Ammonia smell in S/H

[jenn]

I was wondering if any of the other folks here using the S/H medium have experienced a strong ammonia smell coming from any of their pots? The smell is only coming from 1 of my plants. Is this a sign of trouble?

[WolfinKW]

It could be... ammonia is a sign of bacteria growth.

[jenn]

Hmmm...thanks Wolf.

[uncasteeb]

Probably just algae smell.
Put the s/h pot in a cache pot if the smell bothers you to much.
Some of mine stink when i water them but the algae does not do any harm.
You can flush the pot with some Physan.

[jenn]

Oh, I do hope it is just the algae.
Thanks