Re: [GSAS-Member] Hydrogen Peroxide to remove Algea

["Kathy and John Weber" <katiejuan@charter.net>]

does this work on brush algae...it is by far the most difficult to rid your 
tank of....????  10 oz for a 100 gallon tank seems like a lot of 
peroxide...if this does not work...i could lose 800.00 in angel fish
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Watson" <onefish2fish@comcast.net>
To: <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:33 PM
Subject: [GSAS-Member] Hydrogen Peroxide to remove Algea


> A technique for algae removal I learned from Laura Burbage, a graduate 
> student and a NANFA (http://www.nanfa.org/)  member was:
>
> "If you want to use hydrogen peroxide, use 1 oz per 10
> gallons (when using the 3% pharmacy grade stuff).  So,
> 50 gallons = 5 oz peroxide."
>
> Put it in and let it work.  Don't do a water change until the algae is 
> looking bad.  Don't re-treat with hydrogen peroxide without doing a water 
> change of at lest 30%
> Tom
> West Hyblos Creek Drainage
> Washington State
> Director and PNW REP NANFA
> http://www.nanfa.org/
>
> > Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:33:38 -0800
> > From: "Kathy and John Weber" <katiejuan@charter.net>
> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Rocks
> > To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
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> >
> > hey John...read your e mail...im new to the chat...i am having a problem
> > with brush algae...i have a 100 gallon aquarium freshwater ....with 16 
> > huge
> > angel fish...some algae eaters, a bottom feeder, etc. ...i have a large
> > canister filter with a UV and 2 undergravel filters.
> >
> > the ph is perfect, no nitrites...i monitor all and more each week....i 
> > have
> > lowered my lighting to less watts
> >
> >  the algae grows on glass, plants, driftwood....just everything!..the 
> > algae
> > eaters (siamese, florida flag fish...etc) will not touch it..i guess they
> > prefer bloodworms and brine shrimp.
> >
> >
> > about once every  2 months, i have to remove all the plants, soak them in 
> > a
> > solution of 20/1 of water and bleach...take out the driftwood, detach the
> > ferns that is growing on it and allow the wood to remain in the sun for 3
> > days...it kills the algae of course.
> >
> > reattach the ferns...the process seems to take all the fun out of having 
> > an
> > aquarium.
> >
> > my question to you is...will hydrogen peroxide kill the algae?  if it 
> > does
> > and is not harmful to the fish...i could soak the driftwood in the
> > stuff....would not take 3 days in the sun...you understand that the wood
> > will absorb the hydrogen peroxide...so it cant be harmful to the
> > fish...thanks for your time...john
>
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