REEF OR FOWLR?

BigHaig · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 15

What is the difference besides the coral/anemones etc?

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SG · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

In article , BigHaig wrote:
> What is the difference besides the coral/anemones etc?

One has corals, one dosen't. It really is as simple as that. Smile

Having corals in a tank implies a lot: very good water quality, better
lighting, only live rock and DSB/plenum for filtration, few reef safe
fish, reef safe inverts only. FOWLR gives you the benefit of an easy
to care for system useing "reef" techniques: i.e. live rock as the
primary, or only filtration, deep sand beds (DSB), snails and hermit
crabs depending on the fish. FOWLR doesn't have corals, so it dosen't
need intense lighting, and can safely use
cannister/undergravel/wet-dry filters.

Frank D. Yerrace · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Silly question: is FOWLER an acronym for something?

"SG" wrote in message$4UE.179704@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> In article , BigHaig
wrote:
> > What is the difference besides the coral/anemones etc?
>
>
> One has corals, one dosen't. It really is as simple as that. Smile

>
> Having corals in a tank implies a lot: very good water quality, better
> lighting, only live rock and DSB/plenum for filtration, few reef safe
> fish, reef safe inverts only. FOWLR gives you the benefit of an easy
> to care for system useing "reef" techniques: i.e. live rock as the
> primary, or only filtration, deep sand beds (DSB), snails and hermit
> crabs depending on the fish. FOWLR doesn't have corals, so it dosen't
> need intense lighting, and can safely use
> cannister/undergravel/wet-dry filters.
>

Dragon Slayer · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 440

lighting and equipment are two other major differences. as well as $$$.

kc

"BigHaig" wrote in message$Lk5.140@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> What is the difference besides the coral/anemones etc?
>
>

Greg Bunch · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

"Frank D. Yerrace" wrote in message@corp.supernews.com...
> Silly question: is FOWLER an acronym for something?

FOWLR = Fish Only With Live Rock

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