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Public aquaria, including those operated through state endowments, are businesses, contrary to notions otherwise, and are operated as such. Top-down pressure exists to employ only as much filtration as is required to suitably process the nutrient content of the water to the maximum allowable levels, as dictated by the EPA or by the observed tolerance of the organisms being housed. Additionally, public aquaria are built upon principles of wastewater management that have been in place for many decades (depending on the specific principals), most of which are either directly or partially adapted from sewage treatment processes. Even the newest public aquaria employ outdated filtration principles, because the directors of husbandry responsible for overseeing design of facilities have generally worked in the public aquaria sector for several decades by the time that they are deemed eligible for consideration for facility directorship. Often, these individuals may recommend designs with..

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