Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V2 #104

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V2 #104
• From: Kevin Conlin <kcconlin at cae_ca>
• Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:06:29 -0400
• In-Reply-To: <199607281939.PAA31705 at looney_actwin.com>

On Sunday, 28 July 1996,  Karl Schoeler wrote:

> Methylene Blue will work effectively if used in conjunction with a
> temperature increase. Dosage: use 1/2 the label directions.

Eeek!  Methylene blue applied at concentrations sufficient to kill
ich will almost certainly destroy your plants.  My favorite
remedy is a malachite green/formalin mixture (0.05ppm/15ppm every
2 days for a total of 4-5 treatments).
--
Kevin Conlin   kcconlin at cae_ca   "We're Canadians.  We HAVE to be polite"
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