Re: [GSAS-Member] Using a Python

[Adam Perry <pentium0@gmail.com>]

thanks for the tip Kate
i was just running out of my expensive
dechlorinator/"slime-coat-enhancer" stuff.
i think maybe if fish are sickly/sensitive to water changes, plain
salt treatment would accomplish the same thing as the expensive
dechlorinator/"slime-coat-enhancer" stuff?
i just read that one of the benefits of salt treatment is that it
boosts slime coat production.
it sure is the cheaper solution.... i finally picked up a 20lb bag of
"solar salt" @ home depot for <<$10, and it seems to working great on
my young discus juveniles.
 - adam


On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 23:26:07 -0800 (PST), Trish <snips36@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Amquel has come out with something new Calked "Amquel
> Plus" this is what smells really bad. The regular
> "Amquel" which now I have found only from Dr Foster
> and Smith, and only in 1 gal size, doesn't smell bad.
> The Amqel Plus has other added bacteria, which says it
> is benificial to your fish....well it killed mine. So
> I am back to regular Amquel....have been using it for
> 6 years, no problems.
> 
> No Kate, do you use anything for slime coat as well?
> Like Nov Aqua? Which goes with the Amquel.....LOL
> 
> Trish
> 
> PS How large does this Beckett product come? Also do
> you know the price?
> 
> 
> --- Kate Breimayer <kate@munat.com> wrote:
> 
> > I personally hate amquel, wouldn't recommend it. I
> > use a pond
> > dechlorinator from Home despot. If you are using
> > chlorinated water the
> > chemical that neutralizes it is very cheap and
> > easily available and
> > there is no reason you should have to use high doses
> > of any product or
> > extra ingredients to achieve the aim of
> > neutralizing, and pond products
> > are 2 to 4 times as concentrated as those for
> > aquariums, come in bigger
> > bottles for the same price, and have identical
> > ingredients in most
> > cases. Some of the products out there can be
> > dangerous in some peoples'
> > hands, especially those that use amquel instead of
> > doing water changes
> > (because it says on the bottle "removes ammonia,
> > nitrite and nitrate"
> > which has never been my experience.) Also Amquel
> > smells really bad.
> > PAT is good.
> > According to a Jemco.com many cities are being
> > required by federal law
> > to switch to chloramine  which is more difficult to
> > remove, you will
> > need a special neutralizer for that. If they do it
> > they are not required
> > to tell you, scary, or it might be in the paper but
> > if you don't read
> > the news... bad deal.
> > I age most of my water 2 days to allow gasses to
> > escape, temp to rise,
> > and chlorine to dissipate. I only use cold water
> > since supposedly it has
> > less dissolved metals/contaminants. I don't have
> > space to age water for
> > the really large tanks, hence the use of the Home
> > Despot product. The
> > Home Depot stuff is by "Beckett" and I have not had
> > any problems with
> > it, let me know if anyone knows bad things about it!
> > I see it also works
> > on chloramine so I am covered far as that goes. It
> > doesn't list
> > ingredients but does say it removes some heavy
> > metals. Guess we wouldn't
> > know would we?
> > Congrats on the python, no sense herniating discs
> > over a simple water
> > change! The cost of the python is quickly recouped
> > in cancelled trips to
> > massage and chiropractic specialists! :) Not to
> > mention expensive
> > physical therapy...
> > Kate
> >
> > Stewart, Jeffrey wrote:
> >
> > >I think I'm using Amquel currently, and I add it in
> > as I'm refilling.  I figure out approximately how
> > much I need to add and then add it in thirds as the
> > tank slowly tops off.
> > >
> > >Your back will thank you for getting the python...
> > >
> > >Jeff Stewart
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf
> > Of A JACOBSON
> > >Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 12:55 PM
> > >To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> > >Subject: [GSAS-Member] Using a Python
> > >
> > >So, I'm about to break down and buy a python -- or
> > rather, my back is about
> > >to break down, so I'm going to buy a python to save
> > it.
> > >
> > >I have Seattle tap water, and need to know what to
> > do about dechlorination.
> > >Do I add the agent to the tank after I've siphoned
> > off what I'm not going to
> > >use, but before I add the new water?  Or do I wait
> > until I've added all the
> > >water, and then add the agent?
> > >
> > >Also, want to know what people are personally using
> > for their water change
> > >dechlorinator.  I have P.A.T. and Stress Coat, but
> > am unsure if one is
> > >superior to the other.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Anita
> > >
> > >
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