are all my leaves dying?

oAUSTiNo

oAUSTiNo

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like 2 of the leaves have black ends. (.) like literally the size of that period. on the ends. the plant was a really nice Bright green, now it looks like there's yellow commin in.
green.jpg or is this an alrite healthy plant? its about 4 1/2 wks old
 
Serapis

Serapis

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You are using a medium that is staying soaked. The plant has too much water, not enough oxygen, it is literally slowly drowning. The color appears off too, what is your res PH and medium PH?
 
Polecat

Polecat

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Heres a couple guesses. Overwatering from poor drainage or to high ph in your(medium????).
 
HowzerMD

HowzerMD

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From what I saw the medium was all soppy.That looks like soil, take it out of the reservoir.
 
Polecat

Polecat

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angelsbandit said:
Ph has nothing to do with this - the plant is drowning.
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yes. But he's pumping o2 in the res. They shouldn't drown. unless the hole root system is covered in what ever medium that is.

Are the roots in a nute soultion or covered with a sloppy medium????

Can you increase the distance from the bottom of the pot to thhe top of what ever you put in your res?
 
oAUSTiNo

oAUSTiNo

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yes. But he's pumping o2 in the res. They shouldn't drown. unless the hole root system is covered in what ever medium that is.
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no the roots are in water, the soil is just holding the stem and what ever roots that havnt came out the bottom yet.
 
Polecat

Polecat

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Does the soil stay wet all the time? If so the rest of the roots may not grow and in fact be dying.
 
Polecat

Polecat

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Maybe try a 10 part water 1 3% hydrogen peroxide watered from the top and then allowed to dry out. It should add o2 to the soil short term.

You have no nutes in your res.?
 
oAUSTiNo

oAUSTiNo

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it usually isnt wet like that.. but i guess it has been like that for a couple days now. should i let it dry out? a little

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oAUSTiNo

oAUSTiNo

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no nutes. i have schultz "plant food" "encourages growth" that i just found. would that work?

i should water it with hydrogen peroxide?
 
Polecat

Polecat

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The problem is in that pot. The soil needs to have o2 and good drainage. I use perlite upto 50% in soil it provides drainage and nooks and crannies for the 02 to be trapped. Hydrogen peroxide can be used every watering to provide oxygen to the soil.
If your air pump is creating a mist that keeps the bottom of the pot wet constanly could be your problem.
 
oAUSTiNo

oAUSTiNo

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If your air pump is creating a mist that keeps the bottom of the pot wet constanly could be your problem.
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yea its so close to the water that the bubbles are soaking the bottom of the pot. should i make a new res. and keep the pot above the lid? instead of in the lid.
 
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