Bleach

[marinelife]

A local Fish Store used small amounts of bleach to kill dinoflagellates, I see other talking about using it to kill Velvet. Any thoughts on this?

Here is the one thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/possible-velvet-irradication-many-warnings-inside.260088/

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I would not add bleach/chlorine (same thing just at different pH) to a reef tank unless you are are desperate that you don't care if it hurts other organisms. There's no reason to think it is uniquely sensitive to hypochlorite. That said, I've not seen data on how well it works.

 

[marinelife]

Thanks for the response Randy, I seem my LFS use it for a month with corals and a few different tangs without issue to them, not sure the long term effects on any of the creatures.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You're welcome.

If you try it, let us know how it works out :)

 

[marinelife]

I may but I am not really dealing with any huge issues at the moment.