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BAMN! This dude lays it out nicely!
So pH adjustment is key to protinate the ClO- to HClO
I still say an easier method is to hit the 4 ppm for water treatment and 0.5 - 2 ppm boost to surface sterilize clones once they're all in place with the hypochlorite.
I like our creation in this threat of a gallon of calcium hypochlorite that you can deliver 4 ppm and 2 ppm shocks with 5 and 10 mL/gal doses.
OR
You can create hypochlorous acid, but you'll have to buffer you water such that upon adding granular calcium hypochlorite it counteracts the increase in pH and stays around 6.0. Then you'll have to ensure you cloner is at pH 6 with a pH down that doesn't react with hypochlorite
***NOTE WELL: General Hydroponics pH Down DOES react b/c it has two molecules in it that reaact w/ hypochlorite--citric acid & an ammonium salt****
I will admit I like the higher power of hypochlorous acid. BUT, I don't like the effort when I know I can simply do two shocks, one a 4 ppm upon filling the cloner and a second at 2 ppm after all the cuttings are in place.
Bleach offers this without the effort of pH buffering when the buffers could potentially react.
....sorry, my point stands. Hypochlorius acid is 10x - 100x more effective than hypochlorite and pool shock yields hypochlorite upon addition to water.
You seem angry. I guess i was offensive
Granular pool shock is hypochlorite unless pH adjust to 6.0.
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