Absolutely! It’s all about done filtering… realll slow
But check this out. Decided to add a little something something in the column
Top to bottom
Carbon
T5
545
Left is after right is before
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Crazy improvement on the color without the use of silica gel, good job!
Wait, did I read that wrong or didnu say the left is the result of those powders?
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Can’t for some reason edit
But apparently I don’t know my left from rights and got it mixed up the the right one is after filtration and the left is before
@ScoobyDoobie
Yeah! Considering it was the slightest layer maybe 1/4in at most in my 6in column and filtered maybe 10 gallons
Wish I did all of it like this… 
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I thought etoh wasn’t a good solvent for color work so I didn’t bother to add silica? Am I wrong?
Silica gel wont do you much as far as color remediation when your solvent of choice is ethanol. The real benefits come from using an alkane in conjunction with the silica gel.
No you are not wrong. 
I wonder if the coextraction of humic substances from the soil will cause any reactions with the cannabinoids.
I’m having a hard time picking up what ur putting down, could you fix the spelling on that last 1?
@ScoobyDoobie mmmm maybe I shouldn’t post when I first wake up lol.
I actually saw the etoh bubbling after it had come to room temperature, only on one bucket though. So you think it’s the alcohol releasing the co2 trapped in it?
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Did you put dry ice directly into your solution? If so I would say that’s gotta be the case. Did you add any mol sieve to the solution?
Yes I did it was wild to see it actually trap the co2
If you make crude for distillate production and you use dry ice to chill your solution then you should chill it indirectly. CO2 in the presence of water will form carbonic acid and fuck with your ph.
Shouldnt really apply if you’re just making shatter or badder.
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I’ve heard someone say that you can potentially introduce some kind of lubricant by adding dry ice directly to the solution although I cant actually say whether this is true or not.
Sounds like bullshit to me but I dont introduce dry ice to my solution. Photon said the effervescence from dry ice has some negative effect, I’ll try and link the post.
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@ScoobyDoobie
My dry ice is actually made by my local shop who has a 28 ton (I believe) lco2 tank so they have no additives, I know the ph issue related when adding dry ice directly. I am hoping the crc column will fix the ph related issue.
Side note, what’s your opinion on dissolving extract into silica and dry loading a column on a cls then soaking in butane and running over crc column, seems to me the only real way to consistently get water clear with out iso change. Seems like the etoh crc thread didn’t go far
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I like dry loading more than wet loading, but when preparing the media you need to take care to add enough silica to your mixture. Make sure the silica is able to adsorb all of the crude your dry loading onto it otherwise your yields will suffer because if there is crude that doesnt get adsorbed to your silica you will have a tough time trying to get small globs of crude to dissolve when you’re running the column. Not the end of the world but it is a pain in the ass.
Another thing that helps in getting good color separation is keeping all the media in place. You can get a headspace frit, a sintered disc, or even some 8 grit aluminum oxide to pack on top of the dry loaded column.
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