What is Metal Gone anyway?
It's an African Mineral (not a chemical!!) use to remove (or absorb) what’s in the water. Here is a complete list of what it takes out :
Aluminum, Ammonium, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Oils, Palladium, Phosphorus, Rubidium, Silicone, Silver, Strontium, Titanium, Vanadium, Zinc, and Zirconium.
Over Five Times the AMMONIA as most ammonia adsorbents.
Reduces lead, killer copper, iron and zinc.
Reduces Phosphorus, and Magnesium* for diminished algae growth.
(*Magnesium, a component of chlorophyll, is an essential ingredient for plant growth and development. Although present at only 2.7% in the total weight of chlorophyll, magnesium must be present in considerably larger amounts to promote plant growth!)
Removes polyvalent cations from the water.
Lessens the formation of nitrites and nitrates
Not bad but how good is it for algae control?
By removing what algae need to grow, it simply stop their grow. Where it becomes really interesting is when Metal Gone is use with what’s call « Right Now Bacteria » (view my other articles about that bacteria). After Metal Gone has weaken the algae, Right Now Bacteria is can to consume them! I have tried this with different kinds of green algae and got results everytime (in both fresh and saltwater aquarium). It takes about 3 good weeks before none remains. Once I got rid of the algae, I keep some Metal Gone in my filter to make sure they have no chance to grow back.
Most of my testings have been done in non-planted fresh water aquariums agains different type of green algae. It showed me how great it work but now it’s time to know what it can do against blue green algae.
UPDATE: It's been a while! I had the chance to try it many times against different type of algae in both salt and freshwater aquarium. It's still really good for algae control but I had a little more trouble getting rid of the blue green algae. It took me 2 months but I finally got rid of it.
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