G.C. Tangerine Dream Auto - DWC

TurboBucket said:
Roger dodger. I read back through to your initial post.
No pun intended but the root cause of the problem hasn't been corrected. One thing that can help with the poor root environment besides obviously getting the temps in check, would be more oxygenation bad bacteria don't like oxygen. While you can't cram any more air into water with an air pump you can agitate the roots with the bubbles and expose the bad bacteria to unfavorable conditions resulting in their demise. Hydroguard eats organic matter but it won't necessarily innoculate your roots. Mychos will to a degree prevent an encroaching infection by reducing available root surface to latch onto. But if they aren't living on the roots the bad bacteria can still get there. The orca does have a handful of different cultures in it but they really need healthy roots to start getting established. I know your tight on space, so an external rez seems out of the question. You need to get some heat out of the tent. Either by reducing the heat source, or increasing/improving ventilation. If your floor is cool (65°f or less) try insulating your buckets better to help keep temps down. Wrap a towel or blanket around them. If not you could grab a couple more buckets and put your ice in those then nest your dwc buckets in there. You'll get a gradual temp swing but it should keep you in check on a daily basis.
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RIght on my friend I'm pumping 900 cfm air pump and the air is massive but no root rot I kinda thought the massive bubbles helped out lol
 
Icemann420 said:
RIght on my friend I'm pumping 900 cfm air pump and the air is massive but no root rot I kinda thought the massive bubbles helped out lol
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I spent a lot of time the last few nights just staring at my plants wondering what I can do. I started thinking how they look almost over watered like they are drowning. So tonight I'm gonna go get some air supplies and bump up the bubbles in each rez in hopes that it helps and I don't have to scrap this grow.

On other news the two seeds I started are ready to be places in their media. Check on them in the paper towel this morning and both have a long healthy white tap root. They popped open after 12 hrs in a cup of water and had roots tips showing using the paper towel method just 12hrs after that. I was expecting it to take a few days.
 
Hell yah those roots will recover if you can keep the temps down I paid 60$ for my air pump off eBay it has 8 outlets and is massive and kinda loud but the air sounds like a fright train in the buckets but the plants love it. Over the last week my temps have bin in 85 and out doors 100 but all is well
 
Also I find my self lost in the grow room for hours just looking It's relaxing and I comfort them so they grow happy lol and they love my co2 I off gass lol :p
 
sorry about your root problems. Last year I had a lots of problem because of hot temp, even if it was lower than 85 in the tent, the water was 75F and it was too hot.
That's why I will switch to ProMIx HP after my current, and for the rest of the summer.;)
 
Well I’ve been meaning to come by...so sorry to hear about your roots:(
Congrats on the babies though!!
Bowl Nugz n' harmony said:
How do you run your hempy? Coco and perlite?
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I do full coco, it’s hydro growing basically an inert blank medium. Let me know if you want to go coco and need a hand!

Chow for now fellas
 
We'll it's time for a weekend update.
I don't really remember what day it is for these girls, I haven't updated my calender. The girls are still alive and kicking. There's significant root growth in both plants but the extensive root rot still exist. They underdeveloped girls have started their stretch and preflowers are showing. But I have a delima... The two seeds I popped have sprouted above ground ( today will be considered day one for them) the delima is if I should keep the older girls till they finish - given the trouble with rot and how small they are or let them meet the axe? I wasn't expecting the roots to recover like they are. Anyways here's some pics.
 
If you don't get the problems corrected you'll just be sending the new babies in for the same untimely demise. The girls are showing improvement so some of your corrective actions are helping.
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TurboBucket said:
If you don't get the problems corrected you'll just be sending the new babies in for the same untimely demise. The girls are showing improvement so some of your corrective actions are helping.
:goodjob:
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You're absolutely right. Well I ordered an inline exhaust fan 240cfm, plan on getting new buckets bigger, so the larger volume of water will take longer to warm up, someone mentioned using towels wrapped around the buckets will help keep them cool. Who knows, I might do one of them in soil.
 
Its update time everyone

I recieved my exhaust fan today and it's great. Fairly quite, can't really hear it when the tent is closed up and creates great negative pressure in the tent.
240cfm fan

240cfm fan


A lot as changed since Sunday plants look healthier and stronger. The white Roots have become longer and more abundant. The rot hasn't progressed any more and looks to be starting to clear up maybe? Today I changed out both rez scrubbed them out with bleach, and then scrubbed them out with soap, then rinsed for awhile which I do at every rez change. This time I added base nutes at 1/4 strength total ppm was around 300

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BigBearNTexas said:
@Bowl Nugz n' harmony Roots are looking good! Keep doing what you’re doing!
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Thanks! I had flushed the plants again for a week Just straight filtered water with hydroguard and ocra, added another air stone to each bucket (lots of big and small bubbles now) and used frozen water bottles to keep cool cause the temps stayed in the high 80' s but now with that exhaust fan it's running 75 with it all closed up.
 
I just feel so relieved I don't have to scrap the girls I had to take some pics from outside the tent. The fan leaves on both plants are straight and flat looking like a piece of paper.
Louise.

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Just some pics from this morning of the girls doing their thing. Starting to stretch real nice. Thelma is a little ahead of Louise. I don't expect to get much yield off of these girls but it's okay. The best thing I will harvest from this first dwc is experience.. And some smoke :cool:

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