Hazyboy
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Yes it does, I am wondering this myself. I mentioned in the original post I thought maybe the chlorine was causing my cooling coil, or the brass fittings in my waterfall manifold to corrode and rust.Does the res water come in direct contact with the cooling coil? Could it be leaching something off into the water that is causing trouble, I wonder?
Yeah I've been thinking of a few ways to do this. Just seems so odd I have ran this setup without this happening in the past.Maybe you can wrap the cooler coil in a plastic material and put back in water ?
If plastic is not suitable then something Else, to separate water from metal. Dont know if it helps you but then you have excluded that possibility i guess.
Not an rdwc grower
Might be leaching more than adequate amounts of copper into your run, or even lead possibly? I wouldn't be using an old radiator with salts, that's going to corrode for sure....
Aside from that, sounds like light might be an issue, and the two could actually be related. I suspect the copper might be influencing your root biome possibly, by killing off your good species.
Because copper and its alloys exhibit impressive antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal properties. Copper has been exploited for health purposes since ancient times. ie. But in this particular case, probably an unhealthy microbe biome...
The normal coolants run in those devices such as Ethylene glycol have anticorrosive qualities to them, in addition to raising the boiling point, and lowering the cooling point.. antifreeze remains chemically inert, meaning that it doesn't interact with the surfaces of the system. Salts do not...
Chlorine reacts with most metals and forms metal chlorides, with most of these compounds being soluble in water. Examples of insoluble compounds include AgCl and PbCl2. Gaseous or liquid chlorine usually does not have an effect on metals such as iron, copper, platinum, silver, and steel at temperatures below 230°F.I'm trying to run a "sterile" res using UC Roots (chlorine) so my beneficial biome should be toast either way.
The waterfall manifold for recirculation also has brass T fittings and 90 degree elbows, so between those fittings and the cooling coil (it's not exactly a radiator, it's a cooling coil from a dehumidifier) I'm thinking the chlorine in UC roots is having a bad reaction with the exposed metals in my loop.
I never experienced anything like this while using microbes, but as soon as I switched to chlorine, the problem quickly attacked.
Some primordial bioluminescence for your smoking pleasureHazy said….
“I never experienced anything like this while using microbes, but as soon as I switched to chlorine, the problem quickly attacked.”
And just like I was saying Cyanobacteria is resistant to bleach and h202
when the bottle says it kills 99.9 % of bad, that .01 % is Cyanobacteria. JK
Love seeing this stuff when I take a piss off the boat while on mushrooms.
How many times have you fallen out of the boat while taking a piss?Love seeing this stuff when I take a piss off the boat while on mushrooms.
None yet! It's a 26 foot sailboat, has lifelines and lots of rigging to hold on to.How many times have you fallen out of the boat while taking a piss?
If you have a waterfall, you are losing the chlorine right there. It will turn to gas and dissipate.I'm trying to run a "sterile" res using UC Roots (chlorine) so my beneficial biome should be toast either way.
The waterfall manifold for recirculation also has brass T fittings and 90 degree elbows, so between those fittings and the cooling coil (it's not exactly a radiator, it's a cooling coil from a dehumidifier) I'm thinking the chlorine in UC roots is having a bad reaction with the exposed metals in my loop.
I never experienced anything like this while using microbes, but as soon as I switched to chlorine, the problem quickly attacked.
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