Can API fish remedies be used with products that remove carbon?
Products that are designed to remove things from your aquarium, such as carbon, will remove the dose of fish remedy from your tank if it is left within the filter or replaced before the end of treatment. Can API E.M. ERYTHROMYCIN™ fish remedy be used with other API fish remedies?
Can I use API Super Ick cure in a reef aquarium?
API SUPER ICK CURE fish remedy is not appropriate for use in reef aquariums, or aquariums with live rocks. Your UV Sterilizer will not be affected by this treatment. For best results, remove activated carbon or filter cartridge from filter and continue aeration.
Is API general cure™ fish remedy safe to use around aquatic turtles?
API GENERAL CURE fish remedy is safe to use around aquatic turtles and snails, but is only intended to treat disease in fish. Will API GENERAL CURE™ fish remedy disrupt the biological filter in my aquarium?
What is API Super activated carbon?
API SUPER ACTIVATED CARBON removes dissolved particles, as well as odors, colors, toxins, fish remedies, and other dissolved organics that carbon filters may leave behind, which can adversely affect aquarium conditions. Made with a higher grade of carbon, API SUPER ACTIVATED CARBON absorbs more than regular carbon and does not affect pH.
Does activated carbon need to be replaced?
Since activated carbon binds with the compounds it removes, it eventually becomes saturated and can no longer remove additional contaminants. Therefore, it must be regularly replaced—once per month is usually sufficient.
How often does activated carbon need to be replaced?
every six months to one yearHow often should you change your carbon filter? Change your carbon filter every six months to one year. Never use a carbon filter for longer than one year. Waiting to change the filter could make your water worse than it was before treating it.
How long does activated carbon last?
Different brands use different temperatures to charge the carbon, which can make it last longer or shorter than other brands. Usually, it will last between 2 to 4 weeks. The dirtier your aquarium water, the shorter your AC will last.
Does activated carbon wear off?
Unfortunately, like most good things, activated carbon eventually stops working. That's because the carbon's surface becomes full of all the impurities that it has adsorbed. When that happens, your air no longer gets clean and your water starts tasting a little strange again.
How many times can you use a carbon filter?
In a broad sense, carbon filters are needed to be changed after 18-24 months of regular(24/7) use. In less demanding situations, they can last up to 4 years. However, this lifetime depends on the carbon quality, usage, humidity, plant types etc.
When should I replace my carbon filter?
Post Carbon Filter (Last Stage): Replace every 3-5 years. It's best to replace this filter when replacing the stage-4 membrane. Important! It is important to change the 3 pre-filters timely, at least every 12 months.
Can you clean and reuse activated carbon?
You can recycle your used activated charcoal, also called activated carbon, by baking out the odors and reactivating it. Reuse your charcoal just two or three times, as completely cleaning the pores of the activated carbon proves difficult with home appliances.
How long does it take for carbon to remove medication?
24 hours to remove the majority of the medication.
How can you tell if activated carbon is still good?
With activated carbon filters, you'll never have a visual cue that tells you it's time for a replacement: the only signals will be smell, taste and (potentially) pressure.
How do you refresh activated charcoal?
Soak the activated charcoal in a solution of 9 to 10 percent hydrogen peroxide. Handle the solution by wearing gloves as it can cause burns. You can also use distilled deionized water instead of the hydrogen peroxide solution. Stir the mixture every 15 minutes.
How do you refresh a charcoal bag?
Simply place the bag in the sun to let it dry out. Once it's dry, the charcoal will begin to work again.
Can you reuse carbon filters?
Charcoal filters, sometimes known as activated carbon charcoal filters, absorb and trap particles, chemicals, and other debris from dirty air or water. Charcoal filters—whether dry or wet—aren't long-term, reusable filters. Once all of the pores in the charcoal completely absorb pollutants, you must replace the filter.
What is an API in medicine?
on August 19, 2020. The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is the part of any drug that produces the intended effects. Some drugs, such as combination therapies, have multiple active ingredients to treat different symptoms or act in different ways.
What is the effect of quality of APIs?
The quality of APIs has a significant effect on the efficacy (producing the result desired) and the safety of medications. Poorly manufactured or compromised APIs have been connected to serious issues, such as illnesses or death.
What are the components of a drug?
All drugs are made up of two core components—the API, which is the central ingredient, and the excipient, the substances other than the drug that help deliver the medication to your system . Excipients are chemically inactive substances, such as lactose or mineral oil in the pill.
Who makes APIs?
A leading manufacturer of APIs is TEVA Pharmaceuticals. With over 300 API products, they have the industry's largest portfolio. Another leading manufacturer is Dr. Reddy's, with more than 60 APIs in use today.
Do manufacturers have to prove potency?
Each brand might use different test methods, that can result in different potencies. In all cases, manufacturers are required by the FDA to prove the potency of their products in real-life patients, as well as in laboratory conditions.
Why is it important to change water before a treatment?
The other aspect which may be important is the use of backup bio filtration. This is especially important when using medications such as Erythromycin which is hard on aerobic gram positive bacteria and nitrifying bacteria.
How long after expiration date can antibiotics be used?
Best Used By or Expiration Dates for Medications & Fish Foods: Despite common belief, 95% of medications AND Fish Foods are still quite effective well past their expiration/best used by dates printed on packages (generally an antibiotic is at least 90% + effective 6-12 months after said date).
Can you use copper and malachite green on the same fish?
Do NOT use these combinations over and over on the same fish or aquarium. Use another treatment in between or maybe nothing at all. Chemical treatments such as copper or malachite green do not count in the same way as do antibiotics.
Can you change the water for a fish?
More information on: Streptococcus & FNT Disease. Changing water or otherwise improving water conditions can often allow a fish overcome an opportunistic infection (such as Aeromonas). This easily allows the aquarium keeper to assume that a treatment cured his/her fish.
Can you isolate a fish in a hospital aquarium?
When you have fish that are sick (bacterial, fungal, or parasites), you want to try and isolate the fish in a hospital aquarium whenever possible. Of course, this should not be done if the infection is systemic.
Can antibiotics cause auto immune response in fish?
Just as it is discouraged in humans, constant use of antibiotics can induce resistant bacterial strains and cause auto-immune or other issues within the fish' physiology.
Can a weak fish be treated?
As already noted; genetically weak or old/ geriatric fish often do not benefit from medications /treatments, even in hospital or bath treatments. Sometime medications might actually fo more harm such as lowering red blood cell count or damaging kidneys in an already weak fish.
FRESHWATER MASTER TEST KIT
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FRESHWATER MASTER TEST KIT
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Why are non-cancer approved drugs called off label?
Because they are now being put to a new use not mentioned in the original medical description, they are also termed 'Off-Label repurposed drugs'. But in truth, it’s a good idea. A very good idea. And already there are people surviving longer by using these non-cancer approved drugs.
What is the official term for repurposing drugs?
The official term is ‘Drug repurposing’ . It’s new drugs f or old!
What drugs did Jane use for cancer?
Jane used drugs like pyridamole and cimetidine along with the herb Berberine (an alternative to metformin). The point, as in all cancer, is that these people tailored their treatment package to their personal situation and cancer type. Top repurposed drugs shown to fight cancer:
What is the name of the drug that blocks cancer cells?
Charles (Snuffy) Myers, a top US research scientist formerly with both the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Health, created a drug called suramin (an AIDS drug that also happens to block cancer cell growth).
What are old drugs used for?
Repurposed old drugs as new and effective cancer treatments. Drugs created for specific medical conditions - like diabetes, blood pressure, acne or even pet worming - are now being repurposed for use in oncology to stop cancers feeding, disrupt their growth or division, restrict metastases, increase survival times, ...
Does aspirin help with cancer?
Research from the Francis Crick Institute in London shows that aspirin reduces levels of inflammation on cancer cells via the PEG2 prostaglandin, and helps the immune system better see the cancer. Another NSAID, indomethacin, showed potential with ovarian cancer.
Is lycopene a non-drug?
A non-drug alternative would be lycopene. For example, both statins and lycopene have been linked with a lower risk of both aggressive and fatal prostate cancer. * Metformin, the successful diabetes drug, is used to lower blood sugar in type-2 diabetes and thus can reduce the ability of cancer cells to feed.