On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 04:18:33 -0400, "Fito"
wrote:

1. Tea should steep 1- 5 days. It depends on what you feed the "herd".

All testing for maximum diversity clearly shows 18-24 hours with
adequate oxygen is ideal.

2. Chlorine kills. No need for a chlorine remover when stirring it every few
hours for 24 hours will do the trick.

Chloramines are persistent and may not be volatized.

3. No need for a gang valve. The microbes get oxygen from the water's
movement at the surface. Thus one air stone is sufficient.

NO NO NO!!! The dissolved oxygen needs to stay of 5mg/L and will not
stay at that level from the surface movement MORE AIR IS NEEDED!!!!

Try he
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...080726617.html

Also read the FAQ at gardenweb.com : http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/soil/

hth,
THE GARDEN WEB INFO IS JUST PLAIN WRONG AND CONTRARY TO ALL
TESTING!!!!

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