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  1. The Great Potassium Permanganate, KMnO4 Shortage of 2010

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    Hi,

    This thread is the follow on to the hijack of Where to Get Plants, thread http://www.barrreport.com/showthread...t-plants/page2

    The big three for plant sanitizers, because they are cheap and (supposed to be) readily available, are Bleach, 19 or 20:1 solutions of 5% Sodium hypochlorite, Potassium Permanganate, KMnO4, dilute solution and Alum solutions.

    Potassium Permanganate, KMnO4 in this Evil Plant Monsters opinion is the best
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  2. CaCl2

    Hi,

    If what I write makes you angry, please go away, that is okay, I am not trying to make anyone angry, life is really too short.

    If you are new to aquatic plants don’t worry about the whys and wherefores, this is stuff that may never be important to you. (Or anyone else on the planet.)

    This is an example of both observation and what I mean by replicating things in various forums. Many times replicating situations takes some time and effort, sometimes not. ...
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  3. Does Estimative Index (EI) work?

    Hi,

    If what I write makes you angry, please go away, that is okay, I am not trying to make anyone angry, life is really too short.

    I get a fair number of pm’s, emails and I find the sum total of the underlying questions about EI is, “Does it really work?” “Is it really that simple?

    The sum total of my answer is yes, to both questions.

    The strange thing is all the questions all the parts per this and parts per that. RO/DI, NH4,NO3-N, CaCO3, ...
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  4. Happy Arizona Day

    Hi,

    I cannot believe I almost forgot to wish everyone a happy Arizona Day.

    I have read this is one of the biggest days for chocolate and flowers all year long, all over the country.

    It is quite amazing how many people celebrate Arizona Day!

    A little about me.
    I started here on the Barr Report as I suspect many did. For a couple of years I read and I asked a few questions, due principally to health issues I stopped and started
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  5. The Ol' Gasbag

    Hi,

    The ol’ gasbag, Biollante here, given my lack of success on the forum-posting front I will try messing up blogging.

    I am going to write my observations over 50 plus years of fish and plant keeping. I am going to avoid advice. These are my experiences, nothing more.

    If it happens that I do something differently from you, you are under no obligation change what you are doing. If what I write makes you angry, please go away, that is okay, I am not trying ...
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