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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    Do you happen to have a picture of what that looks like. I'm having trouble understanding how the plant maintains its stability. Thx
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    This is what happens to water in my reservoir when I add 1 ml / 10 gallons of physan 20. This example is 5 ml / 50 gallons of water. As you can see in the photos, a light tan discharge rises on top of the foaming action of the physan 20. The tan discharge turns to brown with a oil like...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    I tried the z7 quite some time ago. It slowed the reaction but did not eliminate it. By slowing it I mean it stopped the progression for an hour or so. I ended up adding the entire bottle of z7 just to prove a point. The progression continued. Great advice though. I've also tired silicon...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    Thanks for the input. I just ran a test bucket for the heck of it with no ph up or down. Tap water only with chlorine / chloramite remover. 1:15pm 90 ppm 7.3ph 1:36 120ppm 6.4ph 1:42 130ppm 6.2 3:15 200ppm 4.7ph 3:51pm 220 ppm 4.6ph 4:52pm 250 ppm 4.5ph This is...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    That is the route I'm taking. I resisted for so long because of familiarity/ cost of system, size, production, and sheer enjoyment of watching plants jump out their ass as well as refusing to admit defeat. So far the soil has not been as bad as I thought it would be. There is a lot less...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    More info on my water analysis. Test Water Limits ppm Iron - 8.3 ppb .0083 ppm 2.0 - 10 Barium 32.7ppb...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    Correct. However, test buckets with rocks soaking in a tub of water yield the same results. ie. ph surge or drop depending upon the media. It appears when the water comes in contact with the media either leaching occurs, a chemical reaction or both. If it is microbial it is an unknown...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    I tried the pathogen / sterilization approach with no luck. By that I mean...... Microbial tea failed, aquashield failed, replacing anything and everything that touched water with new equipment including chiller, barrels, rocks, pumps etc. and failed. After that I started recording the time...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    I've changed nutrient brands with same results. Several times. I use a blue lab guardian continuous tester. 7 and 4 calibration points. I have 3 of them plus an echo pen. All same results. Ph of strait water holds ph and ppm perpetually as does nutrient mix........ as soon as it bubbles...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    Since the DWC goes from a 6.4 ph to a 3.5 in 24hours, the nutrient solution has turned to acid by day two. Plants will not live, they take forever to die. Roots appear white and healthy for weeks but grow away from the drip rings and stay under the grodan 2x2. Eventually the plant will die...
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    DWC Problems PH PPM unstable I'm looking for some professional help

    I've experienced a long term problem and I am looking for someone who can point me in the right direction for some professional help. I run a DWC using General Hydro waterfarms ie. bubbleponics. No mater what combination I try, I can not get the ph and ppm to hold stable. Which direction...
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    Help please

    Check here https://www.rollitup.org/f/concentrates-and-extracts.130/ Dry and chopped up gives more surface area for more thorough extraction. Keeping chilled helps in extraction also. U-tube is a great resource for this.
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    DWC Root Slime Cure aka How to Breed Beneficial Microbes

    I've had more failures than any of you can imagine. I have just replaced my entire systems aside from my guardian bluelabs. Same results. Ph drops like a rock. Mucus develops. Smell happens. All within a 24hour period. I've used the tea as a preventative and as reactionary. Same result...
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