Recent content by Weedo Bandito

Bleach? Who said anything about bleach? If using H2O2 as a one-off, high strength shock dose with just tap water, it will rid completely your res of slime in a few days. Follow that up with your regular nute mix and 20 to 30 ml of H2O2 twice weekly and you are good to go. Aquashield and...

The very first sentence in your sticky says, “When a clear snot forms on roots in a DWC, and the normal course of treatment for root disease doesn't work, you probably have something called brown slime algae, which actually isn't algae at all, but a cyanobacteria. It loves oxygen and...

Sticks and stones Spanky.

Wait a minute... let me get this straight. You store your worm shit soup in the fridge? Along with your meats, cheeses, eggs and milk? You guys are even bigger nut jobs than I originally suspected. Tell me, do you label it "Worm Shit - Don't Drink" or just wing it and hope that the guests don't...

I've been growing in DWC since 2011. I've dealt with all sorts of grow room issues in that time including slime. Lots of grow gurus here on RIU seem to have theories and opinions on the cause, but when I looked into a couple of them, they turned out to be complete fiction. Heisenberg's sticky...

Thanks for the heads-up on Drip Clean. I'll look into it. Sledgehammer is mentioned as a flush on the Fox Farm feeding schedule available on their web site. It says to add 1/4 tsp per gallon along with your nutes every two weeks. Reading the label on Sledgehammer, it says it's a nutrient rinse...

Funny you should mention that. I picked up a quart of Fox Farm's Sledgehammer just this week. I'll add some at the next res change.

Nice. I'll be watching for that good growth to come. The bucket in the pic is just a spare I use when I want to work on the plant or take pics. My DWC buckets are Home Depot "Homer" buckets with a hole drilled near the top for the air hose. That powder is combination of dried up nutes and hard...

30 Days !! Woo Hoo! The plants are growing up fast. Still no sign of any trouble. I checked the ppm and pH today. pH was a little high so I added a few drops of pH down to get back into the range that I like. I took some photos and them FIM'd all three. I'm really looking forward to them...

As I said from the get-go ... some fact, some myth and some outright bullshit. Sounds like you have all those bases covered. If your worm shit soup works for you - power to ya. My way is easier and cheaper.

I always enjoy reading these root-slime threads. It’s always a splendid combination of fact, myth and outright bullshit that makes for great reading. I’ve been a DWC grower since 2011. That may not seem like a long time, but I’ve seen my share of problems in the grow room...

Thanks Ganjalee !

Generally, I do res changes once weekly. When the plants are young and not drinking much, I'll stretch it some - but only if the pH is within range. I draw the line at 6.8. Later, when the plants are really putting away the groceries, I'll cut it to 5 or 6 days. I prefer a complete res change...

Yeah, its a DWC setup. I've got the White Widow plus 2 Sweet Tooth plants underway.

Nice shots man. Focus is razor sharp, lighting is sorta soft and backlit. Impressive.