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RE>White spot disease
Charlie Chee asked about treatment for ich in a planted tank. I've used "Rid-
Ich" which is a malachite green/formalin mixture in my planted tanks. The
formulation is given as 0.038% malachite green, 4. 26% formaldelhyde (11.52%
formalin). You have to dose this every day for about 10 days to rid the tank
of the immature forms, and you can't have charcoal filtration (most plant
growers don't use it anyway). The only problem I had was that some of the
silicon tubing I use to lengthen my filter's intake turned green permanently.
Worse things could happen!
Good luck!
Christine in sunny, warm, dry Palo Alto