is this root rot
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Dystopia
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Yes, I'm pretty certain that's root rot but get some more opinions before proceeding with my recommendations.
In my opinion, if the plants are young then I would start over after thoroughly sterilizing the environment...otherwise, you'll probably be fighting this the entire grow. Pay particular attention to preventative measures with your next grow.
If you want to try to save these plants you'll will want to completely clean out your system. You should remove each plant and rinse off the roots. You should trim off any dead roots or damaged roots. Dip the roots in a hydrogen peroxide solution - 1/2 cup of 3% H2O2 per gallon of water.
You should then clean your entire system using a strong bleach or h202 solution. Soak everything (except the plants) in bleach for a few hours. Make sure you rinse everything really good before putting the plants back in.
Are you using organic nutrients? If so, you might want to run the nutrient solution at a lower concentration than usual for a while and throw in an enzyme additive like Hygrozime and a beneficial microorganism product like sub-culture (though the beneficial stuff is expensive). Don't use H2O2 in your nutrient solution with organics. You may want to lay off the organics until the plants recover.
If you're using chemical nutrients then the idea is to maintain a sterile environment. Go with a lower nute concentration mixed with 1/4 - 1/2 cup/gallon of 3% H2O2. The H2O2 dissipates, so you'll have to add some back with your top-off water. You'll probably have to do this the entire grow, because no matter how well you sterilize the pythium fungus will always be present in the roots.
You will also need to do some preventative measures. The colder (down to like 66* F) and more aerated you can keep the res water, the harder it is for the pythium to survive. Monitor your ph closely...wild swings, especially upwards, probably mean the nasties are proliferating again. Be ready to clean out your res several times if you can't keep it cool.
Hope this helps...
In my opinion, if the plants are young then I would start over after thoroughly sterilizing the environment...otherwise, you'll probably be fighting this the entire grow. Pay particular attention to preventative measures with your next grow.
If you want to try to save these plants you'll will want to completely clean out your system. You should remove each plant and rinse off the roots. You should trim off any dead roots or damaged roots. Dip the roots in a hydrogen peroxide solution - 1/2 cup of 3% H2O2 per gallon of water.
You should then clean your entire system using a strong bleach or h202 solution. Soak everything (except the plants) in bleach for a few hours. Make sure you rinse everything really good before putting the plants back in.
Are you using organic nutrients? If so, you might want to run the nutrient solution at a lower concentration than usual for a while and throw in an enzyme additive like Hygrozime and a beneficial microorganism product like sub-culture (though the beneficial stuff is expensive). Don't use H2O2 in your nutrient solution with organics. You may want to lay off the organics until the plants recover.
If you're using chemical nutrients then the idea is to maintain a sterile environment. Go with a lower nute concentration mixed with 1/4 - 1/2 cup/gallon of 3% H2O2. The H2O2 dissipates, so you'll have to add some back with your top-off water. You'll probably have to do this the entire grow, because no matter how well you sterilize the pythium fungus will always be present in the roots.
You will also need to do some preventative measures. The colder (down to like 66* F) and more aerated you can keep the res water, the harder it is for the pythium to survive. Monitor your ph closely...wild swings, especially upwards, probably mean the nasties are proliferating again. Be ready to clean out your res several times if you can't keep it cool.
Hope this helps...
Blue Moonshine1
Active Member
looks crazy to me dude above seems to got you thou! lol
polishfalcon420
Well-Known Member
Dystopia has the info spot on and it deffinatley looks like you have some kind of issue going on there. you also need to try and figure what is causing the issue so you can resolve the problem whether you try and save those or start over that way you know what to work on. do you know what your res temps are? is there any light peneatrating through your res? form what I have seen and read those are the two most common problems contributing to root rot. you do have an airstone in there right. good luck on your ventures keep us posted on your discoveries.
Yeah that post pretty much seems like he knows his shit and not a gues or anything
my res temps are 77 which is a bit high i guess
my pumps may not be enough so im adding another pump today after i clean out the roots with h202
What im gonna do is...
clean each bucket 1 by 1. Adding a extrnal rez and pumping water to all 10 buckets.
take out the mesh with the plant and hydroton.
use some solution in a bigger res and let rest in there for about 10 min while iclean buckets
redo buckets with nutes and my extra air pump prbably giving me 3 times the air that i have now.
i just have 2 pumps on now... one is a 171gph pump and other is 60.
and one im putting in is 600.
checked ph after 3-4 days and ph went up to about 6 from about 5.5