Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 13:58:11 -0800 From: John Walker <jorwa@syspac.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg843$foo@default> Subject: RE: Bacterial infection?
At 01:10 PM 3/7/97 -0800, you wrote:
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>> From: John Walker
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>> Upon closer inspection I found that there was a very thin, clear "film"
>covering the
>>surface of the water. Over the weekend I repotted all the plants but have
>been afraid
>>to place them back into any standing water. I water each plant every night
>>but this is getting tedious. Any suggestions as to how to keep the standing
>>water clean?
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>Hi John,
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>I had the same problem when I potted some cps using a load of sand in my
>yard, sand that had been used by cats for their business. I got rid of the
>problem by separting the newly potted cps from older potted cps, and
>frequent changes in the water that the new pots were sitting in. I now use
>bagged sand.
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>You can santize your aquarium by spraying it with rubbing alcohol, which is
>70% isopropyl alcohol. Repotting and santizing your aquarium should do the
>trick, provided your mix isn't overfertized by some unknown source.
>
>David
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Hi David,
I have been using nursery bought horicultural sand. I'll try sanitizing the
aquarium and saucers this weekend and I'll let you know what happens.
Thanks for the advice :)
John in Phoenix
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