SLIMY CLONE COMEBACK???

Killhunter

Member
So, I've got clones in the diy aero, on day 15. Its gotten pretty hot the last couple of days, and they're starting to slime up(roots) what I'm wondering is what would any of YOU do at this point? Transplant to dirt? Or let it ride a couple of days? And FYI I'm using hygrozyme, h202, clonex solution 1/3 strength. this is dire though, I've already started flowering my og moms...
 

Richard Drysift

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First off clean that bitch out real good with 10% bleach and hot tap water. Check any air hoses, pump parts, sprayers, and power wire for slime. Wipe them down and rinse with hot water. There's gotta be some there if it's on the stems. Wipe off the stems as best you can with a saturated bleach wipe or paper towels. Drain and wipe out out the res with the bleach solution and rinse well with steaming hot water.
Refill with cold tap water only. No clonex no hygozyme no h2o2. Use a timer for the pump that can be set to 1 min increments and set it to 1 min on 5 mins off. This will help keep the pump and water cool. Low temps will grow less bacteria. Keep your clone area at room temp or lower; not easy in warmer months I know. Drop a frozen water bottle in the reservoir everyday or twice daily if it's hot in there to keep temps down if needed.
Change out the tap water and wipe everything down with bleach solution or saturated bleach wipes once per week. It's easier to maintain through prevention than it is to treat once bacteria has set in.
The minute you see white roots emerging transplant directly to soil. Dipping the young roots in aloe gel and then granular mycorrhizae at transplants gets them off to a roaring start.
 

WeedFreak78

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First off clean that bitch out real good with 10% bleach and hot tap water. Check any air hoses, pump parts, sprayers, and power wire for slime. Wipe them down and rinse with hot water. There's gotta be some there if it's on the stems. Wipe off the stems as best you can with a saturated bleach wipe or paper towels. Drain and wipe out out the res with the bleach solution and rinse well with steaming hot water.
Refill with cold tap water only. No clonex no hygozyme no h2o2. Use a timer for the pump that can be set to 1 min increments and set it to 1 min on 5 mins off. This will help keep the pump and water cool. Low temps will grow less bacteria. Keep your clone area at room temp or lower; not easy in warmer months I know. Drop a frozen water bottle in the reservoir everyday or twice daily if it's hot in there to keep temps down if needed.
Change out the tap water and wipe everything down with bleach solution or saturated bleach wipes once per week. It's easier to maintain through prevention than it is to treat once bacteria has set in.
The minute you see white roots emerging transplant directly to soil. Dipping the young roots in aloe gel and then granular mycorrhizae at transplants gets them off to a roaring start.
Clean with bleach and cool water. Hot water evaporates the chlorine faster. Don't need the minimal heat sterilization you'd get when using bleach.

Everything else is dead on. Cold tap water, the chlorine in it will help keep it clean. Change at least 50% daily to keep chlorine levels up. Keep ice bottles. Keep the res clean of any foreign debris. Cover openings, get a small fish tank net to scoop out leaves, etc. Any organic material is food for bacteria.

I'd use the hygrozyme, no h202, that's just killing the hygrozyme, and no clonex. The hygrozyme will help to control any residual organics in the water, like dead plant material that might fall off into the res.
 

Killhunter

Member
Thanks guys!! Sorry for the delay. I did clean it out, using bleach. I do recall from the dept. Of health telling me that hot water does actually (at least partially) take away some effectiveness of the bleach (I used to work in food service) so I did go with the cold. Then I went with tap water and 1/4 str. Hygrozyme for another couple days. Wiped off the little slime on stem as gently as I could with paper towel too. They are in cups now, I think they are JUST now starting to take off.
 

Killhunter

Member
But they def seemed to whiten up for the most part! Will check back when they for sure take off in cups for an update. I really appreciate the fast responses. And again, sorry for the delay
 

Killhunter

Member
Wow I'm bad at this..but yeah more white roots emerged as well as whitening up existing roots(just an FYI) that's when I threw em in the cups with azos and mykos
 
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