is this black mold growing on my tent?

[Fish scale]

So I did a grow last year and I haven't bothered to take down my tent and it's been sitting there for the last 6 months and today when I was doing a bit of cleaning in and around the tent I noticed this black patch on one of the ducting ports at the bottom of the tent. Is it black mold or is it something else? And how would I go about removing it?

 

[dwc420letsgo]

Someitmes when i use recharge, it leaves black residue on the surfaces where it spills onto, Try cleaning it with clorox and disinfecting the whole tent as precaution anyways

 

[ProPheT 216]

See if it comes off with bleach. Was that area moist?

 

[Fish scale]

Someitmes when i use recharge, it leaves black residue on the surfaces where it spills onto, Try cleaning it with clorox and disinfecting the whole tent as precaution anyways

Thanks

 

[Fish scale]

See if it comes off with bleach. Was that area moist?

I believe it could have got moist at some point because I was watering a plant in that corner everyday and sometimes water would spill onto it.

 

[cannabiscrusader]

It's probably just a runoff stain. They wipe right off the tent walls and floor

 

[Fish scale]

It's probably just a runoff stain. They wipe right off the tent walls and floor

I tried to wipe it off but it won't come off. I am worried that it is black mold so I am just going to buy another 4x4 gorilla grow tent. There's a hole in the tent floor where I damaged it by mistake as well so I am definitely going to buy another one because I am growing in coco which is hydroponic and I have a run off system and I don't want to risk getting a bad leak with a rip in the tent floor

 

[Phytoplankton]

If you spray the inside of the tent with a diluted chlorox solution (or lysol), it will kill the mold/spores. Use it as a back-up or seedling tent.

 

[cannabiscrusader]

I tried to wipe it off but it won't come off. I am worried that it is black mold so I am just going to buy another 4x4 gorilla grow tent. There's a hole in the tent floor where I damaged it by mistake as well so I am definitely going to buy another one because I am growing in coco which is hydroponic and I have a run off system and I don't want to risk getting a bad leak with a rip in the tent floor

Good call

 

[Rocket Soul]

See if it comes off with bleach. Was that area moist?

Or maybe a blind spot for air movement? OP: if you dont change anything in the setup take note of the area and keep an eye out in future grows.

 

[DCcan]

I'm suprised more people don't use tent trays, I'm too careless with watering to depend on a cloth liner and a drip saucer.
Much easier to clean up with a wet vac after a dose of nutes.
No mold, just some calcium buildup to remove after a run.

 

[cannabiscrusader]

I'm suprised more people don't use tent trays, I'm too careless with watering to depend on a cloth liner and a drip saucer.
Much easier to clean up with a wet vac after a dose of nutes.
No mold, just some calcium buildup to remove after a run.

 

[TCH]

I'm suprised more people don't use tent trays, I'm too careless with watering to depend on a cloth liner and a drip saucer.
Much easier to clean up with a wet vac after a dose of nutes.
No mold, just some calcium buildup to remove after a run.

Yes. This!!! Do NOT rely on your tent to contain a flooding incident. While that little floor liner thing will definitely slow it down, it's not going to necessarily hold water like an actual tray will.

 

[Jjgrow420]

I use flood tables plumbed with a drain hose into the floor drain. No silly spilly
Sometimes the cheaper tents seem to get that black look when the material gets wet, or rubbed often. (Like a pot or tray sitting on it). It could just be the material is worn