New here not sure why it happens. I use Holland secret from future harvest used this for about 6 years now. I grow in coco coir drain to waste hydro I guess it is called. I have a five gallon resivior with filtered tap water resivior stays clean and nice until I start using their carboblast third week or so into flower and I start getting white slim on airstone which eventually plugs up my pump. I water every hr a bit with a little bit of runoff. I do have a fair bit of experience and thought the carboblast may help.
Carboblast make slime on airstone
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Growing in coco is hydro only plants in soil need food for microbes.
Thanks for reply I kinda figured that but they all seem to sell these supplements for hydro also see microbes for hydro do they have any benefit then or are they just taking my cash? Are there ways to make it taste better make it smoother in hydro.
Sulphur helps with scent, there are people who mix hydro and organics. But since I use nutrients that are formulated to feed the plants directly without being the byproduct of microbial break down they seemed superfluous in my chosen method. So I have zero direct experience. Mostly I've noted changes in odor and high with genetics not nutrients. LOL nature vs nurture would like a word
Sulphur helps with scent, there are people who mix hydro and organics. But since I use nutrients that are formulated to feed the plants directly without being the byproduct of microbial break down they seemed superfluous in my chosen method. So I have zero direct experience. Mostly I've noted changes in odor and high with genetics not nutrients. LOL nature vs nurture would like a word
Ok well I guess I may have some organics i do reuse my coco coir I do clean a bit of roots out sometime I do think I get a fair yield. The hydro nutrients are ready to be taken up by the plant where as the organics need the microbes to make available? I was just wondering now be cause I did have a clone from a plant it smelled they same sweetness but did not taste as good as the first one. And they got so many things to sell a guy it's hard to decide if it's necessary or not.Sulphur helps with scent, there are people who mix hydro and organics. But since I use nutrients that are formulated to feed the plants directly without being the byproduct of microbial break down they seemed superfluous in my chosen method. So I have zero direct experience. Mostly I've noted changes in odor and high with genetics not nutrients. LOL nature vs nurture would like a word
Is the carboblast feeding microbes on my airstone then do you think?Sulphur helps with scent, there are people who mix hydro and organics. But since I use nutrients that are formulated to feed the plants directly without being the byproduct of microbial break down they seemed superfluous in my chosen method. So I have zero direct experience. Mostly I've noted changes in odor and high with genetics not nutrients. LOL nature vs nurture would like a word
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If i clean airstone lots why do I keep getting microbes on the airstone is this normal?
Depends on the organisms in your water supply. We are all prone to algae. I treat with pool shock, peroxide is too fugitive. I add pool shock roughly every few days. It's worse if you feed them, did you stop using the carboload?
Oh ok I was told pool chemicals are no good for hydroponics. It's carboblast I use.
Also is it ok that I'm drain to waste and use a resivior for auto watering I clean it every week or so but mostly just add water and nutrients.
I use pool shock in my grow. I don't use household bleach, sodium hypochlorite, because I choose not to add sodium. However calcium hypochlorite is the pool shock I use and that's good for them. I would stop the carboblast. If you are DTW hydro you are direct feeding your plants there's no requirement to feed the microbes in your substrate.
dwc420letsgo
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Microbes, bacteria and fungi are everywhere. Even if you clean 99.99999% of the population living in the airstone, that .000001% eventually will exponentially grow back after some time.
Exactly, it's why I use a hypochlorous generator in my pool.