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[daugherty]

and they opend back up today damm these things dont die. i think i may try boiling water

 

[Bifferwine]

I'm going to try boiling water next on my majanos. It's the one thing other people have suggested that I haven't tried yet!

 

[daugherty]

i wonder if a person used boiling water and some kind off aptasia control together. i was think that may be just one method is not enough. i was going to try boiling water then mix kalk or baking soda in with it then put it on them.

 

[daugherty]

what is the higest ph you can make water?

 

[Bifferwine]

What do you mean? Water is at a neutral pH (around 7) unless you add something to it. But the highest pH that anything can be is 14 (very alkaline). The lowest pH something can be is 0 (very acidic). Each number is 100 times more basic or acidic than the preceding number, e.g. a liquid with pH 9 is 100 times more alkaline than a liquid of pH 8. And a liquid with pH 3 is 100 times more acidic than a liquid of pH 4.

 

[daugherty]

i am wanting to try ann make a soultion of kalk but add ph buffer to it to get it to i guess a 14 since that is as high as it will go. now that you said the scale i rember it from school. the kalk container says it mixes at a ph of 12. i am just trying to think of ways to kill these dang hydroids.

 

[daugherty]

what about going the other way on the ph making it more acidic shuch as useing vinager. would a small amout of vinager be bad for a tank? i may set up an extra tank just to test different things with trying to kill them in some safe manner

 

[daugherty]

what about something really cold like dry ice since it is -110 degrees but there could be a problem with all the co2 from it of just almost frozen water?

man i need to get this other tank set up so i can start playing with things to try and find a way to kill these things.

 

[Bifferwine]

Hahaha I fully support your experiments! Let me know how it goes!

 

[daugherty]

well i tried ice cold water made and that did not work either.

 

[daugherty]

i am going to get some dryice from work and take one rock out and put the ice directly on the rock for a couple min to see if the kills them. i would think it would freez them but who knows.

 

[stagofdoom]

i am going to get some dryice from work and take one rock out and put the ice directly on the rock for a couple min to see if the kills them. i would think it would freez them but who knows.

Wow ive never thought of doing anything like that before.

 

[daugherty]

i am just trying to find out some kind of soultion that will kill them with out killing everything on the rock. the main reason is that on of these rocks has a small birds nest glued to it and i dont eant to kill it and i am afraid that i will break it alll apart trying to get it off.

 

[ZOOT098]

maybe you could try shooting them up with the Bud Light:D

since you are experimenting, did you give Joes Juice a try??