In a side discussion at the last Pond Boss conference several of us discussed the possibility of a test similar to what has been discussed.
The plan we formulated would have been to gather a certain quantity of muck, mix it throughly and weigh and divide into as many equal parts as you had bacteria, etc. to test.
Then place the muck in five gallon containers, add water and bacteria/enzymes, etc. and let set outside for some time. We discussed treating each container the same, stiring so often, etc.
I believe we felt it would be ideal to add bacteria, etc. based on cost, so the same $x.xx of material in each test bucket.
Finally drain and weigh each container of remaining sediment and determine which had lost the most weight. I think this is approximately what is being presented here, except we thought putting it in five gallon "pickle" buckets would allow you to test a larger sample.
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