recipes for pimafix and melafix

[samsmom]

Melafix is comprised of 1% cajeput oil (Tee Tree Oil can be substituted)
1% emulsifier
.2% defoamer
97.8% H20
so that would translate to 5ml of Tee tree Oil and 500ml of h2o. As there is no emulsifier you must shake the bottle for 1 minute or longer to blend the oil and h2o

Pimafix is 1% Indian Bay Leaf Oil and 99% h2o, same as above
Melafix treats fungal infections, both internal and external bacterial infections. Melafix and Pimafix are formulated to work together. Pimafix will not harm biological filter in fw or sw or ponds, has no effect on ph and is harmless to aquatic plants. Using pimafix and melafix together works on especially stubborn infections plus provides the added benefit of quick tissue regeneration and wound healing. For best results remove activated carbon during treatment.
As a disease treatment add 1 tsp. for every 10g (40l) of aquarium water, repeat dose for 7 days, treatment can be continued. *whenever treating with any meds do a 25-50% water change every 3 days.

 

[JOHNPTC]

where did this info come from.....??? :help:

sounds correct

 

[samsmom]

my son found it somewhere on the internet, he sent me the info but not the link, or corresponding credit. Sorry, he has been using this for quite some time and I wonder if he even has the credit for it any longer. Mea culpea to the originator of this recipe for reproducing it without credit.

 

[JOHNPTC]

ok... i just want to be careful... i buy mela and pima in gallons jugs..........several at a time !!!!

thanks for the info.

 

[samsmom]

This will save you $$$$$$$$

 

[Coler]

useful...thanks

 

[DarkSoul]

found this ... thought it might help.

"Melafix is composed of:

1% cajeput oil
1% emulsifier (Crovol PK-70 nonionic emulsifier)
0.2% defoamer (FG-10 by Dow Corning)
97.8% deionized water"

An aqueous solution without emulsifier and defoamer can be used, but the mixture must be shaken vigorously for 1-5 minutes first.


Note cajeput oil is another name for oil from the tree Melaleuca. From my reading, the patent is based on oil from a vietnamese version of the tree, Melaleuca
cajuputi, M. leucadendron and other species of Melaleuca.

Apparently some of the herbal/health food oil, called "Tea tree oil" is from an australian version of the Melaleuca tree, Melaleuca alternifolia . Haven't heard of any specific differentiation. However, it appears that the term cajeput is used only for the vietnamese oils from M. cajuputi and M. leucadendron. So if you want to be mixing EXACTLY the same stuff, it seems to me you want to find "cajeput" oil, not merely "Tea tree" oil.

Also wondering about the "CAS# 8008-98-8" I found it is a scientific reference which translates to
"Oil of cajeput [8008-98-8] Synonyms: Melaleuca cajuputi powell oil; Melaleuca leucadendron l. oil; Cajuput oil; Oil of cajeput; Cajeput oil"

Sources: I read that it may be available locally in health food stores. A web store for it is:
www.selectoils.com/essentialoi...ils/cajeput.htm
1 oz. $4.25 4 oz $9.75

 

[Backyard Koi]

If the recipe for Melafix calls for 1% melaleuca, why does it say on the bottle that it contains 5% melaleuca? Is there a difference in strength of cajeput oil and tea tree oil?

 

[fishorama]

I also wonder about the lack of emulisifiers & the ability for "tea tree oil" to dissolve in the water without 1.

I have never used either melafix or pimafix. It seems to me if I need a treatment for an identifiable disease I want "drugs" not "natural products" that "may" have some effect. Maybe as an early stage first treatment but...I'm not sold.