This is really interesting. When brewing ACT and raising the dissolved O2 in the water CO2 must be expelled for this to take place (often overlooked in brewer designs). I wonder if this is the reason for this effect.
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This is really interesting. When brewing ACT and raising the dissolved O2 in the water CO2 must be expelled for this to take place (often overlooked in brewer designs). I wonder if this is the reason for this effect.
can you post an example picture for reference or tell me exactly which combo of lenses gets me 20x? I am usually not looking for 3-4 flagellates, but rather trying to get it to look like the brews on your page, which are crowded. I also though I was looking at more like 160x? if I have the 16x eyepiece and 10x objective, it does not make 160?
are you saying I can stop brewing when things are still looking kinda sparse?
btw, this latest run I have not had cause to brew tea or make slurry.
I mean with the 20X objective turned in and 10X eyepiece = 200X You do not need to have as many flagellates as in a lot of my videos. Once you have lots of bacteria/archaea (1,000 to 10,000 per 20X FOV) and anywhere from 2 to 20 flagellates (or more; depending on your bacterial/a count) you are good to go for nutrient cycling. A 2 flagellates per 20X field of view (FOV) equates to 13,000+ flagellates per ml (or gram) in an SFI test. They call this high but they also equate this to a lower bacterial count (eg. 500/20X FOV) I usually like a denser populated ACT.
C
CT Guy
It's logical. I mean you're reproducing microbes that expel CO2 when they respirate.
Wouldn't that just be the icing on the cake? ACT also raises CO2 levels? I think I love ACT, my wife will be pissed.
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elmanito
Question: why to go light on kelp, i understand about molasses, but why kelp too???
Namaste
Namaste
C
CT Guy
Question: why to go light on kelp, i understand about molasses, but why kelp too???
Namaste
With any food source, if you over feed the organisms you'll end up lowering dissolved oxygen levels as the microbes reproduce too quickly. They have also done studies with kelp that show in above optimal concentrations, you get decreased plant growth and germination. (See TL Senn's book, "Seaweed and Plant Growth" for these studies).
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elmanito
that does not strike me like a good recipe. way too much compost, way too much fish, not enough molasses.
those of us without microscopes have the best luck sticking with the tried and true recipes of the folks that DO have microscopes.
from microbeorganics.com:
a pinch of rock dust won't hurt either. i use a 1/4 teaspoon in my 4 gallon brews.
those of us without microscopes have the best luck sticking with the tried and true recipes of the folks that DO have microscopes.
from microbeorganics.com:
a pinch of rock dust won't hurt either. i use a 1/4 teaspoon in my 4 gallon brews.
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elmanito
but what about a pinch of unrefined celtic sea salt??
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elmanito
Unrefined sea salt contains 84 minerals & trace elements.
http://www.seaagri.com/docs/farm_and_garden.pdf
http://www.terragenics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=86
Namaste
Leave the salt out for sure, some molasses have salts in them on their own. Just my thoughts.
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elmanito
Celtic sea salt has 84% NaCl and even sea salt from Okinawa Japan has 73% NaCl, but the rest are minerals and trace elements.
We shall check it out!!
Namaste
C
CT Guy
Thought I would share a link to this study:
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/7527208/1629860142/name/scharenbroch_isa2010_chicago_act.pdf
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/7527208/1629860142/name/scharenbroch_isa2010_chicago_act.pdf
growbig789
Member
I am working my way through the thread but haven't made it all the way through yet, sorry if this is a repeat question..
Is it ok to foliar the ACT during flowering or am I better off to stick to the root drench. I am about 1 month into flowering (outdoors) and if it wasn't detrimental to the flowers I think a foliar ACT application would be beneficial. Working on my first ACT with homemade vermicompost right now.
Any suggestions I would appreciate, thanks
Is it ok to foliar the ACT during flowering or am I better off to stick to the root drench. I am about 1 month into flowering (outdoors) and if it wasn't detrimental to the flowers I think a foliar ACT application would be beneficial. Working on my first ACT with homemade vermicompost right now.
Any suggestions I would appreciate, thanks
I know the general consensus is to go ahead and spray. However, I found that once the buds started to get fat, the spray is not as ideal. I find that the compost tea makes brown spots on the buds that seem like a nice place for mold to start. I cut my spray out about 2 weeks ago outdoors and just root drenched my teas from then on. Up until this time the spray worked fantastic. I actually just poured my tea strait on my plants when watering in veg, they seemed to like that.
there are particles in tea that you don't want in your buds any more than you would want sand splashing into your lettuce when it rains. I mulch greens heavily to avoid sandy spinach syndrome. Same with buds that are not going to get washed out between now and harvest.
