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Yea, it's aluminum oxide, but it's not like comparing
apples to oranges. It's more like comparing apples to
apple sauce.

Aluminum oxide dissolved in water is aluminum hydroxide.

Aluminum in ceramics, is aluminum silicate (clay) fired to
a high temperature.

Wayne Sallee
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Boomer wrote on 4/5/2006 1:26 PM:
It is not Aluminum Hydroxide Al(OH)3, but Aluminum Oxide Al2O3, which is like comparing
apples and oranges. Alumina is what most ceramics are and some knife sharpeners and the
arch tube in High Pressure Sodium lamps. It has very little solubility. See the post by
PZ. Most reefers have much better sucess with iron based removers than any othe PO4
remover to inlcude after effects. They are pretty much the PO4 remover of choice.

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Yes, they are mogul based bulbs that have the outer bulb
that greatly reduces uv output.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Boomer wrote on 4/5/2006 1:28 PM:
Wayne are these DE's tubes or mogul based bulbs ?

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What about all the heavy metal in that iron wire ?

"It will slowly rust and give off iron"

Says who and what grade of iron wire ? Iron is often as Fe ++ or Fe+++ technically, buy
"iron" as in wire is a different beast

First Iron Article: Macroalgae and Dosing Recommendations
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm

Second Iron Article: Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm

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"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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: Pszemol wrote on 4/4/2006 11:33 PM:
: Do you know how much of iron you currently have ?
: Do you know you have not enough ?
: Do you know how much to dose to not overdose ?
:
: A good way to dose iron, is to stick iron wire in the
: sump. It will slowly rust and give off iron, but it won't
: overdose. Exess iron in this form will precipitate out in
: salt water and not become toxic.
:
: Wayne Sallee
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I suppose I could get more bang for the buck with iron
pipe, aluminum foil, and lime :)

That would add all the nessesary additives to the aquarium
at the same time :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Boomer wrote on 4/6/2006 6:10 PM:
What about all the heavy metal in that iron wire ?

"It will slowly rust and give off iron"

Says who and what grade of iron wire ? Iron is often as Fe ++ or Fe+++ technically, buy
"iron" as in wire is a different beast

First Iron Article: Macroalgae and Dosing Recommendations
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm

Second Iron Article: Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm

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And it will have the advantage of removing heavy metal :-)

Wayne Sallee
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Wayne Sallee wrote on 4/6/2006 6:34 PM:
I suppose I could get more bang for the buck with iron pipe, aluminum
foil, and lime :)

That would add all the nessesary additives to the aquarium at the same
time :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Boomer wrote on 4/6/2006 6:10 PM:
What about all the heavy metal in that iron wire ?

"It will slowly rust and give off iron"

Says who and what grade of iron wire ? Iron is often as Fe ++ or Fe+++
technically, buy "iron" as in wire is a different beast

First Iron Article: Macroalgae and Dosing Recommendations
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm

Second Iron Article: Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm

Iodine