What to use for cleaning flood trays? Green mold near end, needs killed off...

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NewGrower2011

Well-Known Member

Nov 23, 2012

• #1

Posted in general but got no response... What are folks using after a grow to clean their flood trays?I need something to sterilize/clean the tray - which had started getting a case of green mold towards the very end... I'd considered using bleach but don't know if it'll leave behind a harmful film...

 

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givememeganja

Active Member

Nov 23, 2012

• #2

Bleach work fine for me. Just rinse it good.

 

ringlead3r

Active Member

Nov 23, 2012

• #3

you can use diluted bleach or 20% h202 in a spray bottle either should get rid of it

 

a mongo frog

Well-Known Member

Nov 23, 2012

• #4

Mad Farmer.

 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half

Nov 23, 2012

• #5

I would go with the super H202 over the bleach. Bleach can leave a foul taste and is not food comsumption grade as the H202 is. So now say they use bleach but since bleach ,unless purchased at a commercial food supply chain, is not consumable and can burn your lungs would you really want it in your plants your going to smoke?

 

waterdawg

Well-Known Member

Nov 24, 2012

• #6

I use 29% H2O2 for all cleaning and add to res weekly!

 

Cons7

Member

Nov 24, 2012

• #7

Check with ur nutes before you start adding h202 to your res. It will kill good things along with bad things.

 

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NewGrower2011

Well-Known Member

Nov 24, 2012

• #8

In my case, this isn't active use (i.e. the warning about adding to rez)... It's cleanup/prep for eventual use in the next go...

 

waterdawg

Well-Known Member

Nov 25, 2012

• #9

I keep a sterile res for my setup. No worries about killing good things here, lol, my good things are already dead I hope!!! Mataro blue 20 days into 12/12, and White Russian almost!!!! View attachment 2419548

 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North

Nov 26, 2012

• #10

After each cycle i plug the drain and fill the tray about enough to fill the channels with water, then
i break out dawn dish soap and a scrub brush the type with a long handle. Then scrub! Once its all
clean i unplug the drain and wash out all the soap. Once all is rinsed out i start scrubing the res where
all the soap water drained to! Once thats done i drop a trash pump and pump it dry. Any leftover soap
i suck up with a shop vac. Takes 20min and looks brand new!

 

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Mithrandir420

Well-Known Member

Nov 26, 2012

• #11

FilthyFletch said:

I would go with the super H202 over the bleach. Bleach can leave a foul taste and is not food comsumption grade as the H202 is. So now say they use bleach but since bleach ,unless purchased at a commercial food supply chain, is not consumable and can burn your lungs would you really want it in your plants your going to smoke?

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Heh heh heh heh. That's funny.

I clean my flood trays with water and a scrubby pad. If I need to disinfect I use a light bleach solution and rinse well.

 

waterdawg

Well-Known Member

Nov 26, 2012

• #12

My grampa used clorox to disenfect the well every spring at the cottage and he was 97 when he died hmmmm do u think he was on to something lol.