Chem-Marin's "STOP Parasites" product

This is unreal. I hope I'm wrong about this...

I go the the LFS tonight to buy some reef-safe anti-parasite medicine
for the parasite-ridden fish they sold me. (Fish = $12. Medicine =
$15.) I persuaded them to give me a $5 discount on the medicine,
since it was their fish that infected my tank. So anyway, I walk out
feeling only marginally ripped off. Now, the interesting part...

I apply the medicine to my tank according to the directions. What
strikes me is the "gloopiness" of the product... it is green and has a
thick, almost slimy consistency. As I'm adding it, something else
strikes me: the scent is familiar. I put my nose up to the opening
and take a deep whiff. I'm not ****ting you... this stuff smells
exactly like hot sauce! Vinegary... spicy, etc. THEN, I tasted it.
And wouldn't you know, it TASTES exactly like (green/verde) hot
sauce!!!

Now, please don't go consume all of your reef treatments to determine
what restaurant-supply store they came from. I looked on the bottle
for ingredients and there were none. I have emailed the company to
see what's in there.

Does anyone else have experience with this product?

Juan

So hot sauce kills parasites? Who'd have thunk it?! LOL

Let us know how this saga plays out.

Marc


Juan Valdez wrote:
This is unreal. I hope I'm wrong about this...

I go the the LFS tonight to buy some reef-safe anti-parasite medicine
for the parasite-ridden fish they sold me. (Fish = $12. Medicine =
$15.) I persuaded them to give me a $5 discount on the medicine,
since it was their fish that infected my tank. So anyway, I walk out
feeling only marginally ripped off. Now, the interesting part...

I apply the medicine to my tank according to the directions. What
strikes me is the "gloopiness" of the product... it is green and has a
thick, almost slimy consistency. As I'm adding it, something else
strikes me: the scent is familiar. I put my nose up to the opening
and take a deep whiff. I'm not ****ting you... this stuff smells
exactly like hot sauce! Vinegary... spicy, etc. THEN, I tasted it.
And wouldn't you know, it TASTES exactly like (green/verde) hot
sauce!!!

Now, please don't go consume all of your reef treatments to determine
what restaurant-supply store they came from. I looked on the bottle
for ingredients and there were none. I have emailed the company to
see what's in there.

Does anyone else have experience with this product?

Juan


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So hot sauce kills parasites? Who'd have thunk it?! LOL

Let us know how this saga plays out.


I think I was right. This is the full reply via email:

"All we can say is the product is 100% organic and peper based."
(Name omitted.)

Looks like I bought a $15 bottle (8 oz.) of green hot sauce.

OMG! That is funny, but in a horrific way.

So, what else have you tasted lately? We might have all
kinds of new recipes available in our fish pantry.

Marc


Juan Valdez wrote:

So hot sauce kills parasites? Who'd have thunk it?! LOL

Let us know how this saga plays out.



I think I was right. This is the full reply via email:

"All we can say is the product is 100% organic and peper based."
(Name omitted.)

Looks like I bought a $15 bottle (8 oz.) of green hot sauce.





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http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
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Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

Juan,

I actually know the owner of Chem-Marine and I have a few bottles of product
laying around just in case I need a non copper based treatement. You are
correct it is a Pepper based parasite cure.
Did it work?
I don't use it much, but it does give me and reef tank owners a potential
cure for parasites in an established reef tank where most copper based cures
are a NO NO.

Aquacare