weird white stuff on net basket

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

hey guys, ive got a bubbleponics system, have had it going about 10 days, and i was checking today and noticed that the water seemed just a tad bit cloudy... i wasnt thinking anything of it, attributing it to nutes, but then i noticed theres this white stuff growing on some of the net pots, and noticed its growing on some of the grow rocks too... take a look at pic. whacha'll think? do i need to clean it up ASAP?? :-?

scias · Nov 21, 2007

looks like mold. and yes, clean that shit up immediately

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

is it normal for mold to grow in a bubbleponics system? how do i clean it?

dangchowser · Nov 21, 2007

looks like mold or an over load of nutes

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

overload of nutes? i added 1/4 strength nutes a few days ago and things started looking better, so i added just a bit more yesterday to total about 1/3 strength nutes.. in other words 1/3 of what stealth hydro said to use... surely that wouldnt be overnuting would it?

scias · Nov 21, 2007

dangchowser said:
looks like mold or an over load of nutes

either way it needs to get out of there

and mold SHOULDNT be common if the system is built and maintained properly

lowerlevel · Nov 21, 2007

its the nutes.. they are hard to dissolve and cause build up i beleave..
goodluck

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

ok... looks like ive finally got thxgiving plans - guess ill be spendin thxgiving taking care of my babies.. :mrgreen:

scias · Nov 21, 2007

ive never had nutes build up like that.... but ive never had mold build up either, so all i can say is... it's not normal, get it off

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

ok.. 2 votes for nutes, 2 for mold.... so heres a question - how "dissolved" should the nutes be before pouring it in the tank? i read to dissolve them in warm water, but i stirred them in warrm water for like 15 minutes and they didnt dissolve completely... but the only thing left looked like fine sugar, is that still too undissolvedd to pour in?

dangchowser · Nov 21, 2007

could be nute build up if ur pump is fxed up

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

and how do i clean mold off of the growrocks??

scias · Nov 21, 2007

ok its the nutes. dissolve them completely. with vigorous stirring and maybe warmer water than you're using. theyll dissolve completely

dangchowser · Nov 21, 2007

u dont want anything left on the bottom undissovled , that means theyres too much chemical too emulsify with the fluid and u are over nuting

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

so if thats the case do i still need to be worried about the white fuzzy stuff? if its just nutes then it should be ok, right? assuming i disolve the nutes COMPLETELY next time...

scias · Nov 21, 2007

its not good to have excess nutes. causes plant burn scrape it off/out and remix

dangchowser · Nov 21, 2007

there should be no white stuff , start out with less nutes , check ur PH then go from there

doobiesnack · Nov 21, 2007

ok. ill clean it up. my bad. and on the topic of PH, i just got PH test kit yesterdya, my PH is btwn 6.25 and 6.5 -- is that ok?

dangchowser · Nov 21, 2007

yea , 5.8 is ideal for growing in water but u should be fine

scias · Nov 21, 2007

its O.K. hydro systems are better at 5.5-5.8 though

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