Running heavy 16 in my uc rdwc

Jerseykushface

Jerseykushface

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Carolina Dream'n said:
NO!!!!!

Mix one gram of calcium hypochlorite into a seperate bottle of distilled or RO water. You just made a gallon of sterilizing solution that you use at 2-3 ml per gallon of your nutrient solution.

So you would use 50 ml in your 25 gallon Rez.
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Oooh ok leme get this right once i mix up my 1g of hydroclorite into my 1gal water jug mix that all up n use that at a ratio 2 ml per gallon so my res is 25 gal so i add 50 ml to my nutrient solution n thatll prevent any slime build up?
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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yep that's right. just make sure you get the right bag of HTH. it's this in a 1 pound bag

and not just to prevent slime. will also prevent root rot which will spread throughout your whole system really quickly without it.

 
Jerseykushface

Jerseykushface

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rkymtnman said:
sterile is you kill all bad/good bacteria. i use hth pool shock. dutchmaster zone works well too.

bennies are running beneficial bacteria that "eat" all the bad bacteria. you would use Prime for this. it would feed the bacteria.

i think sterile is simpler and more effective in my opinion
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One more question i just got the hth so would i not use Prime now since I'm using this?
 
blackforest

blackforest

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Since nobody has mentioned it yet, hydroguard by botanicare would be an example of a beneficial (vs. a sterilizer). I use hydroguard in my rdwc system, mainly because I started with it a long time ago, it works well, and I got a big bottle on the cheap. If I were to run sterile which I'm considering doing my next round I would just use pool shock like everyone else has suggested.
 
MeGaKiLlErMaN

MeGaKiLlErMaN

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blackforest said:
Since nobody has mentioned it yet, hydroguard by botanicare would be an example of a beneficial (vs. a sterilizer). I use hydroguard in my rdwc system, mainly because I started with it a long time ago, it works well, and I got a big bottle on the cheap. If I were to run sterile which I'm considering doing my next round I would just use pool shock like everyone else has suggested.
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I always thought that was a given... I have had temps in the high 70s-low 80F s and I have never had root rot. Thanks to that product and using about an OZ once a week.
 
Jerseykushface

Jerseykushface

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MeGaKiLlErMaN said:
I always thought that was a given... I have had temps in the high 70s-low 80F s and I have never had root rot. Thanks to that product and using about an OZ once a week.
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blackforest said:
Since nobody has mentioned it yet, hydroguard by botanicare would be an example of a beneficial (vs. a sterilizer). I use hydroguard in my rdwc system, mainly because I started with it a long time ago, it works well, and I got a big bottle on the cheap. If I were to run sterile which I'm considering doing my next round I would just use pool shock like everyone else has suggested.
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Carolina Dream'n said:
No those things don't work. Ask your store if they can give you a credo. Use it when you actually need something.
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With hth i won't have to worry about any slime at all will i?
 
blackforest

blackforest

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Jerseykushface said:
With hth i won't have to worry about any slime at all will i?
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I personally can't vouch for hth since I've never used it, but there are experienced growers that use it all the time. I use a chiller as well to keep water temps mid 60's. Higher water temps might require more solution, or more frequent application potentially. What I've noticed after reading tons and tons of threads is that in the end, you have to find what works for you.
 
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