Slimey roots, foam in resv, no growth

tn88 · Jan 31, 2007

I have one indica grown from seed living in a 6-plant 6-gallon system from Stealthydro right now. It's under a 400-watt HPS light about 20" from the top of the plant. The plant is being LST-ed and is lying sideways at the moment. I'm using GH nutrients, at 800ppm now, pH is 5.8. I was in the third week of vegetative growth when this problem started.

About 10 days ago I noticed thick white/gray slime all over my plant's roots and the inside of my reservoir. I washed the reservoir out, did a solution change (same amts of nutrients) and added about 4 oz of 3% peroxide. I also added another pump and airstone to boost the oxygen levels in the water.

It's been 4 days since then, and the roots are still slimey. The plant is green, not dying, but there has certainly been no growth in at least a week. Should I assume that the plant has root rot and will die or should I keep changing the water and hoping that it pulls out of this ok? (I'll post a pic tonight when I get home.)

Thanks!

Num · Jan 31, 2007

yeh keep up with the peroxide & change out every few days.
does the solution smell 'off'?
sounds like a fungal problem to me but the peroxide should sort it out.

is a good reason to avoid the bio feeds!

tn88 · Jan 31, 2007

Thanks!

It doesn't smell rotten, just smells kinda earthy like always.

What do you mean by "bio feeds"?

tn88 · Feb 6, 2007

It's been four days since I completely cleaned out my bucket and changed solutions for the second time - adding peroxide each time. Today, there's suds and slime once again, as well as an awful smell. Root rot, I'm sure. I guess I'll give it one more shot with a solution change and more peroxide, but this is getting ridiculous.