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Re: [GSAS-Member] Whither Excel?



I'm thinking of just biting the bullet and getting the biggest bottle  
I can find online.  My tanks looked much nicer when they were getting  
dosed with Excel and for the last few weeks I've been trying to fine- 
tune my photo period so the plants aren't overrun with algae.
On Apr 30, 2008, at 4:26 PM, Seattle_Aquarist wrote:

> Hi Phil and Laurel,
>
>
>
> You might try Denny's Pet World in Kirkland, call first and ask for  
> Seachem
> Flourish Excel.  I was at A Place for Pets in Burien yesterday and  
> they had
> one or two bottles on the shelf.  Tom indicated further down on this  
> thread
> that Midway had it for $8.99 for 8.5 ounces which is a good price at  
> LFS (my
> LFS charged over $10 for the same size).  With the high dosage I was  
> using,
> I used up most of my 8.5 ounces bottle in the week of treatment for  
> my 45
> gallon tank.  If I were to do it over, I might try the lower rate
> recommended by Luis and used by Erik and Larry and figure a two week
> treatment period.  I am putting together an order for equipment for  
> the 30 I
> am setting up and buying Excel 16.9 ounce at Thatfishplace.com for  
> $8.49
> since it will not affect my shipping cost for the other stuff I am  
> ordering.
>
>
>
> I am still doing a maintenance treatment on my tank.  No Hair Algae,  
> BBA, or
> Staghorn Algae has reappeared in the last few days.  I have not  
> changed
> anything in my tank (fert dosing, light duration, water changes) and  
> other
> than algae on the glass all other algae in my tank is gone.  I am  
> pleased
> with the results so far.
>
>
>
> Here are a couple of good links concerning Excel and its active  
> ingredient,
> glutaraldehyde, if you are interested:
>
>
>
> http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/aquarium-algae-control-specific-
> problems/3806-flourish-excel-got-rid-all-my.html
>
>
>
> http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/south-western-ohio-aquatic-plant
> -enthusiasts/31615-glutaraldehyde-instead-excel.html
>
>
>
> Roy
>
>
>
>
>
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