Re: [GSAS-Member] Alfagrog

[Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>]

Alphagrog is basically just a biomedia, no?  Why not get much less  
expensive ceramic rings or plastic bioballs?


On Mar 3, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Clifford Miller wrote:

>
> I think I paid $20 per bag (around the size of a bag of fancy  
> coffee), and
> bought several bags online at a pond site.  It feels like ceramic and
> doesn't change water hardness, but I have seen reports of people
> experiencing raises in copper levels when first using new media--
> obviously this isn't the best thing ever for your inverts (if you have
> them), so I'd add with caution if you're keeping sensitive  
> critters.  I
> did kill a whole tank full of amano shrimp when I first set mine up,  
> but I
> never tested for copper, so I'm unsure if that was the root cause.
>
>
> Cliff
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> SO, where do you GET Alphagrog?  And is it a 50lb sack for a small
>>> fortune, or
>>> something more reasonable? Inquiring (and sometimes lazy about  
>>> timely
>>> cleaning of
>>> their tanks) minds want to know...  ;)
>>>
>>> CC
>>>
>>>
>>
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