hydrogen peroxide

**hoppinghippo** · 3rd Dec 2002, 02:21

acc to krib its good for cyanobacteria or b/g algae, anyone know if it works for BBA?

**loupgarou** · 3rd Dec 2002, 09:35

heh.. why don't you find out?

**jacian** · 3rd Dec 2002, 10:36

Yes, it works for BBA.

Apply the H2O2 directly at the BBA, you would see results.

**hoppinghippo** · 3rd Dec 2002, 12:42

chris: I did! but have yet to reintro my &quot;tree&quot; driftwood into the tank, gg to h202 it again today, prob is BBA elmination boils down to ridding the tank of spores, and I&quot;m banking on the assumption that full grown BBA produces spores not the young ones, so far I removed all traces of BBA from my newly redone tank and removed the tree driftwood which always had a BBA prob, and so far no more signs of BBA in the tank, but scared that the driftwood will reintro it again.

**kubrich** · 3rd Dec 2002, 16:06

what if the bba is on xmas moss,is it alright to treat it with h202? where do u buy the h202 from and how do i treat the bba on xmas moss? cos the main piece in my tank is a big drift wood with xmas moss tied down to it and seems like the bba is spreading really rampantly.

**hoppinghippo** · 3rd Dec 2002, 19:32

h2o2 can get from pharmacy, $3 for a big bottle. I suggest you treat the wood outside of your main tank, and be careful cuz it can also kill your moss, but not sure in what concentrations

**loupgarou** · 3rd Dec 2002, 21:56

I left my xmas moss in for an hour.. it died.. obviously..

**hemiolopterus** · 4th Dec 2002, 15:57

Can I apply the h2o2 directly to the BBA inside the tank? If can, won't it be harmful to the fishes?

**vinz** · 4th Dec 2002, 16:17

[:0] No.

**hemiolopterus** · 4th Dec 2002, 16:21

Thanks. At a moment I though I can do so. whew....

**jacian** · 4th Dec 2002, 16:23

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On 12/4/2002 3:57:18 PM

Can I apply the h2o2 directly to the BBA inside the tank? If can, won't it be harmful to the fishes?
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Yes, you can. The safe dosage is abt 25ml per 20 gallon for 3% H2O2. I believe those you buy from Guardian are 6%, so halve the dosage.

**hemiolopterus** · 4th Dec 2002, 16:40

Jacian, how do I apply it on the BBA? Use a small pipette and drop the h202 directly on the BBA? Regarding the dosage, will the h2o2 dissappear in the tank over time or I need to change the water in order to apply the dosage again? Thanks.

**jacian** · 4th Dec 2002, 16:58

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On 12/4/2002 4:40:50 PM

Jacian, how do I apply it on the BBA? Use a small pipette and drop the h202 directly on the BBA? Regarding the dosage, will the h2o2 dissappear in the tank over time or I need to change the water in order to apply the dosage again? Thanks.
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Yes, a pipette would do the trick.

H2O2 would ended up as H20 + O2. You are recommended not to repeat the dosage within 24 hrs. Water change not a must but it is always good to do.