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Old 12-08-2005, 06:57 PM
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Wow, how big is your tank? I was told to put 1/3 of the recommended dosage on the package (I think it said 1 tablet per 10gal?), so 2 tabs worked in my 70gal. They told me I could always dose again after a few days, if the first dosage wasnt enough.

You want to use it sparingly, because Maracyn IS an anti-biotic. And with all anti-biotics (even for humans), the bacteria that you're trying to kill can adapt and become immune to it over time. So if you give it a big dosage now, down the road it could come back worse than ever.

Plus it would take longer to get it all out of your system. I couldnt wait to get my skimmer started again, but it was still overfilling after 4 days. Took a few water changes before things got back to normal.


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Originally Posted by 4ptbuck
yup Maracyn. I just put in 4 tabs in my tanks, 2 3 days agos and 2 more last night.

I know I have a bit of a overfeeding problem,... that the nature of cylopeeze though.

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