Thanks for your time. I will check out your sources.
Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Joe Anderson
><)> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 7:47 PM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: NANFA-- hydrogen peroxide
><)>
><)>
><)> Nick,
><)> I've used it occassionally in my planted tanks as
><)> a last resort or annual
><)> maintenance
><)> it has worked on resilient brush algaes along a
><)> piece of drift wood i
><)> have... the main idea as i see it from the Aquatic
><)> Plants Digest topics on
><)> this are that it does in fact deprive the algae
><)> (and bacteria) of oxygen -
><)> thus the bubbling... and it dies (or seems to..
><)> most surface algae will grey
><)> or disintigrate w/in a day or so)
><)> it has not been suggested for film and or
><)> diatomous algae though such as
><)> green water to my knowledge..
><)> id suggest it only as a temporary method though..
><)> since i tend to believe
><)> that attacking the root problem of the algae is
><)> the best recourse..
><)> (nutrient deficiencies or excesses)
><)> but this does work to help a problem area get beat
><)> down quickly..
><)>
><)> care is needed in the useage since it will super
><)> saturate the area around it
><)> w/ oxygen you dont' want to OD your fish as some
><)> have done in past
><)>
><)> a quick search of the APD archives at
><)> http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/
><)> will give you more than enough info on this topic
><)>
><)> good luck..
><)>
><)> Joe Anderson
><)>
><)>
><)>
><)>
><)>
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><)>
><)> ------------------------------
><)>
><)> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:49:03 -0400
><)> From: "Nick Zarlinga" <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>
><)> Subject: RE: NANFA-- hydrogen peroxide
><)>
><)> There may be something to it. My thinking (not
><)> original) is that the
><)> positive effects of the peroxide on the redox is
><)> enough to allow other
><)> "things" to out compete the algae. The particular
><)> purpose of my inquirery
><)> is to see if it would have an effect on bluegreen
><)> algae. I am willing to
><)> try it, however I am trying to establish a dosage.
><)>
><)>
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