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| Author: | bakir73 [ Jul 6th, '14, 08:10 ] |
| Post subject: | how can you explain these root rot |
Dears i have NFT 16 meters i start it in 20/04/2014 in the first every thing is good .i have swirl filter before the tubes. but now the palnts stop growing ,and the worst that the tomato roots.is they alive  is that things and colour on them are normal ?? Attachment: 05072014130.jpg [ 123.05 KiB | Viewed 4627 times ] Attachment: 04072014128.jpg [ 107.57 KiB | Viewed 4627 times ] |
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| Author: | Slowboat [ Jul 6th, '14, 11:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how can you explain these root rot |
can you explain your system in more detail please? looks like not enough bio-filtration and/or solids filtration to me? NFT and DWC need to have water which has very few solids. |
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| Author: | bakir73 [ Jul 6th, '14, 20:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how can you explain these root rot |
here is some pics but there is no bio filter there just swirl one Attachment: 10052014093.jpg [ 126.99 KiB | Viewed 4595 times ] Attachment: 25062014125.jpg [ 137.6 KiB | Viewed 4595 times ] |
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| Author: | Twistedshadow [ Aug 25th, '14, 13:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how can you explain these root rot |
What are your water temps at? Running NFT or DWC needs cooler water temps to help stave off root rot. Anything over 70F and you can find root rot setting in. I lost a lot of plants in my foray into Hydroponics. |
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| Author: | Colum Black-Byron [ Aug 25th, '14, 13:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: how can you explain these root rot |
Twistedshadow wrote: What are your water temps at? Running NFT or DWC needs cooler water temps to help stave off root rot. Anything over 70F and you can find root rot setting in. I lost a lot of plants in my foray into Hydroponics. Hydro & Aquaponics might be a little different in that regard. During the peak of summer, my water temp got to 30C (86F), and it was fine without any rotting. I'm not sure if the OP is coming back, but it would have been the lack of filtration there, the roots were clogged with solids, and not taking up nutrients/oxygen and suffering. |
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