With the stainless there is no anode. So it doesn’t need one then?
That’s correct, no anode needed.
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Have you ordered from this company? I would be hesitant, especially when you click on about us there is no information.
Paid like 20$ to have my green cut shipped for 5 liter bottles. Justus first clean up of my water table after using it a few months. Table was loaded with mold on the bottom. It was disgusting. I did some more reading and it needs to be constantly circulated when not in use.
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Sounds like you order it by the 5 gallon containers, re-package it into 1 gallon containers, or quart containers, and sell it state side… For a tidy profit of course…
I’m going to try the Sodium Nitrite & Physan 20 ‘recipe’ for my water table. Can anyone confirm if this Amazon product is a good source of sodium nitrite?
Is this the ANH borax you guys are talking about?
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That’s what I use.
I get it at the supermarket though.
I’m just crazy I guess. Since its only 5 gal or so. I just drain and clean the table after each use. It gives me a chance to inspect everything and ensure I’m ready the next time. It takes 10 min. I know that’s not a routine everyone will want to do. But just throwing out there that none of these things are issues when there’s nothing sitting in the table.
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That isnt borax might react with the zinc plating
Sorry, you’re right. A&H Washing Soda. 
I use that in my electrolysis tank and it stained some nearby parts I have clear zinc on. Eventually the plating just came off.
I get evaporative staining of the splashed on areas of the machine (& my laptop ) but if I wipe it down after use it’s good. My problem is that I don’t always wipe it down 
I’m creating a filtering system for particulates then going with the sodium nitrite recipe from above. The only negative to the sodium nitrite is you can’t dispose of it in your sewer lines. It must be disposed of properly.
Next, another suggestion I heard recently was to use lye - this would also raise the pH apparently. Then the lye could be neutralized with muriatic acid to lower the pH then the solution could be disposed in a regular drain system. Maybe someone else here can confirm this as an option? I’m not a chemist so I’m just reiterating what I’ve spoken to others about.
Old thread, but thought I’d add this here…there’s a new video from weld.com on YT and one of the sponsors is http://cantesco.net/en/project/plasma-arc-water-table-fluid/
The video is here: https://youtu.be/4hjBJMUBCiE
Thought I’d put that out there, as I’ve not seen this product mentioned (sorry if I missed mentions). I have not used it, but I’ve been looking for something and was going the DIY route, but may check this out…
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Nice lead, I’m still looking for the best solution to use but want to get my water tank hooked up first. This product is currently unavailable on Amazon so we may have to call the company direct if you want to try it.
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I heard back from Cantesco’s sales folks. They noted that it’s not for AL - it mentions copper and non-ferrous on web site, but thought I’d point that out. Not an issue for me, but something to keep in mind. Think I’m going to get some and try it out.
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Where do they sell it at? Do you just call them? Did you get a price?
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Been trading some emails - don’t have pricing yet or distribution channels. I’ve asked them to consider putting it on Amazon or somewhere like that in future - I see they have some other products up there. I imagine shipping is the troublesome part. I’m an April batch table so it will be a while before I get hands on with it.
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