Best cleaner for flood tray that started getting green mold? PLain old soap? Bleach?

NewGrower2011

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So at the end of a run, the tray started getting a little green mold going on... I fought it off but the last week or so I was unable to tend to the op so it has a good hold in the tray... So i wraped the op up and called it done... Now I need to clean up all the gear and wondered what is going to be effective enough to kill/stop the mold and leave me a clean & sterile tray without any ill effect for the next run...I know that bleach can leave a thin 'film' behind so I was trying to avoid that... and H202 might not be cost effective for cleaning purposes (the store bought stuff, not the 33% stuff)...Any suggestions?
 

dadio161

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The green stuff is algea, not mold. Harmless but ugly.
I would just wash with soapy water and wipe with bleach water and rinse.
 

potpimp

Sector 5 Moderator
H2O2 is good and just plain, cheap, Clorox (sodium hyposulfate) bleach will do a great job.
 

jpill

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Man, I would say very light water/bleach solution or H202. Get some gloves and a nice scrub brush and knock it out in 20 mins ! I have black trays and i haven't seen any "thin film" left behind. Also just for a heads up, i just started using a product called "Drip Clean" from house and garden. I add this to my res during feeding, it prevents salt build up in the roots, hoses, reservoir, etc . You might want to try that out.
 
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