Wilting/Dying rooted clones. Please help me!

[reallycoolguy]

So I bought these rooted clones and put them into my DWC for root development for later NFT use. That was yesterday. I am devastated that one night can turn beautiful clones into this.
I am running 0.3EC. My PH is very unstable. It is rising from 5.8 to 7 in 5 hours using 50/50 RO and Tap water.
The rockwool cubes are soaking wet and I think that is my problem. I am using 2 air stones with an airpump and two circulation pumps. Please help me.

 

[BobThe420Builder]

Yer a Reallycoolguy

But not too cool for pics???

 

[reallycoolguy]

Yer a Reallycoolguy

But not too cool for pics???

I just put them in sorry

 

[BobThe420Builder]

That happened overnight

That burnt leaves look pretty old to me

 

[reallycoolguy]

 

[reallycoolguy]

That happened overnight

That burnt leaves look pretty old to me

Yes that happened overnight. Its now close to two days.

 

[reallycoolguy]

I was running 0.8EC and then lowered it to 0.3

 

[BobThe420Builder]

Where they in DWC before you got them

How do the roots look

 

[reallycoolguy]

Where they in DWC before you got them

How do the roots look

no they were just in rockwool. Roots look ok. Noot perfectly white but neither brown or mushy.

 

[BobThe420Builder]

The water should be about 2" below the net pot or you will drown them in that rockwool

What nutes ya using, any enzyme stuff like hydroguard and z7

 

[reallycoolguy]

I usually add enzymes later on. Should i add some now? I would have to spray the rockwool again making it more wet. So they are just too wet? That was my first guess also. Any ways to get them dry faster? I am putting on my fan now.

The water should be about 2" below the net pot or you will drown them in that rockwool

What nutes ya using, any enzyme stuff like hydroguard and z7

 

[BobThe420Builder]

I would have to spray the rockwool again making it more wet.

Why?

 

[reallycoolguy]

Why?

To get the enzymes to the roots. They did not grow into the dwc water yet.

 

[BobThe420Builder]

No

You add it to the water. the bubbles splash water on the roots or cubes

But the enzyme is to keep goopies down in your tub/water

You add your nutes into the tub right, not pouring on the cubes??

 

[reallycoolguy]

No

You add it to the water. the bubbles splash water on the roots or cubes

But the enzyme is to keep goopies down in your tub/water

You add your nutes into the tub right, not pouring on the cubes??

Yeah I pour the nutes into the res. If my rockwool is too wet shouldnt I get them out of the dwc again to let them dry for a bit before putting them back in? Because the bubbles keeping the blocks wet and they are literally soaked.

 

[BobThe420Builder]

Where is your water level at

 

[reallycoolguy]

Where is your water level at

Like 1-2 cm below the netpots

 

[reallycoolguy]

Can I take them out and let a fan blow at the rootzone to make them dry quicker or is this a bad idea?

 

[Mak'er Grow]

Try to peal away as much of the rockwool that you can without harming the roots too much...piece by piece...i use tweezers sometimes...then put back into your hydroton and lower the water a little more.
This will help them get some air they need and they should get enough moisture from the water still.
They look like they may have been sprayed with something and or the lights too close...only time I've seen plants do that so quickly.

 

[BobThe420Builder]

Good idea, see if u can remove some wool

If not, then drop your water to 2" below the net pot

And just wait it out