Resevoir Problem

[basementbotany]

So i go down to my room after lights on this morning to check pH and all that good shit. What do I find, my nute solution looked like it was bleached white (I add NOTHING white) and it semi-smelled kinda like chlorine. Anyone have any idea what this is. I did add an aquarium heater, thermometer, and mollasses to the solution, about 2 days ago. Could any of these thing's be the root cause of the problem?

basementbotany Reviewed by basementbotany on 02-11-2008. Resevoir Problem So i go down to my room after lights on this morning to check pH and all that good shit. What do I find, my nute solution looked like it was bleached white (I add NOTHING white) and it semi-smelled kinda like chlorine. Anyone have any idea what this is. I did add an aquarium heater, thermometer, and mollasses to the solution, about 2 days ago. Could any of these thing's be the root cause of the problem? Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

WOW.
Okay make a list of exactly what was in that reservoir and at what concentration.
For example:
10 gallons water
20 mL canna aqua a
20 mL canna aqua b
4 drops superthrive
One aquarium heater set to _________

got it?

[basementbotany]

ok i'm working on that right now, get it up in 5.

[basementbotany]

ok, the list is as follows:
15 gal. res. ph'd to 6.5
B.C. Boost: 225mL
B.C. Bloom: 225mL
Awesome Blossoms: 27mL
B1 Red: 27mL
MagiCal: 27mL
SugarDaddy: 180mL
Mollasses: 9tsp.
Aquarium Heater Temp: 75 degrees
pH: 6.0
Ambient Temp: 75 degrees
Fill's and drains 4 times every 3 hours with lights on.

[stinkyattic]

So if I read correctly, you set the pH at 6.5 and it dropped to 6.0?
Is there a funky smell associated with the water?
Is it being aerated in any manner?

When I have fert issues my first plan of attack is to strip down to my BASIC fert, no supplements at all, and add supplements back one by one. It seems as if a pair or more of your ferts/supps are interacting but I don't know which. Rhizome is the man on this one.

You are not watering with lights off at all?

[basementbotany]

sorry, mistake, my tap water is 6.5 and after i add ferts it drops a little.
Not a funky smell associated with the tap water, but when ferts are added, it kind of puts off a slight maybe fishy, not exactly fishy, but if you can imagine something similar, the stinch is caused from the sugar daddy i believe, that shit smells putrid!
yes, being aerated by a 6" airstone.
and No, i'm not watering at all with lights off, should i maybe like once or so?

[stinkyattic]

the stinch is caused from the sugar daddy i believe, that shit smells putrid!
yes, being aerated by a 6" airstone.
and No, i'm not watering at all with lights off, should i maybe like once or so?

I think that you are supposed to continue flood/drain cycles evenly throughout the 24h period.
Now I am wondering if you do not have a bacterial bloom or something in there. Molasses is GREAT for those types of bacteria. And aeration -which you need so good yo uhave it- would promote aerobic bacteria. But again, I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON THIS STUFF!!!! This is all hunches. How are the plants? Do they still seem happy? Is there any buildup on the pump filter? Are the roots still white? Do the roots smell bad?

[basementbotany]

everything is good, that's what is so wierd about this!:wtf: roots look great, plants look great, undergrowth is filling out really good, i just don't get it. the mollasses, it was just store bought, unsulphered, "Grandma's Mollasses", is that sufficient. i'll get up some pics of roots, plants, etc. in a few mins.

[basementbotany]

btw, in "The Daily Grow w/ Bud Fullotrich's" i'm sexing my plants, stop by and take a look, ALL FEMALES but 1.
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[basementbotany]

after countless hours of searching, i sitll can't seem to figure it out! guess it really doesn't matter much now, since the problem is fixed, but just for future reference can somebody please take a stab at this