cemchris
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Thanks, cemchris and maxwell for the kind words.
As far as root aphids or other bugs, i've spent hours examining the roots and leaves for bugs. The only ones I could find were tiny soil mites; at first I thought they were the so called "micro" aphids but I had an entomologist look at them and she said they were harmless, even perhaps beneficial soil mites. Said they were a sign of healthy soil. I was using a large amount of beneficial bacteria and fungi, both mixed into the medium and applied via ACT teas. Then I began to suspect my water source so I changed course and went to RO water plus Dutch Master zone to no avail. So I think I've ruled out my water as the problem (it didn't make sense also for other reasons).
My roots look much healthier than the foliage btw.
Today I replaced my garden hoses, which I confirmed were vinyl, with 100% rubber hose. I know goodyear makes rubber hose, maybe that is what you have chemchris? Anyway I have a few scraps of other tubing of various sizes which I suspect is vinyl. I will also replace those tomorrow. Still at loss really and not convinced it is the vinyl hoses and tubing but figure it is worth a try. I appreciate all the thoughtful comments, keep them coming please. I know someone out there must have had this problem; there must be a solution.
Do you know the exact nature of the problem with the dehuey that your friends had? I'm wondering what it could be since dehumidifiers work on the same principals and basic components as air conditioners. Leaking refrigerant maybe?
Btw, I noticed in your room you have a lot of reflectix insulation; is your room sealed? I know a lot of people use reflectix in their grow rooms and its seems unlikely that it could be the problem, but since my whole room is encased in the stuff I wonder?
Hey bro, this sounds a little suspicious to me.. Applied beneficial bacteria and fungi should not have anything to do with beneficial mites.. Are you referring to hypoaspis miles? ( http://www.petsnails.co.uk/documents/hypoaspis-miles.html ). In my experience root aphids can look pretty similar. Clean coco /perlite should not have any sort of insect life from the bag.. I know it's likely difficult , but could you get a photo of the critters in your root zone? a good USB 60x scope can be had pretty cheap I think
Hey bro.. sorry you're still going through this uncertainty..
One thing that I'm pretty confident is that if your issue is truly caused by an off-gassing type of problem, then removing the plant from the room and placing it in a grow space where you are certain that is not an issue should result in relatively quick recovery (I would expect them to show improvement in a matter of a few days); setup a little grow tent with a 400w and air exchange and some test plants from your new room. If the problem stems from the bugs you see in your soil than plants will continue to go down hill.
Should be a pretty easy test.. good luck my man
CO2 Toxicity. It could have been from a single event when the burner went off too often or for too long.
The leaf burn from CO2 Toxicity doesn't show up for 24hours sometimes making it hard to pinpoint the cause.
If you're using a burner or any CO2 you really need a CO2 monitor to ensure your safety and CO2 levels. Look into the CO2 monitor from SenseLife.
Which CO2 controller are you using? Maybe someone here can help you calibrate it. Plants don't need a lot of CO2. There's a sweet spot somewhere between 1,000PPM and 1,500PPM. There's also a lot of other factors; as always.
10,000PPM of CO2 + the heat that goes with it causes the stomata to close in efforts to conserve water. "The current condition puts the plant in deep trouble because the trapped water in the leaves starts heating up and leads to cellular destruction, from which the plant may never fully recover." Quote from favorite Hydro book.
Farmers don't fumigate with 10,000 of CO2 with plants in there. This is something you can do after harvest when the plants are gone.
I really like the SenseLife CO2 monitor. It gives me a digital read out of current CO2 levels. It will also help you to learn how long it takes your plants to use all that CO2 before the burner needs to go off again.
How are you pushing 10,000PPM when most controllers are set to 1,500PPM?
somehow a friend of mine killed some plants with CO2 FWIW. He had the little tube directed at a group of plants and no regulator. It wiped 5 of them out (the ones that were in the line of fire). It confused me as well, but I saw it with my own eyes...
They died.
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