Clout, any experience with it?

[Hobster]

Randy,

I came across this product in a catalog. A search from another thread states it is:


4-[P-(dimethylamino)-O-phenylbenzylidene]-2
5-cyclohexadien-1-xylidene dimethylammonium chloride
Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate
1,2,dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole

It states it can be used in marine tanks and controls planeria.
Does this look like something one would really want to put in a reef tank?

Any experience with this?

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

There are, I believe, 3 different molecules there.

The first:
4-[P-(dimethylamino)-O-phenylbenzylidene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-xylidene dimethylammonium chloride

The second:
Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate

The third;
1,2,dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole


I wouldn't use it in a reef tank as it claims to kill a lot of things not all that dissimilar to inverts in reefs;

"Clout (Aquarium Products)
What it treats:
Ick
Hydra
Leeches
Planaria
Hexamita
Epistylis
Trichodina
Tetrahymena
Body Fungus
Fish Lice (Argulus)
Monodigenetic and Digenetic Flukes
Parasitic Copepods
Lernia (Anchor Worms) "

from:
http://world.std.com/~enjolras/faqmeds.htm

[Boomer]

Let me fix this, there are four :D

4-[P-(dimethylamino)-O-phenylbenzylidene]-2

5-cyclohexadien-1-xylidene dimethylammonium chloride

Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate

1,2,dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole

One of these is a nerve agent, a cholinesterase inhibitor, Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate, which go by the names,Trichlorfon, Dylox, Metriphonate, Dyacide. They are organophosphates.

None of these should ever see a reef tank. Some are even dangerous to some species of fish.

[Hobster]

Thanks Randy and Boomer, sounds like something that would be better used to spray my lawn with.:D

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Thanks Randy and Boomer, sounds like something that would be better used to spray my lawn with

Only while wearing a gas mask. :D

[Habib]

Like Randy does. This pic is after dosing his 2-part supplement :lol:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/3491HI-Spill3.jpg

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

It is a little uncomfortable and tedious working on the tank that way, but better safe than sorry. :lol:

[Habib]

Originally posted by Randy Holmes-Farley
It is a little uncomfortable and tedious working on the tank that way, but better safe than sorry. :lol:

That explains the last part of the following sentence:

These odors include the "ocean" smell that many people find pleasing, as well as the foul odors from dead corals and clams, or that some find in skimmate (mine always smells fine).

:D