robt666 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 can i just drop it in.... and not to worry something will change what is the best product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Mine never did anything... Some times I wounder if they do anything at all lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thats it! I usually just wash them off with RODI water before tossing in, but then you just let them sit in aquarium. Hope they do what they claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANBU Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 I bought those cheap balls on eBay and the ones that has a name brand (cost more). They look the same. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I have a few mk life balls i washed them in ro/di and tossed in cup of ro/di. TDS did increase but very very slowly. As for it absorbing ammonia, it did not so that for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 @ Poopians. It didn't absorb ammonia because it's a mineral ball. You need those benibachi ammonia slab. Those were design to absorb ammonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortfin Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 But if you read the description of MK Breed Life Ball, it claims to absorb ammonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I have a few mk life balls i washed them in ro/di and tossed in cup of ro/di. TDS did increase but very very slowly. As for it absorbing ammonia, it did not so that for me. I don't think the amount of ammonia could be detected by most ammonia test kits. How exactly did you test this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I had a 10g tank with around .25 ammonia. Had 4 lifeballs in there. 1 week later, still .25 ammonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I had a 10g tank with around .25 ammonia. Had 4 lifeballs in there. 1 week later, still .25 ammonia. The Life Balls could have been absorbing the ammonia while your substrate, or any other source, was still leeching / producing it. Better way to check would be in a controlled environment. Start with water in a cup, add ammonia to a confirmed measurable level, add mineral balls and monitor. Personally I don't add any of my mineral balls or ammonia boards till after my cycle and right before I put in my shrimp. Why waste their finite absorption capacity before there are any shrimp in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammaknits02 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 If the tank is cycled, though, there shouldn't be any ammonia to absorb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 If the tank is cycled, though, there shouldn't be any ammonia to absorb. Unless you do something to upset the balance. If you overfeed, do a big trim/removal of plants or have some shrimp die off, an ammonia spike can occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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