Where to get Formalin?

flaunt · 02-26-2004, 10:42 AM

Does anybody know of any place (LFS or otherwise) in the Atlanta-area that sells formalin? I have a sick clownfish and need to get some asap!

Phantom Phish · 02-26-2004, 12:28 PM

I think I saw some at Marine Fish at the meeting earlier this month. But you should probably call them first to confrim that.

flaunt · 02-26-2004, 02:40 PM

Thanks, I already called up to The Fish Store in Buckhead and they had it, so I got some there.

Darkfrog · 02-26-2004, 09:51 PM

I have gallon jugs of formaldehyde that can be diluted to make formailin. Anytiime ARC members need some and willing to come to Marietta, let me know.
Ron

Dragoon · 02-26-2004, 11:31 PM

yikes you know it causes cancer right?

flaunt · 02-27-2004, 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by Dragoon
yikes you know it causes cancer right?

... yes, but only in the "State of California," atleast according to the label on my Formalin

jesspaul · 02-27-2004, 10:14 PM

ROTFLMAO "only in the 'State of California,' " Those frogs we cut up in high school were soaked in the stuff but I never found any cancer, course I never found the pancreas either?

MsReeReee · 02-28-2004, 07:28 AM

U do know that formaldehyde is 37 to 40 percent and u have to delute it to 10 percent to make it formalin

MsReeReee · 02-28-2004, 07:29 AM

and some formalin that u get from labs are buffered so be careful what u are using for fish tanks

Darkfrog · 02-28-2004, 08:20 AM

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Originally posted by Darkfrog
I have gallon jugs of formaldehyde that can be diluted to make formailin.

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Originally posted by MsReeReee
U do know that formaldehyde is 37 to 40 percent and u have to delute it to 10 percent to make it formalin

Or you can make up your dip solution using 1/10th the amount of 37% formaldehyde, however, I wouldn't let anyone leave the clinic with full strength formaldehyde.