3rd Monkey
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Oh. Yea, don't ever do that lol.
Hydroponic system desinfection while plants in res
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Oh. Yea, don't ever do that lol.
3rd Monkey
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I've used it, but I agree it's not as effective. I always buy stronger concentration of everything because you can dilute it.
Antifreeze for example. 50/50 mix is the same price as full strength. Full strength makes 2 gallons though lol. Same price.
AngryMexican
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I just wonder why the hell people suggest that...
AngryMexican
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About h2o2 (30%) is teaspoon per gallon maybe too much? cos it really did clean roots in seconds
3rd Monkey
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About h2o2 (30%) is teaspoon per gallon maybe too much? cos it really did clean roots in seconds
That's what I used in hydro and the dilution that I still use for plant/root sterilization, though mine is 35%.
It cleans them up pretty quick lol.
If you have ill effects from that dilution drop it down a bit I guess, but I don't think you should. If you do, please let me know though.
3rd Monkey
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I didn't see you mention swapping out your res solution after the bleach, though I'm sure you did lol. Just checking.
AngryMexican
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nope I did't
I have read that h2o2 makes bleach evoporate quickly
3rd Monkey
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I don't think salts evaporate. Then again, I'm no chemist lol.
Johnny Lawrence
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I think it's more of a preventative. I know of quite a few people who successfully run chlorine in their systems, though I believe most use HTH Pool Shock as opposed to liquid bleach.
And when I'm cleaning my system with bleach in between runs, I use a lot more than 8 drops per gallon.
I could never dial in a sterile rez. I find that using bacillus amyloliquefaciens to be the simplest, most effective thing. At least for me it is.
Johnny Lawrence
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You're not supposed to mix the 2. It's not unsafe in such small concentrations, but still . . .nope I did't
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