Algae water from hydroponic nutrient water

Algae water? In hydroponics? What do you do when your hydroponic nutrient water turns green overnight? Trust me, it will happen to you someday and it can be rat6her shocking.

Fortunately, as surprising as it is, it is nothing to worry about. It is merely green algae in rather large densities.

Algae are simple organisms that turn light energy into sugars - they are harmless to you and your plants and the only non-toxic way to rid yourself of an algae infestation is to change your nutrient water and flush your system; in effect, changing your algae water back to nutrient water.

There are chemical deterents for sale that will prevent the growth of algae but why introduce an unnecessay toxic substance to your plants? Algae is harmless...

Also, if you look very closely at the picture of my hydroponics system on my homepage you will see the green nutrient solution. Yes, I had an algae attack when that picture was taken...

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