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i just noticed these advertised on the main fishchannel.com page, and i've been looking at the website for them, they are really interesting. i was just wondering if anyone on here has actually tried them?
here is the website address for anyone wondering what they are http://www.onedersave.com/
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| Hello cgoldies. Tried the Eco-Bio Stones a couple of years ago and they are extremely pricey and really didn't work well for me to justify the cost. As I recall, the hype was the stones or blocks would replace water changes. Nothing will replace regular and large water changes. These may be used in addition to water changes and seemed to keep the tank water a little cleaner while I was on vacation for a couple of weeks one time. However, I did a larger water change just prior to a two week vacation recently and my tanks were fine without the product. My recommendation would be to save your money. BBradbury
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I have one in my 55 gallon cichlid tank and I personally like it.
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Hi
I am going to try them in my new tank. From all I've read and experienced the environment that your fish live in is most important. The more healthy the water the faster and bigger your fish will grow. Ammonia/nitrates are really bad for your fish gills etc. So anything that neutralizes that has to be good for your fish. I personally change 1/3 my water weekly but will do a bit less weekly when I get bigger tank with the bio stone, otherwise it will take all day to change water as I gravity feed water in from a bucket with a small tube. Since changing water regularly I have had no fish loss and fast growth. So even with the bio stone I believe water changes are still essential. At present I also add good bacteria which the stone will replace and aquarium salts
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My eco-block works wonders! I still keep up with my weekly water changes however. I suggest investing in the small eco-block for a small aquarium, it is quite worthwhile in my opinion.
Steph
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All they are is a man made porous rock that is safe for the aquarium,the benifit they provide is a very large surface area for nitrifying bacteria to grow on. I was going to buy one then looked at the price and then a friend gave me a 25lb peice of lava rock> I broke it into a lot of smaller peices soacked them in water from a water change,tied some plants(such as anubas and the like) to the lava rock and put some in each of my tanks. These did the same thing as the echo block(lava rock is a lot cheaper) and with the added plants they look good,I thought the lava would affect the PH;but the PH change was minumal.
Shakespere says...to be or not to be?Fish hobbiests say....To buy or not to buy! 
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