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I just had a horror that I think I narrowly diverted. Got a root-in rig, set up in tote. I used to call that vegging.
No. Rooting.
Had the white succulence going on. Popping out roots with 6ml Excleurator and 75 ml of Clonex per 15 liters. Full strength for both. Ended up with 700 ppm. But, it was working!!
I now have it at 450 ppm and will begin to cycle to DM One at 400 soon....but slowly, carefully....for the roots.
I screwed up and left a light panel open. I was setting the water level and taking photos and had a backlight panel open.
Checked roots the next day....the smell alone gave it away. Root Rot....just the very beginning of colony. Maybe 5%. I just reach out and began gentle rubbing and it came off. Wow. So, hand cleaned the root fliments. Very sturdy until chewed on. Luck. The big patches had not begun chewing in earnest. Fixed that by cleaning the tub and stones.
I had AquaShield in and Orca, so I think I'm ahead.
Root check this morning. No. But, not very bad. More hand wipe (sterilized hands) just to break up the colonies. I call that distressing them, with lawn weeds.
But, it was not colonies by yesterday's look. It was just some brown.
Then I check the stones. Woops. Not clean. So, soaking stones in 5% H2O2 now. Rotating in more frequent ice jugs.
No roots. No veg.
I just had a horror that I think I narrowly diverted. Got a root-in rig, set up in tote. I used to call that vegging.
No. Rooting.
Had the white succulence going on. Popping out roots with 6ml Excleurator and 75 ml of Clonex per 15 liters. Full strength for both. Ended up with 700 ppm. But, it was working!!
I now have it at 450 ppm and will begin to cycle to DM One at 400 soon....but slowly, carefully....for the roots.
I screwed up and left a light panel open. I was setting the water level and taking photos and had a backlight panel open.
Checked roots the next day....the smell alone gave it away. Root Rot....just the very beginning of colony. Maybe 5%. I just reach out and began gentle rubbing and it came off. Wow. So, hand cleaned the root fliments. Very sturdy until chewed on. Luck. The big patches had not begun chewing in earnest. Fixed that by cleaning the tub and stones.
I had AquaShield in and Orca, so I think I'm ahead.
Root check this morning. No. But, not very bad. More hand wipe (sterilized hands) just to break up the colonies. I call that distressing them, with lawn weeds.
But, it was not colonies by yesterday's look. It was just some brown.
Then I check the stones. Woops. Not clean. So, soaking stones in 5% H2O2 now. Rotating in more frequent ice jugs.
No roots. No veg.