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Fish talk => General Aquarium Discussion => Topic started by: gasnitro on January 03, 2006, 09:32:33 AM

Title: melafix
Post by: gasnitro on January 03, 2006, 09:32:33 AM
Can anyone tell me where the cheapest place in Brisbane is to get Melafix.
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Post by: joffbell on January 03, 2006, 10:09:29 AM
age of aquariums
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Post by: Cichlidkeeper on January 03, 2006, 10:41:11 AM
pond care melafix from AOA just know your dosage rates as it is strong

http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/category37_1.htm
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Post by: Konigwolf 13 on January 03, 2006, 12:14:38 PM
Hope this chart helps tells dosage rates for using pond mela fix in tanks etc. Or you could pick up some 100% pure tea tree oil and make your own melafake - diluting down to 1% for standard use melafake


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Andrew


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Post by: GTR73 on January 03, 2006, 02:49:35 PM
Yep Ben at AOA is definitely the cheapest. Makes me kinda mad with the other dealers out there when you compare the price. :evil:
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Post by: Anakist on January 03, 2006, 03:18:00 PM
[quote:8ca3371320="Konigwolf 13"]Or you could pick up some 100% pure tea tree oil and make your own melafake - diluting down to 1% for standard use melafake[/quote:8ca3371320]

Be careful with that though! There are surfactants in melafix, there isn't in pure ti tree oil. I have tried that and suffocated fish when the oil sits on top of the water. Think oil slick.

James
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Post by: gasnitro on January 03, 2006, 10:06:38 PM
thanks guys just thought i might pick some up just incase i ever have a outbreak of something. no good ever getting  a problem and nothing to fix it. x fingers been very lucky.
cheers mark
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Post by: cosmotiger1 on January 05, 2006, 08:46:40 AM
[quote:e1c3f68b41]Yep Ben at AOA is definitely the cheapest. Makes me kinda mad with the other dealers out there when you compare the price. [/quote:e1c3f68b41]

 :roll:  :roll:  :roll:

think about the overheads a shop lfs has, like feeding fish, dying fish, electricity to run tanks, lights, filters, etc etc etc.

ben can sell his products cheap because he doesnt have these overheads.
this is not a shot at ben, just to let you know other lfs's arent just trying to rip you off, they are trying to put food on the table
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Post by: Hypancistrus Zebra on January 05, 2006, 12:21:12 PM
[quote:94196463fa="cosmotiger1"][quote:94196463fa]Yep Ben at AOA is definitely the cheapest. Makes me kinda mad with the other dealers out there when you compare the price. [/quote:94196463fa]

 :roll:  :roll:  :roll:

think about the overheads a shop lfs has, like feeding fish, dying fish, electricity to run tanks, lights, filters, etc etc etc.

ben can sell his products cheap because he doesnt have these overheads.
this is not a shot at ben, just to let you know other lfs's arent just trying to rip you off, they are trying to put food on the table[/quote:94196463fa]

Not to mention the cost of having heaps of staff, Ben practically runs the place by himself (I've only ever seen one other person working there).
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Post by: cosmotiger1 on January 05, 2006, 01:03:12 PM
thats another thing too.

ben does do a good job and is great with his prices.
but thats why he can afford to be cheap
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Post by: here fishie fishie on January 06, 2006, 12:28:46 AM
Yep, AOA is the cheapest around. Smart thinking aye, dry goods only, don't have to put up with the fish..... :idea:

[quote:e606df3028]Makes me kinda mad with the other dealers out there when you compare the price. [/quote:e606df3028]
Yep, makes me kinda mad  too :lol:  that someone puts up such an uneducated, load of (Alert admin)ing shit like that.  :wink:
oops sorry mind me French  :oops:

Frenchy :D
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Post by: ashhhh on January 06, 2006, 02:02:49 AM
:P
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Post by: cosmotiger1 on January 06, 2006, 10:43:16 AM
[quote:e8c6a30694]Yep, AOA is the cheapest around. Smart thinking aye, dry goods only, don't have to put up with the fish.....  

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Makes me kinda mad with the other dealers out there when you compare the price.  

Yep, makes me kinda mad too  that someone puts up such an uneducated, load of (Alert admin)ing shit like that.  
oops sorry mind me French  

Frenchy [/quote:e8c6a30694]

exactly what i was thinking but i was being more polityical about it lol
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Post by: here fishie fishie on January 06, 2006, 11:07:25 AM
:?: Politically correct :?:

Sorry :oops:  been around these sites for a while now, we have tried posting long informative posts on costs, overheads, mark ups... why bother.  :roll:

Frenchy :D