Found some cheap GFO opinions needed..

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GFO Phosphate Removal Algae Control 1 Pound | eBay

1 pound GFO $16.15 shipped. all his feedback is positive, that blows BRS out of the water "IF" the product is quality..

 

Wow.

 

wow thats a great price!! in the description he even says its the same material sold by BRS lol

 

I'm skeptic; very skeptic. Saving a few pennies on this hobby by accepting a potentially large amount of risk is something I try to avoid. Who knows what contaminants this GFO might have...

All the more reason to be skeptic.

 

that's a good point also. spend all that time building your tank for it to crash in a day.

 

I'm told most of the gfo on the market is just re-branded bayoxide. So, it is possible if the seller was able to get it in bulk somehow. I don't usually trust ebay though LOL, so, would probably just stick with BRS

 

same seller has product on amazon.. It's very sketch..

Amazon.com: GFO - (1) lb Phosphate Removal for Reef Aquarium Salt Water Fish Tank and Coral Health: Pet Supplies

But i also would not say a saving of pennies 1 lbs BRS shipped to my location(south Florida)
$33.58 that's over a 50% percent savings compared to 16.15 shipped(ebay)

I just don't have the resources to test phosphate absorption at my house, So just planting the seed to see if someone wants to do some homework..

 

Unfortunately, $17 is pennies in this hobby, especially on a pound of something that will take months to consume.

 

+1, plus you have to consider what you have at risk. If you lose even one $15 frag or fish because of impurities in it- is it worth it?

 

I can not tell you the last time I spent $17 on a single purchase for anything other than a cheap run of the mill frag lol. This is an expensive hobby but worth it IMO. Not saying you dont even try to save a few bucks, I always figure out where I can save to put the extra money towards another purchase Im wanting, but when saving a few bucks leads to questions about quality of a product it is not worth the thousands you already have invested.