whats wrong with my plant man

Whats wrong with the plant

  • ph problem

    Votes: 4 50.0%

  • water temp problem

    Votes: 4 50.0%

  • root rot

    Votes: 3 37.5%

  • defieciency

    Votes: 1 12.5%
  • Total voters
    8
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huntington

Active Member
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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magic

magic

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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

MMastro28

Active Member
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
 
smokeybandit22

smokeybandit22

Well-Known Member
def. some root issues here. what are the temps of the res of how many airstones do you have and are they on continously?
 
smokeybandit22

smokeybandit22

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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.
 
smokeybandit22

smokeybandit22

Well-Known Member
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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huntington

Active Member
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
 
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