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- From: daf@herky.cs.uiowa.edu (David Forsyth)
- Subject: (was - Re: Snails keep dying) Cu and Liquid Iron (F)
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:45:35 GMT
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- From article <1992Dec22.023235.17589@cs.ucla.edu>, by frazier@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Gregory Frazier):
- > Dean Switzer (switzer@beta.uleth.ca) wrote:
- > : So will the copper cause any harm to the other life? Should I replace
- > : the gravel or wait for 16 water changes before introducing another
- > : invert.?
- >
- > Well, Cu *is* a poison, but one that vertebrates can handle
- > (in small quantities). Activated carbon *may* remove it from
- > your water (I've heard conflicting claims on this score).
- > In general, snails are very hardy creatures - after a few 50%+
- > water changes, they should be able to do all right in your
- > tank (no guarentees).
- >
- > BTW, Cu is hard on plants, too - I've wiped out a tankful of
- > algae and duckweed trying to kill snails (the snails survived!).
- >
- > --
- > "They thought to use and shame me but I win out by nature, because a true
- > freak cannot be made. A true freak must be born." - K. Dunn, _Geek Love_
- >
- > Greg Frazier frazier@CS.UCLA.EDU !{ucbvax,rutgers}!ucla-cs!frazier
-
- Anyone used Liquid Iron, a Ferti Lome (sp?) product? Appears to have no
- Nitrogen or Phosporus, but does have a little Copper in there, along with
- Manganese and a host of other good things. Does it do good?
-
- (if this is a repost, I'm sorry, I'm having trouble with the posting
- program)
-
- regards
-
- daf
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