Zerogreentears
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This is after i sprayed her with distilled water and did my water change that i do every 2 weeks
HELP!! My roots in dwc are going a little brown and i cant afford a res chiller any info would help
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This is after i sprayed her with distilled water and did my water change that i do every 2 weeks
my_second
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Hi @Zerogreentears , aside from temperature and H2O2, there are a few things that you could try. I myself have used these, and they're not miracle cures, but they do help out a lot when my AC broke down on me during the hot season:
- Run the bubbler on a timer. You do not have to run it all the time. I put mine on a timer and run it 15min ON, 30min OFF.
- Incidentally, the waterfall suggestion is a great idea too. That definitely reduces the heat going into the rez.
- Evaporative cooling works too. Have a mini fan towards the surface level. It evaporates the water more, but then all you need to do is top off with RO water a lil more.
- Use humic acid in the reservoir. This thing makes your rez almost black. Usually the main purpose of this is more to prevent algae, but in my (admittedly anedoctal) experience, it does help the plant deal with warm rez better.
- Run the bubbler on a timer. You do not have to run it all the time. I put mine on a timer and run it 15min ON, 30min OFF.
- Incidentally, the waterfall suggestion is a great idea too. That definitely reduces the heat going into the rez.
- Evaporative cooling works too. Have a mini fan towards the surface level. It evaporates the water more, but then all you need to do is top off with RO water a lil more.
- Use humic acid in the reservoir. This thing makes your rez almost black. Usually the main purpose of this is more to prevent algae, but in my (admittedly anedoctal) experience, it does help the plant deal with warm rez better.
Joint Monster
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I believe it is the Trichoderma in the bennies which fight of pythium.
Completely got rid of my root rot the very first time I did hydro. Fought it for a week with H2O2, then threw in the Bennies and problem solved! Not just solved, but the roots LOVED it!
I'm at 68F (20C) with bennies, seems to be their happy place.
They look good now. Just know if the causation of the event was not fixed, the root rot will return.
You need regular H2O2 applications, or regular Tea/Bennies Feedings. Or fix your water temperature.
Zerogreentears
Member
Thanks everything seems fine now i got sensizyme and voodoo juice and the roots seem much happier but i will try the tea if anything comes back,
Any good recipe's? I have organic ocean fertilizer with shellfish, peat and some other stuff in it i cant remember lol from my last organic grow tho, but any recommendations would be nice i don't really have a community of growers to help me out like here lol, just the internet and books.
Thanks again guys
Purpsmagurps
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never use h202, use hydroguard. and a chiller. or dont dwc lol.
Zerogreentears
Member
honestly i dont think I would unless all else failed but even then, i know what that stuff does and im allergic to peroxide so i try to stray away from handling the stuff
Purpsmagurps
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if you want some good dwc nutes use jacks 321, hydroguard and a chiller and i get his after 4 months
Joint Monster
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Heisenberg tea ... if you search the forum it should come up somewhere.
Kindbuds303
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looks like I’m trying jacks next run amazing !
jamaican-cafe
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Bleach 8 drops per gallon do it every 2 days