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Jeyes Fluid for Water Feature?
Can I use a little Jeyes Fluid to keep my water feature clean? It's a
very large feature and it's costing a fortune in cleaners. Alternatively a cheap source of cleanser? cheers Trevor |
Trevor Tyrrell wrote:
:: Can I use a little Jeyes Fluid to keep my water feature clean? :: It's a very large feature and it's costing a fortune in cleaners. :: :: Alternatively a cheap source of cleanser? :: :: cheers :: :: Trevor I don't think jeyes fluid will clean it too good - JF is a disinfectant, not a cleanser....what kind of water feature is it? Are there fish/pond animlas involved in the equation? What kind of 'dirt' are you trying to remove? -- If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs. |
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Tyrrell writes Can I use a little Jeyes Fluid to keep my water feature clean? It's a very large feature and it's costing a fortune in cleaners. Alternatively a cheap source of cleanser? What do you mean by 'water feature'? Is it simply a/some containers with trickling water? Does it have plants? Does it have animal life? -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Thanks for all the replies. The water feature is a large (1.5m
diameter) sunken resevior, with a large 1.5m slate stone on top, with water pumped up through the slate. Green algae grows on the stone which is in full sun, and also on the stone in the base, but the water runs clear. Scrubbing cleans it (leaving some white and green marks), but the additives to keep the algae away cost =A35 a tub and on this size of feature, requires treatment every 2 weeks in summer, once a month in winter. Jeyes Fluid is good for cleaning algae off concrete and patio slabs, so I wondered if I add a little to the water feature, will it keep it clear of algae? cheers T |
Thanks for all the replies. The water feature is a large (1.5m
diameter) sunken resevior, with a large 1.5m slate stone on top, with water pumped up through the slate. Green algae grows on the stone which is in full sun, and also on the stone in the base, but the water runs clear. Scrubbing cleans it (leaving some white and green marks), but the additives to keep the algae away cost =A35 a tub and on this size of feature, requires treatment every 2 weeks in summer, once a month in winter. Jeyes Fluid is good for cleaning algae off concrete and patio slabs, so I wondered if I add a little to the water feature, will it keep it clear of algae? cheers T |
paddytt wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. The water feature is a large (1.5m diameter) sunken resevior, with a large 1.5m slate stone on top, with water pumped up through the slate. OK so no fish or wildlife at all are living in the water. Green algae grows on the stone which is in full sun, and also on the stone in the base, but the water runs clear. Scrubbing cleans it (leaving some white and green marks), but the additives to keep the algae away cost £5 a tub and on this size of feature, requires treatment every 2 weeks in summer, once a month in winter. A few water snails ought to do it for you in a more environmentally friendly fashion and without the truly horrid smell of Jeyes fluid... That the algae is growing so fast tends to suggest that for whatever reason your "pond" water is full of nutrients. You might be able to make some progress by eliminating nitrates and phosphates from the water. Jeyes Fluid is good for cleaning algae off concrete and patio slabs, so I wondered if I add a little to the water feature, will it keep it clear of algae? For a while - but can you stand the smell? Cheap hypochloride bleach is another option to zap algae and probably smells less offensive. Regards, Martin Brown |
On Thu, 05 May 2005 08:36:58 +0100, Martin Brown
wrote: paddytt wrote: Thanks for all the replies. The water feature is a large (1.5m diameter) sunken resevior, with a large 1.5m slate stone on top, with water pumped up through the slate. OK so no fish or wildlife at all are living in the water. Green algae grows on the stone which is in full sun, and also on the stone in the base, but the water runs clear. Scrubbing cleans it (leaving some white and green marks), but the additives to keep the algae away cost £5 a tub and on this size of feature, requires treatment every 2 weeks in summer, once a month in winter. A few water snails ought to do it for you in a more environmentally friendly fashion and without the truly horrid smell of Jeyes fluid... That the algae is growing so fast tends to suggest that for whatever reason your "pond" water is full of nutrients. You might be able to make some progress by eliminating nitrates and phosphates from the water. Jeyes Fluid is good for cleaning algae off concrete and patio slabs, so I wondered if I add a little to the water feature, will it keep it clear of algae? For a while - but can you stand the smell? Cheap hypochloride bleach is another option to zap algae and probably smells less offensive. Regards, Martin Brown You'd need to check this but I was once told that potassium permanganate is a water purifier. Pam in Bristol |
Pam Moore wrote:
On Thu, 05 May 2005 08:36:58 +0100, Martin Brown wrote: For a while - but can you stand the smell? Cheap hypochloride bleach is another option to zap algae and probably smells less offensive. You'd need to check this but I was once told that potassium permanganate is a water purifier. It is potentially, but the dark brown stain of manganese dioxide that can result is probably worse than the original problem of the green algae. Regards, Martin Brown |
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possibly ok,have a try.
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