CorrectVery cool!! So this is literally saltwater unheated and left outside?! No power to it whatsoever?
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CorrectVery cool!! So this is literally saltwater unheated and left outside?! No power to it whatsoever?
Is that mosquito larvae in there too?
Just the odd dead fly or piece of grass I think.Is that mosquito larvae in there too?
Thanks.I came across your genius posts about this earlier in the week and I’m hoping to get it set up and started today. Fingers crossed the weather stays good here in the west mids.
Would you still recommend banana peel to get it started?
I’m still a little unsure on the evaporation part. Do you fill the tub right to the top with saltwater so that when it rains it tops up what’s needed and the rest overflows?
Thank you for sharing and would love any feedback!
Once you get the water green then you can remove the banana skin. I add a little nitrate based plant fertiliser to give it a boost and some skimmate now and again from my skimmer which also gives then a boost.I'm curious about the banana peel that you advise to add in. Do you take it out after the water turns green or let it decompose in the bin? Do you think it would work in slightly colder climates? (I'm in eastern Canada, summers can get up to 30 degrees C but not usually more than 25C, and we have a lot of cooler days around 16-20C in the summer)
Your welcome.I’m totally giving this a go!! Thanks for sharing
2 weeks at a temperature above 13 Celsius is the start of spring in the uk, sometimes we have those requirements earlier in the year and trees get confused and blossom earlyOnce you get the water green then you can remove the banana skin. I add a little nitrate based plant fertiliser to give it a boost and some skimmate now and again from my skimmer which also gives then a boost.
My pods bust into life once late spring is here. Not sure of the temperature but I would guess they would slowly breed around 20c maybe a little higher. Temperature varies here a lot in the uk during the summer.
Happening more and more as the years roll on.2 weeks at a temperature above 13 Celsius is the start of spring in the uk, sometimes we have those requirements earlier in the year and trees get confused and blossom early
In the shade till mid afternoon.What is the sun exposure like where you have them setup? Full sun all day, half day, mostly shaded?
So do you cover these at all to keep other bugs out? I'm in Toronto Canada and this would become a mosquito breeding ground in summer if it weren't covered (and probably other bugs as well).Following on from my thread on how to breed pods outdoors during the summer months I thought I would make a pod breeding station.
I bought 2 x 3000 lengths of decking. The 3x2 for the legs I already had.
The clear 35ltr poly boxes with handles and lids I bought from ASDA, your Walmart for £8. UK Z pounds. The Screws I already had.
Simple cross frame construction with 3 of the lower cross pieces supporting the boxes. The lids I can use in winter should I decided as they are also clear.
She who.must be obeyed had been onto me to tidy that area up. Shes pleased now ..... for the time being.
Did you keep it covered to keep bugs like mosquitos out? I asked this of the OP as well. Where I am in Canada if containers like this aren't kept covered they become mosquito breeding grounds during the summer. I would like to try something like this because I have no more room in my house and I don't have a garage but bug (mainly mosquitos) would be my biggest concern. At the same time using the lids that come with these tires would probably roast the culture so maybe mosquito netting would work. I'm envious of folks like you and the OP that can keep serving like this going all year long. Where I am I would probably be able to do this until November the I would have to stop and do a smaller setup indoors.I used to do this large scale with tisbe and tiger pods. I used 55 gallon plastic drums and 60% light reduction netting over an old soft carport frame. Worked very well. Stir them every so often, feed phyto I was already making and then sell them to a company that sold pods on a larger scale. Surprisingly, evap and rain mix kept salinity pretty stable. Occasionally I would have to top off the barrels, but not that often.
You setup looks much nicer than mine did with barrels on the ground. Hats off to ya for making it look good.
I don't cover and mosquitos don't breed in salty water only fresh water.So do you cover these at all to keep other bugs out? I'm in Toronto Canada and this would become a mosquito breeding ground in summer if it weren't covered (and probably other bugs as well).
Doh... That's a good point!! LOL I thought maybe you lived in a wonderland where mosquitos didn't live. So you find you don't have to keep it covered just to keep bugs out?I don't cover and mosquitos don't breed in salty water only fresh water.
I just scoop any bugs out now and again but as it's saltwater they aren't attracted to it like freshwater. Being uncovered and a relatively large surface area I don't need to use an airpump as with other methodsDoh... That's a good point!! LOL I thought maybe you lived in a wonderland where mosquitos didn't live. So you find you don't have to keep it covered just to keep bugs out?
I had a Rubbermaid tote outside. It started breeding mosquitos. I took it inside two days ago. We have 3 confirmed West Nile virus in my area.So do you cover these at all to keep other bugs out? I'm in Toronto Canada and this would become a mosquito breeding ground in summer if it weren't covered (and probably other bugs as well).