james42
Well-Known Member
Hopefully someone can tell me how bad this is and how to get rid of it. I've only had my aeroflo 60 running for two weeks. I've only had two little plants in it to make sure everything is working fine.
Towards the end of the first week I noticed what looks like a brown algae in the grow chambers. It got progressively worse as the days went by. I ended up flushing the system a week ago and tried to get as much of the slimy stuff cleaned out as possible.
I thought it was from warm water.i ended up making a water chiller out of a dehumidifier. I filled the res back up and the water chiller worked great. The water temp has stayed between 62-65 f since then. It didn't seem to help though. In only s couple days, the algae was back in full force. I've been running h202 in it the last few days, but it doesn't seem to help.
after doing some research I see that light can be what causes this. no light gets into my reservoir but all the chambers have been uncovered with light getting in. I bought the system used and it didn't come with the caps. I ordered some and they're on the way but what do I do now?
is there a way to clean this out without harming the plants. I just put 18 seedlings in it 2 days ago. there doing good but I'm concerned. here's a picture of what it looks like. it's kind of hard to see down in there but it's the best I can do.
Towards the end of the first week I noticed what looks like a brown algae in the grow chambers. It got progressively worse as the days went by. I ended up flushing the system a week ago and tried to get as much of the slimy stuff cleaned out as possible.
I thought it was from warm water.i ended up making a water chiller out of a dehumidifier. I filled the res back up and the water chiller worked great. The water temp has stayed between 62-65 f since then. It didn't seem to help though. In only s couple days, the algae was back in full force. I've been running h202 in it the last few days, but it doesn't seem to help.
after doing some research I see that light can be what causes this. no light gets into my reservoir but all the chambers have been uncovered with light getting in. I bought the system used and it didn't come with the caps. I ordered some and they're on the way but what do I do now?
is there a way to clean this out without harming the plants. I just put 18 seedlings in it 2 days ago. there doing good but I'm concerned. here's a picture of what it looks like. it's kind of hard to see down in there but it's the best I can do.
