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I don't know anything about it but the name makes me laugh.
I can just see it.
"Hey man my fished haven't died in 3 yrs"
"Whats your secret?"
"A magic aquarium ball"
 
you know i was looking at the ingreidients:
plaster of paris - to keep it together
quartz - magic shiny-ness?
perlite - uh...
methylene blue - this must be the actual active ingriedient?
i know that a magazine about 10 years ago told people you could put itmeth blue) in someones pepsi and they would be blue for a week. they got in troubl it was hilarious
 
Ingredients:
Plaster of paris - Calcium sulfate- this would raise the hardness of the water without affecting pH.
quartz - Inert AFAIK. Maybe the crystals help channel positive energy into the fishies? :lol:
perlite - This is the white stuff you find in potting soil mixes. Also inert, AFAIK.
methylene blue - People put this in breeder tanks to protect fish eggs from fungus. It's the active ingredient in BettaMax. I've also seen it used by people who transport fish to/from fish shows. I'm not sure what effect long term exposure would have on fish.

Bottom line: Interesting product, but I think frequent water changes are the best way to "maintain proper pH balance, better fish health, better resistance to disease and clearer water". :wink:
 
Methylene blue is also used often in the treatment of ich.

Plaster of paris is the same thing they use to hold vacation feeding blocks together.

This is hilarious - but I might have bought it when I was new to the hobby and the control of water conditions was a huge mystery anyway, lol!
 
oh i know they must sell tons of em.

to the guys - well i wasnt suggesting anyone use it in place of real maintenance :roll:

i just thought it was funny
 
I am going to order a dozen or so....I love them..they ae just so 60's kitschy, right down to the font on the packaging. 2-3 are going in my collection, and the rest are going to be gifted to some aquarists I know that will also appreciate them.
 
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