Recommend A Common Household Product..

[Ludwig Venter]

Since I have no LFS near me to buy commercial stuff,..... what common household product can I use to dip my plants in to ensure I take no (snail) hitchikers to the new tank (obviously not harmfull to my plants either).... I hate snails (with a vengeance).... and went to drastic measures to remove them from this newly setup tank.... I now want to transfer plants to this "snailfree" tank (from tanks with snails in)..... How do I ensure I do not transfer snails as well......

 

[Davo86]

Best way is to give the plants a potassium permangranate dip, although that isn't really a household product,

Bleach also works in a 5% concentration but plant cutting and some sensitive plants may also suffer

 

[CletePurcel]

Best way is to give the plants a potassium permangranate dip, although that isn't really a household product,

You can get permanganate off ebay really cheap.

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Best way is to give the plants a potassium permangranate dip, although that isn't really a household product,

You can get permanganate off ebay really cheap.

I just happen to have that in the house...... (about 40 years old though) but I think age is not a problem..... any other suggestions???..... (hows about a saturated salt sollution - I know that kills your common garden snail)???.....

 

[lljdma06]

Best way is to give the plants a potassium permangranate dip, although that isn't really a household product,

You can get permanganate off ebay really cheap.

Don't send Ludwig to eBay, he has problems with eBay... LOLOLOL

A 5% concentration of Bleach is a good plan. Hypersalt solution I would not try. May kill the plant as well, though some plants have a higher tolerance to saline than others.

 

[fluttermoth]

Best way is to give the plants a potassium permangranate dip, although that isn't really a household product,

You can get permanganate off ebay really cheap.

What?! Seriously? Ebay? Last time my mum bought it from the chemist for dipping plants, she had to sign the poisons book!

Edit; gosh, you're right! Who'd have thought it?

 

[coldcazzie]

Don't send Ludwig to eBay, he has problems with eBay... LOLOLOL

+1! LOL

I'm surprised you didn't look there first Lud!

Good luck with your snail erradication.

 

[CletePurcel]

Best way is to give the plants a potassium permangranate dip, although that isn't really a household product,

You can get permanganate off ebay really cheap.

What?! Seriously? Ebay? Last time my mum bought it from the chemist for dipping plants, she had to sign the poisons book!

Edit; gosh, you're right! Who'd have thought it?

Yes indeed. I got some a couple of weeks ago. Probably enough to last about 20 years for under a fiver