If it's got sodium thiosulfate in it, and I bet it does, it'll do the trick for chloramine. The heavy metals thing.. I'd have to take the folks at Tetra to task for that shit. Hell, they're half responsible for the fucking "Little Nemo" craze that emptied shops of Amphiprion occellaris & A. percula. Fuckstix.

Either way, it works just fine. God, they make such a FORTUNE off that stuff!

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Yes, they have that stuff GoingGreen talked about at Walmart. My daughter uses it in her aquarium.
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I'm talking about your rootball.
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Super Plant Tonic is the bomb that will make it happen - read all about it :

Organic Plant Stimulant - BMO Super Plant Tonic

Hit the link - you'll be glad you did....
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The stuff Seamaiden is knocking above is a pH up / down product for aquariums....
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Well... I probably shouldn't drop some of the bombs I do. I think I mentioned I used to work the aquatic and exotic import/export trade (aquarium fish, reptiles, arachnids, and so on). As such, I have seen and learned things that have left me a little jaded, especially when we're talking about a big company like Tetra and how they might do something that would promote pulling wild-caught stocks from the sea irresponsibly, only to be stuffed into tanks far too small and die a horrid, painful death.

In any event, most dechlorinator is about a 1% aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate. Often you'll see an 8oz. bottle being sold for the same price as a bucket of the concentrated crystals that weighs several pounds. Needless to say, you're paying for packaging and water. I like to help folks save money where they can, which is why I kind of knocked Tetra and other manufacturers.

Who, me? I don't have an agenda...

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I see SPT has made it out of the hills. It's good shit. I don't buy much in the way of ferts, I use chicken manure, comfrey tea, cow manure and bat guano. Hell for $ 6.50 at the farmers market you can't beat it. The guy who sells me mine, looks like a faithful follower of the Dead. I didn't know Hippys owned computers. LOL
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against free love, peace & all that jazz. Hell, I party with um at Booger Hollow every year just outside of (Madison County - Ralph Cares Country). If you're from around here, you know what I'm talking about. RIP - Ralph we miss you.

I thought seamaidens liked fish ? Hell, they make great fertilizer.
Native Americans figured that out, long before Joe Pilgrim made the scene.

Does SPT have fish in it ? The labels on the ones I've bought, don't say whats in it. Does anyone know ?

Yes, Ohso put up a list somewhere... I just can't remember where. Also, the folks who run BMO are pretty good about answering emails promptly (even over the weekend, which I sure don't expect).

This Seamaiden loves fish. So much so she made sure she was born under the sign of the fish.

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Thanks Seamaiden. I like fish too. I've been stocking a pond near the house with Bluegill, Crappie and Small Mouth Bass.
I checked out Ebay and found their sells page. I was going to send them an email, but heck their page tells it all. It says:

This tonic contains the following : Artesian Spring Water, Worm Castings, Mychorrizal Fungi, Coral Calcium, Unsulphured (Blackstrap) Molasses, and Humic Acid derived from Oak Leaf & Peat Compost.
Now, most people "do not want to tell", you their ingredients. Blue Mountain Organics wants you to know them and why they are used :
The Artesian Spring Water (provides an all natural, chlorine free base), Worm Castings (add soluable nitrogen & trace minerals), Mychorrizal Fungi make the mix soluble & inoculate your plants roots, Unsulphured Molasses (feeds - these beneficial microorganisms, provides trace minerals, plus soluble nitrogen, phosphorus & potassium), Coral Calcium (adds 72 trace minerals - that's all of them), Humic Acid derived from (Hot Composted) Oak Leaves & Peat - adds natural chelates (ensuring smooth delivery of the trace minerals). All these good things are mixed, then oxygenated for (3) days under optimal conditions; in a special organic tea brewer. Which increases the feeding action of the beneficial microorganisms - which break down all these good things, into a highly soluble liquid. Easily absorbed by plants. Note: Mychorrizal Fungi enhance your plants ability to absorb more nutrients, minerals & water - resulting in better vigor, growth & draught resistance. Just Google or Yahoo Search Mychorrizal Fungi - You'll find page after page of information praising them.

So, it does not have fish in it. I googled the fungi. They were not kidding, lots of guys in lab coats saying how good myco fungi are. I agree, its good stuff & my plants like it. Since, it's all natural, I'm going to keep using it. It's the only thing out of a bottle I use, except for Jack Daniels : which I use strictly for medicanal purposes. LOL

So, now I know and everyone else can to. It works and well enough to justify the cost. $ 6.50, which is probably what gas will cost next week. Damm Big Ass Oil Companies..

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Yeah, Ohso, like I was telling you, the utility of the myco's is extremely well-documented. I'm hoping, living where I do, that more and more farmers will start using them, as I'm hoping that by their doing so they may help stop whatever it is that's killing our bees. If farmers get better plant growth and disease resistance by using something that should be there in the first place, then they won't have to use the chemical ferts and pesticides that are helping to push the little bees over the edge.

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Yes, long before all these commercial (NPK only) fertilizers the soil was healthy. Full of minerals, micro-beaties & organic living things. The food our parents and grandparents ate was just better quality.
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There were no Big Cancer Treatment Centers in ever major city, becasue they were not needed. Life begets Life. Dead soil will get you there faster.
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Plants grown in a living soil are more disease resistant, grow faster, and are much more nutrient rich. Look at the Amish, as just one example. They grow all their vegetables using only cow manure and chicken manure. No chemicals what so ever. They rotate crops, compost and allow fields to go unused on a regular rotation cycle.
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I visisted an Amish Village near Heber Springs, Arkansas once. Their gardens were absolutely beautiful. Everything was green and completely healthly looking. They are a complete Organic Community and very healthy people.
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I met a 74 year old man, cutting hay with a horse drawn rig, who looked better than I did. I didn't get Organic until my late 40's. Before that - it was fast food, fast times, fast lane. I wised up, when my best friend dropped dead at 48. Stroked straight out, fell dead. Hard living & a Bad Diet took its toll.
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When consumers start demanding better quality food, more farmers will get onboard. We also have to demand the government stop allowing these super farms, which are a profit only setup. Small farms, meant diversity, Mega Farms - mean NPK only ferts, non-sustainable methods of growing and a slow systematic killing of the land. I hate Mega-Farms...they suck..
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Amish are Good & Healthy because they are Organic, easy going people (no stress problems in their neighborhood) / Mega Farms are BAD...
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OK, I 'm off the soap box now...Sorry, I just have strong opinions on some subjects.....
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Keep it Real..Organic....