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  1. 05-01-2009, 10:15 AM #1
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    Do I need biocide if I use distilled water?

    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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  2. 05-01-2009, 10:16 AM #2
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    Yes.

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  3. 05-01-2009, 10:19 AM #3
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    How about Iodine.. that works just as well?
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    You can use distilled + antifreeze. Not the best because of a reason I forgot , but it works and is cheap.
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  6. 05-01-2009, 11:05 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by ownage View Post
    You can use distilled + antifreeze. Not the best because of a reason I forgot , but it works and is cheap.
    how about being HIGHLY toxic.

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  7. 05-01-2009, 12:41 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by DarthBeavis View Post
    how about being HIGHLY toxic.

    PT Nuke FTW.
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    iodine is fine. a couple drops of that stuff for purifying drinking water on camping trips works wonders.
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  9. 05-01-2009, 12:53 PM #9
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    Alternatively couldn't you just use KillCoils, also from Petra's?
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    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.
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  11. 05-02-2009, 04:01 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Baleful View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brad8988 View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brad8988 View Post
    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.
    How much pt nuke did you put in there....
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    Quote Originally Posted by jetroho View Post
    Google : Silver bar stock
    there called silver ingots



    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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  15. 05-02-2009, 11:32 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottc19 View Post
    How much pt nuke did you put in there....

    Lol only 5 or 6 drops. I wasn't sure so i just put a few extra in to be safe..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brad8988 View Post
    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.
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  17. 05-02-2009, 11:49 AM #17
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    K thanks dude.
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  18. 05-02-2009, 12:42 PM #18
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    ... Or sheet silver...



    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 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ecat View Post
    ... Or sheet silver...



    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.
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  20. 05-03-2009, 06:43 AM #20
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    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.
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  21. 05-03-2009, 07:03 AM #21
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    How much would a small ingot cost me?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brad8988 View Post
    How much would a small ingot cost me?
    IIRC, Ingots range from $30-$60.

    I bought 3 foot of the flat silver wire for like $20.
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  23. 05-03-2009, 08:27 AM #23
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DarthBeavis View Post
    how about being HIGHLY toxic.

    PT Nuke FTW.
    I'm pretty sure copper sulfate is also pretty toxic. Usually ingesting any sort of biocide is a bad idea.

    I would go with PT Nuke because it's cheap and it'll last you a long time.

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  25. 05-03-2009, 09:59 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by ecat View Post
    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.

    Yah i dont wanna be buying some silverplated stuff thinking its solid.
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