Cleaning time

Gotta clean the res and flood tables before the next run. Just wonder what is a good bleach to water ratio?
Should i drain it and then rinse with h2o2 after?
Whats your cleaning routine?

Gquebed said:

Gotta clean the res and flood tables before the next run. Just wonder what is a good bleach to water ratio?
Should i drain it and then rinse with h2o2 after?
Whats your cleaning routine?

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I use bleach in my cleaning. I dump it in until the water smells bleachy, but not over powering to the nose. I rinse and air dry. Sniff test for bleach smell. If no or very little bleachy smell, good enough for me!

I run a strong mix, and let it sit for a couple hours. Probably four cups of bleach in about 40 gallons. Scrub everything and then I pump it out and run clean water through it until it doesn’t smell like bleach anymore, then let it dry.

dstroy said:

I run a strong mix, and let it sit for a couple hours. Probably four cups of bleach in about 40 gallons. Scrub everything and then I pump it out and run clean water through it until it doesn’t smell like bleach anymore, then let it dry.

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Cool... my first run with flood tables... needed somewhere to start with bleach proportion... cause im the kinda guy that would put a gallon or two into 40 gallons of water...lol

lol I think just little will do. I havn't bleached my trays or res in years. I havn't have pathigins to kill in years so I just scrub it clean with warm water and rinse it all out. Where are the harvest pics from the run?

- Sanitizing: Ratio: 1 tablespoon of bleach to 1 gallon of cool water. Contact Time: Let stand for 2 minutes, then wipe or air dry.
- Disinfecting: Ratio: 1/4 (minimum) to 3/4 (maximum) cup of bleach to 1 gallon of cool water or 1 tablespoon (minimum) to 3 tablespoons (maximum) of bleach to 1 quart of water. Contact Time: Let stand for 2 minutes, then wipe or air dry.

This is the method I use. After you've left it on for contact time, make sure you rinse with straight up water to remove any residual bleach. I like to rinse twice and sometimes even three times. I also go by the smell test after the second rinse to determine if it needs a third.

Thundercat said:

lol I think just little will do. I havn't bleached my trays or res in years. I havn't have pathigins to kill in years so I just scrub it clean with warm water and rinse it all out. Where are the harvest pics from the run?

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Forgot all about it....lol
Got about 2 lbs i figure. I can take a pic of the jars...lol

Thundercat said:

lol I think just little will do. I havn't bleached my trays or res in years. I havn't have pathigins to kill in years so I just scrub it clean with warm water and rinse it all out. Where are the harvest pics from the run?

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About 3 zips per jar. Considering the problems I had it wasn't a bad run after all. And I learned more in this one Hydro run than I did in a half dozen soilless runs

Gquebed said:

About 3 zips per jar. Considering the problems I had it wasn't a bad run after all. And I learned more in this one Hydro run than I did in a half dozen soilless runs

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Nice dude glad to hear it all worked out well!

I use an atomizer with bleach to spray down my entire room between cycles. Makes the water particles stick to everything.