Kerry LaBelle

Kerry LaBelle wrote:

Forrest King wrote:

Cathy Emerson wrote:Nice job! I really like the look of your set-up. We do something similiar, but with only two IBC totes so far. I showed my husband this thread, and he was curious if you wrapped the IBC totes, or painted, or ?

They came that way if you can find some that held hydrogen peroxide they will be black. Otherwise, it is a good idea to take the plastic out and paint it a dark color to avoid algae growth.

I have heard that the algae buildup is actually a biological slime/film that pulls any metals out of the water, therefore acting in a protecting fashion.  Similar to how they are discovering yeast over-growths and gut biofilms, although showing human biology is compromised, it is rather a symptom to the body's protection against heavy metal accumulation internally.   Anyone else heard of this?  I can't recall my source.  The human biology I think I might have learned from the teachings at microbe formula .com.  but I can't recall how I had heard that with regards to the water tanks.  If what I recall accurate, although algae is not attractive visually, it ends up preforming a function.

Interested in everyone's feedback.    

Found some articles in PubMed attesting to what I said:

"Algae as a green technology for heavy metals removal from various wastewater"

"Use of algae for removing heavy metal ions from wastewater: progress and prospects"

Forrest King wrote:

Cathy Emerson wrote:Nice job! I really like the look of your set-up. We do something similiar, but with only two IBC totes so far. I showed my husband this thread, and he was curious if you wrapped the IBC totes, or painted, or ?

They came that way if you can find some that held hydrogen peroxide they will be black. Otherwise, it is a good idea to take the plastic out and paint it a dark color to avoid algae growth.

I have heard that the algae buildup is actually a biological slime/film that pulls any metals out of the water, therefore acting in a protecting fashion.  Similar to how they are discovering yeast over-growths and gut biofilms, although showing human biology is compromised, it is rather a symptom to the body's protection against heavy metal accumulation internally.   Anyone else heard of this?  I can't recall my source.  The human biology I think I might have learned from the teachings at microbe formula .com.  but I can't recall how I had heard that with regards to the water tanks.  If what I recall accurate, although algae is not attractive visually, it ends up preforming a function.

Interested in everyone's feedback.