Comments on: Wormstrate or Soil Substrate?

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:34:50 +0000

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By: david

david — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:40:02 +0000

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By: Odd n Ends-- Guitarfish

Odd n Ends-- Guitarfish — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:01:32 +0000

[...] also torn down both of my 2.5G tanks that I had used for my first wormstrate/soil experiment. All that’s left is the 20L and two 10Gs, which I’ll need to consolidate at some point. [...]

By: 40G - Wormstrate Aquascape!-- Guitarfish

40G - Wormstrate Aquascape!-- Guitarfish — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:47:02 +0000

[...] my previous soil vs. earthworm casting experiment, I decided that it was time to really give one of the methods a chance in a “real” [...]

By: Soil/Wormstrates - 9 Weeks-- Guitarfish

Soil/Wormstrates - 9 Weeks-- Guitarfish — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:40 +0000

[...] been a little bit more than 2 months since I setup my side-by-side comparison of soil substrate (left) and worm casting substrate (right). Both are looking kind of pathetic, but the wormstrate appears to be doing a little bit less [...]

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:29:28 +0000

Aaron, an update for this was April 10th:

http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/04/10/wormstratesoil-1-month

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:45:05 +0000

I demand an update!

I’ve started sifting my soil as Kelley mentioned and have also noticed a significant decrease in initial algae in newly setup tanks. The soil I lent to Kris for this experiment was prepared in that manner.

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:48:55 +0000

Well, there are a few GWAPA members who have their large tanks plumbed into their house water supply and drain with water changes done on a timer. Anything else?

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:05:38 +0000

This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to see how this will turn out! Then all we’d need is a way to avoid water changes…

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:52:19 +0000

Thanks Kelley! I’m glad you’re having luck with the soil method! I’m pretty much following it exactly. I seem to remember some folks arguing that baking the soil kills beneficial bacteria or something like that, but I’ve read enough positive reviews of doing so (like yours) that it doesn’t seem to be a problem at all.

In that regard, I kind of have an experiment in the experiment with my worm castings, as I did not boil/bake them at all. My logic is that I often make “worm tea” from my castings by pouring water through the container once every 2-4 weeks, and havesting the tea at the bottom for fertilizing my house plants. I’m theorizing that this process is similar to the wet/dry methods with the soil. We’ll see!