haha , had the same thing happen man , exactly.... its foxfarm , they gunk up ur stones , pumps , notice everyhting has a shitty stinky gunk on it , it was fucking witht he roots , turns out its super strong for weed plants , u have to use like 1/8 to start if u wanna keep going with this terrible product, i know man 22 bucks a l for the 3 starting products is no joke on money but switch to dnf , 30 bucks each and u only need 2 ... for a nic ebig bottle.... get u all the way to flower for sure ... and its clear , keeps everyhting very clean , and takes out all the guesse work ,,,,,, trust me go to the hydro store ask for DNF Grow for seedlings and cuttings for all through veg. and DNF Bloom for ur flowering .... u wont frown anymore .....