shitty turtle water??

[north knect]

hey folks..my budy and i are sittin here and he has a painters turtlebin an aqarium..well the water needs to be changed cuz its all full of turtle poop and wat ever else they excrete..well does anybody kno if this water would in fact be beneficial to younge plants or maybe harmful??? the turtle eat bloodworms, meal works and shrimp..well anybody have any input would b ggreatly appreciated to figure out our buzzed conundrum

 

[OrganicGanja]

Hell yeah man it can be done. Aquaponics. Its somtimes hard to judge nutrient strenghts in your water I would suggest mixing it 1:1 ro water to turtle pooh water just to be safe. Maybe try it full strenght turtle poop water on one or two darlings and see what happens. Free nutes are the best nutes. Cheers

 

[caregiverken]

yeah, sounds like it would be good stuff

 

[ssteely71]

All that stuff those turtles are eating would make good soil/fert additives for sure. I bet dilluted like OrganicGanja said would be nice.

 

[north knect]

ya thanks..the stuff there eatin seems all high in N and prolly some other things..was just curious if the turtle carries bad bacteria but i guess its no diff then swamp water without the bird shit n beaver fever in it lol

 

[Power OG]

i have 15 baby red ear turtles, i use there water ,cut half with natural spring water for my young plants and teas. good stuff.

 

[ssteely71]

Well my mom always said I was to wash my hands after playing with turtles..lol..........and they ARE known to carry bacteria that is harmful to humans...........

was just curious if the turtle carries bad bacteria but i guess its no diff then swamp water without the bird shit n beaver fever in it lol

 

[blackest]

i've used old aquarium and turtle water for house plants, they love it.

 

[Camdawg]

Bet @Seamaiden could add something here.

Whats the water going in prior to the turtles shitting in it like?

 

[justanotherbozo]

here's a link to Murray Hallam's YouTube channel, watch a few of his videos and you'll get an idea of what the possibilities are.

Practical Aquaponics

peace, bozo

 

[north knect]

thx bozo..would u by chance have a simple tea recipe u would b willin to share..just something basic i could tweak myself depending on plant/ strain?

 

[justanotherbozo]

thx bozo..would u by chance have a simple tea recipe u would b willin to share..just something basic i could tweak myself depending on plant/ strain?

sadly, i found indoor organics in my situation too difficult to maintain so i don't actually have any knowledge on teas to pass on.

fortunately, i do know where to point you for a good place to start if organic growing is your goal.

Microbe Organics


...i'd also recommend you pick up a copy of 'Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition by Jeff Lowenfels for a pretty good primer on the subject.

good luck, bozo

 

[burn4me]

thx bozo..would u by chance have a simple tea recipe u would b willin to share..just something basic i could tweak myself depending on plant/ strain?

simple explained to me: EWC+ molasses
i myself threw in a large hand full of alfalfa meal
easy peesy good luck:D

 

[north knect]

simple explained to me: EWC+ molasses
i myself threw in a large hand full of alfalfa meal
easy peesy good luck:D

how much of each per gallon??..

 

[Seamaiden]

You could do around a quarter cup of worm castings plus a teaspoon of molasses for a good basic brew.

I wouldn't really do anything else with the turtle water, I'd just use it as is.

 

[north knect]

thx @Seamaiden