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Greg,
Glad to see another DIY'r. I too agree with the $$ on BHM, just for me right now the $195/10kg box is out of my range unless I win the lottery :P
Anyways, the whole FIR debate is long winded and neither side is getting anywhere. I'm not sure if all this squabbling is over loss or gain of sales or just "Arm Chair Quarterbacks" as we call them here in the states just a little bored. But this is the 3rd forum thats getting ugly and the personal attacks are childish and not very useful is REALLY finding out if FIR does in deed work and is present in BHM. I too have read many articles and if in deed it does help then so be it. But I remember years back when they used to say "Eating too much Movie Popcorn will cause Cancer". What they didn't tell you is that one would have to eat truck loads daily!
There my be in fact truth in FIR, but how much it truly works will stay a mystery at least for me right now.
Greg, I saw your site a while ago showing some of you DIY plans, good work! I love to get my hands dirty and get dow to the nitty gritty on how things work and actually save myself $$$ by creating the same product at a sustantial lower price tag!
I've been using a Bakki Shower I built for 6 months now with Lava Rock in it, no cleaning of the rock as of yet, the bins are @ 34"L x 16"D x 20"H that hold 55gal each. I stacked 3 of them with a spacing of 8" so it stands pretty tall.
This spring we are building a much larger pond...5X bigger. I'm still looking for longer bins with a shorter profile so the stacks wont be as high and will allow for more surface area for them to do their work. THe pond will also include 2 drains, 1 skimmer either 2 Vortex chambers or just a large settlement also 2 5,800gph sequence pumps that I picked up at a Koi show down in D.C. earlier this month.
Back on to BHM Greg, I spoke to John MacDonald from Keirin Koi at that show in D.C. and he said since I can't sell my soul or BHM just buy a box at a time as I can afford while keeping Lava Rock in there until. Makes sense to me. BHM does in deed provide more surface area and more porose that are deeper into the material for bacteria to grow. So that in it self is a plus.
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