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aquarium water on compost heap??
Could someone advise me please if I would do any damage to the compost heap
if I poured the waste water from an aquarium onto it after cleaning out the filter. The water would be slightly acidic and would contain amonia,amonium, trace elements of nitrates, some nitrites and de-nitrifying bacteria in smallish amounts. The ph would be between 6.5 and 7.2. I would be discarding about 20gallons per fortnight, too much for the heap but would a few gallons do any harm. Thanks in advance Shan |
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aquarium water on compost heap??
cant see a problem
"shannie" wrote in message ... Could someone advise me please if I would do any damage to the compost heap if I poured the waste water from an aquarium onto it after cleaning out the filter. The water would be slightly acidic and would contain amonia,amonium, trace elements of nitrates, some nitrites and de-nitrifying bacteria in smallish amounts. The ph would be between 6.5 and 7.2. I would be discarding about 20gallons per fortnight, too much for the heap but would a few gallons do any harm. Thanks in advance Shan |
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aquarium water on compost heap??
In article , shannie
writes Could someone advise me please if I would do any damage to the compost heap if I poured the waste water from an aquarium onto it after cleaning out the filter. The water would be slightly acidic and would contain amonia,amonium, trace elements of nitrates, some nitrites and de-nitrifying bacteria in smallish amounts. The ph would be between 6.5 and 7.2. I would be discarding about 20gallons per fortnight, too much for the heap but would a few gallons do any harm. No problems at all. And the nitrates and ammonia would be good for the heap. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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aquarium water on compost heap??
Could someone advise me please if I would do any damage to the compost
heap if I poured the waste water from an aquarium onto it we often tip ours straight out the window into a large pot containing various plants. It hasn't done them any harm. However I'd think carefully about it if you've recently added any treatments. Hayley |
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aquarium water on compost heap??
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Could someone advise me please if I would do any damage to the compost heap if I poured the waste water from an aquarium onto it after cleaning out the filter. The water would be slightly acidic and would contain amonia,amonium, trace elements of nitrates, some nitrites and de-nitrifying bacteria in smallish amounts. The ph would be between 6.5 and 7.2. I would be discarding about 20gallons per fortnight, too much for the heap but would a few gallons do any harm. Thanks in advance Shan And the sludge from the bottom of the tank is great for putting on the garden too.. -- \\(º`¿´º)// It's all on http://support.microsoft.com/ somewhere.... If you can be bothered to look for it.... |
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aquarium water on compost heap??
hayley wrote in message 3e949f53$1_2@mk-nntp- we often tip ours straight out the window into a large pot containing various plants. It hasn't done them any harm. However I'd think carefully about it if you've recently added any treatments. Hayley As all treatments are wildlife and plant friendly, otherwise it would kill the plants and fish and fish are very sensitive to toxins, then I can't see any problem in any case, the concentration of such treatments would be very low. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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aquarium water on compost heap??
As all treatments are wildlife and plant friendly,
some of them are not so good for plants (some algaecides and some of the ph buffering solutions can cause probs). Hayley |
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aquarium water on compost heap??
Thank-you all for your advise, wont use it if I use any treatments,
otherwise will give it a whirl. Thanks again Shan |
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