Homemade Melafix

[catgoldfish]

I just made some too, only to come home for the first-home made dose and find that the fish is ok now :P.

Don't overdo the drops as it is super-concentrated. Also I personally wouldn't direct dose. you need to shake vigourously to get the oil to emulsify. The end result should look like salad dressing.

Where exactly did you buy this stuff? Thanks.

[Nanokid]

you buy the tea tree oil at any pharmacy. i got it at london drugs

[Victor]

as an update i just got a 30ml bottle of 100% pure tea tree oil (equiv to 3L of melafix) at the pharmacy for 12 bucks and they threw in a free 3mL syringe with 0.5mL graduations

if you dont feel like premixing the 1% mixture, u can use a dropper, 1 drop per 10 gallons of aquarium water (20 drops in a mL, 5mL x 20drops/mL = 100 drops, therefore 1 drop is the same amount of active ingredient as 5mL of melafix)

that's great info. I can definitely save a lot of money by doing this and dosing 1 drop/10 gallons

thanks!

[`GhostDogg´]

Stupid me, I have tea tree oil, but I still buy Melafix.
I only figured this out after I got home & read the label.
I need to read the labels before I buy.
I always wondered why it smelled like Tea tree oil.
I now have a use for the empty bottles.

[big_bubba_B]

so for my 170 i can just add 17 drops into my tank

[shelby67]

Bumping up a good useful homemade remedy.
Is it safe for a planted tank? We picked up a Cory that was all beat up( that's what we were told), almost no fins at all left, after 2 months there has been no healing, starting to think it has a fungas from his injuries. Noone else is infected, I just want the poor guy healed.

[sunshine_1965]

This is very useful information. I will definitely use this from now on. Thanks for this information.

[Haldane86]

Tried this mixture 3 days ago and it works like a charm Thanks so much for sharing

[Captured Moments]

Tried this mixture 3 days ago and it works like a charm Thanks so much for sharing

How do you define "works like a charm.."? Does it mean you were able to apply the tea tree oil during those 3 days or did you see results already on your livestock after 3 days of treatment?
Also did you dose the oil straight into the tank (1 drop per 10 gallon?) or did you make the pre-mix mixture?

My wife got the tea tree oil at Costco (130 ml). I made the mixture and started dosing 3 days ago but it may be too early to see any results.

[neven]

I strongly doubt you will see any difference between melafix and diy version as it is essentially the same thing minus the emulsifiers. Many people seem to think most results from products like melafix to be mostly about thinking you are helping out :P Im sure it helps, but i doubt its to the extent that many claim. I posted the diy version so at least the people who believe in the product can save a lot of money