HTAM

I realize you have said that you solved the light problem already, but I thought I would pass on something that I employed with great results.
I used tubs like the one below. I split the lid in half and then cut half moon pieces out them to match the diameter of the bucket the plant was in. They fit nice and snug around the top of the bucket, and I could take one piece off when I needed to feed.

I also used a system similiar to what you are talking about with airstones in each tub. It worked very well. Make sure you have plenty of air pumping though. Like 600cc's/min per gallon of H2O.

Peroxide can help you with clearing up the algae, store bought is about 3% and 10 mills to a gallon of H2O works as a solution to clean the buckets. Pictures of the roots would help to see how compromised things are with your plant. You might have to flush them with the same solution.

It's not a difficult fix, just a little time consuming.

Also algae can really do well in anaerobic conditions (no oxygen) so if your nutes are in containers that that are lucid enough for light to pass through, put them some place where it is dark.

And welcome, The Stinky.

'All welcome The Stinky!'

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