Has anyone just put a bit of a silver rod in a fish tank to keep the water clean instead of CS? Might this work? Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:25 PM Subject: Re: CS>Fish
> Chuck writes: > > What was the caution about CS in fishtanks, again? > > I've warned against it, but someone else claims that they had no harm > > come to their fish. > > Hi Chuck, > > CS kills bacteria, right? > > Guess what keeps the fish tank healthy and clean? The bacterial > colonies in the gravel and filter medium! > > Dose your tank with CS or any other effective antibacterial and they'll > all die... leaving the water full of the guts of dead bacteria, and > with nothing left to process the toxic ammonia, nitrate and nitrite > deposits from fish waste into safer, less toxic forms. > > Regular partial water changes remove the buildup of chemicals. Without > the biological filter formed by the bacteria, toxic chemicals will > poison the fish... soon... that is if the dead bacteria guts don't > suffocate them first. > > Used intelligently, it may be safe for certain applications, but be > careful! > > Be well, > > Mike D. > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/165 - Release Date: 11/9/2005 > >
