Do ebb and flow reservoirs need to be completely lightproof?

Healer · 06-24-2009, 01:00 PM

If so, what happens if they're not?

*Luke Highwalker* · 06-24-2009, 01:08 PM

algae.

420Stylez · 06-24-2009, 01:13 PM

for the most part you need a lid..... if you dont have a lid.... youll get algae and bugs floating in the res and slime and stuff..... lids are def needed

CRAZYTRAIN · 06-24-2009, 01:21 PM

Even the lids have a big hole in them though.

420Stylez · 06-24-2009, 01:25 PM

my lid hole came with a lid.... lol

*Luke Highwalker* · 06-24-2009, 01:48 PM

the res is not necessarily in teh room with the table...so lids arent mandatory or anything.

just keep MOST of the light out and youll be fine. i grow algae in my cloner like nobodies business, but it never hurt anything.

chances are the flood table will grow plenty of funk on its own anyways, so i wouldnt sweat a tiny amount of crap growin in there....just make sure you are cultivating friendly algae and bacterias, not the bad ones!

big bud man · 06-24-2009, 03:08 PM

my res sits directly under my ebb and flow table and is not exposed to direct light and i have never had an algae problem.

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