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novaris
 Post subject: Is shade cloth ok?
PostPosted: Jul 4th, '08, 18:57 
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Does anyone know what shade cloth is made of? Would it be a problem if it was in contact with the water?
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 Post subject: Re: Is shade cloth ok?
PostPosted: Jul 4th, '08, 19:22 
From memory Novaris... some shadecloths are soaked in an antifungal agent....
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PostPosted: Jul 4th, '08, 21:00 
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I haven't had a problem yet with the shade cloth tank cover, it frequently sits in the tank for hours at a time.
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PostPosted: Jul 4th, '08, 21:29 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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You just want to make sure that it isn't one of the types that is treated with the anti mold or anti fungal chemicals. It might be a good idea to rinse it well before putting it where it will be in contact with water. Many people actually use the untreated kinds of shade cloth as bio filter media.
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PostPosted: Jul 5th, '08, 10:33 
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I haven't had a problem yet with the shade cloth tank cover, it frequently sits in the tank for hours at a time.


...but they grow them tough in Kalgoorlie - the ppl muscle up a bit also :D
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PostPosted: Jul 5th, '08, 10:34 
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I use shade cloth in my bio filter, is older clothe tho
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PostPosted: Jul 6th, '08, 21:40 
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I have been using shade cloth as a structure in my tanks for a while now... somewhere on here there is a post with the chemical composition on most shade cloths... I remember it from way back just after I joined up here... Cant find it :(
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PostPosted: Jul 6th, '08, 21:52 
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Okay, found it...
Look here http://backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=574&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=shadecloth&start=255
or simply read the extract from the post below:
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Shade cloth seems to be made mostly from the followin according to my Google search:
*polyethylene
*UV stabilized polyethylene
*produced from mono-oriented HDPE

More info from Googleing:
*polyethylene breaks down in sunlight unless UV stabelised

*Shade cloth is usually woven from nylon (polypropylene) thread, but
cheaper cloth made from saran (polyvinylchloride) is also available

*Shade cloth made fromnylon can last over 10 years under tropical conditions


Types of Shade cloth we would come across:
* polyvinyl chloride (PVC) - strong, low light transmittance, degrades under UV.
* polyethylene - relatively cheap, comes in many sizes, degrades under UV unless stabilized
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PostPosted: Jul 6th, '08, 22:30 
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The place I got my shade cloth from didn't say anything about anti mold or fungal treatments so :oops: I actually smelled it real carefully when I got it, then just to be certain, I tasted it. :oops:
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PostPosted: Nov 14th, '08, 19:45 
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I have been using hessian :D

1/5th the price of shadecloth. Wont last as long, but I dont expect to get more that a couple of seasons out of that either. 1 cyclone and its gone.
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PostPosted: Nov 15th, '08, 12:01 
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Would washing the shade cloth in warm water remove any chemicals it has been treated with.
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Shade cloth is used outside. If rinsing it in water got rid of the chemical treatment then wouldn't a good down pour do the same. I don't think it would be that easy to get the chemicals off.
I would stick to the non treated stuff.
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Just that they don't label the stuff untreated and I wouldn't like to take the sales guys word that its not.
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PostPosted: Nov 15th, '08, 16:34 
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Putting it through the washing machine on hot would probably remove anything bad - would need a big machine though :D

Laundromat?
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