Unwanted organism in my DWC Bucket?

Hello,

I'm running two DWC buckets and both have some floaties in them... and I'm not sure what is going on, but its making me uneasy.

I am surprised because I am using dutch gold root conditioner which I thought would prevent organisms like this from proliferating.

I also add 35% H2O2 periodically at 5ml/Gal because I wanted to be extra sure stuff like this did not happen.

My water temperatures fluctuate between 68-73 degrees and typically sit around 72 which to my knowledge is out of the danger zone.

Any advice is greatly appreciated....

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dtischerd

Well-Known Member
looks like snot to me,but seriously..how far along are your plants/seedlings?

has it been 2 weeks?..if so i would do a rez change.

in the second pic i can see the bottom of your bucket..looks like all kinds of crap is at the bottom..also i see no bubbles..did you turn your airstone off..you do have atleast one airstone in that bucket?

i personally run 2x6"airstones per bucket.
 
Lol I get NUB (Non Useful Body) status I guess. Ok so I am indeed using an air stone though it is small... and I'm only using one.

Should I use a bigger one? Or two bigger ones?

I am using an Eco Air Plus 2 air pump, one output for each bucket. I keep the pump running at 50%.

Should I crank the pump up to 100%? Or get some more air pumps going?

I'm sure when it comes to air pumps, the more the better is the motto but I want to keep it as simple as possible.

I last changed my reservoir 6 days ago and am going to do the duty tonight. Regarding the picture that shows all that crap at the bottom; I believe it is just hydroton dust. The seedling in the that bucket is still young, roots have not popped out of the net pot, and I have to siphon out water with a turkey baster and do a flood and drain type deal once or twice a day... hopefully this is enough?

I've included a picture of the seedling which seems healthy to me though it does have a bit of a yellow-green tint. I'm guilty of letting my pH get up to 6.3 but I lowered it just now.

And lastly I did mean Dutch Master Gold Zone... shouldn't this stuff prevent snot like floaties?

Thanks for the help everyone
 

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TruenoAE86coupe

Moderator
Your floaty may have come from your hydrotron too, but who knows.
Zone will kill most everything living, but is meant for microrganisms, things you can't see, that you can see, so i don't know.
As far as air, more is better. I would recommend getting a much larger air stone, i like the big ones like that that you have, they are like 4" by 2" round or so, been a while since i have run one so i forget, but that is a really small stone.
Your clearly not afraid to take pictures, set up the air in the tub and turn it on, we will tell you if its enough.
And that should be fine for feeding your seedling, just stay on top of it.
 
So the picture with my thumb included is when the pump is running at ~50%

Without the thumb is at 100%

I have been running the pump at 50% and I figured I would slowly raise it as the plant matured eventually cranking it up all the way. Predominantly because I am a cheap ass and wanted to go easy on my equipment.

Another thing... over the course of my short DWC career my air stones have consistently deteriorated/crumbled. In fact I was using a larger one prior to the small one and I broke it in half (Yeah I was beastin' on it tryin to get the tubing off the end but still....) and it just crumbled all over the place and this is why I got a smaller one. I've been going easier on them since but is this normal?

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Ya know I hear alot about beneficial bacteria but since I am new to this.... I figured it would be best to use Synthetic Nutrients + Dutch Master Gold Zone + H202 and just keep everything surgery room sterile and once I have that down I will then try to get fancy with introducing good bacteria to fight bad bacteria which to me seems like something that could go really wrong really fast for a beginner like me.
 

TruenoAE86coupe

Moderator
You are on the right track with sterile, stay away from the bennies till you got this shit down.
With the way a diaphragm pump works, it really isn't saving the equipment much by running at 50% power. I would run it at 100% but thats just me, you are getting enough with the 50%
Air stones are junk, unless you get the big cylinder ones, the long blue ones are junk. Flexible suck, really the ones to go with are the big ones like the little one you have. The last longer too.
 

BeaverHuntr

Well-Known Member
You have slime.. Clean out the res like scrub it clean and rinse it out. Keep your water temps under 70 degrees or you will have to start adding beneficial bacterias. I never had to use bennies in all my DWC grows not once and I ran DWC buckets for a few years straight. The reason i never fucked with bennies is because i always kept my water under 68 degrees. I never even used H202 , why because every res change I cleaned my bucket with water and wiped it down with a rag. DWC success = cool waters, no light.
 

khakiman

Active Member
Ill just say starting with Bennis isn't so bad. i'm doing my first dwc, hardly clean the rez at all, rinse my hands in the rez, the temps are 75 or so. I just use great white for the first month now great white and hygrozyme..never h2o2 because I don't want to kill the Bennis. Never had a single issue with the roots or solution.
 

BeaverHuntr

Well-Known Member
Ill just say starting with Bennis isn't so bad. i'm doing my first dwc, hardly clean the rez at all, rinse my hands in the rez, the temps are 75 or so. I just use great white for the first month now great white and hygrozyme..never h2o2 because I don't want to kill the Bennis. Never had a single issue with the roots or solution.
Its not bad at all but DWC newbs dont know about water temps in DWC.. If you cant get it under 70 then yes use bennies. If you can keep it under 70 then its even easier.
 

VoidObject

DWC/Bubbleponics Mod
Its not bad at all but DWC newbs dont know about water temps in DWC.. If you cant get it under 70 then yes use bennies. If you can keep it under 70 then its even easier.
This is very true.. but even though I keep my temps under 70 I also use microbes. Interestingly enough its all about oxygen level with the temperature, ultimately.
 

BeaverHuntr

Well-Known Member
This is very true.. but even though I keep my temps under 70 I also use microbes. Interestingly enough its all about oxygen level with the temperature, ultimately.
Can beneficial bacterias even survive in cold water temps?? Its kind of like owning a swimming pool if any of you know what I mean.. Notice that in the summer warmer temps your pool can get green in 24 hours but in the winter you dont ever have to add any chlorine or shock because the water is cold nothing can live in the water.
 

VoidObject

DWC/Bubbleponics Mod
Can beneficial bacterias even survive in cold water temps?? Its kind of like owning a swimming pool if any of you know what I mean.. Notice that in the summer warmer temps your pool can get green in 24 hours but in the winter you dont ever have to add any chlorine or shock because the water is cold nothing can live in the water.
If you run microbes you're right.. you can't go below 60, so it's a lot harder to keep in that 60 to 70 range than it would be without having to worry about the bennies. But any decent brand can stand the 60s if formulated for specifically for hydro.. at least that's what it seems like, but I know that's a bold statement seeing as the market is blowing up with it right now.
 

BeaverHuntr

Well-Known Member
If you run microbes you're right.. you can't go below 60, so it's a lot harder to keep in that 60 to 70 range than it would be without having to worry about the bennies. But any decent brand can stand the 60s if formulated for specifically for hydro.. at least that's what it seems like, but I know that's a bold statement seeing as the market is blowing up with it right now.
Ahh good info. I never got into them when I ran DWC, thanks Void.
 
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