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AHHHH!!!!
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:57 pm
by chump
i just put some drops in my tank called Green X to get rid of algae that were in the tank but when i did my arrowhead just turned on his side =( like he was dying
i immediately took him out and put him in a small 2 liter tank, at first he started freakin out, swimming crazy but now he's just really still.
i swear ill burn down that tarp petstore that sold me those drops if he dies
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:21 pm
by kass
hmm.. what are the ingredient?
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:28 pm
by chump
thats the deal. i have no idea. the bottle just says "green x - 8 drops for every 20L"
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:51 pm
by Jason
i've been running into people at the LFS that i work at who've had tank crashes from the use of a algicide. i dont recomend them anymore instead i try to get them to break the cycle by cutting light or removing nutrients before they break down and try the chemicals. i'm not a big fan of chemicals in tanks though, i wish all products would list the active ingredients though.
jason
PS i hope you're puffer comes around, that just sucks
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:45 pm
by Pufferpunk
Do an 80% water change & get some fresh carbon in the filter. Never use any unnessary chemicals in your tank.
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:32 am
by kimmers318
Chump...just curious...what is with the avatar? With all of the violence in the media, esp. in schools the last few years it kinda freaked me out, thought maybe there might be a story behind it
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:46 pm
by chump
Jason wrote:i've been running into people at the LFS that i work at who've had tank crashes from the use of a algicide. i dont recomend them anymore instead i try to get them to break the cycle by cutting light or removing nutrients before they break down and try the chemicals. i'm not a big fan of chemicals in tanks though, i wish all products would list the active ingredients though.
jason
PS i hope you're puffer comes around, that just sucks
yeah ill definitely think twice before using some chemicals in my tank again.
my puffy seems to be doing fine. so i dont have to go and buy 20 gallons of gasoline as for now. thank God
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:47 pm
by chump
kimmers318 wrote:Chump...just curious...what is with the avatar? With all of the violence in the media, esp. in schools the last few years it kinda freaked me out, thought maybe there might be a story behind it
no story. im just fond of violence
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:36 pm
by Hachi
lol
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:32 pm
by JustinPSmith
Hahaha
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:37 am
by Pufferpunk
Kind of sad... the signature too. Although I'm a great fan of gore!
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:49 am
by Fella
I thought the main ingredient in algacides (sp?) was copper? If I recall, people have had trouble with copper meds in the past?
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:17 pm
by Pandora114
For alge I just use good old fasioned elbow grease......when we do a water change I just take a scrubber and scrape the front and sides of the tank so we can still see the little critter. Algea isn't *bad* just unsightly....Algea is acctually a good thing because it absorbs the extra co2 in the tank (great if you dont have live plants, we dont) and also phosphates and nitrates as well....