Can Algae in ebb and flow hurt my plants?

Can Algae in ebb and flow hurt my plants?

I have it growing in my table. Not sure if I am supposed to clean it out or just leave it??? Its green algae btw.

Any help?


thanks
-drogrowin

If its just on the table where water probably doesn't completely drain... It won't hurt anything.

Yah thats where it is.. not in my res but on the trey in the standing water....



any other comments? BUMP! and thatnks captain!

I have heard that it might clog my rockwool cubes???

I have found that the green algae will slow down growth a little. If you add a little Algaefix (found at just about any store that sells fish, like petco) Totally safe and works wonderfully. To stop the algae use a panda-film cover over your tray or panda-film squares over the rock wool

the problem with algae is it competes for the nutrients and that's why it slows down growth.

The reason your getting algae on the tray isnt because of the system. Its because light penetrates through the plants to the tray and then algae forms when it can see that light. Its a tall-tale sign that you need a thicker canopy (aka more veg time, or more plants per tray). Never flood above rock wool cubes either, flood em till they are an inch from the top of the cube.

Good luck!

justparanoid said:

the problem with algae is it competes for the nutrients and that's why it slows down growth.

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yes just what he said it doesnt hurt your plant it just slows growth because the algae sucks up the nutrients so therefor your plants are lacking nutes

(basically its like taking food away from you right when your about to take a bite).....LoL

Thanks everyone you have helped so much!

And yes i have no canopy coverage now... all my babies are still clones... 2nd week of veg, first week was delayed to my tent was cold ....

What is panda film? I have these white plastic covers that i have on all of my cubes now.... but nothing to cover the tray.

panda film is this film sheet that is black on one side and white on the other. usually comes in 10 feet sections.

Exactly. The panda film is used to keep the roots in the dark and also reflects light back up to the lower branches. I use it in both my mid-growth clone tray and my full sized tables.

And i jsut buy it at my hydro store? never seen it... i will have to ask, but i know what your talking about. THats what i have covering my cube tops now.

Thanks blazin homer dude