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incognitus · 06/09/2010, 01:33 AM

I could put my hands on 3 litres of BHT polymer (raw material) and made a try with 30 galons of water in static arrangement. Result was that skimmer ended up with a slime of plastic, and bubbles could not be formed because of the polymer disolved. Water stayed clear.

Many people informs of redox falls, cyano break out, and skimmer under performance with small quantities of pellet. I´m sure that polymer leaches into the water column, its just a new way of dosing carbon to aquarium water.

I think that adding hidroxyacids in liquid form would have same results as the pellets.

06/09/2010, 01:33 AM	#3
incognitus Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 63	I could put my hands on 3 litres of BHT polymer (raw material) and made a try with 30 galons of water in static arrangement. Result was that skimmer ended up with a slime of plastic, and bubbles could not be formed because of the polymer disolved. Water stayed clear. Many people informs of redox falls, cyano break out, and skimmer under performance with small quantities of pellet. I´m sure that polymer leaches into the water column, its just a new way of dosing carbon to aquarium water. I think that adding hidroxyacids in liquid form would have same results as the pellets.