Weedhound,

thanks for the advice...honestly i'm not feeling very free to disregard any advice at this point. but thanks for your offer to let me disregard yours if I so please...

the ph is rarely above 6.5 i have been keeping on top of it fairly well I would say, but it spikes from time to time (including before the slime mold problem, which was just days ago) hence the 7.8 i put in the explanation. I realize that ph is my responsibility.

the plants are about two months old. planted from seed on nov 5th. how can you tell the height of the plants from my pictures? plus don't different strains grow to different heights? These plants were seemingly okay just a few days ago. I know the res pictures do not look good but let me assure you this problem came on quickly. i'm sorry if this sounds like i am coming at you but i'm just trying to figure out how this mold problem may have started and I feel like you are scrapping all of my effort thus far into the grow. i don't wake up every morning and take a crap into the reservoir. i'm making an effort to grow healthy plants, plus this is my first grow so obviously there is a learning curve.

Thank you for the links to common grow problems, I will study them and I appreciate your help....I am commited to this. again forgive me if it sounds like i am coming at you, it has been a long day at work and the tone of your initial post rubbed me the wrong way..

As I know it Fox Farm Grow Big is a stand alone nute used for veg...i am using it on a recommendation from opie yutts. I will have to research that though thanks for the heads up.

anyone have experience with serenade? I received it today in the mail and i am going to start running it with the hydrogen peroxide, and also up my h202 to two or three tsp from one and a half.