I've been struck by pythium... Again!

markybuds

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2011

• #1

i dont want to give up... but it's very discouraging

now i guess i'm gonna try the beneficial bacteria route. can i thoroughly clean my system (airstones, 5gal cooler, hydroton, ect.) or do i have to start from scratch?

anyone with some input.. it would be greatly appreciated.. i'm pretty bummed out at the moment. even having trouble scoring some buds. FML!! lol

thanx in advance to anyone with some input

 

Tonaloc989

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2011

• #2

wtf is that?

 

markybuds

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2011

• #3

its an evil parasite/pathogen that causes root rot

 

Kingrow1

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• Jun 17, 2011

• #4

A disease of the plant, not just marijuana but a lot of other plants are susceptable. Recomended to pull up plant and throw away. This can be how devastating it is. What benificials are you using to combat it? Make sure previous control methods were selective in dealing with pythium as some are not.

My book says using h2o2 in the waterings can help but i have no knowledge of this in hydro. I see no reason why the sterilization shouldnt work, maybe the fungus is still living on in the airstone or somewhere. Good luck, this disease has devestated previous outdoor pea and tomato crops to the point where i didn't grow in the same patch of soil again.

 

markybuds

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2011

• #5

i hadnt been using beneficials .. i just started out with a new system and added hygrozyme and dutch master gold zone as additives to my res. that obviously didnt work.. i'm guessing it was the hydroton. i used the same that was used in my 1st system. cleaned and sterilized them, but not using new hydroton was probably my mistake. this is like herpes on steroids. well, at least this time i caught it early. my previous attempt i was just about to flip to 12/12 before i was slimed. i've been eyeing up Great White as beneficials or even looking into brewing heisenbergs tea recipe for beneficials.

 

Kingrow1

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• Jun 17, 2011

• #6

Tea recipies come highly recomended, of course you will be buying new hydroton then?

 

markybuds

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• Jun 17, 2011

• #7

yeah.. new hydroton. and im gonna brew the tea, so hopefully it works out. i'm just worried about my system.. my 1st was an aeroponic system. bigtime noob mistakes.. like light leaks where my roots were hanging.. shaky res temps.. no air pump and airstone in the res. so i tried to simplify it and grow just one plant this time (last time grew 3). so i got a 5 gallon cooler and a 4 outlet air pump. zero light leaks, res temps between 60-68, added hygrozyme and DM gold zone and thought i'd be in good shape. but nope... got slimed again

 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North

• Jun 17, 2011

• #8

you dont have to get new hydrotron just wash it good then bake it in the oven.

hydrozyme and dm zone is no good you need to use H202 and in extreme cases
use bleach.

29% H202 at 3ML to 7ML per gal every three days. the H202 works 85% of the time

plain uncented bleach use 7 eye drops per gal. every three days the bleach works 100% of the time

but teas work well to just alittle more prep and labour and can $ less.

 

markybuds

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2011

• #9

what temp and how long in the oven do u recommend?

 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North

• Jun 17, 2011

• #10

Set it for bake 500f and after you wash it with hot water no soap just bake till its dry then re-use

 

Kingrow1

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2011

• #11

My book recomends tea for healthy plants and h2o2 for already affected plants! Why?

 

hellraizer30

Rebel From The North

• Jun 17, 2011

• #12

All three methods work for affected plants or not, one thing about teas your problem will
Seem to get worse before it gets better. Bleach is the fastest way to solve the slime.

 

Kingrow1

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2011

• #13

Thanks. Makes sense why the book says this.