Aquariums: i thought hydrogen peroxide was supposed to kill bba
i filled the sink up with 75% water 25% peroxide but why is is still alive
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Plutonium239Mixer on
Why are you diluting it with water? Simply apply the hydrogen peroxide to the wood for at least 5 minutes, then rinse and put back in aquarium. It will turn red indicating it has died. My shrimp started eating it after it turned red.
Both-Lie5316 on
lmaooo i thought this was a really dirty cat at first
LS25-User on
Less Hydrogen % more time needed (if it is still enough)
TheShrimpDealer on
Give it a few days, you’ll see the results. Using pure peroxide and letting it soak for a few minutes is the best way to do it. You may have to repeat it a few times to fully kill the BBA, retreat in 3-5 days if it doesn’t look dead enough!
TurqoiseTrianglez on
I had some driftwood from an aquarium a while back totally get decked out in BBA and honestly the easiest thing was to let those bad boys dry off in the sun inside for a week.
I took a sponge I didn’t care about and it came right off and didn’t return when back in the aquarium.
IndianaJonesDoombot on
Because peroxide is heavily diluted already, like only 3% you basically made a sink full of water
Round-Guitar-1807 on
I was so confused until i saw the group name 😅😅
xenosilver on
So you’re using already diluted peroxide and you’re further diluting it….
AliEffinNoble on
How old is the peroxide? If it’s been open for over 6 months it’s not good anymore unfortunately. I made this mistake before using older peroxide.
Technical-Average316 on
I put it in a pipette and put it on in the tank. I did it for a few days and it’s gone now.
troll606 on
I would scrub it off and pour it on top and that usually gave me the longest results for it not coming back. If I only scrubbed it off it came back faster. I think I also noticed that areas of the wood that were in water flow wouldn’t grow nearly as much algae. Then on top of that my other bad algae had issues with proximity to my surface light. Once I let the wood lay closure to the bottom I either my shrimp would clean it more or light got to it less but it would also grow less algae. Thank you for listening to my reddit talk.
MetthewStafford on
I used rubbing alcohol 90%, just spritzed it and it died immediately. Leave it out of the water to evaporate for a few minutes and everything is gone
ConglomerateAlien on
I used a small Siamese algae eater for mine. He solved my problem and is now living the retired life eating fat and sassy in my tank
aboxofkittens on
It’s not instant? It takes a day or two for it to die. It turns red and then falls off
Pucketz on
Just use abrasive something
osmosisparrot on
Just soak it in diluted bleach overnight in a 1:10 ratio bleach to water.
IronSnatchKitty on
I thought this was a dogs leg. Wtf happened to this driftwood.
Mister_Green2021 on
As long as it bubbles, it’s working. Leave it for 15 minutes. You’ll see it turn pink the next day.
BadgerAwkward on
Got long tongs and a firepit? Roast it like a hotdog for a bit and burn that black beard right off. Scrub the wood with a toothbrush and put it back in.
actual_real_housecat on
Piece of wood that size, put it in the smallest plastic Ziplock bag that will fit it, pour in maybe half a bottle undiluted and squeeze the bag to the wood while sucking out a much air as possible. Seal and swish the h2o2 around. Half a bottle should be plenty to cover the log.
IHumanlike on
H2O2 did absolutely nothing for me as well against bba. Only thing that worked was bleach.
grimreeeferr on
Does this work with hair algae? If so, how can I use this method?
Mindless_Baseball426 on
I inherited a tank that was riddled with BBA. I treated it in sections by daily spot dosing directly with excel in a syringe with the filter turned off for fifteen minutes. Took about 3 days of this treatment for each section for the BBA to turn red, then the fish ate it. Might be easier than taking the wood out.
smolsquiddie on
I usually just take all the shit out and let it completely dry for a couple days then put it back, algae gone hurray
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Why are you diluting it with water? Simply apply the hydrogen peroxide to the wood for at least 5 minutes, then rinse and put back in aquarium. It will turn red indicating it has died. My shrimp started eating it after it turned red.
lmaooo i thought this was a really dirty cat at first
Less Hydrogen % more time needed (if it is still enough)
Give it a few days, you’ll see the results. Using pure peroxide and letting it soak for a few minutes is the best way to do it. You may have to repeat it a few times to fully kill the BBA, retreat in 3-5 days if it doesn’t look dead enough!
I had some driftwood from an aquarium a while back totally get decked out in BBA and honestly the easiest thing was to let those bad boys dry off in the sun inside for a week.
I took a sponge I didn’t care about and it came right off and didn’t return when back in the aquarium.
Because peroxide is heavily diluted already, like only 3% you basically made a sink full of water
I was so confused until i saw the group name 😅😅
So you’re using already diluted peroxide and you’re further diluting it….
How old is the peroxide? If it’s been open for over 6 months it’s not good anymore unfortunately. I made this mistake before using older peroxide.
I put it in a pipette and put it on in the tank. I did it for a few days and it’s gone now.
I would scrub it off and pour it on top and that usually gave me the longest results for it not coming back. If I only scrubbed it off it came back faster. I think I also noticed that areas of the wood that were in water flow wouldn’t grow nearly as much algae. Then on top of that my other bad algae had issues with proximity to my surface light. Once I let the wood lay closure to the bottom I either my shrimp would clean it more or light got to it less but it would also grow less algae. Thank you for listening to my reddit talk.
I used rubbing alcohol 90%, just spritzed it and it died immediately. Leave it out of the water to evaporate for a few minutes and everything is gone
I used a small Siamese algae eater for mine. He solved my problem and is now living the retired life eating fat and sassy in my tank
It’s not instant? It takes a day or two for it to die. It turns red and then falls off
Just use abrasive something
Just soak it in diluted bleach overnight in a 1:10 ratio bleach to water.
I thought this was a dogs leg. Wtf happened to this driftwood.
As long as it bubbles, it’s working. Leave it for 15 minutes. You’ll see it turn pink the next day.
Got long tongs and a firepit? Roast it like a hotdog for a bit and burn that black beard right off. Scrub the wood with a toothbrush and put it back in.
Piece of wood that size, put it in the smallest plastic Ziplock bag that will fit it, pour in maybe half a bottle undiluted and squeeze the bag to the wood while sucking out a much air as possible. Seal and swish the h2o2 around. Half a bottle should be plenty to cover the log.
H2O2 did absolutely nothing for me as well against bba. Only thing that worked was bleach.
Does this work with hair algae? If so, how can I use this method?
I inherited a tank that was riddled with BBA. I treated it in sections by daily spot dosing directly with excel in a syringe with the filter turned off for fifteen minutes. Took about 3 days of this treatment for each section for the BBA to turn red, then the fish ate it. Might be easier than taking the wood out.
I usually just take all the shit out and let it completely dry for a couple days then put it back, algae gone hurray