For swimming pools, copper and silver ions work very well together, some water
systems have used this to control algae.
Blessings
Rev. Ted

Marshall Dudley wrote:

> >From what I have read, copper stains pools.  I don't think silver has the 
> >same
> problem.
>
> Marshall
>
> russ e rosser wrote:
>
> > I knew of a man in Louisianna who mfr'ed a flow-through copper
> > colloidalizer for swimming pool sterilization...claimed it works.       
> > -Russ
> >
> > On Sat, 28 Oct 2000 12:40:45 -0700 "Duncan Crow" <[email protected]>
> > writes:
> > > The comment on colloidal copper in swimming pools was
> > > interesting...does
> > > anyone know of a colloidal copper mix suitable for fish tanks, or at
> > > approximately what level fish start to get uncomfortable??  I know
> > > they can
> > > survive some mineral...but I don't want to hurt the little guys with
> > > direct
> > > experimentation. A little copper colloid in the tank may help keep
> > > the algae
> > > levels more stable.
> > >
> > > Anyone keep fish at home or have knowledge of this subject?
> > >
> > > ciao
> > >
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