Very Bad mOLD!! (hydro, hydroton media)

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

anyone got any good mold killing techniques, im having some mold growing in my hydrotron and on my roots, i added 84ml of peroxide to my revisor (14ml*6gl) and dunked my plants into a peroxide bath it looked like it killed it but todat i looked and theres new mold growing on my roots, i would like to fix this before it kills my plants, anyone got any ideas?

OLDJIMMYBONES Reviewed by OLDJIMMYBONES on 11-27-2007. Very Bad mOLD!! (hydro, hydroton media) anyone got any good mold killing techniques, im having some mold growing in my hydrotron and on my roots, i added 84ml of peroxide to my revisor (14ml*6gl) and dunked my plants into a peroxide bath it looked like it killed it but todat i looked and theres new mold growing on my roots, i would like to fix this before it kills my plants, anyone got any ideas? Rating: 5

[whatsthatsmell]

are you sure its a mold and not dead plant material building up on your roots, or something else reacting in your res.? There is a product, i think its called, hydrozyne, this product doesnt have any 'living' things in it, where there is another product, and i cant think of the name right now, that has a 'living' product in it, but the problem is that by the time it leaves the manufacturer and gets the the store shelves its at about 50% and then by the time it gets to your house its almost completely dead, but the hydrozyne is the product you want. This product was found on accident and what it does is allows the plant to use the dead material that comes off the roots as nutes... maybe Rhizo will have more info on this than me.... Its a great product and i think all hydro's should have some on thier shelves at home...

If its mold on the hydroton, i'll be honest, i have not freakin clue other than maybe rinse some more hydroton and transplant into some fresh, but like i said, that is only a guess.

[stinkyattic]

This belongs in plant problems.
What does it look like? It is white and crusty on the hydroton? Is it brown and slimy on the roots? What is the ambient humidity in your grow area? Description would help.

Cannazyme is the enzyme product that helps break down dead cells into their basic components and allow re-uptake as nutes by the plant. Use it CAREFULLY, since the break down process will release a bunch of stuff into your res. I've killed a mother with the stuff; she ended up dying of a SERIOUS and sudden nute overdose... so when in doubt, flush!!!

I'd do a hefty rinse and a res change, run with peroxide and cannazyme for a day, and then change the res again back to your normal nute solution.

I've never dealt with a serious slime buildup though so take my advice as a hunch more than experience.

I find that my brown res slime/sludge just gets stuck on the pump filter so I rinse that off weekly and remove any other solids from the res with a small strainer.

[Weedhound]

It's not algae is it?

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

This belongs in plant problems.

my bad

Its white fuzzyness its on the hydrotron but mainly on the roots after the 1st time i dunked it in peroxide it was all gone but today its not as much but all over the roots im 100% its mold, its on the hydrotron because the roots are going through it, not "growing on the rocks"
the humidity is 31% and 1 of my plants died (unrelated) and i took the plant out and left the hole open for like 2 days but didnt think that would cause mold in 2 days

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

It's not algae is it?

i dont think so
btw its not on the roots that are in the water, there the roots in the net pot and roots that arent touching the water, i would through in a pic but i just cleaned the revisor and rinced the to hydrotron and roots to get that shit off, but im sure its gunna be back there in the morning so il post one then

[Weedhound]

You got me then Jimmy.....I've only use hydroton briefly and never had anything like tha happen so I'm afraid I cannot offer you anything here.

I like what Stinky says though so that would probably be what I would do if it were me.

[xxxhazexxx]

hello mate sorry to hear that, if its brown stuff on your roots its a water based virus called (pyphium)it kills your roots and stops the roots from taking up any nutes,you can treat it with pyphium powder you just add to your res.i just harveted my crop i thought it was a small yeild due to the cold but infact i had pyphium.
goodluck.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

well the roots are slightly brown but thats from the liquid karma

but my thought it that it keeps comming back because im not killing it, theres its still avive and it just keeps spreading so i need to kill this shit.

STINKY: WHERE CAN I GET THIS Cannazyme I GOOGLED IT AND CANT FIND NO WHERE TO BUY IT

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

You got me then Jimmy.....I've only use hydroton briefly and never had anything like tha happen so I'm afraid I cannot offer you anything here.

I like what Stinky says though so that would probably be what I would do if it were me.

Ii dont think it has anything to do with the hydroton, but it just happens to be there because of the roots