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 Post subject: Re: Eggs clarify water
PostPosted: Apr 9th, '10, 10:39 
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Wondering how your system is going after using the egg whites, hopefully clear water with no fish deaths



I blend 2 or 3 eggs into my water (1000ltr) whenever it gets cloudy (about 1/month) and it clears up fine - fish are all fine.
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 Post subject: Re: Eggs clarify water
PostPosted: Apr 10th, '10, 18:13 
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desertrat wrote:
Hi LV
Wondering how your system is going after using the egg whites, hopefully clear water with no fish deaths


Hi desertrat,

It was all good the water cleared up and no fish died.
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 Post subject: Re: Eggs clarify water
PostPosted: Apr 10th, '10, 20:11 
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Hi LV and Ajajaj
Eggscellent to hear
I only use approx 1 egg per 1000 litres but I use the whole egg shell and all (crushed of course) as the yabbies love them!
I'm sure just adding the 2 or 3 egg whites only per 1000lts would be just about be the right formula if you are after water clarity
Well better get cracking, so shell be off!
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PostPosted: Apr 10th, '10, 20:14 
At first I thought you were yolking... then I realised the message was just a bit scrambled...
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Johnh wrote:
probably work well with a sock filter on the GB outlet while you wash the rock - at least the egg might floc it so the clay doesn't block the filter as fast
John


Sock filter !! BRILLIANT !! I'm using my son's washed cotton diapers, a couple of twists and a hose clamp ! Why haven't I thought of that !!
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My tank and system has only been running for 2.5 weeks but has been cloudy due to muck from the "washed" pebbles I used in the grow beds.
Put one egg white into the 500L tank yesterday evening and this morning I can see the tank bottom and happy fish.
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Good to hear Mantis
You'll have to post some pic's of your system
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How does one apply the egg whites?

Do you just crack the egg, separate the yolk and drop the whites in?
Do you whip the whites into a light foam / meringue?
Do you mix the whites with a little water to "break" them and drop them in?
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I just put the egg white in a bucket and added some water and swished it around, then tipped it in
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i got green water in my pond and it has been like this for ages. just not not going away.
would anyone knows whether egg white will clear the green water?? :shark:
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PostPosted: May 6th, '10, 18:40 
Probably not... shade your tank, aerate vigourously.. and increase your pumping if you can...
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stargate wrote:
i got green water in my pond and it has been like this for ages. just not not going away.
would anyone knows whether egg white will clear the green water?? :shark:

Has your water cleared yet?
I think using the eggs would help
Nothing to lose trying!
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I was watching a cooking show the otherday where the chef needed to clarify a broth, amongst other ingedients, lots of egg whites were used. I was thinking about this thread at the time and wondered if seperating the eggs would be benificial.
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 Post subject: Re: Eggs clarify water
PostPosted: Jun 15th, '10, 14:00 
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Hi DV
As previously mentioned in this thread it is the egg whites (albumen) that does the clarifying. The reason that I use the shell and yolks is for yabbie feed.
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