Bleach - Hydrogen Peroxide

Can I use household bleach to dip wood into to kill ingrown algae? If so what dose in a bucket of water. Or should I go with Hydrogen Peroxide. Again what dose in a bucket?

 

if your talking about algae on something like glassware or a diffuser then i just get an old mug (or similar) and put some household bleach in and warm water and leave it for a day. i then wash it out and soak it in water and change the water for fresh when i remember!

depends what you want to bleach? obviously i wouldnt put it in the tank

 

Thanks. Want to clean algae from a piece of wood so would household bleach be ok on that? I am thinking that maybe the wood would absorb it and leach it back into the tank?

 

you could use a very weak solution and then soak it for a while after.

if in doubt, you could soak it and then test the water to see what water is present, im sure bleach leached into water must show up on a test kit some way? like a rise or dip in PH or high ammonia?

 

I agree.

Whenever I've performed a bleach dip I put a double dose of dechlorinator (probably unnecessary but I'm the worrier type) into the tank when I return the plant / ornament