thanks for your replies!

headshake yeah will do. thanks.

hempsouth- hey. the third pic down is how it starts. tan -yellowy, then .....
im hoping to save them for sure. beforei flushed em the first time, the ph was at about 5.8 - the lowest. dont think that would do it do you? that was with lime in there, but maybe the salt build up affected (dropped) the ph? im sure i was overwatering a bit at first, so maybe, hopefully, theyre just deficient on multiple fronts and my repot last night will solve something. hoping so..........