Quote Originally Posted by latewood
root rot and High temps are not the fault of DWC it is the growers fault, and if you use plenty of airstones and something like sensizyme, hydroguard or any of the other products out there for "a happy res" you won't get root rot...if you get root rot in the winter when you are not battling high temps then "You" are doing something wrong,..sorry, peace
yes I was doing something wrong like not cooling the water, see where I live winter temps only get to like 17 degrees celcius, couple that with a small closet , even with fans it gets hot in there.
As for adding additives like hydroguard, yes I did indeed, I have been successfully doing DWC for about 18 months, like I said even with the root rot (which happens close to harvest mostly anyway)

Sorry mate, but even with the additives you still get root rot in higher temps. As I mentuioned I still yield out quite a bit, but root rot is the most common thing associated with DWC and is why people seek different methods later on.
I tried DWC for its low cost. I wont say ease, coz no Hydro is "easy" (easy to me is not carrying a bucket of water) Hey It works fine for people in colder climates, and even where I am, but I just dont like root rot and my recirculating system is still the best way to go where I live.
I have only doen DWC for a short time, I had to add "additives", In 20 years of growing Ive never had to add anything apart from Nutrients.

I was answering the querie that was asked in the title, thanks for pointing out i was doing something wrong though