• Marine aquarium and shungite.

  • Darrell7542

Last year, I stumbled upon a natural filter in a pharmacy called "Shungite." I thought about it for a while and eventually decided to buy it because it was written that Shungite is a unique ancient mineral that contains a special, rare form of carbon molecules—fullerenes, for the discovery of which a group of English scientists was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998. But that wasn't what attracted me. When interacting with water, Shungite structures it and makes it biologically active, cleans it from nitrates, nitrites, pesticides, and dioxins, enriches the water with macro and microelements, and gives the water powerful antioxidant properties. Armed with this information, I decided to conduct an experiment. I took 100g of Shungite, rinsed it under running water, and placed it in a mesh bag, putting it in the pump housing of a 400-liter aquarium. I set it up in the aquarium and waited for results. Then I completely forgot about it. About a month later, while testing for nitrates, I found that they had sharply decreased. Another month later, they were completely gone. The fish showed no negative reaction to the presence of this substance at all. On the contrary, the water became clearer, and the macrophytes started to grow much better. P.S. Don't get me wrong; I am not providing this example for advertising purposes. 500g of Shungite cost 18.30 rubles in July of last year.

Sheila1322

Aquarium volume? Load? Nitrate readings before and after?

James1625

Yarik, it's about the aquarium you recently saw at my place. After the restart, the nitrates reached up to 50 and stayed that way for quite a long time, despite the measures taken. Now it's an absolute 0. I measured it the week before last. It was around 15 sometime in September-October.

Alexandra

P.S. The last change to this page was at 23:39, January 11, 2011. P.P.S. To date, one Zazhoginskoye deposit has been explored with reserves of 35 million tons. 500g of shungite cost 18.30 kopecks in July of last year. Tomorrow I will stop by the pharmacy; at this price, it's worth a try.

Jonathan6173

It would be good to conduct a clean experiment. Otherwise, it’s possible that the system has just stabilized and the nitrates have dropped. It would be necessary to take an empty aquarium (about 50 liters), fill it with water containing 50 nitrates, and put a pump with shungite in there. And take measurements every day. That would be a result! Unfortunately, my last nitrate test was about a year and a half ago... And to be honest, I don’t feel the need for it. I sometimes measure phosphate for self-soothing, and that’s it. So, if anyone has the opportunity to set up a similar experiment and share the results, we would be very grateful!

Alexandra

There is a bigger pot, and there will be enough nitrates there. So in the coming days, I will do as you suggested; it's a good suggestion. However, the nitrates won't go away immediately.

Kayla7655

In the ash of shungite, there are vanadium, nickel, molybdenum, copper, and others. Also, in the table, there is the chemical composition of shungite used as a sorbent. No. Element, Component Component Formula Mass % Content 16 Copper Cu 0.0037 P.S. It seems like a small amount, but still...

Michelle1505

Something feels off. Maybe it's the shungite for 18 that can mess up the water so much that you won't be happy. In general, I'll just watch other people's experiments for now.

Cheryl

I went to the pharmacy today. Shungite is currently sold for 7 for 150 grams. But it was out of stock. If there are no nitrates (but what about phosphates?), why have the macrophytes started to grow? They need something to eat...

Christopher

It's commendable that you share your experiments. However, it might be better to avoid such experiments in your aquariums and to use products from reputable manufacturers. Since so much money and time have been invested in our aquariums, it's simply foolish to save on them. If nitrates start to rise, it would be better to create another compartment with chaetomorpha.

Jeffery7866

There are not many of them. The amount that exists is sufficient for the organic material that enters the aquarium during the feeding of the animals.

Debra6575

And yet, and yet... In seawater, Cu-0.5 µg per liter. Comparing this value, 0.0037, with the amount of shungite - 100 g per volume of 800 liters, we get an increase to 0.5 that is so negligible that it is not even worth discussing.

John828

No, let the bourgeois try, and as for throwing away a bunch of money - I fully support that 100%.

Barbara

Having read your post several times, I got the impression that you have formed some belief in a small miracle. But we know that miracles do not happen in such matters; everything must have a logical explanation. Therefore, a few questions. 1. What other equipment was in this aquarium - a protein skimmer, etc.? What other chemicals were used? What lived and grew in it? 2. In your personal opinion, where did the nitrates go? Could this miracle charcoal have become a substrate for bacteria? But somehow, 100 grams for 400 liters is just dust for a sailor. People want to understand! (c)