Mebbid
Aquarium Advice Addict
1. I've read over the entire product including the FAQs and have yet to see a single piece of scientific evidence backing up the claims for this product. The aquarium industry has shifted to need scientific evidence to accept a product. Most if not all successful products have a boat load of evidence to go along with their product. This is especially necessary when a company is making outrageous claims such as this one.
2. While there are bacterial strains out there that will perform aerobic denitrification I would need to see the exact strain they are using to accomplish this. The same goes for the bacteria that converts Ammonia into Ammonium. I would also need to see the chemical process for this part.
3. They claim that their blend of "tri carbon" won't clog as long as you use a 10 micron filter. What they don't mention is that 10 microns is equivalent to the size of 1 of the smallest known diatoms on the planet. So unless you are running a diatom filter as a pre filter for your tri carbon then it will clog and become useless (common issue regarding a lot of filter media). This is their direct statement of the needed micron size prefilter. Following that I found this: "The more surface area is available to colonize the more efficient your filtration system will be. Filters that are clogged with fines or very dirty become anoxic and will no longer function properly." under their FAQ
4. Your testing methods have been far from scientific. What test kits are you using? Are you aware that 150ml of standard ammonia would put you at about 40ppm ammonia? What is the ammonia source that you are using? Calculator. I love that you are doing them but there needs to be improvements made to convince people.
5. I am going to point out that both Jetajockey and jlk put things in a very concise manner. It might be worth going back to revisit what they said.
6. Anyone can throw together a website to market junk products. This one is a great example AquaBella Bio-Enzyme for Fresh and Saltwater Tank No water changes for a year! Heck, if I truly cared enough to I could easily throw a website together that sounded very convincing full of testimonies. It would take me a grand total of 3 - 4 hours. It's great that you are an advocate for the product but imho their claims definitely need backing.
Snake oil miracle products come and go all the time. It is our duty to look at these things in a skeptic manner to rule out any misinformation that is being fed to us by people just wanting to make a quick $. People may not like or agree with it, but it's a methodology that needs to be used.
2. While there are bacterial strains out there that will perform aerobic denitrification I would need to see the exact strain they are using to accomplish this. The same goes for the bacteria that converts Ammonia into Ammonium. I would also need to see the chemical process for this part.
3. They claim that their blend of "tri carbon" won't clog as long as you use a 10 micron filter. What they don't mention is that 10 microns is equivalent to the size of 1 of the smallest known diatoms on the planet. So unless you are running a diatom filter as a pre filter for your tri carbon then it will clog and become useless (common issue regarding a lot of filter media). This is their direct statement of the needed micron size prefilter. Following that I found this: "The more surface area is available to colonize the more efficient your filtration system will be. Filters that are clogged with fines or very dirty become anoxic and will no longer function properly." under their FAQ
4. Your testing methods have been far from scientific. What test kits are you using? Are you aware that 150ml of standard ammonia would put you at about 40ppm ammonia? What is the ammonia source that you are using? Calculator. I love that you are doing them but there needs to be improvements made to convince people.
5. I am going to point out that both Jetajockey and jlk put things in a very concise manner. It might be worth going back to revisit what they said.
6. Anyone can throw together a website to market junk products. This one is a great example AquaBella Bio-Enzyme for Fresh and Saltwater Tank No water changes for a year! Heck, if I truly cared enough to I could easily throw a website together that sounded very convincing full of testimonies. It would take me a grand total of 3 - 4 hours. It's great that you are an advocate for the product but imho their claims definitely need backing.
Snake oil miracle products come and go all the time. It is our duty to look at these things in a skeptic manner to rule out any misinformation that is being fed to us by people just wanting to make a quick $. People may not like or agree with it, but it's a methodology that needs to be used.