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I just read an interesting article in HomePower issue 151, "Home cookin" by Stephen Hren.

 

He gived a brief history of home biogas generation from anarobic digesters and their current use in india and china (for stove top cooking gas). The cool part is besides make methane, they also output the slury of mostly amonia that he uses as garden fertelizer. The digesters run best with a Ph of 7 and  the low temp digesters run at temp range from 50 to 80 degrees.

 

Seems like this could be a good match to a aquaponics system to break down yard waste, kitchen scraps, and farm manure into something the aquaponics system can consume (just like the amonia from fish)...

 

Brian

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I don't know that I would add the slurry to my aquaponics system ,but there are many uses for the gas. Greenhouse heaters,gas generators just to name a few. Great observation. I for one will look into this a little more. if a person could take the excess plant matter and use this process. Well you get the rest of the picture! Thanks for the info!

I don't know about adding it to one with fish either, but I was asking on anohter thread about making your own fish food.

e.g. not being dependant on comercial fish food.

This seems like it might work to feed a bed growing fish friendly plants, crayfish, or some kind of feeder animal.

maybe also have a BSFL step just before or after the digester...

 

He says his 600 gallon digester produces about 70 cubic feet of methane a day from 10 pounds kitchen waist from their echo villages kitchen.

 

If you want more info and aren't a homepower reader, the authers suggests also reading.

 

hestiahomebiogas.com

bit.ly/chinabiogas 

oh, FYI that also mean 10 pounds going in equals about 10 pounds of amonia slury comming out per day...

OK ! Thanks for the info Brian !

Brian Mouncer said:

oh, FYI that also mean 10 pounds going in equals about 10 pounds of amonia slury comming out per day...

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