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"Ross Bagley" wrote in message
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: "malcolms" writes:
:
: Just arrived in the country a new product unknown to us called an
: ecoaqualiser.Any of you using this device which is meant to ionise
: water molecules.on what ive read it sounds interesting & has anyone
: had success with this
:
: I call bull****. First of all, seawater is already chock-full of ions
: and very little you could do electrically would add any significant
: number of additional ions.
:
: Second, which ions might be added by such a device? Are they
: referring to any of the ions that reefkeepers should manage (ammonium,
: nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, calcium, carbonate, bicarbonate, sulfate,
: borate, silicate, chlorine, sodium)?
:
: On the "See How" page, the author states, "...as toxins are added to
: your tank, water molecules become tightly bonded to each other..."
: This is purest tripe of the same caliber as that used to sell "Penta"
: bottled water. A little further down the same page: "As water flows
: through the ECO chamber, it's bombarded with photons and polarity
: energies. These combined ionization properties reduce Hydrogen Bonding
: (2)."
:
: Erm, no.
:
: Heat and light can break up protein complexes, but most of those
: complexes are already in a low-toxicity form and are very likely to be
: picked up and extracted by your skimmer in their current state (A fact
: which is contrary to their assertion that protein complexes are less
: likely to be skimmed).
:
: Also, very few of the compounds that make up dissolved organic matter
: in our tanks will be affected by the tiny radiative elements visible
: in the little Eco Aqualizer tube. Almost any Halide-lit tank probably
: has a higher radiation density at all frequencies than can be produced
: in this little toy.
:
: The rest of the page contains many more of the same type of
: unsubstantiated assertion. They claim to be replacing the effect of
: the earth's magnetic field while conveniently forgetting that our
: tanks are also located in the earth's magnetic field. Later in the
: same section, the author mentions carbon dioxide first on a list of
: toxic gases (lead and mercury also made the list of toxic "gases").
: One has to wonder why he forgot to list aragonite and pizza as
: toxic gases. In another section, it is asserted that water becomes
: "inactive or unbalanced" without "magnetic energy".
:
: Based on the information on the website, this product is equivalent to
: any number of quack cures for human ailments and seems to share much
: in concept and marketing to the thoroughly debunked "magnet therapy".
: This is a sham, snake oil, etc. Keep a hand close to your wallet.
:
: Regards,
: Ross
:
: -- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba
: "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature...
: Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller
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