ER9

i know the ratio but was wondering the shortest effective dip time?

Dino

For

What are you bleaching?

ER9

my teeshirts, boxers and briefs......

lol....sorry couldn't resist. lava rocks and fake plants. covered in b/g algae.

Dino

2-3 minutes would be fine.

Live plants would be 10-15 seconds.

So time depends onwhat you are bleaching.

Butterfly

at the beginning of the wash cycle, washing machine will take care of how long
Sorry I couldn't resist.

For rocks and artificial plants just let them sit until the algae is gone. Remember to rinse extremely well and soak over night in strongly dechlorinated water.
Hydrogen Peroxide works well also.
Carol

Shawnie

oh lordy!! I have tons of stuff that needs bleaching..can I send my laundry over?

Butterfly

you better stop or Dino is going to put us both on the naughty list.
Carol

Shawnie

sowwy

Dino

You make it awful hard to put you on the naughty list.

ER9

lol...but i dont have a washing machine. i do my dipping in the tub....duh!

ER9

well since i dip in the tub...which takes forever...i respectfully refer you to butterfly....she has a washing machine.....

Shawnie

seeeeee im not nawty!! others make me do it santa!!!

FishFolk

I wanted to be funny too, but couldn't top what was already here - so on the serious side...I have brown algae on my holey rock and a bit on another piece of rock - surely some in places i don't see - should I bleach it? Just scrub it? Last time, I scrubbed it with water. that was when my nitrates were outta whack. I tested yesterday and nitrates were about 5. My life was not my own today but tomorrow is another day. A waterchange is on the books for the a.m. - Will that do it? I hate to rearrange things in the tank when the fish are content.

I really need an algae eating fish or two in there . then I'd need no bleach

ER9

i wondered the same thing but decided to play it safe and dip in bleach. dont forget the dechlorination dip though if you decide to. if your not familiar and someone please correct me if i'm wrong i use the same dechlorinator (prime) i put in my tank for water changes. i let this soak overnight just to be safe and because i dont know the right time to soak.

Shawnie

isnt brown algae diatoms? or is there another kind?

if its diatoms, fishies LOVE it..especially corys...my guys cleaned up my rocks n plants amazingly!

FishFolk

I don't have any cory's...except for Cory. ( ) He eats almost anything but I think he would draw the line at algae
Anyway, the cichlids don't seem to be muching on it. Will Cory's mix with cichlids? Can they live contently in a cichlid environment?
Thanks

Shawnie

I dont think so...corys are lil bitty thangs and might be a cichlids snack...

Butterfly

FishFolk Texas Holey Rock gets algae and brown diatoms on it I think just as a matter of course. It's just so porous, I never bleached mine it just gives it a natural look and it won't hurt anything. The brown is usually diatoms and they will go away.
I have such a lazy out look on algae - it will either stay or go away with water changes a little looks good.
ER9- prime is fine for soaking after a bleach dip.
Carol

FishFolk

Thanks y'all!