[Ravenous]

I have been having a problem with thread algea in all three of my tanks so I'm pretty darn excited to give this a try. If anybody else does this, I look forward to hearing how it works.

 

[Ravenous]

At this dilution is it really cruelty to animals? How much does it increase the salinity in the short term and is the concentration of peroxide that results dangerous? One could say that keeping any pet in a cage, pen, or aquarium is cruelty but is there anyway to test if this is actually painful to the critters in the tank? My girlfriend flushes her sinuses with a mixture of sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate and it helps her... I'm not saying it is the same thing but I would of assumed that putting either of these things up your nose would be painful and I was wrong about that. I know that they don't scream or cry or say anything is wrong but unless we know what the resulting dilutions of these chemicals in the water column are we can't say they are cruel or harmful.

 

[Ravenous]

Edward, that was an excellent explanation and now I understand. Is there anyway to neutralize the chemical if I were to treat my plants and driftwood in a separate tank, or could I rinse them enough to make it safe to put back in my aquarium. I guess if you have to remove the items being treated anyway, potassium permagnate would be the way to go then.