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shrimpchips

11-23-2009 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka (Post 466219)

Plain old water when microwaved (and cooled) and used to water plants has been damaged to the point that the plants don't recognise it as water anymore, and the plants will wither away. If you don't believe that try it yourself on two "identical" plants. Feed one tap water, and the other microwaved tap water. You can find experiments like these documented on the internet. I didn't believe them, so I tried it myself. It's true.

Right back at you.

Canadian

11-23-2009 03:30 AM

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lastlight

11-23-2009 03:41 AM

Regardless of this whole microwave debate I think boiling the carbon in water can please everyone.

GreenSpottedPuffer

11-23-2009 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 466752)

Regardless of this whole microwave debate I think boiling the carbon in water can please everyone.

It sure did bring me some pleasure.

mr.wilson

11-23-2009 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 466752)

Regardless of this whole microwave debate I think boiling the carbon in water can please everyone.

I'm not pleased with microwaving carbon, unless it heats the carbon up to 900 degrees and you are adding an activation gas. A microwave or oven will open a few of the larger pores that are clogged, but 90% of the pores will remain spent. You could put the carbon back in the tank for a couple of days to remove some larger pigmented organics, but it will expel everything it has absorbed over the next couple of weeks.

Canadian

11-23-2009 03:56 AM

Why does science always have to get in the way of a good argument? Life is way more fun when you believe in conspiracy theories, internet legends, etc.

Here, watch this. It's fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIaV8swc-fo

lastlight

11-23-2009 04:01 AM

Yeah I'm not going to boil my carbon thinking it's recharged. I'm tossing mine. Like Oceanic stated it seems to clean it before it's used at all a little.

mr.wilson

11-23-2009 04:08 AM

A good compromise would be to clean your carbon just before you throw it out. You'll have the nicest smelling garbage on the block :)

GreenSpottedPuffer

11-23-2009 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 466761)

Yeah I'm not going to boil my carbon thinking it's recharged. I'm tossing mine. Like Oceanic stated it seems to clean it before it's used at all a little.

Yeah what he said...

shrimpchips

11-23-2009 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 466761)

Yeah I'm not going to boil my carbon thinking it's recharged. I'm tossing mine. Like Oceanic stated it seems to clean it before it's used at all a little.

+2. I'll boil just as a pre-rinse if in fact it does do a better job of cleaning the powdered carbon out than a simple pre-soak.

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