I may have been a little harsh for which I apologize. Adding salt is still not recommended, however......the advice about seeding the new batch to provide conductivity to the distilled water with a small amount CS is spot on. Thanks for the additional info. CTDNever mind...
Thanks for posting this website, it's a great explanation of the methods (and reasons behind them) used in this tutorial. Thanks for the information! I would like to point out that this website mentions briefly that silver particle size can be affected by the temperature of this operation, which directly relates to toxicity, so people concerned about bio-accumulation and toxicity might be interested to know how to make the particles smaller and generally harmless. Warming the water not only speeds the reaction but helps reduce particle size apparently, which ups the quality as well. Win.FYI I found this here ([SIZE=+0] http://educate-yourself.org/cs/csarticle2.shtml )[/SIZE]
This would probably work to make a nice silver nitrate ion solution (Ag+, NO3-), but it wouldn't have the same properties of a colloidal solution, which has tiny particles instead of individual ions. Silver nitrate has been shown to inhibit ethylene in tomatoes (with long-term treatment, read this- http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/83/1/44.full.pdf). This means it would probably work to femminize like the colloidal solutions, worth a try right?Silver nitrate would definitely be interesting to try. If you have nitric acid based pH down, you could probably put some silver shavings in the nitric acid to make silver nitrate, then dilute that before spraying.
I read somewhere that the wires are supposed to be an inch apart but I haven't tried the process yet...happy trailshey buds looking for some advice i followed OP's post and built my device, I have been running for nearly 4 hours and ppm is at 21 does not seem to want to go any higher also the liquid is a very brownish colour, should i just leave it running View attachment 3013389