whats wrong with my plant man

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huntington

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #1

what i have here is some cherryslider in hydro setup have air pump in resevior, i used root rot protectection, i think it may be some sort of ph shock but can anyone tell me what they think may be wrong and what i should do to save it>
first picture is plant top half now
second picture is plant roots now
third picture is plant when healthy

 

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saynotothebs

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• Nov 19, 2008

• #2

im a newbie, but i dont think the roots should not be that color...but what do i know right...

 

MMastro28

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #3

do you know the pH is? It should be between 5.3 to 6.5

 

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huntington

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #4

yeah it is 6.3

 

magic

Well-Known Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #5

I don't know sh%t about hydro. But what I can tell you is that plant looks exactly like one does when it has been routinely and severely over-watered in a soil medium.

 

MMastro28

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #6

id say keep an eye on ur pH, exchange water in ur res tank weekly, make sure ur not over feeding and make sure to keep a high humidity

 

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huntington

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #7

yeah from research thats what i get too but its hydro kinda hard to avoid water, maybe water temp? idunno

 

smokeybandit22

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• Nov 19, 2008

• #8

def. some root issues here. what are the temps of the res of how many airstones do you have and are they on continously?

 

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huntington

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #9

temp was 78 degrees i raised my light up, yes that particular plant had 2 air stones in it that are continous.

 

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huntington

Active Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #10

lost a plant to something similar to this too so im gettin frustrated yah know

 

smokeybandit22

Well-Known Member

• Nov 19, 2008

• #11

seems you are at the max end of the temp range. anything higher and the dissolved o2 diminishes exponentially. I would bet this the primary cause of the problem.
those roots look pretty bad but nothing that I havent seen being able to grow out of. your plant looks pretty bad though.
I would lower the temp in that res to around 65 asap and add couple teaspons of h202. and u r prob gonna have to foliar feed/water her until she recovers if she recovers. use a wetting agent like a drop of dish soap in your spray bottle. and dont spray under hot lights. I dont see any healthy roots and can only hope for you that they appear shortly.

 

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huntington

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• Nov 19, 2008

• #12

i had 2 air stones going in there at one time though

 

smokeybandit22

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• Nov 20, 2008

• #13

if the temps are too high in the res doesnt matter if you have a million airstones-the h2o cant hold the o2-if u r gonna keep that res temp that high than I suggest dialing back the nutes to half strength

 

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flipsidesw

New Member

• Nov 20, 2008

• #14

My Vote.. Multiple lockout because ph too high.. Adjust to 5.8 and let it rise to 6.0.

 

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netpirate

New Member

• Nov 24, 2008

• #15

what are you using for ph up/down?

 

barrgemike

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• Nov 24, 2008

• #16

saynotothebs said:

im a newbie, but i dont think the roots should not be that color...but what do i know right...

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I'm thinking the same, it's not root rot, but they're definitely dis-colored.

 

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huntington

Active Member

• Nov 24, 2008

• #17

i used a box of ph down mix that said "acid" but i think you can use vinegar just as easily but it may mess up nitrate overload or may leave residual taste in buds, no need for me to use a ph up because our tap water already runs on the akaline side
Problem resolved the plant died completely in about 72 hours quite sure now that it was a res temp problem causing over watering and bacteria growth in res tanks