Aquarium Redox
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Gregg
Apr 25, 2017, 3:10:21 PM4/25/17
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I found this post very interesting from the group Everything Aquatic calling out the backwards thinking posers in FB groups such as Planted Tanks
"SUMMARY:
This was in the past a relatively unexplored area of fish keeping that has many implications including prevention of HLLE in marine fish. As well there is still a lot to be learned here and I have to admit having to change my opinions based on newer evidence (I too thought that ONLY a high positive Redox/ORP should be maintained), my research is still ongoing and I try and read whatever I can on this subject, especially from outside the aquarium hobby, even if it may not fit with theories I hold.
In fact this is now probably my most researched subject, with many outside sources cited here. As well, I have received emails from outside the aquarium community from medical researchers congratulating my conclusions as to Redox by citing current research and then applying it to aquariums.
Unfortunately some aquarists in their writings or anecdotal forum comments fail to look at the research that has gone on the subject of Redox and stick to their old tired theories about Aquarium Chemistry and the affect of Redox thereon much the same way many continued to claim the "earth was flat" even when proven incorrect.
I CHALLENGE these few aquarium keepers with little practical aquarium experience who still challenge this subject (and likely still think the world is flat) to then answer as to why my many controlled experiments where everything was equal, but for methods of controlling oxidative stress such as the use on constant mineral replenishers & UVC, resulted in longer life spans of fish and higher disease resistance!!
The facts are beyond the many citations here, there is much more information that is easily found as per the affects of oxidative stress in medical studies
It is important to note, that just because many aquatic articles report only the importance of an oxidizing Redox, this does not make it true, science is not a vote!.
It really is not that difficult to read outside (non aquarium hobby) articles that show otherwise. This is an unfortunate side of the aquarium hobby is that many will pass around old tired so-called facts as truths without reading anything that contradicts there theories masquerading as fact.
Often these same persons will use "Red Herring" deflection arguments since they cannot refute the information provided here and in the cited references. A common "Red Herring" argument is so-called peer reviews; unfortunately when peers in this hobby refuse to understand the Redox Balance, despite growing information outside the hobby, how can there be peer review?
HOWEVER this article in particular has received MANY positive reviews/compliments from outside the industry such as Dr. Mamoon Kundi and his research of how Redox affects human health (and others cited within the article). As well I have been consulted by many within the industry/hobby including Disney for help with their public aquariums"
Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Redox_Potential.html#summary
This was in the past a relatively unexplored area of fish keeping that has many implications including prevention of HLLE in marine fish. As well there is still a lot to be learned here and I have to admit having to change my opinions based on newer evidence (I too thought that ONLY a high positive Redox/ORP should be maintained), my research is still ongoing and I try and read whatever I can on this subject, especially from outside the aquarium hobby, even if it may not fit with theories I hold.
In fact this is now probably my most researched subject, with many outside sources cited here. As well, I have received emails from outside the aquarium community from medical researchers congratulating my conclusions as to Redox by citing current research and then applying it to aquariums.
Unfortunately some aquarists in their writings or anecdotal forum comments fail to look at the research that has gone on the subject of Redox and stick to their old tired theories about Aquarium Chemistry and the affect of Redox thereon much the same way many continued to claim the "earth was flat" even when proven incorrect.
I CHALLENGE these few aquarium keepers with little practical aquarium experience who still challenge this subject (and likely still think the world is flat) to then answer as to why my many controlled experiments where everything was equal, but for methods of controlling oxidative stress such as the use on constant mineral replenishers & UVC, resulted in longer life spans of fish and higher disease resistance!!
The facts are beyond the many citations here, there is much more information that is easily found as per the affects of oxidative stress in medical studies
It is important to note, that just because many aquatic articles report only the importance of an oxidizing Redox, this does not make it true, science is not a vote!.
It really is not that difficult to read outside (non aquarium hobby) articles that show otherwise. This is an unfortunate side of the aquarium hobby is that many will pass around old tired so-called facts as truths without reading anything that contradicts there theories masquerading as fact.
Often these same persons will use "Red Herring" deflection arguments since they cannot refute the information provided here and in the cited references. A common "Red Herring" argument is so-called peer reviews; unfortunately when peers in this hobby refuse to understand the Redox Balance, despite growing information outside the hobby, how can there be peer review?
HOWEVER this article in particular has received MANY positive reviews/compliments from outside the industry such as Dr. Mamoon Kundi and his research of how Redox affects human health (and others cited within the article). As well I have been consulted by many within the industry/hobby including Disney for help with their public aquariums"
Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Redox_Potential.html#summary
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