| Contrary to opinions shared here, I am not against BM. I feel as though it is much better than lava rock.
I am against the way so much of the products have been marketed to the average koi hobbyist. And this is a prime example.
The entity that supposedly did all the research seems to seperate this porous media from others not with research but with half-baked FIR, and the logic behind how to run the BS is not science based either, and the product has undergone another change...after all the R&D.
So while I have nothing bad to say about the performance of the BS, I do have quite a bit to inform hoobyist of when it comes to the marketing strategy of a VERY GOOD porous media.
Just as with koi...we are being sold the "sizzle" and not the steak...BM works. BM works well.
Now how and why needs to be found out by critical thinkers and not marketing teams, and zealous salesmen.
i am intrigued with the results I've gotten with a Lava rock Shower, I think it would be even better with BM.
Having studied ceramics from a potter's interest I know the media is NOT expensive to make...for one thing the number of hours stated for the ceramic to mature to the hardness desired is not needed.
I can fully mature a cone 10 porcelain clay body in 10 hrs..the only reason to keep a kiln going any longer is if a huge mass of green clay is being sent through a low fire kiln...as in brick making. Or to finish a glase as in some of the hill kilns.
I am pro BM Steak. But I am also tired of the "sizzle" being the focus of many products...including this one.
MANY other medias may be developed or have already been developed that are less over-priced and are not hyped in a snake oil fashion. |