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Post by spuds on Apr 24, 2015 15:56:40 GMT -6
Fish getting friendly,starting to get excited at feeding times.Forgot how much we enjoyed our couple gold fish from years ago,they are cool little guys.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 25, 2015 7:50:49 GMT -6
I never had any luck with any type of fish...guess I was outdoors too much... kinda like any house plant we have... during the winter..we both water them...so..TOO MUCH WATER... in the summer...Umm, when was the last time You watered the houseplants... Good thing the HOUSE CAT is wanna those UP IN YOUR FACE knda cats Huh
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Post by spuds on Apr 29, 2015 17:28:53 GMT -6
Week 7- The news? Tank 3/4 is still not balanced,the fish die off continues.Otherwise just moving along. Keeping us in salads,this is for 2.... The snap pea's sure are moving up. The seeds are sprouting,radishes up,on the right are green onions just poking through.The 3 little pots are old mixed multiple salad mix,will see if they sprout.
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Post by Colorado on May 1, 2015 11:43:23 GMT -6
It just is not a fair.
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Post by spuds on May 1, 2015 22:21:09 GMT -6
Got a lot more seeds started and upped the cycles from 24 to 140/day by adding in another air pump and increasing the time on to 16 hours a day.
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Post by spuds on May 2, 2015 19:28:08 GMT -6
No dead fish today,maybe that maximizing circulation is helping? Snow peas flowers are turning into pea's,very cool!I put some cuttings into the hydroton media and the seedling pots to see what happens,they are a winner so far. Today I tightened up the spacing,kale for sure taking up too much space,moved lettuce from hot bed edges so they arent wilting.Frees up a lot of space. Tightened up peppers and strawberries And the basil
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 3, 2015 8:12:04 GMT -6
Way cool Spuds...I can't wait for some greenery here..we have lettuce and radishes..almost ready..keep up the good work, good veggies and excellent pics!!
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Post by spuds on May 3, 2015 12:46:31 GMT -6
Way cool Spuds...I can't wait for some greenery here..we have lettuce and radishes..almost ready..keep up the good work, good veggies and excellent pics!! Sounds good Phil.I sure got an early start!
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Post by w8in4dave on May 3, 2015 13:05:20 GMT -6
Not to shabby at all! Great job! Altho I see your partner keeping an eye on you!! Making sure you do it right!!
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Post by spuds on May 4, 2015 16:39:45 GMT -6
Cool! Using my K Kontrol thermostat and a fan plugged in,set to come on at 85F and off at 82,maxed today at 94F.Can either set it on at low temp or high temp (ie,heat or cool),paid about 50 bucks,that thing is a winner. www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_524747_524747
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Post by spuds on May 7, 2015 15:24:45 GMT -6
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Post by w8in4dave on May 11, 2015 6:56:41 GMT -6
Whoo hoo!! We's got peas!! Wow that water is so clear!!
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Post by spuds on May 11, 2015 10:36:38 GMT -6
And the fish in tank 3/4 have stopped dying,woohoo!!!!!!
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Post by spuds on May 13, 2015 23:10:52 GMT -6
So for week 9 Im going to talk about food and medicine for the system plants.For me the medicine is colloidal silver,I mix it with the seaweed extract. I make a gallon of extract with 1 ounce of extract.I take it and fill my spray bottle 3/4 full,and finish the last 1/4 with the silver. The line behind the silver is it kills virus,bacteria,and fungus.The claim is its effective on 650 different organisms.The mechanism has something to do with it being a catalyst, disabling the particular enzymes that all one-celled bacteria,fungi,and viruses use for their oxygen metabolism. They suffocate. The silver and bacteria,etc have different positive and negative charges,and it strips a molecule from Fungi,bacteria and viruses and they die.Something like that. We use it in conventional medicine in silver impregnated dressings for wounds,and as silvadene ointment used to prevent infections on burn tissue.Its controversial in home use. You can decide if you want to use it on you or your pets or plants. In my use in the hoop house,Ive sprayed it on fungus? on wood and it really knocked it out.On the seedlings they are getting a fungus when they come up,a quick spritz and it wipes it out,I mean its GONE right now! So thats what Im doing,feeding and medicating the plants from disease several times a week. My friend the herbalist made me a generator.Cost 25 bucks for parts,or about 100 bucks on web.Consists of a 9 volt battery,I use a rechargable Lithium Ion.The black box has some sort of current limiter IIRC,to make the finest sized nano silver particles.You could skip the box and apply straight current. You need 2, 5 inch or so pieces of thick silver wire that is 99.9999% pure,thats really pure stuff.You hook the battery to the wires that are submerged in the very pure distilled water,the major brands work best.Also need a hand held laser pen and/or a Total Dissolved Solids meter (TDS) I got for about ten bucks from the China online place. The kit All there is to it,2 silver wires in a qt of distilled water in a VERY clean jar. Its done when the laser makes a solid beam in water as light passes through,thats the laser reflecting off the nano silver particles,you can judge strength from that alone.In this picture the strength is 4ppm (parts per million) per the meter,minimum from most sources say from 3 to 50PPM.Friend says he makes 3,all thats needed,for plants I make up to 10 PPM.This batch is 6 for multi use as Im out and I use it for all uses,plants, animal and human,but THATS ME.I dont recommend you do anything,YOU make your health care choices,not me. Took about 5 hours,I cleaned the probes 3 times during process,they get black and get particulate on them that slows down the current transfer between the rods.Then I transfer it to another jar through a coffee filter to get those few particulates that fall off rods. Thats it,seems to work.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 14, 2015 7:41:16 GMT -6
Spuds, I don't have all the other gear you have here, I do have all the parts to make a generator...but at present, I use a battery charger...set on trickle..do you think i am not getting it right? I mean as far as the voltage? I never mage the generator partly because a friend I knew was going through batteries like crazy..but then, they drank silver water everyday...most likely gonna turn blue doing that..
But, right particle size or not, I use it whenever I feel the need..and usually only a few doses...does the trick...
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 14, 2015 7:43:12 GMT -6
Glad the fish issue is solved bro...Go fishes Goooo
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Post by spuds on May 14, 2015 17:11:31 GMT -6
Spuds, I don't have all the other gear you have here, I do have all the parts to make a generator...but at present, I use a battery charger...set on trickle..do you think i am not getting it right? I mean as far as the voltage? I never mage the generator partly because a friend I knew was going through batteries like crazy..but then, they drank silver water everyday...most likely gonna turn blue doing that.. But, right particle size or not, I use it whenever I feel the need..and usually only a few doses...does the trick... As for blue,hugely over rated.Folks getting blue are usually psychotics going far far far overboard. With modern methods and being able to measure what you are making,no fear IMO on that.HUGELY over done on the fear factor,no literature supports it as being anything but extremely rare,and again done by whack jobs going waaaaaay overboard. Really my knowledge base is what friend told me to do,I do see folks using generators/chargers and his take on it is any method will get you there.The generator he made us is very nice,makes nano particles and just a slightly blue tinge to water,gets yellow with age,we store it covered and keep it freshly made,why not,its dirt cheap to make. With my allergies I use it as an eye wash,superb!Snooky being part husky tends to have eye goobers,she gets it too,their eyes just dont dry out the stuff in em (Mr Sandman) like most dogs.Also took a flonase/nasonex bottle and use it as a nasal spray,really is just super at going after allergens.We use a little on work days,hold and dissolve 1/2 ounce or so in mouth to absorb as a prophylaxis. I tell ya what tho,those 9 volt batteries are ridiculously expensive,I did a lot of research finding a good priced,well reviewed 9 volt and wound up with the Li-ion and Im VERY impressed.Let me find and add the link.Also they dont charge to 9 volt,only 8.4,my smoke alarm doesnt like them,so if you are using something that MUST be 9 volt,these wont do.I just went ahead and got a new alarm that runs on AA and use the awesome eneloop NiMH batteries,man are they great rechargables,I have em that are 5 years old still taking full charges. ------------------------------- www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HV4KFSA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1EBL® 840 9V Battery Charger with 4 Pack 600mAh Li-ion Rechargeable 9 Volt Batteries by EBL® 268 customer reviews Sale: $24.99 & FREE Shipping on orders over $35. Details Sold by AIBOCN and Fulfilled by Amazon. Size: 2-Bay Charger with 4 Pack 9V Battery: 6F22 9V 600mAh rechargeable li-ion batteries Package: 4 pack rechargeable 9V battery and a 9V rechargeable battery charger This charger can charge 1~2pcs 9V lithium,Ni-MH,Ni-Cd batteries Recommended for smoke alarms, professional audio and medical devices No memory effect,improved low self discharge makes it still maintain 75% of capacity after 3 year of non-use
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 15, 2015 7:40:44 GMT -6
well it does settle out, I wouldn't let it sit, because it's suppose to be in suspension..however, the person of whom I spoke..was a radical..made quarts of it and let it sit...thinking shaking it made it all good again...
still have the parts for generator...every thing but a light...and it would be good to go..good research on the 9 volts//nice lil charger too
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Post by spuds on May 15, 2015 9:19:30 GMT -6
well it does settle out, I wouldn't let it sit, because it's suppose to be in suspension..however, the person of whom I spoke..was a radical..made quarts of it and let it sit...thinking shaking it made it all good again... still have the parts for generator...every thing but a light...and it would be good to go..good research on the 9 volts//nice lil charger too Next time you get downtime I would build it.The nano particles dont settle,you shine your laser thru anywhere and you still get the same intensity of the beam reflection.The Tyndall effect. So if it turns light yellow,thats OK,dark yellow the particles are bunched together,not good,use that on plants.The homemade genny gives a constant low voltage current and thats key to the clear nano sized production. My source is the fellow who has the Masters degree herbal medicine from a major university,I forget which one.So he isnt a cowboy,but a studied careful man.I met him walking my dog after the county was attacking us with Code Control Nazi's.Someone complained to supervisor over a few drug houses,he sent out Code Nazi's who went apeshit on ALL of us.In the election in a district over a million strong he lost by 343 votes,thanks to our neighborhood getting rid of him.I digress tho,fellow calls out,is code bugging you guys? We talk,rest is history and now I have a fine Bud. His reasoning on the low volt nano system is it absorbs better,therefore blue boy is not going to happen as ingestion is so low you use so much less.He guesses over time he ingests about an ounce a week,they have no problems. Looking at my notes my TDS meter was 7.75 on amazon,and my lasers were a buck or so from DealExtreme.Also the little button batteries to run them are like 3-4 bucks for 20-40 battery packs!Free shipping to boot! To give an idea how competent Bud is....He had leukemia,treated by VA hosp.After first chemo he was horribly ill.Said SCREW THIS,worked out his own herbal/vitamin regimen.Went back to VA Oncology and the leukemia was GONE.They said where were you treated,he told em.They FLIPPED OUT! IMPOSSIBLE! You must have been misdiagnosed! They refuse to admit he cured himself.Hey,almost ALL medicines are either extracts of plants synthetically produced or purified from plants,or from natural bacteria,or minerals.So it makes sense we can also get the same benefits from the same core sources.The only trick is finding what is shown to work and screening out the black magic nonsense.So many antimicrobial substances,and immune system enhancers out there,its good stuff.Ive gone from Mr mainstream to Mr 'use the best of both systems',saving big pharmas potential poisons(with its horrible side effects and death rates) for only where it is the only best choice,in my case like pneumonia,big pharma gets the nod.His philosophy is the same.
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Post by spuds on May 23, 2015 20:29:11 GMT -6
Week 10,fish make their first video debut,as does spuds on youtube.Can play it as slow as 144 rate for you dialups if interested.Pretty cool after playing with it forever to make it work,LOL.Rest of updates tomorrow,the fly problem.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 24, 2015 8:15:00 GMT -6
they are looking healthy Bro..Fly Problem? our greenhouse always has bunches of regular ol flies gathered at the top...they are sorta FRIES by a HOT days end
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Post by spuds on May 25, 2015 4:18:55 GMT -6
they are looking healthy Bro..Fly Problem? our greenhouse always has bunches of regular ol flies gathered at the top...they are sorta FRIES by a HOT days end Im pretty sure they are fungus gnats.Need to get thread updated but just havent felt like going thru and posting a pile of pics ,maybe today?
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Post by Pharmer Phil on May 26, 2015 5:38:08 GMT -6
they are looking healthy Bro..Fly Problem? our greenhouse always has bunches of regular ol flies gathered at the top...they are sorta FRIES by a HOT days end Im pretty sure they are fungus gnats.Need to get thread updated but just havent felt like going thru and posting a pile of pics ,maybe today? reckon with your set up I am stumped as to what to do about fungus gnats..In soil we let it dry on top then mix 4 parts Water to 1 part of plain ol brown bottle peroxide (3%) water the plants, the soil fizzes a bit, the gnats and larvae die on contact, the peroxide breaks down into oxygen and water molecules and is beneficial to growth
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Post by spuds on May 26, 2015 19:31:45 GMT -6
Going on to week 12....FUNGUS GNATS! Little tiny things,attack plants by roots,can kill whole plants.I have a BILLION of em! Been using shop vac to suck em up,they are weak flyers.Tried sticky strips,not much. Larvae...the little white specks on hydroton. So I got these guys.... And these microscopic worms that attack the larvae Also got BT powder,awaiting delivery.So we shall see.VERY destructive,killed the rosemary,my large basil too.All over the lettuce but hanging in.Have some leaves turning brown on celery.So far,Im making headway,seeing a LOT less larvae.Will repeat the worms in one week. Snap peas doing great,pulled off a dozen,the cuttings are struggling,but the thyme cuttings doing well. Pok choy and radish seeds doing well,concentrating on getting seeds,puppies are expensive so it needs to be done.Learning... Dill seeds,no idea when they are ready to pick? Green onions and radish good,transplanted some of the tiny lettuce,unknown if they will survive gnats,hope so,need fresh lettuce plants. Radishes in bed 4 And the bargain bin onion sets,the spousal units' regular potting setup growing well.
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Post by spuds on May 29, 2015 19:58:37 GMT -6
Fighting the gnats...Clean up the plants First the kale,lettuce and bell peppers took a 2 hour swim in the tank. Swished and swirled in a water/peroxide mix Replanted after spraying with colloidal silver/peroxide spray,and trimmed to minimal growth Strawberries doing great! So emptied out 5 buckets of em and transplanted to bed 2,that way the critters wont get em. New lettuce coming up Snooky supervising...
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jun 2, 2015 5:36:05 GMT -6
reckon I'm confused, or don't understand Spuds Fungus gnats have a short lifespan...and attack the roots..so, why wash the plants? just asking, may be a different situation with aquaponics
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Post by spuds on Jun 3, 2015 0:02:27 GMT -6
reckon I'm confused, or don't understand Spuds Fungus gnats have a short lifespan...and attack the roots..so, why wash the plants? just asking, may be a different situation with aquaponics They are all over the plants too,nesting on em,pooping on em....but getting a real handle on em now.I guess its the humidity and general moisture that allows them to get on plants too.Next year I will add more media so water level is at least 2 inches below surface,that should REALLY help!
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Post by spuds on Jun 3, 2015 16:03:00 GMT -6
Week 13....made real headway on those gnats,population way down.Added a couple fly tapes over each tank,got at least 35 gnats yesterday.Also vacuuming swarming buggers in the evening helped knock em down fast too.Next year i will raise media level 2 inches so no surface moist area for them to get started in. Went ahead and planted all my strawberries in bed 2 but for one outside pot.Mighty fine! Snow pea production slowed down,leaving some on plant for seeds.Planted 3 varieties of peas and beans direct sowing,and a bean seedling at foot of each. Celery is huge and flower tops starting to form,after they seed I will make celery powder.The Thyme has tiny purple flowers but I couldnt get a decent picture.Beds 3 and 4.. Left side of hoop house Radish seeds really coming along well Now on the seedlings.The rockwool covered with coconut coir is AWESOME for seeds,but not sure if Im not just creating a grow media for the gnats? Planted 4 six packs,1 per spot... with several assortments of radishes,they are doing much better than in the hydroton. Cant forget the goldfish.This is HEALTHY tank 3/4 with about 15 thriving GF,WOOHOO!So hard to get water pics....
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Post by spuds on Jun 3, 2015 17:52:20 GMT -6
Looks like I need more iron.Supposedly after system is established it can convert iron to usable form from water,but may have iron deficient water.Iron allows plant to utilize nutrients,and should help growth.4 teaspoons for 100 gallons is about right,what I put in. My plants that need help This is the iron.Expensive but the most usable form we can get,64 dollars for 5 lbs delivered Got my nice red tint!
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Post by spuds on Jun 10, 2015 19:34:03 GMT -6
Week 14-SEEDS SEEDS SEEDS! They are doing pretty well....the bok choy seed pods... Radish pods look just like the bok choy.Lettuce seeds... That dill is a pretty plant...the cilantro is the white flowers in second pic Celery is forming seeds too.My seedlings,bottom left is one radish per six pack pod. Iron works wonders,look at the thyme and strawberry improvement(leaves middle left),and it is making plants take off,though temps are up too. Tomatoes FINALLY getting some growth And the rest...
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