Root Rot Problem, need some advices.

Vincent in Blue

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Hi, I am a grower in China, sorry my English is bad, I know marijuana is not very popular here, but I just love it, and it is my first post.

Problem: I am suffering the problem of root rot, every time I changed the water, my root was going to rot.

Mistakes I have found since now: 1. Light penetrate the tank slightly, 2. I full the tank when first time changing water, but second time I half the tank, root rotted still. So sad. Can I say the 'F' word?

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Fertilizer: Canna Aqua production line, which includes[Aqua vega A&B, RHIZOTONIC, CANNAZYM, CANNABOOST], and now I think it is a bad brand and I am going to use Advanced Nutrients for the next time, because I have hope on 'Voodoo juice'; Many experts had their huge amazing root balls with 'Voodoo juice', according to youTube videos. I think I need Bacteria, a lot of Beneficial Bacterias.

Seeds: Freebies from Nirvana, its were for test, so I used the freebies;

Temperature: air 20-25, water 20;

Water: Material Water with 35 PPM;

Air Pump: huge ones, 8W*2, kind of expensive;

Water Tank: 20 Liters for three plants;

Light: 250W HID;
 
Now, they are samples already which mention me root will be easily infected. I am going to say' Poor guys, Sorry for my ignorance. ' to these plants.
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Stop growing in water and use a medium like soil or coco you'll have a much easier run at it, water takes no prisoners and will fuck you up in a heart beat, unless you have everything you need to maintain your water. I made this mistake trying new methods, but I now grow in coco all the time and have 10/10 success rate from start to finish.
 
tyler... hahahaha

hello vincent...
you must be sure to keeo water temps down. do you have a chiller.
 
Only time i got the rot is when the water was too hot. In that small area i bet the water is over 80degrees, start dropping frozen water bottles in a couple times a day, keep water temp below 70. Your nutes are fine.
 
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This image seems to show the real problem: you're trying to grow in a medium of what looks to be candy, gumballs, and cherry tomatoes. Try a more conventional medium like hydroton or perlite. Also, use water. My plants really seem to like it. Good luck!
Thx 4 ur advices! I will consider them. And best wish to you.
 
Only time i got the rot is when the water was too hot. In that small area i bet the water is over 80degrees, start dropping frozen water bottles in a couple times a day, keep water temp below 70. Your nutes are fine.
what you are saying is right! so I will use 100%perlite next time.
 
tyler... hahahaha

hello vincent...
you must be sure to keeo water temps down. do you have a chiller.
chiller is expensive and noisy, because there will be a water pump. I was doing it in my restroom, so...
I will do perlite next time. BTW, what is nickname of 100% perlite growing? "Hempy pot"?right
 
Stop growing in water and use a medium like soil or coco you'll have a much easier run at it, water takes no prisoners and will fuck you up in a heart beat, unless you have everything you need to maintain your water. I made this mistake trying new methods, but I now grow in coco all the time and have 10/10 success rate from start to finish.

Yeah, I think your advices are definitely right, I was fucked by root rot for thousand times, guess my heart is "strong". this time I will go with perlite. but how often to me to water the plant? I have no idea, Perlite holds water, but I cant see the situation clearly.

and guess what, I have used COCO last year, but root rot, you know why, because the CoCo I brought from china is way way bad, there were not sterile. so I steam them, but the PH was so low, you just cant adjust it anyway, after all, so sad, Im Chinese, but 'made in china' fucked me always.
 
Yeah, I think your advices are definitely right, I was fucked by root rot for thousand times, guess my heart is "strong". this time I will go with perlite. but how often to me to water the plant? I have no idea, Perlite holds water, but I cant see the situation clearly.

and guess what, I have used COCO last year, but root rot, you know why, because the CoCo I brought from china is way way bad, there were not sterile. so I steam them, but the PH was so low, you just cant adjust it anyway, after all, so sad, Im Chinese, but 'made in china' fucked me always.[/
Recirc drip feed with expanded clay, don't waste your time with a hempy bucket... or just keep it simple and use soil
 
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