Heis...I noticed you have amended your recipe and instructions. Note two posts back I am considering giving up on DWC at least temporarily. I'm getting too far behind as I was hoping to induce flower by Nov 1 and my root mass is pretty much a no go for that now. I'm thinking I have one more rez sterilization in me....Since my roots are so bad off and my plants are fairly small with not much roots anyway should I just snip them just below the net pots...how bad will that shock them? The weaker ones are already wilting....I've been misting them and it seems to help somewhat but I want to rid of this issue so I can grow happily.
If you are having problems with the tea, the quickest fix is to switch to ebb and flow, coco drip to waste or even soil. Ebb and Flow will give you comparable results.
Some plants just do not come back from extensive slime damage. I lost multiple strains myself. Damaged roots rarely spring back to life. If your roots have been damaged all the way up to the base your plant is probably lost. If you see any hint of white or new growth, you still have a chance. If you follow the tea recipe and application you should see new shoots within a few days. If you still get slime, chances are you are adding something that is causing the problem.
For the wilting plants, try to increase the humidity and decrease the light/heat. Also try a very light foliar feed.
It's possible to snip about 20% of the root ball without seriously affecting the plant. Anything more is going to have a shock effect proportional to the amount removed. It's possible to remove as much as 90% away from a
healthy plant without killing it, but it would take weeks to recover. The plant will always try to balance it's canopy and root ball, so if you cut a bunch of one the other wont grow until it's replaced. Dead roots are already gone and should be removed, all others, give them a chance.