Help= Green algae on top of hydroton - waterfarm

BeverlyRollins69

BeverlyRollins69

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I've got 6 buckets going on my newly acquired waterfarm and have an issue. I have multiple little plants growing around the drip rings and nothing growing in the center. I keep the drip running 24 hrs, and they are under 24 hr 400W HPS. Temp is 78 and humidity is low. The last few days I've noticed there's some green algae growing on top of a few of the hydroton rocks in the center. There's no algae in the bottom, and everything is aerated very well.

What can I do to combat this? I know not everybody runs their drip 24 hours, and maybe this is why. Thanks for your help.
 
moash

moash

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BeverlyRollins69 said:
I've got 6 buckets going on my newly acquired waterfarm and have an issue. I have multiple little plants growing around the drip rings and nothing growing in the center. I keep the drip running 24 hrs, and they are under 24 hr 400W HPS. Temp is 78 and humidity is low. The last few days I've noticed there's some green algae growing on top of a few of the hydroton rocks in the center. There's no algae in the bottom, and everything is aerated very well.

What can I do to combat this? I know not everybody runs their drip 24 hours, and maybe this is why. Thanks for your help.
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the algae is comin from the light hitting the moisture.....fix that and ur prob is solved ......it shouldnt harm anything though except maybe use some nutes
 
doniawon

doniawon

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yea the rock is staying wet causing that algae.. allow the rock to dry through the day or its probably going to get worse.. you can add some hydrogen peroxide to some solutions.. that will sterilze the rock and kill the algae growth and maybe drip 4-6 x's a day for 30 mins or so???
 
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