On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:21:16 CST, ~ jan wrote:

I agree, and would add that not only food, but the bacteria is aerobic,
meaning it needs air flowing pass it. Still water and they drown.

Quote from Wikipedia: Aerobic organism, a living thing with an
oxygen-based metabolism ++++
I don't believe it is air, but oxygen that the bacteria gets from the
water.
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