Best way to combat pythium and root rot in all hydroponic growing methods.

rkymtnman

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So your just weighing out .15 grams and adding it directly to your Rez?
yep. it's maybe 30 granules. lol. this LB bag is gonna last a decade.

even if i mix up a gallon, it will last a few grows. i heard the chlorine will become weaker the longer it sits.
 

OGMMJ

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yep. it's maybe 30 granules. lol. this LB bag is gonna last a decade.

even if i mix up a gallon, it will last a few grows. i heard the chlorine will become weaker the longer it sits.
I believe I got the same stuff, shock and swim but the labels blue not red, but anyway how often do you add that .15 ? Every day or at Rez changes only?
 

Budley Doright

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I believe I got the same stuff, shock and swim but the labels blue not red, but anyway how often do you add that .15 ? Every day or at Rez changes only?
Wonder if a pool test kit would help stay on track? Shock disipitates at different amounts so you'll never know how much is still there. Is the water out of your tap chlorinated?
 

OGMMJ

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Wonder if a pool test kit would help stay on track? Shock disipitates at different amounts so you'll never know how much is still there. Is the water out of your tap chlorinated?
Yeah I'm sure it is but I can run RO

Right now I'm running RO and 10 ml a gallon of h2o2 in the cloner. I'm still getting slimy roots in the cloner so I'm going to try the sterile route
 

Tripp2005

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Oh I should have pkunty of room added the co2 to the girls and there taking off now Lil buds poping out bout 60 days left and counting
 

Budley Doright

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Yeah I'm sure it is but I can run RO

Right now I'm running RO and 10 ml a gallon of h2o2 in the cloner. I'm still getting slimy roots in the cloner so I'm going to try the sterile route
You are running sterile now with the peroxide but I did find bleach to be a bit more effective in my rot. The chlorine in your tap water should provide the protection needed for the clones if changed I would think but I do clones in cubes so no clue. Hope you guys get it figured though.
 

rkymtnman

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I believe I got the same stuff, shock and swim but the labels blue not red, but anyway how often do you add that .15 ? Every day or at Rez changes only?
is it hth shock 3? 49%chlorine

i do drain to waste so 0.15g per week per 10 gallons
 

rkymtnman

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Wonder if a pool test kit would help stay on track? Shock disipitates at different amounts so you'll never know how much is still there. Is the water out of your tap chlorinated?
i bought some test strips. i do drain to waste so the chlorine level should stay constant. i'm going to add it and let my waterfall dissolve it all for about an hour then add nutes.
 

rkymtnman

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Yeah I'm sure it is but I can run RO

Right now I'm running RO and 10 ml a gallon of h2o2 in the cloner. I'm still getting slimy roots in the cloner so I'm going to try the sterile route
how often do you add the peroxide?
 

OGMMJ

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how often do you add the peroxide?
I've been adding every two days or so but not a fan and it's only the 3% so I have to add a good amount, I'm going to try the pool shock, I'm on a recirculating system though so I'm going to just add it at the res change and that's it?
 

OGMMJ

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You are running sterile now with the peroxide but I did find bleach to be a bit more effective in my rot. The chlorine in your tap water should provide the protection needed for the clones if changed I would think but I do clones in cubes so no clue. Hope you guys get it figured though.
Yeah I know I shouldn't have phrased it like that, just mean I'm not happy with the results so far so I'm gonna give the pool shock a try, I'm still going to be running bennies in veg and flower though.

As far as my tap goes I prefer to not use it I was running it in the seedling/cloner system half with RO and also tried just tap and for some reason my tap water is evil, it's impossible to keep the ph down when I run it, goes up to 8 alllll the time.
 

OGMMJ

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Also been considering trying just RO and pondzyme in my cloner, tried hydroguard a bit but didn't see much change at all.
 

rkymtnman

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I've been adding every two days or so but not a fan and it's only the 3% so I have to add a good amount, I'm going to try the pool shock, I'm on a recirculating system though so I'm going to just add it at the res change and that's it?
yep. i'm just gonna add at every res change.

that is the one issue i have with peroxide: how do you know when it breaks down into just water and that you need to add more?
 

OGMMJ

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yep. i'm just gonna add at every res change.

that is the one issue i have with peroxide: how do you know when it breaks down into just water and that you need to add more?
Yeah I mean I guess same goes for the pool shock, I just don't like how much I have to add a and with it being only 3% concentration I'm not a fan of everything else that's probably in it. So I'm going to just follow the directions on the thread for the hth shock dilution and try it out, if I'm not happy with those results I will try out pondzyme, I would rather run bennies in the cloner but whatever works I'll be happy with... Anyone know if it's better to run sterile or bennies for cloning?
 

Budley Doright

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It's better to use root riot cubes lol. Actually I have no clue as I've never plugged in my spray cloner because the cubes work so well I figured if it's not broke don't break it :).
 

rkymtnman

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It's better to use root riot cubes lol. Actually I have no clue as I've never plugged in my spray cloner because the cubes work so well I figured if it's not broke don't break it :).
i just grow from seed in rapid rooters. i'm like you. i've done great with that method, not changing
 
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