Thank you for the tip - I have seen it and read several of Dr Aziz' papers. I have thought about springing for the $150 but was going to wait till I'm a little closer to construction, in case he pumps out a new edition in the meantime
Most of what I've read in what he has published has described experiments that compare an amount of added periphyton that is obviously more than the control arm, (such as plastic netting in shrimp ponds, or sticks at regular intervals in a tilapia pond) but does not seem to be of the order of magnitude such as promoted by those building synthetic floating islands.
And would the added effort/expense of hucking tons of hay in specific (likely elevated off bottom somehow) spots be more worthwhile than a super brush heavy pond with aeration, that doesn't have to be replenished as often? Without being able to stock tilapia other than a small area, would the crayfish/insects/zooplankton/bacteria/fungi be able to process it?
And would stocking some nitrogenous hay (alfalfa, clover) produce any added benefit?
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