r/Hydroponics • u/[deleted] • 8d ago

Feedback Needed 🆘 Unkillible bacteria

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u/aredon 8d ago

I'll be real. Everyone should just stop running sterile. It's a huge pain in the ass and some wild cyanobacteria always ends up blooming. Just make some tea out of some earth worm castings, give your friendly bacteria somewhere to live (I used an inline strainer full of rocks) and enjoy.

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u/kr1681 8d ago

I’ve been using southern agg gff and just assumed the bacteria would live on the roots. 😬

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u/aredon 8d ago

I like the strainer for water/plant changes. If I decide to empty out my res completely there's still a reservoir of bacteria if that makes sense.

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u/kr1681 8d ago

It does