yup, the stuff is everywhere everyday, does good in some places like wine, but pretty bad in fuel tanks
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 11:13 AM, S Thomas via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > MBG (candida yeast?) - the little buggers turned a whole can of turpentine > into black goo. Still smelled like turpentine, but it was no good for > cleaning brushes or thinning paint. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* dwight veinot via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* dwight veinot <dwight...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2015 04:49 > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List jelly substance on filters > > Jim has a very good point, that microbiological growth (MBG) can form very > slimey matts at the fuel/water interface in your fuel tank...I know very > well from my experience as a scientific consultant to the Canadian Navy and > biocides are not the answer long term...the bugs can adapt and learn to > survive quite well even in biocide treated fuel...they live in the water > and survive on the fuel, common candida yeast species for the most part in > this MBG, only long effective term solution is to keep the water out of > your fuel tank > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > d.ve...@bellaliant.net > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 10:44 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Probably because you put in the biocides. If your tank was bad to start >> with, all those dead critters have to go somewhere. By "secondary" filter I >> am assuming you are not talking about the on-engine filter but a >> Racor...correct me if I'm wrong. Finding goo only in the on-engine filter >> would be very strange. >> >> Jim Watts >> Paradigm Shift >> C&C 35 Mk III >> Victoria, BC >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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