I forgot to mention, Lemon clean is diluted to a concentration of 2 ounces for a gallon (recommended concentration for veterinary purposes), so once it is diluted it may have a concentration similar to 409.
Regards, Steve --- Steve Sykes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi William, > > I use Nolvasan to disinfect plastic Rubbermaid boxes, it works well. I have not > used quatricide > products on plastic boxes, but I use it on the melamine shelves of my racks. The > product I use > is > Lemon Clean from Smart and Final here in California. The active ingredients are > didecyl > dimethyl > ammonium chloride n-alkyl (1.875%) and Dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (1.248%). > The active > ingredient in 409 cleaner is alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (0.3%), the > latter > ingredient > in Lemon Clean, but in a lower concentration. I have always been curious about the > effectiveness > of using 409. What do others think about 409 for disinfecting melamine shelves (non > animal > contacted surfaces) or animal cages directly? I have always thought of 409 as > fairly nasty > stuff > to work with, but that may be the other ingredients as the Lemon Clean isn't too bad. > > Regards, > > Steve > www.geckosetc.com > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have been looking for awhile to find a quarternary ammonia product such as > > Quatricide in Canada. Are their any Canadian herpers on the list that can > > recommend a product that is found in Canada? > > > > How does Novalsan (Chlorhexidine Diacetate) compare to quarternary ammonias? > > Can both be used on plastic? > > > > Thanks, > > William > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Global Gecko Association > > http://www.gekkota.com > > Classifieds > > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > > gecko mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
