Tent and equipment disinfection

[Ckbrew]

Has anyone used a UV light / ozone generator to disinfect your tents and equipment? Supposed to be good for killing mold spores.

Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Germicidal-Sa...s%2C257&sr=8-8

[PLreef]

Huh, never thought about an ozone generator. I have one I can use.

[Bowhunterwoody]

Same here. Don't know if it produces enough to work for that but would be pretty cool if it did.

[SoOrbudgal]

No but hospital i worked at use big units to sterilize OR rooms. Robo unit moved all around OR big sign do not enter. UV?

[dilvish]

mold is only going to be an issue if the humidity is too high and/or the plants are overwatered. a plain old garden sprayer with 50% peroxide sprayed and left on for 30 minutes or more will do the trick just as well. Unfortunately mold spores are everywhere so if it's an issue on a regular basis it's your humidity/watering practices.

[CaptainWiese91]

Doesn’t have to be high humidity that makes WPM.
I can also be present in very low humidity as well.
Just because you have high humidity isn’t equal with you will get WPM. Mold can bare an issue in most environments also in dry spots. It’s all about if you invite it into your grow room.
where I live is pretty damn dry and still my veggie garden gets WPM.
I can’t get under 55-60% RH in my tent when I water all my plants in 40 liter pots 2 times a week and I’m in flowering week 6 right now. Even with a humidifier. So no high humidity isn’t equal with WPM..
And I had been overwatering the plants in the start also.

it needs to be invites also to the grow room. Or else I would have WPM all over my tent if what you are saying is correct.

80-20 alcohol/water does the trick pretty much. It eradicate all the living organisms. And it’s not killing my veggie plants and it’s not killing my cannabis plant..

[dilvish]

He said mold, not White powder mildew. I assume that is what you are speaking to. Mold primarily thrives in damp, humid areas. They are similar in nature but not the same. If you live in a typically dry area, it is likely you simply experience less spores because they don't propagate as well so you are less likely to experience it in your grow space.