I had algae problems in my res so i bought a small pump (150gph) to put in my res to keep the water moving around and never turn it off, never had a problem with algae since.I noticed a alot of algae build up on my flood table mostly. It was like brown tanish color. The hydro rocks also have some white stuff on them. When the water drains sum of the water sits still on the table and it sits still for about 5hrs. Then the table floods again but more algae is built up and cloggs the water intake. THe lights stay on 24hrs. and the temps are always at 70-75f. I think that the water that doesnt go back down to the reservoir is creating the algae on the table due to the lights being on all day and I know that algae needs light to grows. I cleaned the table ready good with hot water and the pumps and drain worked normally again. I just want to know how to prevent this from happening. Plz help and always Thanx u For Reading..
The most frustrating thing about RIU is that EVERYONE has an oppinion and most everyone has NO idea WTF they are doing because they are growing 1 plant under their bed in their moms house. Growing commercially for 2 years now this is what I use PERIOD!!! http://www.earthcrew.com/genisis1.htm You will have to find out where a distrubuter is but if you are serious you will use it.I noticed a alot of algae build up on my flood table mostly. It was like brown tanish color. The hydro rocks also have some white stuff on them. When the water drains sum of the water sits still on the table and it sits still for about 5hrs. Then the table floods again but more algae is built up and cloggs the water intake. THe lights stay on 24hrs. and the temps are always at 70-75f. I think that the water that doesnt go back down to the reservoir is creating the algae on the table due to the lights being on all day and I know that algae needs light to grows. I cleaned the table ready good with hot water and the pumps and drain worked normally again. I just want to know how to prevent this from happening. Plz help and always Thanx u For Reading..
The most frustrating thing about RIU is that EVERYONE has an oppinion and most everyone has NO idea WTF they are doing because they are growing 1 plant under their bed in their moms house. Growing commercially for 2 years now this is what I use PERIOD!!! http://www.earthcrew.com/genisis1.htm You will have to find out where a distrubuter is but if you are serious you will use it.
You will see a change in your plants and system in 24hrs. BLEACH!!!???? Really? This is Hydroponics not chemistry class.