Keep getting root rot brown roots??

[Kove]

It’s uc roots ... which is basically chlorine... and I do not use ro water ...

 

[Thundercat]

It’s uc roots ... which is basically chlorine... and I do not use ro water ...

What is basically chlorine, Your nutrients?

 

[rkymtnman]

What is basically chlorine, Your nutrients?

uc roots. it's chlorine based root rot prevention.

and i think he said that his nutes are all clear so it's not nute stain

 

[Thundercat]

uc roots. it's chlorine based root rot prevention.

and i think he said that his nutes are all clear so it's not nute stain

Well if his nutes are clear and he has a sterile res that leads me back to the pumping hot air into the water being a problem.

 

[rkymtnman]

Well if his nutes are clear and he has a sterile res that leads me back to the pumping hot air into the water being a problem.

that or he has some funk hiding in corners that the chlorine isn't getting to.

 

[Airwalker16]

It’s uc roots ... which is basically chlorine... and I do not use ro water ...

Ding ding ding ding ding ding. Use RO and I guarantee it fixed your problem.

I don't get why anyone would go thriugh the work of Rdwc and use tap.

 

[rkymtnman]

Use RO and I guarantee it fixed your problem.

i understand the benefits of RO but i've never heard or read that it's less likely to get rot with it vs tap. where did you get that from?

 

[Airwalker16]

i understand the benefits of RO but i've never heard or read that it's less likely to get rot with it vs tap. where did you get that from?

It very possible something funky is in his tap causing problems. Try RO and see if all your problems go away.

 

[graying.geek]

I got Pythium once and have ran a sterile res ever since. I use the pool shock method and it works wonderfully.

How do you use PoolShock (g/l) and what PPM does that give you? I'm considering switching from H2O2 due to cost.

 

[Thundercat]

How do you use PoolShock (g/l) and what PPM does that give you? I'm considering switching from H2O2 due to cost.

I don't remember the details that I originally started with. I wanna say a tsp of shock in a gallon of water. Then shake well, and dose a few oz per gallon in your res. There is a thread here about "how to run a sterile res" that explains it well.

Now a days I don't even measure it, just put a little scoop in the water jug, shake well and pour about 1/4 of the jug in each of my reservoirs. I only do it in the summer really, but I do that about every 3-5 days usually.

 

[Airwalker16]

How do you use PoolShock (g/l) and what PPM does that give you? I'm considering switching from H2O2 due to cost.

I've had the same bottle for years now. I'm surprised you use so much. Run a chiller?

 

[rkymtnman]

How do you use PoolShock (g/l) and what PPM does that give you? I'm considering switching from H2O2 due to cost.

0.3 grams per 10 gals gives you 3ppm free chlorine. need a scale accurate to 0.01 g though to do it right.
up to 5ppm plants can handle (and humans)

 

[Delztronics]

This is them ...

You're fine man.

 

[ttystikk]

ok so I keep getting root rot ...
My setup is a current culture system.
I have a appropriate water chiller
I run the hole uc line of nutes .
My humidity is 60
400ppm co2
Heat sits perfectly at 80
I run one 80 Air Force pump per 12 sites I have the uc buckets all insulated
I run 12 ml of uc roots every other day
I have a 55 gal Rez that tops off my levels perfectly
... only thing I thought of is both my chillers are in a closed room with my air pumps ... it’s 90 plus deg in the room
Or when I do my Rez change my water comes out at 55 degrees until it warms up in the system?? Any one have any thoughts

Only thing

Lose the air pump and run waterfalls. It works so well there is no need to cool the water.

 

[Nizza]

I have done alot of research on hydro and he is right. just look up how well a waterfall oxygenates water. as many waterfalls as possible will increase your dissolved oxygen and prevent any type of root rot!
an airstone really doesnt do shit compared to a waterfall, and u wont have to worry about pumpin hot air into ur buckets.
another thought is run longer air hose and put the air pump outside of the hot room GL bro that sucks u got rot and why i dont fk with hydro

 

[Airwalker16]

I have done alot of research on hydro and he is right. just look up how well a waterfall oxygenates water. as many waterfalls as possible will increase your dissolved oxygen and prevent any type of root rot!
an airstone really doesnt do shit compared to a waterfall, and u wont have to worry about pumpin hot air into ur buckets.
another thought is run longer air hose and put the air pump outside of the hot room GL bro that sucks u got rot and why i dont fk with hydro

So glad to see that people are starting to see the benefits of waterfalls. I love mine

 

[ttystikk]

I have done alot of research on hydro and he is right. just look up how well a waterfall oxygenates water. as many waterfalls as possible will increase your dissolved oxygen and prevent any type of root rot!
an airstone really doesnt do shit compared to a waterfall, and u wont have to worry about pumpin hot air into ur buckets.
another thought is run longer air hose and put the air pump outside of the hot room GL bro that sucks u got rot and why i dont fk with hydro

One waterfall per growing site. It needs to be strong enough to break surface tension and churn the water a bit. This breaks up any skin forming on the water's surface and provides all the oxygenation and circulation needed, even in water temps in the mid 70s. Waterfalls actually cool the water slightly rather than adding heat.

Under Current systems suck; they're overly complicated and finicky, the better to sell the unsuspecting grower more costly crap.

 

[ttystikk]

So glad to see that people are starting to see the benefits of waterfalls. I love mine

I won't run RDWC any other way.

 

[Airwalker16]

One waterfall per growing site. It needs to be strong enough to break surface tension and churn the water a bit. This breaks up any skin forming on the water's surface and provides all the oxygenation and circulation needed, even in water temps in the mid 70s. Waterfalls actually cool the water slightly rather than adding heat.

Under Current systems suck; they're overly complicated and finicky, the better to sell the unsuspecting grower more costly crap.

So agreed. That linear pump they come with ain't cheap.

 

[ttystikk]

So agreed. That linear pump they come with ain't cheap.

I've run over 24 sites with just one water pump. It works so well that even when I deliberately introduced pythium contaminated water, nothing happened.