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    DWC Root Slime Cure aka How to Breed Beneficial Microbes

    so after much skepticism the bb tea works. and it works well. i had one particular problem that i hope can be explained. i've looked around at some other threads on here and a few other people seem to have this happen to them. after the initial inoculation of the roots a dark brown slime seems...
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    DWC Root Slime Cure aka How to Breed Beneficial Microbes

    after brewing some of your tea for 24 hours (the tea came out very dark in color, is this normal) i added 1.5gal to a 12gal res. of just water. i then took the plants roots and tried my best to spray them off (but am afraid i did not do a good enough job) some of the roots were quite long nearly...
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    DWC Root Slime Cure aka How to Breed Beneficial Microbes

    hey heise i know how much you love to hear about people overcoming their brown slime war, hopefully this will be another one of those stories. i undoubtedly have the brown slime, it was as described all the previous posts. about 36 hours ago i did an entire cleanup and h202 treatment, but this...
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    DWC air pump

    for instance this pump seems to be quite powerful but only 8 watts..http://cgi.ebay.com/Rena-Air-400-Air-Pump-702E-/320635806547?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa7622353
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    DWC air pump

    so i keep reading all these things about using .5 to 1 watt air pump to 1 gal of water. but this doesnt seem to make sense to me. wont the efficiency of the air pump vary by manufacturer? can anyone tell me how many gal/h or lpm pumps i should look for. i need air for four rubbermaid totes with...
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    root advice needed

    oh and thanks so much for the help. good to know im not doomed. plus rep seriously thanks.
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    root advice needed

    one more question when you say 1wt per gallon. you mean watt right?
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    root advice needed

    my babies roots look like this but with more roots that are white and patches that are darker than the pic here. im using gh micro/bloom nutes. the roots appear to be growing as well as the plants themselves. without looking at the roots you would have no idea there was anything wrong. im going...
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    root advice needed

    my res temps are usually around 70. what happens if there is not enough air? and what should i do during this res change to try and clean up those roots?
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    root advice needed

    so this is like my third grow, second hydro grow. so this time i decided do two dwc in rubbermaid tubs, instead of the one tub. i did have quite a few light leaks into both tubs which is now corrected. problem is i have algae of root rot. im not sure how to tell them apart or if they are even...
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    HELP!!! My Ph just keeps goin up.

    i keep a reservoir of water in the room full of water. two advantages. one sitting out over night allows chlorine and other chemicals to evaporate, and two it allows the ph to settle out.
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    wierd clones

    thank you. and hello to you to. i am using a a homemade bubble cloner. was using a heating pad to warm water but damn thing got so hot it started to cook some of the stems like green beans. a couple are hanging on. i have the pad on it lowest setting, maybe a couple towels b/t the pad and the...
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    wierd clones

    my clones are developing this really hard white bumpy outer stem stuff instead of roots...any one know what this is or why this is happening... im new to this so hell this might be normal...i cant find any information on this however...any help is appreciated
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    clones?!?!?!

    and yeah sorry i did dip them in a rooting gel and put like 2 drops of gh micro in the like liter of water or so...
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    clones?!?!?!

    anyone got some good tips on how to successfully clone...i keep finding a lot of conflicting things about this ...also anything specific i need to look out for when making bubble cloner????
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    clones?!?!?!

    i took some cuttings this afternoon and put them in a homemade bubble cloner w/ a little bit of nutes... the clones are already falling over and look pretty weak... are they dead or will they perk up when the roots start to grow???????
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    Floating Tray DWC

    so ive got an 18 gallon reservoir with a 3inch thick piece of Styrofoam (which has holes cut it in for net pots) ... i have 4 tubs like this, 2 in veg tent and 2 in flower tent...the plan is 3 weeks in each tub so as to have a harvest every 3 weeks... i started some ww from seed and just took...
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    my retard first post

    and i dont know exactly what a multimeter is but i assume u would use it to test if the socket is getting power from the ballast...which i can assure u it is...my finger can tell u first hand that theres juice comin from that socket.....i think it pretty much has to be the connection or the bulb????
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    my retard first post

    yeah i think im gonna go to the hydro store ... have them test the bulb... u think theyll test the ballast or whatever too??
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    light probs

    i used a t shirt... also i unpluged and gave it a few minutes then checked the screws which were all tight.... i guess its the bulb???
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