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Message: [QUOTE="anoxic101, post: 143249, member: 5148"] Quote: Dr Novak, I don't understand what your post was referring to specifically. I have no interest in combining mechanical and bio, don't think it's ever a good idea and I have posted that many times. 10-9-2012 No, No ,No, Waterbug! The first and only the first paragraph pertains to you and when you said that you don’t believe in the philosophy “to agree to disagree” like I do. I think because all filter work even though they all have their limits, then some slack should be applied to those that may not see things your way or my way. Because of that one reason alone, some may fail whilst other will be very successful at the same thing. The rest of what I said I’m still working on what [url="https://www.gardenpondforum.com/topic/10461-an-alternative-better-approach-to-a-bog-anoxic-filtration/page__view__findpost__p__143046"]#4[/url][url="https://www.gardenpondforum.com/user/3486-brokensword/"]brokensword[/url] / Michael said. He seems pretty agitated at me (maybe not) and on the defensive side already. The rest is only to show what will in time really happen to a bog implemented the way he was told how to do it. I’m also not questioning his ability on pond husbandry or his knowledge on tropical or cold-water fish. As you know there is a lot of science into making a filter work, not only for today but also in the years to come. I’m not here to get into a heated discussion with Michael on his filter. I think he needs to be respected for giving his bog a try, but needs to know the truth about the science behind his pea-gravel bog. I’m not going to ask him about his water parameters and try to agitate him even more; he’s probably been through the gauntlet already more than once by others. I think some professionalism needs to be shown to him because I’m not trying to showoff are prove any points at his expense. However, his “natural system” and his pea-gravel bog is just not so! I hear that from a lot of hobbyists about how “natural” their filters are and they can’t be any further from the truth. He is using a typical sewage treatment facility filtering system and nothing more. Adding plants to it still doesn’t change it into a natural system or bring it any closer to such. [/QUOTE]

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