Miracle Mud

mike Brolin · 01/16/2007, 09:54 AM

Not sure if I'm on right forum.
Got 20 lbs of Miricale Mud that has been used 6 months.
Should I rinse the mud before use?
What are your opinions on Miracle Mud in general.

papagimp · 01/16/2007, 10:49 AM

I've never used it personally, but the reactions I get from those who have say it's really not worth the extra money. But again, just word through the grapevine. Wouldn't hurt to rinse it, but that may remove some of the stuff in it that would make you wanna use it to begin with.

old salty · 01/16/2007, 11:23 AM

I don't know about rinsing it as it is very fine, like silt at the bottom of a lake.

I have 30 lbs of it in my fuge. It seems to make a great living space for fuge critters, but I'm not really sure it's doing much as far as the tank goes. I will not be replacing it when it expires.

mike Brolin · 01/17/2007, 10:05 AM

Doesn't sound like its worth $.
Can it be used as substrate?

old salty · 01/17/2007, 10:26 AM

I would not use it as a substrate in the main tank. The consistency is much too fine and would probably make a cloud every time a fish swam near the bottom. Forget about powerheads; you would have a tank that looked like it was the Mississippi river.

01/16/2007, 09:54 AM	#1
mike Brolin Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Waunakee Wi Posts: 57	Miracle Mud Not sure if I'm on right forum. Got 20 lbs of Miricale Mud that has been used 6 months. Should I rinse the mud before use? What are your opinions on Miracle Mud in general.

01/16/2007, 10:49 AM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I've never used it personally, but the reactions I get from those who have say it's really not worth the extra money. But again, just word through the grapevine. Wouldn't hurt to rinse it, but that may remove some of the stuff in it that would make you wanna use it to begin with. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

01/16/2007, 11:23 AM	#3
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I don't know about rinsing it as it is very fine, like silt at the bottom of a lake. I have 30 lbs of it in my fuge. It seems to make a great living space for fuge critters, but I'm not really sure it's doing much as far as the tank goes. I will not be replacing it when it expires. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

01/17/2007, 10:26 AM	#5
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I would not use it as a substrate in the main tank. The consistency is much too fine and would probably make a cloud every time a fish swam near the bottom. Forget about powerheads; you would have a tank that looked like it was the Mississippi river. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

01/17/2007, 10:05 AM	#4
mike Brolin Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Waunakee Wi Posts: 57	Doesn't sound like its worth $. Can it be used as substrate?