Is root rot and reservoir stank "a thing" in coco?

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Forage

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When I started growing, I had dreams of running DWC. After fighting root rot for a few crops, I switched to drain-to-waste coco and it's been mostly good times since.

I've got some interest in running recirculating coco so I can run smaller pots and water multiple times a day. And for other reasons. Will a recirculating reservoir make my plants vulnerable to root rot?

I've been running a mix of chemical and organic. A while ago I mixed up too much nutrient solution and and put a bubbler in it. After a week it got a little bit stank but that didn't seem to harm the plant, so I'm thinking it might be alright, so long as the plant has a proper drying cycle.
 
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Tuda51

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It is usually an Oxygen and water temperature issue that causes it in these systems. Dirty water doesn't help either.
 
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Tuda51

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If water temp is out of range then there will be less dissolved oxygen in the water, and at higher temps anaerobic bacteria's will multiply much faster then at colder water temps.
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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Tuda51 said:
If water temp is out of range then there will be less dissolved oxygen in the water, and at higher temps anaerobic bacteria's will multiply much faster then at colder water temps.
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He’s laughing because you didn’t read this post or your reading comprehension is terrible.
 
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Tuda51

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IMO you are less likely to have those issues in your feed to waste system then a recirculating system. Pumps create heat, and you are recirculating the same dirty water and left over nutrients compared to fresh water, cooler water and more controlled nutrient dosing.
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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This may help too

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Tuda51

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What is going on with all the wood in the second photo?
Lordhooha said:
This may help too

New building updates

I wanted to start posting a bit on my new building. I’ve been behind here lately on getting things out there. ill post some pics later of this 18000 sqft monster along with the ro system that was installed today. Details on the rooms are as follows. Eight rooms 2 veg 6 flower. Dedicated clone...
rollitup.org
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yea let me see that first
 
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