Help me kill organic nutes!! (yes, you read it right!)

[Groff]

:tiphat:

So here's the thing... I love biobizz but this may very well be my last grow using it. Unless you help me find a solution. My "problem" is that I'm using airpots... had it not been for wet betty I wouldn't even have started this grow! I can finally properly water the plants evenly without making a bloody mess from squirting holes.

Since airpots, properly set up, do not suck up water, its is basically a DTW system. I tried with an oversized tin to collect run-off, but roots just started outgrowing the bottom pot mesh and very quickly root rot...

So I elevated the pot and use a container to collect the run-off so I can throw away every few days. But here is the problem.... slime, algae, green growth, mold forms on the run-off. It comes out pretty clear looking, but two days later its dark brown, green etc.

But thats ok... what is not ok is the smell. While not putrid, is is quite active and rotten-like. So I'd like to add something to the run-off container so it "kills" the run-off.

H202 would work, but becomes inactive very quickly... bleach? alcohol? lye?
Any dangerous evaporants? Suggestions?

 

[Dominas999]

If its DTW this should work, wouldnt reccommend using the water for house plants though...

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[Nam80232]

There is part of the problem. You should never leave the run off water in their drain pan. I use a wet dry vac to remove the excess water. I've never had any root problems using air pots, and thats all I use!

 

[Pal23]

Just dispose of run off there and then, it's 5 minutes extra work when feeding

 

[namvet25]

Are you sure you put the bottom grid in the pot the right way?If it's put in right there shouldn't be any roots coming out, or very few. If your roots don't draw the runoff up in 24 hrs you are probably watering to much and are having to much runoff. You can not use bleach or alcohol,you will kill the roots along with the rest of your plant.

 

[pasimito]

There is part of the problem. You should never leave the run off water in their drain pan.

this

and also great way to get mold and other fungi and unhealthy diseases, try keep Your grow area clear of long stay water

 

[seraphim19]

I use airpots and bio bizz. I had similar problems when I switched from cloth pots but I overcame them by using a tray to collect the run off, watering VERY slowly so the liquid has time to be absorbed before it runs out the sides and bottom, and once I reach the full saturation point I give the plant another half a litre of feed and allow it to run off, then I remove the tray, discard the run off and hey presto no feed sitting to smell or cause humidity problems.

It is a lot more time consuming than conventional pots but I find the extra growth worth the work.

 

[Groff]

Sorry, I wasnt too clear back there... I had rot because I tried to make the airpots wick the run-off back up like regular pots, using an oversized tray. Didnt work, roots started outgrowing the bottom mesh and then started rotting, so I immediately backed out of the plan, cut off the roots, and elevated the airpots so I could water at will, get a good 10- 15% run-off.

I dont want to FEED the plant booze :roflcry: ... I want to knock out the run-off! Kill the organics in the bottom rez.

Its not that I'm lazy about cleaning, on the contrary I absolutely do like a clean ship. But having to remove/lift plant, remove tray, throw out run-off, put back in tray, put plant back... time X plants is quite time consuming and just makes a mess anyway with spills etc. and later flower its a bitch and have broken branches etc...

I've also tried with a manual siphon pump, but it also does a bit of a mess and take far too much time than I have.

So I set it up like this



So I could do like I do with mineral based nutes. When it fills up, I pump it all out.

 

[Super Mario]

H2O2 Bro :thumbs:. Cheap in aquarium supply stores, or easy from pharmacys.
If the pots are elevated all the time, you can easily fuck up algae with copper sulfate or iron (II) sulfate. Both are sold in every garden store as weed killer.

Good Luck :tiphat:

EDIT : But it would be really preferred to just use less water, and try to do without or dispose of it like my pal Pal23 said. H2O2 is perfectly (environmentally) safe to use and just breaks down into water and oxygen. But the metal salts fuck up the local water supply a lot if you keep throwing a lot down the drain.

 

[Groff]

H2O2 Bro :thumbs:. Cheap in aquarium supply stores, or easy from pharmacys.
If the pots are elevated all the time, you can easily fuck up algae with copper sulfate or iron (II) sulfate. Both are sold in every garden store as weed killer.

Good Luck :tiphat:

EDIT : But it would be really preferred to just use less water, and try to do without or dispose of it like my pal Pal23 said. H2O2 is perfectly (environmentally) safe to use and just breaks down into water and oxygen. But the metal salts fuck up the local water supply a lot if you keep throwing a lot down the drain.

Sweet dude, I'll try it out... no contaminants though, thanks for the tip. I'll try squirting H202, it acts quick and dissolves quick too, but lets see what I can do with 1 bottle and take if from there.