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yup, will workKrylon flat black for plastic?
yup, will workKrylon flat black for plastic?
They'll be another 3 pages when the OP tries to figure out how to get an airline in when there's a lid on top.Three pages on how to light proof a bucket.. lolz.
I like to wrap the buckets with hemp twine. It gives it more of a natural aesthetic.
I think your missing a couple of things. Here goes.light will not damage your plants.roots or anyhting else thru the bucket . . . . . am i missing somthing
and black plastic wrapped around bucket will increase heat in the root zone . . . which is bad . . .. .
white reflects black absorbs light(aka heat)
haha yeah for reals. i bet that looks really cool though.Wow...and I thought wrapping them in 3in wide foil tape was a tedious pain in the ass...
Dude youre talking a lot of waffle here..... It seems you don't include light and heat as part of the roots 'environment' but call them 'non-issues' ? WOW. Then sheeplish say at the end, 'if you do it right no light should reach the bucket'.algea forms from lots of things . . . .bad environment for one . .. the reason i bring this up is because algea is a symptom of a problem
light and heat are normally not the culprit of the problem they just dont help it . . . .environment is, create the proper environment for your roots and no algae build ups will happen because the system will naturally take car of its self
focus on creating the perfect enviroment vs non issues like plastic buckets and how much light a white one lets though . . . if you do it right . .no light should ever reach the bucket as DWC veg and grow fast and in the proper set up your should have monster that shade the there buckets quickly
They'll could be ok, if any algae appears you know what to do. nice setup btw.What do you think about these green buckets?
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I can clearly see light through the buckets, or maybe I am over reacting?
What a chump you are. Wasting your time and ours by asking questions for other RIU members. Let him ask if he wants to know.Buckets and set up aren't mine. I was asking in behave of a fellow RIU member. He already has some sort of slime, I told him I felt it was the buckets, he seems to disagree. I believe the buckets let enough light in and allow light loving bacteria to gain a foot hold on his hydro system.
Either that or the pre-constructed system (passive underflow DWC) he bought does not provide adequate oxygen to his root system causing the roots slowly suffocate causing the slime in his buckets.
I told him to replace the buckets with black buckets but I dont think we wants to do that, I cant blame him, assuming he just payed $539.00 for a 4 bucket hydro system ($439 + $99 for shipping) I too would be hesitant to change them out.
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