Potassium Permanganate

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Does anyone know were I can some Potassium Permanganate in the Houston area.

[PhishPhreek]

Re: Potassium Permanganate

I found 25 sources when I searched Ebay

check out our local fish stores on the houston map - they have phone numbers.

[szidlon]

Re: Potassium Permanganate

I have more than I'll ever use.  If I'd known you needed some you could have taken some with you yesterday   .  I'll bring some to the auction if I can find it in time.

Edit: Found it!

But generally speaking you can find it at hardware store in the water softener area or sometimes Sears has it.  
I did order mine on line as the Home Depot, Lowes and Sears near me never seems to have any.

[kaleido]

Re: Potassium Permanganate

I think you can do better than my source for chemicals but thought you might have fun exploring their stuff.  http://www.boatcycle.com/shop.php?catID=13  They are a Texas based aquaculture seller.  They have a nice catalog.  I have gotten a few things from them.  I have used almost half of my fifty pond bag of Sodium Thiosulfate  (Declor) over 8 years.  They have fast shipping.  In a pond you have to be carful with the  Potassium Permanganate.  It really lowers the disolved oxygen in the pond quickly.  I assume the same is true in aquaria.  One trick is to keep some Hydrogen peroxide on hand.  If the fish are looking like they need more oxygen poor the hydrogen peroxide in the pond/tank and you can reverse some of the effect of the Potassium Permanganate.  Here is Eric Johnsons way to use it in a pond setting

http://www.koivet.com/html/articles/articles_details.php?article_id=128&category=13&name=Medications

He suggests getting it from PondRx.com
Dan
Dan

[Anonapersona]

Re: Potassium Permanganate

Forget shipping, go to Sears Hardware (not at the mall locations, the separate site locations) and look in the water heater department.

Small jar is about $5 or thereabouts.

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Re: Potassium Permanganate

Thanks everyone for their replies.

Nancy was very kind & giving me more than I can use in a year.