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Old 21st May 2008, 07:20 AM
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Misty Bd

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Just Made First Batch Of Bd After Mist Washing Twice Then Bubble Washing Then Leaving It Over Night. Bd Is Very Misty Is This Normal. Can Sameone Advice
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Re: Misty Bd

Yes you now need to dry it. Drain all the water out (or transfer into another drum) then bubble it with a fan over the top (and a heater if you want) for a few days until it clears.
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Re: Misty Bd

When you say "Drain all the water out (or transfer into another drum) then bubble it with a fan over the top (and a heater if you want) for a few days until it clears." do you use an air bubbler from a fish aquarium? If so what type?

I do have problems like that occasionally and either just let it settle for some extra days or heat it to around 50 deg C for awhile to allow the convection of the heat to stir and separate the water from the BD.
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Re: Misty Bd

That the idea. I have a 8 port air pump very much like this one, and use these air stones. They have others, such as the stainless steel ones but they seem to clog up after a while. The standard stone type will only last about as long as it takes you to install them as the bio melts the glue and they fall apart like a sugar cube dropped into a cup of Tea.

I use the sun for my drying. Just put it out in the sun in open top container for a couple of days. Works real good and costs nothing to run.

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Thanks Qwaria. I will give the bubble washing a try. Sometimes I need the settling time to be reduced.
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