I'll give them the benefit of the doubt since they have been in contact with Randy but at some point that benefit goes away. Best be fair to all involved.
that will be either very interesting or very entertaining… what are the odds they just cop to it all?
I had a severe ich outbreak after starting to use vibrant 2 weeks prior. I have a fowlr tank and lost an emperor angel, lionfish, and yellow belly puffer. I have no specific evidence that vibrant was the true cause but it was the only change I had made. All my fish came from live aquarius divers den. I dont know if vibrant stresses the fish enough to be vulnerable to ich or if it possibly contained ich, but it was a pretty big loss for me. I didn't think it could have been the vibrant until catching up on all of this.
What a contrast to how Tropic Marin handled/are handling their debacle.
The question makes sense but the answer is not known. The polymer will not break down (or very slowly), but it does bind to negatively charged stuff (bacteria, organisms, detritus, some dissolved organics, mineral surfaces, etc.), taking it out of the available water column for additional action. Some folks in the chem forum are trying to test this.
I personally would not get too worked up about water changes and disposal. It's more of an academic question.
This makes me feel like something truest was wrong in Vibrant, otherwise they’d just publish their results.
I'm not disagreeing with you, and I read your post. I just was saying disposal rules somehow has to be a concentration issue. In other words - you are not allowed to dump 60% algaecide into your storm sewer - but clearly - you;'re allowed to empty your swimming pool (which has a much lower concentration)? I mean - its not like I have an EPA approved 25,000 gallon container
Great news! Thanks for the update and to the folks for keeping thread on track.
I'm not disagreeing with you, and I read your post. I just was saying disposal rules somehow has to be a concentration issue. In other words - you are not allowed to dump 60% algaecide into your storm sewer - but clearly - you;'re allowed to empty your swimming pool (which has a much lower concentration)? I mean - its not like I have an EPA approved 25,000 gallon container
I'm not disagreeing with you, and I read your post. I just was saying disposal rules somehow has to be a concentration issue. In other words - you are not allowed to dump 60% algaecide into your storm sewer - but clearly - you;'re allowed to empty your swimming pool (which has a much lower concentration)? I mean - its not like I have an EPA approved 25,000 gallon container
Agree completely - And I've read the warning multiple times. The EPA warning in some places is talking about the concentration in the bottle. I.e First aid instructions, etc. The instructions for disposal also vary depending on the concentration. BTW - the EPA sheet also seems to contradict itself - Since it does explain what to do with swimming pool effluent. Which is obviously going to go into the storm sewer. (They say to notify your sewer company that you are going to do it)
