yes the filter definitely has some in there...i got most of it out yesterday but there's plenty left. man i wish i had my camera at home yesterday when i cleaned out the res. if only you could have seen how much of this shit was in there!

i am changing about 1/4 of the res water every day and adding fresh nute solution with hydrogen peroxide...the HP I have is just like the 35% food grade stuff but it's already diluted to the 3%, it's sold at a local health food store as a spray for your food...after reading up on HP for the last few days i am finding out that there is this whole popular health movement using HP as a supplement. in fact lots of cancer patients believe it helps them..kinda interesting if your into that whole holistic medicine thing.

i am going off topic...can you tell i'm high as a kite right now?

if I were to remove the plastic cups with the rapid rooter sponge in them (effectively removing the entire plant from the aerogarden) i would be able to clean it out much better. that would involve moving the plants quite a bit though, plus i would have to cut the root mass with scissors as everything is obviously all tangled in the res. Do you guys recommend doing that? it seems like it would be a huge stress on the plants. Maybe i should see where i am in a few days with just running the HP?

Also, as an added problem, i am using about 60% of my vertical space right now and I need to start flowering soon. any advice there?