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Old 04-09-2011, 08:39 PM
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See if they eat the PVA. hahaha
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See if they eat the PVA. hahaha
That's an idea, put the beasties to work!
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They might be mosquito larvae-it's the right time of year for them to start coming out. Whatever they are, they are pretty tough to tolerate all that vinegar. Maybe throw one of those mosquito poison cakes into the mix-you don't want to see how many can breed out of that pool.
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They might be mosquito larvae-it's the right time of year for them to start coming out. Whatever they are, they are pretty tough to tolerate all that vinegar. Maybe throw one of those mosquito poison cakes into the mix-you don't want to see how many can breed out of that pool.
... and watch the safety glass fall right off the instant the poison hits the water

Seriously, be careful doing that, you don't know how it would react with the vineagar.
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Old 04-10-2011, 11:21 AM
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I just pluck them out and let them dry up. I think I have a toxic enough soup as is. its starting to look like the bottom a hookah pipe.
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Old 04-10-2011, 01:06 PM
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Don't drink the bong water.
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Old 04-10-2011, 01:50 PM
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Put a bottle of cheep vodka or a cup of gasoline in there. Lets get this party going
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Old 04-10-2011, 03:03 PM
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maybe can find some mad dog 20/20 to pour in.
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Old 04-10-2011, 03:52 PM
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Old 04-10-2011, 06:41 PM
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today I poked around it some more, the PVA seems a bit more pliable now. It was rock hard when this began, but somewhat rubbery feel now on the bits I pulled up around where I had jammed in the wook sticks.
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As I'd posted in an old thread, this works quicker with the "green" stuff Zenith used. Took me about a week with that. I used popsicle sticks inserted around the edge, but do be careful. That safety glass will break a lot easier than you think!

What I saw was that the PVA seemed to absorb the water and swell; it would later dry out and looks something like it did before.
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Would it be bad to use regular store bought vinegar undiluted, or is it just too expensive?

I have two 23' rectangular tubes (one Zenith one Airline) which have about 1.5" of greening at the edges, can the popsicle stick method be used o them or, is it only aplicable for more severe cateracting?

I'm considering preforming my first decat on one of these tubes and wonder which of the several methods that I've heard of are the safest and quickest (I tend to have a short attention span, and little patience).

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Old 04-11-2011, 01:38 PM
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The green is a different animal. Piano wire was used, there is a video somewhere around here done by member CTC17
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which of the several methods that I've heard of are the safest and quickest
I haven't heard of a method that is both safe and quick. That's why he is trying this safer-but-slower method.

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I took out one of the pva chips (which had gotten hard again after being out of the water for a couple days) and have it soaking in some break fluid. I will try some straight vineagar later (have to make a run to the store for that) on another chip.
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