[AquaticLife] Melafix
hi there, i know that melafix causes a lot of foam/small bubbles, on the water surface - can look like a betta’s bubblenest the way it clumps. i used to work in wholesale aquatics, supplying the public, so we used pond strength melafix in our tanks - it’s much more concentrated than tank melafix - and therefore cheaper for larger treatments, so as a side effect, there would be more foam. it does no harm to the fish, it just looks unsightly. i would not recommend using pond melafix in tanks at home, as the dilution factor is about 1 - 100 so it’s very easy to accidentall over dose. Tori purfit - scotland x
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.comFrom: mchaneyjm@yahoo.comDate: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:43:11 -0700Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] Melafix
On closer inspection of the water surface after I added the Melafix, I don’t think it is oil on the water. It appears to just be clumps of small air bubbles. I guess the Melafix changes the surface tension of the water in such a way that it appears to be oily when in fact it is not. As Lenny stated a lot of aquariums tend to have an oily film on the surface of the water. That was the case with mine until I added the UV Sterilizer. It immediately cleared the surface of the water.Jimmy McHaneyHusser, LA —– Original Message —-From: Jimmy McHaney To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.comSent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:09:08 PMSubject: Re: [AquaticLife] MelafixI did a PWC just before starting the Melafix. I just added the second dose and there does not seem to be as much on the surface as there was after the first dose. Jimmy McHaneyHusser, LA —– Original Message —-From: Lenny V. aka GoldLenny To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.comSent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 5:56:01 PMSubject: RE: [AquaticLife] MelafixI don’t recall Melafix leaving a film when I’ve used it in the past but ifyou had a high level of DOC’s or protein in the water, I guess it couldreact with them causing them to float to the surface. Even without Melafix, some tanks will get this oily film on the surface. Ithappens more often with carnivorous fish which are fed higher protein basedfoods. It’s also one of the main reasons for a protein skimmer in SW setups. Did you do at least one PWC prior to starting the Melafix? Most medsprescribe doing one or more PWC’s to get the water in good shape prior tousing the meds. It won’t hurt to do a 25% PWC and just re-dose the 25% ofMelafix that you remove with the water..—–Original Message—–From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] OnBehalf Of Jimmy McHaneySent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 5:45 PMTo: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.comSubject: [AquaticLife] MelafixDoes Melafix always leave an oily film on the water surface? Does thiseventually go away or will the PWC take care of it?Jimmy McHaneyHusser, LA No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1339 - Release Date: 3/22/20084:43 PM————————————Please DELETE this line and EVERYTHING below it when replying, thanks.·´¯`·.¸¸.>.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸> ¸.·´¯`·.¸. , .·´¯`·..>PLEASE, when you REPLY to a post, DELETE all TEXT that is NOT important to the reply & if CHANGING the TOPIC of the original message MODIFY the SUBJECT LINE -> i.e. “new subject (was re: old subject)” .·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸> ¸.·´¯`·.¸. , .·´¯`·..>PLEASE, when you REPLY to a post, DELETE all TEXT that is NOT important to the reply & if CHANGING the TOPIC of the original message MODIFY the SUBJECT LINE -> i.e. “new subject (was re: old subject)”
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