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Thread ID: 94745 2008-11-11 00:17:00 Kill algae in water cooling system wratterus (105) Press F1
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719355 2008-11-11 06:00:00 Can't you just put sea snails in as they eat the Algae, and perhaps a little plastic sunken boat too? Morgenmuffel (187)
719356 2008-11-11 10:57:00 I'm serious, I worked at Science Alive for a while and they had big problems with algae growth etc in the exhibits that had water in them, after much research it was found that Toilet Duck was the best solution if you took everything into account.

Experiment to find the least amount that stops the growth, don't just put heaps in, not sure of the effect on some metals although it should be ok on aluminium.
zqwerty (97)
719357 2008-11-11 20:19:00 I'm serious, I worked at Science Alive for a while and they had big problems with algae growth etc in the exhibits that had water in them, after much research it was found that Toilet Duck was the best solution if you took everything into account.

Experiment to find the least amount that stops the growth, don't just put heaps in, not sure of the effect on some metals although it should be ok on aluminium.

Wouldn't it leave a film on the clear plastic piping?
wratterus (105)
719358 2008-11-11 21:01:00 Does it matter? As long as it doesn't interrupt water flow or corrode anything.

Have you talked to the NZOC crowd?
Thebananamonkey (7741)
719359 2008-11-12 01:15:00 Just a few drops of Methylene Blue or similar (eg Malachite Green) will do the trick and colour the mixture nicely blue or green. Available from most Aquarium shops.

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sarel (2490)
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