I got this aquarium book (titled 'Pet Library Advanced Aquarist Guide') at a used book sale recently. There's a section on filtration that reads as follows (the last sentence is the important one): "A recent innovation is the introduction of ion exchange resins to construct filter beds. Available resins will remove both organic and inorganic soluble introgenous compounds. Used with discretion, they could be of use to control algae. Resins that could change the pH and hardness of the water are also available but it is doubtful if these will be of great practical value to aquarists." What do you think? Do you still agree that those wouldn't be of value today (the copyright on the book is 1969)? Thought you'd like to hear about that. :-) William Please visit our website at homestead.juno.com/jgarden2000/aquaria.html ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://www.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!