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03/24/2012, 12:51 PM | #1 |
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Protein Skimmer Waste
Is there a good use for protein skimmer waste? Being spring, I was thinking maybe I could thin it out and use it to fertilize my garden or flower beds. Or some other use. It seems to be a waste to dump it down the drain if it would have benefits elsewhere.
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03/24/2012, 12:53 PM | #2 |
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What about adding it to the compost bin?
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03/24/2012, 12:55 PM | #3 |
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I always dump mine out int my compost area. I then use that dirt to grow vegetables it is just a natural fertilizer.
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03/24/2012, 02:55 PM | #4 |
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Thanks Lorenz. That's what I'll do. I figured there was a bunch of 'good stuff' in there. Maybe not too good for fish, but fertilizer.
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03/24/2012, 02:58 PM | #5 |
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I put it in my watering can and water my house plants. Works way better than miracle grow liquid.
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03/24/2012, 02:58 PM | #6 |
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I think the compost pile is a good idea, but I'd watch the salt level. Many plants don't do well with high salt levels. I guess it depends on the size of the compost pile, and the amount of skimmit you dump in it.
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03/24/2012, 03:07 PM | #7 |
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dkerns... miracle grow. I like that idea too!..
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03/24/2012, 03:09 PM | #8 |
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I thought about watering plants with it but figured the salt would kill them. Plus it really stinks!
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03/24/2012, 04:03 PM | #9 |
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I probably put about a half cup of really black skim into about a gallon on water. Been doing it for a while now. Most of those fertilizer mixes have a lot of salts in them anyway. My books recommend flushing you plants out every few months anyway.
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04/18/2012, 02:45 PM | #10 |
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You guys are more daring than I am. I don't even like washing it into my sink and down the drain, let alone keeping it around and doing something with it.
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04/18/2012, 05:49 PM | #11 |
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I just empty it back into my sump. Is that wrong?
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04/18/2012, 06:34 PM | #12 |
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04/19/2012, 01:32 PM | #13 |
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You could put it in your boss-holes coffee pot
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04/19/2012, 02:03 PM | #14 |
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I wonder if it could help grow my green leaf plants...?
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04/19/2012, 07:28 PM | #16 |
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04/14/2021, 08:06 AM | #17 |
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how about recycling it..... feeding it back to corals?
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04/14/2021, 04:53 PM | #18 |
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I know a guy who feeds it back to the fish after drying it out.
Does it work?, for him it does.
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