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Originally Posted by harif887
Im sorry butyou said to mix PP until you get a light purple color.....Thats no accurate way of measuring out chemicals!!!at all!! Thats one of the most dangerous ways to gauge how much you have in there. If you do this your fish will die.
When measuring chemicals you must measure EXACT. And sometimes exact isnt even good enough. Thats why in lab experiments you have a "theoretical" value and the "observed" value. The theoretical is what should be seen when conditions are ideal. And people in the lab try to make situations as ideal as possible by measuring with graducated cylinders and of the like and they still dont get that close to theoretical as one would hope.
The only way you can guage by color is if you are GOD. And i highly doubt god would be on this forum reading up on how to take care of his fish..........
I dont mean to offend anyone but Bottom line is MEASURE CORRECTLY
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Hi haris,
You are right about getting the dosage right and this chemical is more forgiving than lets say formalin.
I think you missed the part where i say
'Never put the crystals directly into tank. Always use a small toothpick/cotton bud to swab some crystals and mix in small container/bottle then dose to reach desired colour concentration.'
That's dumb. i quoted myself. Look at what you made me do.
IME and from advice of discus breeders, colour is a good indicator of its potency. You can also tell if it's oxidised or not by the freshness of the purple colour.[the opposite being brown]
So while i think need reassurance, i think you are being overdramatic and no, i'm not god or the dozens of discus breeders/others out there who use this method to kill some ectoparasites.
So FWIW the idea is there and if you don't like it don't worry, it isn't personal.
PS. Soyadude:i think using grains as a measurement is cool for disinfecting pots.
Regards
Stan