A picture says 1,000 words...so they say.
This is a first run of Grease Monkey, I obtained it via clone from a reputable source here in Portland Oregon. It is giving me issues, issues that have have never encountered before. The pictures will explain all details of growing conditions. I am getting floating algae in my filters and on air-stones. The roots have remained white for the time being. I use Current Cultures complete line including UC Roots. Also included in my feeding program is a product called Mycostop. I have been using these products since they were introduced some years back. At that time, they were being manufactured by Clean Grow, whom I highly recommend. The issue seems to be a fungi infection in the root zone, but again, I am not 100%. I am getting what looks like a combination of deficiencies like magnesium, calcium and a hint of potassium. I have dealt with rot issues (pythium) before, this is not it. Absolutely no light penetrating into the nutrient solution and temperatures are always consistently at target. The only thing I can think of is the introduction of mold spores via the air-pumps. There are two AL-80s and one AL-20 constantly oxygenating the nutrient solution.
Like I said, this is a first run with this particular genome type. I have experience with the lineage but am not seeing any positive response to anything that has worked on those strains in the past. I have a friend that works at OHSU as a microbiologist, she tells me the cyanobacteria cannot survive with absolutely no light. So I have marked that off of the list of possibilities. Any ideas of how to positively identify the substance and how to treat it, would be much appreciated. I cannot introduce beneficial bacteria that cannot sustain at 2ppm of Hypochlorous Acid, as I use UC Roots. I have questions about the proper strength of Physan 20 in RDWC. Does it work as described by the sales reps?
Please, pummel me with questions and answers!
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