Re: [APD] Potassium permanganate

["Wise, Nicholas" <Nicholas_Wise at eon-us.com>]

alum can be used to kill snail eggs 

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[mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com] On Behalf Of Stuart Halliday
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 2:06 PM
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Subject: [APD] Potassium permanganate
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I believe Jacques Gerber wrote this email section below:
> Hello All:
> 
> I need to strip down a really icky tank and transfer the plants to a 
> new aquarium (not mine), but I want to try to minimize the transfer of

> algae, cyanobacteria and snail-eggs. How does one go about sterilizing

> plants with bleach? What proportions, how long, and any plants should 
> I not bother trying with?

Better with Potassium permanganate?

http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Potassium_permanganate

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