my colleagues. There was a time when I didn't attach such high importance to the DSB issue. Now I hold a different point of view. Shimek's articles are a wonderful guide to setting up a reef aquarium. In the topic, I raised the question about exchanging information from the personal experiences of colleagues working with DSB. I have read very carefully about how Mr. Shimek populates his substrate and at what density. But we do not live on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and even more so, not in the Bahamas. And let the strombus live and thrive... who is against it?

James8887

Sure, please reschedule.