Dosage of Glutaraldehyde in Aquarium.

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Re: Dosage of Glutaraldehyde in Aquarium.

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Matrix wrote:Will be trying Glut for the first time on my nano tank tomorrow. Rajiv ji do we have does it daily?
Does it in alternative days. Calculate to dose carefully.
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But PPM will keep decreasing over time after dosing.

So how do we know how frequently one should dose for different sized tank, does it have an absorbtion factor or something.?
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marsaiko wrote:But PPM will keep decreasing over time after dosing.

So how do we know how frequently one should dose for different sized tank, does it have an absorbtion factor or something.?
The concentration of Glut in the aquarium will be used by the plants over time. If your tank is heavenly planted you can dose up to 6ppm in alternate days. In semi planted tanks dose after 3 days. The result will be amazing. I have dosing in moss tank once a week.
It is depend upon the absorbption. More plants will absorb more glut.
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@marsaiko

i did a water change as soon as i realised the fish were in discomfort. i did it two times and over 50 percent i think. but it didnt work. so i think the damage was done very very fast. :(
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Re: Dosage of Glutaraldehyde in Aquarium.

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Just a Note on Glutaraldehyde if your are new to this:-

There are Glutaraldehyde products in the Market which comes with an activator (once mixed the solution turns yellowish green in color). I did some reading on the same and noted that people who have already tried such products have just tossed out the activiator (its not required) They used just the plain colorless solution.
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Romi wrote:@marsaiko

i did a water change as soon as i realised the fish were in discomfort. i did it two times and over 50 percent i think. but it didnt work. so i think the damage was done very very fast. :(
Thanks for the info Romi.
Matrix wrote:There are Glutaraldehyde products in the Market which comes with an activator (once mixed the solution turns yellowish green in color). I did some reading on the same and noted that people who have already tried such products have just tossed out the activiator (its not required) They used just the plain colorless solution.
I quite dint get the meaning, can we have the LINK of the read please?
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Matrix wrote:Just a Note on Glutaraldehyde if your are new to this:-

There are Glutaraldehyde products in the Market which comes with an activator (once mixed the solution turns yellowish green in color). I did some reading on the same and noted that people who have already tried such products have just tossed out the activiator (its not required) They used just the plain colorless solution.
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Very Helpful information.. Is this better than a DIY CO2 setup made by yeast and sugar? I did try the DIY CO2 but it takes ages to get a good infusion..
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RemirezyKrazy wrote:Very Helpful information.. Is this better than a DIY CO2 setup made by yeast and sugar? I did try the DIY CO2 but it takes ages to get a good infusion..
It is more effective in comparison of DIY CO2 but use carefully.
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SCORPIO wrote:How to calculate the required dosage:

Suppose you want to dose 20% Glutaraldehyde solution direct with 4.0 ppm in a 100 litre water. The equation will be as:

Dosage of Glut = (Required Volume of water in liter X Required ppm / % Solution X 10000) X 1000 ml
Dosage of Glut = (100 X 4/20 X 10000) X 1000 ml
Dosage of Glut = (400/200000) X 1000 ml
Dosage of Glut = 0.002 X 1000 ml

Dosage of Glut = 2 ml

This 2 ml glutaraldehyde will be safe for flora and fauna both.
You can use syringe to dose glutaraldehyde safely.



Rajivji this 2ml per 100ltrs dosage - is this for a week?? if yes do we have to dose all the 2ml at once or can we break it and dose accordingly (ex. 1ml twice a week)
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