Hydrogen Peroxide treatment for Black Algae

On Dec 27, 4:11*pm, "Reel McKoi" wrote:
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On Dec 26, 5:49 pm, "Reel McKoi" wrote:

If I remove the worst plants and put them in the small tank I can use PP
to
kill the darn stuff if HP doesn't do it.
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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H2O2 and KMnO4 are both strong oxidizers.
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What are they? *Sorry, I'm not a chemist.
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RM....
Zone 6. *Middle TN USA
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Just Hydrogen Peroxide its just H2O2, and KMnO4 is just Potassium
Permanganate...........Why not just move fish to anopther tank for a
few hours, PP the entire tank, and that way you'll get it all, wait
until oxidation period is over (6-8 hours) or until water turns form a
pink to a cofee brown............and then hit it with hydrogenperoxide
to turn it clear again.........place media in there forma tank to kick
start it off quicker, add aeration and lots of
flow................wipe off brown scum line from around tanks water
line.and reintroduce the fish into a tank of freshly oxidized water
free of algae and any possible other common pathogens..............No
need to remove palnts and replant, although it may be easier to do
that than catch some fish ;-), but by dosiing the entire tank your
gonna get whats in the gravel and other small areas as well. I Think
if I had PP back when I had black algae I would have used it and dosed
the entire tank less the fish.................

"Tynk" wrote in message
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On Dec 27, 4:11 pm, "Reel McKoi" wrote:
What are they? Sorry, I'm not a chemist.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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Just Hydrogen Peroxide its just H2O2, and KMnO4 is just Potassium
Permanganate...........Why not just move fish to anopther tank for a
few hours, PP the entire tank, and that way you'll get it all, wait
until oxidation period is over (6-8 hours) or until water turns form a
pink to a cofee brown...........

* There are too many small tetras to catch, plus the little otos in all
those plants etc. It would destroy the tank - tear everything up.. I would
be better off ripping the plants out and treating them in a separate tank.

..and then hit it with hydrogenperoxide
to turn it clear again.........place media in there forma tank to kick
start it off quicker, add aeration and lots of
flow................wipe off brown scum line from around tanks water
line.and reintroduce the fish into a tank of freshly oxidized water
free of algae and any possible other common pathogens.............

* If there were only a handful of fish and plants that's what I would do.
Catching this many fish in a well planted 55g tank is not possible.

..No
need to remove palnts and replant, although it may be easier to do
that than catch some fish ;-), but by dosiing the entire tank your
gonna get whats in the gravel and other small areas as well. I Think
if I had PP back when I had black algae I would have used it and dosed
the entire tank less the fish.................

* I would definitely take that route if the fish were easily caught and few
in number or if there were only a few plants. I can lift out the anubias
growing on large lava rocks and a few plants in pots but the rest are rooted
in the gravel and have been for months.
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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"Reel McKoi" wrote in
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. On Dec 26, 5:49 pm, "Reel McKoi"
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If I remove the worst plants and put them in the small tank I can use
PP to
kill the darn stuff if HP doesn't do it.
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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H2O2 and KMnO4 are both strong oxidizers.
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What are they? Sorry, I'm not a chemist.

H2O2 = hydrogen Peroxide

KMnO4 = potassium permanganate

KMnO4 can be found at pool supply stores for cheap.

Regards
DaveZ
(...a chemist)

On Jan 2, 10:21*am, atomweaver wrote:
"Reel McKoi" wrote :







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. On Dec 26, 5:49 pm, "Reel McKoi"
wrote:
If I remove the worst plants and put them in the small tank I can use
PP to
kill the darn stuff if HP doesn't do it.
--

RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(o

H2O2 and KMnO4 are both strong oxidizers.
=====================
What are they? *Sorry, I'm not a chemist.

H2O2 = hydrogen Peroxide

KMnO4 = potassium permanganate

KMnO4 can be found at pool supply stores for cheap.

Regards
DaveZ
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