Why do I keep getting root rot in RDWC system? Does anyone know how to kill it.

[DWC.4LIFE]

Every thing is on point I'm running a water chiller at 63 degrees I'm using water max at 3 MLS p/gal every day. H202 does nothing to kill it off there is not any light leaks. What kills this clear slime or brown algea.?

 

[Oldguy71]

are your plants affected or is there just biofilm in your system?

 

[DWC.4LIFE]

Well this clear slime gets on to the roots and then the plants start growing slow and root production stop.

 

[OneLuvLabs]

How often you change out ur water? I’m assuming your running a hydro type setup..

 

[DWC.4LIFE]

Once a week it's a rdwc system

 

[OneLuvLabs]

Hmm, if you using 34% h202 the doasage is 3-4ml per gal. & since that didn’t work you may want to add some clearex to ur system the night before you swap out the water.

 

[Skeptik]

To knock out an existing fungal infection you should be adding 5-6ml/gal 39% H2O2 every 3 days for 3 treatments. In addition, I usually put 10ml in a gallon of H2O and let the hydro basket and root ball soak for 20 minutes.

Once you get it beaten into submission, your chiller should keep it under control

You'll have to adjust dosing for different H2O2 concentrations.

 

[DWC.4LIFE]

So I added 4 gallons of h202 to my rdwc system with 80 gallons of water and let it run for almost 24 hrs . Then I flush and reset the room with new clones.! Hopefully that does the trick and I also been adding 3 MLS p/gal of ucroots every day and set my chiller to 63°

 

[DWC.4LIFE]

I also added a gallon of #zerotol

 

[Oldguy71]

If you’re in between crops, bleach the crap out of everything, including all your meters and probes, especially the floor of the tent or room, even throw out calibration solutions that may have been contaminated or you will keep reinfecting things.

 

[Aqua Man]

IMO a live system is easier to maintain. H2o2 is good to prevent but once your infected I kinda feel you need to go live.

Plenty of products out there that contain confidential
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. This bacteria has been used in big AG for quite some time in large part for root rot prevention.

Aqua Mans method to cure root rot (live systems only)

So figured its about time to make a thread i can reference for those seeking a solution to root rot. First let's go over some facts. Root rot is not temperature dependent there are many different types pythium that survive and thrive at various temps. Second it is not caused by anaerobic...

www.thcfarmer.com

 

[DWC.4LIFE]

Aqua man. Thank you

 

[OneLuvLabs]

You should Try recharge!!!