sera aquatan
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According to Sera's website: "sera aqutan clears the water, immediately binds harmful heavy metal ions and neutralizes dissolved salts and aggressive chlorine. It protects the mucous membrane of the fish due to its valuable vitamin B complex and skin protecting colloids. sera aqutan is ideal for reducing stress during transport and introduction of fish. In a 45 minute bath under threefold dosage, sera aqutan is effective against acute intoxications by metal ions and ammonia."
So, is the "tan" for "tannins" then? with some yeast extract for vitamin B complex? and some sodium thiosulfate to neutralize the "aggressive" chlorine? and those colloids? are they acting as a flocculant that "clears the water?"
How could something "neutralize dissolved salts" unless those salts were bi-valent cations, such as calcium and magnesium, and the tannins were chelating them just like peat tea?
Where there's no list of ingredients, attempting to parse the mixture just from the claims made for it is dodgy at best...
So, is the "tan" for "tannins" then? with some yeast extract for vitamin B complex? and some sodium thiosulfate to neutralize the "aggressive" chlorine? and those colloids? are they acting as a flocculant that "clears the water?"
How could something "neutralize dissolved salts" unless those salts were bi-valent cations, such as calcium and magnesium, and the tannins were chelating them just like peat tea?
Where there's no list of ingredients, attempting to parse the mixture just from the claims made for it is dodgy at best...
Usually the weird names for Sera products are based on German words from what I've seen. I don't think Aquatan has anything to do with tannins. I've found Sera foods to be exceptional quality.
Perhaps there are are ingredients in Aquatan which act as a chelating agent and bind with the harmful metals ions to form a non-toxic compound in solution. Similar in behaviour to chelating agent EDTA in binding with lead.
Perhaps there are are ingredients in Aquatan which act as a chelating agent and bind with the harmful metals ions to form a non-toxic compound in solution. Similar in behaviour to chelating agent EDTA in binding with lead.
All what I can say is that i have used (and in the past worked for) Sera for years and I also agree that there products are of very high quality. Only problem is they tend to be a little more expensive than equivalents.
expensive...
thanks!
yup they're expensive. thats why i'm having 2nd thought..
i usually use anti chlorine sodium thiosulfate..
but am thinking of getting aquatan... which would be more adviced , aquatan or activant?
also would you know any drugs that make fish drowsy safely?
thanks!!
thanks!
yup they're expensive. thats why i'm having 2nd thought..
i usually use anti chlorine sodium thiosulfate..
but am thinking of getting aquatan... which would be more adviced , aquatan or activant?
also would you know any drugs that make fish drowsy safely?
thanks!!
i have a used aqutan for my aquarium and there have not been any problems. if i remember correctly, it contains vitamin B, sodium thiosulphat and very very minute traces of methylene blue as ingredients specified on the bottle...