[APD] hydrogen peroxide dosage

[Stuart Halliday <stuart at mytriops_com>]

I believe Richard J. Sexton wrote this email section below:

> If that is indeed the problem, the fastest way to put more
> oxygen in the water is a bit of hydrogen peroxide.
> 
> Dieter Untergasser mentions this specifically in "Handbook
> of fish Diseases" (TFH Press) P 132
> 
> He suggess 25 ml of 3% peroxide per 100 liters if aquarium water
> and cites Krause 1985. In no case can this dose be repeated.

Seems like a lot.
At 3% solution, surely 0.05ml per litre is enough to oxygenate?
ie 5ml for 100 litres?
Mind with this small level you can repeat dosage every 12 hours.

http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Hydrogen_peroxide#As_an_oxygen_aid

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