Cleaning time

Gquebed

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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?
 

gearshift

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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?
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!
 

dstroy

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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.
 

Gquebed

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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.
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
 

Thundercat

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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?
 

BDGrows

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- 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.
 

Gquebed

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

Gquebed

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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?
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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SupaStona

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