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posted 02-06-2004 10:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kc5gvn     Edit/Delete Message
Hi all, As most of you know I have been a strong proponent of the Mardel line of products for years. Today I went to get some new fresh meds and found that there was something new besides the packaging of Maracide. The old bottle of Maracide contained 1 fl. oz of Maracide. Active ingredients: Complex of Tris (hydroxy-methyl)aminomethane, Dibromohydroxymercurifluorescein, Aniline green. This 1 oz would treat 500 gallons or 2 five day regimines in a 50 gallon tank.
The new bottle of Maracide is 2 fl. oz. Active ingredients: Malachite Green, Chitosan. This 2 oz. will only treat 59 gallons or it will take 3 bottles to treat a 50 gallon tank 1 three day regimine as recommended.
I believe the price I paid for the original Maracide was $5.99. This new bottle was $3.99 (Petsmart). Where it used to cost me about $6.00, it will now cost about $24.00 for the same treatments. IMAGINE THAT! This is not to mention whether or not it will have the same effectiveness with the new formula. FORTUNATELY my tanks are in good order and I have not had to test the new product. As soon as I do I will let you know how effective it is.
It appears from the packaging that Mardel has been sold to a company called Virbac.
Sometimes it pays to look at packaging.

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