The almighty wanderer
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im assuming that it is root rot
but like i said i am a newb to this. if it is root rot what are some ways to rid of it? Any help is appreciated
first time dwc. root rot?
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im assuming that it is root rot but like i said i am a newb to this. if it is root rot what are some ways to rid of it? Any help is appreciated
Jozikins
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Roots getting darker is not root rot. It could be a lot of things though, and the first sign of root rot. Are they slimy, is your reservoir slimy? Is there a funky odor? Is your water warm? Lot's of great threads in here to prevent these things and to find what is appropriate or not. Sometimes nutrients change the color of your roots, usually it's water temp though. I have pretty limited DWC experience, but I know enough, lol. Anything with a lot of carbon in it will change root color, carbon will also attract disease, so be sure you are either keeping your reservoir sterile with h2o2 or something similar. If you want to grow beneficial bacteria to help feed your plant and fight off the bad bacteria, you need to make sure you are hosting the proper environment and feed your good bacteria (also eats carbon). Look up Heisenberg Tea here on RIU, you'll learn a lot.
Carbon, Carbohydrate, remember your plant and bacteria see these as the same when digesting it, and carbon is crucial to growing bacteria and sweet heavy buds.
Carbon, Carbohydrate, remember your plant and bacteria see these as the same when digesting it, and carbon is crucial to growing bacteria and sweet heavy buds.
Slipon
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as already mention, use some hydrogen peroxide/H2O2
the 3% solution from your local drug store is fine, just a few table spoons per gallon of water should do the trick, with in a day or two your res should be clean from all root rot if any and at the same time the H2O2 provide some oxygen for your roots, a win win situation for less then 10$
have a read:
http://joemacho.hubpages.com/hub/Hydrogen-Peroxide-for-Plants
and best of luck
the 3% solution from your local drug store is fine, just a few table spoons per gallon of water should do the trick, with in a day or two your res should be clean from all root rot if any and at the same time the H2O2 provide some oxygen for your roots, a win win situation for less then 10$
have a read:
http://joemacho.hubpages.com/hub/Hydrogen-Peroxide-for-Plants
and best of luck
The almighty wanderer
New Member
Thanks a lot. Just refilled my res with RO water and peroxide. Will post back in a couple of days with results
The almighty wanderer
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peroxide seems to have done the trick. flushed out my res(alot of little brown root fragments came out) since the plant has looked pretty good and the roots have stayed relatively white. thanks again for the help guys