2 Dumb Questions I should know

[SOG420]

I have a 5 gallon bucket with an air pump running 24 hs with fow farm grow big and big bloom. There seems to a red preciptate that collects at the bottoom ( see pic). Also is there a point in bubbling water to purify water. I can't afford R/O or distilled in the quantity needed

[Eninja]

ROFL, not trying to be mean or spamming or anything
but thats what my St Bernard's water looks like after she drinks it to the bottom, try cleaning the bucket? o.O?

[michaelpeg]

yeah it looks to be algae to me. my cats also get this stuff on the water bowl and i even get it in the bath tub. i could definitly be wrong though as i have no experience with resevoirs but if it is algae then make sure your resevoir is light proof.

[SOG420]

Thanks guys My other question was is bubbling the water fr a day or two worth it

[Rusty Trichome]

Perhaps the excessive air is oxidizing the iorn, and no...it's best to use the nutes when mixed.

If your water has been sitting-around a couple of days, a couple of minutes of the bubbler might do some good. But when you water, the suction it creates within the soil draws-down the air anyway.

Isn't algae green, and cyanobacteria red...?

[michaelpeg]

you could very well be right, im no scientist thats for sure.

[genuine]

If you are using clay pellets (hydrton), then it is from the dust that's not completely rinsed off.

[michaelpeg]

actually there is other coloured algae from light green to burgandy. www.agrra.org/background/algaeback.html