Subj : Re: Removing Bleach from To : All From : Cuthbert J. Twillie Date : Tue Apr 13 2004 10:03 pm On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 17:44:29 +0100, "Iain Miller" wrote: >"Sid" wrote in message >news:107o0svmc1np1af@corp.supernews.com... >> I had a bad case of black/dark green algae growth and soaked the plastic >> plants in bleach, then rinsed and rinsed, ETC. But I am concerned because >> there is a slight odor of bleach still remaining. >> An 'expert' from Petco said that plastic plants absorb some of the bleach >> and that I should not use them. >> Any help from this newsgroup? Or is this 'expert' correct? > >Boil them? ALternatively soak them in a bucket of water with lots of >De-chlor in it for a day or three. > Or put them out in the sun for a couple days, sunlight will destroy the chlorine. --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 4/13/04 9:03:35 PM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .