A sad attempt with DWC - go Coco in the same buckets instead?

[Meison]

Are you using hydroton, lava rocks? ornamental stones? I couldn't find that info in your first post. I got into trouble with the cyanobacteria, aka slime a few weeks ago. Only had that problem with lava rocks.

Since I swaped to hydroton again, added some Richy's tea and its all good to go no! No more trouble!

 

[Unclecrash]

Im using Hydrotron which was given to me used from a friend. I bleached it and still having trouble. I tryed H202 and it slowed it but still there. I read Synpe's write up on it and it seems that bleach cannot even kill it, it just comes back stronger. I noticed it first in the cloner. I dont think the medium matters, I belive you have solved the problem using the bennies in the tea. I have done a lot of reading and it seems the tea or humus worm castings are the way to kill it or eat it up. I have read the lava rock can be a good medium to build up the bennies on. Have you tryed the tea on the lava rock?

 

[Meison]

Im using Hydrotron which was given to me used from a friend. I bleached it and still having trouble. I tryed H202 and it slowed it but still there. I read Synpe's write up on it and it seems that bleach cannot even kill it, it just comes back stronger. I noticed it first in the cloner. I dont think the medium matters, I belive you have solved the problem using the bennies in the tea. I have done a lot of reading and it seems the tea or humus worm castings are the way to kill it or eat it up. I have read the lava rock can be a good medium to build up the bennies on. Have you tryed the tea on the lava rock?

Yes and it saved 3/4 of the pants in my bio buckets. It worked fairly quick and way better results than blech, chlorine or h2o2.

You can even see the colonies, the red lava rock turns white/grey in some parts and you notice that wasn't there before! BENNIES!

But now I'm back to hydrocorn (hydroton) and it works great for me like it did before. Just rinse them well with tap water, and tadaaaa ready to go!

If using lava rock, give them a good soak in h202, it will foam like crazy.

cheers

 

[Unclecrash]

I thought of even putting a layer of medium on the bottom of my cloner to see if they take can of the slime. Good to know you are having luck with the Tea!! I think Im going to make a batch to run in my bubble bucket to see how it does. Im goes to use acient forest (earth worm castings) ZHO, Aqua Shield, or any other inoculation that contains baculious bacteria,put the worm castings in a sock or nylon and bubble it up with an air pump for a while then add to the plants.

 

[Loc Dog]

I had horrible results with RDWC, DIY. Made a number of mistakes, which I think you have covered. First mistake was letting light into reservoir. Wrapped everything with panda film, to correct that.

I found that somethings that I thought were opaque, were not. PVC pipe, and some thin black tubing. I also moved the reservoir out of the grow room, so not under HID lights.

Have not read posts here, but this guy solved it for me. Every time I post a link to another site, does not work, and do not want to get banned.

Do a google search for " DWC Root Slime Cure aka How to Breed Beneficial Microbes"

 

[noob1988]

try a water chiller. that should help with root rot with lower tempertures and your water will also hold more oxygen.
you can get one that will chill 50 gallons 10 degrees or so for $300

 

[Unclecrash]

I wish I could afford one, sprry D350 didnt mean to jack your thread. Some good info though.

 

[Unclecrash]

I had horrible results with RDWC, DIY. Made a number of mistakes, which I think you have covered. First mistake was letting light into reservoir. Wrapped everything with panda film, to correct that.

I found that somethings that I thought were opaque, were not. PVC pipe, and some thin black tubing. I also moved the reservoir out of the grow room, so not under HID lights.

Have not read posts here, but this guy solved it for me. Every time I post a link to another site, does not work, and do not want to get banned.

Do a google search for " DWC Root Slime Cure aka How to Breed Beneficial Microbes"

I think I have read that thread ,but will give do a search.

 

[DTFuqua]

Yes, I had the slime once too. Cured it with clean out, sanitation of cabinet and cooler water temps from then on.

 

[D350]

Are you using hydroton, lava rocks? ornamental stones? I couldn't find that info in your first post. I got into trouble with the cyanobacteria, aka slime a few weeks ago. Only had that problem with lava rocks.

Since I swaped to hydroton again, added some Richy's tea and its all good to go no! No more trouble!

Yes, using hydroton.
I tried the tea way the first time, did not wotk out...maybe did something worng. I'll recheck

Thanks for your suggestion

 

[LSWM]

Top fed dtw multi feed coco is easily the simplest and easiest system to get the best growth and results IMHO.

Reading stories just like yours was the reason I turned and ran from rdwc. I have only ever lost a handful of small transplants to over watering in coco. Never lost a plant for any other reason.

 

[LSWM]

What's you're lighting? I use 4-6 2 gal pots per 1k. You don't want to go too big with coco or you'll not be able to feed as often. 5 gal buckets will seriously grow multi # plants.