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zipperboy
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 Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:36 pm Post subject: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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Hi,
can anyone tell the weight (in kg) of a 10liter or 5 liter contro soil pack. Would be very helpful.
also the weight of ADA for the same quantity,
1 liter of contro weighs __ Kg
1 liter of ADA weighs __ Kg.
Thanks
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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| ADA, I think its around 11KG for the 9lt bag. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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controsoil weighs around 11 kg[for 10 litre] not sure.... but ADA i think 8kg( for 9 litre). But wana tell u onething ADA is far better than controsoil in terms of initial plant gripping and scape stability.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:15 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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| Yes, a 9 Lt ADA bad weighs about 8.x kgs. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:43 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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| Hey if one liter of ada is less than 1 kg then how will it sink in water which is more denser than it |
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josyjames
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:46 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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| jabba wrote (View Post):
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Hey if one liter of ada is less than 1 kg then how will it sink in water which is more denser than it
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Very good question  |
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jack86
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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Even I wondered the same.
I figured out that it so happens because ADA granules are porous and they readily absorb water and sink.
Any counter-reasonings?
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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| jabba wrote (View Post):
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Hey if one liter of ada is less than 1 kg then how will it sink in water which is more denser than it
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why would a small needle sink, when a big ship which has much more mass float.. 
Volume and mass are two different things guys..
example: popcorn are made from corns right..
so the mass of the grain before and the mass after it blows up as popcorn is same..
But the volume ( the space it physically occupies) is more now..
Why..? simply because now its porus.. and filled with air gaps. hence the weightlessness..
so similarly when the porous air filled substrate is immersed in water the air is displaced by water so now the grains are denser than water.. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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 thats simple because 1 litre of soil (both ADA& contro) is actually the amount of soil that can fit in a 1 litre measuring cup and even if it is tightly packed there is still bound to be air gaps so thats not the actual density of the soil. Actual density of the soil is more and thats the reason it sinks... |
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jabba
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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see the reason for it then maybe the porous part getting filled with water. But nidhi when a metal is made to the shape of a ship, the whole structures density become less than water as some of it is replaced by airpockets, thats why it floats which is the basics  of boyancy where as a needle is still solid and more denser even if it is tiny..... But this was nice info then because most of aquarium shops sell in kg when they give it for loose. Now we can have a proper comparison of price. One other question is there a expiry for these when kept unused. |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:22 am Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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| jack86 wrote (View Post):
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Yes, a 9 Lt ADA bad weighs about 8.x kgs.
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+1Jack Yes contro soil weights more than the ADA one.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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Hi,
Thanks for the discussion ,
Obviously ADA is much better than contro as per growth is concerned etc etc and contro also has + points, (these have been discussed in old topics i guess).
here i just wanted the weights since as jabba mentioned when we buy it loose the LFS guys weighs in kg (cause there are no other options also) .
could be helpful for many who buys loose soil.
Now , still its not clear for me i bought a 10 liter bag of contro .
@ josyjames : shelly did you mean 9 liter bag of contro weighs 11 kg , but i think my bag of contro says 10 liter , that means 10 liter weighs 11 kg, is it? i will check again and conform in evening.
as per my knowledge there is a 9liter bag of ADA, and 10 liter bag of contro available in market.
still anyone with an exact measurement will be helpful for all .wish i had weighed my bag of ADA and contro before opening . 
If anyone currently has an unopened bag pls let us know the EXACT weight in kg for the same(not just a guess or approx) .
1 liter of contro weighs __ Kg
1 liter of ADA weighs __ Kg.
Thanks All
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zipperboy
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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@josyjames: Sorry, i didnt see you mentioned ADA 9 liter bag, i mistook it as contro 9 liter.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: Weight of 10 liter contro soil in kg ? |
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| Another thing, IMO, is that ADA soil looks natural where are contro looks very artificial! |
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