Do it yourself MicroOctopot Auto Fill System

Slime looks like it’s originating from net pot of balls ( maybe ? )

Nice chart @GrouchyOldMan

I should get that laminated along with the antagonistic wheel and a good ph lock out chart
: )

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I’d skip the Cal/Mg until things get sorted.

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I thought you’d like that! It holds pride of place above my desk.

First sign of trouble I make a chart in the log and start keeping track. The reliability of that thing is uncanny.

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Saves a lot of valuable stress and time thinking

: )

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On w to w carpet. Temp in tent 80f. Rh 80

Yep. Clay is out next time. Lesson learned.

Thanks for the info!

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Will do. Thanks again!

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Rh 80 ?

Plants will find it hard transpiring ie uptake very low as consequence

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Thanks @Dirt_Wizard,

What dosage do you suggest?
What part(s) of the grow cycle?
What results do you see from the additive?

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No Shit! 80 by 80 is something like 0.4 VPD way low brother John…

Can you get the RH down to 70-ish?

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I water it into the soil in mid to late veg as well as foliar from after they get a few sets of leaves, I can’t say I follow any strict measurements or schedule, sort of:

2 TBSP in a gallon of warm water, watered into the pots every week or two in veg after normal feed is done, I try to water to runoff for the silica to make sure it gets everywhere and is diluted a bit more

1 TSP in a 16oz sprayer to foliar again every week or two sort of alternating with the soil drench

I usually add a dropperful of Mr Fulvic to either as a chelator and a couple drops of molasses too.

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I think fixing the rh is the way to go for starters

The plants will not be internally functioning at moment ) so roots will be sitting wet inside and out kind off as result ( no movement in plant / roots or pot , stagnant / no exchange ) causing sick weak roots maybe

In some pics above single root out of net pot looks abit translucent ( not good ) , whiter solider is better

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I can get it anywhere I want. Sorry maybe reading the chart incorrectly. Thought for veg and seedling it should be about 80. So shoot for 80f and 70 rh?

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All res cleaned and changed, roots sprayed down. Everyone is looking good. Believe crisis averted.

Now to dial in RH.

Special thanks to @SaintAliasKnife @GrouchyOldMan @ifish! You guys are the best.

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Do it gradual over few days, so not as sudden a change

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2% a day then

75 , 75 , 72 , 72 , 69 or 2% a day is fine too

The sign that you doin it too quick is last quarter or one third of some fingers stay green but dry up crinkly , as plant ditches some parts ( ends of fingers ) to eliminate some of stomata in order to regulate transperation in the new humidity

More humidity , more stomata needed to transpire

Less humidity , easier to transpire , so less stomata needed

Here’s the VPD Bible, (According to Grouchy),

You want to stay in the green for now.

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I had root rot from using nutrients that I was told would work in hydro that did not.

I ended up cutting everything around the net pot. I had way more roots than that.
I sprayed with clean water then soaked in water/peroxide bath for about 10 minutes then sprayed with fresh water again.

Then cleaned and filled the Rex with a light feeding something like 150-200 ppm and adjusted ph to 5.8. Also added about a half dose of fungicide also.

It took about 4 days before I noticed new roots finding their way back into the Rez. I did fill the Rez up to almost full so the roots that were in the pot would be in water and grow back.

Thanks to @GrouchyOldMan for some help with mine. :sunglasses:

It will bounce back @JOHN1234 :+1:

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