Drinking Quality Water, Water Filtration Questions & Answers
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What would happen if the GDP of Ghana rised?
What would happen to the literacy rate , the chance to have access to clean water and the life expectancy?
it has no effect in short run on the given variables but if the gdp growth persists then we might say that literacy rate and clean water and life expectancy might rise but in long run
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Poison ivy cases on the rise!
FLORENCE, KY (FOX19) – Have your kids been hit yet with those telltale red bumps? The itching? And yes, the whining? They’re all symptoms of poison ivy, which is having its worst season in decades for some folks this year.
How to Clean a Water Cooler
How can I get weed out of system by drinking water or something?
I haven’t smoke at all maybe like once recently and waiting for job to call but I know there going to do a pee test! Water clenses body of toxins so can I just drink allot of that or other toxin removers? And what exactly do they check for in a pee test?
Drink lots of water and work out at the gym so you can sweat it all out.
They check for any kinds of drugs that may still be in your system not just marijuana.
GOOD: Drinking Water
I’ll be moving in two weeks and I want to know if my tank will still be "cycled" after the move.
Here’s a couple of things that I’m doing,
- I’m going to have all of my biological filtration media in a bucket (along with my live plants) filled with the tank water.
- I have two filters both have been running in the tank for about a year.
- The tank is well-established and I haven’t had any ammonia or nitrite problems since I first started cycling it.
-I’ll be taking about half of the water already in the tank to the new house for the fish.
-The gravel in the tank is also going and I know not much beneficial bacteria live in the gravel, but it should still be damp because its going in a bucket and I’m not really going to wash it off or let it dry.
Is that alright? Is that wrong? Will my tank have an ammonia/nitrite spike?
Help?
Thanks! =]
Sunshine: Sorry it took me long to get back to my question, but no I’m not moving far. I’m moving to another nearby town, just 30 or so minutes away.
is anti oxidant alkaline water good for health?
is anti oxidant alkaline water good for health
All you have to do is think about what happens when anything goes into the stomach. Humans produce lots of hydrochloric acid to keep the stomach at a low pH. The parietal cells produce the HCL and at a pH of about 0.8. 0.0 is pure acid. 7.0 is neutral. As you can see the pH is very low and for proper digestion of food, the pH needs to be between 1.5 and 3.0 so the parietal cells are very active. When you drink alkaline water, what do you think makes it alkaline? Minerals. Water has a pH of 7.0 when it is pure, like rain, etc. Rain can change pH depending upon the pollutants in the atmosphere, but when it starts out in the clouds, it is 7.0.
The minute the water hits your stomach, the pH of the water turns acid. So drinking alkaline water has NO effect because it is alkaline. The important aspect is what minerals are in the water, but even that is relative. The NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) and the AMA (American Medical Association) have put out statements that are correct, by the way, that the amount of minerals in water is minimal and has very little to do with contributing to the overall mineral content in what you eat and drink. What you eat has far more minerals in it than water.
Ionized water is bogus technology and why anyone would use ionization to make water from tap water is beyond me. When you ionize water, you separate the ions, including the minerals, etc. Then these same minerals are recombined in some unknown result, both good and bad and used to create alkalinity. The only benefit is some oxygen that is created that has some cleansing activity. The H+ OH- ions are created along with O2 (oxygen). The hydrogen molecules are very tiny and work their way through the water matrix and is dissipated. The OH- ion is the bad guy and a free radical and we know that free radicals age us because they make cells die faster. It can cross the blood brain barrier and kill Nigral Cells. This is what causes Parkinson’s disease.
So most of the hype about alkaline water is a lot of sales pitch with little scientific facts to back it up. In regard to structuring water, a 7 sided figure is far more superior than a 6 sided configuration, energetically speaking. We know this from testing 6 and 7 pointed stars.
I have found only one bottled water that tests very strong and in fact, makes people actually test stronger after drinking it. It has a pH, by the way of 6.8 and is acidic, not alkaline. It is called: EON-H. I found it in a local health food store.
good luck to you
Alkaline water, health benefits video 2 – 3
Water softener help please?
Have had problems with our Water Boss since we had a 5 day power outage. We cleaned part of the head and it does seem better. Had the water tested after cleaning the resin tank, and it tested 6 gr. hardness, no iron. Straight from the well, it tests 12 grains of hardness, plus iron. What is the usual testing reading when going through a softener? Should it be zero? Or do you think the whole head needs to be serviced. We had a sticking piston in the brine housing. Anyone familiar with a Water Boss, would appreciate an answer to my question.
I am not familiar with a water boss, but have been involved with water treatment for many years. Water softener is to reduce your hardness to 0-2 Grains per gallon, any higher and the re-generation is not happening enough. If you have auto re-generation on this unit, it needs to be reset. If you set the re-generation times either by a dial or digitally, then check that.
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How do you clean a light blue vinyl purse that has grease like marks around the edges?
I have a baby blue coach vinyl purse. over the years a grease like residue has formed around the stitching and leather areas. i have tried to use warm water with mild soap and a bristle brush but it hasnt worked. I am not sure how to clean it and have no idea what the residue/stains are – i just know that they are heavily soiled and look like grease.
You could try concentrated orange cleaner, neat and leave on a while before scrubbing gently with a fine bristled nail brush. You should not need to treat as in leather if its vinyl . The orange cleaner smells lovely and fresh and its probably what your goo cleaner is mostly made of anyway . Orange cleaner concentrate is available at cleaning supplies shops – not usually the supermarket. You can use it for a multitude of cleaning solutions as a concentrate or diluted – its marvellous for getting off sticky things, grease and for most general cleaning so you can save money on all of those cleaners
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This is a copy of the first page of my letter to Petsmart.
My reason for writing is this: Why does Petsmart continue to sell fish bowls when it is recognized by many aquarists that they are not suitable habitats for fish?
For the sake of this argument I’ll use betta fish as my first example:
According to Petsmart’s betta fish care guide the minimum tank size is one quart/one liter, while the vast majority of aquarists view the bare minimum as 2.5 gallons. There are multiple problems associated with keeping betta fish in small bowls.
•While the care guide does rightly state that betta fish require an aquarium heater, the smallest heater sold by Petsmart is for 3-5 gallons (The Hydor mini heater). So the temperature of a bowl cannot properly be maintained to suit the betta’s tropical needs of 76F-82F. Customers will often complain about the inactivity of their bettas, and it is easily explained by the simple lack of heat.
•Although bettas are labyrinth fish and are able to breathe air from the surface, they should still have filtration. Again, this is mentioned in the care guide, but bowls cannot be outfitted with a filter. These contradictions should be fixed, by adjusting the minimum tank size to at least 2.5 gallons.
•Lastly I’ll mention the moral issues with housing fish in bowls. Yes, a betta can survive in a bowl, but they will not thrive, and that is what Petsmart should strive towards. Betta fish will live longer lives in filtered, heated tanks. If that is how they live best, than that is how they should be kept.
By removing bowls, and amending the minimum tank size in the betta care guide, wouldn’t Petsmart make money? The total cost of a betta, bowl, marbles, betta pellets, and water conditioner is under . If associates told people to buy proper homes such as the Eclipse System 3 which is 47.99, customers would still need to buy an aquarium heater which would cost about 13.99. That makes the total just above .
As a pet care specialist I take my job seriously, and that job is to help pet parents find the perfect home for their new pets. In a perfect world people would research all this information on their own and come into the store knowing exactly they need, but that is rarely the case. People depend on the pet care specialists to give them correct information.
Any constructive criticism is welcome. I’m sure I’ve left something out, or made a few mistakes. The next page will deal with goldfish.
Rin- While it is true that Petsmart needs to make money like any other business, they also focus a lot on customer service. My store has frequent meetings where we are lectured on taking care of our customers. All stores within an area compete, and believe me, you do not want to be the lowest in the district.
Sweet Luv- I don’t have a lot of room, or money, but all my pets get what they deserve. I’m a firm believer that if you don’t have the room or the money, than you need to wait to buy pets and that is what I tell my customers.
Serena- I have dealt with those types of customers before- The old men that boast about their 8 year old goldfish back in the day. I politely smile and tell them that my goldfish are 13 years old, and have many years ahead of them.
Taylor- Thank you very much. I can’t tell you how on the verge of quiting I was. I am so tired of people not caring about their pets. This hobby is fun but it takes a little work, just like any other pet.
Blowhole- I know Petsmart is far from perfect.
I always politely thank a customer who points out a dead fish, and I do wait until they leave to remove it.
If you were not satisfied, next time please ask to speak with the pet care manager.
Fish Man- Thank you. I knew I was forgetting something. I’m starting with Petsmart because I work there, and can’t stand it anymore. So, no Petsmarts, Petcos, or fire bellied toads?
AliDawn- I am well aware that I may be fired. I have another job lined up.
Blowhole- Please do send that letter. There are a few people I work with who certainly should never have been hired. But pet care associates are supposed to be standing at the podium while customers are looking at fish. Also please do not dicriminate against teens, I’ll be one for another few months.
JohnKinley- I shop for my three dogs, two cats, 1 parrot, 1 tree frog, 1 leopard gecko, fish tanks, and pond. The quality of the products is worth the price. I’ve been working at Petsmart for nearly two years. Who says we "have to take the good with the bad and deal with it as best we can until we can come up with something better"?
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world" ~Gandhi
1: Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the digestive system?
secretion
chemical breakdown
mechanical breakdown
absorption
transport
2: The villi are associated with the ______and function in _______
pancreas, release of hormones
gall bladder, production of bile
small intestine, absorption
large intestine, excretion
stomach, digestion
3: Contractions that move food are called:
chime
peristalsis
refulx
amylase
osmosis
4: Helpful bacteria are housed in the:
large intestine
bladder
appendix
stomach
gall bladder
5: Which of the following is NOT part of the alimentary canal?
stomach
gall bladder
esophagus
large intestine
small intesting
6: Which of the following is a single large gland, which works as a part of the digestive system?
adrenal
kidney
liver
spleen
salivary
7: If a person is having trouble maintaining the proper balance of water and salts in his body what organ would you suspect as not fulfilling its job?
liver
stomach
large intestine
pancreas
kidney
8: The job of the digestive system is break down food into particles small enough to move into the _________ system of the body and then carried to the rest of the body?
excretory
nervous
endocrine
circulatory
respiratory
9: What system helps the digestive system recycle water and reclaim vitamins as our food passes through the large intestine?
excretory
nervous
endocrine
circulatory
respiratory
10: Heterotrophs obtain their food by many different means. A cow is considered to be what type of feeder?
ingestive feeder
absorptive feeder
filter feeder
sustrate feeder
filter feeder
11: Which of the following shows the correct order of digestion of food by humans?
movement, secretion, digestion, absorption, elimination
movement, digestion, secretion, absorption, elimination
secretion, digestion, absorption, movement, elimination
secretion, digestion, absorption, movement, elimination
movement, digestion, absorption, secretion, elimination
12: Which of the following processes is active transport requiring cellular energy to take place?
digestion of fats
elimination of wastes
reabsorption of water
absorption of food by the villi
production of bile
13: Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver?
detoxification of urine
synthesis of blood proteins
produces bile to emulsify fasts
destruction of erythrocytes and conversion of haemoglobin into a component of bile
storage of glucose as glycogen
14: The primary function of the nephron is to filter the blood. What is the correct order by which the dissolved particles are removed from the blood?
glomerulus filtration, renal artery, nephron, tubule reabsorption, Bowmans’s capsule
renal artery, glomerulus filtration, Bowman’s capsule, nephron, tubule reabsorption
renal artery, nephron, tubule reabsorption, Bowman’s capsule, glomerulus filtration
renal artery, nephron, glomerulus filtration, tubule reabsorption, Bowman’s capsule
Bowman’s capsule, glomerulus filtration, renal artery, nephron, tubule reabsorption
standard 55 US gallon tank. dual hang over filters both rated for 70 gallons. Weekly 40%ish water change (i will do more changes if needed)
Fish:
1 green severum
2 firemouth
1 blood parrot
1 bristlenose pleco
all of these fish will deffinitly going to be housed in the 55 gallon.
Do i have room to add another medium/large cichlid?
i was hoping i could keep a female jack dempsey in there as well but not sure if that would be over doing it. im aware of the minimum tank sizes of these fish as i have done a lot of online research but i have more than enough filtration and again i dnt mind doing extra water changes! if a female JD wouldnt work, what kind of other cichlid could i add?
thanks a bunch!
thanks so much for the suggestions! the annoying thing is there are 3 pet stores close to me that sell fish and its weird, none of them sell acaras…only GT’s =[ they do sell convicts tho. are regular cons and the yellow cons the same in temperment? and also, none of the places sell rainbow cichlids either!
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