StayMotivated Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Hey everyone,Is there a difference between these two types of mineral balls? They both claim to have 30 different minerals and they both relatively have the same dosage. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated CiaraHono and Ekbergtog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukendabears Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 If they look similar they should be basically the same thing.. Probably produced at the same place and everything EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 ya probably same thing EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Ultimately if they have the same ingredients and roughly the same size it all comes down to price. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I have grown to trust MK 's products... Im gonna stick with him h4n, DETAquarium and Triton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 DET got it basically comes to down to pricing. And if I'm correct MK breed life balls are cheaper then benibachi. DETAquarium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 dont forget to add Ebi-Ken into this list! h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproia Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Does anyone know if adding Hydrogen Peroxide to the aquarium (to cut down on some nuisance hair algae) will be detrimental in any way to MK-Breed Life Balls? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 are you spot treating with the filters off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproia Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hi Eric, no I am more or less injecting it near the algae but leaving the filters on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hi Eric, no I am more or less injecting it near the algae but leaving the filters on. you'll get better results turning off any water flow for a few mins to really let the peroxide sit on the algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproia Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Ok, I will try your suggestion. Do you know though if the breeder balls will be negatively impacted by the hydrogen peroxide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Shrimp Depot Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 My question about the various mineral balls - is if there is any evidence they make a difference. Has anybody put the balls in distilled water for X amount of time and then checked to see what minerals were in the water - of even (easier) if the TDS, KH, GH of the water changed at all? Might be wrong, but putting the various balls in distilled water and then checking TDS - GH - KH some time later might be a very illuminating experiment. It still won't answer if they benefit the shrimp, but could answer other questions about their various composition and dissolution rate. Shrimpy Daddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Shrimp Depot Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Ok, I will try your suggestion. Do you know though if the breeder balls will be negatively impacted by the hydrogen peroxide? There should be no significant interaction between the mineral balls (or any mineral) and H2O2. Hydrogen Peroxide is fairly stable until acted on by catalase -- an enzyme contained in cells that disassociates the molecule resulting in H2O - O2 and a small amount of the peroxide anion (O−O)2–. The important fact is that in solution Hydrogen Peroxide is relatively stable / non reactive (in the absence of catalase) and will slowly come to equilibrium with the surrounding environment of H2O and O2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I question these mineral balls as well. I know they slowly release minerals but I don't think it does anything. I feel like these mineral balls are like "They have it so I should have it". Not sure how mineral balls benefit shrimp since I've never seen any proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 you'll get better results turning off any water flow for a few mins to really let the peroxide sit on the algae. can we use H2O2 in the shrimp tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 can we use H2O2 in the shrimp tank? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Yes. nice! i guess i can treat the algae problem in my tank now.. hahah.. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpie123 Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 On November 14, 2014 at 8:31 AM, h4n said: DET got it basically comes to down to pricing. And if I'm correct MK breed life balls are cheaper then benibachi. How often do you have to change them out in your tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Once a year or more Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Shrimpie123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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