Re: [APD] Twigs?

["Joel Fizette" <sentientpuppet at gmail_com>]

I know its an old thread but I'm reviving it a bit.
I just finally found time to collect some wood at my local river...
my question it... what in the hec is CDL? did you mean HCL?
I have both Cuso4 and hcl.
could you give me a little detail to your method? how long should it soak,
what concentration etc.
Thanks

On 5/3/07, Richard J. Sexton <richard at aquaria_net> wrote:
>
> At 03:09 AM 5/3/07 -0700, you wrote:
> >I think I remember reading somewhere that copper sulphate is used to
> control
> >algae...
> >Now are you saying to mix hyrochloric acid and copper sulphate together?
> >I'm planning on collecting some wood soon.
> >would a bleach bath do just as well?
>
> Bleach is gonna change it a bit. You dip it in CuSO4 to
> kill everyting then rinse in CDL to get rid of all the copper.
>
>
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