Southerrrngirrl Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Can we have some clarification on the correct dosage for e-mycin? I've read some posts that say one dose @ one 400mg tab per 100 litres. Others say continue dosing for seven days. Read another post that said just over half a 400mg tab per 100 litres. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Can we have some clarification on the correct dosage for e-mycin? I've read some posts that say one dose @ one 400mg tab per 100 litres. Others say continue dosing for seven days. Read another post that said just over half a 400mg tab per 100 litres. Thanks Both are correct. It has a very wide effective dosage range. I did two doses of 200mg per 100L I think when I did mine. I bet one dose would have been enough, it all looked dead within an hour or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 yeah, some tanks have a fairly immediate die-off, others take longer. In my tanks I had to do the seven day one, and there was no sudden die-of, it just gradually reduced over that time. Took a *very* long time to come back too! (But of course, after you dose it you should be figuring out what caused the nutrient imbalance and making sure it doesn't happen again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 So maybe it could be a case of do one dose and see what happens eh? Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I'd do a second dose a day or two later after vacuuming out any die off. Just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Like Ira, I do a double dose (but 3 days apart) siphoning out any dead stuff in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 A double dose is going to give less chance of resistant bacteria remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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