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Re: Copper treatment for algae



>>>>> Moontanman  <Moontanman at aol_com> (here: "M"),
>>>>> on Wed, 7 Oct 1998 18:02:39 EDT,
>>>>> pondered the meaning of life, then wrote down:

    M> Copper will kill the black fuzz or brush algae.

...and some fish and plants, and likely any beneficial snails.
Wim's already shown concern that his platys would die from copper.

This is like spraying insecticide on your pets to kill fleas
and ticks.  Yeah, it works and some people have had great success, 
but please treat this like an option of last resort.  

Carlos E. Munoz 
<cmunoz at crystal_cirrus.com>