Re: plant quarantine

["L. Boorman" <lisab@netrover.com>]

Hi all,

    I usually use a weak solution of Condies Crystals - Potassium
Permanganate - Km NO4. You just make a solution that is light purple and
immerse the plants for about 10 minutes. It pays to practice strengths and
time periods on inexpensive plants first - too long or too strong and you
will burn the plants. This kills snail eggs and just about anything else
that might be introduced into a tank through the plants.

My 2cents worth :)

Ken


----- Original Message -----
From: "Samala" <samalaud@yahoo.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 10:13 PM
Subject: plant quarantine


> I usually do a hydrogen peroxide dip for the plants.
> Especially the ones I cultivate from "wild" ponds -
> ie. storm water retention ponds where people have
> dropped in their unwanted specimens like water
> hyacinth or wisteria.  People will never learn I
> guess.
>
> Anyway I do a 10% H2O2 dip and it seems to do the
> trick - a little rough on some of the more delicate
> stuff.  I'm not sure I would use it on my swordplants
> but java moss has held up to it rather well.
>
> >Sarah
>
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