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pepelepew098 · 11-08-2009, 11:14 PM

do you or could you make your ACT directly in your resevoir?

osirica420 · 11-09-2009, 12:01 AM

I grow in a dwc with nothing but compost teas, not sure if thats exactly what u mean?

DIGITALHIPPY · 11-09-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pepelepew098

do you or could you make your ACT directly in your resevoir?

you can do that in a 1/2 full res. brew(24h), then add more RO. and nutes, PH and use.

good idea actualy.

check out my tea brewer in my sig.

11-11-2009, 01:29 AM

I have to disagree, you're not going to get sufficient aeration, plus it would be difficult to remove any biofilm if it's directly in your resevoir, which could lead to anaerobic growth and possible plant damage.

pepelepew098 · 11-11-2009, 04:22 PM

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I have to disagree, you're not going to get sufficient aeration, plus it would be difficult to remove any biofilm if it's directly in your resevoir, which could lead to anaerobic growth and possible plant damage.

what if you bubbled you're resevoir?

11-11-2009, 07:25 PM

Are you getting .08 cfm/gal.? I doubt people put that much O2 into their resevoir.

osirica420 · 11-11-2009, 08:22 PM

i got 35 watts of air running into my tank and my buds are larger then a Louisville slugger..

This ACT setup is very much possible...

They are almost 5 weeks in and very large this pic is almost a week old!!!!

No Chems just Guano, Seaweed & Himalayan Sea Salt....

11-11-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by osirica420

i got 35 watts of air running into my tank and my buds are larger then a Louisville slugger..

This ACT setup is very much possible...

They are almost 5 weeks in and very large this pic is almost a week old!!!!

No Chems just Guano, Seaweed & Himalayan Sea Salt....

I'm glad that your plants are healthy....congratulations! However, I don't really accept that as evidence that you can properly make ACT in your resevoir.

How do you get sufficient aeration? Can you be certain there are no dead spots in the water where the compost would collect and go anaerobic? How are you stripping the microbes off of the soil particulate? And most importantly, how do you address cleaning or the issue of bio-film buildup?

11-12-2009, 04:31 PM

Hi everyone, I'm a coco grower that's trying to do something similar. My thoughts are, I'm going to use a fluval canister filter, I will use the spongy filter media to collect particulate. and filter has trays to load additional filter media, I will use those trays to house my organic nutrients in filter bags. Aeration will happen directly within the reservoir. The filter intake will be mounted near the bottom of the res, while water returning from the filter will be mounted at or above the waterline.
It's kinda like a fish tank, but without fish.

11-12-2009, 07:55 PM

coconaut,

this is something different. The original post was concerning aerated compost tea, where you're attempting to extract and replicate/grow the beneficial soil organisms in the compost.

If you're adding soluble organic nutrients, not biology, it's a different case altogether.

11-08-2009, 11:14 PM	#1
pepelepew098 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: katrina's butt hole Posts: 150	hydro teas do you or could you make your ACT directly in your resevoir?
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osirica420 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 469	I grow in a dwc with nothing but compost teas, not sure if thats exactly what u mean? __________________ When you follow the flock you always in up stepping in shit!
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11-11-2009, 08:22 PM	#7
osirica420 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 469	i got 35 watts of air running into my tank and my buds are larger then a Louisville slugger.. This ACT setup is very much possible... They are almost 5 weeks in and very large this pic is almost a week old!!!! No Chems just Guano, Seaweed & Himalayan Sea Salt.... __________________ When you follow the flock you always in up stepping in shit!
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11-11-2009, 01:29 AM	#4
CT Guy Guest Posts: n/a	I have to disagree, you're not going to get sufficient aeration, plus it would be difficult to remove any biofilm if it's directly in your resevoir, which could lead to anaerobic growth and possible plant damage.
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11-11-2009, 07:25 PM	#6
CT Guy Guest Posts: n/a	Are you getting .08 cfm/gal.? I doubt people put that much O2 into their resevoir.
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11-12-2009, 04:31 PM	#9
coconaut Guest Posts: n/a	Hi everyone, I'm a coco grower that's trying to do something similar. My thoughts are, I'm going to use a fluval canister filter, I will use the spongy filter media to collect particulate. and filter has trays to load additional filter media, I will use those trays to house my organic nutrients in filter bags. Aeration will happen directly within the reservoir. The filter intake will be mounted near the bottom of the res, while water returning from the filter will be mounted at or above the waterline. It's kinda like a fish tank, but without fish.
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11-12-2009, 07:55 PM	#10
CT Guy Guest Posts: n/a	coconaut, this is something different. The original post was concerning aerated compost tea, where you're attempting to extract and replicate/grow the beneficial soil organisms in the compost. If you're adding soluble organic nutrients, not biology, it's a different case altogether.
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