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System is DWC 5 gal bucket with FF neuts. 400W HPS air temp 78 max water temp 72 max. The strange leaves developed in early flowering week 4-5. water does not smell bad but slime is on the net pot and the roots. The roots are also seem dark.

That's your setup and your on your 4th grow! wow, you don't fool around. very nice!

If you are concerned about smell... The natural process of odors is to permeate through materials, however this process takes time. The amount of time is dependent on the thickness and porousness of the material. This is why cannabis even when sealed in PVC pipe and put in a gas tank to...

Thanx for the input guys.

Is it possible that the 5 gallon buckets I got from lowes are toxic to the root system in my DWC? Should I be looking for food grade plastic containers?

I don't agree. If you have ever kept a fish tank, the stuff the fish are pooping out is toxic to them also. It is the bacteria in the tank and the tank filter that convert the ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrate. If you have a "healthy" fish tank this happens naturally within the tank, no...

Thanx for sharing with us. I want to see how it goes.

I am new here so I have been trying to do a lot more reading than talking. I have been gardening for about 5 months. long enough to see success, but I certainly don't claim to know everything. I have been reading a lot about the use of products like florashield, H2O2, and hygrozime (sp?). It...

I would say the easiest way to get those fans running would be to get a power supply from an old desktop computer and just plug em in!

Thanx for the formula guys this is a great thread as I am fighting some root issues myslef.

the water is usually kept at the bottom of the net cup to 1 inch below. don't forget the air stone and air pump to add oxygen to the water...