HOLY FUCK! What can I do..? +rep

look at this BS.

I need to get this cleaned up quick!

what can i do to eliminate this algae looking shit?

Here she is, healing up after a lighting accident.



Not so pretty

u better drain the water and spray or rense the roots as much as possible clean ur rez real good and wipe it out with alcohol then when u refil it put a ounce per 5 gollons of peroxide and refill with water and repeat it weekly till its gone. how often do u change ur water let me guess never and if u do its not enough lol

change that water!!!! Scrub all that algae off and start adding peroxide to your water.

dont scrub ur roots lol

midwestmaster said:

dont scrub ur roots lol

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I meant scrub the container

i knew what u meant lol i just thought he might get confused and scrub the wrong thing haha that would suck

midwestmaster said:

i knew what u meant lol i just thought he might get confused and scrub the wrong thing haha that would suck

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haha tks ..
how much peroxide should i add?

EarthBrite said:

haha tks ..
how much peroxide should i add?

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like a capful or 2 per gal

get your self some hygrozyme. in the meantime h2o2 about 1/2oz per gallon. use the hygrozyme in the future with every nute change out.

im currently soaking the roots in warm water and i have very hot water in the rez i plan on leaving it for a good 20 min . in the meantime i will add peroxide and let it all soak.

and yes this is my first time changing the water in 3 weeks..
how often should i change it?

hot/warm water is bad.. use cold water. change every 7-10 days

evey one or two weeks and next time dont wait that long 2 start askn questions or ur babies couldve died

yea thanks a TON !

Happy to see how everyone's so helpful.

u dont have 2 let it soak just scrub it out with some soap and put the plants back in once u get it cleaned out and the ph right in ur water

and ur gonna want 2 add the peroxide 2 the water thats growing with ur plants

midwestmaster said:

and ur gonna want 2 add the peroxide 2 the water thats growing with ur plants

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I whipped up the sludge and cleaned up. Got a lot of shit off the roots by letting them soak. Areogarden cleaned out with little effort and now i have fresh water and one capful of peroxide in the rez .


thanks for the support.
ill dump the water every week now. I might get that hygrozyme .

Just get the hygrozyme. Seriously. It's a really big help in keeping shit like that in control.

you really shouldn't do hydro without hygrozyme. it's that beneficial

fuck hygrozyme, that stuff is nasty.

your problem is light penetrating your container. cover it with a black trash bag to prevent light from reaching the water/roots. that will end your troubles.

fuck hygrozyme?? have you never used it or something?? it's true that you don't want light penetrating your reservoir, but fuck hygrozyme? do you swear by sensizyme or something? what is the better product? or are you just ignorant of the virtues of beneficial enzymes in and around your rootzone?