Re: [Killietalk] Tank parasites

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

"L. Langione" <lonlangione at suscom_net> wrote:

> Man oh man, I would never mix ammonia with clorox! This creates chlorine
> gas!!! Very dangerous, even if done outside. I'm real sure about this, maybe
> one of the "chemists" on here can attest to this.
>
>                                                     Lonny Langione    Dover,

I'm not a chemist, but even *I* know not to do this, Lonny. Read it 
right on most bleach bottles' labels! [If you want to make chloramines, 
dilute the bleach way, way down, first.]

Besides, bleach is being grossly oversold here.

I can attest from experience that 3 weeks of concentrated (diluted <50%) 
bleach on gravel failed to kill the (trapdoor) Malaysian Trumpet Snails 
(and any bacterial hitchhikers). [Gave them ugly blotchy shells, 
though!] Also, the waxy coating on *Mycobacterium* is quite capable of 
resisting bleaches, so you won't eliminate Fish TB with it, either.

Chlorox is a pretty good general disinfectant, but don't trust it to do 
the whole job in tough cases.

Wright

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