[compost_tea] Re: Agitation

From: dkemnitz2000 <dkemnitz2000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 23:48:38 -0000

--- Jason, Yes I'm using flexible 3/4 inch air lines going into each
of two 5 gallon buckets with lids which hold the compost. The
buckets have 1/16 inch holes drilles in the bottom and lower half
(around the sides). I plan to drill more holes near bucket top and in
the lid before next batch. The 1/16 inch holes in the bucket(basket)
allowed me to spray (apply) thru i/16 inch nozzles without serious
plugging problems. I'm planning to filter before the pump with a 12
or 20 screen next time provided the screen arrives.How do you filter
ACT? Thanks Jason. Dennis Kemnitz


In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Jason Austin <jason.austin_at_s...>
wrote:
> Hi Dennis
>
> Are you using flexible air lines that are floating to the
surface? I
> used 2" Schedule 40 rigid pipe. I made a cross that sits on the
bottom,
> with a vertical pipe going up, then a pipe to the air pump. I
drilled
> holes in the cross at the bottom and it boils like crazy. One
could
> even add more legs to the cross and get more coverage if desired.
>
> Jason
>
>
> dkemnitz2000 wrote:
>
> > ---Hello Mike, mixing by aeration will surely depend on location
and
> > amount of air flow. I haven't been successful in keeping my air
lines
> > in or near the botttom of my tank so I'm getting less mixing than
I'd
> > like. Dennis Kemnitz
> >
> > In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mike Benton" <compost_at_m...>
wrote:
> > > Hi all. I have an off topic question which I would like to put
to
> > everyone
> > > out there. Has anyone done any work with agitation of chem.
> > fertilizer in
> > > tanks, using air instead of paddles. It seems to me that our ACT
> > machines
> > > should do a great job of agitating the solution. Yes ,I know,
why
> > would
> > > someone want to use chem. fert instead of ACT :-)The guy in
> > question is an
> > > IPM fruit farmer with three of my 1200 liter ACT tanks, so any
> > preaching
> > > would be to the converted. He is even an occasional visitor to
this
> > group.
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > Regards
> > > Mike Benton
> > > Compost Technologies
> > > mike_at_c... mobile 0823345371
> >
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