Eliminating coral-eating nudibranchs with potassium permanganate.

 

An Effective Solution

Materials

Chemicals:

Potassium permanganate (KMnO₄), Lab grade, powder

Distilled water

Glassware and Lab Equipment:

(7) 500mL Erlenmeyer flasks

500mL volumetric flask

2mL transfer pipette

Rubber pipette bulb

(7) 15cm petri dishes

(7) 1L beakers

Triple-beam balance

Droppers

Microscope

Dissection kit

Other Equipment:

Canon Powershot SD600 digital camera

Saltwater aquarium systems

Software:

Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

Microsoft Office Publisher 2007