Hardcorercker13 wrote:Hi all, resurecting this thread to get some advise. I'm new to this hobby but my wife and I are still young so we built a Bentonite Clay pit. 5x5x3.5 ft Deep. Used a massive stock tank in the garage with a pool heater to warm it during the winter. It was great but after a few months it started to smell. I did add esstential oils, eposon salt, and some peroxcide, but not much of a change.
Wife wants a new pit. I'm thinking pure Peat this time. Or maybe "Moor Mud" (https://ndnr.com/peat-therapy-the-newes ... py-around/) which is 75% Peat, 25% clay~roughly. I think I prefer just peat though, since it's antimicrobial. (https://ucanr.edu/blog/coastal-gardener ... ie-antoine)
Questions:
If I go with peat, what are some brands you'd recomend based on quaility. I like fine, dark thick peat, that's found in forests or near ponds. Seems like a lot of the stuff that's sold online is cut witrh wood chips though. Let me know!
Any tips for keeping it "clean?" lol Open to any advise. I hope peat will naturally be better at maintaining a healthier ecosystem but let me know if I'm wrong, or if there's a trick to it!
Thanks! Hope everyone has a fun summer!!
What you use depends on what you want to do with it. If you're looking for some serious playtime with each other then Bentonite is the way to go. Peat looks good on camera and the ladies have fun with it but it's not near as fun with somebody else and I have doubts about any kind of home brew being antimicrobial. Any kind of clay has the advantage of being anaerobic so there's no oxygen to support bacteria or critters.
Sounds like a great rig. Good luck.