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    #11
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    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    Yeah I get u, a can get a bubbler no problem, do you think that is the answer to the drooping ? I can;t stop thinking they're still being overwatered.
    I've been told over and over how bad it is to have roots submerged for any length of time... Perhaps im not understanding your bubbler....

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    #12
    Senior Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    Water roots can hang in water 24/7. It's the root ball that can't stay in water ,it likes air.

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    #13
    Senior Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    This idea is just while your are worried about the droops...

    You need a system of some kind...

    you see...by hand watering you are basically, wetting the medium similar to an ebb and flow. I said similar. the difference being...there is no time on the ebb...meaning the fluid runs through the netpots and all the plants have to nourish themselves on is that little bit of salt residue.

    you need them In something. that provides them with oxygenated moisture, at all times when lights are on...Imho

    anyway, what I was saying is put an inch of water in the bottom of that tub, an air bar that will allow you to bubble...you need an airpump for this. fill it with hydroton...set the plants gently down into h'ton at fluid level...they should do fine like that for a few days.

    Oh yeah. Put your hand right at top of plants...
    move light towards canopy until you feel it starting to get 'HOT' back it off 3 inches or until your hand no longer gets 'HOT' and place a dedicated fan(not oscillating) blowing right between the 2 to cool radiant heat from lamp.
    then repeat prcoess of adjusting the height of your lamp.

    Leave them alone and make sure the little bubble tub does not dry out...

    After a while they should perk up.

    One more thing I noticed after rereading this today.

    get off that 20/4 photoperiod....they might just be tired...LOL really; move to 16/8, 15/9, 14/10, (choose one) I think you will like what you see in a couple of days. lw

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    #14
    Senior Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    the foil did'nt send up red flags with anyone else?foil is supposed to absorb more light than it reflects right?im not saying it is the solution to your problem but it could'nt hurt to switch to white board.(someone correct me if im wrong)

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    #15
    Senior Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    homeboy just put on the foil to battle green algae growth.

    good eye, but even with the lack of good reflective material...the plants should look healthy.

    by the way...buy a bottle of fountec/algaecide...2 drops a gallon for treatment. 1 drop per gallon for maintenance..to treat green algae.

    I just read a note in the Indoor Bible on the subject of perlite on the top of soil to keep the algae on the perlite, so it wouldn't spread to the soil...FYI

    Jorge says, "add a 1/2 inch of perlite on top of your soil to help prevent the spread of algae to the soil.

    lw

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    #16
    Junior Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    Okey dokey, I've got all the planites sitting in a tub with bout 1 inch of water & a dozen aerators... How long untill results can be expected, if this is the problem ??? I've also adjusted the fan so as all air flow is directed about 1m squared between the top leaves and the light.Is there anything else I can do for them, as Im a bit worried about bad stunting.

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    #17
    Junior Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    I think the droop could be better described as curling downwards.... All the stalks are fairly strong but curling like pigs tales.....

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    #18
    Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    ok, i may be missing what you have going here but let me explain a little and see if it helps.

    I use DWC.
    I have a bucket of water mixed with nutes and ph adjusted.
    I have a hole cut into the bucket lid where the net pot sits.
    The water level in the buket is about 1/4 inch below the bottom of the netpot.
    I have 2 air stones (this is for a bucket that is 5 gallons, if you have bigger, you should have more air stones) that are bubbling 24/7.
    I use hydroton as a medium, it is cheap and the best (in my opinion).
    As the plant uses water, put more water back in. Keep the water level close to the net pot for a lot of reasons that you can learn about as you go.
    Change the water/nutes every couple weeks.

    And there you have it. That should create a great growing environment.

    PS: In Deep Water Culture (DWC), the roots are always submerged in water, as long as the water is oxygenated, this is a good thing.

    I hope this helps as i am getting confused now. LOL

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    #19
    Senior Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    that problem curling downwards is usually a toxidity...

    B'pads is right about thre bubbler being great...I thought you had that.

    Once and for all...Originally, didn't you have your plants in a bubbler?
    Please describe the system you had going, step by step, and we will get this straightened out. don't leave anything/step out about what you built.

    By the way, you don't lose anything by taking them and putting them in a tub of oxygenated water like I told you, but, we want you set-up properly, so you can grow...If it is a toxidity problem, then using the method of isolating the plants from the problem within your buckets or nutrients will become evident in a 3-4 days...It should show 1st in your newgrowth.

    bachelorpads...Were you here before under another username? Just curious, Your explanations remind me of another member, that hasn't been around for awhile.

    peace lw

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    #20
    Member

    Tried Everything & Still drooping. Please Help.

    Latewood,
    No, this is my first time on this board. I have been looking for an "active" board ever since the loss of OG. I missed having a place where i could just sit and learn for hours like that. This board is the best i have been able to find since then. It is nice to have a place where people are actually communicating frequently like this. The other forums i found so far were lacking member activity big time.

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