Hydroguard

[Bartholomew]

Hi,

So I got myself a bottle of hydroguard because I noticed brown slime/algae in my hydro buckets.

I know hydroguard works well against root rot, pythium etc but does it work against algae?
Does it break down algae?
Does it fix an existing minor algae problem or strictly after sterilizing the whole system?

thanks

[George4green]

Good question. Wish I had an answer for you but I have yet to use hydroguard. Planning on using it this grow

[gbauto]

Algae means light leaks in your buckets. Fix that and then clean out your system. Hydroguard/GFF only works by out competing other pathogens for the same environment.

[Bartholomew]

alltatup ? Do you know about using GSE with hydroguard?

[alltatup]

Bartholomew I can tell you that I have understood that it will kill the bennies as well as the baddies. I used it to cure a bad case of root root in 2017.

This is the kind of thing I've read about it in various places: https://luv2garden.com/hydroponics_algae.html

[Bartholomew]

I see, thanks ! 🙂

[Jackmands]

Hydroguard is a great product and should be used EVERY time you grow in hydro. I also add Orca Mycorrhizae in my res. Root problems are non existent.