Translations:Le biofiltre/41/en-gb

  • 2 x 60L containers, e.g. plastic rubbish bins (preferably made of solid, durable inert plastic)
  • 1 x lid
  • 1 x 15L (approx.) bowl of an equal diameter to the container (preferably made of solid durable inert plastic)
  • Water pump/airlift pump for pond or aquarium min. 300 L/hour to a height of 1m
  • 50cm hose pipe (with a diameter which will fit the pump output)
  • Expanded clay ball or porous volcanic rock (microporous materials are good for making a solid habitat for mirco-organisms): approximately 5L for the biofilter and 5L for the worm composter (bedding material for drainage)
  • Straw/dried vegetation (habitat made of materials high in cellulose for micro-organisms), approximately 5L for the biofilter and 5 L for the worm composter
  • Water: approximately 40L
  • Fungi (Trichoderma or Strepomyces) (GHE - BM or Subculture) or rotting organic matter,
  • A good selection of earthworms (min. 50)