Cahuitan t1_jcymo06 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:46 PM

On the topic of the water looking weird after a while, I've heard that people use charcoal in the bottom of planters to limit bacterial growth. I don't know if it would work in a system like this, but it could be with looking into.

MTReznor18 OP t1_jcyp1ff wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Thanks for sharing, I didn't know that! I'll definitely look into using charcoal.

Dualsporterer t1_jcypfc3 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:05 PM

You can also use hydrogen peroxide regularly

[deleted] t1_jcz0hqw wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:16 PM

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Dualsporterer t1_jcz189e wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:20 PM

It's used in hydroponic gardening to kill bacteria in the water.

AltSpRkBunny t1_jczanx3 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 6:21 PM

Hydrogen peroxide and peroxide bleach are different things.