Plant Safety 101

[TMaier]

Nirbhao I have never heard of black diatoms they sound scary.

 

[Funken_A]

I have all kinds of snails from plants... They don't bother me much as they're all healthy algae eating species. Pond sails and these little white clam shell snails are the passengers for me.

But I agree... I rinse my plants..... well..... H2O2 or bleach dips would of been prudent in my case but unfortunately I choose to learn the hard way..

Bought me a turkey baster going pond snail hunting

 

[nirbhao]

T, I'm realizing that I didn't do as good of a job cleaning it up as I had thought. After being gone with the lights out for three days, the compacta is covered in the black stuff. I'm currently researching for something that will eat diatoms but not get eaten by pea puffers.

 

[blairgerman]

For me, A few days in a quarantine tank with algaefix will clear any algae (of most types) and snails as well. Also gives time to keep an eye for other oddities. Then introduce to properly balanced tank. There are those who keep a completely algae sterile tank, not me, but just a different approach I suppose.

 

[OnTheFly]

3 to 1 ratio

Now you are going to make me research it. Not saying you are wrong but that sounds excessive. Chlorine is a powerful sanitizer.

 

[flchamp89]

Now you are going to make me research it. Not saying you are wrong but that sounds excessive. Chlorine is a powerful sanitizer.

I was wrong !!!!!!!!

 

[OnTheFly]

I was wrong !!!!!!!!

I know the restaurant and beer brewing industry use a tiny fraction of that to sanitize. A capful in a five gallon bucket will kill cooties. That was why I asked.

Are all your plants white? Just kidding.

 

[flchamp89]

I know the restaurant and beer brewing industry use a tiny fraction of that to sanitize. A capful in a five gallon bucket will kill cooties. That was why I asked.

Are all your plants white? Just kidding.

Im way dumber than I look

 

[TMaier]

I was wrong !!!!!!!!

I have two sets of divorce papers legally documenting my wrongness. Lol

 

[toolman]

Don't have any of those, but in 25 yrs of marriage I've never been right. Lol

 

[TMaier]

Don't have any of those, but in 25 yrs of marriage I've never been right. Lol

Rotflmfao

 

[OnTheFly]

I have two sets of divorce papers legally documenting my wrongness. Lol

Do nothing halfazzed. If being wrong is your talent in life, then I say do it right.