Re: [Killietalk] Hatching eggs in only peat tea

["L. Langione" <lonlangione at suscom_net>]

One of the oxygen tablets that I know of.
http://www.junglelabs.com/pages/details.asp?item=JT703
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wright Huntley" <whuntley at verizon_net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Hatching eggs in only peat tea


> Tyrone Genade <tgenade at gmail_com> wrote:
>
> > Hello
> >
> > On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 12:00:00 -0700, Wright Huntley <whuntley at
verizon_net> wrote:
> >
> >> > What are oxygen tablets?
> >> > Bro. Paul
> >>
> >> AFAIK, they are an expensive substitute for a few drops of drug-store
> >> hydrogen peroxide. :-)[And no substitute for proper aeration!]
> >
> > Proper aeration and hatchling Nothos are not a good mix.
>
> Agreed. It should not cause strong currents for them. I prefer
> photosynthesizing plants for much of that.
>
> > Hydrogen
> > Peroxide (H2O2) can be cheaper but you have to get the dose just right
> > else you burn everything to death.
>
> Less problem, IMHO, than adding some mysterious "snake-oil" product
> whose ingredients are concealed from even making such judgements. ;-)
>
>
> > H2O2 also "goes off" as it oxidizes
> > itself over time---even when kept in the fridge.
>
> Well... It is already super-oxidized, in effect, so what happens is the
> opposite. It can gradually lose O2 and revert to common water, in a
> reduction reaction. I agree that strength of old or poorly-stored H2O2
> can be reduced with time. The same is true of many chemicals and
> medications, including most of the dechloraminators, AFAIK.
>
>
> > Oxygen tablets (sold
> > at your local petstore for goldfish bowls etc...) are not that
> > expensive. They also don't seem to go off. I expect their chemistry is
> > similar to that of H2O2.
>
> And Bro Paul's question may arise because I have never seen them in any
> US LFS. They may be here, but certainly are far from common. They may be
> banned in CA because some kid tried to use them to cause an abortion. We
> have a hard time finding KMnO4 (another good "oxidizer" or tanning
> agent) for exactly that reason. No druggist will carry it, any more for
> fear of John #2. We have to use agricultural grade.
>
> Wright
>
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