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DWC Root Slime Cure aka How to Breed Beneficial Microbes
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ProudHeretic
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Man, I REALLY appreciate the encouragement. I have been growing hydroponics for about 8 years (veggies and what not) on tower gardens (aero) which were outside in Florida. No chillers, no bennies, and no problems. Fantastic veggies and NEVER any root or bacterial issues. Fast forward to 2022 and we moved to a cannabis cultivation legal state. I decided to buy this RDWC system and a grow tent to put in my "man cave" 10'x12' shed that was already on the property when we bought it. The previous owner already dry walled it and made it a man cave with climate controls and everything. So I started my first cannabis grow back in August of 2023 (Super OG Kush photos) in the RDWC and it was a banger! I yielded over a pound! In that grow, I had no chiller, but I did use Orca for most of the grow. Rez temps sometimes got up to 73°-74°, but never had an issue. After harvest, I disassembled the system and thoroughly cleaned every bit of it with H2O2 and bleach. Then I cleaned the grow tent with H2O2 and Isopropyl alcohol. Put the system back together, but didn't add any water because I knew I had to go out of town the first week of January. Started my seeds third week of January. Got the system ready to go with fresh RO water, but this time I took the suggestion of a friend and tried to run sterile. That was the beginning of hell! By day 21 after sprout, I noticed the nasty stuff floating in my res. That was 2nd week of February and I have been battling it ever since.
hey hey, I replied on the other post
Drop That Sound
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We have chloramines on top of some other additives in the water here, so I seem to get away with low temps and nothing else most the time. Need aquarium heaters more than a chiller if anything. Low PPM tap water, as clean as RO. I only ever shock the res on rare occasions. Not much point using adding anything as a constant preventative with low temps IMO. Water source is very important.. Maybe your RO system is contaminated or something, so all the water you supply could be as well?...
Did you re-use the same air stones and hydroton? I would replace all the soft tubing and any rubber gaskets,grommets, etc, especially after having any slime infections like that. The rubber or whatever soft material can harbor stuff, and should be replaced every year anyway because it eventually disintegrates and leeches out in the res. Preferably with all silicone seals, so you never worry about it again. I did notice light possibly shining through the upper net pot mesh on one of the pics..
Did you re-use the same air stones and hydroton? I would replace all the soft tubing and any rubber gaskets,grommets, etc, especially after having any slime infections like that. The rubber or whatever soft material can harbor stuff, and should be replaced every year anyway because it eventually disintegrates and leeches out in the res. Preferably with all silicone seals, so you never worry about it again. I did notice light possibly shining through the upper net pot mesh on one of the pics..