Is this a total scam product or what!

[julnj2]

There's a guy on another forum I surf who swears by the Azoo biomedia; he, however, has nothing good to say about the silver ion balls.

I have seen them, but hesitant to try myself.

I agree, but I might try this:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4136+4173&pcatid=4173

Seems effective and at a good price, think Id need at least 3liters to fill my FX5.

What do you guys think?

 

[spiff]

They look like rice crispy treats

 

[Bderick67]

Considering this stuff is now on clearence would lead me to believe that they have not been well accepted. Don't think you can go wrong with either Hagen/fluval Biomax or Eheim Ehfisubstrat, from manufacturers claims they both have much more surface area then that of Seachem Matrix.

 

[Nic]

i have been curious about them for awhile.... its the amount needed that holds me back 1L per 13 gallons means i will need about 28L to see if it makes a difference

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

Some of the media claims to be antibacterial, wth!????
(This is the one, Im talking about: "Silver Ion helps minimize microbial pathogen growth." The others sound just like hocus pocus!)
Sounds like a bad idea, for bio bugs!

The beneficial bacteria that is essential to a properly filtered aquarium is completely different from microbial pathogens. A pathogen is a foreign, malignant microbe. In other words, it's "bad bacteria".

I have no idea if this products claims are true or not. I just wanted to clarify the definition of a microbial pathogen for everyone.

 

[cassharper]

The second product you listed is a type of sintered glass, grade A stuff. IMO (and a lot of others), it's one of the best bio media's out there.

The cheap methods (pot scrubbies, cut up straws, etc) do work, but when you are dealing with such a small volume commercial products like this will give you exponentially larger surface area to deal with (that's a good thing). A lot of people think pot scrubbies are the way to go, but I think for cans a porous bio-media would be better suited.