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On 13 Jun 2004 17:21:03 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote:


Okay, found an interesting thread on the koi vet board
http://www.koivetforums.com/forums/s...3&page=2&pp=15


Another reference, I always wonder when a name such ad "koi clay" is
"invented". Is something really unique or just an expensive label?

http://www.sfbakc.org/koienews/clayvsclay.html

{

One of the confusing aspect of commercially available montmorillonite
clays is the use of two names for exactly the same mineral.

Montmorillonite clays are bentonite clays and bentonite clays are
montmorillonite clays. They are not two separate minerals as we think.
They are one and the same thing. All types of bentonite clays are grouped
together under the Montmorillonite or Smectite group of clays. To speak of
one is to speak of the other.
}

Also see

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/algae2.htm

{
15. Add bentonite clay to large or koi ponds. The clay acts as a coagulant
and settles out algae. It will cloud the water in the short term and has
other benefits for koi by providing minerals. One place that sells calcium
bentonite clay is koiclay.com.
}

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