seedlings have wilting leaves even with loads of oxygen??

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #1

hey i hope someone can help me

I have seedlings with there first 4 leaves in an oxypot with extra airstones and the leaves are wilting there under a 250w hps atm but the light is quite far away. why are they wilting any ideas?

Thanks

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #2

oh and just to add i was growng them under 40w cfl for first week i then switched to 250hps and they have been wilting ever since i switched!

 

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chinoholmes

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #3

Surely if the issue occured when you added the new light that there must be something wrong with using the new light... How far is "quite far away"? I mean you should have it a good 12 inches away minimum at this stage depending on how hot it gets in your grow area. Other then that maybe your under watering?

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #4

well i would say 20 inches away and i have extration and a 10 inch fan blowing over the plants. i dont understand how they could be under watered because there roots are constantly in the aerated water. but i dont understand why i couldnt use a 250w hps and cant see why that would cause the problems maybe it was just a coincedence the problem happened at the same time.

 

ChubbySoap

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #5

I had lots of air stones once, didn't do squat, and then it turned out i needed more air pumps

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #6

what airpumps would you recommend? im using 250l per min pump with 2 airstones. thanks

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #7

so your saying basically my problem could be not enough oxygen in the water? so maybe i need more pumps?

 

ChubbySoap

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #8

no...i was saying i had a problem, and that's what it turned out to be, do i feel a fool....even those bargain bin airstones are worthless!

you need quality...microbubbles

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #9

what problem did you have if you dont mind me asking was it similar to mine?

 

ChubbySoap

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #10

well when switching from a cooler CFL to a hot HPS i had failed to realize that while i had moved the light far enough away not to roast the young ones, the air between the plant and light got roasted instead.

literally changed the micro climate around the plant....very stressful. They sulked.

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #11

this is my seedling about 3 days ago in an aerogarden before being transfered to oxypots. see they are wilting yet look healthy.

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #12

ah okay so basically when you chaged to microbubbles this resolved your problem? thanks for your help btw! maybe this is my problem too!

 

ChubbySoap

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #13

no...an oscillating fan through the offending airspace did the trick on that one...

you have a decent pump, might as well give it decent airstones.
it does helps for sure...

i'm very tired....but those young uns look fine...bit fat and blury, but fine.

 

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tissue999

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #14

they are wilting more than this now and like twisting slightly. well i will see how they go. so did your leaves just wilt when you changed lights and then you just added a fan to cool the airspace? sorry to ask so many questions im a noob

 

ChubbySoap

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• Mar 12, 2011

• #15

me too...

usually i patter about acting like i know what i talk about...i don't though.
by now a guru should have arrived to correct my misinformation...i'm starting to worry

Halp!