How to clean reservoir?

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U put it in the sink or tub and scrub it with water and bleach.. and there you go!
U can tank me later noob

Drain and add bleach and tap water, in between cycles. Run for 24hours, drain and rinse very well.

x2 bleach and hot water.

I typically wait until a run is finished then scrub of any scale, rinse the rocks, reassemble, then run bleach though the system for 24 hours. Drain and refill and run it again for 24 and she's ready to go. Or if I'm just swapping out lids I don't clean anything until season ends.

Dumme said:

Drain and add bleach and tap water, in between cycles. Run for 24hours, drain and rinse very well.

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What about peroxide?

OGAerogardener1990 said:

What about peroxide?

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No need for peroxide unless ur showing root rot in this case u would dip the roots in a seperate tub of peroxide. But not ur tub remember bleach emulsifies peroxide wont.

OGAerogardener1990 said:

What about peroxide?

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H2O2 works well for cleaning.
I prefer it over bleach in my rez

Would anyone recommend just using a mild plain old washing liquid?

Move arm back and forth with sponge and h2o, better known as water.

Fast50 said:

Move arm back and forth with sponge and h2o, better known as water.

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THAS FUNNY...

Ian going to use H2O2 next cleaning just to disinfect only because I have 4 gallons and need to get rid of it lol.

Weekly-
I always have a second Rez clean and ready for each change.
After I change my Rez I clean the old one in the bathtub with plain warm water and a bit of dish soap.
With a Good rinse and I'm done. Ready for next weeks Rez change.

Between harvest-
everything gets completely stieralized as normal.


All of the suggestions above are good too.

OGAerogardener1990 said:

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I'd probably use an old broom with short or stiff bristles to scrub my 55 gallon drum if I had to. I generally only store freshwater in there and then draw from it to a 5 gallon bucket to add nutrients. It keeps the drum clean and if I ever need emergency water I have it.

Flush it and run it at 55-60 degrees and it will stay crystal clear