DWC,, please help

[Poontanger]

Now I am really confused
Spent 3 hours reading everything I could about root disease and how to stop or prevent it,,
From swimming pool additives, to the $1 shop bleach
What are you supposed to do
The hydro shops must sell some overpriced additive that is meant to prevent all this,,??

 

[rkymtnman]

Now I am really confused
Spent 3 hours reading everything I could about root disease and how to stop or prevent it,,
From swimming pool additives, to the $1 shop bleach
What are you supposed to do
The hydro shops must sell some overpriced additive that is meant to prevent all this,,??

when i first started, i used Dutchmaster Zone. they stopped making it but now its available again.

 

[Poontanger]

I found this on eBay,, it is supposed to do the job,
Run at 2 mil per gallon as a preventative, or 4 mil for a cure !!!
Can't find out what the active constituent is ??

 

[rkymtnman]

I found this on eBay,, it is supposed to do the job,
Run at 2 mil per gallon as a preventative, or 4 mil for a cure !!!
Can't find out what the active constituent is ??

price?

 

[Poontanger]

$ 34 for 250 ml

 

[J232]

The hydro shops must sell some overpriced additive that is meant to prevent all this,,??

That would be hydroguard or UC roots, most common. If in Canada, bend over and get the lube for hydro guard, actually most bennies, pain in the ass to get up here.

stuff you just posted is a bennie it said, not sure which ones. I hear bad things about enzymes and dwc so I didn’t try that myself.

 

[rkymtnman]

That would be hydroguard or UC roots, most common. If in Canada, bend over and get the lube for hydro guard, actually most bennies, pain in the ass to get up here.

stuff you just posted is a bennie it said, not sure which ones. I hear bad things about enzymes and dwc so I didn’t try that myself.

i never had luck with enzymes.

pool shock or southern ag are hard to beat for the price

 

[Poontanger]

We can't get

i never had luck with enzymes.

pool shock or southern ag are hard to beat for the price

I can't get that here

 

[J232]

i never had luck with enzymes.

pool shock or southern ag are hard to beat for the price

Yeah man, I just about tried enzymes but nobody I found was using them with any luck. I’m pretty much sold on peroxide after this last run, I didn’t have problems with UC roots either but that was on a really clean startup last time. I would def run like recharge if I was switching to coco or something other then rdwc.

OP I don’t really think there’s a “cure” as the product states. Are you having issues currently?

 

[J232]

I can't get that here

Where’s here? AUS?

 

[Poontanger]

There is heaps of gear we can't get in Oz
Jack's
Megacrop
Recharge
Southern Ag
The list goes on & on

 

[rkymtnman]

Yeah man, I just about tried enzymes but nobody I found was using them with any luck. I’m pretty much sold on peroxide after this last run, I didn’t have problems with UC roots either but that was on a really clean startup last time. I would def run like recharge if I was switching to coco or something other then rdwc.

OP I don’t really think there’s a “cure” as the product states. Are you having issues currently?

the other thing i tried was flying skulls Z7. supposed to stop dwc "slime". that didn't work either.

 

[rkymtnman]

There is heaps of gear we can't get in Oz
Jack's
Megacrop
Recharge
Southern Ag
The list goes on & on

i'd go with pool shock then. that's just about universal. just the % is different

 

[J232]

the other thing i tried was flying skulls Z7. supposed to stop dwc "slime". that didn't work either.

I tried to find that stuff but gave up, glad I didn’t waste my time. I know some guys here used or do use it but not sure how it stacks up to the basics.

 

[J232]

i'd go with pool shock then. that's just about universal. just the % is different

2 things they would have for sure, shock and peroxide. Between those, that’s all you need.

 

[rkymtnman]

I tried to find that stuff but gave up, glad I didn’t waste my time. I know some guys here used or do use it but not sure how it stacks up to the basics.

see if you can get dutchmaster zone up your way. it was a mix of chlorine and copper (the copper was supposed to strip the roots of crap so the chlorine wouldn't have to work so hard)

 

[smokey0418]

There is also a product called, Microbial mass.
Seems to keep my water in good shape.

 

[J232]

see if you can get dutchmaster zone up your way. it was a mix of chlorine and copper (the copper was supposed to strip the roots of crap so the chlorine wouldn't have to work so hard)

Looking like a negative on that, a lot is not here simply because of labeling.

 

[rkymtnman]

Looking like a negative on that, a lot is not here simply because of labeling.

peroxide is still way cheaper probably. and much easier to source like you said

 

[Poontanger]

Can get this