Seedlings dried out in rapid rooters. Any chance of surviving?

Hello. 2 of 3 my rapid rooters, while in the seedling stage, dried up. I wasn't able to get to them for 2 days and by the time I had come back they had dried up.
I usually have the seedling dome and tray to keep moisture but didn't this time (was broken bad when I went to use it). I kept hydrated by dropping a small amount of water in the morning and night cycle of the plant. The damage was done though

• Temp: 76F (Always this temp)
• 1200w LED Maxisun (600w HPS equivocal). 18/6 cycle
• DWC
• Strains: Green Gelato & Green-o-Matic. This being an autoflower I have serious doubts of recovery. More hoping for the Green Gelato
• Water PH of 8 for 9 days, then PH of 6 to 6.1 for the remainder
• Initially kept light distance at 30 inches(8 days), then 4ft (2 days)because I got nervous then back 27 inches (just started today)
• Small white growth from rapid rooters (noticed 10days after planting the rapid rooters in the package were also infected. Small oversight didn't notice)
• Put into the hydro bucket today & used hydrogen peroxide. Would have used it sooner had I know there was some growth on the underside of the rapid rooters

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Any chance for these poor guys? Any help is appreciated. I'd like to learn from my mistakes (2nd grow).
Does anyone have a good indoor DWC check list for growing? I could make my own but I'm assuming someone has done it.

Dont use domes for seedlings, its ok before they germinate not sfter.

They are goners, bin them start again, even if they somehow pulled through it would take ages its quicker to start again.

2Hearts said:

Dont use domes for seedlings, its ok before they germinate not sfter.

They are goners, bin them start again, even if they somehow pulled through it would take ages its quicker to start again.

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Thats super disappointing to hear! I have germinated 2 more since they started wilting just in case. Sad to see.
Anything to learn from this? How do you keep your rapid rooters moist?
Why not a dome after they germinate? I germinate by putting them in a cup of warm water.

Leaves need a minor airflow to exist at anything but a deficient pace, domes stagnate the air too much no one uses them for seedlings. To keeo the cubes wet before germination is fine though - just basic alltime gardening rule, clones have no roots so can be domed. just trust me here.

Amall cubes dry out fast under lights, put in system earlier or be there when they need watering, no real answer there sorry.

mkweed said:

Thats super disappointing to hear! I have germinated 2 more since they started wilting just in case. Sad to see.
Anything to learn from this? How do you keep your rapid rooters moist?
Why not a dome after they germinate? I germinate by putting them in a cup of warm water.

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I bet the greenomatics perk back up.

SPLFreak808 said:

I bet the greenomatics perk back up.

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I hope so fren

2Hearts said:

Leaves need a minor airflow to exist at anything but a deficient pace, domes stagnate the air too much no one uses them for seedlings. To keeo the cubes wet before germination is fine though - just basic alltime gardening rule, clones have no roots so can be domed. just trust me here.

Amall cubes dry out fast under lights, put in system earlier or be there when they need watering, no real answer there sorry.

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Noted. Just making sure water them since they dry out a lot was the right way of doing it.

When they feel light water, like a wet dry cycle in soil. not dry as in bone dry just when they feel light compared to a wet one.

Nicevif that is once a day orcsomething you can better judge.

mkweed said:

I hope so fren

Noted. Just making sure water them since they dry out a lot was the right way of doing it.

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