Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 55, Black worms

[rfeilzer at aol_com]

Who makes Aqua nova?? I've heard of Novaqua, its?a Kordon product.? Is this the same thing or arewe talking of a differnt product?


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Shenefelt <billshenefelt at hotmail_com>
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Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 5:23 pm
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 55, Black worms



Aqua nova rids you of the water company additive and the fungus should go 
away once you rid the tanks of the additive.
Bill Shenefelt
http://sheneskillies.com
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From: <rfeilzer at aol_com>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 55, Black worms


> This sounds exactly like the gunk that grows in all my tanks.? Plants are 
> out of the question, I barely can get Java moss to grow!? For the most 
> part I've just ignored it, it grows no matter what type of water treatment 
> I use.? I don't know of many options, rain water isn't a possibility here 
> in California.? I'm kinda stuck using the water out of the tap.? It 
> doesn't seem to be a problem other than no plants and the unsightly 
> yellow-brown muck.? I have been losing a fish every few days in a tank 
> that is especially gunked up, but I was possibly suspecting the piece of 
> driftwood I added with java fern attached to it.? Anyone have any ideas 
> how to treat the water for this additive or a means to eliminate the 
> fungus, assuming that is what it is?
>
> Russ on the left coast
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Shenefelt <billshenefelt at hotmail_com>
> To: ken_combs at sbcglobal.net; killifish discussion list 
> <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 3:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 55, Black worms
>
>
>
> Ken;
> That stuff is what Eric's water company added by the ton and would not 
> even
> support hatching brine shrimp.  Dechlor will do nothing but using NovaAqua
> will precipitate out the metals and make it usable.  This junk they ad not
> only helps pipes but also helps support a yellow fungus that is another 
> bad
> actor.  Eric had some expensive chem analysis done and it was the main
> killer despite water company denials till he showed them the analysis. 
> They
> had the fungus growing everywhere at the plant!    RO was out of the
> question to support his shop needs so he had several big drums for
> chemically conditioning his water.  He bought a chemical that worked just
> like Aqua Nova but cost less based on the quantity he needed.  Try Aqua 
> Nova
> and see if that helps.
> Bill Shenefelt
> http://sheneskillies.com
>>
>> Moreover, this guy suspected the precipitate in my tanks was caused by
>> some
>> reaction with "ortho-phosphate", erh whatever that is (sounds like either
>> a
>> fertilizer or bug killer or both), they say it is added at 1ppm for
>> corrosion proofing
>>
>> In any event, he speculates the fish die off was "bacterial" and related
>> to
>> them feeding on this ortho stuff... :Yeah right: it kills fish/melts
>> plants
>> & bacterial love it...and I'm not buying it, but then again you can sell
>> my
>> chemically ignorant arse anything, wadda I know?
>> ...bout the only thing he recommended was to not use formaldehyde based
>> de-chlors...too many unexpected chemical reactions I guess?
>>
>> KC
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