Nft 424

I’m 8 days into flower nft 424 ,train crash 4 plants ,at the moment they are doing fine now ,I left my loft torch on top of light,anyway removed ,they are looking well,got my nft pump still on slow trickle,worried about root rot ,heard some people put a piece of wood under the pump end to stop any puddles ,at the moment they doing fine,thinking off putting piece wood under pump end,would you recommend doing this? Cheefs

8 days into flower

Turn your NFT pump full on and 24/7 on
root rot is more prevalent in occurs in systems that run slow
increase the angle of the slope stops nutrient pooling
thats about all you can do an it should be fine

harrythehat said:

Turn your NFT pump full on and 24/7 on
root rot is more prevalent in occurs in systems that run slow
increase the angle of the slope stops nutrient pooling
thats about all you can do an it should be fine

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Where in the world did you get this misguided obsession with flow rates and root rot? Flow rates have exactly nothing to do with root rot. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing at all.

You also have a major misunderstanding about NFT systems. The 'F' is NFT stands for film, NOT flood.

When done correctly, NFT is designed to have a very minimal flow rate. You only want the barest minimum of water on the roots - a FLIM of water, not a flood of water. You dont want the roots to dry out, but flooding them defeats the main benefit of running NFT.

Root rot, or any other bacterial or algae infections are primarily caused by too high temps, poor rezervoir care, allowing light into the rez, and use of organic based nutes.

Increasing or decreasing flow rates has exactly zero to do with it.

Notts county said:

I’m 8 days into flower nft 424 ,train crash 4 plants ,at the moment they are doing fine now ,I left my loft torch on top of light,anyway removed ,they are looking well,got my nft pump still on slow trickle,worried about root rot ,heard some people put a piece of wood under the pump end to stop any puddles ,at the moment they doing fine,thinking off putting piece wood under pump end,would you recommend doing this? Cheefs

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Your plants look happy to me.

Have you looked at your roots to see what they look like? Do you see any signs of root rot? Do they smell?

What are your water temps in the rez?

What nutes are you using?

Are you running a sterile rez or using beneficial bacteria?

Larry3215 said:

Where in the world did you get this misguided obsession with flow rates and root rot? Flow rates have exactly nothing to do with root rot. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing at all.

You also have a major misunderstanding about NFT systems. The 'F' is NFT stands for film, NOT flood.

When done correctly, NFT is designed to have a very minimal flow rate. You only want the barest minimum of water on the roots - a FLIM of water, not a flood of water. You dont want the roots to dry out, but flooding them defeats the main benefit of running NFT.

Root rot, or any other bacterial or algae infections are primarily caused by too high temps, poor rezervoir care, allowing light into the rez, and use of organic based nutes.

Increasing or decreasing flow rates has exactly zero to do with it.



Your plants look happy to me.

Have you looked at your roots to see what they look like? Do you see any signs of root rot? Do they smell?

What are your water temps in the rez?

What nutes are you using?

Are you running a sterile rez or using beneficial bacteria?

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Larry the Lamb why don't you go Baa Baa Baa Back to your flock what I suggested was pertaining to a question the was no insinuation it was to do with his grow he was just worried about root rot. so that was an invitation to treat, Twat. 8 days into flower was second for the picture if you really want to be picky. which still had naff all to do with the question
Flow rate has Nada to do with root rot.
YOU! are totally wrong there fella any stagnant old NFT would improve by increasing the flow rate.
In fact a mate of mine years ago showed one hell of an improvement by using a 1/4 horse power pump on a 4 foot square NFT tray
.It actually worked wonders. Best plants he ever grew with a raging torrent flowing over the table
So don't tell me am doing harm with my suggestion. The power is in the flow Thank you !!
Taking it a stage further your flow rate can become An Abiotic Stress Elicitor on your NFT tray by utilising friction. Friction causes static. FACT! Static will protect against root rot as an ASE
If you don't know what an Abiotic stress elicitor is go look it up you may learn something.
My answer may have been raw but there was sweet F.A wrong with it.

I use a half inch slope in my 40" nft tube runs and they drain great. I prefer to cycle my nft pump, I run 45 seconds on every thirty minutes. I've never had root rot but my room stays at 68-72 and I try to run a (somewhat) sterile reservoir.

It’s getting me looking for problems,check twice a day,a lot say hydroponics too much trouble,I’m sticking with it had 2. Years studying attempting grows ,hit problems on the way ,this one ph everything good up to yet makes me anxious every morning till I check

Notts county said:

It’s getting me looking for problems,check twice a day,a lot say hydroponics too much trouble,I’m sticking with it had 2. Years studying attempting grows ,hit problems on the way ,this one ph everything good up to yet makes me anxious every morning till I check

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Looks a bit busy in that tent bro... might wanna defoliate in a couple of weeks.

How much would you take off about 3rd?