Re: [GSAS-Member] Whither Excel?

["Mark Dorward" <mdorward@comcast.net>]

www.DrsfosterSmith.com   or Big Als  online.  Best Sources and Pricing. 
I'd get the 2 Liter.one though..  Believe me,  you'll go through it fast... 
Around $25.00...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurel Larsen" <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>
To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:29 PM
Subject: 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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