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RkyRickstr
12-06-2013, 10:09 PM
Hey guys. This is my growth today at 14 days.

What does the red slime mean? High nutrients? Low light? Low flow?

Im running cfls 18hrs.

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q198/Ansphire/9FC9B675-16C4-404E-9B49-78039E483AB7_zpsgg2iiojc.jpg (http://s136.photobucket.com/user/Ansphire/media/9FC9B675-16C4-404E-9B49-78039E483AB7_zpsgg2iiojc.jpg.html)

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q198/Ansphire/56D18906-26AD-4CB7-8B91-1060A15FF929_zpsa7pyixeh.jpg (http://s136.photobucket.com/user/Ansphire/media/56D18906-26AD-4CB7-8B91-1060A15FF929_zpsa7pyixeh.jpg.html)

The white stuff is just bubbles of air.

SantaMonica
12-07-2013, 12:43 PM
Very weak light. Too slippery for gha to attach.

RkyRickstr
12-07-2013, 09:29 PM
U think? There is green algae underneath tho

SantaMonica
12-08-2013, 07:37 AM
Green can't attach through the dark. Many times when the dark is removed, green starts.

RkyRickstr
12-08-2013, 08:37 AM
K thanks lets see how the next cleaning looks

Doug G
01-11-2014, 10:27 PM
You might try zapping your system with Chemiclean to get rid of the red slime cyanobacteria.