Anyone using FoxFarm nutes (DWC) have a brownish goob on your plants roots?

[Applepie/vanilla icecream]

Is this normal cause its organic? Its more like a thick goo that hangs on the roots, but its not slimmy....?

Sorry but I got called back to work and had to take off.... but here are ( unfortunately ) the best pics I can take cause of my cheap camera.

My temps range from 73 to 76f, I hope it's not a light issue cause they all sit in Black buckets, Humidity is at 20%, I started Hydrogen Peroxide treatments 5 days ago - maybe I got to wait longer to see HyPer. effect. From what I have read, some growers say this happens when using organic...but I'm new to this - rather have you look at them.. Thank you.

The plants were just topped 5 days ago and seems to be doing good up top (growing/sprouting) but look at some of the lower leaf coloration(a lot lighter then the rest) Also look at the three leaves near top which seem to be curling upward on their edges as if heat burn, but I got lights far enough away that I am afraid that they might stretch, plus got fan running. Please let me know what you might think it is....

 

[Popcorn900]

??????? pic would be nice.

 

[OzGrower87]

It's called root rot. Not hard to combat. Look it up on Google. It's definitely not normal. Roots being exposed to light and high humidity levels = root rot.

 

[Popcorn900]

Like I said a pic would be nice.

 

[acellular]

What's water temp.? Are you using a chiller?

 

[Applepie/vanilla icecream]

What's water temp.? Are you using a chiller?

No i am not and I am taking a guess at water temp no more then 71.....

 

[Popcorn900]

No i am not and I am taking a guess at water temp no more then 71.....

You can't post a pic? That foxfarm nutes I don't know much about but I'm pretty sure what your experiencing is normal. Root-rot will be followed by a bad smell and the roots will just fall to pieces if handled.Something about beneficial micronisims or something like that. I wouldn't recommend peroxide or something similar right now.

 

[Applepie/vanilla icecream]

Root-rot will be followed by a bad smell and the roots will just fall to pieces if handled.

Yes, I forgot about that, read that they would smell bad, but no smell but the nute's smell. They don't fall apart cause I would wipe the root between my finger tips and the goo will come off, but the roots aren't very white like I see in everyone else's pictures. 50% of the roots are a light tan in color..

 

[Popcorn900]

Root-rot will be followed by a bad smell and the roots will just fall to pieces if handled.

Yes, I forgot about that, read that they would smell bad, but no smell but the nute's smell. They don't fall apart cause I would wipe the root between my finger tips and the goo will come off, but the roots aren't very white like I see in everyone else's pictures. 50% of the roots are a light tan in color..

They(roots) will die the color of your nutes. As long as you see no difference in growth I would not worry about it. If you smell nutes then all is good and if the roots don't fall apart then that is also good. If the roots smell like fresh cut potatoes then your good to go.

 

[Applepie/vanilla icecream]

>>> Popcorn900 >>> fresh cut potatoes ... Got it .... Thank you

 

[Popcorn900]

>>> Popcorn900 >>> fresh cut potatoes ... Got it .... Thank you

Those FoxFarm nutes has me questioning this. I think it is normal for that brand of nutes to produces a slime on roots and it is part of the recipe.

 

[acellular]

What kind of air pump/stones you got for your buckets?

 

[Popcorn900]

What kind of air pump/stones you got for your buckets?

I just use regular 4 inch ones:

[URL]http://www.amazon.ca/Hydrofarm-AS4-4-Inch-Active-Aqua/dp/B0086VSDW2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1386292962&sr=8-3&keywords=4+inch+air+stone[/URL]

For the pump:

[URL]http://www.amazon.ca/Hydrofarm-AAPA25L-Air-Pump-Outlets/dp/B002JPD76I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386293060&sr=8-2&keywords=8+outlet+air+pump[/URL]

 

[acellular]

How many buckets are you running that pump to(wondering if you don't have enough air)?

 

[Popcorn900]

How many buckets are you running that pump to(wondering if you don't have enough air)?

7 Seven 5(Five)Gallon buckets. Thats including the res. Between all seven I run about 15 gallons of water.
Right now I have 3 including the res.

 

[acellular]

That air pump is weak for 7 buckets. I'd get a commercial air 5.

 

[Popcorn900]

That air pump is weak for 7 buckets. I'd get a commercial air 5.

It works better than you think. I also religiously use Bontanicare Aquashield. And if a problem just 30% peroxide.

 

[Applepie/vanilla icecream]

What kind of air pump/stones you got for your buckets?

EcoPlus w/dual air outlet & 4 1/2inch flat plate air stone... used on two buckets.

This AquaShield, I have read about and got a lot of people using it. I need to go tomorrow and get some to start real soon just in case.

Thank you

 

[acellular]

Two people in a row with weak ass air pumps? I use a commercial air 3 with a 6 bucket system and will be upgrading to a Pondmaster ap-100 eventually. Although my controller bucket is 20 gallon and Rubbermaid Brute 44 gallon rez filled with r.o. water. No air stone in controller bucket. D.W.C. with no chiller is insane and that's probably why you have slime. Pick up the Active Aqua 1/10 and you will never see slime. I also run aquashield but probably don't even need to.