Anyone here who is fairly active in Fresh Water Planted tanks, knows about the wonders of Fluorish Excel and "red" algae (black beard/bush/brush, staghorn) and to a lesser degree, other algae. Has anyone been brave enough to test out what it does in a saltwater tank?
I wouldn't dare try it in a normal reef, but if I had a little 5g experimental tank, Id be tempted to "contaminate it" with various algae...heck, even stuff like flat worms, pods (not that they are a contaminate, but want to know if they survive ok), RB, AEFW, Nudis etc, and see what Excel does in there.
Just a snipit from wikipedia (from gluteraldehyde)
Some people have used "raw" gluteraldehyde as a "poor mans" Excel and report sucesses as well.
People have dosed all sorts of odd things in their tanks from vodka to vitamin C...so who knows.
I wouldn't dare try it in a normal reef, but if I had a little 5g experimental tank, Id be tempted to "contaminate it" with various algae...heck, even stuff like flat worms, pods (not that they are a contaminate, but want to know if they survive ok), RB, AEFW, Nudis etc, and see what Excel does in there.
Just a snipit from wikipedia (from gluteraldehyde)
A polymerized isomer of glutaraldehyde trademarked as polycycloglutaracetal by Seachem Laboratories, Inc. is the active ingredient in a product called Flourish Excel, a fertilizer for aquatic plants. It is claimed that it provides a bioavailable source of carbon for higher plants that is not available to algae. Though not marketed as such due to federal regulations, the biocidal effect of glutaraldehyde kills most algae at concentrations of 0.5 - 5.0 ppm. These levels are not harmful to most aquatic fauna and flora. Adverse reactions have been observed by some aquarists at these concentrations in some aquatic mosses, liverworts, and vascular plants.
Some people have used "raw" gluteraldehyde as a "poor mans" Excel and report sucesses as well.
People have dosed all sorts of odd things in their tanks from vodka to vitamin C...so who knows.