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Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 25, Issue 72



> -----Original Message-----
> From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com 
> [mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com] On Behalf Of urville
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 10:59 AM
> To: aquatic plants digest
> Subject: Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 25, Issue 72
> 
> 
> Again I hear from numerous people local and online that it 
> can help rid GW
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Richard J. Sexton" <richard at aquaria_net>
> Sent: Sep 23, 2005 9:48 AM
> To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
> Subject: Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 25, Issue 72
> 
> >Hydrogen peroxide is an excellent oxidizer that is safe for fish and 
> >biofilms in very low concentrations (~16ppm). The only problem I ran 
> >into with it was that it would oxidize the iron in the water 
> column and 
> >create a slight whitish haze. It is probably totally 
> unnecessary in an 
> >aquarium unless you have good reason to believe that there 
> are a great 
> >deal of dissolved organics that cannot be removed by carbon 
> or a water 
> >change for whatever reason.
> 
> It's only lgitimate use in the aquarium is if you need to get 
> a lot of oxygen into the wator very very quickly. (Ref: 
> Dieter Untergasser, Handbook of fish Diseases, TFH press.
 
A Hydrogen peroxide bath can be very effective against external
parasites.  Many recommend it for new saltwater fish prior to
introduction.

-Nick

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