Hi all, hopefully I can get some help here.
So, I run individual 5 gallon buckets, small space here, so 1 or 2 at a time DWC style using Advanced Nutrients. I insulate the buckets with insulation wrapped around to keep the temps about 63 - 68 F. It never goes up higher than that. Environment is like 75 F at 49% RH.
I just harvested 2 plants that did very well, which was my first grow by the way. I used the Advanced Nutrients line and did the whole microbes stuff with their products. I think using all that kinda saved my ass since I didn't know what the hell I was doing the first round.
I started a new seed, C99 that is 49 days old today. This time however, at 41 days, I started seeing brown stuff collecting at the sides of the dry part of the DWC bucket. A little research tells me it's the beginning of root rot.
So, on day 41, I sterilzed the bucket and everything, soaked the plant in strong solution of 29% H2O2 (like 250 mL to the 5 gallon bucket) and let it bubble all the stuff off. The roots were nice and white and clean again. Mixed a new batch of nutrients, but still using the Voodoo Juice, Tarantula and Pirahna bennies.
I see the roots clumping together again around some brown sediment like stuff on day 43, plus that brown stuff. Did the same thing again. Put it back into reservoir with the bennies from AN.
Finally Day 45, I start seeing the same shit. So I'm like maybe I have light leaks, so I cover every single thing I can see that might cause light leaks, and decided to run sterile. So, I go through the whole treatment again, except this time, just Grow A + Grow B + B-52 + Rhino Skin + 10 mL of 29% H2O2. Should be sterile.
Ever since running it sterile for a few days..... no more brown stuff etc... but my pH is dropping drastically. BTW, I'm only at 50% nutrient strength. Right after mixing the new batch of nutrients, my ppm was about 900 and pH at 5.8. Not bad. I use RO Water by the way.
Today, it's ppm is still at 900 but pH now reads 4.7!!! Ok, meter bad or needs calibration. I have a Bluelab pen and the combo meter. Both calibrated and both reading the same values.
Only thought is does H2O2 bring pH down that much? I understand H2O2 doesn't last too long. I look in the reservoir, still bubbling nicely and not smelling bad. Just smells like plant. if that makes sense, not like the smell of the brown stuff.
Should I change out the reservoir? Should I add more H2O2 since I did read somewhere that root rot stuff will lower pH.
The bottom fan leaves are also getting yellow on the tips and getting limp (I guess after 3 H2O2 washes, I would be limp too!!)
What do you all think is going on?
I can provide more information if needed.
Thanks
So, I run individual 5 gallon buckets, small space here, so 1 or 2 at a time DWC style using Advanced Nutrients. I insulate the buckets with insulation wrapped around to keep the temps about 63 - 68 F. It never goes up higher than that. Environment is like 75 F at 49% RH.
I just harvested 2 plants that did very well, which was my first grow by the way. I used the Advanced Nutrients line and did the whole microbes stuff with their products. I think using all that kinda saved my ass since I didn't know what the hell I was doing the first round.
I started a new seed, C99 that is 49 days old today. This time however, at 41 days, I started seeing brown stuff collecting at the sides of the dry part of the DWC bucket. A little research tells me it's the beginning of root rot.
So, on day 41, I sterilzed the bucket and everything, soaked the plant in strong solution of 29% H2O2 (like 250 mL to the 5 gallon bucket) and let it bubble all the stuff off. The roots were nice and white and clean again. Mixed a new batch of nutrients, but still using the Voodoo Juice, Tarantula and Pirahna bennies.
I see the roots clumping together again around some brown sediment like stuff on day 43, plus that brown stuff. Did the same thing again. Put it back into reservoir with the bennies from AN.
Finally Day 45, I start seeing the same shit. So I'm like maybe I have light leaks, so I cover every single thing I can see that might cause light leaks, and decided to run sterile. So, I go through the whole treatment again, except this time, just Grow A + Grow B + B-52 + Rhino Skin + 10 mL of 29% H2O2. Should be sterile.
Ever since running it sterile for a few days..... no more brown stuff etc... but my pH is dropping drastically. BTW, I'm only at 50% nutrient strength. Right after mixing the new batch of nutrients, my ppm was about 900 and pH at 5.8. Not bad. I use RO Water by the way.
Today, it's ppm is still at 900 but pH now reads 4.7!!! Ok, meter bad or needs calibration. I have a Bluelab pen and the combo meter. Both calibrated and both reading the same values.
Only thought is does H2O2 bring pH down that much? I understand H2O2 doesn't last too long. I look in the reservoir, still bubbling nicely and not smelling bad. Just smells like plant. if that makes sense, not like the smell of the brown stuff.
Should I change out the reservoir? Should I add more H2O2 since I did read somewhere that root rot stuff will lower pH.
The bottom fan leaves are also getting yellow on the tips and getting limp (I guess after 3 H2O2 washes, I would be limp too!!)
What do you all think is going on?
I can provide more information if needed.
Thanks