Hi guys,
I did read the guide, but I don't remember it mentioning the use of a biocide additive, so my question is if Im using distilled water would I even need a biocide additive?
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Hi guys,
I did read the guide, but I don't remember it mentioning the use of a biocide additive, so my question is if Im using distilled water would I even need a biocide additive?
Yes.
How about Iodine.. that works just as well?
You can use distilled + antifreeze. Not the best because of a reason I forgot :p:, but it works and is cheap.
how about being HIGHLY toxic.Quote:
Originally Posted by ownage
PT Nuke FTW.
that mayb so, but my god it smells good....almost as good as petrol and tipex haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
iodine is fine. a couple drops of that stuff for purifying drinking water on camping trips works wonders.
Alternatively couldn't you just use KillCoils, also from Petra's?
DIY "KillCoils" are much cheaper and easy as hell to make. Been running 2 in each loop for close to 6 months now and have had 0 algae. I also noticed the tubing isn't clouding near as much since I stopped using PTNuke.
Howd u make em yourself? PT nuke made a mess of my entire loop with what looks like really bad limescale. I need something that will stay crystal clear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baleful
Google : Silver bar stock :welcome:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad8988
How much pt nuke did you put in there....Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad8988
there called silver ingotsQuote:
Originally Posted by jetroho
http://www.police.qld.gov.au/Resourc...ew%20style.jpg
Bars would be like BARS big ones, but the common name for small ones are called ingots.
What i do is i drop a silver chain inside a 1gallon jug of distilled, and thats all prep'd for whatever i need to use it for.
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Originally Posted by scottc19
Lol only 5 or 6 drops. I wasn't sure so i just put a few extra in to be safe..
Bad. 1-2 drops per liter. More can cause deposition on your blocks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad8988
K thanks dude.
... Or sheet silver...
http://www.i2net.me.uk/files/WaterCo...lverStrip1.jpg
10mm wide and bent just a little at one end to fit through the barb. Just got around to installing it today. I put the other half of the strip I bought in with the remaining deionised water. I wonder if deionised soaks up silver ions faster than distilled ?
It should...to a point.Quote:
Originally Posted by ecat
The coils are actually quite easy to make, we made an entire DIY thread here. I've found the coils to be easier to manage than the ingots as well, but the ingots do work if that's the route you decide to go.
How much would a small ingot cost me?
IIRC, Ingots range from $30-$60.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad8988
I bought 3 foot of the flat silver wire for like $20.
0.4mm x 10mm x 300mm strip about £7 with tax in the UK.
Ebay could have been cheaper but I was unhappy at the various reports of silver plate sold as solid.
I'm pretty sure copper sulfate is also pretty toxic. Usually ingesting any sort of biocide is a bad idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
I would go with PT Nuke because it's cheap and it'll last you a long time.
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Originally Posted by ecat
Yah i dont wanna be buying some silverplated stuff thinking its solid.
lol thanks guys, I will probably go for iodine, guessing its cheaper then all other alternatives.. Anyone know if i can use a silver coin instead? I've got a few, maybe I can use a silver dime?
Petras has coils on for $8.75 each.
I had just distilled in my loop for a bit, nothing else, and stuff grew in my drain line :lol2:
I bought some PT nuke over a year ago, still have some left. Only takes 1 or 2 drops.
Another option is silver plated barbs :)
And how long before the plating wears off? I wouldn't trust those barbs to last more than a year at the most.Quote:
Originally Posted by veedubfreak
Why would it wear off? I don't see the chrome plating wearing off :shrug:
I've got 20 EK barbs at home that the plating came off of. These barbs were used for a little over a year, with distilled water + 2 drops of PTNuke in each loop. Why did they eventually wear off?Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Left is the barb that the plating came off on. Barb on the right is one that was never used from the same batch.
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/t...e/CIMG1291.jpg
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/t...e/CIMG1294.jpg
The pictures aren't the best in the world, but you get the idea.
Hmm weird I've never seen that before. All mine are still perfect coming on two years in a couple months.
Silver Dimes (1964 and Earlier) are in the 90% silver area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamcha67
Not sure how well it would work, but I think if you had a few of them it would be fine, I could be wrong,