Who uses chemical treatments?
Post your chemical treatments and or pics before after
What treatments do you use?
Post your chemical treatments and or pics before after
What treatments do you use?
Chemical treatments
- Thread starter eon aquatics
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I'd say the only important, in fact vital chemical, that most of us use is dechlorinator. And you don't even need that if you run off well water or have the means to age/store your municipal water.
I'll stick my neck out and also add that if you run your systems correctly then you don't need any of the masses of off the shelf products. Many are simply snake oil anyway.
"Altering" your water with products is not a good idea. You should work with what you have. The vast array of medications available are also not needed if you run a tight ship.
I'll even wager that the addition of such products, through over dosing, or simply using the wrong product in the first place, causes more problems than the one you had initially.
I'll stick my neck out and also add that if you run your systems correctly then you don't need any of the masses of off the shelf products. Many are simply snake oil anyway.
"Altering" your water with products is not a good idea. You should work with what you have. The vast array of medications available are also not needed if you run a tight ship.
I'll even wager that the addition of such products, through over dosing, or simply using the wrong product in the first place, causes more problems than the one you had initially.
When I lived in Milwaukee where Chloramine was the primary disinfectant, I used Sodium Thiosulfate to neutralize the chlorine part of the ion, because aging doesn't work on chloramine.
And I am in total agreement with the above, in that choosing the fish to match the water instead of fighting it or chasing parameters is the best way to go
As far as meds my first choice is always just plain salt (not aquarium salt), just plain salt (NaCl),
If its something more serious like a parasite or recognizable disease, that I can determine what that is, I will use that.
Just lately a couple wild fish I caught were obviously infected with Lernaea.
You can see a couple hanging on the lower jaw, and although the larval stage can be eliminated with 3.5 ppt salinity.
The adults are unaffected.
So actual effective meds were used.
Here in Panama, I go to a vet, to buy proper treatment.