[compost_tea] Re: chloramines

From: migrainexx <rap.rem_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:38:44 -0000

Hi Bill,
Thanks for the reply. Say for a 15-gallon brew, what proportions of humic =
acid, fish, or vc would I use. Also if I water my garden with chloramines,=
 will that kill the microbes that I provided from the tea. My garden media=
 is 100% soil less. It's mostly coir, compost, black kow, black velvet, le=
af mold, spagmum, perlite, and vc. Thanks, Migraine


--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Bill Skerrett" <bill_at_...> wrote:
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> You are correct chloramines will not gas off, chloramine is chlorine and
> ammonia bonded and is much more stable in a water system
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> It is an oxidizer just like chlorine, it oxidizes anything organic if you
> just add a little humic acid, fish or even compost to the water it will b=
e
> gone
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> It is typically delivered at 4 PPM so just a little of anything organic w=
ill
> make it go away
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> William R (Bill) Skerrett
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> From: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of migrainexx
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 1:51 PM
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [compost_tea] chloramines
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> Good afternoon everyone,
>
> My water company just sent me a letter stating we have high levels of
> trihalomenthanes. They also stated they are no longer going to use chlor=
ine
> as a treatment. Now they will be using chloramines. From a little
> research, I believe chloramines stability will not gas off from air stone=
s.
> Is their anything I can do before a start a tea brew? Also I have a doub=
le
> GE smart filter canisters on my water line coming in off the street. One=
 is
> fiber and one charcoal or carbon. Will that take out the chloramines to
> safely water my organic garden? Thanks all, Migraine
>




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