Jhap, you're right about hurting the lowest end of the food chain. The CC did so well is because they are built to feed in minimal light, while BG & LMB feed mostly by sight.

I'm hopeing that he meant to say 1 foot rather than 1 inch of clarity. I don't know what that much suspended clay would effect (thinking of the fishes gills) if he really has 1" of clarity.


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