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Old 02-03-2005, 03:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Balance blocks

What does everyone think of the product - Balance blocks by HBH products????
Let me know!!
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Old 02-03-2005, 07:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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personally i dont trust miracle cure-all products.
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Old 02-03-2005, 09:03 PM   #3 (permalink)
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According to the chemistry gurus these things cannot possibly work.
They cannot keep your tank's Ca and alk balanced automatically.
If they did every reefkeeper would be using these things.
Just get some quality Ca and alk testkits, some C-Balance or Kents TechCB, and figure out how much you need to dose every day or every other day. Or if you prefer an automated solution just setup a kalkwasser doser/dripper or autotopoff.
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Old 02-07-2005, 03:24 AM   #4 (permalink)
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You are absolutely correct Mike If they work as claimed, then I can beam myself to Mars
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Old 02-07-2005, 08:17 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Too bad. It would save NASA a bunch of money.
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Old 02-07-2005, 10:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I have actually heard of folks screwing up thier tanks with those

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Old 02-08-2005, 12:04 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Ok guys i wasnt planning on using them a customer had me order some in at my work and i just wondered about them never used them so i just thought i might ask...
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Old 09-22-2009, 12:19 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Balance blocks

what kind of issues could they cause ?
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Old 09-22-2009, 05:41 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Balance blocks

This is about a 4 year old thread.

To answer your specific question, you are adding a bunch of stuff to your reef and you don't even know what's in it.

One thing you'll find out very quickly is that there are no "miracle" cure all products, especially when it comes to adjusting pH in SW. Yes, you might get the pH correct, but doing it with such a "shot gun" approach tends to get something else, just as critical, out of balance.

While I'm on a rant, take one of those printed catalogues from the "big time online stores" and go through it. Put an X over every product that is out and out junk, substandard, or otherwise just shouldn't be used in a reef system. It's amazing how much stuff you'll find.
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