Multiple sickness itis osis

[pr0fesseur]

As you can probably see,
I have multiple issulaes with plants in the same nutes! my aeroponic setup is a diy system with 6 gallons in an aquamisting setup. 2' net pots rapid rooter plugs, then into net pots. plants are a week in the setup. slow going as i have just gotten the full setup tested and working.
Strange thing is im using distilled water and cant keep my ph down to save my life.
a few hours ant its back to 6.0 from 5.5...
its been 2 days since a total clean and flush everything was cleaned with h2o2 and mild soapy water.

Some plants as you can see are doing awesome others poorly?????
Bad genetics? im deciding on which i want to grow based on females to show.
GOD BUD
Blue Dynamite
Double Diesel

Roots are awesome no slimey residue/foam etc

Lighting is
18/6
400W HPS and DIY fluro 300W


Nutes: 1000PPM EC/1.8
Lucas Formula 5/10
Sensizym
cal\mag

 

[smokeybandit22]

1000ppms on 2 week old plants. r u crazy? seriously, they need maybe 1/10th of that

 

[pr0fesseur]

1000ppms on 2 week old plants. r u crazy? seriously, they need maybe 1/10th of that

1000 ppm is total ppm im running the gh nutes at 50% the rest of the ppms are sensizym and calmag

should i dilute the solution or start over?

 

[smokeybandit22]

if you search around, you will find an overwhelming consenus of no nute first three weeks.

 

[pr0fesseur]

if you search around, you will find an overwhelming consenus of no nute first three weeks.

... ill reduce the nutes in stages till im at 10%solution



thanks....

 

[smokeybandit22]

I would ditch the res all together- may be too late in stage. start em with nothing and work your way up 10% a week-seems alot better than doing it the other way.

 

[pr0fesseur]

I would ditch the res all together- may be too late in stage. start em with nothing and work your way up 10% a week-seems alot better than doing it the other way.

kan do thanks... sno cal mag etc no nutes... wouldent that cause a defiency with distilled h2o?

 

[smokeybandit22]

u see those first set of small abnormal leaves on ur plants? called the cotyledons- they contain all the nutes your plants need for first couple weeks of life. once they yellow back, than feed and start very minimally.

 

[pr0fesseur]

u see those first set of small abnormal leaves on ur plants? called the cotyledons- they contain all the nutes your plants need for first couple weeks of life. once they yellow back, than feed and start very minimally.

good looking out this is my first aeroponics... soil was much easier... water and walk away...

 

[smokeybandit22]

yes. soil is ok but you will releaze much much faster growth, yield and quicker harvests with aeroponics. in any hydro app, cant really go off those bottles. at max 50% when they are more mature. for now, they dont need anything. they will pick up right away and when you notice those small leaves yellowing back to the petiole and the lant a nice ight green, than nute. ph 5.6-5.9

 

[pr0fesseur]

yes. soil is ok but you will releaze much much faster growth, yield and quicker harvests with aeroponics. in any hydro app, cant really go off those bottles. at max 50% when they are more mature. for now, they dont need anything. they will pick up right away and when you notice those small leaves yellowing back to the petiole and the lant a nice ight green, than nute. ph 5.6-5.9

I was using the "lucas formula" 1000 ppm 5ml/10ml per gallon

since i didnt have a recipe for aeroponics.. i havent found much in the line of nutrient schedules for aeroponics... well at least not a consensus... so ive been using dwc standards of feeding...guess im just a bit agressive.. thanks for the help !!!

 

[smokeybandit22]

I would not feed them until those cotyledons have started to yellow. There is a general consensus for any growing medium to not nute in first 3 weeks of life. when u do start, start very very light

 

[pr0fesseur]

Problem solved....Well almost anyways...
i didnt realize but it seems like i have a mild case of pythium... i was wondering why my plants were sick and ppm and ph were climbing drasticly... so i cannot loose my plants... i have been changing water every 48 hours, sensizym, b52, and H2o2, to combat this menace any suggestions on fighting this????