Well I got a box of 3 pounds of the larger size lignite the other day. So far I have really mixed reviews.

1.) I expected it to be larger pellets than it was, my fault but not really a biggy.

2.) Again, not a big deal but it didn't come in the little white bucket it showed on the site. Only reason this would matter to someone like me is I like to reuse or recycle things and that container would have come in handy.

3.)Three pounds wasn't as much as I had expected, and this stuff does oddly seem heavier than other carbons I have used. Maybe its just me and the mood I was in at the time?

4.) While rinsing the carbon I noticed it takes much longer to get ride of the carbon dust than others I have used. Kinda a PITA.

5.) This one bothered me the most and again never experienced it before. But the stuff stained my hands black for about two days. Now I am a bicycle mechanic by trade so you might think this shouldn't bother me but it does big time. I've been wrenching for close to 10 years and always were Nitrile gloves to avoid the grease monkey hands for my benefit, the lovely ladies, the babies and the tank. But my fingers and palms were black. I used just about everything in the house and nothing worked. Weird as **** huh? Might have been because something else was on my hand prior, I don't know?

6. ) The one good thing, and I guess the only one that really matters is that it did clear up the tank nicely. It was noticable clearer in just a few minutes!!! However not so powerful against the stinky tank issue.

Ill keep you guys posted with my continuing review, so far I am 50/50. Started out hating the stuff but the clarity balanced it out for me. Well see.....