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Subject Author Date additive for water feature to prevent green water Sky-Catcher 04-04-2007  Re: additive for water feature to prevent green wa... ihug news 04-05-2007  Re: additive for water feature to prevent green wa... RichardB 04-05-2007  Re: additive for water feature to prevent green wa... BoyPete 04-05-2007
Posted by Sky-Catcher on April 4, 2007, 3:53 pm Please log in for more thread options Hi, I was once told that if I add Milton fluid to my water feature it would prevent the water from turning green in the sun. I was wondering if this works & if so what sort of concentration do i need to use? tia sky Posted by ihug news on April 5, 2007, 3:03 am Please log in for more thread options to quote the manufacturers website: Milton is a stable solution of sodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical which is highly effective against bacterial organisms and spores. When in contact with protein, it breaks down to form: So basically chlorine? Shouldn't need much - I presume the water feature doesn't feed into a pond that you have fish in??? > Hi, > > I was once told that if I add Milton fluid to my water feature it would > prevent the water from turning green in the sun. I was wondering if this > works & if so what sort of concentration do i need to use? > > tia > sky > > Posted by RichardB on April 5, 2007, 3:07 am Please log in for more thread options http://www.milton-tm.com/healthpro/what_is_milton.htm Opps - read further - Water + sodium chloride (salt). - so salt solution!!! > to quote the manufacturers website: > > Milton is a stable solution of sodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite is a > chemical which is highly effective against bacterial organisms and spores. > When in contact with protein, it breaks down to form: > > So basically chlorine? > > Shouldn't need much - I presume the water feature doesn't feed into a pond > that you have fish in??? > > > > Hi, > > > > I was once told that if I add Milton fluid to my water feature it would > > prevent the water from turning green in the sun. I was wondering if this > > works & if so what sort of concentration do i need to use? > > > > tia > > sky > > > > > > Posted by BoyPete on April 5, 2007, 1:29 pm Please log in for more thread options Sky-Catcher wrote: > Hi, > > I was once told that if I add Milton fluid to my water feature it > would prevent the water from turning green in the sun. I was > wondering if this works & if so what sort of concentration do i need > to use? > tia > sky Don't know where you're posting from, but here in UK, Hozelock do a Water feature treatment, that I find quite effective :) -- ßôyþëtë London, UK Similar Threads Posted Re: Water conditioners July 12, 2006, 6:25 am Re: Water conditioners July 12, 2006, 6:26 am Water conditioners July 11, 2006, 5:45 pm Lousy water. September 17, 2005, 6:12 pm Water Changes and temp November 26, 2005, 4:23 am cloudy water April 28, 2011, 7:23 pm UK Tap Water Quality Reports July 4, 2006, 10:03 am Aquarium water and gardens July 14, 2006, 8:07 am Cold water fishes May 23, 2006, 12:07 pm Re: hard water low alkaline April 22, 2005, 6:30 am