A Beginners Guide: Hydroponic Sanitation & Sterilization
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
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In this article and video, Ethan from our own grow room walks you through why keeping up on cleanliness is important, and gives you some suggestions on how to stay safe.
The number one benefit of a clean system is human health. If you don’t keep the environment clean, you’ll more than likely be harvesting produce that isn’t clean or healthy. It may even make your customers ill.
The second benefit is the health of your plants. If you don’t keep your grow room clean, you’re opening up pathways for disease and fungal pathogens.
The third reason that keeping things clean is so important is certifications and standards. Not only is it suggested, it is often required. Whether you are trying to be organically or otherwise certified, keep in mind that these usually have very detailed standards when it comes to sterilization and sanitation.
So what's the difference, anyway?
Sanitation is the general cleanliness of your grow room. This might include sweeping, removing dead plant material from the system, mopping up any spills or messes, cleaning out filters, scrubbing your IBC, and keeping your harvest and planting areas clean and well-prepped.
Sterilization kills microbial life, including bacteria or fungi that could cause disease in your plants.
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Timestamps/What’s Covered:
00:33 Importance of Cleanliness
01:31 Sanitation vs Sterilization
02:42 Cleaning Materials
06:15 Cleaning Process
10:31 Cleaning Frequency
11:55 Safety Do’s & Don’ts
13:47 Recap
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Alot of great information. Thanks for sharing this vid.
one look at this guys' eyes and I knew this was the video for me. awesome!
Man I like the way you explain sht. New sub here and liking what I've been watching/learning. Take care everyone.
very well explained thank you.
Can you guys please show a demo video on how you clean your hydroponic systems.
AWESOME VIDEO KEEP IT UP
Great video
Thanks great clarity in your exclamation.
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful, thank you!
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful.
Great info, thank you. We like to use dish soap for sanitation and 99.99% Isopropyl alcohol for sterilization.
What ratio of isopropyl to water?
@@thebiz5942 I don't know what he would say to you for that but I use isopropanol full strength but pretty much only for my scissors to be honest. If I'm doing full cleaning (rooms empty getting ready for the next show) then I pretty much use bleach for or on everything. If plants are in room then it's diluted peroxide. This is just the way I do mine so it's just my opinion. I 100% in 20 years have only got a fungus once and spider mites once. God's honest truth, mites was first one fungus was second one and both were in first year and a half. Then a nice older gentleman explained to me in detail why you must (a) keep everything clean and sterilized and (b) always pay attention to the room and the plants and be diligent for the (a) part. Then I asked ok but man that's a lot of work. He looked at me with that fk are you stupid look on his face and said ya it's sooooooo much more work then when you had to clean every leaf top bottom and the room. I looked him in the eye and said god I love older people and their wisdom. I guess since I am almost 60 now I'm that old guy. I love helping people and I like telling my stories to who likes to LISTEN to them. LOL I know I didn't exactly answer your root question but I believe there's a reason he didn't even bring up iso. I might be wrong though. Keep the iso for the tools my friend and save huge money. Ask yourself how much does a bottle of peroxide cost me, how much does a big jug of bleach cost me and then ask yourself how much is a 500 mL of 99% isopropanol? Pretty sure boat 10 times as much as the other two, save yourself some money and keep your room clean you won't have a problem if you do it diligently I promise you.
Considering many hydro growers attempt to keep a healthy microbial life with products such as Orca and Mammoth P would you say it’s generally frowned upon to use any sort of ozone or peroxide in your nutrient solution? Maybe a flush through then emptying the reservoir entirely before refilling and renuteing?
GO BIG RED!!!
How much peroxide should you use in the res? Is peroxide to prevent bacteria in the solution?
Great Video. Thanks for the info. I would like to add ozone into my reservoir with a venturi injector. How much ozone is safe and how often is it necessary? My RDWC is about 130 gallons.
Great video could you use a air ozone generator in a Room with life plants?
What percentage H202 do you recommend?
Good video. Can you use vinegar to treat root rot and if so how much/what type should be used per gallon?
I think root rot develops when your let your solution cover all the roots. The plants die from drowning and then the dead roots rot.
Tried vinegar as a ph down and developed root rot. So just soaked mine in pure 3% hydrogen peroxide then rinsed them off.
I just started hydoponics 20 gallon tower one week into it the water smells Do u know why I only used miracle grow for hydroponics?
We recommend that you use nutrients specifically for hydroponic systems. The starter kit is really popular- shop.zipgrow.com/search?type=product&q=nutrients
Pliz show us a demo
Hi Ethan, I’m also an Ethan :)
Hey Ethan. I didn't notice you mentioning the amounts per gallon for the sterilization chemicals. Can you please provide?
Hello Patrick! Usually for a working hydrogen peroxide we dilute to about 5% peroxide solution
5% peroxide of your volume of resevoir while system is running with plants
Hi how much bleach per gallon in the hydroponic system to flush it out
www.aspcapro.org/resource/bleach-dilution-calculator
One of the makers of fodder systems recommends 1% peroxide. Using grocery store peroxide, 3%, 1 part peroxide to 2 parts water. I use peroxide when soaking seeds because it is safer than bleach.
Here in the UK I can get 3% and 11.9% ( Require a license for anything stronger) what exactly is "Food-Grade" hydrogen peroxide please as it isn't labelled as such here?
This is awesome information :-)
3%
@@wudupfammm8555 I don't think that's the definition. You can buy food grade H2O2 in varying concentrations. I have seen it as high as 35% and as low as 3%.
Can I use distilled vinegar to lower my ph since you stated that vinegar is safe to use.
As far as i know you can
Also ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). Try 2 teaspoons of AA in 1 cup of water.
To clarify from a food safety/medical standpoint and working with USDA/FDA stuff, some of the terminology is mixed up. What you described as sanitation is technical just referred to as “cleaning.” Your reference to “sterilization” is actually “sanitation.” Sterilization is a process of killing absolutely 100% of everything using extremes such as heat and pressure. Sterilization can’t be obtained using chemicals such as bleach. :)
Bruh... Thank you. As a health care worker, it irritates me when the grow community talks about sterilization when in fact it's sanitation that's achieved.
And UV light?... like the units used in aquariums?
Hi Carlos, yes they are very similar. UV sterilization is used in a number of different applications, the main thing is to size your unit appropriately for the amount of flow moving through it as the water needs a certain amount of time in contact with the UV to kill bacteria/pathogens.
Can you use a steam gun ?
Steam and high pressure hot water work great, however they only disinfect to a certain level. We recommend pairing steam cleaning with a surface disinfectant like peroxide for the best cleaning.
Wait, what? Organic hydroponics? How does that work?
Most organic produce is not very good because they don't add trace elements. Properly nourished hydroponic food is pesticide free and mineral rich.
too much talking but did not even give a a proper instructions on how
Soap and water is all you need
Don't use this stuff, it makes your head jerk and want to wear Doo Rags.
Stop moving your head! It's distracting. And tone down the smile, this is a hydroponics tutorial not a spa ad.
Dude, make your own videos, if you can do better.
@@thebatman6201 Shut your twat.
Learn how to focus on words instead of the video then. Or better yet, just close your eyes 😉. This is a hydroponics video someone put a lot of time and editing into, so if you think you can do better, why don’t you go make your own tutorial or fuck off.
@@lotfibouhedjeur9897 Yeah your response is the same energy as your initial reply. Hostile, angry and probably growing unhealthy lettuce.
If you didn't need so much help with growing maybe you'd have more time to spend on adjusting your own attitude and self betterment. Your deficiencies are showing.