Hello!
This is my first post on RIU but I've been reading for a few weeks, really enjoy the site. Nice to meet all of you, my name's Kris and I'm 21.
So, my mother and I started our own bubbleponics system (bubbleheads ftw), and decided to start out with a SWC rather than a DWC.
I'm about 17 days in from germination, seeds were obtained from pretendies that I particularly liked.
I am using a $80 air pump to power 4 12" air stones in the system, which is always on. Currently vegging under four 4' 32W T8 daylight bulbs. Started at 24 hours then dropped to 18/6 after week 1. Thinking about switching back to 24.
In the pictures I've attached you can see my plants. All of them are a bit droopy. Some days drooping and some days perking up. My initial thought from my research is that this is due to over-fertilization. I mixed in 1/4 strength GH Flora series nutes in my reservoir which I later realized was a bad idea. My smallest plant which germinated later than all the others seemed to absorb the biggest shock with a clearly burned look over it's leaves. With this much damage to its beginner leaves I'm not sure how well it will recover but I haven't pulled her yet.
My roots are growing strong, however some a few root tips from one plant have turned dark brown as if burned. Again, this is either from over-fertilization or they just dried out. They were all very short roots and its possible the bubble-mist did not hit them adequately.
Another possibility is the light leaking into my tub. It seems like its not completely light-tight although I did duct-tape it. I will be switching to a more durable and light-tight reservoir in the coming weeks.
So let me know what you think? Do you think that the drooping and burn could be from something other than over-fertilization? I am adding 29% h202 purchased for 10 dollars at a hydroponic store, about every 3 days, to battle root rot. I hope the browning of the roots is not from Pythium.
This is my first post on RIU but I've been reading for a few weeks, really enjoy the site. Nice to meet all of you, my name's Kris and I'm 21.
So, my mother and I started our own bubbleponics system (bubbleheads ftw), and decided to start out with a SWC rather than a DWC.
I'm about 17 days in from germination, seeds were obtained from pretendies that I particularly liked.
I am using a $80 air pump to power 4 12" air stones in the system, which is always on. Currently vegging under four 4' 32W T8 daylight bulbs. Started at 24 hours then dropped to 18/6 after week 1. Thinking about switching back to 24.
In the pictures I've attached you can see my plants. All of them are a bit droopy. Some days drooping and some days perking up. My initial thought from my research is that this is due to over-fertilization. I mixed in 1/4 strength GH Flora series nutes in my reservoir which I later realized was a bad idea. My smallest plant which germinated later than all the others seemed to absorb the biggest shock with a clearly burned look over it's leaves. With this much damage to its beginner leaves I'm not sure how well it will recover but I haven't pulled her yet.
My roots are growing strong, however some a few root tips from one plant have turned dark brown as if burned. Again, this is either from over-fertilization or they just dried out. They were all very short roots and its possible the bubble-mist did not hit them adequately.
Another possibility is the light leaking into my tub. It seems like its not completely light-tight although I did duct-tape it. I will be switching to a more durable and light-tight reservoir in the coming weeks.
So let me know what you think? Do you think that the drooping and burn could be from something other than over-fertilization? I am adding 29% h202 purchased for 10 dollars at a hydroponic store, about every 3 days, to battle root rot. I hope the browning of the roots is not from Pythium.
