Well unfortunately I'm not sure the operation is going to help you much. There can be a completely different microbiome in every nook and cranny of your tank. Basically miniature ecosystems throughout. That being said I think the info is pretty fun, and if you get joy out of it doesn't matter.
You know when a fish dies it sometime floats? Gas build up from the fish being digested from the inside. That's all anaerobic. The first barrier that tends to give way in a dead animal is it's digestive tract. So don't think a hunk of salmon is going to be representative
Yea it’s not really for joy per se, was more hoping to be able to watch trends and make anecdotal inferences About how the corals/fish are doing and see if there’s any Correlation. Unfortunately you’re Not the first person to say that the testing is pretty useless in reality (my paraphrasing, not to put words in your mouth) and more a gimmick than say ICP testing.Well unfortunately I'm not sure the operation is going to help you much. There can be a completely different microbiome in every nook and cranny of your tank. Basically miniature ecosystems throughout. That being said I think the info is pretty fun, and if you get joy out of it doesn't matter.
couple this with the fact that it takes 1.5-2 months to even get the results, I might be done with it sooner than later.
Seems I may not be the only one feeling this way either with the email they sent around this month.... I’ll be interesting to see weather they can stay in business or not.
It’s kind of a shame though because good testing and understanding of this stuff would be a big change in the right direction for the hobby if anyone is able to achieve it