Yeah, but the guy at the fish store swears by the stuff....lol
"Bill Kirkpatrick" wrote in message
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Bill's Rules for the Road...

1) if they don't tell you exactly what's in it - you don't
want it.

2) You should know, exactly, what you are adding to your
bazillion dollar investment. You should know what it is,
what it does, what you need it to do, and how the given
product will accomplish what you need.

3) If the marketing materials make ANY dubious claim,
however small, Run fast, run far.

In this case, at least some of the marketing out there
includes "breaks down ... phosphate". Seeing how that is
chemically impossible, run would be my response. P is an
element, and cannot be "broken down".

Oh, and the 2nd follow-up rule... Once a dubious marketing
claim is made, mear withdrawal of that claim does nothing to
improve the product itself.

3rd follow-up rule. Indeed, when a vendor sees fit to make
one dubious claim, you should become suspect of their entire
product line.

4) Ask if, and how, "God" adds Magic Elixirs to the Ocean.

5) Know that people that want to sell you Strontium, for
example, will be able to go on, and on, about why it is
needed, how it is used, by whom in the tank, where it comes
from in sea water, and how it is provided/cycled in the
ocean, and often, even give you the oceanic/bio-chemical
processes involved. Then, ask why Brand X won't/can't do
that too and why you should trust them on their
profit-oriented word when real info is all so readily available.

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Layer3guru wrote:
Anyone have any ideas about this, or just another gimmick?