Peroxide dipping plants, does it kill off bad diseases?

[itiwhetu]

I don't know where to get potassium permanganate. I can get a lot of things, but I don't think I have that one

The Chemist or Pharmacist will have it maybe called Condy's Crystal's

 

[itiwhetu]

By the way I would never use it for plants, the only thing I have ever used Potassium Permanganate for was to get worms out of the lawn to feed my Cichlids.

 

[GaryE]

Every time I see that header, I have to ask myself - are there good diseases?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I have been bleach dipping plants for 20 years. In the very beginning it was a bit of a learning curve. Here is what has worked great for me for 19+ years now.

1. Use bleach with the least possible of additive, If you must, you can get concentrated. But no scents no low splash etc.
2. Mix 1 part bleach with 19 parts water.
3. Mix up a bucket with a large dose of declor.
4. Fine leaved plants are the ones most likely to be harmed by a bleach dip. So test the dip on a small piece of one first.
5. Dip the plant for two minutes. Some less thick leaved plants should only be dipped for 90 seconds.
6. Rinse immediately in tap water which should have way less residual chlorine than the dip.
7. Drop the plant into the bucket with dechlor and let it sit for at least 30 seconds.
8. Put the plant in the tank, even one with fish.

Be aware that the algae may still appear to be there and alive. It is not. Algae eating fish may devour it or it may come off on its own.
Bleach dipping also will kill a lot of the nasties we do not want that might come in on plants. However, it doesn't seem to work on some snail eggs

As always, this is just how I do things and does not mean it is either the only nor even the best way.

edited to capitalize an i

 

[Rocky998]

I have been bleach dipping plants for 20 years. In the very beginning it was a bit of a learning curve. Here is what has worked great for me for 19+ years now.

1. Use bleach with the least possible of additive, If you must, you can get concentrated. But no scents no low splash etc.
2. Mix 1 part bleach with 19 parts water.
3. Mix up a bucket with a large dose of declor.
4. Fine leaved plants are the ones most likely to be harmed by a bleach dip. So test the dip on a small piece of one first.
5. Dip the plant for two minutes. Some less thick leaved plants should only be dipped for 90 seconds.
6. Rinse immediately in tap water which should have way less residual chlorine than the dip.
7. Drop the plant into the bucket with dechlor and let it sit for at least 30 seconds.
8. Put the plant in the tank, even one with fish.

Be aware that the algae may still appear to be there and alive. It is not. Algae eating fish may devour it or it may come off on its own.
Bleach dipping also will kill a lot of the nasties we do not want that might come in on plants. However, it doesn't seem to work on some snail eggs

As always, this is just how i do things and does not mean it is either the only nor even the best way.

Thank you so much! I will save this post and use it for when I get more plants...
Do you think tiger lotus, Amazon swords, java ferns, and anubias will do alright with this?

 

[Colin_T]

Thank you so much! I will save this post and use it for when I get more plants...
Do you think tiger lotus, Amazon swords, java ferns, and anubias will do alright with this?

Swords, Java fern and Anubias will be fine in bleach.
Water lilies and lotus should be ok for a minute or so but if you buy them as a bulb, you can bleach the bulb for a couple of minutes.

 

[Rocky998]

Swords, Java fern and Anubias will be fine in bleach.
Water lilies and lotus should be ok for a minute or so but if you buy them as a bulb, you can bleach the bulb for a couple of minutes.

I will be buying it as a bulb.
That's great to hear! Hopefully I can treat my plants this way and not worry about any nasty things going to get my fish.

 

[Colin_T]

lily bulbs are normally dry and shouldn't have anything on them if they are dry.

if you are really concerned about diseases, just rinse the plant sunder tap water and put them in a quarantine tank for a couple of weeks.