Root rot- when to start nutes again?

[JohnDoeTho]

I think that's more then staining. And your deeper in trouble then I would want to rely on bennies. I'd go with the peroxide (in my case it always cleared it up within like two hours like magic) then reintroduce your hydroguard. To really be able to treat deficiencys you gotta get the roots under control.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

This is from a couple weeks ago, but these are mainly healthy roots.

 

[FeelinSpacey]

It's clearing up. The h2o2 would have probably sped up the process but there isn't any smell and the temps are around 66 in the reservoir. I see new growth in the roots as well as the plant. I'll see how it goes over the next few days.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Alright cool. Temperature is key for two reasons. Warmer and the bacteria thrive, and the water loses its ability to absorb oxygen.

 

[rkymtnman]

I guess the gimmick I'm trying and falling for since it was included in my LED setup and that's some added UVB tubes.

make sure you turn them off when working near the light. uv will fuck up your skin and eyes.

and a suggestion instead of bennies: chlorine. it keeps your res sterile, no rot and it's actually a nutrient used by the plant. even if you have a chiller, still use it.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

make sure you turn them off when working near the light. uv will fuck up your skin and eyes.

and a suggestion instead of bennies: chlorine. it keeps your res sterile, no rot and it's actually a nutrient used by the plant. even if you have a chiller, still use it.

That's a good thought I wasn't really considering....probably not good for the skin. And yea chlorine is seeming to become more and more popular.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

How you coming?

 

[FeelinSpacey]

Still seeing new growth in roots and plant. Added additional bennies and nutes so I'm seeing less calcium def as well. Hopefully by early next week I'll have a nice healthy root ball

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Hehe update pic? Sounds like it's going well.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

What kind of air pump you have to help them breath?

 

[FeelinSpacey]

Active Aqua Air Pump, 4 Outlets, 6W, 15 L/min https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JPEVMC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Eu-xzbYGMC1H8

I have 2 large air stones with this in a 8 gallon res but it only has 5-6 gallons in there. I'm adding 2 more stones to help it recover a bit faster.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Adding more stones I don't know will be effective with that pump. I'll have to see what mine is rated for, I wanna say 1195gph. Seems like people have issues with those types of air pumps often.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

One issue I ran into when running extra stones was it raised my bucket temps and was actually counterproductive. The increase in temperature limited the amount of oxygen the water could hold even though it was getting twice as much oxygen

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Yea 6watts for air pump isn't very much. Mine is 40watts as a comparison for 2 plants. Not saying you won't get by, but sounds like that may be a weak link in your setup.

 

[FeelinSpacey]

Yea 6watts for air pump isn't very much. Mine is 40watts as a comparison for 2 plants. Not saying you won't get by, but sounds like that may be a weak link in your setup.

Maybe I'll swap it out. I think I only paid $20 for this one.

 

[FennarioMike]

Yea 6watts for air pump isn't very much. Mine is 40watts as a comparison for 2 plants. Not saying you won't get by, but sounds like that may be a weak link in your setup.

Agreed - get a bigger pump and more air in there.

I have both DWC and RDWC and in the DWC I just use Hydroguard, in the RDWC I use UC Roots (hypochlorous acid) and a chiller.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

That should be good for one plant.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

It's going to be a lot more noisy and put out a lot more heat but will most likely last a lot longer and also give the air your roots need to breath. That pump may get you by for a while but if you have a bucket full of roots it probably won't cut it.

 

[JohnDoeTho]

Agreed - get a bigger pump and more air in there.

I have both DWC and RDWC and in the DWC I just use Hydroguard, in the RDWC I use UC Roots (hypochlorous acid) and a chiller.

Yea it's looking like I'm gonna have to install my chiller mid flower..... I'm getting some nasty ph swings as I can't keep bucket temps in control. And the roots look relatively fine.....

 

[JohnDoeTho]

^ as advice for down the road to OP. Me setup was perfectly fine but now this late in the grow with more heat from lights during flower and less actual water in the buckets I'm getting too much fluctuation. So all can be well early on in your veg proccess and you fall on your face when it matters and you start flowering.