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Jerky · 05-07-2003, 05:33 PM

Hey everybody.

I hope to pick at your collective consciousness with a little farming project I accidentally started.

It seems the water system I set up about 1 month ago is growing bacteria. I don't think it's algae since it's white and in clusters (but I could be wrong).

Here are some pics:

Notice the little chunkies floating in the bottom of the coolant? Yep, that's wildlife.

I've looked through airspirit's thread Sick algae growth and found it really informative and I hope to use the same solution/mixture in my case (i.e. Pinesol-lysol-water flush, then cleanser-killer-water cleaning).

But before I do this, is this the right approach? Is there an easier way to do this?

Also how would I prevent this from occuring in the future? I like the idea of using black tubing, but I like seeing the coolant. I can find myself some better distilled water I suppose and perhaps increase my antifreeze ratio from 10% to 20%.

Any thoughts much appreciated!

- Jerky.

05-07-2003, 05:33 PM	#1
Jerky Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 12	Bacteria growth - how to prevent and clean it? Hey everybody. I hope to pick at your collective consciousness with a little farming project I accidentally started. It seems the water system I set up about 1 month ago is growing bacteria. I don't think it's algae since it's white and in clusters (but I could be wrong). Here are some pics: Notice the little chunkies floating in the bottom of the coolant? Yep, that's wildlife. I've looked through airspirit's thread Sick algae growth and found it really informative and I hope to use the same solution/mixture in my case (i.e. Pinesol-lysol-water flush, then cleanser-killer-water cleaning). But before I do this, is this the right approach? Is there an easier way to do this? Also how would I prevent this from occuring in the future? I like the idea of using black tubing, but I like seeing the coolant. I can find myself some better distilled water I suppose and perhaps increase my antifreeze ratio from 10% to 20%. Any thoughts much appreciated! - Jerky.