Tylerhonky
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They were just fine 2 days ago then I look at em and see all this shit please if anyone knows tell me how to fix.
WHATS GOING ON WITH MY ROOTS?!?
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blackforest
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You got slimed my friend. Looks like root rot (pythium), or the start of it. Try to rinse some of that off, change your bucket and you need to use a beneficial bacteria, or a sterilizer like H2o2, bleach, etc. There are a million threads about how to treat this etc. Everyone goes at it a little different. I use hydroguard (beneficial) in my hydro system, works very well. If you don't use something to prevent it, you are almost guaranteed to get it.
Tylerhonky
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My buddy just brought this over ten mins ago will this help at all
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Gregor Eisenhorn
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That stuff is amazing, go ahead and give it a try. Most people attacked by RR can fight it off with Hydroguard/Aquashield, although do what blackforest suggests and rinse that shit off as much as possible and have a look at the dosage people use when their in a pickle like you. Keep us updated, good luck.
Budley Doright
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Never tried Aqua shield but I do know Hydroguard works great.
Budley Doright
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What's your water temps?
Tylerhonky
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My temp gauge broke so I do not have one unfortunately I just raised the lights and hoped for the best to be honest
Budley Doright
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U added the shield though right?
Budley Doright
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I just went through it so good luck it's hard to stop with out chilled water if it's a warm room.
Tylerhonky
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I keep it at about 75 in the tent I have it in a really small room with a window ac unit I added 35ml to the 4 gal res I put the roots in a new clean bucket and going to clean the one that it got the root rot in with bleach and rinse it out really good.
Budley Doright
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I sucked at DWC lol. Got rot the first time and never tried again
. Good luck, I didn't try hydroguard until after chiller was running but I hear it's effective at warmer temps. I run my Res at 65-66.
Tylerhonky
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Yeah I'm shutting down the whole DWC im doing a swiss cheese autoflower in it and its about a month and a week into flower never again has been nothing but a headacheI sucked at DWC lol. Got rot the first time and never tried again
Budley Doright
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LOL I tried all of them except HPA and I'm back to the old faithful flood and drain
. Before the time spent building the passive chiller I was really considering drain to waste coco so I wouldn't have to worry about chilling anything lol. I move outdoors in the summer due to heat.
Tylerhonky
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Do you like coco coir? How does that work for you? I been thinking about trying thatLOL I tried all of them except HPA and I'm back to the old faithful flood and drain
blackforest
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Aquashield and hydroguard are the same thing, just a new name. Good luck!
Tylerhonky
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Oh and forgot to ask how would you suggest to rinse the roots? Can I just like turn my shower head on and kinda rinse them that way? @blackforestLOL I tried all of them except HPA and I'm back to the old faithful flood and drain
churchhaze
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It's probably a problem with nutrients or not enough O2.
Budley Doright
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Church is right we all suggested how to fix it now but to keep it away, more DO which can be added with stones or get that water cooler, not sure how to fix it with nutrients so perhaps he could elaborate.
Budley Doright
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I didn't know that lol. Just started using hydroguard this year.
Tylerhonky
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But how should I go about rinsing the roots