skimmate as garden fertilizer - Page 2

NAClFiSHy · 08/11/2016, 06:54 PM

For some reason this thread reminds me of the billboard from FightClub about using used motor oil to fertilize your lawn.

Gorgok · 08/11/2016, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NAClFiSHy

... using used motor oil to fertilize your lawn.

Tried that. Doesn't work. Neither does a mix of oil and gasoline. vOv

jacob.morgan78 · 08/11/2016, 07:22 PM

Aren't most nonorganic fertilizers salt based???

Opcn · 08/12/2016, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jacob.morgan78

Aren't most nonorganic fertilizers salt based???

It's a matter of what kind of salt. Ammonium nitrate is technically a salt, but your plants can incorporate it entirely. Uranium fluoride is also a salt (I think) and would not be welcomes by your plants. Sodium Chloride is the most abundant salt in your aquarium and it falls in between. Some plants actually perform better with a bit more sodium chloride in the water, others do not.

jacob.morgan78 · 08/16/2016, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Opcn

It's a matter of what kind of salt. Ammonium nitrate is technically a salt, but your plants can incorporate it entirely. Uranium fluoride is also a salt (I think) and would not be welcomes by your plants. Sodium Chloride is the most abundant salt in your aquarium and it falls in between. Some plants actually perform better with a bit more sodium chloride in the water, others do not.

That makes sense! Maybe I'll just have to try it on some extra plants and see what happens.

Lmax8rn · 05/08/2018, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JokerGirl

You've tasted it?

OMG, I was thinking the same thing.... YUCK!

Niitsitapi · 09/05/2019, 10:57 AM

Got a shovel out to dig up a thread for my first post. We hand wipe our skimmers after a light rinse. Then collecting the solid state skimmate into a solo cup. Then fill it will RO or distilled water to dilute the contents of the cup. Then after it settles we pour off anything above the solid collection and put the rest into a gallon jug to fill with RO. This is great fertilizer, but some plant are affected by nutrient overdosing so its good to use but sparingly. Doing it this way brings the salt content down to ≤ 1ppt of salt according to our Milwaukee salinity meter. Just in case someone else is interested. Cannabis is grown with many fertilizers that have salt in them. I am going to try this next once I have clones to experiment with.

mcgyvr · 09/05/2019, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Niitsitapi

Cannabis is grown with many fertilizers that have salt in them. I am going to try this next once I have clones to experiment with.

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Oldreeferman · 09/05/2019, 07:46 PM

Tasted skimmate? Yuck.................. LOL.

deansreef · 09/06/2019, 07:11 AM

may be good.

rocklobster1 · 09/06/2019, 10:04 AM

Here Is the thing if you want fertilizer just make it. You can buy a massive bag of sodium phosphate and sodium nitrate and make a far better and 100000x more potent fertilizer for just a few 1$s

Alukard · 07/05/2021, 09:28 AM

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five.five-six · 07/05/2021, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Amador

Not sure about watering plants, it tastes pretty salty and I think that would do a number on your plants.

Tastes?

I think I’m going to be ill.

09/05/2019, 07:46 PM	#34
Oldreeferman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NW Indiana Valparaiso Posts: 505	Tasted skimmate? Yuck.................. LOL. __________________ Montipora Digitas, Cyphastrea, Blastos, different Leptoseris, Green Stylo, GSP, gorgonions, Ricordea mushrooms, psammocoras, Birdsnest coral, Clownfish, Watchman goby, Royal gamma. Current Tank Info: Nano Reef tank

09/06/2019, 07:11 AM	#35
deansreef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: north carolina Posts: 3,234	may be good. __________________ the only dumb question, is the one not asked... Current Tank Info: 225 gallon peninsula

08/11/2016, 06:54 PM	#26
NAClFiSHy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 61	For some reason this thread reminds me of the billboard from FightClub about using used motor oil to fertilize your lawn.

08/11/2016, 07:22 PM	#28
jacob.morgan78 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Farmville, VA Posts: 1,184	Aren't most nonorganic fertilizers salt based???

09/05/2019, 10:57 AM	#32
Niitsitapi Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Rockford illinois Posts: 1	Got a shovel out to dig up a thread for my first post. We hand wipe our skimmers after a light rinse. Then collecting the solid state skimmate into a solo cup. Then fill it will RO or distilled water to dilute the contents of the cup. Then after it settles we pour off anything above the solid collection and put the rest into a gallon jug to fill with RO. This is great fertilizer, but some plant are affected by nutrient overdosing so its good to use but sparingly. Doing it this way brings the salt content down to ≤ 1ppt of salt according to our Milwaukee salinity meter. Just in case someone else is interested. Cannabis is grown with many fertilizers that have salt in them. I am going to try this next once I have clones to experiment with.

09/06/2019, 10:04 AM	#36
rocklobster1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 57	Here Is the thing if you want fertilizer just make it. You can buy a massive bag of sodium phosphate and sodium nitrate and make a far better and 100000x more potent fertilizer for just a few 1$s

07/05/2021, 09:28 AM	#37
Alukard Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 2	What does it take to grow beautiful roses?