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    Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

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    <li id="jsArticleStep1"> Researchers from Iowa State University learned that treating a pond with barley straw or barley straw extract can produce hydrogen peroxide naturally, prevent the growth of algae, and significantly reduce odors.

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    Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    interesting.. i am willing to try... but where to get barley straw or barley straw extract in singapore??

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    Quote Originally Posted by planted86 View Post
    interesting.. i am willing to try... but where to get barley straw or barley straw extract in singapore??
    PetMart sells barley straw pellets which is actually shrimp food..
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    yeap petmart and colourful are selling i think~ i feed them to my shrimps every now and then


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    Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    Please see the barley straw debate >> HERE

    Everyone will be glad to know if straw can take care of algae after the trial

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    Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    Quote Originally Posted by barmby View Post
    Please see the barley straw debate >> HERE

    Everyone will be glad to know if straw can take care of algae after the trial
    If it does released hydrogen peroxide, I am very sure it will help get rid of algae.
    Iowa State University did the research and hence it contradicted to the "Plantbrain, Mr. Tom" that it is only a British thing.

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    Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    the key point is how much to put in.
    Considering our tank is much smaller and one of the requirement is for the pellet to break down before the shrimps can finish them off
    Wondering if the active ingredients are still effective after all the processing.
    The role of master and servant begin to cloud in the water..

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    Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    You may want to try this



    Benefits:
    be clean’s tiny particles adsorb and remove phosphate in water. This product improves water quality and controls algae.



    According to Amano

    Please, do not shoot the messenger
    Last edited by barmby; 29th Dec 2010 at 16:53.

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    Red face Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    I put barley straw in my aquarium right in the flow of water,
    and all I got was a few saplings of Barley !

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    Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    Quote Originally Posted by barmby View Post
    You may want to try this



    Benefits:
    be clean’s tiny particles adsorb and remove phosphate in water. This product improves water quality and controls algae.



    According to Amano

    Please, do not shoot the messenger
    Low phosphate levels will also cause green spot algae bloom. So its not a magic bullet also...

    Using barley straw to make H2O2...then why not just dose H2O2? More controlled and direct

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    Re: Barley Straw - Natural Hydrogen Peroxide to deal with Algae

    For those of you who prefer quick result the not the ORGANIC way, just use a syringe h202(3%) is enough.
    Inject it to inffected area, it should do the trick.
    The results can be seen on 3rd days where the hair algae turns light brownish.
    Even though I did not squirt onto the glass of the tank, hair algae disappear from glass of tank totally.

    Do please take note that plants like Hornwort and suberwassertang can be badly damaged by it though.
    Fish and Shrimps should have no problem with the injection as long as you are not aiming at them.
    No effect was found on the moss as well even though I did use the syringe on them.

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