potassium permanganate

[Kay]

I would like to know, how to use this to desinfect a tank with no fish.
I have bought some, and have googled it, and it only has info on dips
and ponds not really tanks. When the tank is to be done the fish will be
in a aback up cycled tank. I only purchased 4 oz.

Kay

[Bill Stock]

"Kay" > wrote in message
m...
> I would like to know, how to use this to desinfect a tank with no fish.
> I have bought some, and have googled it, and it only has info on dips
> and ponds not really tanks. When the tank is to be done the fish will be
> in a aback up cycled tank. I only purchased 4 oz.
>
> Kay

Try this:

http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#POTASSIUM

[Donald K]

Kay wrote:

> I would like to know, how to use this to desinfect a tank with no
> fish. I have bought some, and have googled it, and it only has info on
> dips and ponds not really tanks. When the tank is to be done the fish
> will be in a aback up cycled tank. I only purchased 4 oz.
>
> Kay

When working with that stuff, be VERY careful not to breath the dust...

Chemical pneumonia is nasty.

-Donald
--
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,
see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable
words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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why not make a stock solution. add the powder to 1 quart of water.
http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#POTASSIUM
then pour in about 5-6 times as much as for treatment (1 drop per gallon is normal).
drop in some peroxide to clear it the next day. Ingrid

Kay > wrote:

>I would like to know, how to use this to desinfect a tank with no fish.
>I have bought some, and have googled it, and it only has info on dips
>and ponds not really tanks. When the tank is to be done the fish will be
>in a aback up cycled tank. I only purchased 4 oz.
>
>Kay



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[Kay]

If I make the stock solution, then after I use some of it do Ihave to
throw it away? Is it safe to store? Should I throw it away?

Kay

Donald: I read the warnings! Form the PP FAQ site and its scary, my
husband took out his industrial gas mask! It covers the whole face. He
works with some types of chemicals.



> why not make a stock solution. add the powder to 1 quart of water.
> http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#POTASSIUM
> then pour in about 5-6 times as much as for treatment (1 drop per gallon is normal).
> drop in some peroxide to clear it the next day. Ingrid
>
> Kay > wrote:
>
>
>>I would like to know, how to use this to desinfect a tank with no fish.
>>I have bought some, and have googled it, and it only has info on dips
>>and ponds not really tanks. When the tank is to be done the fish will be
>>in a aback up cycled tank. I only purchased 4 oz.
>>
>>Kay
>
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

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cover with tin foil, put in dark place and it can sit around for a couple years. it
does need a tight cap so the water does evaporate... or, put a line where the water
is and add water to the line to keep it properly dilute. Ingrid

Kay > wrote:

>If I make the stock solution, then after I use some of it do Ihave to
>throw it away? Is it safe to store? Should I throw it away?


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Kay]

I will try that today then.

Kay
> cover with tin foil, put in dark place and it can sit around for a couple years. it
> does need a tight cap so the water does evaporate... or, put a line where the water
> is and add water to the line to keep it properly dilute. Ingrid
>
> Kay > wrote:
>
>
>>If I make the stock solution, then after I use some of it do Ihave to
>>throw it away? Is it safe to store? Should I throw it away?
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.