NoToRiOuS Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 hi every1 does anyone know what the mixing ratio is for potassium permanganate to litres of water is for treating discus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I think it will depend on what you are wanting to treat Noto. I did a google search and came up with this:- Results 1 - 10 of about 797 for Discus and potassium permanganate. (0.17 seconds) Lots to look at, and better understood by you reading than me trying to explain. Well that takes care of your Thursday evening doesn't it?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoToRiOuS Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 cool thanks for that alan now y didnt i think of that :roll: man so much to read headache brain overload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 it will depend on the % PP you have to how you want to dose it, the normal dosage is 2ppm and you need to remove the media from your filter during the treatment as it knocks back your bacteria count in the tank (does something to organic waste to which means you have to wipe down every surface inside the tank before treatment too) and on the fish. put the media in a 40L bin or something with a powerhead for the treatment. you must never ever ever use PP without hydrogen peroxide- ever :lol: PP normally lasts about 4-8 hours in the tank before it goes from purple to browny (brown means its loss its effectiveness) and then you need to use HP at 3% (most common % used so easier to calculate) which is like an antidote sorta and you add a few drops at a time with about five mins wait inbetween until the water clears then do a bit water change (over 50%, over 80% is better if poss) and chuck in a bag of carbon to absorb the last of it. also you need to be able to watch the fish for the whole treatment pretty much (you dont actually have to watch them every minute, just be able to), the fatalities pretty much always happen when the people arent around to watch and things go bad. heres a link ive been reading recently on PP usage- http://www.simplydiscus.com/forum/showt ... hp?t=54033 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Dosage depend on how clean your tank is and your bio load. It will oxidise every thing it come s in contact with. It will kill your bio filter. Better to treat it in a bucket. What are you trying to treat? ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 PP will kill anything organic which means fish and plants and biofilter, I go mainly by colour, dark purple is too strong, how many L are you treating?> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Best way to treat using PP is to take the fish out and treat in a seperate tank. That way you don't need to do massive water changes in your main tank. IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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