Experiments

[AquaponicHerb]

just wanted to check in with you guys. i've been doing an aquaponic grow and i've been researching new technologies. wanted to drop some info real quick.


water treatment
effectively remove chlorine and chloramines from water:

vitamin c
fruit
hydrogen peroxide

silent cycling

been working with epoxies, using aerospace grade and i can make or bond anything

i constructed a prototype protein skimmer with modified threadwheel impeller, many such mods

been working on silencing fittings and atomizer technology. i can spray a fog in a beam 20 feet using a 10 dollar air pump from walmart.

hm what else, oh yes new venturi designs

just curious if anyone needs anymore info on these subjects as i have been researching them.

:rasta:

AquaponicHerb Reviewed by AquaponicHerb on 08-06-2010. Experiments just wanted to check in with you guys. i've been doing an aquaponic grow and i've been researching new technologies. wanted to drop some info real quick. water treatment effectively remove chlorine and chloramines from water: vitamin c fruit hydrogen peroxide Rating: 5

[tinytoon]

Hiya Herb nice to see ya!! What would the receipe be for removing the chlorine, ingrediants are there but no mixture.

[AquaponicHerb]

its about 10-15mg per gallon depending on your water supply. i would also use a slice of orange or another type of citrus in a type of a teabag or strainer and let the chlorine and chloramine react with it, then remove it from the water after about 30 minutes...l. this reaction can effectively destroy chlorine and chloramine but will lower ph slightly, less than a fertilizer would. i would also add a few drops per gallon of hydrogen peroxide. if you really want to have a complete reaction i would use fruit, hydrogen peroxide, and Ascorbic acid (vitamin c) and allow 12 hours to mix and catalyze with aeration.

[khyberkitsune]

But you want some chlorine in the nutrient solution. Chlorine is critical to controlling internal pressure and acts as an osmotic regulator. It is one of the secrets to our no-light fodder grass production technique.

Now the chloramines, yes please get rid of them.

[AquaponicHerb]

not sure what you mean about internal pressure. however one could make the argument for osmotic regulation and definitely voc management.

what does it do to regulate pressure?
chlorine is not entirely bad, however it is an oxidizer and destroys organic matter. plants are not as affected by chlorine as fish are so for me it is a necessity to neutralize/remove it.

[khyberkitsune]

I keep forgetting you run aquaponic systems. You could very well be someone my company would like to talk to within a year or so as we design our aquaponics production shed.

As to internal pressure - the turgidity of the plant, how rigid it is due to internal water pressure (silicate reinforcement notwithstanding.) Magnesium is the other regulator to this.

The chloramine is much more dangerous to the fish than the chlorine, however. Actually this depends, saltwater fish can handle the excess chlorine amounts. Freshwater fish most certainly can not.

[BoomerBloomer57]

Glad to see this.

I have just about completed our Labs.

Started 6 Goldfish Yesterday. In a Control unit. Flowering Lab, 12/12, Plants first week. We have seven independent reservoirs for 7 cloned Kush Plants.

6 more Reservoirs with with 4 in flower, 2 week stagger. 70-30 Kush-thai.


Without going further into details, we are prop 420, 215 compliant.

Tinkerers, not pro growers, pair of ol' farts (twins) that share a passion for the Plant and disturbed brainpans.

Quick question

In the absence of light the goldfish will turn white (inside of coolers is white)
Will we be able to access the reservoirs only during the dark 12? Will they retain sight or go blind? Will they become supersensitive to light exposure
and cause any shock?

We do not want to kill a school of fish for this, so we are taking our time.
We have been working on this particular Lab since February this year. And we are now just beginning to run the experiment with the 6 Goldfish.

Since their introduction into the reservoir was controlled and all #'s met and matched over an hour or so we added our first, Nemo. He adapted quickly. An hour later we started to add the others, gradually one at a time.

Nemo and his pack are doing great after 18 hours in their new habitat.

They have fed, and have a slow eddy in a corner where they can rest.

We are keeping extensive logs, photo and video along with monitoring
software by my Brother Madds. The tech guy.

Thank you for taking the time to read my jumbled thoughts.

BoomerBloomer57
in cahoots with
MVF

FTP