"marley" wrote in message
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Doug Dotson wrote:

You don't have much experience with marine freshwater systems. I made
the mistake of replumbing part of my system with clear hose. Been a pain
ever since. Redoing it is on my todo list.

Doug

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Please don't tell me you all are drinking water contaminated with algae
so
bad you have to keep it in the dark to prevent the algae ALREADY IN THE
WATER from growing in your water system......yecch!

Unless the water is ALREADY contaminated, IT WON'T GROW ALGAE!

and your families are DRINKING this crap without boiling it first?!!





This thread needs input from Peggie I think.

I've never known Peggie to deal with fresh water systems.

To be candid I am not clear as to why clear hose would pose a problem.
First off, there is (hopefully) no algae in the tank, although admittedly
it might be added from dock water by accident.

Ever heard of well water? Algae isn't the major player, bacteria is.

But if the algae requires light to grow as you say, and opaque plumbing
corrects the problem I am still unclear.

It doesn;t correct it, it minimizes it. Some barteriacide in the tanks is
prudent.

My plumbing (ALL of it) is either running through blige, behind cabinets,
or under the cabin sole. It's dark everywhere the hose passes. So what do
I gain with opaque plumbing?

The new clear tubing I unstalled when installing some new equipment has
resulted in an endless chase of getting rid of bad water. The clear tubing
is
under sinks. Enough light gets in to cause the problem.


Please explain.

M