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title: "The Truth About H2O2 (Hydrogen Peroxide)"
date: 2024-02-15T10:00:00Z
image: "/images/IMG_9769.jpeg"
summary: "It's a powerful tool, but it's not a long-term solution. Here is why."
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Hydrogen Peroxide is the flamethrower of the hydro world. It kills everything—good and bad—on contact.

Its half-life in a nutrient solution is tiny. Within hours it's just water and oxygen. If you've got a dirty pump or line feeding pathogens, H2O2 will clear it for a moment and the colony will be back by morning.

I use H2O2 for *cleaning equipment between runs*. For daily maintenance, I prefer Hypochlorous Acid.