Uv light filter for rdwc

[stiffnuts12]

Yeh, that's nice. I like in Southern California and they change water source according to the season. It usually runs at least 200PPM and since it's ground water and then they switch to CA aqueduct water, I just went with an RO unit. Plus here in beigeville, garages don't have sinks and many don't even have a hose outlet.

What part of California are you from? I was born and raised in Anaheim. I live in Oregon now tho

 

[rkymtnman]

I keep getting a brown algae

sounds like you have an underlying issue that i guess would be a light leak(s)

you arent' running any weird organic supplements are you?

 

[stiffnuts12]

sounds like you have an underlying issue that i guess would be a light leak(s)

you arent' running any weird organic supplements are you?

I looked for light leaks came up with nothing. I'm just using jacks for nutrients.and that's it. Was on a different site and someone said that putting hands in the water can put pathogens in the water and that could be my issue

 

[Delps8]

What part of California are you from? I was born and raised in Anaheim. I live in Oregon now tho

I'm an immigrant, truth be told. Moved to the US in 1979 and moved further and further West as the years passed. I moved to CA to work for Apple in 2002 and then here to OC in 2005. ATM, I'm in "biegeville", wedged between the 405 and the 5.

 

[Delps8]

I looked for light leaks came up with nothing. I'm just using jacks for nutrients.and that's it. Was on a different site and someone said that putting hands in the water can put pathogens in the water and that could be my issue

"could" - I wouldn't put money on that. We're covered in all sorts of microbes but, unless you introduced something novel, we're dealing with plants that have been thriving in the outdoors for something like 28MM years. That's a history major's opinion, so take it for what it's worth.

Earlier in the thread you said you were using "uc". Not clear on that meaning.

Light leaks makes is the most likely culprit but seeing that your setup is a commercial product, that would have been an outlier. Glad that Rocky raised it.

 

[stiffnuts12]

"could" - I wouldn't put money on that. We're covered in all sorts of microbes but, unless you introduced something novel, we're dealing with plants that have been thriving in the outdoors for something like 28MM years. That's a history major's opinion, so take it for what it's worth.

Earlier in the thread you said you were using "uc". Not clear on that meaning.

Lol bleach more or less

 

[Delps8]

Lol bleach more or less

Got it.

How about pictures of the grow, roots included? Will bennies/UC kill root rot or just prevent it?

What are your thoughts about the cleaning process? That seemed pretty comprehensive though I don't know if the situation actually warrants a full stem to stern cleaning like that.

 

[rkymtnman]

I looked for light leaks came up with nothing. I'm just using jacks for nutrients.and that's it. Was on a different site and someone said that putting hands in the water can put pathogens in the water and that could be my issue

are you using max dose of UC roots?

is your chiller on a closed loop or is it inline and reservoir water goes thru it?

 

[rkymtnman]

also, if you arent' getting the UC roots into all of the hydroton and around the bottom of the stem, there could be all kinds of nasty stuff hiding in it.

 

[stiffnuts12]

Got it.

How about pictures of the grow, roots included? Will bennies/UC kill root rot or just prevent it?

What are your thoughts about the cleaning process? That seemed pretty comprehensive though I don't know if the situation actually warrants a full stem to stern cleaning like that.

I scrub everything down after every run then run bleach water for 3 days and finish it up with ro water to clear out the bleach

 

[stiffnuts12]

are you using max dose of UC roots?

is your chiller on a closed loop or is it inline and reservoir water goes thru it?

I add 5ml per gallon every other day. Chiller is ran to the fallponics reservoir and the reservoir water runs thur at 68 degrees

 

[stiffnuts12]

also, if you arent' getting the UC roots into all of the hydroton and around the bottom of the stem, there could be all kinds of nasty stuff hiding in it.

How do you insure that it gets to the stem

 

[stiffnuts12]

I add 5ml per gallon every other day. Chiller is ran to the fallponics reservoir and the reservoir water runs thur at 68 degrees

 

[rkymtnman]

How do you insure that it gets to the stem

take out a gallon of your res solution (best when it is newly dosed with UC) and pour it thru the top of each plant site. do that to each plant site twice.

 

[rkymtnman]

from that pic, i'd try to move your airpump out of the room too.

and i like to use panda film (blk/white) to cover up the tops of all my net pots. just a small whole in center for the stem

 

[stiffnuts12]

from that pic, i'd try to move your airpump out of the room too.

and i like to use panda film (blk/white) to cover up the tops of all my net pots. just a small whole in center for the stem

So whats your thoughts on the uv filter

 

[rkymtnman]

So whats your thoughts on the uv filter

sounds like a $130 band-aid to me honestly.

only thing i'd try would be HTH pool shock. run about 3 to 5ppms of chlorine. for the only reason that i've used HTH before: never tried UC roots

 

[stiffnuts12]

sounds like a $130 band-aid to me honestly.

only thing i'd try would be HTH pool shock. run about 3 to 5ppms of chlorine. for the only reason that i've used HTH before: never tried UC roots

What do you run as of now?

 

[rkymtnman]

What do you run as of now?

i use southern ag garden friendly fungicide. same stuff as hydroguard but much better

i used HTH for probably 5 or more years. good stuff and dirt cheap

 

[stiffnuts12]

i use southern ag garden friendly fungicide. same stuff as hydroguard but much better

i used HTH for probably 5 or more years. good stuff and dirt cheap

Ok ill look into it thand again