cleaning plants

[ilroost]

tore down my pond yesterday, brought in a lot of great looking floating plants. now i want to put them in my tanks, how do you clean the plants to be sure there is no parasites or any other nasty's on them before i put them in my tanks

[Mugwump]

Some folks use a real mild bleach dip....a few minutes then rinse...others soak in peroxide water, pour a $.49 bottle in a bucket of water and soak overnite...rinse and soak again to check, either way....

[Barb]

Does powdered Alum just work on snail removal or does it help get rid of other stuff too?  Always wondered this.
Barb

[Mugwump]

Does powdered Alum just work on snail removal or does it help get rid of other stuff too?  Always wondered this.
Barb

I've heard of using it to rid snails too...but for nothing else....??

[LizStreithorst]

I give mine a good dunk in a PP soloution.

[Mugwump]

I give mine a good dunk in a PP soloution.

Good call, Liz.....but you'll need to rinse it well, and watch for sensitive plants too.....

[ilroost]

ok call me stupid but what is pp

[Mugwump]

ok call me stupid but what is pp

Potassium Permanganate