WHAT THE @$@#*&$ IS THAT GROWING!!

[newtoitallgurrl]

Ok I am of course a first time grower, both hydro and outdoor (which are doing GREAT!)http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=74402
Any how I got these plants in a hydro thing, and have a 150hps light on them, but started to see green stuff on the rockwool cubes, is it alge?? or possibly mold?? and what can I do to get rid of it?? and how can I prevent it from comming back?

[BlackBliss]

howdy.....1st ~ yes it is mold and or algae....both of which are very simple to prevent.
All you have to do is add about 1 inch worth of red clay pebbles to the tops of the rockwool and spread it out equaly around the tops of the pots/buckets or grow nets, this will prevent the tops of the rockwool cubes from getting any mold/algae.
This happens when direct light and heat is available to things with moisture in it.....such as your rockwool......the fungus starts with longstanding moisture and high humidity....the mold needs moisture to begin growing and digesting what they are growing on.....so by adding the little round red clay pebbles, you elliminated their process of ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Longstanding Moisture + Direct Light + High Humidity = Mold & Mold Growth.
I hope you find this most helpfull,
Cheer's and goodluck,
Bliss.

[chisme]

if its alge its easy to git rid of u can get the stuff ready made and diluted ready to spray directly onto the rockwool. :D

[Rictor]

alagae is green mold is a white fuzz its an easy fix alagae forms wheres theres a leak in your system(water mets lite) and boom alagae i put a paper plate between my grow medium cut a slit and put it around the stem any questions repost

[KHAN]

Nasty! U need a cover over your NFT tray dude!

[slowthestone]

That stuff ought to be sent to the CDC for analysis.

[newtoitallgurrl]

well no shit its nasty, its slimmy pretty damm gross if ya ask me. anyhow gonna try the paper plate thing. But chisme what is that stuff you referred to called??? I know when I get alge in the pool or fish pond I get alge killer is it the same as that??? but even if this hydro pain in tha ass thing does not work out.... at least I got my girls out side.~~~~~~~~~TAKE A LOOK!!^^^^^ and today I see the start of some bloomage!!:D

[The White Snoop]

use some h202 to clear it up. Then make sure theres no light reaching the RW

[orangeman]

at least I got my girls out side.~~~~~~~~~TAKE A LOOK!!^^^^^ and today I see the start of some bloomage!!:D

Are you using that plant to cross with another plant? What are the strains?

[newtoitallgurrl]

OK OK stoppit with the wise cracks hell I never did this shit before, I know its nasty, i am thinking of tossing them all out and starting over! but the plants look so nice I want to learn how to do it right ya know, I need info not sarcasism. So be nice. I have only been smoking 4 mo. now and don't have a clue about this, outdoor growing was way simple, can I put those plants in soil and grow in a green house or will it shock them but putting them out side and just forget the whole hydro thing???? info ppl info not mean remarks your making me sad :~(((

[newtoitallgurrl]

Oh yeah beside my great ability to grow ALGE! I have in there OG kush, Widow Warrior, Snow Whites, and Nebula. all are anywhere between a week to a montha part. Not all were started at the same time.

[wavygravy2001]

Yes you can put the plants ,rockwool cubes and all, in a bucket of dirt and grow them that way. I start all my clones in cubes then plant in dirt after they get roots.

[newtoitallgurrl]

but... will the shock of from going from HPS lights to natural sun light shock, kill or stress them?? thats what I am Afarid of, of should I just forget the hydro, and put them all under HPS lights with a watering system?