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Medications That Damage The Bio Filter
By Jim E. Quarles
22-04-99
Herewith is a table of chemicals and their effect on nitrifying
bacteria. I hope it proves useful to some of you who have doubts on this
subject.
Chemical |
Effect |
9 Iminoacridine hyrochloride monohydrate |
Toxic |
Acriflavin |
Toxic |
Aldehydes. |
Toxic |
Ampicillin. |
Safe |
Benzaldehyde Green. Toxic |
Toxic |
Benzyl Dodecyl. ( Ammonium Chloride.) |
Safe |
Chelated Copper. |
Safe at low levels. * |
Copper sulfate. |
Safe at low levels. * |
Erythromycin. |
Safe at low levels. ** |
Formaldehyde. |
Toxic |
Gentian Violet. |
Toxic |
Furan. |
Very Toxic |
Furazolidone. |
Very Toxic |
Formalin. |
Toxic |
Hexamethyl Para Rosaniline. |
Toxic |
Isoniazid. |
Toxic |
Kanamycine. |
Toxic |
Malachite Green. |
Toxic |
Malachite oxalate. |
Toxic |
Nethyl Blue. |
Toxic |
Naladixic Acid. |
Toxic |
Neomycin Sulfate. |
Toxic |
Neutroflavine. |
Toxic |
Neomycin sulfate. |
Toxic |
Neutroflavine. |
Toxic |
Nifurpirinol. |
Toxic |
Nitrofurazone. |
Toxic |
Oxytetracyn. |
Toxic |
Penicillin. |
Safe |
Piperazine citrate. |
Safe |
Potassium Dichromate. |
Toxic |
Quinine Hydrochlorid. |
Safe |
Silver Colloid. |
Toxic |
Sodium Formaldehyed Bisulite. |
Toxic |
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. |
Toxic |
Stabilized Chlorine oxides. |
Toxic |
Sodium Thiosulfate. |
Safe |
Sulfacetamide. |
Toxic |
Sulfadiazine. |
Toxic |
Sulfamerazie. |
Toxic |
Sulfas. |
Toxic |
Sulfathiazole. |
Toxic |
Tetracycline. |
Safe at low Levels |
Victoria Green B. |
Toxic |
* Safe if kept at minimum therapeutic
level ( .15 to .25 ppm for copper salfate, somewhat higher for chleated
copper depending on type.
** Not at normal therapeutic levels. Can
be used at low levels. Erythromycin, can be safely used at 1 ppm for
Cyanobacteria ( Red and Hair Algae ) control.
Acknowledgment:
The late Edward Cassidy. |
