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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Biscute on June 18, 2007, 05:51:35 pm

Title: IBC tanks and clear filters
Post by: Biscute on June 18, 2007, 05:51:35 pm

Hi troops I gota 1000L water tank in my back garden and have my Ro unit on a window ledge, they are starting to go a bit green and mancy now. is ther and thing i shoud do to be getting rid of this. I was thinking ok painting the ibc tank black to stop the sunlight getting in? All help appreciated.

Title: Re: IBC tanks and clear filters
Post by: Clear Vision on June 18, 2007, 06:02:57 pm

Whats going green? Your ro, tank or both?

I have both my ro and 1000L tank outside for just over a year now and there is not one bit of green on it.

Just scrub it and rinse it every so often.

Matt

Title: Re: IBC tanks and clear filters
Post by: Biscute on June 18, 2007, 08:30:40 pm

The big filters on my ro unit have likea layer on algy on then, im flushing it now tho and my ibc has slime in it.

Title: Re: IBC tanks and clear filters
Post by: edd on June 18, 2007, 08:50:08 pm

Slime wtf and some of you wonder why you can`t get good results :o ???
Do yourself a favour and get some sterilizer and clean it out then get some new filters

Title: Re: IBC tanks and clear filters
Post by: Clear Vision on June 18, 2007, 09:30:04 pm

Quote from: Biscute on June 18, 2007, 08:30:40 pm

The big filters on my ro unit have likea layer on algy on then, im flushing it now tho and my ibc has slime in it.

Ah It all makes sense now after having our "friendly argument" on another post ;D ;D

You don't use it enough! ;D Thats why there's a build up of algae ;D

 ;)

Title: Re: IBC tanks and clear filters
Post by: Biscute on June 18, 2007, 09:34:58 pm

ahhh! thank you  ;D. so do you think painting it black will stop it?

Title: Re: IBC tanks and clear filters
Post by: Clear Vision on June 18, 2007, 09:51:19 pm

Im not sure about painting it black?

Might work?

Give it a go.

Matthew