help with fungal meds

Does anyone know if Maracyn is reef safe? It doesn't say anywhere on the bottle. I've read both 'yes' and 'no' on the internet. So I'm confused.

Also, in the QT tank can I use Rid Fungus and Maracyn together?

Opinions, please!!

 

I thought it hurts corals in inverts. thats as far as Im aware from the instructions I had from petsolutions.com when i used it.

 

I dunno! I've read some people say they use it no problem in a dt. Others say no. I'm so confused!

 

does it list the ingredients on the package? if so check if any are metals, like copper. or other chems you wouldnt want in your system

 

All it says is each packet contains 200mg erythromycin activity.

 

You may want to check the ingredients on Wikipedia for chemical structure, as many compounds containing copper won't say it directly in the name. You might also want to research each ingredient in the same manner, as some that don't have copper can still hurt inverts.

 

erithromiacin is an antibacterial, used in people for strep throat. BAD idea.

 

ok I won't put it in the DT. But do you think I can dose it with Kordon Rid Fungus in the QT?

 

I dunno about using any 2 chemicals together, I have no idea what kinds of reactions there will be. You can definitely use it in the QT, just be prepared for water changes, as you won't have any bacteria eating ammonia at all when you use maracyn.

 

Reading the maracyn packet, it says that maracyn is non-toxic to inverts. I dunno what that means really.