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Yup - I have a thick black 45l res, covered in silver bubble insulation, and I silver tape foil round the edges of the net pot to ensure no leaks. I have a small hole drilled which just fits the temp sensor and air hose into the tub, and that's been wrapped 6 times with electrician's tape. Of...

Fuck it... I'm going to clean the roots in a SB Roots bath first thing tomorrow, change the res... run pool shock alone at 5ppm first for 12hrs, then add nutes. Aftrer a couple of days I'll dose 2ppm pool shock daily. Seriously, even since the pics this morning the roots are just pure brown...

It's kinda RO water - I'm using zerowater filters which literally filters to 0-3ppm depending on filter age. I use the same RO water in humidifier, which has had me wondering - I think it's my last potential contamination point. It's a 5.5l res and if there's 0ppm and no sterilising agents in...

Lock down has been quite helpful in that regard... Although I'm sure I'm about to get told this is the worst place I could keep it!?

It's in my lounge

@rkymtnman told me all about pool shock several attempts back. I bought some but measuring out 0.03g (what I needed at the time based on my res size) was a royal PITA. That's when I switched to Silver Bullet Roots, which I'd seen many good reviews for. The silver ions allegedly meant only...

I run the pump outside the tent too, so it's O2 rich air getting pumped in. Res temp is 18.5c to 19.5c by end of each day. RH 55%, room temp 25c.

GH I use Micro, then grow, then bloom. I mix thoroughly between each one. I aerate for 1 hour before pH adjusting. Air pump is a 25w Haelia - it's a 12.5 gallon res and I usually keep 4.5 gallons in, so there's a healthy distance between the top of the waterline and the base of the net pot

When I say 'long enough to tangle', what I mean is... I use an air disc right under the net pot. The tap root touches down first... no problem. Then the side roots reach to the depth of the airstone, then they start to link up with the tap root and sit about 1" above the air stone. Next step is...

The sad thing is... I tried sterile last time and had the same failure. I used SB Roots last time - never had an organic product anywhere near the tank. Each of my 4 DWC attempts has ended the same way... as soon as the roots get long enough to start to tangle, rot sets in and it's game over...

Yet again have tried and failed with DWC. Root rot set in over a week ago and I tried to treat with a Heisenberg tea. Think I was too heavy on molasses and not patient enough with timing before applying, and despite a very promising first few hours, the brown sludge came back with a vengeance...

I've posted in this forum multiple times about maintaining a perfect environment, but still ending up with root rot. If this last attempt failed I was going to give up on dwc. Been brewing a tea for 48 hours, with orca, ewc and organic honey. Had the tell-tale foam which settled down a bit...

More notes - pH 5.8. Res 19.9c constant - no need to cool, that's just where it naturally sits. Currently at 255ppm

Feel like a stuck record now. 4th grow, 4th time I've encountered the same problems. DWC - Plant topped at 5th node - everything was looking beautiful for first couple weeks. Last week I got a slight tinge on the roots above the water line, and as usual it's developed into rot right through the...

Hey all Quick question - I have a big rectangular res, with the plant placed to one side rather than centrally… I have a 25w pump and a 200mm diameter air stone. I’ve been running the stone directly under the net pot and I’m running sterile. The question is, if it’s oxygen in the water, as...

Thanks @vostok FWIW I ended up filling my bathtub full and setting an intermittent timer (20 mins on, 20 mins off), for 24 hours. I'll be honest, I was stunned at how much crud came out of the airstone in this process... demonstrated clearly why I've always battled rot - there must have been...

Not after advice here - just trying to save other newbies from making the same silly mistakes as me. I recently manifolded a plant... around 4 weeks in, I got root rot. For the second time in one grow. I was on the fence about whether to keep going with the manifold so had another seedling on...

Indeed it does - there's some amazing people on this forum and I've read so much form so many different sources. Feel blessed to have chosen this time to start growing. From the few places I've signed up to, this forum is the most friendly and knowledgeable by far. I hope to be able to share my...

I'm a total noob. I manifolded too early, didn't drop EC appropriately and ended up having to chop a lot of burnt leaves. It took 5 days for growth to get going again. But... it really has started to explode this past few days. I reckon I've got at least 4-5 weeks before I switch to 12/12, but...

Cheers chaps. I'm doing DWC in a 45l tote. I can't tie down to the rim as I have to keep lifting for pH/EC readings, top-offs, nute changes and the like. At the moment I'm using standard ties and have some heavy duty ones lined up for later... but I'm wrapping around the base of the plant so I...