Re: [AGA-Member] disinfecting wild aquarium plants

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Wear gloves, don't get any on your clothes. Don't splash. It's an excellent dye.
 
good luck, good fun,
sh
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Bailin Shaw <bailin_shaw@hotmail.com>
To: aga-member@thekrib.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 12:45:18 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] disinfecting wild aquarium plants


Still used.  It's one of the better methods of removing everything from 
plants.  It's also fairly harmless to plants, but gets algae, snails, 
leeches, bacteria, etc.

Bailin Shaw



>From: caddy579@aol.com
>Reply-To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Member Chat 
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>To: aga-member@thekrib.com
>Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] disinfecting wild aquarium plants
>Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:27:57 -0500
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>Years ago they used to recommend a bath in Potassium Permanganate, I'm not 
>sure if this is still in vogue.
>
>
>Gerry Skau
>He Has No Enemies, But Is Intensely Disliked By His Friends---Oscar Wilde
>
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>Hi,
>
>What is a good procedure to rid collected wild plants (or plants from a
>questionable source) of snails, leaches, and other undesirable stuff?  I 
>have
>tried using chlorox diluted 1 part with 20 parts of water, and then soaking 
>for
>two minutes followed by rinsing in a bucket of fresh water.  Crypts are 
>about
>the only thing that survives.  Amazon swords look ok after treatment, but 
>are
>transparent in a week.   Floating plants and hornwort are bleached 
>completely in
>minutes.
>
>Frank Cowherd
>in Southern Maryland
>
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