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[KMench]

Has anyone ever used this before? What results did you have? I did some googling and found a patent from 2009 claiming the below for the active ingredient.
" Therapeutic and prophylactic treatments of aquatic species and aquatic diseases through the controlled introduction of a heterocyclic N-halamine into an aquatic habitat."

 

[Maritimer]

I don't recognize the active ingredient as anything I've seen before, and I've never heard the stuff recommended ... but there's an awful lot I don't know. I do note that it says "treats clinical signs of disease", rather than something like "eradicates the ich and amyloodinium parasite" ... which raises a flag for me.

#reefsquad ... are any of you folks familiar with this stuff?

~Bruce

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Interesting.
Appears to be a type of bleach(oxidizer ) and iodine. The halimine is an antimicrobial polymer.

 

[KMench]

I just saw it in Petco today and was curious. Never seen it nor heard of it. Figured this was the place to ask! (I didn't buy it don't worry) lol

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I just saw it in Petco today and was curious. Never seen it nor heard of it. Figured this was the place to ask! (I didn't buy it don't worry) lol

No worries. Polyp lab has a thread here for their ick stuff. It's an oxidizer as well. In low doses it kills microbes.
That's why bleach is the go to for cleaning the toilet.

This stuff seems broad spectrum to include other stuff to help infection.

I do often wonder if these products are a slightly faster and gentler temporary relief for the fish before a copper treatment would be used. Seems like it would be.

 

[4FordFamily]

Understanding the life cycle of ich I cannot imagine it effective, as 5 days isn’t enough of anything.

I’m not familiar with it at all, odd because this is a pretty reputable company offering what appears to be snake oil we’ve never heard of!

@melypr1985 @Brew12

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Understanding the life cycle of ich I cannot imagine it effective, as 5 days isn’t enough of anything.

I’m not familiar with it at all, odd because this is a pretty reputable company offering what appears to be snake oil we’ve never heard of!

@melypr1985 @Brew12

It's actually quite a common method.
It's killing the free swimmers and the ones attached to the fish. Thus my question about a more instant relief method VS eradication.

Still needs to be used in hospital really imo and not really that Reef safe. Similar to bleach. You can dose bleach in a reef. (Shudder).

Edit, it's like dipping coral in peroxide.

 

[4FordFamily]

It's actually quite a common method.
It's killing the free swimmers and the ones attached to the fish. Thus my question about a more instant relief method VS eradication.

Still needs to be used in hospital really imo and not really that Reef safe. Similar to bleach. You can dose bleach in a reef. (Shudder).

Edit, it's like dipping coral in peroxide.

I see, I can’t imagine it to be effective I guess is my point. I take this stuff personally because I see people buy things like this thinking they’ll cure their fish and then they die — i always feel partially responsible. Lord knows I’ve killed my fair share of fish!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I see, I can’t imagine it to be effective I guess is my point. I take this stuff personally because I see people buy things like this thinking they’ll cure their fish and then they die — i always feel partially responsible. Lord knows I’ve killed my fair share of fish!

Yea. Same here. It's not erredication. Plain and simple.


My only curiosity is , can it be an effective tool prior to copper to allow the fish to heal. It probably gentler initially.