[compost_tea] Re: words / was sustainable farming .... brewing

From: Tim Wilson <thegoodjob_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:03:21 -0000

Hi Richard,

(Tim & Co?)

What analyses are those? Do you mean the two small you tube videos? Those w=
ere not really meant to demonstrate much (prototypes), except for the one a=
bout fungi. If you wish to see my data, look to my webpage.

It is not uncommon to have a few ciliates in ACT, particularly earlier on i=
n a brew as they are naturally extracted in live form from fresher vermicom=
post. However it is the ratio of flagellates & naked amoebae to ciliates wh=
ich counts. As you can see there are way more flagellates present (around 6=
0,000/ml/g) The ciliate numbers usually decline as the brew progresses to 4=
0+ hours but then surge again in a brew (as they begin dividing) which goes=
 really long (72 hours)then possibly being an indicator that there are some=
 anaerobic bacteria present. I'm not convinced that a presence of ciliates =
is a bad thing so long as your DO2 remains up (in those brews it was over 7=
 PPM) Ciliates consume more bacteria/archaea than flagellates, thereby rele=
asing more ionic form nutrients.

I believe that SFI calls for 20 to 50 ciliates per ml and 1000 flagellates =
per ml. (upper ratio of 1:20) It appeared that the spread in the clips was =
around 1:100 or greater (just guestulating)

So where is the major disagreement, perhaps somewhere else. Did I say somet=
hing I'm missing?

Tim


--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, ezentrix_at_... wrote:
>
> Greetings Tim and Co
>
> Hope this finds everyone well. There appears to be a major disagreement=
 
> between your analyses and those of SFI. They caution that there should =
be
> virtually non ciliates because they are indicators of anaerobic conditio=
ns.
> I would welcome you comments.
>
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Richard Jennings, Designer
> Earthwrights Designs / Dirtwrights Technologies
> 30 Camino Sudeste
> Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508
> USA
> Phone: (1 505 ) 986 1719
> _www.earthwrights.com_ (http://www.earthwrights.com)
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/27/2011 2:14:24 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> thegoodjob_at_... writes:
>
> It is the microbe counts which provide nutrients. E.G. flagellates,
> amoebae (mostly naked), ciliates, (& rotifers) in ACT consume bacteria/a=
rchaea
> utilizing 30% to 40% energy and expell 60% to 70% as ionic form nutrient=
  
> (transformation).
>
> Tim
>




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