Blue Dream DWC

Oh man, what a week. I came back after a weekend away to a very angry plant. Wilted leaves, twisted growth. Root rot. So, I implemented a multi-pronged approach to eradicate it. 1. Eliminated light leaks in the reservoir by adding more clay pebbles, fashioning a disc to cover most of the net pot, and even taping around the small hole where the air line comes in. 2. Cleaned the hell out of the bucket with bleach wipes, rinsed thoroughly, and also cleaned any bits of the air line that were in the water, in addition to scrubbing the air stone free of any debris. 3. Increased oxygen by lowering the water level even more and really cranking up the bubbles with the air pump. 4. Increased the amount of Hydroguard used in my nutrient mix. 5. Cut diseased roots away. I’m actually glad this happened. It’s a good reality check. Plant is in a holding pattern and I’m just waiting on recovery. The root rot was likely set in motion early on my too much agitation of the young roots and then exacerbated by light leaks later on. Water level is key my friends. I caught this issue early and I am hoping this is the turning point with this grow. If not, I used a free seed for a reason :)