I'd go with hydronium. The way I've always looked at it is the -log of H+. But getting back to the natural medications, last time I read the Melafix label it it said "all natural" and is based on Cajeput oil (not sure what a cajeput is though). So if you look around at your LFS I'm sure there are other natural based remedies.
Natural solutions to Aquarium Problems
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Clove oil is natural as well, some folk use it to euthanize fish. Natural does not necessarily mean better, or worse, or more appropriate, or less appropriate. The questions of appropriateness and efficacy and safety all need to be addressed.
pH: exponens Hydrogeni, i.e. "the inverse exponent of the hydrogen. ion"
Those guys in the back room at Webster's, they get stuck sometimes and make stuff up-- just like AquariaCentral!
Those guys in the back room at Webster's, they get stuck sometimes and make stuff up-- just like AquariaCentral!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLIES
I wanted to thank you for taking interest in my topic. I have been getting sick of using a bottle of stinky chemicals to solve every little problem. I just wanted to know how to buffer the pH and keep my GH and KH levels normal in a more natural way. What are some ways of treating fungus and parasites naturally. I have used the salt and temperature method for ich and it has worked. Thanks again for the replies.
I wanted to thank you for taking interest in my topic. I have been getting sick of using a bottle of stinky chemicals to solve every little problem. I just wanted to know how to buffer the pH and keep my GH and KH levels normal in a more natural way. What are some ways of treating fungus and parasites naturally. I have used the salt and temperature method for ich and it has worked. Thanks again for the replies.
Saprolegnia "fungus" responds to warmer temperatures, cleaner waters and salt.
BTW, do you all feel that hydrogen peroxide counts as "natural?" I use it to oxidize organics in the water and clean vague stale odors. All it has is that extra oxygen atom.
Peat water certainly is natural. Peat's humins chelate iron and other metals that count as micronutrients of plants but are stressful to the plankton and mildly toxic to fish.
Quarantine is a natural way to keep from introducing pathogens into your system.
I use more activated carbon and PolyFilter than most people. I'm always trying to remove stuff from the water.
Laterite in the substrate traps and holds phosphate. Good even in an unplanted tank to keep algae at low levels. Encouraging a healthy balanced plankton keeps water clear. But UV light is a perfectly "natural" weapon...
These are all part of a fairly "natural" repertory.
BTW, do you all feel that hydrogen peroxide counts as "natural?" I use it to oxidize organics in the water and clean vague stale odors. All it has is that extra oxygen atom.
Peat water certainly is natural. Peat's humins chelate iron and other metals that count as micronutrients of plants but are stressful to the plankton and mildly toxic to fish.
Quarantine is a natural way to keep from introducing pathogens into your system.
I use more activated carbon and PolyFilter than most people. I'm always trying to remove stuff from the water.
Laterite in the substrate traps and holds phosphate. Good even in an unplanted tank to keep algae at low levels. Encouraging a healthy balanced plankton keeps water clear. But UV light is a perfectly "natural" weapon...
These are all part of a fairly "natural" repertory.
