[Some old dude]

Originally Posted by PriznnPlanet

Retro.... Can you provide some more info on the Aspirin? I run a 30gal res with rockwool....Are you using this in the res the whole time? I've tried to research more on it, but the info for MJ is pretty limited. Thank You!

I don't use it the last couple of weeks cause the plants are dying anyways.Really noticed a big improvement from using aspirin this time from plants recovering from the toxin. Pictures to follow.

[PriznnPlanet]

Originally Posted by RetroGrow

325 Mg per gallon uncoated aspirin in rez.

Lol... i think get it!

[PriznnPlanet]

Originally Posted by Some old dude

I don't use it the last couple of weeks cause the plants are dying anyways.Really noticed a big improvement from using aspirin this time from plants recovering from the toxin. Pictures to follow.

I use H202.... is this going to be a problem?

[Some old dude]

Originally Posted by PriznnPlanet

I use H202.... is this going to be a problem?

I found that a little h202 works for me to keep good bacteria in balance but I only use a little like every other rez change I use maybe two teaspoons of 3% per gallon. And I use aspirin at one half a 325 mg per gallon until the last ten days or so. (25 325 mg per 50 gal rez). This is just what I do it may be better if you use a full 325 mg per gal like retro advises as he got me on the rite track to overcoming the dude syndrome. I have one strain of SSH that did not recover at all and my favorite SSH Pheno that was barely ever affected (Thank god)..And another Larry og that was toast and would not recover. And other mothers that recovered completely some I tried one and a half 325 mg some one 325 mg per gal. Over time as I can tell the ones that recover well I use less aspirin over time. I also noticed that the OGbiowar makes my plants look better not just as a broad mite killer but it seems there is other fungus in there that makes plants thrive JMHO. Also what I do is take the asparin put it in a small separate bowl and put pretty warm almost hot water in bowl and swirl it around to dissolve aspirin then pour into rez for hydro, or watering vessel for soil works great.GL.

H202 hinders root growth and has no effect on root health unless used in a concentration that requires a recovery time of 2 days or so to begin growth again (and will kill small plants and clones). It has been proven to delay pythium out break by a couple days but does not prevent it. H202 is good for cleaning in high concentration that's it.

[PriznnPlanet]

I run H202 %29 3 mil/gal 24/7, 365... Nothing but nice white roots! Keeps rez nice and sterile. Been doing it this way since i had a bad case of slime in F&D when my rez was in low 70's.

[Some old dude]

Originally Posted by PriznnPlanet

I run H202 %29 3 mil/gal 24/7, 365... Nothing but nice white roots! Keeps rez nice and sterile. Been doing it this way since i had a bad case of slime in F&D when my rez was in low 70's.

Most definitely, It's documented that h202 is like "Liquid oxygen" for the root zone. They use to sell products that worked like magic to promote fast root growth and people later found it to be just h202. And, kills some unwanted bacteria while helping good bacteria. I am a promoter of using low levels of h202 for hydro grows.

[RetroGrow]

Originally Posted by Some old dude

Most definitely, It's documented that h202 is like "Liquid oxygen" for the root zone. They use to sell products that worked like magic to promote fast root growth and people later found it to be just h202. And, kills some unwanted bacteria while helping good bacteria. I am a promoter of using low levels of h202 for hydro grows.

How does it help "good" bacteria? I was under the impression that it kills bacteria indiscriminately, "good" & "bad".

[Some old dude]

Originally Posted by RetroGrow

How does it help "good" bacteria? I was under the impression that it kills bacteria indiscriminately, "good" & "bad".

I can't recall at this moment I will try to look up the source. The way I understood it was that strong use of h202 would kill all bacteria good and bad .But, just the rite amount usually one or two teaspoons per gal of 3% would actually help most good bacteria while destroying some bad bacteria that actually does not do well in high oxygen environment.

[RetroGrow]

Forgot my basic chemistry (along with lot's of other stuff).
There are two types of bacteria, aerobic and anaerobic. H2O2 kills the anaerobic bacteria and assists the aerobic bacteria, in some cases.
Well, before diving any deeper, you need to know what Hydrogen Peroxide does to SOME bacteria. It is, for some bacteria, considered as a metabolic poison, which kills them unless they have the enzyme catalase.

Let me tell you, though, that hydrogen peroxide is NOT SPECIFIC, meaning there's no exact way to say that this or that organism will be killed by hydrogen peroxide or not; some organisms, aerobic or anaerobic, can withstand hydrogen peroxide and some cannot. The only way to know is to do the Catalase test (hope you know what this is). Catalase is the enzyme that some bacteria use to catalytically cleave hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen...so, no hydrogen peroxide, no death to the bacteria. Again, hydrogen peroxide can affect any bacteria, whether they are aerobic, anaerobic, or facultatively anaerobic--there's no way to tell how unless you do the catalase test. The only ones not affected, in general, are the ones with the enzyme catalase.