How to clean and sterilize ebb & flow???

Cody666

Member

• Feb 27, 2017

• #1

Hey guys I just finished my first hydro grow with an ebb and flow system but now I'm wondering how to properly clean and sterilize the system

 

visajoe1

Well-Known Member

• Feb 28, 2017

• #2

soap/water to scrub dirt. bleach/water to sterilize, h2o2 rinse

 

sanjuan

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2017

• #3

visajoe1 said:

soap/water to scrub dirt. bleach/water to sterilize, h2o2 rinse

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Sounds good. I just use bleach and prescrub with Simple Green or algae slime killer (forget the name).

I posted to note that we don't want to use bleach and peroxide at the same time (I know you knew that).

Edit: I gave up on enzymes and now run a sterile bleach nute res (for mapito).

Edit2: Don't be a dummy (me) and not treat your pumps.

 

Last edited: Mar 2, 2017

Cody666

Member

• Mar 4, 2017

• #4

Thanks for the info guys I ended up washing with soap and water then sterilizing with bleach water solution and then neutralizing the bleach with H2o2 and then flushing with hot water I can't smell any bleach and Im sure it's property sterilized

 

CobKits

Well-Known Member

• Mar 6, 2017

• #5

sanjuan said:

Sounds good. I just use bleach and prescrub with Simple Green

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simple green is nasty shit, id avoid it