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JackdaWack
10-09-2006, 10:06 PM
How important is it to keep all light out of the res. Its not sitting in direct light but its not blacked out either. i also noticed that some of the nutriets are building up at the bottom of the res. My res, is seperate from the root chambers
moonwolf52
10-09-2006, 11:02 PM
i have an ebb and flow with the resevoir seperate from the grow tray. I try to keep all light from hitting the water.
I have found that my nutes settle to the bottom of the resevoir and that it's never caused any problems. Hope this helps.
JackdaWack
10-09-2006, 11:42 PM
yeah i didnt think it was doing any harm maybe its just dropping un-used nuts. everythings ok with my plants and i put blubblers in the res to mix the water up evry watering period.
ronjohn420
10-12-2006, 05:22 AM
id keep all light away.....

light creates algae and bacteria in water...

esp. in organic nutes more than in chemical nutes
you'll start to see a slime on the sides of the res,

and maybe a "oil" type of shit collecting on the top of your nute solution

i had to learn the hard way, now i cover it with black plastic
JackdaWack
10-12-2006, 03:32 PM
i tired to cover it with some black plastice bags, cut them to fit but when ever i would wash the res out it made a mess and fell off. im gonna spray paint it black and then coat it with white. Next time that is i dont need to be smokin spray paint.
ronjohn420
10-13-2006, 04:18 AM
smokin spray paint....lol

yeah i dont think that would be a good idea at all....

you can go to lowes / home depot and get 0.3 - 7 mil builders plastic, i paid 9 bucks for a roll 3 x 50ft.

and it blocks light great..

i use it and velcro to seperate my veg./ flowering room

later buddy =)
JackdaWack
10-13-2006, 07:49 AM
oh man not a bad idea, holy crap i never thought of that. Im sorry im baked, and i couldnt figure out a way to seperate my closet and u just gave me the best idea ever. i never thought to use velcro. i got a shit load of mylar.
mattmao
10-13-2006, 08:54 AM
try to keep l ight out of the res,you will get an algie build up quite quick.make sure when you do a water change clean the pump and filter,it will save you any future problems.happy growing,should get some nice results.:thumbsup:
ronjohn420
10-13-2006, 05:08 PM
oh man not a bad idea, holy crap i never thought of that. Im sorry im baked, and i couldnt figure out a way to seperate my closet and u just gave me the best idea ever. i never thought to use velcro. i got a shit load of mylar.

exactly my idea.... i believe i got that idea from a video called "ready set grow" its a high-times production

but i watch so may instructional weed videos i may have got it mixed up

but anywayz, it does work great...

anymore pics???

PS.. after you stick that velcro to plastic, staple it also...... trust me it helps