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	sterilizing plants w/ malachite green?
LMuha Mega Fish Posts: 908 Kudos: 1144 Votes: 183 Registered: 17-Mar-2003	I just bought a bunch of water hyacinth for my pond. I don't have any potassium pergamate or alum on hand, but the pond shop (which I generally trust) said that malachite green would do a reasonably good job. Opinions? FYI, the malachite green solution I keep on hand (for ich) also has formalin in it. How would that affect plants? Thanks!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i treated my tank once for ich with a solution of MG chloride and formalin....didnt affect the plants.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
LMuha Mega Fish Posts: 908 Kudos: 1144 Votes: 183 Registered: 17-Mar-2003	Would it kill most of the bad stuff that can come in on new plants?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	it will kill some or maybe most of it....but i believe that as long as u treated it well to a separate container for sometime...the plants will be ok to be added eventually...not even snails will survive with that.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:43


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