I thought it would be cool for the microscopists on the forum to talk about what they are seeing in the teas and samples they are viewing now.
My brewer is just a 5 quart paint bucket, a small aquarium pump, and a stainless steel bonsai rake.
I use the rake to keep the tubing on the bottom of the container. I can do about half a gallon at once reliably.
This brew is from dried fafard shrimp compost, a bit of agave nectar, and a bit of hydrolyzed fish.
24 hours- bacteria are dominating the scene, expecially rod-shaped bacteria. I like to call the stationary ones just rods, but there are mobile types as well, which I divide into "wiggle rods" and "tumble rods".
The protists I am seeing are clumsy swimmers and they are small, which fits the decription of flagellates. so I am confident there is plenty of air, and that I started with a good population.
I added a bit of blackstrap last night, let's see in the next post if I crashed it.
My brewer is just a 5 quart paint bucket, a small aquarium pump, and a stainless steel bonsai rake.
I use the rake to keep the tubing on the bottom of the container. I can do about half a gallon at once reliably.
This brew is from dried fafard shrimp compost, a bit of agave nectar, and a bit of hydrolyzed fish.
24 hours- bacteria are dominating the scene, expecially rod-shaped bacteria. I like to call the stationary ones just rods, but there are mobile types as well, which I divide into "wiggle rods" and "tumble rods".
The protists I am seeing are clumsy swimmers and they are small, which fits the decription of flagellates. so I am confident there is plenty of air, and that I started with a good population.
I added a bit of blackstrap last night, let's see in the next post if I crashed it.