Comments on: BioFiltro – Vermicomposting Filtration Systems

By: Bentley

Bentley — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 20:01:15 +0000

Hi Sergio – thanks for stopping by.
There is a huge difference between stagnant soaking wet conditions and those with a flow. Worms absolutely LOVE wet conditions if it remains fairly aerobic. A filtration bed with downward flow and drainage would provide that for sure, even with only periodic pump activity. Same sort of idea as in aquaponics and “vermiponics” beds – also very wet environments the worms thrive in because of the flow (draws oxygen into bed and flushes things out). I would be interesting to measure different parts of the bed though – and also to monitor where most of the worms are hanging out at different times (my hunch is that a large concentration of them would be close to the top much of the time).

By: sergio gomez

sergio gomez — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 23:42:27 +0000

hello from argentina.
very interesting method considering economics and the posibility of reuse cleaned water . but… there´s always one . I would like to know how much time pumps are spraying water over worm bed. acording my experience worms are not confortable with lots of water not for say …. they could dye if too much time in anaerobic conditions

By: Bentley

Bentley — Fri, 31 May 2019 17:21:15 +0000

Andy – fantastic! I actually thought this one might get you excited as well (although I didn’t know about your background – interesting!). Thanks for the link – and be sure to keep me posted on your efforts!
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Professor – this sounds like a great opportunity. Composting worms are known to do really well in “aquaponics” beds so this should work too. As long as there is oxygen they can thrive in a system like this and keep the beds clean of algae and other microbial build-up.

By: Professor C. Glass

Professor C. Glass — Tue, 28 May 2019 22:11:38 +0000

I am planning a bog–think gravel with water running through it–to filter my large pond. Is there a way to combine this with vermicomposting?

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 27 May 2019 22:38:01 +0000

I am like you, intrigue with new ways to use redworms and other biotechnology. I remember reading about vermifilteration a few years ago. Since then, more information, research, and images are online. I just found this small company in New Zealand doing small-scale vermifilteration. https://vermifilter.com The wheels are turning in my head, I might work on my small-scale version of a vermifilter. I have plenty pvc parts and empty barrels around my house. Plus, my background was in HVAC/plumbing. I can use some of that knowledge for the plumbing side.