On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 18:00:00 -0400, Robert Salasidis
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 03:14:42 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

The problem however appears to be fungal - as opposed to anearobic
bacteria.

Anearobes should smell - this has absolutely no smell - just a gouey
thick slime that sticks to the walls, and if it gets suctioned up by
the pump clogs my filters.

Would aeration work for this as well?

A lot of time, it will, or so Im told. Another trick, is to every 6
months or so, drop in one of those clorine "hocky pucks", that you
purchase for your swimming pool.

There has been some talk about that free clorine bonding with some
metals, but Im not familiar with the problem metals or the process.

I do this regularly in the summer months with my evaporative coolers
(swamp coolers) also.

Gunner



On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:01:21 -0400, Robert Salasidis
wrote:

I am using a synthetic coolant, and I am getting a fungal growth in
the coolant tank. It has no odor, but the main problem is clogging of
nozzles.

I use a skimmer to remove any machine oil that mixes with the coolant.

My question is, how safe is using Grotan or Arch triadine 20 (both
Rustlick products).

My machine has an open top, and misting can often occur.

The MSDS lists many precautions, but mostly for direct contact with
the pure un diluted liquid.

Does anyone have any experience/suggestions

Thanks

Drop a fish tank areation stone into the coolant tank and hook up a
small air pump. The bacteria is anerobic, and if you oxygenate the
coolant, the bugs die. Very common practice in machine shops.

Gunner


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