Damn you're quick dude! Edited my last post but you replied before I could finish aha.
So I started brewing the tea for at least 5 hours without any molasses, then added about 4 tbsp for a little over 2 gallons of tea. I think it was definitely the molasses that screwed something up.
And I should prob go flush these veggies with some clean water soon..because whatever was in that tea is some nasty stuff.
Two questions;
What else besides muriatic acid can i use to clean airstones?
also, can anybody speculate on using cottonseed meal in a tea?
....good idea or bad idea?
-thanks
Air stones and floaty air lines were buggin' me so I fabbed up one of these.
Then took the thinnest cutting wheel for me Dremel and cut slots angling in and out from the bottom side. Fed by a dual diaphram pump, this does a good job of continually blowing the bottom of the bucket clean, seems to keep everything suspended.
No more airstones for Rip. Used to buy out the 99c store when they would stock 'em. 3 for a dolla. Didn't feel right using "disposable" tools in my grow.
Added a lift,
This brewer does a better job, I made a fungaldom AACT using fish hydrozilate and EJ Catylst ( 1st ingrediant is oat bran ). So many fungal floaties it looked like Egg Drop soup!
Interesting airstone sidenote, after they would get all gunked up, if I left them lying in reach, my dog would eat those spherical airstones like jawbreakers. Australian Shepherds are goatdogs.
Nice manifold Rip, I bet it works well.
You can use OxyClean (the detergent) to clean your airstones and manifolds, but if you don't think that is doing the job, get some Potassium Permangate and that should wipe out any living organisms.
Be careful though, PP powder can be very dangerous if mishandled or mixed incorrectly. It is a very powerful oxidizer so don't use metal containers, always use eye protection and don't get it on your skin. It will kill every living organism (given the proper dose and enough time) and will leave a brown residue on everything. You can clean that up with 3% hydrogen peroxide.
I brew teas in a 30 gallon brewer so it's easier for me to use PP to clean everything up as it is more powerful than Oxyclean.
Wow!! That PP sounds like some serious stuff. Why use something like that, or muriatic acid, which poses such a risk? It sounds like a dangerous synthetic chemical that most organic growers may have an aversion to.
Why not use an EM-1 soak? Soap, water, rag, bottle brush, elbow grease? Grapefruit Seed Extract?
~SCD Probiotics.comA. Lactic acid bacteria
Lactic acid bacteria produce lactic acid from sugars and other carbohydrates, developed by phototrophic bacteria and yeast. Therefore, some foods and drinks such as yogurt and pickles have been made with lactic acid bacteria for decades. However, lactic acid is a strong sterilizing compound, and suppresses harmful microorganisms and enhances decomposition of organic matter. Moreover, lactic acid bacteria promote the decomposition of material such as lignin and cellulose and ferments these materials, thereby removing undesirable effects of under composed organic matter.
Wow!! That PP sounds like some serious stuff. Why use something like that, or muriatic acid, which poses such a risk? It sounds like a dangerous synthetic chemical that most organic growers may have an aversion to.
Why not use an EM-1 soak? Soap, water, rag, bottle brush, elbow grease? Grapefruit Seed Extract?
Not trying to start any sh*t with ya, but I never mentioned muriatic acid and would never use that for disinfection/cleaning of any of my gear.
wonder how much bat guano should I use at the peak of flowering? can't measure ppm so amount in grams or how many cups would be ideal.
have a blessed week!
D.