Nasty goo in the reservoir...what is it!?

Hi folks,

I am about a month into my first ever grow and everything was going fine until I noticed this nasty goo in my reservoir. When I first noticed it, it was almost like the nutes I was using had coagulated. The plants were fine so I left it alone and thought nothing of it until I checked it later and it literally looked like afterbirth with some nasty white goo. I had to change the reservoir and then rinse off the pellets but it looks like the nutes are coagulating again. I have attached pics so that someone can help me figure out what it is. Although the plants are fine when I pulled some of it off the pots it looked like some of the roots came off with it. I am using Pure Blend Pro and about a cup of vinegar everyday to lower the PH

Chicken embryo.

the vinegar and something in your water are the problem. i had that all the time using vinegar and I went back to PH down from gen. hydro.
I also got it with the azamax I was using as well it stuck right to my air stones and looked like snot and tasted like paste.

I've had that coagulating on my airstones when I didn't bother to use h202 for a week or two. I too am curious if anyone knows specifically what it is.

But hey, slime is slime, I got rid of it by putting in new airstones and blasting my rez with h202 again.

Thanks for the advice. Yeah it pretty much stuck to the airstone too. I had to throw it out and get a new one. Pardon my ignorance, but what is h2o2 and how do I get some?

It's stronger hydrogen peroxide, 35% usually. A hydro store should carry it. If not, try the Internet.

jesus of Cannabis said:

I also got it with the azamax I was using as well it stuck right to my air stones and looked like snot and tasted like paste.

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you tasted something treated with azamax????????

That's either brown algae slime, root rot, or both. Try using some Beneficial Microbes. I brew my own using Sub Culture M & B with Ancient Forest EWC...check this thread out:

https://www.rollitup.org/dwc-bubbleponics/361430-how-breed-your-own-beneficial.html