Tan slimey gunk on roots!!!!! *dwc*

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eyeless667gak

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hey guys...this is my first dwc grow. went to do my res changes today and i have sum tan slimey gunk on my roots. i did a little research and i think its algea becuz my water temps have been at 67-69 degrees consistently and i have 5 air stones in the res. i have 4 plants in a 20 gal tote only 1 or 2 of their root system seemd to have it. also im growing in 2 5 gal buckets with 2 large airstones. i have wrapped them in mylar and duck taped them up for light leaks prior to this. any ideas how i could get this shit in my res's?. really would like to fix it before it gets any worse..thanks guys
 
hydrosoil78

hydrosoil78

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go to the pet shop and get an aquarium heater, if you have more gallons you need a bigger heater but they are pretty simple to use
 
JoshTheMadTitan

JoshTheMadTitan

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What you want to do is buy some h202 (hydrogen peroxide) and add it to your rez every 4 days or so and one day after a nutrient exchange. This will clean up the problem in no time. If you get the 3% kind use 15-20 ml h202 per gallon and if it's the 30% kind use 3-5 ml per gallon.
 
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treker

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DO NOT USE H202....It kills the good with the bad....I had the same trouble two wks ago...searched all the threads I could find on the subject...the best advise I could find was "Great White Premium Mycorrhizae"...I found it online and received it within 2 days...my two plants were wilted and the buckets were slimey..."application for DWC is: 1 tsp. per 10 gal...for dirt mix solution 1 tsp. per 2 gal. repeat every 2-3 wks"... I put 1 tsp each in my 5 gal. buckets...within 3 days the plants perked up and within a wk. growth took off...been good ever since...turned to 12 12 today...The stuff is around $60 for 8 oz...but goes a long way and it WORKS!! It feeds on the slime...when the slime is gone, it dies...(reason for re-app. every 3 wks)...do your research...
 
Bigz2277

Bigz2277

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h202 works fine by itself. yes it will kill bennies if you try to use them together. Mycorrhizae is a beneficial bacteria. using h202 will kill it as soon as it meets it. that being said. if you have the time to use bennes.. do it. feeds the plants while combatting the bad bacteria. if dont want as hands of a approach then a good high % h202 (food grade) will work fine. the 3% stuff in the bottle is full of stuff they use to cut it to keep it fresh and its 95% water so you have to use a lot of it to work.
 
BigBuddahCheese

BigBuddahCheese

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If its 67-69 Fahrenheit then you should be good. Usually the brown snot is a root defense mechanism for too much nutes or something off with the water mixture not the temp.

Mine were shooting brown snot when i first started growing, I learned it was that I was over feeding them and they were trying not to burn up so they emit this snot. Even with beneficials and/or H2o2 I dealed with it for a month or so before I lowered the dosage of nutes.

Lower ppm and use Aquashield if you don't want to run a beneficial tea you have to brew. I use voodoo juice and Aquashield (pretty much same stuff yet AS is tons cheaper) I have good luck with them, and res temps are 67 to 74 depending on season. Aquashield works wonders and less is more does too.

Now my roots are ALWAYS like this:
 

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Vumar

Vumar

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^^^^^^^^^^ THANK YOU BBC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ (agree with above) My res never tops 70 and I get some roots that turn tannish and smush away.. a few days later they grow back in large numbers, from what Ive found from experience. Im pretty positive its not RootRot as my temps are below 70 & I use H202 heavily.
 
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jakefresh

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AQUA SHIELD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dont DWC with out it!!!!!! I had some bad gunk on my roots with bubbles and foam around waterline, first. Dump out water clean bucket with H202 as this will kill ALL bacteria. As someone said it kills good(nutes) and bad(root slime) bacteria. Then fill bucket with clean fresh water and H202 for 2-3 if things are good again then you can slowly start adding nutes as the H202 will be all gone 2-3 days after initial use. But get aqua shield and you will never have to worry about roots and they literally EXPLODE huge root mass like right away.
 
hellraizer30

hellraizer30

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H202 will not kill 100% of bacteria! Funny how what works for one person must work for another lol
Know this guys auqa shield is not a win all, and at 80$ a gallon i would look for another way :)
 
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HSA

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Eyeless: If you have slime, foam and an odor of stagnant water you probably have algae. If you have light and water you'll get algae. Take a glass of water, put it in a sunny window and see what happens, eventually it turns green, that's algae. Your reservoir temperature seems fine. I'd leave that alone. Algae like a warm environment not a cold one and cool is cool/good. But now you have nutes and algae are plants and they eat nutes.

Here's what i suggest: if you have a shower head on your bath tub, even better if it's on the end of a hose, give yur roots a good power wash with what ever water pressure you have. Next, rub a dub dub and scrub your reservoir until it's spotless. Refill with fresh nutes and add some Hygrozyme plus a cap full of hydrogen peroxide per gallon. Not the commercial stuff that will burn a whole in your floor; the 3% stuff you can buy over the counter at the pharmacy at Walmart.

You're not done yet. make sure that there's no light getting into your reservoir or before long you'll be back to square one. I feel your pain because I had the same problem a few years ago in an Aerogarden and now i'm a lot more careful about sealing off my reservoir. I hope this helps. Please keep us posted on your progress. Good luck. HSA
 
hellraizer30

hellraizer30

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And another! The brown bottle h202 has preseratives in it that are no good to plant life! Brown bottle = not food grade!
29% h202 = food grade and safe for plants.
 
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eyeless667gak

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HSA said:
Eyeless: If you have slime, foam and an odor of stagnant water you probably have algae. If you have light and water you'll get algae. Take a glass of water, put it in a sunny window and see what happens, eventually it turns green, that's algae. Your reservoir temperature seems fine. I'd leave that alone. Algae like a warm environment not a cold one and cool is cool/good. But now you have nutes and algae are plants and they eat nutes. Here's what i suggest: if you have a shower head on your bath tub, even better if it's on the end of a hose, give yur roots a good power wash with what ever water pressure you have. Next, rub a dub dub and scrub your reservoir until it's spotless. Refill with fresh nutes and add some Hygrozyme plus a cap full of hydrogen peroxide per gallon. Not the commercial stuff that will burn a whole in your floor; the 3% stuff you can buy over the counter at the pharmacy at Walmart. You're not done yet. make sure that there's no light getting into your reservoir or before long you'll be back to square one. I feel your pain because I had the same problem a few years ago in an Aerogarden and now i'm a lot more careful about sealing off my reservoir. I hope this helps. Please keep us posted on your progress. Good luck. HSA
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I have gotten this same gunk in my DWC black buckets. I assure u no light is getting in there. i have no idea what it could be. I read the thread breeding bennies..sounds like a good idea i just dnt understand how organic teas work with chemical nutes?
 
BigBuddahCheese

BigBuddahCheese

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hellraizer30 said:
H202 will not kill 100% of bacteria! Funny how what works for one person must work for another lol
Know this guys auqa shield is not a win all, and at 80$ a gallon i would look for another way :)
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$80? Hahah I pay $32 a gallon, contact me I will sell you some on the cheap for let's say 75?

I have used them all Heisenberg tea, Great White, Voodoo juice, subculture B etc.. for ease of use, cost and results Aquashield is the winner by a land slide. The others work but some require a lot more work and attention as well as mess it causes. AS is effective and clean... winner winner chicken dinner.

For me and my grow rooms anyway, just my thoughts. Hope no one goes off on me for hyping a product that works for me.... lol.

You tell me if AquaShield works here are three flowering right now:
 

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hellraizer30

hellraizer30

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My bad i was thinking florashield lol

I use aquashield in my tea brewing!

So how much do you add per gal?
 
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