Enough anti-algea fluid for life

[Daddyjaxx]

I saw some Aquarium anti algea liquid on sale at a pet store for a buck, so I picked it up. It takes 1/10 of a teaspoon for a gallon of water and it's a 4 ounce bottle. Cheaper than iodine. :) One of the main ingrediants is copper. :)

[voigts]

I know what you mean. I have a bottle of "Algae Destroyer Advanced" that I got from Walmart that treats 1,200 gallons. At about 1.5 litres a fill, that is going to take a long time to use up!

[Malpine Walis]

OK, the copper is probably copper sulfate which is used to treat a disease called "ich". Basically, if you pull a fish out of the tank barehaded and it feels like a fish then you are good. However, if you pull a fish out and it seems like it is covered in snot and you say "ich" then you would need to add copper sulfate to the tank.

You certainly have an interesting idea but you should also know that aquarists tend to keep a few different chemicals around for treating different problems that come up in aquariums. The stuff that you bought may be specific to ich and perhaps one other problem.

If I were you, I would go to a good fish store and tell them what you are doing. Ask specifically waht they reccommend as a broad spectrum product and tell them specifically that you only need to treat a couple of quarts or whatever your system has.

[Daddyjaxx]

Nope, it's not for ich. It is for all types of algea growth, green, black, etc. The MAIN ingrediant is Diuron.

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Diuron is a substituted urea herbicide used to control a wide variety of annual and perennial broadleaf and grassy weeds. It is used to control weeds and mosses on non-crop areas and among many agricultural crops such as fruit, cotton, sugar cane and legumes. Diuron works by inhibiting photosynthesis.
Diuron is a general use pesticide.

[Seven]

Alternatively, you could skip the additive and go with a silver waterblock, as it has excellent biocide qualities in addition to being excellent for heat transfer.

[Alien1099]

Alternatively, you could skip the additive and go with a silver waterblock, as it has excellent biocide qualities in addition to being excellent for heat transfer.

One of the reasons to buy aquarium algeacide is to save money by not having to by a $20 bottle of povodine iodine and you want us to spend a big chunk of change on a silver waterblock? :p

Are there even any silver waterblocks that perform much better than the Storm or Maze4?

[Daddyjaxx]

The only silver block that I have ever heard of was the TDX. It was like 125.00 and DD stopped making it.

[SiGfever]

The only silver block that I have ever heard of was the TDX. It was like 125.00 and DD stopped making it.
The king of the waterblocks is the silver G5. :beer:

[Seven]

That was what I was referring to SiGfever, but you hit it on the head.

The Silver G5 is essentially a storm with a silver base, although once upon a time Cathar was building the G7, which put the STORM or G5 to shame.

On topic now, have you tested this algae fluid yet? Any pros/cons?

[SiGfever]

That was what I was referring to SiGfever, but you hit it on the head.

The Silver G5 is essentially a storm with a silver base, although once upon a time Cathar was building the G7, which put the STORM or G5 to shame.

On topic now, have you tested this algae fluid yet? Any pros/cons?

Cathar is still working on the design and has been looking at many variables as it applies to multi-die CPU. The G5 was not only silver but it has an improved impingement system.

[Daddyjaxx]

<Shrug>

I put a 1/10 of a teaspon in a gallon and just split my loop into to separate loops; one for the CPU on a single HC and the 7900's and chipset on the double. Either that stuff foams like crap or the Pentosin does. I think it's the Pentosin. It's all settled down now. I would say if this stuff can kill algea in ponds, I think it'll work for this.