Prazi Pro (PraziPro) Fluke Treatment for Fresh Water
Prazi Pro (PraziPro) Fluke Treatment for Fresh Water This is the safest and most effective product for Flukes. However, it’s not very cost effective when you get into thousands of gallons. It depends on: Relatively clean water Well shaken In a temperate range from 68-80 DF Extremely uniform and thorough distribution in the water column. […]
LifeGuard by Tetra – Why It’s So Novel
So, they figured out how to use a quaternary ammonium product (disinfectant) safely with freshwater fish. It’s a safer version of Chloramine-T or “Halamid” which is available in Europe. Basically what they do is complex the product with a clay, or carbonate. And as the clay / carbonate dissolves, it releases a little Lifeguard at […]
The Best Water Test Kit
The Best Water Test Kit You don’t need a smoke detector that can MEASURE the amount of smoke. Because ANY smoke is a “thing” right? Same with Ammonia, Nitrite and a ballpark on Nitrate and pH. So test strips are great and the following kit does it all for less than $20
pH Control and Buffering in Freshwater Systems
pH Control and Buffering in Freshwater Systems There are SO many ways to control the pH in freshwater systems raise the pH and “hold it there”. You may not have to worry about this, at all, in geography where the tap water contains tons of carbonates. The recommended test kit below renders a value for […]
How to Remedy Hazes and Cloudiness in Fresh Water
How to Remedy Hazes and Cloudiness in Fresh Water These are easy, and they’re often serious. They speak to ‘new’ systems, bacterial overgrowths, overfeeding, and an assortment of other things none of which are good, or even ‘okay’. They’re easy to fix. I really like sponge filtration with a decent aerator driving it. That helps […]
What About Green Water? Control of Green Water in Freshwater Systems
What About Green Water? Control of Green Water in Freshwater Systems “Green Water” represents inhabited water with enough, and even excess Nitrates, Phosphorus and Iron to spawn the growth of suspended algae that’s living in the water column. It would be preferable for the algae to be on ‘surfaces’ and not impacting the ‘look’ of […]
How to Remove Chlorine and Chloramine and Why?
How To Remove Chlorine and Chloramine and Why? Chlorine is added to new water at the “water company” so they don’t send their municipality a disease. Stuff like toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidia etc. Heck, just germs. Chlorine kills that stuff and just happens to kill fish. You can make your own dechlorinator with instructions at drjohnson.com Or […]
Water Testing the Freshwater Nitrogen Cycle, the Why and How
Water Testing the Freshwater Nitrogen Cycle, the Why and How Why would you test this, why does it matter? How is this done? What do you do with the results? Parameters like pH (which can “crash” and kill a lot of fish) and various ‘nitrogen’ cycle products like Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate can accumulate in […]
Freshwater Shotgun Treatment Four
This is for very large bodies of water and includes Potassium permanganate and Anchor Worm Treatment