Are all GAC brands created equal? - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

08-31-2005, 11:16 AM

That's what an MSDS should look like for the most part. It simpley tells you what the product is made of/from, care and handling as well as medical precautions or remedies if needed.

For the other information, you need to ask for the specification of the product. It should look something like this (Seachem's Matrix)...

Specifications
Shape Spherical
Mean Diamter 2.39 mm
Density 0.49 g/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94]
Pore Volume (PV) 0.55-0.65 mL/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94]
Total Surface Area (TSA) 500-600 m2/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94]
TSA/PV 770-1100 m2/mL
Iodine # >1000
Molasses # >600
pH in distilled water <7.2
Leachable Phosphate <0.00001 g/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94]

Cheers
Steve

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08-31-2005, 11:16 AM	#11
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	That's what an MSDS should look like for the most part. It simpley tells you what the product is made of/from, care and handling as well as medical precautions or remedies if needed. For the other information, you need to ask for the specification of the product. It should look something like this (Seachem's Matrix)... Specifications Shape Spherical Mean Diamter 2.39 mm Density 0.49 g/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94] Pore Volume (PV) 0.55-0.65 mL/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94] Total Surface Area (TSA) 500-600 m2/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94] TSA/PV 770-1100 m2/mL Iodine # >1000 Molasses # >600 pH in distilled water <7.2 Leachable Phosphate <0.00001 g/[acronym:a699406b94="Crushed Coral (if substrate) or Counter Current (if referring to a Protien skimmer) or cubic centimeter (if referring to a measure of volume)."]cc[/acronym:a699406b94] Cheers Steve