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Re: Is "Algone" a scam?
I agree with Joe adding any chemical to a tank of tropical fish -- even
ones which you believe
are beneficial -- should be done only after serious consideration. The
fish live in the water which is somewhat polluted from the get-go.
Minor dissolved chemicals which we can't even detect can irritate
sensitive tissues on fish (like gills) causing problems.
In addition - a chemical additive sufficient in strength to kill algae
must be pretty caustic.
Also -- Algae though unsightly is beneficial to the aquatic environment
in many ways.
Gary
On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:11:11 -0500 "Joe Bulterman"
<jbulterman at earthlink_net> writes:
> The more 'stuff' you add to a fish tank the greater the chance that
> something unintentional will go wrong.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
> Behalf Of Jason Owens
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 3:00 PM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Is "Algone" a scam?
>
>
> Does anyone have experience with a product called Algone? Their
> website
> (www.algone.com) purports that it's a 100% safe and natural way to
> control
> and eliminate algae in both fresh and marine fish tanks.
>
> If you visit the site, you'll see that Algone's site is peppered
> with
> testimonials (Chris T. from Texas says it's great, Sally P. from New
> York
> says it's a miracle) and "scientific" documentation, yet Internet
> searches
> on Google, Yahoo, and Northernlight.com have yielded almost nothing
> on this
> product or its effectiveness.
>
> Basically...considering the thriving nature of the online
> fishkeeping
> community, the widespread problem of algae growth in tanks, and the
> remarkable claims this company makes...I would think SOMEONE would
> be
> talking about this stuff online. But the only place talking about
> Algone is
> www.algone.com.
>
> Personally, I want to believe...but I don't want to be the sucker
> buying
> fool's gold.
>
> -- jason
>
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