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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Cyanobacteria goes through RO Membranes, adding an inline UV will remove it from the water, but I think its going to end up in my buckets no matter what. If its in my tap water, its in/on everything. My plants are done for I think, so I said fuck it and went and got some bene's, gonna make a...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Thanks for sharing your experience man. Things have been a roller coaster since I posted last. I got the ppm's up and dried the rockwool out. Plants looked better for a while, started getting the brown slime Algae which I always thought was just root rot, but I have since learned all about...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Thank you man. I'll drop that water level and get the extra nutes in tonight. Advice and peace of mind are priceless, you've given me both, much appreciation. :peace:
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Yeah, I had a lot going on in that gigantic post! Sorry about that, I just wanted to be thorough. So do you think I'm good for now with the 1/4 strength in there, or should I up the Cal/Mag a little? Also, how long before I should start seeing results from changes like this? I remember...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Ugh, should have kept the Cal/Mag in! :wall: Is droopiness the thing to look for when trying to decide if its deficiency, or burn? Thanks for your input brother! :peace:
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Thanks for your reply Brother! My ppm's were running around 300 before but no Cal/Mag. I now have it at 170 but with Cal/Mag. Would you recommend bringing it back up to 300's? And how aggressive should I be with the Cal/Mag? Just run it at normal conservative levels, (1/4 strength) or...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    You think nute burn too? Do you think keeping them at 170ish for now is ok or should I go lower? Thanks for any advice. :peace:
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Thanks for the compliments on my setup, I'm pretty proud of it. A lot of good its doing me... I keep thinking nute burn too. Whats throwing me off is that they seemed to do fine at the high ppm for a while. The purple stems, and the Cal/Mag thing are throwing some doubt in there. And I...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    I mixed some SM-90 at 5:1, and sprayed the medium and roots with it to finish off the Algae, and in case there were any bugs too small to see or hiding deep in the medium. I flushed them thoroughly with RO and I tested the runoff. PPM was 0 but the pH was pretty high (7- 8 on the first two...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    3 Days later they looked terrible. Wilted, with rust all over the lower leaves, and some starting on some of the newer growth. I thought it was the nute burn catching up so I drained some more water and lowered the PPM to around 90 by adding RO water and the appropriate amount of DMZ. At the...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Everything Remained Stable for the next week or two except the humidity which dipped just below 40%. They started looking wilted at one point so I gave them some RO foilar spray every now and then. The BM starting showing small amounts of "rust", and the C-99 were turning a little yellow. They...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    The Story: For germination I just soaked the Rockwool and dropped the seeds in, they popped pretty quick and were looking strong. I placed them into the system as soon as I thought they could handle the HID. I put the light around 21/2 to 3 feet from tops, and set the ballast to 50%. I fed...
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    RDWC Help! Bugs? Burn? Deficiency? Lots of pics, please help <3

    Hello Everyone! I have been lurking on these forums for a while now, but this is my first post. I'll get right to the details, but first, I want to say thank you to all the amazing people who contribute to these forums. I have learned so much here, and I am grateful for that knowledge. This...
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