@Coloradoclear That sounds about right... grr. About 4-5 days ago the res was dumped and lid cleaned the best as it could be with a tooth brush dipped in bleach solution. Any unhealthy clones called and hydrogen peroxide sprayed real good on the collars and root stems. Sadly that doesn't seem to be enough because almost every day since more clones need pulled and new ones added.
Because it doesn't seem to make sense to start over -- about 15% are showing root nubs and another 10% look very close -- the six different strains were all carefully removed from their collars and put in separate containers of clean water in sterilzed containers and Southern AG added to the containers to soak in a decently strong concentration.
While those soak a bit, all collars are soaking in strong bleach solution and will also be tooth brushed on the all sides (including the insides). It seems like it didn't go far enough because a little of that fungus growth survived along the rings of the collars on the inside of the lid at the last clean out. This time no chances are going to be taken... Every inch is going to be thoroughly cleaned and allowed to soak for a bit too. Before anything goes back, I want to wipe everything dry and allow all moisture to disperse and then put everything back.
As for the cuttings that are being soaked -- any cuttings that looked wilted or possibly bad above or below the collar was carefully inspected and most called as to not take any more chances. Before taking new cuttings the scissors are always sterilized with alcohol and a small amount of clonex put into a shot glass to prevent contamination however I think the contaminate was the lid allowing the fungus to continue to spread to additional collars. Once enough of the fungus takes hold inside the stem it can rot out anywhere from high up on the clone above the collar to beneath the collar. Nasty stuff.
Thanks for everyones continued support!
