I found this snippet which answered a couple of my Q's:
Colloidal Silver vs. STS
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Hey guys I just found some awesome info here which answers a couple of my questions (including questions i never wouldve thought of!)
Well, i have just purchased 2 x 1oz pure silver (.999) coins from the local Mint (approx US$20 each) ... ive never seen any mention of COINS in the CS "how to" guides before, but i figured that being .999 it doesnt matter what shape its in as long as it's pure silver which it is, and if anything being in a coin shape would make it easier to use with alligator clips and probably allow more surface area to be in contact with the water
Should i attack the base of the coin with some clippers (so as to expose more surface area) ???
Should i attack the base of the coin with some clippers (so as to expose more surface area) ???
CS
CS
Pheno, your 2 silver coins will out last you and your children and grandchildren, if you use them all the time+-
yes clip your alligator clips across the rim of your coins, getting as much of the coin into the distilled water,without getting the clips in with them
some folks use reg issue silver coins but they are only 90% pure so why risk having some contamination from the base metal and now days a old silver coin would cost about as much as a pure silver ingot anyway.
you can use any glass continer, i use a 1pt pyrex measure cup,(its got a handy handle and a pour spout) a guart jar works,i,d just let it brew longer, i,m gonna do a 5 gal batch soon, something i can dip the whole plant into
i,ll let it brew for a wk probably, i,ll stir it once in a while.
keep the CS in the dark, colored glass containers or just put it in the fridge
have fun GK
CS
Pheno, your 2 silver coins will out last you and your children and grandchildren, if you use them all the time+-
yes clip your alligator clips across the rim of your coins, getting as much of the coin into the distilled water,without getting the clips in with them
some folks use reg issue silver coins but they are only 90% pure so why risk having some contamination from the base metal and now days a old silver coin would cost about as much as a pure silver ingot anyway.
you can use any glass continer, i use a 1pt pyrex measure cup,(its got a handy handle and a pour spout) a guart jar works,i,d just let it brew longer, i,m gonna do a 5 gal batch soon, something i can dip the whole plant into
i,ll let it brew for a wk probably, i,ll stir it once in a while.
keep the CS in the dark, colored glass containers or just put it in the fridge
have fun GK
A week!? the post i mentioned previously said 5-7 hours (using 6V/300mA)
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5 gallons
5 gallons
Pheno, i said i,d let a 5 gallon batch brew for a week, i let the 1 pint batchs just brew over night.
5-7-9 hrs?? who knows what produces the best results, just letting it run over night works great for me,so i'm happy. i guess the concentration can be measured by PPM ,but whats the point? Store bought CS is 20 ppm, thats about what youl'd get by stirring the water with a silver spoon LOL
some info above said. Don't refridge??? i put my sprayer of CS in the fridge cause it keeps it out of the light, it doesn't turn dark and it works, i can't see silver in any form being hurt by 40 degree temps? but thats just me.
GK
the post below asks for a visual of the process. hmmm?
visualize plugging in your cell phone charger when you go to bed, then visualize unplugging it in the morning. simple huh? lol
no pix posting skills here, even after 10yrs on line, i can send photos of the equipment used via snail, and thats why my set up is so basic/simple..i,m a dumb ass. he he
5 gallons
Pheno, i said i,d let a 5 gallon batch brew for a week, i let the 1 pint batchs just brew over night.
5-7-9 hrs?? who knows what produces the best results, just letting it run over night works great for me,so i'm happy. i guess the concentration can be measured by PPM ,but whats the point? Store bought CS is 20 ppm, thats about what youl'd get by stirring the water with a silver spoon LOL
some info above said. Don't refridge??? i put my sprayer of CS in the fridge cause it keeps it out of the light, it doesn't turn dark and it works, i can't see silver in any form being hurt by 40 degree temps? but thats just me.
GK
the post below asks for a visual of the process. hmmm?
visualize plugging in your cell phone charger when you go to bed, then visualize unplugging it in the morning. simple huh? lol
no pix posting skills here, even after 10yrs on line, i can send photos of the equipment used via snail, and thats why my set up is so basic/simple..i,m a dumb ass. he he
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goldking, go into Microsoft Paint and draw a diagram for us 
nice thread, i can finnally put my colidial silver machine to good use.
coloidal silver machine? please elaborate?
My two silver coins arrived today lol ...
A lot bigger and heavier than I anticipated. They're 1 ounce 999 pure silver coins from the local Mint, they cost about US$20 each, but now that I've seen the size of these things I wish I had've gone for the 1/2 ounce coins instead, but that doesnt matter, at least these will allow more metal surface area to be in contact with the water.
They're legal currency AU$1 coins btw, but cost ~US$20 each due to being more special than a regular AU$1, and costing more to make - its about $15 worth of silver in it, so it goes without saying that you'd be an absolute nong to use it as a $1 coin. They're the cheapest 999 silver 1oz coins I could find and at US$20 im not complaining.
Now i've just gotta get a 6V DC charger/converter of sorts and some alligator clips to go with it, hrm ...
A lot bigger and heavier than I anticipated. They're 1 ounce 999 pure silver coins from the local Mint, they cost about US$20 each, but now that I've seen the size of these things I wish I had've gone for the 1/2 ounce coins instead, but that doesnt matter, at least these will allow more metal surface area to be in contact with the water.
They're legal currency AU$1 coins btw, but cost ~US$20 each due to being more special than a regular AU$1, and costing more to make - its about $15 worth of silver in it, so it goes without saying that you'd be an absolute nong to use it as a $1 coin. They're the cheapest 999 silver 1oz coins I could find and at US$20 im not complaining.
Now i've just gotta get a 6V DC charger/converter of sorts and some alligator clips to go with it, hrm ...
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well i may have to try this or the GA method. light stressing doesnt seem to be producing enough bannanas to collect enough pollen to fertilise my girls...
from week 5 to 8 these flowering clones spent atleast 2 days of each week in the veg room to confuse alittle. No sign of bannans until yesterday and then only on one strain and maby 3 clusters over whole Bud and from previouse experience they will never open or produce usable pollen....
A mate works at the mint here so i will look into getting some 99.9% silver in what ever form. Pheno do you mean the oz $1 is 99.9% or the silver coin you bought is actually OZ currency of $1 vut set u back $20.. Ive heard there is a big buy up of our gold and silver atm million dollar orders each week to the US, russia and china.. will chip in my $20
Sorry what a fool, capped net took 5 mins for your pic to pop up yep saw those coins the other day at the postoffice..
from week 5 to 8 these flowering clones spent atleast 2 days of each week in the veg room to confuse alittle. No sign of bannans until yesterday and then only on one strain and maby 3 clusters over whole Bud and from previouse experience they will never open or produce usable pollen....
A mate works at the mint here so i will look into getting some 99.9% silver in what ever form. Pheno do you mean the oz $1 is 99.9% or the silver coin you bought is actually OZ currency of $1 vut set u back $20.. Ive heard there is a big buy up of our gold and silver atm million dollar orders each week to the US, russia and china.. will chip in my $20
Sorry what a fool, capped net took 5 mins for your pic to pop up yep saw those coins the other day at the postoffice..
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It's an AU$1 coin (has $1 printed on the other side) so if I went to the shops I could only use it as a $1 coin, but it's got about US$15 worth of silver in it and cost me US$20 to buy because of that, and because its a limited edition minted coin. So you'd never actually use it as a $1 coin! - it's more a collectable ... (or in this case a vital component in producing feminised cannabis seeds)
All you need for this colloidal silver gig is 999 pure silver, it doesnt matter if its an ingot or a coin or a nugget (altho im guessing the more surface area the better - a coin being excellent in that respect due to being so flat), and 1/2 an ounce seems sufficient.
Another option is "rhodelization" as Soma calls it - a fancy way of saying "leave them flowering for several weeks after normal harvest time and theyll often produce bananas", but I think that'd have similar issues that you've encountered with light poisoning, plus youd need a lot more patience lol. At least with 'spray-on' methods like GA, STS or CS you can force it, so hopefully we'll have some better luck this way :smile:
But I'm definately leaning towards CS over GA or STS, because ive heard some low-brow things about GA and STS in regards to healthy & safety concerns, whereas CS is essentially just water+silver that you can buy from the chemist and drink for good health. Plus this method of making it yourself at home sounds very easy, inexpensive and repeatable (thus neverending supply) - the coins will last practically forever :smile:
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Off topic but that coin looks really cool.
Someone mentioned earlier in thread that those coloidal silver supplements have low ppms, which begs the question: what are the optimal ppms? It would make all this easier if a certain brand had the right amount. Another question would be can it be boiled down, or does some of the silver get removed in boiling? Just some possibilities...
Someone mentioned earlier in thread that those coloidal silver supplements have low ppms, which begs the question: what are the optimal ppms? It would make all this easier if a certain brand had the right amount. Another question would be can it be boiled down, or does some of the silver get removed in boiling? Just some possibilities...
No its not off-topic because the coin is pure silver
... if it was a GOLD coin on the other hand ...Yep, I guess because they're made as a health product for human consumption, not feminising seeds
As to optimum ppm, Im not sure but people seem to agree that ~7 hours of charging gets good results, and goldking just leaves it on overnight. Personally I wouldnt drink home-made CS though - there may be a good reason why the chemist ones are so low in ppm. Actually, Wiki says "Long-term intake of high doses of certain silver products may result in argyria, a rare condition of blue or gray discoloration of the skin". Im tempted to buy a bottle from the chemist actually, the health benefits sounds quite interesting.
Wiki has an interesting page on it ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidal_silver
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