platypusmann
Well-Known Member
I am new to DWC. Have turned a few crops in ebb & flow.
Currently have one California Orange plant in a 5 gal bucket DWC. 2 weeks old, under
600w MH 18/6, using AN nutes....Micro, Grow, Bloom, MET grow, Humic, Fulvic, Barricade, Sensizym and Sweet Leaf.
I started with 10 plants, but could not get the other 9 to root, and after twoo weeks they were still sprouts, and I said fuck it. The seeds were old and sprouted poorly anyway. Oh well.
This plant is doing GREAT. Really growing BUSHY. Hope it's a girl. She is 6" tall and on 7th node. I have the room temp stable between 69 (lights off) and 74 (lights on). Buckets temps have been kept around 64. pH steady at 5.5. Using tap water. All is doing well.
Here is my question. In my last ebb & flow grow I got pythium. I thin I got it becaus ei had tomove the grow and the room int went into was a dog room, and I think there was bacteria from all the dog hair. That, and an organic res with water temps around 76 and I got got. I still harvested but a LIGHT YIELD...like less than 10 grams dry a plant. Good weed though. Anyway.......the organic nutes became very frothy in my res not long before I got the root rot. The tech guy (Roy) at AN told me that this is not unheard of with sugars (such as Sweet Leaf) and organics (like Sensizyme and Mother Earth Tea) mixed together. But, my res never frothed until right before I developed problems.
I have run 10 days in this bucket with the organic nutes and the water is dark and murky, but not frothy. Yesterday I did a full res change and replace. Now today I have froth in the bucket, and I am scared. It may be normal, but it could be a problem.
The roots are not as white as they were yesterday....but the Humic Acid is VERY dark and may have stained them. They are still firm and thick.
Temps in the room have not exceed 71 since I changed the res,and went as low as 59. It has been cold.The nute soup has been right around 62~64.
My primary concern is that I am headed for troubles. I do not want root rot AGAIN. I am on top iof temps, but still worry. Anyone else had froth with an organic res??
I think I would like to switch up and go to a sterile res with H202. How would I best go about switching the plant from an organic res to a sterile res in DWC??? Someone please.......if you know...help!!!!!!
Thanks SOOOO much!!!!
ppm
Currently have one California Orange plant in a 5 gal bucket DWC. 2 weeks old, under
600w MH 18/6, using AN nutes....Micro, Grow, Bloom, MET grow, Humic, Fulvic, Barricade, Sensizym and Sweet Leaf.
I started with 10 plants, but could not get the other 9 to root, and after twoo weeks they were still sprouts, and I said fuck it. The seeds were old and sprouted poorly anyway. Oh well.
This plant is doing GREAT. Really growing BUSHY. Hope it's a girl. She is 6" tall and on 7th node. I have the room temp stable between 69 (lights off) and 74 (lights on). Buckets temps have been kept around 64. pH steady at 5.5. Using tap water. All is doing well.
Here is my question. In my last ebb & flow grow I got pythium. I thin I got it becaus ei had tomove the grow and the room int went into was a dog room, and I think there was bacteria from all the dog hair. That, and an organic res with water temps around 76 and I got got. I still harvested but a LIGHT YIELD...like less than 10 grams dry a plant. Good weed though. Anyway.......the organic nutes became very frothy in my res not long before I got the root rot. The tech guy (Roy) at AN told me that this is not unheard of with sugars (such as Sweet Leaf) and organics (like Sensizyme and Mother Earth Tea) mixed together. But, my res never frothed until right before I developed problems.
I have run 10 days in this bucket with the organic nutes and the water is dark and murky, but not frothy. Yesterday I did a full res change and replace. Now today I have froth in the bucket, and I am scared. It may be normal, but it could be a problem.
The roots are not as white as they were yesterday....but the Humic Acid is VERY dark and may have stained them. They are still firm and thick.
Temps in the room have not exceed 71 since I changed the res,and went as low as 59. It has been cold.The nute soup has been right around 62~64.
My primary concern is that I am headed for troubles. I do not want root rot AGAIN. I am on top iof temps, but still worry. Anyone else had froth with an organic res??
I think I would like to switch up and go to a sterile res with H202. How would I best go about switching the plant from an organic res to a sterile res in DWC??? Someone please.......if you know...help!!!!!!
Thanks SOOOO much!!!!
ppm
