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Kitty Litter destroys String Algae
Okay, found an interesting thread on the koi vet board http://www.koivetforums.com/forums/s...3&page=2&pp=15 and Koi Clay is a naturally occurring calcium bentonite clay, which is available from only a few of the bentonite mines in the world. It dissolves well and is ideally suited for recirculating koi and garden ponds. 100% all natural. It contains a balance of minerals in their natural colloidal form, making them easily assimilated. They enhance the production of enzymes in all living organisms, improve water quality and removes toxins from pond water. They benefit both plants and fish as well as the "good" bacteria living in your filters. (from this commercial site http://www.pondbiz.com/home/pb1/page_696/koi_clay.html and BENTONITE* Definition : Bentonite is a special type of clay that pocesses some properties which make it of economic importance specially in drilling operations for oil or underground water . it absorbs great amounts of water and increases enormously in volume , acquiring the colloidal property needed for the drilling mud . BENTONITE Hydrated Bentonite is a natural clay, which comes from volcanic ash.* 13. Add bentonite clay to large or koi ponds.* The clay acts as a coagulant and settles out algae.* It will cloud the water in the short term but will shortly thereafter clear up.* It also benefits the koi by providing minerals. and Unhappy with the inconvenience of traditional litters, biochemist and cat lover Thomas Nelson began investigating alternative clay formulations in the early 1980s. He observed that a certain type of clay called bentonite clumped up in the presence of moisture, allowing waste to be isolated and scooped out, leaving behind clean litter. Today, roughly 60% of the cat litter sold in the U.S. is of the clumping variety, and most of it is made from bentonite clay. Bentonite is largely composed of montmorillonite, a clay mineral made up of stacks of SiO4 sandwiched between two sheets of octahedrally coordinated aluminum, magnesium, or iron. Substitution of lower valence ions for some of the higher valence ones in the octahedral sheets creates a negative charge imbalance that traps cations, most often sodium or calcium, between the stacked sandwiches. Also found that some folks ingest this stuff to clean toxins from their systems! eekk! ;-) Now I've *got* to pack to drive to Seattle, this is a quick trip but I'm going to try and visit one nursery while I'm over there and look for pond stuff! kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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