Refug Mud w/metal

viix · 01/15/2007, 05:09 PM

I just bought some Walt Smith refugium mud and put it in my refug a few days ago. Today I was messing around with my magnets and found that there is a high amount of metal shavings in this mud. This doesn't seem right to me. Is this normal/OK?

greenbean36191 · 01/15/2007, 09:15 PM

The "miracle" of refugium muds is that they're high in iron. It bonds phosphate and fertilizes macroalgae.

01/15/2007, 05:09 PM	#1
viix Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: wisconsin Posts: 70	Refug Mud w/metal I just bought some Walt Smith refugium mud and put it in my refug a few days ago. Today I was messing around with my magnets and found that there is a high amount of metal shavings in this mud. This doesn't seem right to me. Is this normal/OK?

01/15/2007, 09:15 PM	#2
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	The "miracle" of refugium muds is that they're high in iron. It bonds phosphate and fertilizes macroalgae. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up