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anyone reviews in slurry bugs

  • 21-02-2015 11:22PM
    #1
    tomieen jones
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    I know this was posted before but any recent reviews on slurry bugs for fermenting slurry easier to agitate


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  • #2
    Cattlepen
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    tomieen jones wrote: »
    I know this was posted before but any recent reviews on slurry bugs for fermenting slurry easier to agitate

    Snakeoil


  • #3
    tomieen jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 269 ✭✭tomieen jones


    Cattlepen wrote: »
    Snakeoil

    You mean it's a total scam?


  • #4
    oldsmokey
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    tomieen jones wrote: »
    You mean it's a total scam?

    I was interested in this and did some poking about..long and short of it is that there's no empirical data showing it's efficacy...its the kind of stuff the Journal should be researching instead of printing drivel written by Michael moroney,.


  • #5
    Cattlepen
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    tomieen jones wrote: »
    You mean it's a total scam?

    IMO it is. Used two different products and could see no difference in the slurry. A load of nonsense pushed by very convincing sales people


  • #6
    joejobrien
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    TWM.
    (Total Waste of Money)


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  • #7
    49801
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    Of the product instructions(not that many) that I have seen it is recommended to add water to the slurry... As water is carrier for the movement of the bugs though the slurry and required for multiplication of the bacteria.

    So is it the addition of the bug or the water that makes the difference?
    Make up your own mind

    I have no doubt that bugs do break solids down but in the farming context does a bug have a cost effective result.


  • #8
    Bullocks
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    49801 wrote: »
    Of the product instructions(not that many) that I have seen it is recommended to add water to the slurry... As water is carrier for the movement of the bugs though the slurry and required for multiplication of the bacteria.

    So is it the addition of the bug or the water that makes the difference?
    Make up your own mind

    I have no doubt that bugs do break solids down but in the farming context does a bug have a cost effective result.
    I know years ago lads used kill a hen and throw it into the septic tank to get things breaking down . I know we can't have hens being spread out on land but are there any cheap natural alternatives to throw into the tank to break it down better?


  • #9
    _Brian
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    Bullocks wrote: »
    I know years ago lads used kill a hen and throw it into the septic tank to get things breaking down . I know we can't have hens being spread out on land but are there any cheap natural alternatives to throw into the tank to break it down better?

    Pig slurry added to the tank before cattle go in is Aparrenty the best there is. Never done it but lads tell me they do it and it's a great job.


  • #10
    Kovu
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    We usually throw the cleanings of the cows in. Dunno if it's any help to the bugs but it beats putting it in a hedge and attracting foxes.


  • #11
    49801
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    Bullocks wrote: »
    I know years ago lads used kill a hen and throw it into the septic tank to get things breaking down . I know we can't have hens being spread out on land but are there any cheap natural alternatives to throw into the tank to break it down better?

    A pigs head from the butcher is another one I've heard for the septic tank


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  • #12
    onyerbikepat
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    We throw dead rats, when we find them, into the septic tank.


  • #13
    Night Nav
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    49801 wrote: »
    Of the product instructions(not that many) that I have seen it is recommended to add water to the slurry... As water is carrier for the movement of the bugs though the slurry and required for multiplication of the bacteria.

    So is it the addition of the bug or the water that makes the difference?
    Make up your own mind

    I have no doubt that bugs do break solids down but in the farming context does a bug have a cost effective result.

    Another costing I saw was that it would cost me €1200 to put these bugs in my slurry tank.I'm only spending approx €500 a year on agitating slurry as it is. I like to know where the saving is .............I don't think there is


  • #14
    st1979
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    Night Nav wrote:
    Another costing I saw was that it would cost me €1200 to put these bugs in my slurry tank.I'm only spending approx €500 a year on agitating slurry as it is. I like to know where the saving is .............I don't think there is


    think you answered your own question it doesn't pay. They will try to tell you that you will save on nitrogen. but you can't quantify that


  • #15
    tomieen jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 269 ✭✭tomieen jones


    These are anaerobic bugs or digesters bacteria that they sell in powder form as far as I know and you add water and hope they activate! In general bugs and bacteria multiply at enormous rates in the right conditions! Would it be possible to grow these ourselves and add to the lagoon


  • #16
    John K.
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    Still interested in the Slurry Bugs?
    Give me a shout. I may be able to clear things up for you.


  • #17
    pedigree 6
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    John K. wrote: »
    Still interested in the Slurry Bugs?
    Give me a shout. I may be able to clear things up for you.

    What are these slurry bugs? (names)
    What kind of conditions do they need aerobic or anaerobic?
    What temperatures do they work best in?
    Does the ph of the slurry (ie. much lime) affect or help their use.


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