Re: [Killietalk] Water problems

["Karen Perdue" <windamyr at peoplepc_com>]

David,

I've been thinking along the same lines here in NW Georgia, what to do to 
cut back, yet still maintain the livestock. I'll be very interested in 
suggetions from the group on how to recycle my tank water and make it safe 
to use over again!

I'm thinking along the lines of setting up a 55gallon tank, with a couple of 
dividers, floss and carbon in one, lots of floating plants etc in two, and 
compartment 3 would be the pump out. Hypersorb from Seachem has extended my 
safe zone between water changes, not a cure all, but might put that in 
compartment one as well.

Or, salt all the drained water, and run it through carbon and a skimmer, 
then through filter to remove the salts?

Karen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <djramsey at djramseyonline_com>
To: "Killitalk" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 2:14 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Water problems


> Georgia, as well as several other southern states are in the worst water
> shortage in history. We are literally just about out of water. Here in
> Lawrenceville they are reopening old wells for water that had been
> closed due to pollution and radioactive contamination. Out tap water is
> now different everyday. Soft, not so soft. Some days chlorine so strong
> it makes my eyes water, other days a slight sulfur smell. We are under
> severe water restrictions, sky rocketing prices and not far from
> rationing.
>
> Enough preamble. Has anyone done in serious work on devising an in home
> water purification to get the 'water change' water clean and
> reconditioned enough to put back? I know so far that with a lot of
> carbon I can drop the TDS from 300 to about 150. But normally my tap is
> under 20. I have not been able to get it down below 150. And I have not
> even begun to think about other pollutants or disease factors in the
> water. Any ideas or where to start?
> David Ramsey
> djramsey at djramseyonline_com
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