DIY Question - Hydroponic Waste Water Treatment?

[tronN00dles]

Hey folks,

So I'm currently attempting my first coco run doing high frequency fertigation. As such, I'm dealing with a fair bit of nutrient run-off that I dump down my toilet/tub, on the order of ~1 gallon per day. However, I'm a little iffy on the long term effect on this, both in terms of my local indoor plumbing, but also in terms of the municipal water supply. I realize this is a pretty small operation, but it's hard not to think of Kant's Categorical Imperative here, and I think "jeez, if everyone in the neighborhood was doing this... our residential sewer system would be in shambles" lol. Especially when I see all the salty residue on my buckets and what not.

Anyway, aside from minimizing run-off in general, has anyone actually treated what they pour down the drain? Perhaps additional chemicals to break up the salts, filtration, alternative disposal methods, etc?

-tron

 

[Smoking Frog]

I don't treat it but i poor it on my lawn as i am on a sceptic tank with a peat moss second stage treatment system.
I use coco too with twice a day watering.

 

[420autoflower]

Hey folks,

So I'm currently attempting my first coco run doing high frequency fertigation. As such, I'm dealing with a fair bit of nutrient run-off that I dump down my toilet/tub, on the order of ~1 gallon per day. However, I'm a little iffy on the long term effect on this, both in terms of my local indoor plumbing, but also in terms of the municipal water supply. I realize this is a pretty small operation, but it's hard not to think of Kant's Categorical Imperative here, and I think "jeez, if everyone in the neighborhood was doing this... our residential sewer system would be in shambles" lol. Especially when I see all the salty residue on my buckets and what not.

Anyway, aside from minimizing run-off in general, has anyone actually treated what they pour down the drain? Perhaps additional chemicals to break up the salts, filtration, alternative disposal methods, etc?

-tron

Pour it on whatever outdoor or indoor plants that you can find.

 

[Country Green]

https://www.autoflower.org/threads/disposing-of-wastewater-run-off-or-dwc-waste-my-solution.84622/

Not sure if you’ve seen this post but a couple of good ideas on reusing

 

[tronN00dles]

Ah jeez, literally on the first page of threads. I guess I didn’t look very hard

thanks pal!

 

[mdabber]

I think em1 out some bacteria should be able to break it down.

https://em1-antrade.blogspot.com/2011/12/em-1-applications-for-ponds-pools-and.html excerpt

Using EM•1® Microbial Inoculant on a regular basis will help to keep enough beneficial microbes in the system to keep nutrient levels low enough to prevent the growth of algae. EM-1® also has the ability to neutralize salts—which can act as a natural chlorinator—and prevent them from crystallizing on pool surfaces.

 

[mdabber]

You can brew em1 from em1 too I guess