Sulfathiazole

[Chris&Mel]

The FAQ section on the seachem site isn't working, will this product hurt anybody in my reef tank?

[Billybeau1]

I don't know but this is what I found on google.

SULFATHIAZOLE

1. EXPLANATION

Sodium sulfathiazole is effective against a wide range of gram
positive and gram negative pathogenic microorganisms. Common uses of
sulfathiazole in cattle include: the treatment of bovine respiratory
disease complex (shipping fever complex); bacterial pneumonia; calf
diphtheria and necrotic pododermatitis (foot rot) and acute metritis.
Common uses of sulfathiazole in pigs include: treatment of bacterial
pneumonia; porcine colibacillosis (bacterial scours); and, in
combination with chlortectracyline and penicillin, for increased rate
of weight gain and improved feed efficiency, reduction of the
incidence of cervical abscesses, and treatment of bacterial swine
enteritis (salmonellosis or necrotic enteritis and vibrionic
dysentery). This compound has not previously been evaluated by the
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.


I think I'd wait for Seachems explanation. :)

[billsreef]

It's a broad spectrum antibiotic. There are no antibiotics that discriminate between good and bad bacteria. Hence, it can and will affect a wide variety of bacterial fauna in your tank ;)

[Genetics]

Can't something like 3% of people have severe allergic reactions when exposed to this drug? Not including intestinal issues and haemopoetic defects.... Stevens Johnson syndrome comes to my mind also...

Where and how can you purchase this drug?

[Chris&Mel]

At my LFS, it comes in powder form with a little scoop, Its made by seachem

http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Sulfathiazole.html