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Dowels are an alternative to screws to hold the black locust in place.
Absolutely love this system. Has my brain spinning with applications. ❤
Ever thought about adding ducks and or geese to your flock?
well done
Love the design . Maybe toss in some designer microbes like lactobacilli to help work on the extra nitrate and help convert to Amino acids in the tea as well as some Rhodopseudomonas palustris the purple non sulfur bacteria to help the break down and act as endophytes in the soil to be taken up with ryzophagy.
Love it! Surround the IBC tank with willow 🌿rods stuck in the ground to make an easy fedge.
Your brain just goes continuously, like that Venturi pump thingy. Does it stop when the sun goes down, like your solar arrangement? Impressed! Like always!
Loving this. Waterchestnut might be an option to grow in the "excess" space in the tank.
Best video so far amazing, like the one where u mention harvesting rice one day from a canoe
My concern if you lengthen the hose and venturi making the bubbles rise in the area of the weeds: this might just dislodge more debris and cloudy the water. The way you have it looks like plenty of oxygenation and turbulence
It's definitely on the awesome side.
my ques. is "How Bad could it Possibly Be ?" WoW,,, nothing "Bad" could come from this, and in addition, this concept has given me a Brilliant Idea for some reclaimed hatchery bins I purchased (on a whim) a couple years ago,,, Thanks Edible Acres, keep the Creativity Flowing …
You can also use a barbed connector and drip irrigation tubes to increase the length of the air intake.
Intetest concept. Looks great!
I’d be seriously tempted to put a couple of gudgeon (bottom feeders) fish in there they would be well happy and add more nutrients and eat any fly larvae that happen to get in. ❤
Rather than lengthening the venturi tube, would it not be easier to move it farther from the outlet? That way you would not need to worry that its intake could become submerged.
They sell basically the same aeration systems in chemist labs to give a vacuum from running water. I don’t know if you find a local lab supplier you might be able to connect the piece to the end of the hose. Great idea though!
I don’t know if the vacuum could be used for anything? Also Do you have any issues with mosquitos with such a strong flow?
Pex has become my go to for hose repair.
Re tidying up the top edge / rim:
You could use a (recycled) but of PVC piping to create some clips that you screw into the underside of each of the four required lengths of wood. These then literally clip down around the top edge.
For the PVC clips, you need a piece of pcv same gauge or a mm or two larger than the diameter of the metal piping on the tote frame. Use a saw to cut the PVC along its length ("split" the PVC), then saw inch-lengths off. These are the clips.
On the opposite side to the cut (per clip) drill a small hole to.allow a screw to go through.
Screw the clip to the piece of wood (in the right spot!) with the screw head on the inside of the PVC clip (use a small wedge of wood to hold the clip open just enough to allow room for the drill piece to reach the screw head).
Screw a clip in at each end of each piece of wood. Perhaps pop one extra in the middle and – Viola! – you will have clip-on trim.
You can also use the clips to hold shade cloth / sac cloth (etc.) around the whole structure.
Btw, maybe make the trim for the front edge (where you'll probably use it most as a shelf) out of a wider plank that overlaps both side a bit, so any excess weight is borne by the sides of the tote (especially if you go with the clip idea). That way, the trim on the side won't tilt inwards or outwards with pressure/ weight.
Excellent ideas! I stopped the video long enough to get some scrap 1/2" drip irrigation pipe to test putting it into the end of a standard hose. It was a good fit. I also have 1/4 inch pipe for drip fittings and enough to cut to length. Presto, custom length Venturi tube.
Would minnows or small fish survive in that system to add more nutrients to your tea and provide protein for your chickens?
hey Sean! I'm a long time follower and admirer of your systems such as the low tech solar powered water system. I was thinking about the necessity of a charge controller. what are your thoughts? Maybe it would have positive effect on the lifespan of the pump
you always score the best JUNK 😘😘😘😘😘😘
Nice! I'm attempting a fish fertilizer at home, if I made something like this would it be good or bad to throw fish scrapes in there too? I'm just using a covered 5 gallon bucket that I stir/ shake right now, but it smells sooooooo bad. Lol
Simple and brilliant! That is some serious stacking of functions for minimal cost. One of the many, many reasons I love the work you do!
Awesome
Have tried it but really need a bubbler,the smell was overwhelming.
Do you dilute the compost tea before watering the plants? Have water a seperate section of plants but don't see any difference.
Thanks for the the many idea's.
Rica can widthstand oxygenation, if can grow in normal fields. It is flooded to keep the weeds out (and passive watering)
This is living compost tea! Truly a new innovation if it passes the long term test. As always you guys piece together a great idea. Let us know if the 3D print works and if your friend wants to share or sell that design.
How does that hand you dipped into that water smell? Even washing with soap doesn't get rid of it 😬😂
put a length of garden hose on the blue pipe to reach underneath. That's all.
ThankQ
Nice basic upgrade. Add about 4 oz of unsulphured molasses to the tank to act as a simple sugar for the bacteria.
so cool!
I do have some feedback that relates to aerating solutions and oxygen. First let me thank you for sharing your efforts. Its educational and entertaining to me. So, first it is important to know, that in water H2O you can maximally dissolve about 8 millionths of O2 (near room temp). Parts per million or mg/liter. No matter what you do, that is the physical limit. Second: the higher the amount of solutes in the water solution, the lower the maximum dissolved oxygen level. So what do these properties of water as a solute for O2 and other chemicals such as NPK mean?
1. There will never be aerobic composting process in water, due to low dissolved oxygen availability. Simply not enough oxygen. So any and all aerobic compost should be well finished, before use in aerobic teas. Of course, for some its the microbial life may be the primary target, actually. The aerobic ones and fungi will not thrive in #microaerobic environments.
2. For aerobic tea, carefully manage the solution strength below some 2 promille, as water-solutions oxygen capacity is inversely proportional to the solution strenght. Implying ball park 1000 ppm would be ideal in terms of dissolved oxygen. Yes, 0.1 % by mass, roughly. https://www.researchgate.net/post/what_is_the_correlation_between_Dissolved_Oxygen_and_Total_Dissolved_Solids_and_their_role_in_the_eutrophication_processes
In terms of ventouri and dissolved oxygen, you want the very small bubbles *for the most effective aeration. Surface of bubbles and the water column are where the oxygen is dissolved from air, so maxing the surface area maxes out the DO level. But, the maximum DO constraints still apply.
Ergo: I think for aerobic activity, one should brew a quite dilute tea. Aerobic tea may not be the end all. The soil is not an aerobic environment, technically, either. Aerobic tea seems to me to be a great way to inject #microbes into the culture. So adding different compost and LAB and bokashi -inoculants into the aerobic tea would be the best use-case, as these microbes can withstand the aerobic environment, and may actually benefit from the consequent microaerobic water-soil interaction, diversifying the microbial field.
I hope that made any sense. Thanks again for the vids!
Do I understand understand correctly that the detritus in this system isn't fully composted yet?
I have been experimenting with a 5 gallon aerated liquid composting set up.
I started it with a garbage picked cabbage and have been feeding it with mulberry and grape leaves.
It breaks down into a nice smelling brew.
Building a raised bed on as many as three sides of the tote would let you grow compost feedstock right where you needed it, plus it would,provide shade.
You could even hang grow bags on the sides.
At least one side should have unimpeded access.
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Maybe just turn off the float valve and save the water/ biology for the next spring?
How about some pretty flowers around it?