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« on: March 03, 2011, 10:31:48 AM »
As the title and referring to my 88 gallon tank that I am using for my toilets.
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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2011, 11:12:49 AM »
Adrian, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) would be better. If you add calcium you could end up with limescale.
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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2011, 01:21:37 PM »
 How about using Hydrogen Peroxide. Reaction product is water?
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2011, 01:36:40 PM »
Perhaps this one is an idea http://www.oxydator.de/english/soechting_oxydators.html




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« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2011, 06:50:52 PM »
Interesting link. It turns out to be a dispenser for hydrogen peroxide with a complicated alternative to a device for Transfer of Aqueous Product (TAP).  wackoteapot
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2011, 09:03:59 PM »
Quote from: Baz on March 03, 2011, 06:50:52 PM
Interesting link. It turns out to be a dispenser for hydrogen peroxide with a complicated alternative to a device for Transfer of Aqueous Product (TAP).  wackoteapot

 Yes... but if you're being green, you look to mitigate your impact... Would be nice to get a supportive reply... rather than a dig...

 So why not give a better approach to the problem in question... Rather than just mocking Baz...
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2011, 10:18:29 PM »
On the contrary. I made a humerous comment. Everyone is free to look at the site and make their own evaluation. Why not give us your opinion of the product.
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« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2011, 12:13:47 AM »
... I use that product to  produce O2  in my  pond  , where we source all of our water from 


sure its up to everybazies  opinion  how to deal with it

 We live 100 % of surface water  Wink



Off grid water supply without a well  Billi
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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2011, 11:39:01 AM »
Hydrogen peroxide is a very effective oxidize but is hopeless sanitizer - killing bugs and so you'll need over 65ppm to make up for it - very dear!!

Calcium hypochloride is very effective oxidizer and sanitizer requiring only 1.5 - 2 ppm to get a clean water result, but I would hesitate to use it in areas of hard water, as a previous poster said that it will increase the scaling of pipes and fitting. But if you in a granite rock area then its ideal as it doesn't need cyanuric acid stabilizer to keep it from being burnt off in the same way as sodium hypochloride.

So if you are a limestone area, vis hard water, then stick to sodium hypo as its the cheapest and most effective sanitizer/oxidizer you can get.

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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2011, 02:17:20 PM »
All thanks for the input....I have gone this way and am waiting a delivery....I do not hard hard water issues here and I wok from home and can keep this checked and double checked with a tester.
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