Grim Reaper
Fish Addict
whats Colloidal silver u lot are going about???
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You and me both, sisterSorrell said:True, guess I just don't see it as worth the effort.![]()
ok then I have to get it now. I cannot pass up that good of a deal no matter what.Styx said:The only place I could find that even carried the 500ppm wanted over 50 dollars for an 8 oz bottle.
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I've thought about it. I'll write something up later. For now here is a copy of the article I had published in Flare magazine..gale said:I got my silver yesterday. it's brown.For some reason I was picturing some kind of silver liquid. hmmm....
Can we get a stickied thread about how and what all to use this for?
Colloidal silver is a natural substance consisting of submicroscopic clusters of silver suspended in a colloid of water. Silver has long been one of the greatest destroyers of bacteria. It was soon forgotten due to the increasing cost of silver during and after the depression, so an alternative was invented and penicillin soon filled it’s shoes, although it doesn‘t hold a candle to silver and it‘s benefits.
Scientific research has proven silver to kill and destroy 650+ strains of bacteria ,fungi and virus‘ within 6 minutes of coming in contact with the germ. It‘s still used today in hospitals worldwide to treat the fragile skin of burn victims and it’s put into the eyes of newborns to destroy bacteria and avoid infection.. Since it’s a natural mineral it cannot be patented, so it’s no longer ‘prescribed’ . Silver works as a catalyst, disabling the enzyme that all one celled bacteria ,virus and fungi use for their oxygen metabolism and they quickly suffocate.
“Ok, that’s good...but aren’t we supposed to be talking bettas?”
Of course ,always .
I’ve been using silver on my bettas for years and I have seen astounding results!! I’ve brought home fish who were at death’s door and watched as they miraculously recovered before my eyes. I’ve seen over excited males bust their caudal fin and awoke to fish who were ‘good as new’. Silver is well known for causing major growth stimulation in damaged tissue.
I use silver directly in spawn tanks and I have a 98% survival rate, which proves to me it has no harsh effects on even the tiniest of betta. I’ve also never seen a ventral-less fry so I would assume that the silver destroys the accused bacteria on the bottom of the tank.. It would work very well in drip systems for extra protection against a disease outbreak.
Silver is nothing but beneficial to every living things besides a single celled pathogen.
I’ve recommended silver to my fair share of people and I usually hear “But isn’t that for people?” or “isn’t that expensive?”. The answers are yes and possibly yes. People can use it too and it is found in health food stores. And when you add up how much you’ve spent on over the counter meds to kill a super strain of bacteria/fungi, it’s really not that expensive at all.
Silver can be purchased in a wide range of ppm’s from 10-2,000. I suggest 500 PPM, it’s perfect. At 500 ppm you get the equivalent in one dropper that you would get in an entire two ounce bottle of 50 ppm. It’s worth the higher price because it lasts longer and it’s stronger. Right now I’m using 1,100 ppm. I put 5 drops in a 5 gallon bucket of aging water every two weeks, just to give you the idea of concentration differential. I use it every few weeks because trace amounts protect and strengthen the immune system.
You really can’t go wrong or overdose. I’ve used silver directly in large aquaria with no change in my readings. This is because silver does not attack beneficial bacteria. Only the bad bacteria. ~ Kelly Macomber TBS